Jeb Bush Stood On His Toes To Look Bigger During The Group Photo Last Night
Several highly-visible and blatant power moves were dished out during last night’s GOP debate. There was the powerful, rich old white dude high-five:
There was Carly Fiorina’s takedown of Trump for dissing her face:
And there was The Don’s “I don’t give a fuck” expression to every negative comment thrown his way.
Look at those jowls. It’s like watching pink Play Doh being squeezed through a tube.
But there was a far subtler act of dominance that was easy to miss. When the candidates lined up for a group photo, Jeb Bush stood on his tiptoes and extended his arms to appear bigger. He did this a handful of times throughout the photo shoot.
Some may argue that Bush was merely stretching his calves – He is 6’3” after all. But I don’t think so. I think he’s just a weird, awkward, sweaty dude who’s developed a serious complex trying to follow in the footsteps of his presidential brother and father. Besides, politicians always use physical domination in an attempt to assert themselves over their opponents. Look at this video of Al Gore attempting to intimidate Dubya back in 2000:
On the flipside, when George was running against a significantly taller John Kerry, he would always be sure to stand at a distance when shaking his hand, which would force Kerry to bend to his height.
They may hide it with fancy agendas and rhetoric, but when it comes down to it, politicians are standing around a table with their dicks in one hand and a measuring tape in the other..
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Jeb is a loser
10 years ago at 12:29 pmJeb is probably the best chance we have at not having Hillary Clinton in the White House, so go Jeb as far as I’m concerned.
10 years ago at 1:30 pmYes, nominating old rich guys has been so successful the last 2 times, and add to Dubya’s extreme popularity and Jeb can’t lose!
10 years ago at 6:09 pmHey, I’m with you, I like Rubio and Kasich more than Jeb for example, but as far as general population electability goes, Bush seems to have a better shot.
10 years ago at 7:19 pmPhysically impressive in pictures above the waist. Its a TFM
10 years ago at 12:32 pmRich old white dude high-fives. TFM.
10 years ago at 1:18 pmLegacy try hard TFM
10 years ago at 1:21 pmShark Zen: I will not count my physical attributes nor my mental faculties one over the other. Each has its own abilities and limitations. I will accept them and use them for my betterment.
10 years ago at 1:32 pmFiorna, Bush, Rubio were clear winners last night, with Christie 4th. Great to see that orange circus act’s campaign finally go off the rails in dumpster-fire-like fashion. Now, hopefully, the adults of the GOP can gear up for a successful 2016 run.
10 years ago at 2:09 pmI think Carson would be a really good Secretary of something, or good to join in with someone else as VP. This is between Rubio, Bush, and somehow Trump. A Rubio-Carson or Rubio-Fiorna duo would be the best case scenario IMO.
10 years ago at 2:31 pmCarson would be a great Secretary of HHS, but he really disappointed me when he wasn’t nearly strong enough talking about how vaccines don’t give you a case of the r-tard. Dude’s a neurosurgeon who has split conjoined fetal heads for godsake but instead opted to pander to illiterate farmers who think Aspirin is an anal suppository.
10 years ago at 2:37 pmYeah that was his weakest moment by far. But most of the things he said had the most logic behind it. Especially when talking about immigration, and the fact that we should grant them a 6mo grace period and legalize/give visas to those working in agriculture. I think Rubio was really well spoken though, and had the most charisma.
10 years ago at 2:51 pmHe’s probably just reacting in pain from Trump stepping on him. On purpose.
10 years ago at 5:10 pmJeb Kush
10 years ago at 5:33 pmHe was looking for his wife in the crowd, you momo. She was probably flashing her tits.
10 years ago at 7:29 pmAh, I was starting to get worried until it replayed him standing on his tippy toes in slow motion
10 years ago at 7:00 pm