Initial W: George Bush and the China Daily spoof posters

The Chinese have always enjoyed a bit of schadenfreude at US President George W. Bush's expense, and the China Daily is no exception. Take a look at the picture above, the first of a series of movie posters that have been spoofed to illustrate the big news stories of 2005 (this one from the Jay Chou movie, Initial D (头文字D). Other news stories covered were the July 7 London bombings using the US television show 24 and the China's diplomatic efforts during the six-party talks with Stephen Chou's Kung-Fu Hustle. (Typical of China to use the only non-satirical spoof poster to toot its own horn). Shanghaiist also likes the second poster, which has Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Cuban President Fidel Castro, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Noam Chomsky. (Circle the one that doesn't belong in a group with the others.) Anyway, we don't get why they're bustin' W's balls. After all, he did get elected President of Iraq in the country's first free elections.