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So, let’s assume for a moment that these photos of some paintings were actually painted by George W. Bush, former president of the United States.

Yes, in that case… Um. How do we say this? We’re gonna go with—These are fucking weird.

• Just why?

• Still weird.

In the words of our co-worker, whose was instantly reminded of Hitler’s paintings:

“It seriously makes me uncomfortable. Don’t paint.”

This article appears in Feb 7-13, 2013.

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George Bush Paints (Himself in a Shower)

by Erin Foote Marlowe, The Source - Bend, Oregon
February 9, 2013

<h1>George Bush Paints (Himself in a Shower)</h1> <p class="byline">by Erin Foote Marlowe, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />February 9, 2013</p> <p>So, let's assume for a moment that these photos of some paintings were actually painted by George W. Bush, former president of the United States. </p> <p>Yes, in that case... Um. How do we say this? We're gonna go with—These are fucking weird. </p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter"><img src="https://media1.fdncms.com/bend/imager/just-why/u/original/2217342/1360373535-screen_shot_2013-02-08_at_5.26.57_pm.png" alt="Just why?" title="Just why?" width="500" height="619" /></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.bendsource.com/bend/ImageArchives?by=2124650" target="_blank"></a></li> <li>Just why?</li> </ul> </div> <p><div class="blogImageCenter"><img src="https://media1.fdncms.com/bend/imager/still-weird/u/original/2217343/1360373619-screen_shot_2013-02-08_at_5.27.54_pm.png" alt="Still weird." title="Still weird. " width="500" height="643" /></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.bendsource.com/bend/ImageArchives?by=2124650"></a></li> <li>Still weird.</li> </ul> </div> <p>In the words of our co-worker, whose was instantly reminded of Hitler's paintings:</p> <p>"It seriously makes me uncomfortable. Don't <em>paint</em>."</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/george-bush-paints-himself-in-a-shower-2217341/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=17308&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/george-bush-paints-himself-in-a-shower-2217341/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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