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You know, when I first saw this, I had some really mixed emotions. The first thing that came to mind is, “Isn’t that a little queer?” I do not mean to imply that our President is gay, but the word “queer” has a certain empowerment to the concept of out of place–or, better yet–out of YOUR PLACE. Perhaps it would be used when someone is being brash, reacting, or defending themselves. But this is just flat-out brazen, and the word seemed somehow appropriate.

Out of all of the ways that I could envision this meeting unfolding, this was NOT one of the scenarios. Our President, Mr. Geroge W. Bush, walking though the Texas bluebells holding hands with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia? It absolutely raises some questions. Is our spiny-crab, Texas-drawlin’, no-holds-barred, rootin’-tootin’ President up to something? The same guy who said, “Putin better do right by Democracy” in his threatening, “no back talkin’ now, ya’ hear” voice is perhpas embracing a social custom of Saudi Arabia. Or, perhaps, he is not. Whatever it is, he seems terribly at ease, terribly empowered, and VERY out of place in Texas. Holding hands in not exactly a good-ole’ boy activity. Perhaps after throwing down a few brews, and a good ass-whoopin’ at horseshoes, we could hold hands and take a walk through the bluebells, Jed.

Maybe there is more credence to Michael Moore‘s allegations that our President had business and long-term family ties with the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia. Moore’s allegations were that the our President ordered all of the Saudi nationals to be collected by the FBI, transported to special airplanes (more than 50 planes), and had every single plane flown to Saudi Arabia–to avoid violence against them–ON SEPTEMBER 11th! Every American was gounded, but the Saudi’s were flying the friendly skies.

The look on our President’s face in this image, however, is very poignant. As are the looks on his face in the other images in the collection. There is another thought–maybe our President intends to charm the oil right out of him. He was wildly popular with an unexpected population of female voters who were happy to waive their rights as females because “he is kinda cute,” and they “liked the way he dresses.” Well, at least Fox found plenty of women who said that. Perhaps our illustrious leader with the lowest approval rating of any President is gonna take one for the team to lower gasoline prices.

I keep returning to that little September 11th thingie–you know, the single greatest moment for our country (at least that a couple of generations can remember). The reason why we have the Patriot Act, and the Patriot Act II (sorta like a bad sequel to Rambo–except that our movie doesn’t end). If the September 11th panel was correct in their findings, I believe that 9 of the terrorists aboard the four airplanes were from Saudi Arabia–the KINGDOM of the man whom our President is strolling through the bluebells of Texas–holding hands.

I guess that is the problem with images like this. It raises so many questions, and produces so little understanding. Just see for yourself.