BUSH’S HAITIAN HAND WIPE

Was George Bush politely wiping away his own sweat at Bill Clinton’s expense, respectfully patting ol’ Bill on the back, or insulting the Haitians by wiping his hands on Bill’s shirt after shaking hands with Haitian homeless?

Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush were in Haiti as part of humanitarian efforts to aid the stricken nation following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on January 12th. But while the two men visited a homeless camp in Port-au-Prince, Bush appeared to wipe his hands on Clinton’s arm after shaking hands with one of the homeless men.  HUH???

Following the odd occurrence Facebook and Twitter were buzzing with opinions that the former Prez Bush was slighting the Haitians.  But Mr. Bush’s office says no way!  Still, although he may not have meant to create a purposeful slight, ol’ Georgie is known as somewhat of a germophobe. President Obama recalled in his book about the first time he met George Bush in the Oval Office.  According to his recollection the two men shook hands and then, Bush turned to an aide, “who squirted a big dollop of hand sanitizer in the President’s hand.” Bush then offered some to Obama, who recalled: “Not wanting to seem unhygienic, I took a squirt.”