不论是在中国还是在其他地方，尼尔?布什(Neil Bush)出名的主要原因都在于他是美国第43任总统的弟弟、第41任总统的儿子。在中国的新浪微博上，他也远远说不上是最有名气的美国用户。

但在本周一，他却在新浪微博引发了不小的轰动，风头盖过了大多数美国用户。

新浪微博这张截屏图片显示的是尼尔?布什周一通过他在新浪微博的认证账户发布的一张照片。原因：其微博认证账户贴出一张照片，显示尼尔?布什头戴镶有红五星的绿色帽子，身背“为人民服务”的绿色军挎，手持一只印有毛泽东头像的搪瓷缸，笑容可掬。

和照片一起发布的是一段用中英双语写就的文字：I'm thinking of joining the CCP. What do you think of my accessories? 我正在考虑加入中国共产党。你觉得我的装备怎么样？

发布后六个小时内，这条微博就被转载3,000多次，吸引评论约1,600条。

尼尔?布什的父亲乔治?赫伯特?沃克?布什(George H.W. Bush)在20世纪70年代担任美国驻华联络处主任，在中国留下了良好印象。但上述微博走红的原因似乎与尼尔?布什的家族血统没有多大关系。相反，网民似乎更有兴趣利用这条微博来表达他们自己对中国共产党的看法。

以下是部分评论：

@牛几冷大叔：你的装备不合格。现在入党的基本准备是百达翡丽手表，爱马仕钱包，阿马尼西服……
@林云韬：带路光荣，解放美国！
@高平地：Over qualified（条件太好不予录取）。
@您的内容已被屏蔽：白天不懂夜的黑。
@布拉格广场的黄昏：思想觉悟太高了。
@宋凡svan：You are not prepared（你还没准备好）！
@jiayi5001：终于想通了啊，还是得皈依我党吧。
@JuneLyn2012：Take the CCP to USA, leave freedom here please（把CCP带走，把自由留下）。
@夷氏春秋：当然可以，这样布什家族就会明白什么才是真正的当官。当村长去吧，那感觉比当总统还好。

一些微博用户批评尼尔?布什在一家中国社交网站上支持文革时代的着装，还有一些人在推特(Twitter)上将之比作纳粹装备。还有一些人似乎有些困惑，搞不清他想入党这事是不是认真的，因为他长期与中国国有企业合作，而且挣了不少钱。但多数人把这条微博当作玩笑来看。

有些言论则更为尖锐。有一条评论先用中文说“你有前途”，然后用英文写道，If you can join the CCP, you can embezzle, take bribe, solicite prostitutes or even rape child without or with very little punishment. You make the right choice（如果入党，你可以贪污、受贿、招妓，甚至是强奸儿童而不必受──或只受一点──惩罚；请做出正确的选择）。

Known in China and elsewhere mainly for being the younger brother of the 43rd president of U.S. and the son of the 41st, Neil Bush is by no means the most famous American user of Sina's Corp.'s Weibo microblogging service.

On Monday, however, few were generating more buzz.

The reason: A photo posted to his verified Weibo account of the younger Bush decked out in a green cap with a red star and a 'Serve the People' shoulder bag, flashing a grin as he displays a tin Mao Zedong mug.

'I'm thinking of joining the CCP [Chinese Communist Party]. What do you think of my accessories?' read a message, written in both English and Chinese, accompanying the photo.

The post was forwarded more than 3,000 times and had attracted roughly 1,600 comments in its first six hours.

Mr. Bush's father, George H.W. Bush, is remembered fondly in China from his stint as chief U.S. liaison officer in Beijing in the 1970s. But affinity for the Bush family appears to account for only a fraction the posts' popularity. Instead, Weibo users appeared more interested in using the post as an opportunity to offer their own views on the party Mr. Bush jokingly said he wanted to join:

A few selected comments below (translated from Chinese except where indicated):

@UncleNiujileng: Your accessories do not qualify. These days the basic Communist Party gear is: Patek Philippe watch, Hermes wallet, Armani suit…

@LinYuntao: Lead the way to the glorious liberation of the United States!

@Highland (in English): Over qualified

@YourContentHasBeenScreened: Day doesn't understand the night's darkness

@DuskinPragueSquare (in English): awesome.

@SongFan svan (in English): You are not prepared!

@jiayi5001: Converting to our party ─ you've finally figured it out.

@JuneLyn2012 (in English): Take the CCP to USA, leave freedom here please.

@YishiChunqiu: Sure, this way the Bush family will understand what it really means to be an 'official.' Go be a village chief it'll feel even better than being president.

Some Weibo users slammed Mr. Bush for sporting Cultural Revolution-era clothing on a Chinese social media site, with a few likening it to dressing up in Nazi gear on Twitter. Others seemed confused as to whether Mr. Bush, who has had a long and lucrative history working with Chinese state-owned companies, was serious about wanting to join the party. Most, however, took it for a joke.

Among the more cutting remarks came from a Weibo user posting under the handle OldMadMonk who wrote in Chinese 'You have a future!!!' then followed up with a message in English [sic]: 'If you can join the CCP, you can embezzle, take bribe, solicite prostitutes or even rape child without or with very little punishment. You make the right choice.'