Hilarious, brilliant and devastating! Will Ferrell as George Bush on Iraq

[Wetzelbill]

Run time: 09:34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QooknJxa28w   Posted on YouTube: March 17, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: March 17, 2009 By DU Member: Wetzelbill Views on DU: 1012

 
Wow, the end of this clip is poignant! -WB

[YOY]

1. He really does have the Coke Jaw part down pat.

n.t.

[ATOMain]

2. What happened after those serious moments at the end??

[Wetzelbill]

4. I don't know I hope I can find it.

[byronius]

3. He does it so well my hackles went up.

'W' did the same thing.

[AlinPA]

5. The last part showed how totally pathetic Bush** is. Bush** has said

that he was never sorry about anything he did.

[Wetzelbill]

6. yes, it's great irony that Ferrell went through all of those deaths

and all of that damage and showed the contrition that Bush never has.

[Ishoutandscream2]

7. I doubt W really cries about the war

In his demented mind, he is not one to look back. Jesus told him to do it, and that's all there is to it!

[Wetzelbill]

8. I think Will Ferrell did that for a reason

First he gets to state all the damage the war has done, but also he gets to show Bush in a way that we all know he's not, contrite and regretful. Contrast the Bush at the end of that clip with the real life Bush. The fake one is hurting, remorseful and genuinely compassionate, he may be dense but he feels something. However the real Bush famously masks his weaknesses with a false cocky bravado, he shows no remorse and has publicly remarked about how well he sleeps at night. What Ferrell is saying in his character's contrition is profound. He's saying that even as an actor playing a satirical character, he feels the destruction that his real life inspiration doesn't feel. It's powerful and resonant.