August 05, 2004

• Yeah, but does he believe in bondage between mother and child?
• LOL! Bush is just sooo funny, I wonder if he realizes the crap that comes out of his mouth... meanwhile (and more unnerving yet) is the fact that right after he said that, there was probably a crowd of scary republican rednecks a-hootin' and a-hollerin' for the good decisions that this here Mr. President is making for us...
• "... the terrorists know by his actions he means it," McClellan said. This is why Osama would vote for Bush.
• This would be Comedy Gold if it wasn't so depressingly accurate a slip. Same goes for McClellan's statement, too.
• Shouldn't they just ditch the guy and show the speech rolling up the teleprompter's screen, on these press events? Would save a lot of embarassment to everybody involved...
• President Telly Prompter. I can see it now.
• I was mildly amused to see my favourite Bushism in Fahrenheit 9/11: his version of "Fool me once, shame on you" (MPEG movie, 800k).
• Before this guy I didn't even know that "misspeak" was a real word.
• Mumble, growl...misspeak-gotten sonofabush...
• Geez, I didn't know Bush had started thinking.
• The "Fool me once" thing shows just how little Bush is able to think on his feet. It was a silly slip-up that turned him into Captain Ignoramus when he tried to clean it up. Any national politician should be able to easily roll with such a slip-up. As for today's mistake, I understand that no one from the audience reacted. It looks worse on paper than it sounds. I read it aloud to my secretary (who actually happily recites previous silly Bushisms) and she did not even notice. Much as I believe that pouring my Alpha-bits cereal onto a canvas might produce a more coherent statement than our president, I certainly do not think that this statement should have made it the front page of cnn.com where I found it earlier today.
• Yahoo news put the story in the category: Strange News from AP, between "911 Operator's Job in Jeopardy Over Nap" and "Bank Robbery Suspect Forgets Checkbook".
• At work, I heard the tape embedded in the hourly news-bite roundup on the radio, which neither I nor my co-worker were paying any attention to. We both immediately burst into loud, hearty laughter, so I have to imagine folks closely following the speech must have noticed. That said, cue retaliatory spin from Rove & co featuring a tongue-slip from Kerry's acceptance speech in 3... 2... 1...
• I think we should try to slip "sonuvabush" into the common parlez ASAP.
• Before this guy I didn't even know that "misspeak" was a real word. You can thank Richard Nixon for this gem.
• "HAIR pollution", anyone?
• I'm beginning to understand now, if I want to post threads for the purpose of Bush-bashing it's ok on Monkeyfilter, however if I say something that the Bush-bashers don't like, I'm trolling. Great, fair and balanced just like the Kerry/Edwards ticket
• Liberal season! conservative season! Liberal season! conservative season! Liberal season! Liberal season! Bang! That's all folks.
• Your time here will end very soon, Winnie. But by all means come out swinging.
• Or go out swinging.
• Dude, Wolof, I ain't worried about you anymore than I am Kerry gettin his sorry hiney into the White house. But if trying to push others around is your thing go ahead, I can push back.
• Bye! You fuckee offee now!
• Great, fair and balanced just like the Kerry/Edwards ticket We have to be fair and balanced now? In the Fox way?
• "I ain't worried about you anymore than I am Kerry gettin his sorry hiney into the White house." That's because you are rather dim.
• Great, fair and balanced just like the Kerry/Edwards ticket Which is so much less balanced than Bush/Cheney. I smell a troll...
• I think he should take some Tums and look at these guys. WNunderscoreM is just unhappy.
• You can thank Richard Nixon for this gem. OED says its late 19th century.
• The attention this story is getting detracts from the fact that the spending bill Bush signed at the end of the speech throws $25 billion more into the fiscal black hole that is Iraq.
• sorry... reading up on this a bit more, and that money is going to both Iraq and Afghanistan. I mis-wrote.
• You can thank Richard Nixon for this gem. OED says its late 19th century. (searches madly through OED) Uh, I meant to say, Nixon popularized this. Yeah, that's what I meant! (thanks for the correction)
• "WNunderscoreM is just unhappy" So unhappy that I need to post a thread for the simple purpose of bashing someone? Would it make everyone more comfortable if I just threw in an insult at Bush. That way we can all show that we think alike, what fun.
• The thread wasn't posted to bash him, it was posted to point out the latest of his verbal flubs. The fact that you consider it bashing shows that you may be taking it too seriously. Now why would that be?
• The attention this story is getting detracts from the fact that the spending bill Bush signed at the end of the speech throws $25 billion more into the fiscal black hole that is Iraq. the_bone, you've got a great point there.
• So, your saying that posting a thread for the particular purpose of pointng out a person's mistakes is not negative and possibly construed as bashing? How silly of me to think that. Don't try to cover up your intent just because I called you on it. Just fess up. You and your friends enjoy bush-bashing, heck, who doesn't?
• No covering my intent. I didn't start the thread. Had I started it, it would have been much more virulent. Now, you still haven't answered my question. Why does it bother you so much?
• It doesn't bother me dude. Do I sound bothered. You guys are the ones raising the big stink about some guy who came in here to the bush-bashing thread and posted a comment inconsistent with the theme of the thread. You don't have to analyze my intent, it's obvious. You need not assume I'm unhappy about something just because my viewpoint differs from yours. You see, just because someone doesn't think or talk like you doesn't make them unhappy, just different. Ok?
• What we should do is start a thread about whether or not Bush is dumb.
• Huh huh, yeah, pete, that would be cool, huh huh and original too.
• I didn't ask if you were unhappy. I asked why it bothered you, which, by your initial post seems fairly obvious. I could honestly care less whether you're happy with this thread or not, and I welcome your differing point of view. As long as you're willing to back it up. So far, all you've thrown out is a bunch of smoke. So, in concrete terms. State your opinion of George W Bush and why you feel the way you feel about him. Know what? I'll start: I think George W Bush is a miserable failure as a president. His malapropisms are merely symptoms of much deeper flaws, such as his complete lack of vision in leading this country in the "war in terror" his foolish domestic economic plan that has done more to separate the rich from the poor than anything else. I think you get the picture. Your turn.
• don't forget the taking-the-bible-literally part.
• Why, surly, do you feel the need to express your views to me, as if I gave half a shit about your textbook, liberal viewpoint. You hear one disgruntled dem, you've heard em' all. I know your views, you forget, this is a bush-bashing thread. If you had positive things to say about Bush you wouldn't be here. Just keep pretending like you're enlightening me. It's amusing.
• Textbook? Amusing? Pot. Kettle. Black. Oh, and you're still avoiding answering the question. Why am I surprised?
• Yeah, twas I said you were unhappy. Sorry 'bout that, probably projecting. Now, if you want to do something interesting, post a Bush is great story. You know, a Bush success story.
• Dude, I'm going to Vegas this weekend, I've got to book a room. It was nice talking to ya. And just because I'm a nice person I will answer your little question of what is my opinion of W and why I feel that way. Ready? I like him because he pisses of liberals and refuses to kiss their ass. This pleases me because liberals, for centuries, have been running their mouths for the sake of running their mouths. They accomplish little and are physically unattractive as well. This is my opinion. "Now watch this drive, bitch."
• Wow, "I vote for someone because he pisses people off". You're dumber than he is. Have fun in Vegas. Get an extra lap dance for Dubya while you're there.
• It's "off", not "of". Have some pride in your work.
• o f f. Happy? I will get am extra lap dance for Dubya. Thanks for the idea. Now, if you don't mind, I really must go. Damn, I've got a good life! See ya suckers.
• Sure, if by "good life". you mean having to pay some random chick (or guy, let's be equal here) dry hump you, I guess you're king of the fuckin' world. Enjoy.
• \|||/ (o o) ,----ooO------------. | Please | don't feed the | TROLLS! '--------------Ooo--' |__|__| || || ooO Ooo
• I'm not really getting a lap dance. It's not my thing, used to be when i was early twenties, but now that I'm all grown up I prefer to just play golf, black jack, enjoy the fine amenities that the Bellagio offers. You know, just escape from the headaches of my incredibly high paying job for awhile. You get the picture.
• But I wanna feed the trolls, it's so much fun. And you know how little fun us miserable liberals supposedly have!
• Duly noted shawnj, I wondered about surlyboi. Thanks for the heads up.
• Oh, wait... Did you see that? he reversed our positions to insinuate I was the troll! That's sooo ingenius, I wish I was smart enough to come up with something like that.
• Surlyboi, I'm aghast, are you accusing me of trolling? I thought you, poly,pete and I were engaged in mutual, spirited conversation. Don't let Shawnj come in here and get you all riled up just because he feels left out. Shawnj, we welcome you into our further discussion, no hard feelings, mkay?
• Bored now...
• No, thanks. I'd rather shove a pointy stick in my eye.
• You know what the really funny part is? There are certain people (mostly American, because it is coming from American politics) who want to talk about how liberal "for centuries" have been as they are now. hee hee I mean, everyone knows that liberals were pro-laissez faire and against any state intervention in social issues, right? Lloyd George had to fight with his own party and their history when he wanted to change things circa 1906. Does anyone know if that is one of the reasons the UK Liberal party imploded?
• *looks at shawnj's picture* It's Fido Dido! Can I have an autograph?
• Hey if you're gettin loaded off those fumes, I'm gonna have to charge ya.
• Oh boy, this is the thread for cranky MoFi taglines or what! Monkeyfilter: By all means come out swinging. Monkeyfilter: You fuckee offee now! Monkeyfilter: I smell a troll.... Monkeyfilter: Why am I surprised? Monkeyfilter: I want to feed the trolls--it's so much fun. Monkeyfilter: I wish I was smart enough to come up with something like that. Monkeyfilter: I'm not really getting a lap dance. Monkeyfilter: Hey if you're gettin loaded off those fumes, I'm gonna have to charge ya. Shawnj wins for this is a priceless gem: *cue drumroll please Monkeyfilter: No, thanks. I'd rather shove a pointy stick in my eye. *clash cymbals /derail OK boys, back to your bitch-fest.
• And another thing - what's the deal with airline food?? I know! I'm lookin for a dog to slip it to, the guy next to me is askin' for seconds!
• Who are these people???
• the headaches of my incredibly high paying job Either (1) willieboy works in one of those obscenely overpaid executive suites where, in order to keep your job, you have to contribute to the sycophantic right-wing websites like the Freep or LGFartballs AND troll the websites that aren't, or (2) willienelson_mandella is really Bill O'Reilly. His contributions are certainly consistant with "The Coalition of the Willy" (via MeFi) On preview, it looks like the big willie won't be able to snark back because Monkeybashi has locked him out. So I should feel guilty, but I don't.
• werd up big W. Now lay some of that lala land show-biz dirt on us.
• Damn, I'm sorry I missed all this. I was too busy at my incredibly low-paying job to witness Daisy_May's political reintarnation.
• Locked out unless he's vindictive enough to open a new account.
• Well, I'm sure the cons'll get another surrogate to come harrass us eventually, a-la Alan Keyes sudden move to Illinois, "because his principles dictated it". =P
• We have to be fair and balanced now? In the Fox way? In the F8x way will do nicely ;-)
• Heh, I'll take the f8x way over the fox way any day. =)
• The f8x way left me feeling dirty and used. I liked it.
• faux f8x?
• At least he makes people laugh.
• I think you've been using it wrong, middleclasstool. The f8x way is abrasive, prickly, but cleansing. The kind that accompanies a steel wool brush. f8ux pas.