George Bush: "Goodbye From the World's Biggest Polluter"

George W. Bush ended his time at the G8 summit, the last that he will attend as U.S. presidency, with the following statement.

Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter.

According to the Telegraph reporting,

He then punched the air while grinning widely, as the rest of those present including Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy looked on in shock.

It is impressive that, after all these years of idiocy and bad policy making, that George W Bush is able to shock me as well.

And, it wasn't only national leaders who were in shock:

One official who witnessed the extraordinary scene said afterwards: "Everyone was very surprised that he was making a joke about America's record on pollution."

Amusingly, in a very sad way, America has lost its lead as "the world's biggest polluter" under George's tenure, yet another way that America is no longer #1. In this case, it is not because the United States has reduced its pollution but because the booming Chinese economy is now spewing out even more GHGs than the overly polluting American economy.

Hat tip to Magnificio at Docudharma and MsLibrarian.

Comments

[wm1066]

05:30 PM on 07/12/2008

Makes you wonder what he says in private when he's around his "base".
I bet he gets alot cruder.

[JennyJay]

09:18 AM on 07/12/2008

There is something really wrong here in America . . . that 30% of the people STILL think this
ignorant jackass Bush is a great guy.
I am stunned that his approval rating is not 100% IN THE TOILET by now.
Are 3 out of every 10 of us a walking, talking block of wood?

[Elkanah]

06:18 PM on 07/11/2008

Bush is wrong again. According to the latest statistics I have seen, Canada is the world's biggest producer of carbon dioxide gas thanks to theoil refineries of Alberta. The U.S. comes in second.
China and India are close but definitely not numbers 1 and 2.
It really is something to be proud of. We always knew that Harper, Bush and company never gave a damn about people or the planet.

[A. Siegel]

01:35 PM on 07/12/2008

Believe that Canada (and others) are ahead of US in per capita terms. PRC is ahead of us in total national terms.

[cabbile]

04:25 PM on 07/11/2008

If Bush decides on a third term, he's got my vote.

[grumpyoldwoman]

04:08 PM on 07/11/2008

Oh, I was so hoping this was satire. Not-very-funny, liberal-left satire, but at least not factual reporting. Oy! The President is beyond belief. November can't come soon enough.

[RexPrimoris]

03:42 PM on 07/11/2008

As if any more proof were needed that our president is an arrogant and childish buffoon who acts more like a spoiled brat than a statesman or leader. He and his minions can't vacate the White House fast enough....

[petsounds]

01:14 PM on 07/11/2008

Once a drunken frat boy clown, always a drunken frat boy clown. There are so many things that are infuriating about this incident that it's hard to choose the most appalling. But, as my mind stops reeling, I think it's this: This mental defective has children, who will probably have children. And he's proud of the damaged world he's going to leave to them?

Stupid sphincter probably doesn't even recycle.

Can't he just go clear brush for the rest of his term?......

[NedFlanders19]

01:03 PM on 07/11/2008

Later Bush was quoted saying "Where are we going? And why am I in this handbasket?"

[Amathyne]

01:04 PM on 07/11/2008

Like everyone else, I thought this was a joke... Are you seriously telling me that he really did this?? I thought there was no way this man could embarrass me more then he already had... Oh Lord, I'm just going to go hide under my bed until January...

[fymioyo]

12:20 PM on 07/11/2008

I saw the headline and thought it was an article from The Onion. Didn't have time right then for parody or satire, so I skipped it altogether. When I later realized it was true -- along with the brain-dead White House staff putting a press packet together describing Berlusconi as one of the "most controversial leaders in the history of a country known for government corruption and vice," along with Bush calling out to Berlusconi, "Amigo! Amigo!" -- I just felt like crawling into the fetal position and staying there for the next seven months.

[CFAmick]

11:44 AM on 07/11/2008

"Don't mess with Texas! Shock and awe, losers, shock and awe!" -- Homer SImpson

[Aramingo]

11:41 AM on 07/11/2008

Sorry, I have to post twice here. Are you sure he said "polluter" and not "A**hole"?

[Aramingo]

11:06 AM on 07/11/2008

What, no backrub?

[DonnaZ]

10:06 AM on 07/11/2008

And to think we only pay bush $400,000 a year to make us look like a nation of fools.

[rightsright]

09:12 AM on 07/12/2008

No DonnaZ, its uninformed citizens like you and many others on this website that make us look like a nation of fools.

[MissyPat]

09:44 AM on 07/11/2008

I like the idea I read yesterday in the LA Times. Name a waste water treatment after Bush, however, I suggest only the raw sewage ponds be given his name. How appropriate!