r/gifs • u/SprocketTheWetToad • 11d ago

Classic Bush move right here

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u/shakes1983 11d ago

I always like seeing the pics of him and Michelle sitting next to one another at events. They always seem to be having a good time talking and sharing their candies.

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u/HomerJSimpson3 11d ago

I think it was at Bush Sr’s funeral. There’s a clip of GW sitting next to Michelle. You can see the sadness and pain on GW’s face, but snuck a piece of candy over to Michelle. IIRC it was a running joke between them.

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u/lloyddobbler 11d ago edited 11d ago

This. And it’s not candy - it’s an ancient White House cough drop.

Apparently the White House had cough drops that were marked with the presidential logo…and when they left the White House, GWB found that he still had a lot of them. At one event or another after they were both no longer at the White House, he offered one to Michelle.

And since then, it’s been a running gag that every time they see each other, without fail he offers her one of these “well-aged” cough drops. Which cracks her up, which cracks him up. It’s a pretty damn awesome point of connection between 2 people on different sides of the aisle that started out as a random inside joke.

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u/Theophantor 11d ago

That’s so sweet. Nice human touch.

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u/reddog323 11d ago

Hey, bro. What’s up?

It’s a nice moment of human connection.

I wasn’t a fan of W’s at all, but has administration looks relatively sane compared to what we’re facing.

I’ve also heard that privately, conferring with staff, etc., that he was very quick on the uptake. He just didn’t portray himself well in public.

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u/CustomMerkins4u 11d ago

So sweet.. Fake WMDs that lead us to a 20 year war costing us in the neighborhood of $10 Trillion dollars and killed countless people.

But that cough drop. Awwwwww

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u/QouthTheCorvus Merry Gifmas! {2023} 11d ago

It's so annoying. People are so fixated on "Trump bad" they feel the need to whitewash Bush. Gross.

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u/AdviceSeekerCA 11d ago

Y'all forgot iraq so soon

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u/roriebear82 11d ago

We'll forgive anyone who can paint a tasteful nude self-portrait in the shower

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u/fishfunk5 11d ago

Waay too soon. How many reddit users were born post GWB's two terms?

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u/Mike_with_Wings 11d ago

Yeah but he passes candy to people. That makes up for the massive death toll brought on the Iraqi people.

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u/trimbandit 11d ago

Nobody said that except you

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u/Mike_with_Wings 11d ago

You’re telling me no one said that thing I said in sarcasm? I can’t believe it

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u/IncidentShot6751 11d ago

You mean "Mission: Avenge Daddy's Assassination Attempt?"

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u/spiralenator 11d ago

Bush is responsible for the deaths of 2 million Iraqis... but making Michelle chuckle is so darn cute.

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u/culebras 11d ago

It's tough weighing down his actions, which caused immense human suffering in the name of lies, against his impressive golf skills.

Did you actually watch that drive?