The Rubdown Felt Round the World

Keep your hands to yourself, Mr. President! Aside from seeming rude, inappropriate and slightly sexist (I mean, why not rub one of those dudes' necks?), the shoulder rub seemed to completely skeeve German Chancellor Angela Merkel out. Not one of Bush's most mature moments, the move seems a bit more appropriate to a fourth-grade lunchroom than a meeting of heads of state. You can almost hear Merkel screaming, "Ooh, I hate you, Georgie Bush!"

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