[lbo-talk] Bush gives female German chancellor pre-G8 neck rub

[B.]

Not hard to imagine what the reaction would be if
Clinton had given the neck rub, discussed on The Daily
Show last night. Or how about if Chirac or Ahmadenijad
had done it? -B.

Photo sequence here:

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Bush's unexpected squeeze of the German chancellor has
the Internet howling

Carla Marinucci, Chronicle Political Writer

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

 
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It's not exactly "Presidents Gone Wild!" but for the
normally staid Group of Eight Summit, a video of
President George W. Bush sidling behind German
Chancellor Angela Merkel and delivering an impromptu
neck rub is, well, as wild as it gets.

The scene, captured by a Russian TV camera, hit the
Internet like a summer wildfire Tuesday, and it may be
most memorable for the German chancellor's reaction.
Bush applies his hands to Merkel's shoulders and neck
while she's speaking with Italian Prime Minister
Romano Prodi; the chancellor hunches her shoulders,
then throws her hands up to stop the unexpected
massage with a wan smile -- and an expression which
can best be translated as "Ewwww." 

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