That STORY was all over Big Media (AP, Bloomberg, etc) bright and early this morning. By the time I saw your link I had already seen the it several times over – ergo it was the talking point du-jour and ergo my “haha”. Did you think you discovered those poll results?

It’s a meaningless poll, selectively touted and trumpeted by Bush-haters to make them “feel-good”. You don’t have a monopoly on sarcasm.

If you are going to be captious, you ought to refine your approach.

(I’ll bet you had to look that word up too!)

Don’t be mislead by my sarcasm. There is nothing even remotely feel-good about this.

By what standard is the Military Times considered “Big Media”?

My sarcasm may be obtuse, but your cynicism is obvious. Then again, I rarely take my captious acquaintances seriously.

I used to think that Big Media’s product was news.

Then I saw it as propaganda.

Now I am wondering whether it is just daily medication for nutcases.

Maybe one day John Edwards will file a class action on their behalf against the MSM.

Me:
“Our troops deserve better.”

President Bush:
“There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says fool me once — shame on you. You fool me, you can’t get fooled again.”

The Military Times: http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001772647

I love quotes. Here’s a link to some of my favorites:

http://www.dubyaspeak.com/best.phtml

Fred

(Excerpt from an article by Robert Klein Engler explaining the thinking of liberals)

Your take on my post is very perceptive, with some exceptions. It is Bush who thinks you and I are dumb. Maybe he learned something watching Clinton. By the way, what exactly does Karl Rove do?

Neither party has exclusive rights to perception management.

“Any man that can survive what was thrown at him in ‘05 is strong enough to see us through”. Survive what? A mainstream news media so docile that a couple of barks made them seem ferocious? A Republican controlled Congress that doesn’t let Democratic resolutions out of committee? Clinton was investigated for everything from athlete’s foot to taking bribes from martians. That’s a survivor. Fact is, it takes more than being a survivor to be a good President and my point is our troops deserve better. I’ll say it again. Our troops deserve better.

YOu mean they all went fucking insane and challenged people to duels?

Wow, who knew Republicanism was such an insidious deisease.

Might say our town had a ‘Zell Miller’ moment….Bushisms and all.

You live in a town with two restaurants. They’re across the street from each other. They’ve been there forever. They have similar cuisine. Neither one is particularly thrilling, but it’s all the town has to offer aside from a place way on the outskirts of town that most folks don’t want to drive to.

You’ve been eating at one place for a few years. They have really good meatloaf, but a lot of crap side dishes.

The place across the street has a bad reputation for meatloaf. They’re known for their side dishes. Their prices are a little cheaper too, so they attract college kids with less sophisticated palates.

That place claims to be under new management and suggests they have better meatloaf than what you’re eating. But, you’ve heard the new chef is kind of a jerk. He claims to have studied with master chefs in France, though no one can vouch for him and he won’t show you his degree.

Meanwhile, you’re getting a little sick of the meatloaf you’ve been eating because every once in a while there’s some gristle. The atmosphere gets on your nerves because they won’t change the radio. And the chef keeps insisting that every dish come with a side of Brussels sprouts.

Some folks want to try the meatloaf across the street, even though they don’t trust the chef. Some folks are happy with the meatloaf here – to the point of denying there’s any gristle in it.

A fat guy in a baseball cap makes a documentary suggesting there’s mousecrap in the meatloaf, while a bunch of patrons accuse the other restaurant of pooping in their side dishes.

As a result, the majority of folks filter out of both restaurants and stand in the middle of the street debating whether or not to check out the restaurant on the outskirts of town. Eventually they decide it’s too much of a hassle to get to. Citing the lesser of two evils, they head back in to the restaurant that they think has less fecal matter on the flatware.

Where exactly should Bill have fired that missile, and how’s that Bin Laden hunt going, anyway? Clinton is a post-president who will end up in Oslo at the awards podium. Dub’ya will be a post-president who has a best-selling bar-b-que sauce.

“Reality”, as my mommy would say, is that Bush will not be impeached, and until Hillary wins in ‘08 we all must tough it out. At least the Nov. ‘06 elections will allow the Dems to overhaul things in Washington and therefore prevent us from invading Canada or the Vatican.

Fred

Yes, why President Clinton chose a girl who epitomizes the 10-drink-college-beer-goggle still befuddles me.

If she was hot it may have been different.

If Clinton had shot that missile at Bin Laden things would be different too.

But “if” is for kids and most adults opt for reality.

In ‘O8, we’re sure to have another photo-finish at the polls given our polar country, and unless we can get the RNC to let Don King to run with Mike Brown as his VP (just to boost the TV debate ratings), it will be another ‘who cares who’s running – just vote partisan’ election. Clinton’s legitimacy most likely wasn’t questioned, umm, because he was legitimate. He still is – and evertime I see him speak it takes me back to the glory days….Camelot revisited. I always thought that if Lewinsky was hot lookin’, even you uptight righties would’ve supported him. He should have taken her and the box of Cubans to camp David.

With the GW, the frustration us on the elightened side have is that is failed policies are topped with a layer of quirks thicker than Godiva fudge! His walk looks like the Naval Dr.’s forgot to take the camera out, his grammar makes him a spokesman for “Hooked on Phonics”, his smile is stolen from MAD magazine’s Alfred E. Newman, and the shape of his head appears to match Cro-Magnon man’s. How can we not be crazed at the mere site of him? The repubs couldn’t have built a better machine if they’d hired every Korean clone doctor that Abramhoff and Haliburton’s money could afford!!

I sent GW some white suede shoes and a polka dot bow tie for Christmas. Keep your eyes on Fox news and let me know if he strides out for his next interview in them – it would befit the image. Who knows, maybe he’s worn them in a radio address already?! Although, my guess is he’s wearing chaps, a wig and lipstick when he gives those.

Whew! I can rest now..

Fred

love your photographs.

on your essays – you a devotee of Paul Erhlich?

I just checked the White House web site. It
seems that Bush is STILL President!

And as I pointed out in comment #4, those
who love the ‘Bushisms’ are STILL upset
with that fact.

MikeNYC is correct. Bush’s mis-statements
will be in the history books too. But, Gore
and Kerry will be the stuff of ‘who wants to
be a millionaire – 2075 edition’ trivia.

…

Now, why isn’t Bush getting any credit for
a good economy? Simple. He has nothing
to do with it. And he quite eloquently repeats
THAT over and over and over again. It’s not
the President … it’s the American people.

Bush made sure taxes went down so that
those who CREATE wealth can keep more
of it.

Bonus Time:

Which American President said “A rising
Tide Lifts All Boats”?

Hint:

He served in the 20th Century.

in 2000 it was all about the popular vote. then when GW had the popular vote it was all about the electoral college. if i am not mistaken GW got 52% of the popular vote. Bill Clinton didn’t come close to that. even though i did not vote for Bill “eight ball” Clinton i didn’t question his legitimacy (presidential)

on abramhoff: “cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war”

i especially liked listening to Harry “what happens in vegas, stays in vegas” Reid try and explain how money from abramhoff’s clients got into his campaign coffers yet he did not take any campaign money from abramhoff or his clients. reminds me of an old story i think about willie nelson. willie was caught in bed with another woman by his (then) wife. he said are you going to believe what you see or what i tell you?

i think the abramhoff stuff is going to be very interesting.

What level of dunderhead do you aspire to?

I will copy and paste my post for you again.

“The ‘blunders will not be forgotten’ and the successes may not ‘hold up’ ”?

How you get from that one sentence that to,

“CaptiousNut says there were no blunders.”

…is more than a little bit ridiculous, it is outright fabrication.

You need some reading comprehension classes or some medication. Either way, blockheads like you don’t add any value to these comment threads.

What was thrown at Bush in’05 was a boomerang – so how can one congratulate someone for fielding their own toss? What was he thinking with Harriet Meyers??? You touch on a point that I think is the most disturbing – both of his elections. Yes – he won – but this isn’t a game where you only look at the final score – it’s an election – and in each of GW’s there were a significant number of American’s that didn’t vote for him. They weren’t landslides, man. Clearly, the Gore vote came down to one state (FL) and the Kerry vote did, too (OH). When the president wins in this situation, it should be a clear sign that he has his work cut out for him. Bush seems to have a like me or bugger off attitude. There is no middle ground or line for compromise. By the way, how many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?

Call him for me, and tell him that the red and blue on the election map wasn’t a paint by numbers work, it means that once color was his and….

As for the Bushisms – I can only say that I wish he would have been President when he still had a drinking problem. I’m sure a few knee-slappers would have made the papers. I nice mpeg of him calling the lefty senators “sonsabitches” would have been classic.

Ron – you made no mention of the Abramoff fun about to get started? Are we avoiding the “propoganda”??

Happy New Year.

Fred

He was elected President. He was re-elected President.

So what you really can’t say, without getting seriously ugly, is that you think his supporters are dumb. Otherwise, Sikora might be able to accept ‘Bush’s War’ (as if the rest of us do not even exist).

“It’s incredible to see that there is such blind support for Bush after how poorly ‘05 has gone. ” and “Less than half of the nation supports him – but he doesn’t seem to be willing to meet the rest of us “halfway”. (Fred)

Fred, at least you included your ‘other half’. I also thought ‘05 was a horrible year for Bush, until I really looked at it. He survived. Any man that can survive what was thrown at him in ‘05 is strong enough to see us through. Thank God. I am now a card carrying ‘blind supporter’. Where your argument breaks down and strengthens my support is your belief that Bush was not “willing to meet the rest of us halfway”. Wrong. Your half refused it from the beginning. You heaped scorn. Said he stole the election so he was not your President. Hitler. Lost little boy. Cowboy. Never been out of the country. Crawford. War Monster. Drunkard. AWOL. Stupid jokes.

The only thing that made people more crazy than Bushisms was Zell Miller’s ’spitballs’. Yep, great stuff.

Love your list RonP. Happy New Year all and JJ.