Seriously, why did Dubya want to be a cheerleader ??

[kentuck]

in his high school and college days? Did he think that was a good way to meet girls? Did he think that was something he was good at? Did he have a need to be accepted and that was the easiest route to take? I think this part of his past tells a lot about the psyche of this warped Republican.

[RoBear]

1. Didn't find out until too late

that boy cheerleaders don't get to wear those little short skirts. Hi, Mr Ashcroft! See ya soon.

[Don_G]

2. Didn't Have To Pay For Game Tickets?

That's the only reason I can think of.

[spanone]

3. Ask Arnie, he's a girlie man.

[kentuck]

15. He's a girlie man ?

By golly, you might have it! :)

[HamdenRice]

4. He liked...

I think he liked wearing the short-short skirt and using the pom-poms.

[molly]

5. Knew that he could not succeed academically

[1gobluedem]

6. Or athletically

He didn't have the athletic skills to make any of the teams.

[NewJeffCT]

7. simple

he liked being the one to grab those girls' butts when he had to lift them up in the air...

[PsN2Wind]

8. Much like his war in Iraq ( and his VietNam era service)

he got to jump up and down and cheer without getting hurt himself.

[Hubert Flottz]

9. He heard it was the best way to get a date with the QB?

Only team he could get on?

[Warpy]

10. From what I've heard about Bush in his drinking days

it seems like it was a better way to meet boys.

In any case, jumping around and yelling for the home team was a lot less work than being the home team. Cheerleading wasn't the intense athleticism it is today.

[madrchsod]

11. simple

easy way to look up those little skirts cheerleaders wear-up close and personal-.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

12. Career Choice?

It gave him an opportunity to bellow half-sentences incoherently through a bullhorn.

Gimme a Y! Gimme an A! Gimme an I! Gimme an L! :D

[LynzM]

17. LMAO n/t

[kentuck]

18. Welcome SCE ! I like your sigline...

It is so meaningful... :)

[merh]

19. That is why he attended Yale, it was an easy name for him to

remember how to spell. He almost lost it at the first try out though -- "Gimme a Y Gimme an E Gimme a L Gimme a L" -- because of his dad, they let him on the squad anyway.

[Kid_A]

13. Because he's a fucking idiot.

End of story.

[Tweed]

14. I was a male cheerleader in high school and I can tell you that

it was something fun. I didn't have time to commit to a the hours of other sports and my squad only practiced four hours a week. There are other squads that practiced four to five hours a day, but I'm guessing that George's 'squad' (I think he was the only one) had a similiar practice schedule to mine. It was a good way to stay active and yes, it was nice working with 24 beautiful women. Cheerleading camp was the best: 200+ women and myself. I had some good time and I imagine Bush did too. It's probably the only thing I have in common with him.

[TexasSissy]

16. To show off his legs?

[leftofthedial]

20. pussy and cocaine

while possessing no talent

[bobbieinok]

21. cheerleaders have instant fame and glory at their school

everyone knows them, they're at all the 'in' parties

at least so it seemed in college

[rock]

22. The girls? The leather? The machismo?

Or did he just find that coming to terms with the mindless tedium of it all presented an interesting challenge?

(Shameless Ford Prefect quote from "Hitchhiker's Guide")

[LTR]

23. If you can't be an athlete...

...be an athletic supporter!

:evilgrin:

[ieoeja]

24. Definitely NOT the girls.

George started cheerleading in high school at Andover. As Andover was an all male school, you can forget the theory that he did it to hang out with the female cheerleaders. This story (link taken from the "where did George go to High School" thread) suggests he did it because he enjoyed entertaining a crowd.

http://www.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/061000wh-bush.html

It doesn't suggest his being a jock hanger-on had anything to do with it. But I would guess it did. We didn't have male cheerleaders where I went to high school, but when the girl's basketball team went up against the #1 team in the state, the boy's team got some cheerleader type outfits and did an excellent job of rallying the school around our gals (who lost in the final seconds). I can see where Georgie might have wanted to do the same for his jock friends.

Which I suppose makes him an excellent athletic supporter.

[webtrainer]

25. Maybe the same reason Jack's son (on Will & Grace) . . .

tried to make the cheerleading squad . . . to get the attention and respect of his father (from a long line of cheerleaders). It's all about his daddy!