[lbo-talk] Bush as sex fantasy

Carl Remick carlremick at hotmail.com
Sun Aug 29 08:10:12 PDT 2004



>From: joanna bujes <jbujes at covad.net>
>
>I think the sexual appeal of a mean spirited, rigid asshole like Bush lies
>in the "bad boy made me do it" scenario. Also, the guy is in good physical
>shape -- not too fatherly (like his dad or Reagan), not too square (like
>Nixon), not too mushy (like Carter), etc.

Freud's dying words (so the story goes) were "What do women want?" and I understand his consternation. Why women find the simian GWB attractive at all is a mystery to me, but I must admit that even my Bush-o-phobic wife remarked on GWB's great physical shape on seeing him doing ranch work in F911.

Having Bush fantasies seems to be a widespread ailment -- e.g., from an article in today's NY Times on an exhibition of political art: "Not everything is of a Bush-bashing nature. ... The centerpiece — almost by default in this small space — is Rachel Mason's double portrait/self-portrait bust 'Kissing President Bush,' a decidedly ambiguous work that is in some ways touchingly vulnerable. On first sight, the piece can trigger a number of associations: Jeff Koons's marble sculptures, Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, an incestuous Pietà, entrapment. It may also make you wonder whether any marital infidelities lurk in President Bush's shadow."

In any event, 'Kissing President Bush' is quite a clinch. See <http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/27/arts/design/27SMIT.html>

Carl



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