# George W. Bush gets jiggy wit it-- Dallas police memorial edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 13, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817 "2016-07-13T15:29:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/21 "2016-07-13T23:10:28Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I don’t know why he was there in the first place. [ul] [li]Former governor of Texas.[/li][li]Former POTUS.[/li][li]Dallas area resident.[/li][li][Bumper sticker requirement](http://www.cafepress.com/irregulargoods.10747222)[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/22 "2016-07-13T23:52:33Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I don’t know why he was there in the first place. He used to be part-owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team. Surely that should qualify him. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/23 "2016-07-14T00:00:46Z")
> [@Hedda\_Rosa](#): > > I don’t know anything about it from a medical standpoint, but watching my video my first thought was dementia or some other cognitive issue. > > Ok yes maybe drunk and/or high but someone who should know better (and has proven himself to at least know how to stand still and look serious in the past) acting that inappropriately? It seems like someone who honestly doesn’t know what’s going on around him. I know the linked video is only 1 minute, but I had similar thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/24 "2016-07-14T00:18:33Z")
Dubya gave a brief speech at the funeral and seemed reasonably coherent. Or at least coherent enough to read his remarks off of a piece of paper. So this is just more confirmation that Dubya is a dimwitted asshole. He doesn’t understand or care that this is a somber occasion. If he feels like dancing, Dubya’s gonna dance. Screw the grieving families. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/25 "2016-07-14T00:35:03Z")
Poor Laura. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/26 "2016-07-14T00:39:44Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Trouble comprehending things? I know it was a lot of sentences, but you really should try reading for context instead of cherry-picking what suits your agenda. Bullshit. Obama got political at funeral for dead police officers. You do not lecture at a funeral. From his remarks: > [@](#): > > And while some suffer far more under racism’s burden, some feel to a far greater extent discrimination’s sting. Although most of us do our best to guard against it and teach our children better, none of us is entirely innocent. No institution is entirely immune. And that includes our police departments. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Parker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/27 "2016-07-14T00:48:24Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Obama got political at funeral for dead police officers. No great President would ever make political arguments at a funeral! By the way, here’s what Obama actually said about the Dallas Police Department: > [@](#): > > And in the process, we’ve been reminded that the Dallas Police Department has been at the forefront of improving relations between police and the community. The murder rate here has fallen. Complaints of excessive force have been cut by 64 percent. The Dallas Police Department has been doing it the right way. And so, Mayor Rawlings and Chief Brown, on behalf of the American people, thank you for your steady leadership, thank you for your powerful example. We could not be prouder of you. . . . . With an open heart, those protesting for change will guard against reckless language going forward, look at the model set by the five officers we mourn today, acknowledge the progress brought about by the sincere efforts of police departments like this one in Dallas, and embark on the hard but necessary work of negotiation, the pursuit of reconciliation. As for the topic of this thread, it just makes me feel bad for Laura. ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/28 "2016-07-14T00:51:49Z")
He could have dementia , it look like he has some kind of memory loss. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/29 "2016-07-14T00:53:10Z")
There’s a long tradition in church to gently sway and move to the music. It’s how people feel and respond to music. That’s all Bush was doing. The others looked pretty odd standing there like stone statutes. Obama woke up and started moving too. Biden never woke up. standing there in a zombie trance. ---
**Author:** ![spamforbrains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/30 "2016-07-14T01:04:28Z")
I wonder if the blue suit was some sort of misguided tribute to the “blue” fallen? ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/31 "2016-07-14T02:07:51Z")
I honestly don’t know what to make of it in regards to GWB, but I’ll admit to having a very hard time standing still to that hymn. It demands movement. If this was played at a funeral at my church, I would be doing something very similar. Furthermore, playing it at a funeral is a reminder (to me at least) that Christianity teaches that death is a temporary loss, with an eternal reward at the end. I know we have posters here who say “Fuck you and your prayers” but it’s a genuine belief for many people. Honestly, a lot of it reminds me of what happens whenever you get a lot of Christians from diverse churches together. Some of them dance in the pews, others shout Amen, others stand stock still. They all think they’re doing the right thing for the occasion. Normally, I say it’s all good. But… on a national stage like this in what is not precisely a religious service? I, at least, would be more reserved and try to fit in better. On the other hand, if you look to the right end of the stage, at least one of those people are also moving their hands with the music. The camera moves before we can get a good sense of what is happening over there. Are there any wider shot versions of the same moment? ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/32 "2016-07-14T04:57:36Z")
That was the Bush Somber Memorial Dance. This is the Bush-gettin-jiggy-wit-it Dance: [George W. Bush with the Kankouran West African Dance Company - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxbT11QlCe8&feature=youtu.be&t=35s) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/33 "2016-07-14T05:09:19Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Bullshit. Obama got political at funeral for dead police officers. You do not lecture at a funeral. > > From his remarks: But he was right. No institution is entirely immune to racism. Not even many police departments. The Dallas P.D. has made progress and the police chief and the officers deserve a lot of respect for how they handled the active shooting situation, but departments are staffed by human beings, not RoboCop. And the crowd didn’t act as if they were being lectured to, they broke into applause numerous times. From the President’s speech: > [@](#): > > - if we cannot talk honestly and openly not just in the comfort of our own circles, but with those who look different than us or bring a different perspective, then we will never break this dangerous cycle. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/34 "2016-07-14T10:13:07Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > Dubya gave a brief speech at the funeral and seemed reasonably coherent. Or at least coherent enough to read his remarks off of a piece of paper. So this is just more confirmation that Dubya is a dimwitted asshole. He doesn’t understand or care that this is a somber occasion. If he feels like dancing, Dubya’s gonna dance. Screw the grieving families. Yes, this. He’s an idiot and a douchebag. Good reminder. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/35 "2016-07-14T11:17:10Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I don’t know why he was there in the first place. > [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > I think he’s high on coke. GWB even _sounds_ like a drug. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/36 "2016-07-14T11:58:52Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Well, the Battle Hymn _is_ the funkiest of all hymns. Why, I could barely control myself either. It’s the “dotted rhythm” – imagine quick sets of three beats, with the first beat stressed, nothing on the second beat (or, the stressed note held for two beats), and the third note played but unstressed. It’s what makes Mick shake his thing to the Stones’ “Midnight Rambler,” and Bill and Hillary get the place jumpin’ to Fleetwood Mac’s “Don’t Stop.” ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/37 "2016-07-14T12:00:47Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Bullshit. Obama got political at funeral for dead police officers. You do not lecture at a funeral. Oh, for fuck’s sake. Of course people lecture at funerals. It happens all the goddamned time. This rule of yours is not a thing. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/38 "2016-07-14T12:04:51Z")
[political commentary at funeral](http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/muhammad-ali-funeral-speech-rabbi-michael-lerner-slams-politicians-who-attack-muslims_uk_575b338ce4b014b4f253b6ac) [political commentary at funeral](https://www.nelsonmandela.org/news/entry/eulogy-by-president-jacob-zuma-at-the-state-funeral-of-nelson-mandela) [political commentary at funeral](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/text-of-margaret-thatchers-reagan-eulogy/) [political commentary at funeral](http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/56968) ---
**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/39 "2016-07-14T12:14:50Z")
Good to see that BDS (Bush Derangement Syndrome) is still quite strong among the smartest and hippest. Even after nearly seven and a half years of the affirmative action President. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Understander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@The\_Understander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Understander)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2016, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817/40 "2016-07-14T12:34:24Z")
> [@Fleetwood](#): > > Good to see that BDS (Bush Derangement Syndrome) is still quite strong among the smartest and hippest. Even after nearly seven and a half years of the affirmative action President. I know, right? We’ve almost completely recovered from Bush’s derangement thanks to the affirmative actions taken by President Obama, but some posters just can’t see that. We’ll get 'em, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-gets-jiggy-wit-it-dallas-police-memorial-edition/759817.md?page=3)