Creepy George W. Bush Billboard Asks Minnesotans: “Miss Me Yet?”

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by Frances Martel | 2:19 pm, February 9th, 2010

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Minnesota got a special treat recently when a billboard depicting a jolly-looking former Pres. George W. Bush appeared over Interstate 35 asking, “Miss me yet?”

The idea was too surreal to actually exist for many people who called “Photoshop” at first sight, but NPR confirmed yesterday that it was, in fact, looming over the Minnesota landscape, waving uncomfortably to drivers on their way to work.

The billboard has no other indication of its meaning and the recently-discovered owners of this handiwork give little indication of their meaning, leaving every aspect of this strange pseudo-advertisement up to speculation. A group of small businessmen pooled together the money for the billboard because, they tell Asylum, they “thought Washington was against them.”

Given that both Bush and Obama resided in the White House, the intention remains unclear. Some believe it is a cynical attempt to make the point that President Obama has been so inept at his job that he makes Bush, of whom perhaps they also disapprove, look like a real contender. Others see it as genuine appreciation for the 43rd president, while some conspiracy theorists see it as a mockery of the Tea Party movement. The Huffington Post theorized that the President put the billboard up himself, just because he found that picture of himself pre-hamburger toss so darn cool. Given it is in Minnesota, the bountiful land that gave us Michele Bachmann and, well, Al Franken, there is really no way to tell whose joke this is, although there is little doubt that someone is having a hearty laugh about this somewhere. Did anyone keep track of where David Letterman was this weekend?

Here’s an FNC segment about it today:

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Azarkhan

From Public Policy Polling, Dec 2009:

“Perhaps the greatest measure of Obama’s declining support is that just 50% of voters now say they prefer having him as President to George W. Bush, with 44% saying they’d rather have his predecessor. Given the horrendous approval ratings Bush showed during his final term that’s somewhat of a surprise and an indication that voters are increasingly placing the blame on Obama for the country’s difficulties instead of giving him space because of the tough situation he inherited. The closeness in the Obama/Bush numbers also has implications for the 2010 elections. Using the Bush card may not be particularly effective for Democrats anymore….”
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

Oh, the question can be asked and I have the answer: No, a heartfelt, firm NO!!! The 8 year nightmare that was the Bush Administration must be forever buried. If something like that came along again, i.e., in the form of Airhead Sarah in the White House, this nation is doomed.
The Real Royal King

With a 6% differential, I doubt even the Supreme Court would feel comfortable appointing W president.
bamman

Frances;

Why the need to refer to the billboard as “creepy”?
same2u

I miss Bush like a hole in the head.
The Real Royal King

Bamman, I think that meant it was a creepy picture used. Bound to be a joke.
JimW

I agree with bamman, the only thing creepy about the billboard is Frances Martel’s totally snarky, biased, and flippant piece about it. Nothing is as surreal as Mediaite’s base undergrad crap in the midst of a country-wide disavowal of everything Obama.
obamasucks

HA Ha we put a unqualified chicken s___ in as president and now people have second thoughts!!! You get what you deserve!!!! We thought nobody could be worse than Bush hahahah we got this clown now who is not only worse he a pussy!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

The picture of George W on the billboard is inaccurate – where’s his makeup, red ball nose and the pointed hat?
The Real Royal King

I have to say OS, you’d be much happier at Van Susteren’s blog. Racists and Obama Bashers are welcome there. Even people who threaten the President and his family are welcome there. Go enjoy it.
germ

Another classy comment from the Real Royal Sh*t!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

Class does show – but yours, Germ, nor OS’s displays class.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

‘neither’
germ

Bill Adkins says:
February 9, 2010 at 3:13 pm
The picture of George W on the billboard is inaccurate – where’s his makeup, red ball nose and the pointed hat?

Bill Adkins says:
February 9, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Class does show – but yours, Germ, nor OS’s displays class.

Hypocrisy at it’s finest from Bill Adkins, Attourney at Law!
roxsteady

Suck it hard losers! Do you really miss loosing 700,000 jobs a month? Would you like the give back the tax cut you got and keep Bush’s 2 tax cuts for the rich which were done through reconciliation? By the way, Mr. Obama is a pussy why did so many white, more than black who are just 12% of the population vote for him. Trust me we’ll take he intellectual over the fake ass cowboy from Connecticut anyday. Plus, Obama can pronounce the work nuclear. President Obama doesn’t have to dumb it down for his supporters because they’re not as stupid as the GOP supporters!
roxsteady

Typos corrected!
Suck it hard losers! Do you really miss loosing 700,000 jobs a month? Would you like the give back the tax cut you got and keep Bush’s 2 tax cuts for the rich which were done through reconciliation? By the way, If Mr. Obama is a pussy why did so many whites, more than blacks who are just 12% of the population vote for him? Trust me we’ll take the intellectual over the fake ass cowboy from Connecticut anyday. Plus, Obama can pronounce the word nuclear. President Obama doesn’t have to dumb it down for his supporters because they’re not as stupid as the GOP supporters!
JimW

But, Roxsteady, Obama can’t pronounce the word CORPSMAN! Obama doesn’t have to dumb it down because he’s bringing in socialism and Marxism through the back door. He’s simply not telling the truth.
Ted

Jim W – You forgot Fascism.
JimW

Oh, HI! Ted. :) Nice to see you again. I hope you’re feeling better after your aneurism.
Azarkhan

Roxsy, you are so upset. Calm down. As for intellectuals, I agree with William Buckley:

“I’d rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.”
roxsteady

Oh, well he should be impeached….right? You folks with your Glen Beck talking points should get new material. At least we now know that the Research 2000 poll was correct. Republicans are crazy! You lost! Get over it! 69 million votes. Swallow hard!
nwjw

My reaction? I laughed…come on, it’s funny no matter what side your on! Lighten up people!
MichelleF

JimW, you beat me to the punch every time!

signed,
Michelle, just another racist
http://sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

This billboard is hysterical. That photo is classic. Whatever the reason for it, it is so funny.
roxsteady

I’m sure he would since he was a Concervative. That’s how you got Bush! We sure as hell didn’t vote for that idiot! And again, I’ll take Harvard over the under achievers who write on their hands anyday. Oh, and you need not tell me to calm down. I’m just fine. I just have a low bullshit tolerance.
Jim R

Now watch me hit this drive! Heckuva job, Bushie!
roxsteady

Racist? She’s the First Lady and it’s killing you losers with your 20% of the voting population.
tigerprez

I was wondering about what made the ad “creepy,” too, until I thought a bit harder and realized that it is probably racist. I mean, it has to be, right? It has a Republican on it, it implies that Obama isn’t doing a good job as president, and it was almost definitely the work of a stupid teabagger. Heck, it practically meets the criteria for being classified as a hate crime. Whoever did this deserves the gallows.
germ

Roxy, you have a low bullshit tolerance, but also a very low intellect. I can’t read what you write because of so many gramatical and spelling errors. No wonder you want to be part of the intellectuals so you can make yourself feel “smart.”
Ted

HI JIM W. ; ) – You forgot your good buddy Mao. And it’s not through the back door, it’s through the front door. Glenn Beck said so. Just trying to be helpful.
TfT

LOL at tigerprez

Yup.

Gibbs mocks Palin from the WH press room. Boy are they ever afraid of that woman.
MichelleF

Roxy,
I’ll someone that writes a couple words on her hand, over a Harvard grad who can’t pronounce corpsman ANY day of the week. I understand your rage though, BO is sinking faster than a boulder and it’s killing you. And BTW, it has NOTHING to do with race and EVERYTHING to do with his policies. Calling us racist isn’t going to shut us up anymore. We know we aren’t. Is it possible that you are?

Michelle
The Real Royal King

Actually, Michelle F, you perpetuate the FOX lie. The President’s ratings have risen rather spectacularly, again. Roxy is right about one thing. You are decidedly a sore loser.
germ

Another classy comment from the Real Royal Shit.
Azarkhan

Dear Roxsy and fellow true believers of the left,

Of course you would take the Harvard faculty over ordinary Americans. You believe in elitism. You have the same ideology as the old Soviet Communist Party, which also believed in an elite, itself. As Karl Radek said : “The Party is the politically conscious vanguard of the working class.” Of course, the vast majority of leading Bolsheviks were vicious, privileged theorists and “intellectuals”, not actual workers.

The American Left has always seen itself as that vanguard. And we see that arrogance played out here today.

Anyway, good-bye Roxsy and fellow leftist travellers. I have to go watch Glen Beck!

PS: BTW, poor Mr. Radek ended up being shot. I suggest that in between tantrums, you read Robert Conquest’s book, “The Great Terror”.
MichelleF

Sorry RRK, he’s holding steady at 47%, that’s nothing to brag about. I’m not a sore loser at all, I’m glad he beat McCain. That’s what it took to wake up the country to what Liberalism does. Can you doubt that? I say keep it up!
MichelleF

Oh RRK, i used to find it fun to spar with you, but sadly I don’t anymore. Why the hate, man!
The Real Royal King

Sorry RRK, he’s holding steady at 47% ….

—

52%+ in legitimate polls, and up to 56% in some. But, I enjoy history too, Michelle.

And, believe me, Michelle, no one is sorrier that you are a sore loser than I. Perhaps, with prayer and contemplation, you can overcome it in time.
MichelleF

Sorry I haven’t seen 52% or 56%, what poll was that?
PureFreedom

Lets see unemployment at it’s worst was below 8% under Bush….. hmmm….. now where are we at with our new CEO “Mr never ran a business or held a private sector job his whole life Obama”? oh yeah I forgot he was a community organizer. Everything is alright now with him running our country. we can all relax. lol
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

Unemployment under Bush started at 3.5 % — so, like the national debt , Bush doubled unemployment, too. Heckuva job.
MichelleF

RRK, just wanted to tell you about the latest poll by pollster.com. He’s now sitting at 44%. Enjoy!
Ben Linus

Bill Adkins is back and he’s still a pathetic moron.
Jim R

We’re only passing the first floor in a packed elevator, wondering who stunk it up and we have three more floors to figure it out.

Republicans have three more years to obstruct societal progress while crying about Democrat’s lack of progress for society, until even the thickest hopefully get it and figure out whose really stinking up the elevator.

Can’t blame Republicans though – what else have they got? Trickledown Economics and The Laffer Curve? Please.

Less regulation, more war and tax cuts for the lazy rich? Sure, we need more of that after having Republicans jam that down our throats for decades.

How about that little unholy alliance between those who want their pastor to dictate terms to our President use the NSA to monitor our bedrooms, and the small but vocal Bircher Republican crowd?

Never mind, we re-elected Bush after he turned the U.S. over to his neocon and oil buddies and illegally invaded a sovereign nation that was zero threat to anyone, we’re liable to credit Republicans with saving the nation from left wing commie liberals after Democrats capitulate for four years to failed conservative ideology and govern Republican-lite – just like Clinton.

Those who fail to learn the lessons of history…
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

Ben Linus is here and he’s still a raving and lonely idiot with unfulfiled fantasies of Airhead Sarah.
http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Boyer/602168764 John Boyer

This has been going around the web for a while as a demotivator. http://www.ihatethemedia.com/wp-content/uploads/bush-miss-me-yet.jpg

It’s hilarious that someone made it into a billboard. Meme enters meatspace!
apparently

Creepy? Come on …it’s a lot of things but to headline it with ‘creepy’ is just plain, well …creepy on your part.
pyrope

The more I visit this site the more convince I become that it really sux to be a liberal.
pyrope

Excuse me, I made a typo. The more I visit this site, the more convinced I become that it really sux to be a liberal.