What has it got in its pocketses, my Precious?

[naomikritzer]

Apparently an Argentine reporter asked President Bush what he carries in his pockets. Bush whipped out a white handkerchief; he had nothing else in there. The article noted that since he's surrounded by staff to buy anything he needs, he doesn't need a wallet; since phones are always dialed for him and handed over, he doesn't need to carry a cell phone (that gave me a flashback to that wonderful scene in Air Force One where the President has to page through a manual to figure out how to work a cell phone); and he hardly needs keys, since people open doors for him and drive him around.

I have to say, though, if I were President of the United States, I'd insist on carrying around the key to the front door of the White House, just because I'd want my own copy of the house key, dammit. Just in case.

Bush also showed off his watch, which was apparently a Timex. I have to admit I feel a little bit of grudging respect for a world leader who wears a cheap watch. (Of course, if you're President of the United States and I think the best thing about you is your choice in timepieces, you're pretty much batting .000000001.)

Comments

What has it got in its pocketses, my Precious?

[ericcoleman]

The thing that amazes me, you are the first (and so far the only) person on my friends list to use that reference ...

[littleclaypig.livejournal.com]

I'm actually not too surprised about the watch, given that he's an avid runner. If you'd like to destroy that teeny smidgen of respect, you can imagine him sitting in staff meetings surreptitiously paging through the watch's memory to review his latest splits.

[(Anonymous)]

Almost as empty as his head... ;-) Zea