Just saw it, liked it, and was disturbed by this moment. It was more than odd. This is the reason I looked up the documentary on imdb.com.
The 'finger-pointing man' actually grabbed onto Bush's hand during the handshake, and wouldn't let go. He was staring at Bush. The finger was WAY into Bush's personal space, and intended to provoke. There were very few people around, Bush was just smiling and saying 'hello' to people. This guy is very lucky that Bush was just one of many candidates at the time, and pre-9/11. If he did this to ANYBODY in a bar, he would be bounced (if he wasn't punched first). A passive-aggressive jerk, just knowing how close to push it without touching or laying hands on Bush.
It actually made me feel bad for Bush, and his poor wife. They were (and continue to be) public figures, shaking hands and open to brief encounters. Things like this remind me how cruel and horrible perfect strangers can be. The guy didn't have any purpose, other than to disturb. Clearly, it bothered me a lot.
Finger-pointing man appears to be of ethnic origin and Muslim. Finger pointing is considered a major insult, like showing the sole of your shoe, to Muslims. They are so backward and third-world, they don't understand that it is meaningless to enlightened Westerners. Especially ones that accept an open-hand to shake, in the universal expression of friendship. Just like a Muslim, shifty and untrustworthy!
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