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I’m glad that I’m not the only one out there who thought the way that Bush’s appointee to the Supreme Court vacancy’s family dressed was just a tad atavistic. What is this? Dog whistling through retro fashion choices?
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I can see it now. She wiggles her nose, and he gets replaced half-way through his term.
Ewwwww, the Stepford twins!
OK, OK, here goes for a caption.
POTUS:
Is Junior’s attire sending the wrong signals to American youngsters about manly Christian Republican-ness? Alert Republicans can detect worrying signs at an early age, you know.
Naomi, I think Mrs Sheen gave the White House a quick onceover. She’s just removed her apron. She chooses to stay home and bake cookies, I’m sure.
Nice shorts, kid.
That family is my vision of hell.
POTUS:
And looking at her, I’d say the Judge hasn’t wielded the gavel in some time.
That will be why she’s showing such a daring decollatage in the direction of the President, no doubt.
POTUS:
Is it the lighting or the artifice that gives it the diorama look?
Yes, the boy’s in pastel blue, but I think the daughter should also be in pink like her mum. Yellow is a bit liberated! She might grow up and want a job! Or like the Bush girls and sell out to liberal Hollywood!
Ok, I need a gravatar. On it, right now.
I did offer you a prepared gravatar of the ultimate lefty elitist, LE. But no, you have to be all snobbish.
Strokes chin… or she might even buy a yellow vinyl dress one day! These dangerous tendencies must be arrested by a good dose of Presidential Pink! I’m sure Father Knows Best what’s good for his little princess.
But Liam, were Empire style clocks favoured by PJK? Perhaps that’s the reason for Lefty E’s reticence.
You have inspired me in certain directions Liam …. just figuring this out…
The Stepford Wives meets The Midwich Cuckoos.
Even the US’s true rulers don’t dress their kids and wife like that. I’m thinking hologram here.
Plus the kids are adopted. Is he a capon or what?
Even the US’s true rulers don’t dress their kids and wife like that.
Indeed, Nabs, as demonstrated by the link I posted above of debauched junior Bushettes seduced by creepy lookin liberal Hollywood.
I have no doubt this will be a question raised at the confirmation hearings.
I can really see those kids getting grungy in another ten years. They look shell-shock, but seething with latent rebellion. Just check our the girl’s sideways glare.
sorry
[shell-shocked]
yike
[out]
sorry, fingers fast but clumsy in winter!
I agree with anthony. They look they’re made of wax and are part of some musuem display.
Those children are frightening. Greenwich Cuckoos anyone?
It’s Midwich Cuckoos, and the Dr Who villains are the Slaveen.
Did you see the footage? The boy was dancing about as Bush was speaking with this hyper little freaky dance. The Daily Show did an excellent pisstake with footage of the kid distracting Bush throughout the past year - at the State of the Union etc.
I stand corrected, MrLefty.
those children appear to have escaped from the set of Steven King’s “village of the damned”…
He is so checking George out in that shot.
I think its because they want to look the carboard cutout traditional conservative family to appeal to the Religious Right, because their votes are needed afterall. Cant possibly appoint a hippie to the Supreme court, oh no.
Sorry for being a pedant!
ironic ps Isn’t “Village of the Damned” a remake of John Wyndham’s The Midwich Cuckoos, not anything by Stephen King?
Dang, beat me to it Mark! Although I didn’t think 1950s I thought, what the….? Pale blue *seersucker* shorts if you please. I thought seersucker was for grandmother’s tableclothes. Best summarised by this quote from the Washington Post report on “an imagee a little too carefully coordinated”:
“The usual advice [when visiting the White House is to dress appropriately. In this case, an addendum would have been helpful: Please select all attire from the commonly accepted styles of this century”
Although then the journo had the audacity to suggest that thongs were not a commonly accepted style of this century, even when they are the latest fashion statement.
Flip-flops, saint! A thong in American means a g-string. For Mrs Judge to have worn only that accepted style of the century might well have been inappropriate.
This is Ostraya mate. They’re thongs.
’straya!
So it wouldn’t be ok for an Orstrayan to turn up in the White House wearing a g-string?
Sorry Mark, old bean, have to spell check you here: Ostraya.
As indicated above, ’straya is also acceptable.
Merci beaucoup!
G-strings would be acceptable as “attire from the commonly accepted styles of this century”. For all I know or care W himself may go commando
I think “thongs” might have triggered nasty memories of Clinton and Monica. Remember the “thong underwear”.
I’m sure these people would never be so… common.
BAG news Notes unpicks more photos of the guy and his family here. I’ve referred him to your post too. I think your photo is the scariest - BAG’s are almost normal.
If you look closely at the bottom left of the podium you can see the cable where they plugged George in. And I reckon Nic’s right. Judge Johnny certainly looks like he’s helping himself to a big eyeful of toned Presidential tushy.