Hug Between Obama and Bush Humanized the Presidency

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I'm glad that two men hugging is becoming more accepted. I also thought the stiff handshake is getting a bit out-dated.

Joe of NY 2:41PM December 06, 2011

Obama and Bush hug - all see.

Washington and Adams did not.

A humanized presidency

'Tis not good if that's what we got.

Real men do not hug in public.

'Tis too effeminate galore.

'Tis a sight to make real men sick.

Real men's purpose is to wage war.

The U.S president must lead

From war to war, all macho man,

No sissy stuff in thought or deed.

You don't see hugging Taliban.

A hugging president is seen

As gumming up the war machine.

Ima Ryma of IL 3:01AM September 20, 2011

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Jamie Stiehm

Jamie Stiehm

Jamie Stiehm is a weekly Creators Syndicate columnist. Her op-eds on politics, culture, and history have appeared in newspapers across the nation, including The New York Times and The Washington Post. She previously worked as a reporter at the Baltimore Sun and The Hill. Jamie's first journalism job was as an assignment editor at the CBS News bureau in London.

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