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That Bush fella... does he now hold the world record for standing ovations?

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

05:53 / 30.01.02

I mean, really... that State of the Union address thingy last night... it got so they were like a laugh track. The audience, man, they were up & down like the Syrian empire...
I especially liked the part about a "testament to the spirit of the Afghan people"... at least, I assume he was referring to the spirits recently liberated from the bodies they formerly occupied.
And yes, it was sickening to start with. Then it got morbidly funny. Then it got kind of sad and sordid again, and I stopped watching.
Anyone else (un)fortunate to have caught this piece of shit yet?

06:01 / 30.01.02

didn't see it but have just been reading about it on the bbc website. it mentions '70 bursts of applause'. reminds me of the stage managed standing ovations that margaret thatcher used to get at tory conferences.

oh, it also mentions bush stating that terrorists are everywhere. in other words, we can do what we like, when we like. forever.

good-oh.

Haus about we all give each other a big lovely huggle?

08:40 / 30.01.02

Remember, kids - they're not prisoners of war, they're bad people.

The Damned Yankee

08:40 / 30.01.02

They had a couple of former Presidential speechwriters (one for Clinton, another for Reagan) on National Public Radio yesterday. The idea was that people would call in and contribute their own ideas, and the end result would be our own State of the Union speech.

If I learned anything from the program, it was that: (a) ANYBODY can spin a line of patriotic homily bullshit, and (b) these things are pandering to the nth degree, with "applause lines" written in as often as possible.

I was hoping that Dubya would stray from the script somehow, coz it's always when the President ad libs that he puts his foot in his mouth, but no such luck.

Haus about we all give each other a big lovely huggle?

10:01 / 30.01.02

Way-ull...didn't he describe North Korea, Iran and Iraq as an "axis of evil"?
Thus no doubt kicking off a diplomatic crisis, in particular with Iran, you know, which shares a fucking border with Afghanistan, and seems to suggest that they are all working together, which is just kinda wacky...

10:07 / 30.01.02

Portrait: Puppeteer with Howdy Doody Puppet.

Our Lady of The Two Towers

16:11 / 30.01.02

I watched some of the highlights on the news this morning, and unless it was just really bad editing, at one point they gave him a standing ovation for coughing or getting a sentence mixed up.

I was surprised to see him basically say that Iran and North Korea were enemies, I thought America was trying to build bridges. But I guess that Bush is worried that if America stops fighting, all they'll have to discuss is that pesky little thing of him stealing the election...

The Knowledge +1

16:32 / 30.01.02

Fucking cunt.

17:20 / 30.01.02

...at least we all got to see Cheney (sp?) doing something...sitting in view of a camera...

And anyway...all State of the Union Speeches are a bunch of patriotic blubber. <tongue-in-cheek>Still find the MacWorld Expo more deserving of real applause than this tripe.</tongue-in-cheek>

I also dug the line of thinking...defeating the recession...just like our enemies...I'm expecting a laser-guided bomb to come through my window since it probably looks like I'm not adding anything good to my nation.

12:02 / 31.01.02

I enjoyed the line of "fighting Al-Queda in the jungles and deserts"... since when are there jungles in the part of the world?

BUT, whenever he mentioned anything about Congress doing what he says for the good of the country, or anything domestic, exactly 1/2 of the room applauded.

Iran has issued a statement denying that they are "evil".

12:12 / 31.01.02

Just look at his mean, squitty little face. Ugh.

A

13:00 / 31.01.02

fuck. did you hear him talk about "nookyoular" weapons. this guy can't even speak properly. And he's the most powerful man in the world. i must have missed a fucking meeting or something...

17:03 / 31.01.02

'WE are yoing to war against the other evil fellas in the World. Those who train terrorists and buy Weapons of Mass Destruction will not be tolerated. Unless they're us, of course.

YOU are going to forget about Enron, the future of the US economy, and the fact my dad is running the country with his hand up my ass as a puppet.'

Wasn't that the speech y'all got?

gentleman loser

23:22 / 31.01.02

Pulleez! The State of the Union speech is nothing but a wankfest for whoever is in office, regardless of party affiliation.

Nice for Dubya to destroy the thaw between Iran and the U.S. though, reminds me of Reagan's "Evil Empire" quotes. The U.S. military is not prepared to and will not directly fight Iraq, Iran or especially North Korea. We only like to kick third world ass!

[WWF mode] Somalia, YOU'RE NEXT! [end WWF mode]

Will Europe ever get a clue, or will they just kowtow to U.S. hegemony? I've been disappointed to see Western Europe roll over on every issue. You'd expect that from the British government (if Dubya or any other U.S. president told Tony Blair to shove a broomstick up his own ass, I'd expect that he'd do it), but one would hope that France and Germany would have more cojones.

I know it's not a popular opinion, but I still expect Bush to lose the 2004 election if the Democrats will run someone with half a brain (not that I'd vote for a Republican or Democratic presidental candidate).

[ 01-02-2002: Message edited by: gentleman loser ]

11:50 / 01.02.02

Did anyone listen to the Democratic (party) Response? Did they disagree with any of the "evil" bits of the speech, or just the domestic issues?

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

22:35 / 01.02.02

Count adam- YES! It's really fucking worrying when the guy in charge of the biggest nuclear arsenal in the world, whose fucking ENTIRE FAMILY has long-standing ties to the energy business, can't even PRONOUNCE the word "nuclear". I mean, shouldn't there be some kind of test?
It fills me with as much awe as when I heard Jack Straw take three tries to say "Afghanistan" on the Today Programme while justifying our part in the war effort...

22:41 / 01.02.02

And, according to the Channel 4 news report on the speech, this man, this dumb, ignorant little fuck, is now the most popular president ever.

Solitaire Rose as Tom Servo

17:40 / 02.02.02

quote:Originally posted by Barry Auckland:
Did anyone listen to the Democratic (party) Response? Did they disagree with any of the "evil" bits of the speech, or just the domestic issues?

The party line from the Democrips is that the "President" is doing great on the international front but has his head up his ass on the domestic front. The Rebloodiclan responce is "How dare the Democrats be organizaed, and we'll read off this list of talking points faxed to us, Rush Limbaugh and Fox News to rebut whatever they say."

The Voice of Reason

15:36 / 04.02.02

quote:Originally posted by E. Randy Deep Joy:
And, according to the Channel 4 news report on the speech, this man, this dumb, ignorant little fuck, is now the most popular president ever.

we are doomed.

16:05 / 04.02.02

quote:Originally posted by Barry Auckland:
Did anyone listen to the Democratic (party) Response?

I made it as far as "and we will WIN the first war of the 21st century!" and switched off the radio.

The only thing I'm glad about is that Gore's not in office. The only thing that could have made this worse would have been watching Gore twist himself into a warmonger. At least you know that Bush is that way...

How can Bush's approval rating be so high? I don't know one single person who likes him and doesn't regard him as a limb of evil. Doesn't that defy the odds a little?

And his way of saying nucular, that's a *choice* to make him seem more down home and with the people. He was saying "nuclear" for a time, and then changed back. So it's not stupidity, it's evil ...whoops, not supposed to call people evil... anyway, it's calculated.

17:30 / 05.02.02

I liked the part when he proclaimed that the motto of the United States is no longer "if it feels good, do it."

Now it's "Let's roll." Even his speech writers are retarded.

12:35 / 06.02.02

I've read that "Let's roll" is a reference to the last words of one of the passengers aboard the flight that crashed in Pennsylvania, hanging up the cell phone after vowing to "do something about this."
Not sure if this is true, but still... not as stupid as it would immediately appear.

13:14 / 06.02.02

Even if true, it's only marginally less retarded than "where's the beef?"

18:10 / 07.02.02

"Just say no."

09:45 / 08.02.02

"some people think the bear is friendly"

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

09:45 / 08.02.02

And of course, my personal favourite- "I have never been a quitter". Nixon's... umm... quitting speech. Get the message, W?

00:45 / 11.02.02

quote:Originally posted by Persephone:
How can Bush's approval rating be so high? I don't know one single person who likes him and doesn't regard him as a limb of evil. Doesn't that defy the odds a little?

Well, who exactly is giving the poll and to whom? Odds are its some Bush yahoo giving the poll, and the respondents are either Texans or White House staff....

02:33 / 20.02.02

Besides, Persephone, I have a feeling you don't prefer to hang out with complete idiots.

I do it sometimes. It's... frightening. And they're so easy to find...