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At Least He Is Better in Something Positive
George bush said this about his paintings
"Over the past several months, I've painted the portraits of 98 wounded warriors I've gotten to know - remarkable men and women who were injured carrying out my orders. I think about them on Veterans Day and every day. Their paintings and stories will be featured in PORTRAITS OF COURAGE - a book and special exhibit - next spring, and I am donating all my proceeds to the George W. Bush Presidential Center and our Military Service Initiative's work to honor and support them."
Please visit his website to learn more http://georgewbushbooks.com
EnglishPolice
You've got to see the painting of himself in the bathtub. It's adorable.
Hulagirl01
I love him. He has always been nothing other than kind.
ArtIsntSafe
He would be cool in my book, but ya know, kinda invaded Iraq and destabilized the whole region based on false pretenses, but aww painting!
astroxc
That's actually pretty cool
TeenGirlSquad
I'm a Dallas resident and W has the reputation of being the nicest guy in town.
panikkrazy
Mfw when I saw George W. Bush as the title but then read the caption
MarvMango
One more term! One more term!! ONE MORE TERM!!!!!
FaithAlone
Wonder if he regrets Iraq.
miggy372
I can't believe all the shit I talked about this man. So naive. I'd do anything for him to be president over Trump.
1337steaksicle
In fairness he may not have been the best president, but he is a great human being.
RoombaTheAssaultVacuum
Men and women who were injured carrying out my orders. That line is powerful. Holy shit.
Vacationdad
Man, his artwork is actually pretty cool.
Squaba13
He's really getting better.
MikeHawck
I miss you.
Attacker732
He's... Really came into his own after leaving the Oval Office.
roxstr
Good man.
metaldragon92
And if we mess up we can just put a little Bush right there
MrHotman
Was looking for this
CompulsiveCat
http://imgur.com/P1QXQJZ
ObnoxiousArrogantPrick
I respect the fact that he accepts it. "Injured carrying out MY orders".
carlofonovs
People are very heartened and surprised by that statement, but my unpopular opinion is this: He kinda has to aknowledge it, 1/?.
carlofonovs
otherwise it qould just be way too cynical. it's only good PR and public image, no real depth to it. 2/2.
eruditic
I've seen his early paintings; total rubish. These are 100x better goodonya.
notbrian01
"Goodonya Geedubbwa"
waffleninjer
http://images.gawker.com/skaz7bge0upatilvgvsi/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.png
IHateUsernames3
I've always felt like he was just a puppet who did what he was told and that the real man was actually, probably, a nice guy.
Keairan
Considering the Dick Cheney may have been one of the most evil men ever to sit in power in the US, that's probably not far from the truth.
jameretief
Every President must listen to advisers and make decisions. Few ever have the challenges faced by GWB. He made decisions and didn't waver.
Zaayl
I actually saw a ridiculous article trying to smear his paintings claiming he "ripped off" images, by showing image he clearly used as 1/2
Zaayl
references, and not trace jobs (poses and proportions were different.) 2/2
Sasarious
Literally every artist in history has used references too....
YouKnowThatRandomGuyWhoLikesVikingsNamedBerzerkerlord
Unless you have a perfect photographic memory every single artist uses references. It's not cheating or copying it is just the only good way
ashmenon
"remarkable men and women who were injured carrying out my orders" fuck dude that was deep.
vanillamilfshake
That's fucken heavy man
FreeRangeHuman
I personally served him. I'm not political. He believed in his decisions but they weighed on him.
ashmenon
At the end of the day, that's all we can ask of any commander.
leonaquilla
Dude looks like he's been working out
FStopMarsupial
Actually he has always been one of the fittest presidents of all time.
waffleninjer
He always slept a lot, exercised, and worked on his ranch. Probably not good since he was president then LOL. Also lots of dead ppl. :(
FStopMarsupial
Above 420,000 troops died under FDR's reign, compared to 6000 under Bush. If we are using dead people as measurement.
waffleninjer
Dont forget the 150,000-1,000,000 Iraqis.
FStopMarsupial
or the 60 million total people who died in world war II?
CelebrityJourneyman
This may be a bit of an unpopular opinion looking at the comments, but I think he was both a flawed president and a moral person (1/?)
CelebrityJourneyman
Blaming Cheney for his actions distorts the truth. The fact is, he is many things at once. A lot of people like to make a very broad (2/?)
CelebrityJourneyman
generalizations about him, and now that we have a President-Elect many liberals (like myself) disagree more with, we say that we would (3/?)
CelebrityJourneyman
have voted for Bush over Clinton, especially those of us (like myself, again) who supported Sanders. I believe it is utterly fair to (4/?)
CelebrityJourneyman
say that although I believe Bush is a good person, especially after you take of the scrutiny of the oval office, I would have voted (5/?)
CelebrityJourneyman
for the more liberal candidate in all cases. IMO (TL;DR, Bush is a multi-faceted human like all of us). (6/6)
Emac94
Missed an opportunity to call it "PORTRAITS OF PATRIOTS"
themobileappisbroken
On their own his paintings aren't too bad, but his choice of subject matter makes them brilliant.
InTheDistanceAPlaintiveEnglishHorn
Are you kidding me?? They're great! He paints much better than he governs!
Heidasaurus
He needs to invest in some actual canvases, though. Those boards are good for practice, but they get warped over time.
LeslieElaine
He has gotten much better, for an amateur. They kindof look like paint by numbers now... Which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
TemporaryUzername
i don't know if brilliant is the word i would use, especially in regards to anything related to GWB.
magundi
He was an ass and still is still one poor excuse for a president.
SecSantaThrowAway
Brilliant is exactly the right word, considering it was his own orders that caused the people he's painting to become injured/disabled.
LurkingCreep
He was somewhat of a spastic
BanadecCamberbootch
When he first exited the office, his paintings were hilariously bad. He's shaped up quite nicely in the past few years.
LazyTheAssCat
A wonderful example of how practice can improve just about anyone's work. An amateur, a professional, and even someone who's fallen 1:
aviciousunicycle
Yeah, these are much better than the dogs I saw him painting last.
BanadecCamberbootch
kek http://media.vanityfair.com/photos/54caa1dc494254fc0996362d/master/w_690,c_limit/image.jpg
TouchThaFishyyy
They look like really good middle school paintings.
LazyTheAssCat
Out of touch with it. 2:2
JAKEdaSNAKE413
I made a comment yesterday about Bush having a good heart, and this just confirms that statement.
LetMeTellYouSomethingAboutHowTheWorldWorks
My mom literally always calls me Jake the snake. Is that what people actually call you?
JAKEdaSNAKE413
Just my nephew and I thought it was hilarious. I think he got it from the movie Rango.
xesom
Im not a troll, honestly. Just interested how many civilian casualties you think there were in Iraq2? Estimates start at 100k go to about 1M
barrowboy42
Lefty socialist Texan here - and the Bushes are gracious and kind in person. Hated him as president. Wouldn't mind him as a neighbor.
abandonedaccount2
Were you born in Texas or did you come from California?
barrowboy42
Born and raised in rural west Texas, got to see them when they came to a museum I where i worked in DFW. GWB was apparently generous w/ pics
barrowboy42
Although I didn't get to meet them - I was working in the garage that day, lol. But the entire staff gushed about how nice they were
abandonedaccount2
That's cool! I was born and raised in dfw, specificly mckinney. Texas is an awesome place. I only asked because of all the Californians 1
LivinginLuling
I agreed. It's why I voted for him the first time around. But he was weak. Allowed himself to be swayed.
Excalibuttster
"Be careful what paths you travel down...Stronger men than you have lost their way"
heart496
Same with Jeb. They are too nice to be president. Have to be a bit of a hard ass to get things done.
cataleap
I think the fact that Bush had Dick Cheney as VP was why my family didn't vote for him
battery1979
I think a lot of the blame Dubya takes for things should really be aimed at Dick.
Luftwaffel
Look at him with his George W. Brush.
Hauntologist
Why has he painted hiter tho?
ncbbh88
He sells the paintings from his George W. Bus
Erren
OP is having a George W. Crush.
PopatoMc
I love this website.
nardblastfromthepast
If he ever reads these comments he'll George W. Blush
XCOOOSME
Stop.
darkhavana0512
ClosedForANationalHoliday
Pretty soon we're gonna run out of letters to add to George W. Bzush.
CaptainCanada1984
I like this a lot
TimAulliniJr
More paintings to be found in his personal George W. Stash
Yetsumari
Favorite comment thread. For later
ooohHarryPotter
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KirchoffsVoltageLaw
Painting those trees, George W. Lush
thegarlicawakens
Happy trees
AmbyCakes
I laughed out loud more than I should've
TimAulliniJr
And if you ever critisize him, he'll beat you into George W. Smush
MC5Tonne
CIGAR to the air born breakfast treat
anabundanceofpuns
His inspiration will just come to him in a George W. Gush.
Arimakura
Better finish that painting quick, in case of a George W. Ambush
christheasshole
But is the paint hot enough to melt paper ?
xXA2oeXx
We need to George W. Push these puns even further, actually.
CotPookie
Guys, c'mon now... He's about to George W. Blush
LukeSkywalkerismyHero
He's trying to paint quietly so we should all George W. Hush
schloopy
And rocking those jeans with his George W. Tush.
therocksfannypack
TimAulliniJr
After painting, he likes to have a light meal with some George W. Babaganush
hillbillyal
Everyone needs to George W. Hush with these puns
copingcabana
Let's put a happy little Bush over here
DeannaZone
[i'llacceptit.gif]
AnonymousCouch
We have discovered a new kind of pun kiddos
schloopy
Yeah we just witnessed the birth
Comutem
You should watch jacks films Hamilton rap
themobileappisbroken
Not enough up votes for this.
Luftwaffel
YourMomJokes
Painting, so diligent, not to George W. Rush.
GrimmsWolf
Shhhh! He needs quiet! George W. Hush!
CaptainCanada1984
Isn't he majestic, our George W. Crush?
WorfsPruneJuice
Then he'll poop and do a George W. Flush!
YourMomJokes
thanks, you fucked it. you George W. Suck.
amothertruckingunicorn
It has to end in -ush you George W. Scrub Brush
Buckbeak1486
No. You did because yours didn't rhyme, silly!
usercide
TIL George W. is perhaps a human with a mind and a heart after all.
Laeryc
Well atleast a heart we dont know how much of his commands were his own or from advisors
CatsAndCoffeeAndCats
He was a puppet
MrsMcG
You mean the media lied to you ? Noooooo ....
RepaidRapidDave
He always was, he just had a terrible cabinet
supremepooperscooper
A decent guy who made a terrible decision. That entire family voted anti Trump too- I have a bit of respect
HoboZILLA
If you look at his speeches after his presidency it becomes pretty clear that he's actually a decent guy manipulated by his father and party
McJigglesworth
Met in Afghanistan while in the Army. He was a good guy and you could tell the situation weighed heavily upon him.
themobileappisbroken
Or a guilty conscience. Which is better than no conscience.
baldewok
...and a PR team.
iuploadbearpics
Fuck off.
BlackPengu
All I see is guilt
Brocktooon
Cheney and the neocons manipulated him, which unfortunately means he was a terrible president.
kcrvoxtano
(2/?) to the presence of WMDs, Bush was likely given a percentage likelihood. My guess is ~45%. Now, we hear that number, scoff, and say
kcrvoxtano
(1/?) Bernanke has an interview on Freakonomics that highlights an aspect of political leadership that I think we don't consider. In regards
kcrvoxtano
(4/?) countless other political figures make decisions given odds all the time. It is not easy to get it right always. All of this is to say
kcrvoxtano
(5/?) that sure, there was likely manipulation. But it is much more complex--and therefore excusable--than that.
jameretief
Everyone thought there were WMD's. Saddam encouraged it, thinking it would make him safe.
UnevenElephant
You know chemical weapons are WMDs too right?
jameretief
Yes, better than most.
kcrvoxtano
(3/?) "what an idiot." But put yourself in that situation--how unlikely does it have to be to ignore? 25%? 10%? 5%? The President and
RareSuaSponte
Most (not all) of us in the Military learned that while he was still in Office.
ArtificialFire
Would you mind elaborating? I was too young to take notice of his presidency and being from Britain if he's brought up it's to call him dumb
EveryonesCousin
Would like to hear this as well if possible.
RareSuaSponte
I've met the man, briefly. He didn't strike me as stupid or even simple. He graduated Yale. Charisma. I'd have a beer with him.
RareSuaSponte
When the GWOT stated he was well aware of the fact that casualties were going to happen. He took responsibility for those casualties. 1/?
RareSuaSponte
Every week he was in DC he would travel to Walter Reed or Bathesda MIL hospitals and visit the wounded and their families. 2/?
RareSuaSponte
He secretly traveled to IRQ and served Thanksgiving dinner to troops in a war zone. Hillary did the same. 3/?
bingopine
Let's hope Trump turns out same.
ImAShittyTransAm
Bush was seen as bad due to Cheney. Pence is worse than Cheney.
Jerenemy
Already did. His public persona is apparently nothing like his private persona. https://youtu.be/pUy8RZ_M5No
EzraFell
I hope so too, but I'm expecting the worst.
whyistheusernamealwaysgone
I feel like if you go into the presidency high on ego you'll come out beyond humbled
RareSuaSponte
Hope for the best, plan for the worst.
mediocremedic
Most people who knew or met Bush personally spoke of his kindness and sincerity. I doubt Trump would even be able to achieve that alone.
Jerenemy
https://youtu.be/pUy8RZ_M5No
FifteenthDoctor
Actually I think I've heard a couple accounts of one on one talks with trump being decent, not sure where and don't havr a source.
Mattthias
Not so much a mind, but I think his heart was in the right place. Dude's simple af.
MrTylerDurden
Dude has degrees from both Yale and Harvard.
Mattthias
Amazing what a last name can do for you.
smegheadenergy
I don't know why, but I always expect to see ex presidents to be wearing a suit and tie, even in non formal occasions
Kazahani
I dunno, t shirt tucked into slacks is just about what I expected from W.
Vreejack
Nixon wore a tie to bed. That's only a slight exaggeration.
MrTay
Idk what do you do after being president what's left besides sit around in your sweats and fiddle with hobbies.
battery1979
Public speaking engagements, lots of them.
Immutablespellingderp
Better than seeing them in their birthday suits.
ezdzr
I wholeheartedly disagree.
Immutablespellingderp
Wrinkly old men, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...
fitlex
Meanwhile in Australia, PM Abbott was most well known for wearing a Speedo, Howard a jogging tracksuit
eggboy
I want Obama to grow out his afro when he retires
CthulhusGreasyBallsack
and then paint landscapes with titanium hwite and cad yellow
BichesLoveMy120mmSabotPracticeRound
The last suit you'll ever wear
FlaccidRapper
Especially if you're JFK.
ihavethisusername
Again
DeusCaritasEst
http://imgur.com/9w4nFUM
ihavethisusername
I can never remember that guys name but I love every image I see him in. The guy who isn't from MiB that is.
simhuman
The Frogman =)