“When I caught a 7.5 pound perch in my lake”
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I’ll bet he’s lying about the size of that fish, too.
May 7th, 2006 at 3:42 pmThat really is the highlight. He’s done NOTHING good since entering office.
May 7th, 2006 at 3:45 pmahhh…that explains the nine-and-a-half minute stare when card told him the us was under attack…he had a chubby going in his shorts thinking about the goat and the fishies…
May 7th, 2006 at 3:48 pmAnd funny as it may be, that perch looked exactly like Laura !
May 7th, 2006 at 3:49 pmOnly difference being the perch didn’t look like it was geeked out on drugs.
Arrggghhh! *scratching fingernail tracks down my face*
I can’t stand it anymore. I’d rather watch “Shaun of the Dead” with my sons on this windy, rainy day, and try to RELAX!
May 7th, 2006 at 3:49 pmI can’t stand it anymore. I’d rather watch “Shaun of the Dead†with my sons on this windy, rainy day, and try to RELAX!
Comment by Zookeeper — May 7, 2006 @ 3:49 pm
Well, at least you made it to the grocery store before the “good” folks hit the streets.
May 7th, 2006 at 3:53 pmOn this one I agree with Prsident Bush.
May 7th, 2006 at 3:57 pmI’d be more impressed if it were 9 pounds. 7.5? Not really impressive.
So, then he’s done nothing really impressive during his 5.5 years in office. But we already knew that…
May 7th, 2006 at 4:02 pmThe world’s record Perch is 4lbs 12oz. Must this s.o.b. lie about everything?
May 7th, 2006 at 4:10 pmHow much did it cost for the diver that put the fish on his line?
May 7th, 2006 at 4:15 pmDoes that mean we can “release” the entire stinking bunch (Idiot and Co.) back?
May 7th, 2006 at 4:22 pmIf you ask a true fisherman, lying about a catch is worse than getting a blowjob in the Oval Office. Can we impeach him with this?
May 7th, 2006 at 4:26 pmI bet the Perch greeted him as a liberator, too.
May 7th, 2006 at 4:30 pmMy second greatest accomplishment is world peace! Oh, I didn’t acheive world peace? Well, I guess my second greatest accomplishment was being regarded as liberators after bombing the shit out of Iraq. Oh, we weren’t regarded as liberators? Hmmmm….well, I guess my second greatest accomplishiment would be giving 1% of the population, 98% of the tax cut. Yeah, that’s the ticket. I am Bush, the wonder BOI!
Sickcerly,
May 7th, 2006 at 4:31 pmGWB!
If you give him the benefit of doubt, it could have been a Nile Perch (Like over 200 pounds) or a small/large mouthed bass (very common in Texas). On the other hand, the fish may have been on steroids.
May 7th, 2006 at 4:34 pmWorld record perch:
Perch, Nile 213 lbs 8 oz, Lake Nasser, Egypt Dec. 18, 1997 Adrian Brayshaw
Perch, white 4 lbs 12 oz, Messalonskee Lake, ME June 4, 1949 Mrs. Earl Small
Perch, yellow 4 lbs 3 oz, Bordentown, NJ May, 1865 Dr. C.C. Abbot
So, unless he caught a Nile Perch (unlikely), he’s fibbin’ once again.
May 7th, 2006 at 4:34 pmWho wants to bet there isn’t even a lake on his property?
I guess we can be thankful that he didn’t accidently hook his lure on Laura’s face and chest. (Cheney would have)
May 7th, 2006 at 4:49 pmOf course that’s the highlight of his presidency, he hasn’t done anything else. And or Dick Cheney it’s probably the time he shot a 6 foot tall and 180-pound Quail in Texas.
http://www.lcoliberal.blogspot.com
May 7th, 2006 at 5:02 pmPorter Goss surfaces and a 10-year-old girl is bashed by the right: Now on LCL
“In my lake.” Why do I constantly get the idea this guy has no idea how the average American lives?
May 7th, 2006 at 5:11 pmHere’s a mass murdering terrorist Christian who has murdered probably a quarter of a million Iraqis so far — the exact number of murdered isn’t known because these terrorists refuse to keep track.
And his most cherished moment during his six years of crimes against humanity and treason against america? The day this baby killing terrorist Christian went fishing.
Amazing.
May 7th, 2006 at 5:15 pmPretty amazing from the man who sits in the highest office of the land. What has he really done that has been positive? It is probably a better answer than the last time he was asked about his Presidency and history, “History, we don’t know. We’ll all be dead.”
What is it with these Republicans who complain of hard work. Bush does it, Goss does it. Could you imagine if they had to work in the real world with the rest of us.
May 7th, 2006 at 5:21 pm#16
yes, he is either lying about the type of fish, or the size, or both….
the texas fishing guide suggests that the perch in texas is thepirate perch
May 7th, 2006 at 5:32 pm
record nile perch caught in texas is 12+ lbs. Bush might be telling the truth. Remember, he’s the master of low expectations and a measly 7.5 perch impresses him.
May 7th, 2006 at 5:34 pm“In such a situation it takes a while before one understands what is happening” ~President Bush
As I was reading the big fish story, it confirmed what we all pretty much knew, that Bush is getting a lot of OTJT, on-the-job-training, at our expense. I don’t think he had the intellectual curiosity, knowledge or experiences required to actually do the job.
May 7th, 2006 at 5:38 pmahh, my bad. the texas list only listed ‘natives’…
these fish, much like cheney’s birds, are stocked in lakes for the ‘outdoorsman’ to catch. ‘fish in a barrel’ much like the quaills that cheney’s people ‘plant’ for him.
Nonindigenous Occurrences:
May 7th, 2006 at 5:49 pm
but, this seems to imply that, as with many Nonindigenous species of birds, plants, and animals, after a period of time, they either become part of the environment or are extirpated…
we need to ‘get some boots on the ground’ in texas to get better intelligence on the perch!!
i’ll shut up now…
May 7th, 2006 at 5:54 pmFirst, I would like to point out the disclaimer at the end of the story:
So the particular type of fish caught might be mistranslated.
That being said:
The HIGHLIGHT of BUSH’S PRESIDENCY is catching a 7.5 pound FISH.
Meanwhile, he let a 160 pound TERRORIST get away!
May 7th, 2006 at 5:55 pmHe’s lying. Perch don’t grow that big.
May 7th, 2006 at 5:57 pmhttp://haveskunk.blogspot.com/2006/05/become-fishers-of-morons.html
Does this strike anyone else as something Nero or Caligula might have said?
Nevertheless, a fitting epitaph, I should think:
Here Lies GWB. He Caught a Fish.
May 7th, 2006 at 6:00 pmYou mean Bush didn’t outsource that, too, to a Halliburton angler?
Oddly enough, he realized that 9/11 was the worst moment but he needed to see pictures of the planes hitting the WTC before he could fully appreciate the scope of the disaster (even tho it can be said the flyby over NOLA after Katrina obviously didn’t make much of an impression on him to judge by the useless and counterproducrive photo ops). Basically, he was making an excuse for freezing for those 7 minutes in that classroom. He needed visual aids to get him off his ass.
On to other matters: Getting tired of being treated like an ant in the afterborth by the bigger blogs? Come on over to my place and let’s talk about it.
May 7th, 2006 at 6:10 pmAll next week Bush Apologists and spinmeisters will be saying “What he meant to say was…”
May 7th, 2006 at 6:34 pmIn all seriousness, I’m sure he was joking with the journalists, you know George.
May 7th, 2006 at 6:38 pmHowever, even with the jokes, which are inappropriately timed as usual, there lingers truth, because as it has been said over and over again – he really didn’t do anything good for this country.
But if fishing was what brought him the most joy in these years while sitting backseat and chewing on the leather upholstery in Dick Cheney’s chariot of fire, then I suppose the American people can rest easy knowing that this country is safe as long as George fishes and doesn’t try to do us anymore favors.
“…an excuse for freezing for those 7 minutes in that classroom. He needed visual aids to get him off his ass…”
get real; he does nothing and says nothing without instructions which come either in person by Karl or via his earpiece connecting him to Karen. There are only two verities: (1) it’s about oil, and (2) Bush is a moron.
May 7th, 2006 at 6:46 pmPriorities.
May 7th, 2006 at 6:48 pmBTW check this out – facts not required on this panel:
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Researchers organizing a federal panel on sexually transmitted diseases say the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention allowed a congressman to include two abstinence-only proponents, bypassing the scientific approval process.
Does anyone actually know the context of this statement … or are people so bitter that they can’t pass up an opportunity to slam GWB. Sheesh … cry me a freakin river. Just another example of the TP “post anything that can remotely discredit the president” motto, I guess.
At what point do people say, “now that’s just stupid … does TP think I’m a moron … I refuse to get upset about something so picayune” … appearantly, that point has yet to be reached. Given that so many jumped on the bandwagon, maybe TP knows the level of its audience far better than I. Personally, If I were a liberal, I’d be insulted …
May 7th, 2006 at 6:48 pmHe needed to be president to catch this fish? What a dumpkoff (idiot).
May 7th, 2006 at 6:53 pmBush’s airhead comments are typical for a rich kid who never grew up, had everything handed to him and does not have a clue about what his responsibility is as president, except that he has a lot of attention, power, and sycophants.
May 7th, 2006 at 6:58 pmBig fish, on HIS lake — major highlight for the boy king.
I agree with Giacomo, everything that W utters is is really stupid.
May 7th, 2006 at 7:00 pm#35, this comes from Reuters news organization. Do you find it so unbelievable?
May 7th, 2006 at 7:01 pmIn what other context could it have been said?
I know, I am sorry; it’s so hard to accept that the boy king is an idiot too.
Personally, If I were a liberal, I’d be insulted …
Comment by Giacomo — May 7, 2006 @ 6:48 pm
We are. At the dictator for thinking a fish was the highlight of his career.
The fact that you’re not is more than a little disturbing. Especially with OBL at large…
May 7th, 2006 at 7:03 pmHeh. According to a German magazine. They have about 5% the credibility of CBS. In any case, I’m sure that Bush enjoyed catching that fish.
May 7th, 2006 at 7:11 pmPersonally, I caught a 9 pound carp in a neighbor’s goldfish pond at the tender age of seven. He was not pleased and doing number two at the potty was painful for about a week – talk about tender.
May 7th, 2006 at 7:17 pmIf you take this seriously then I pity you.
May 7th, 2006 at 7:24 pmLet us not disparage der Bild am Sonntag. It resides between Time and ‘US News and World Report’ in content and accuracy. It is sometimes more accurate because it is not censored.
May 7th, 2006 at 7:30 pmIs this the lake he stocked? They are probably hand fed and tame.
May 7th, 2006 at 7:55 pmlet me get this right: reuters and bbc report this, but some people are doubting that he *actually* said it? that seems quite absurd, so i am just checking the collective iq in this room….
i think this is the trip where he caught the fish…you know the outing with barney, the cruelly-treated black dog. anyway, since bush stocked the pond/lake with fish, one could expect that he put the nile perch in as well…
May 7th, 2006 at 8:19 pm
We are. At the dictator for thinking a fish was the highlight of his career.
Unbelievable
If you want to be all bothered by something obviously said in jest/humor, be my guest … in my opinion, you’re above that.
#35, this comes from Reuters news organization. Do you find it so unbelievable?
Marie
Oh, I’m quite sure he said it … I’m of the assumption it was a casual joke … I don’t know the context, hence my post #35. I’m wondering, thoug, at what point do liberals say, “enough already with the stupid mudslinging” … especially given how this entire fracas could be pure spin.
At what point do both sides of the political aisle call for a cease fire on these BS hack jobs and actually argue the merits of something … I ask where exactly the “progress” is in this post, Think Progress. I’d hope that if a site actually names itself aftersome higher call, it would actually live up to that call … unless, of cousre, this site is less about progress and more about regress ……..
May 7th, 2006 at 8:22 pmGiacomo,
If you want to assume I’m all bothered by something unfunny you said, then be my guest. You don’t bother me. Bush being president does.
May 7th, 2006 at 8:30 pmIf only Osama would be lured by a red-devil on fishing line, Bush would have caught him by now.
-GSD
May 7th, 2006 at 8:40 pmIf you want to assume I’m all bothered by something unfunny you said, then be my guest. You don’t bother me. Bush being president does.
My dear, please try to follow along. You are “all bothered” by what Bush said … it appears he said it in jest … I said nothing in jest … I’m glad you’re not bothered by me because I don’t intend to bother. Capisce ??
May 7th, 2006 at 8:42 pmhey, if there are bush idiots silly enough to not see the irony of the president of the united states, hell, the president of ANYTHING, a local 4-H club, the president of a bakery, to say his or her greatest moment is something so god-damned ridiculous, then, i think you need to stop drinking the kool-aid and go to some clinic for de-programing.
this news today is of special irony since earlier this week, your silly ass-clown war-criminal visited george schulz in california and told the press he hoped to have a think-tank named after him.
maybe an aquarium, but, a think tank!!!!!!
May 7th, 2006 at 8:43 pm
If only Osama would be lured by a red-devil on fishing line, Bush would have caught him by now.
And if only he’d go for a drive with a Kennedy ……… ;-).
(Cheap shot, I know … I take it back)
May 7th, 2006 at 8:44 pmCapisce ??
Comment by Giacomo — May 7, 2006 @ 8:42 pm
Giacomo you’re still using faulty logic and still not getting that Bush was probably quite serious. Don’t try to trivialize that by calling me ‘dear’ in that condescending manner as if I’m some irrational woman you’re trying to placate. Capisce yourself?
But, even if he had been making a joke when so much is wrong with our country is no different than you making a tasteless joke at a funeral. Not funny, and not appropriate.
May 7th, 2006 at 8:50 pmI’d be more impressed if it were 9 pounds. 7.5? Not really impressive.
Typical woman, never impressed :)
May 7th, 2006 at 9:06 pmGiacomo,
Maybe we can get Bin Laen to dress up as a 78 year old lawyer and then Deadeye Dick Cheney can shoot him in the face?
Or we can dress him up like one of Laura Bush’s old boyfriends and she can kill him with her car?
Or maybe he can walk in from of a car driven former Congressman Bill Janklow(R-South Dakota) and he can get killed after Janklow plows through a stoplight?
-GSD
May 7th, 2006 at 9:08 pmBut, even if he had been making a joke when so much is wrong with our country is no different than you making a tasteless joke at a funeral. Not funny, and not appropriate.
Fine … like I said, you’re certainly free to waste emotional capital on something stupid. I don’t think you’re irrational … just easily jerked in the direction that TP obviously wanted you in. Again, I think it’s insulting to your intelligence that TP posts something so inane to stir up controversy … like when some conservatives accused the Clintons of murdering one of their asssociates … my thought was, “do they think I’m a total moron” … many conservatives actually latched on, though … I wonder if that speaks more about the accusers or the believers ??
Oh, and your idea that beacuse “so much is wrong with our country”, (a meme that’s certainly debatable) the President can’t make a joke … that’s just retarded. Maybe you should’ve said, since I don’t like Bush, he shouldn’t make jokes that remind me he’s President”.
May 7th, 2006 at 9:11 pm55
You really don’t want to go there with dear Laura.
There are plenty of these on both sides, I can say Laura has shown (Opinion Noted) alot of class when compared to other First Ladies since Jackie
May 7th, 2006 at 9:18 pmGSD – all those would work :-)
Maybe we can get him to overdose on snuffing coke with Marion Barry
or maybe we can have him run security at the capital when Cynthia McKinney comes in
or maybe we can hope he’s visiting Vail when the ALF is in town.
May 7th, 2006 at 9:20 pmTypical woman, never impressed :)
Comment by Tundra — May 7, 2006 @ 9:06 pm
Never? I definitely wouldn’t say that : )
May 7th, 2006 at 9:21 pm59,
Heya Hun,
Never? I definitely wouldn’t say that : )
I ever tell you about the 16 inch Catfish I caught when I was 11???(muwahahahaha)
How was the weekend?
May 7th, 2006 at 9:25 pmGiacomo,
You’re very naive for a grown man. You seem to live in a myopic world of blind faith and counter-intuitive rationale. Just because your life is going swimmingly does not mean everyone else is doing great. There are a lot of people having to buy less food so they can afford gas to go to work. We’re embroiled in another Vietnam, our deficit is 9 trillion, we’re addicted to Middle Eastern Oil and our “president” wipes his feet on teh constitution every opportunity it gets in his way. If you think that’s debatable, then no ownder you think this is a laughing matter.
Retarded? What is this – third grade?
May 7th, 2006 at 9:27 pmI ever tell you about the 16 inch Catfish I caught when I was 11???(muwahahahaha)
I wasn’t think impressive in terms of fish so much… :)
How was the weekend?
Comment by Tundra — May 7, 2006 @ 9:25 pm
Mostly rainy. But I can’t complain really. It meant that I didn’t have to water my garden and it keeps everything a very lovely shade of emerald this time of year :)
How about yours?
May 7th, 2006 at 9:31 pmParting shot, I saw the interview and heard bush’s comment. The fool wasent kidding, he ment it…Sad state of affairs…….Like spoiled fruit, this spoiled king needs to be thrown out of office……….Blessings
May 7th, 2006 at 9:32 pmI wasn’t think impressive in terms of fish so much… :)
But it was the highlight of my 11th year!!!!!
How about yours?
Pretty good, Daughter ran me ragged at the playgrounds. Taught her to fly a kite. She did quite well I must say heh.
May 7th, 2006 at 9:35 pmThe world’s record Perch is 4lbs 12oz. Must this s.o.b. lie about everything?
Comment by Godfry Daniel
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Was the perch on steroids?
And was it kept in a fish tank, so George could easily hook it. We know what these Republicans are like when they go hunting and fishing. They don’t like to exert themselves; they just want to get out of their cars and shoot and fish captive animals.
And is it an impeachable offence if the President is caught telling ‘big fish’ lies.
May 7th, 2006 at 9:38 pmI would have to say that bush is onto something. That probably is the best thing that has happened to him since he’s been president. It figures it would be something only he would know, and I bet he exaggerated.
That’s good. Maybe he has a conscience and is at least tortured to be such a shit.
Sorry. Truth is sometimes nasty.
May 7th, 2006 at 9:39 pmPretty good, Daughter ran me ragged at the playgrounds. Taught her to fly a kite. She did quite well I must say heh.
Comment by Tundra — May 7, 2006 @ 9:35 pm
Sounds like fun. Glad you had a nice one. Hard to have a bad time with a kite on a nice day…
May 7th, 2006 at 9:39 pmYou’re such a STUPID JACKA$$.
Ryan, Ryan, Ryan … thanks for invading a light hearted moment between me and GSD with your vile, hellish bloviating. Seriously, those inner demons must be really screaming these days beause they are certainly manifesting … glad that politics give’s you an opportunity to externalize them.
May 7th, 2006 at 9:46 pmI think it is time for Mel Brooks to make a new movie: Springtime for Bush.
(If you’ve never seen The Producers, you won’t get this.)
May 7th, 2006 at 9:47 pmYou’re very naive for a grown man. You seem to live in a myopic world of blind faith and counter-intuitive rationale. Just because your life is going swimmingly does not mean everyone else is doing great.
I didn’t take you for a strawman hunter … oh well, you certainly found and killed you a good one. My comment pertains to making a joke … not whether or not the country is going to hell in a handbasket.
May 7th, 2006 at 9:50 pmThe world’s record Perch is 4lbs 12oz. Must this s.o.b. lie about everything?
Comment by Godfry Daniel
Oh comeon, at least take the time to understand something before you add to the confusion (Or bother to use it as a talking point).
http://www.hotspotfishing.com/records/fish-records-Perch.asp
Has a link to all sort of record perch many are less than 2lbs and over 12 inches.
I am assuming you are using
Perch, white 4-12 Messalonskee Lake, ME June 4, 1949 Mrs. Earl Small
No length listed but a 3lb 11oz was 17.2 inches.
It’s really not hard to believe that our commander there got a 7.5 incher
Nice spin though.
May 7th, 2006 at 9:50 pmBubble boy is trying to get approval from anglers.
Sorry retard, us fisherman can’t stand your ugly ass either.
Stick to the pysch wards, there’s your base.
May 7th, 2006 at 9:53 pmI didn’t take you for a strawman hunter … oh well, you certainly found and killed you a good one. My comment pertains to making a joke … not whether or not the country is going to hell in a handbasket.
Comment by Giacomo — May 7, 2006 @ 9:50 pm
Please, spare me the usual passive-agressive nonsense. We were talking about both subjects and you want to conveniently switch them to make me look irrational. Smarter audience here you’re playing to – remember. These aren’t your obdeiently devoted children listening to you weave and spin. You’ve been gone for too long. You’ve forgotten.
May 7th, 2006 at 9:57 pm: ) Which might also be a lie btw.
R2K
May 7th, 2006 at 9:58 pm76
Point taken :)
May 7th, 2006 at 9:59 pmApologies to all,
I thought it was a 7.5 incher.
DOH, I’m the ass (noted)
May 7th, 2006 at 10:01 pmWell if Bush only cares about fishing on his created lake, with stocked fish, then he can resign tomorrow and fish for the rest of his damn dumb life on that lake, or ride his tricycle around on his phony ranch till he falls over dead > lol.
May 7th, 2006 at 10:06 pmDOH, I’m the ass (noted)
Comment by Tundra — May 7, 2006 @ 10:01 pm
This is the reason you’re the only conservative around here that everyone likes. You’re not extreme, you don’t call names and you admit to being human.
May 7th, 2006 at 10:06 pmJay, wouldn’t that be nice? He’s better ssuited for fishing stupid fish anyway :)
May 7th, 2006 at 10:08 pmGood night all! 6:00 a.m. comes way too early…
May 7th, 2006 at 10:09 pmyou admit to being human.
I have never said such a thing. Even us aliens (Space not Foreign) can admit when they FUBAR things.
I said fire a shot across her nose, not up it.
May 7th, 2006 at 10:11 pm#46 risser:
let me get this right: reuters and bbc report this, but some people are doubting that he *actually* said it? that seems quite absurd, so i am just checking the collective iq in this room
If you knew more than hating Bush, you’d know that German rags are horribly unreliable for just about anything. They lie about the Norwegian royal family on a consistent basis. Pretty much like the British tabloids or the National Enquirer. I mean, they make David Shuster look like a saint.
May 7th, 2006 at 10:11 pmI wonder who paid to create Bush’s 17 feet deep lake and 11 acres in size? Can anyone say the American taxpayers! That lake probably cost at least a couple million to dig out, and prep for fish, and stocking it with thousands of misc. farm raised fish! Bush also has like 12 miles of bike trails on his property too, so I guess Halliburton got the contract > lol.
May 7th, 2006 at 10:14 pmI wonder who paid to create Bush’s 17 feet deep lake and 11 acres in size? Can anyone say the American taxpayers
We paid for it but we gotta good deal, the illegals worked sun up to sun down for 3 bucks an hour.
May 7th, 2006 at 10:17 pmHey, since Bubble boy thinks he’s Christ…
Why doesn’t he take that 7.5 pound fish and feed all of the hungry people in America?
Here’s his chance to prove he’s the messiah!
May 7th, 2006 at 10:20 pmGiacomo,
Maybe he can intern for Joe Scarborough, that’ll turn him up dead.
-GSD
May 7th, 2006 at 10:21 pmBush has a huge new house on his property too > supposedly over 12,000 square feet with a big swimming pool in the middle of it! His old ranch house is just an office for his staff and the Secret Service!
May 7th, 2006 at 10:26 pm#85
yes, i despise bush, and for very good reason.
but, you are actually so morbidly arrogant that you think the bbc and reuters are less credible than YOUR belief that german papers lies????
wow! you are quite the arrogant little toady, aren’t you?
May 7th, 2006 at 10:27 pmGSD – likely so … Ryan got all hot and bothered but I knew it was all in good fun.
Ryan
ou GENERICALLY SMEARED and I responded to your VILE SMEARS and HELLISH CRAP with a CORRECTION.
Perhaps you should read the entire comments section before you go off half-cocked. GSD and I were going back and forth … both of us in jest.
Don’t project WHY YOU’RE A SOURCE OF PASSIVE AGGRESIVE HATE SPEECH on me you IDIOT.
Yawn … let me translate what you’re saying … “I, the great Ryan, am so pissed off that I can only express the truth of my righteous anger by my vulgarity” … you, sir, are nothing more than a scared child … one who shows no internal locus of control and a fear of any external one. Peddle your psycho babble to someone who gives a crap … I see straight through you.
Unbelievable
Please, spare me the usual passive-agressive nonsense. We were talking about both subjects and you want to conveniently switch them to make me look irrational.
First, I agree both subjects were broached … but I have no dog in the “the USA is going to hell” hunt. It doesn’t matter at all to the point I was making. Second, the intelligence of my audience is not in doubt … I wouldn’t respond if it were otherwise (please note, this doesn’t apply to Ryan).
May 7th, 2006 at 10:48 pmap and the washington post claim it was a ‘large-mouth bass’
but wait, everyone, we must wait for the word of the MOST ARROGANT ONE as to which we should believe…
perhaps the WISE ONE will tell us that ap and the wp are worse than those nasty germans? perhaps better than reuters and the bbc…
we wait with BAITED breath oh teller of all truth, great arrogant one, speak!!!!
May 7th, 2006 at 10:49 pmIf Bush actually caught that fish, he likely would’ve “accidentally” hauled in about three and a half tons of dolphins to accompany that 7.5 perch and would’ve relaxed EPA standards for mercury in the water.
Speaking of crime families… Sunday Night Sopranos blogging is up, with a request for help. Who the hell recorded that sing at the closing credits? Leave a comment since I’m going to bed.
May 7th, 2006 at 10:51 pmI’ve always believed that one should even the score when fishing. When I was into it, I used either 2 or 4 pound test and barb less hooks. Herter’s had a barb less hook with a 3/4 inch shank. I put a small globe of cork just behind the eye when surface fishing = fly fishing. I lost about half of the browns that I snagged and a quarter of the rainbows with the two pound test. Pull-in rate with the 4 pound test was almost 100%.
May 7th, 2006 at 11:02 pmI did reel in a 12 lb 13 oz Black bass on the 4 pound test. That was with a Tadpoly lure and took about 3/4 of an hour. I was about 14 at the time and did not realize that the fish was fighting for its life. When I reached 16, I opted for a total release policy and at 21, ceased fishing.
Walt that means that the idiot in chief has about 10 more years to fish, psychologically at least………….LOL
May 7th, 2006 at 11:16 pmI wonder if anyone was hurt by that lake when the dynomite went off…
May 7th, 2006 at 11:19 pmoh, i hope everyone who wanted to download/read the aclu report on bush’s torture of detainees did so. the committee met friday and is again meeting monday in geneva.
i asked think progress on friday afternoon to link to the jurist page and begin a thread, but, i guess the fish story made the cut and the torture stuff didn’t… well, it isn’t the first time they ignored me, nor will it be the last, i’m sure.
the report is 343 pages, but, the meat of it is about 18-88 or so…
bush, the war-criminal, the shit-stain on the constitution, sent a group of 20 to geneva to do justify his violations of the convention against torture. a true low-point in the history of this country. shameful, filthy cokc-sucker…
peace and goodnight…
May 7th, 2006 at 11:21 pmPost 102 Ryan > that must be a common ailment of GOP Bush loving idiots > lol. Hard to fathum the mind of a Bush troll, because they never admit to being wrong and believe that God talks to them as well > which is ridiculous!
May 7th, 2006 at 11:59 pmHi Giacomo, haven’t seen you in ages. I agree it’s possible that the remark may have been taken out of context. Although I’m much more inclined to feel the same as beep52 (post #29), and that Bush is fishing in his lake while America burns. It’s just another example of him being completely out of touch with the real world.
May 8th, 2006 at 1:49 amrisser,
Let’s go straight to the source. Mk? Bild. Here’s a Google translation of the question and answer from Bush about the best moment in office:
Gosh, it appears that Bush was joking. Oooops.
May 8th, 2006 at 2:02 amI find it a sad commentary on American thought that at the time of this post, the previous thread (about the current Iraqi death stats) has had 18 comments and a frivolous bit of fluff like Bush’s fish has garnered 108 posts. C’mon guys eyes on the ball, here. What is so interesting/relevant/important about a stinking (literally) fish? The Iraqis would be so proud to know that a FISH is more important to us than their deaths!
I know Sunday is a slow news day, but geeze!
May 8th, 2006 at 2:27 amCorrection: 105 posts.
I know why Ryan is here (cruchy cons bash the best) but why this thread? It looks silly.
May 8th, 2006 at 2:29 amBoy, I’m lazy tonight. That’s CRUNCHY. Sorry.
May 8th, 2006 at 2:31 amIn tribute to Mr. Bush, I have compiled a video of all the things he might have missed while fishing. Enjoy!
May 8th, 2006 at 3:49 amFishing the Wires…
In a seemingly harmless story about Bush, is there any room for media bias? You won’t believe it, but the Associated Press and Reuters covered the story of Bush catching a fish very differently. Which one proved to be biased? Which one did the Left re…
May 8th, 2006 at 3:55 amHere’s the original German from Bild:
Wissen Sie, ich habe viele großartige Momente erlebt. Es fällt mir schwer, die großartigsten zu benennen. Ich würde sagen, der allerbeste Moment war, als ich einen Siebeneinhalb-Pfund-Barsch aus meinem See geangelt habe. (lacht)
Here’s my translation from the German:
You know, I have experienced many great moments. It is difficult for me to name the greatest. I would say, the very best moment was, when I caught a seven and half pound perch from my lake. (laughs)
The Reuters translation was:
“You know, I’ve experienced many great moments and it’s hard to name the best,” Bush told weekly Bild am Sonntag when asked about his high point since becoming president in January 2001.
“I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound (3.402 kilos) perch in my lake,” he told the newspaper in an interview published on Sunday.
I’d say that it was a pretty accurate translation. SEIXON, go take a German class and stop drinking the kool-aid.
May 8th, 2006 at 4:30 amEh, Mash, you’ll notice the Reuters left out that Bush laughed, aka making a joke. They also translated the type of fish wrong. But hey, if you think the Associated Press is also drinking the Kool-Aid, that’s fine. They got the message loud and clear “Bush Jokes About….”
Who’s the one actually drinking the Kool-Aid?
May 8th, 2006 at 4:48 amso Bush laughed…he always laughs at the end of a sentence….wow, breaking news
May 8th, 2006 at 5:37 amSEIXON, about the AP translation. I missed that you said that Rueters got the fish wrong. Rueters translated the fish as “perch” and AP translated the fish as “largemouth bass”.
Lets learn some Germen shall we. The original German was “Siebeneinhalb-Pfund-Barsch”. That translates to “seven and one half pound perch”. German word “Barsch” translates to “perch”. Look it up. No mention of “largemouth bass”. So I would have to say that the AP got it wrong. Rueters got it right.
Go back to red state German 101 dude.
May 8th, 2006 at 5:51 amI guess the AP was going after the official English transcript…. ;) Looks like the Germans got it wrong on the fish.
Bush laughs after every sentence? Yeah, nice spin. Keep covering for the liars. Reuters pretended there was no official English version of the interview available at the time they wrote their story, even though there was.
May 8th, 2006 at 6:03 amSEIXON, do you time travel? Reuters filed their story at Sun May 7, 2006 11:01 AM BST. The White House posted their transcript at Sun May 7, 2006 2:40 PM EDT. Hmm, how do you conclude from that that “Reuters pretended there was no official English version of the interview available at the time they wrote their story, even though there was” ? Must be red state time travel.
So, now you can’t blame Reuters on the translation. What do you have left?
As for Bush’s answer about the fish. It is probably the first thing that popped into his head. If it wasn’t consistant with the rest of his time in the White House, it wouldnt be so laughable. But, unfortunately it just reinforces the notion that he is clueless and spends an awful lot of time on vacation. It also is typical of the deer in headlights look he gets when asked a question that he hasnt prepped for. For an excellent example, you can go back to his press conference when he was asked if he had made any mistakes and he himmed and hawed and stammered and could not come up with a coherent reply.
That is what this is about. Now, you can run along.
May 8th, 2006 at 6:22 amI wonder what Bill Clinton’s highlight would have been?
May 8th, 2006 at 7:10 am#105 Bush also laughed when he played the joke searching WMD in his office. After having waged a war against a country using WMD as excuse. After a lot of people (USA soldiers included) died for his phony war. Bush isn’t funny. He isn’t an comedy actor from Saturday Night Live. Is a dangerous idiot. Period.
May 8th, 2006 at 7:46 amI wonder what Bill Clinton’s highlight would have been?
Comment by C Storms — May 8, 2006 @ 7:10 am
Budget surplus? Creation of jobs? Booming economy? Low gas prices? Low unemployment? Great foreign relations? High poll ratings? Etc.
So hard to choose.
May 8th, 2006 at 7:46 amAny fishermen would just know that this is total crap if he were talking about the thing everybodt thinks of as “perch”, the yellow perch. Thats a good 4 pounds over the biggest one I ever caught and nearly double the United States record.
May 8th, 2006 at 7:49 amFurthermore, on the “wrong translation” side of things the biggest bass a guy who has spent every other month in Texas fishing was only 7 pounds!
May 8th, 2006 at 7:56 amThere are only 2 possibilities
Bush is lying about the perch.
Bush sucks at fishing.
There are only 2 possibilities
Bush is lying about the perch.
Bush sucks at fishing.
Comment by Hunter Morrow — May 8, 2006 @ 7:56 am
How about both? :)
May 8th, 2006 at 7:59 amWell, I guess he could have caught a stocked Nile perch, but those thing get upwards of 20 pounds, the world record is well over 200 pounds. It’d be like me bragging about catching a 3 pound carp
May 8th, 2006 at 8:04 amI meant, could he be bad at fishing to begin with, so he lied about the size of the fish making him both bad at fishing and a liar? :)
May 8th, 2006 at 8:12 amYou dumb sheep. It wasn’t a perch it was a bass and it was meant to be a joke. Reuters mistranslated it even though there was a translated version available on the white house’s website and they left out the fact that he laughed after saying it. It’s sure fn to watch you sheep follow each other off the cliff.
May 8th, 2006 at 9:12 amShrub was using his new Zebco Spoungebob closed face spinning reel, got a big tangled birds nest, threw a hissy fit, then resorted to dynamite fishing. That’s my guess.
May 8th, 2006 at 9:13 amand they left out the fact that he laughed after saying it. It’s sure fn to watch you sheep follow each other off the cliff.
Comment by evilcon — May 8, 2006 @ 9:12 am
Bush laughs after EVERYTHING he says. And it doesn’t lend to his credibility that people would believe it if you’re right. But, if he was joking (which I doubt since he’s spent the majority of his presidency on vacation), then tell us what he followed it up with. I mean, after you give a joke answer, you do follow it up with the truth.
Off a cliff? Nasty and melodramatic. Didn’t have enough fun kicking the dog this morning, so you came in here? You trolls are so predictable.
May 8th, 2006 at 9:20 amNo trolling necessary when you sites like this that are this dishonest.
No he doesn’t laugh after “EVERYTHING” he says. That’s simply a lie.
He didn’t follow it up, he prefaced it: “The best moment was — you know, I’ve had a lot of great moments. I don’t know, it’s hard to characterize the great moments.”
This is just plain dishonest reporting and look at all these people just eating it up. Their hate is clouding their judgment.
May 8th, 2006 at 9:28 amThis is just plain dishonest reporting and look at all these people just eating it up. Their hate is clouding their judgment.
Comment by evilcon — May 8, 2006 @ 9:28 am
As opposed to all the honesty from the Bush administration? We carry no weight in here. You want to make a real impact – go demand accountability from your elected officials.
I don’t hate Bush. I just think he’s incompetent. And I thnk that if he couldn’t follow his supposed joke with a serious answer, there’s a problem. And it’s not in here.
May 8th, 2006 at 9:34 amAs opposed to all the honesty from the Bush administration?
Nice deflection. I was under the impression we were talking about this “fishing” remark and how it has been inaccurately reported. You’ll need to warn me when you’re going to change the subject. I’ll go with it though.
Yep, he’s been dishonest. Yep, he’s been incompetent. So I guess that makes it okay to make up and misreport anything and everything we want…right?
I write my Senators and Representative all the time. I’m also waiting to hear back from the Straight Talk Express on my offer to donate my time to McCain’s campaign. I’m active, I want to effect change. I just don’t like to see our MSM misreport and mislead the people.
May 8th, 2006 at 9:41 amYep, he’s been dishonest. Yep, he’s been incompetent. So I guess that makes it okay to make up and misreport anything and everything we want…right?
Comment by evilcon — May 8, 2006 @ 9:41 am
I didn’t change the subject. Was pointing out the hypocrisy in expecting the truth to be a one way street. But, you haven’t proven this to be a lie – just a difference of opinion. And until you can prove it was a joke (by telling us what he said after ‘No seriously…’), then taking the higher and mighter road isn’t really an option.
May 8th, 2006 at 9:46 amI just don’t like to see our MSM misreport and mislead the people.
Comment by evilcon — May 8, 2006 @ 9:41 am
P.S. This isn’t the MSM. It’s a left-leaning weblog that says so in its title.
Caveat Emptor.
May 8th, 2006 at 9:48 amI already showed you what he said. Where are you getting this “no seriously….” from? He prefaced his comment and then made the joke.
The source was Reuters. You’re telling me Reuters isn’t part of the MSM? Believe me, I know which way this divisive, dishonest site leans.
You deflected from the lie being told here with a remark about Bush’s dishonesty. Try to remain on topic or let me know when you’re done discussing this one. Thanks.
May 8th, 2006 at 9:55 amThe Right is concerned about the TRUTH? hahahahahaaa good one, and his name is Evil?,even better. He is bothered by the misreporting of the MSM? How about NO reporting by the MSM. You are too much .I can’t laugh this hard, this early in the morning.
May 8th, 2006 at 9:55 amAs I explained on Hullabaloo, let’s say it was a joke, meaning I’m just regular folks and don’t let the job get to my head.
Some joke.
Regular folks in serious positions of influence don’t joke in this fashion. And they’re not hard-pressed to name their triumphs. Phonies, who masquerade as regular folks even though they have stocked artificial ponds on their private estates, are the kind of people who insult the hard people who work for them by joking in this manner with an interviewer.
May 8th, 2006 at 10:01 amYes, well I imagine being delirious and delusional can be a bit troubling in the morning.
Whatever you do, don’t understand the tongue in cheek meaning behind “evilcon”.
So, what “no reporting” are you referring to? The “no reporting” on any of the good things happening over in that mess we like to call Iraq? Yeah, it bother me that we don’t get to hear anything good from there when, as my cousin was reporting back to me, we know there are some good things happening over there. Before you go into a rabid, foaming at the mouth tirade about Iraq, you should know it’s not an action I supported.
pssst….conservative doesn’t not automatically qualify as “the right”.
May 8th, 2006 at 10:03 amWould this be a all new species named the X-Perch formed by the pollutants released into America’s waters under the Bush presidency?
Hey for all we know some of these suckers might be telepathic and controlling the minds of the Republican leadership in a big to raise water levels and give them more space to live. It would explain why Crawford is now the second Whitehouse. And why nobody says anything but everytime a Republican politician steps into the room you can just tell that they are just dying to say something smells fishy.
In all seriousness though, can you think of anything Bush can be that proud of in his time as president? Anything at all?
May 8th, 2006 at 10:06 amWhen he was asked about the worst time in his presidency he was very serious and spoke about 9/11.
His joking about the best time in is presidency is inconsequential….this whole thing is a chickenshit issue.
May 8th, 2006 at 10:06 amI already showed you what he said. Where are you getting this “no seriously….†from? He prefaced his comment and then made the joke.
Comment by evilcon — May 8, 2006 @ 9:55 am
I saw your post. It wasn’t conclusive that he was kidding. And as I’ve stated, people who make a joke in an interview, will follow up with a serious answer. There was no serious answer. Understand? He didn’t say “But, seriously (to indicate he was joking), the best moment was (fill in the blank)’. Otherwise, it’s just your opinion.
I thought you meant TP being MSM, since this is where you are complaining.
I’m not dodging anything. I just don’t agree with you that he was joking.
May 8th, 2006 at 10:08 amHis joking about the best time in is presidency is inconsequential….this whole thing is a chickenshit issue.
Comment by evilcon — May 8, 2006 @ 10:06 am
It is ONLY if he has ‘highlights’ from his Presidency. The point here is that he does not. Everything is a mess from oil prices to Iraq, to the decline of the middle class. He has no political highlights. That’s the point. Get it yet?
May 8th, 2006 at 10:10 amThis was not a mistranslation. Barsch means perch. It says so in my German book and on line on numerous free translation sites. Barsch=Perch.
May 8th, 2006 at 10:13 amWhy would he even joke about this though? A legacy is one of the most important things a president will get out of his office, why make a corny perch fishing joke about it?
#123 McCain is all about change. Yep, change over and over and over again.
May 8th, 2006 at 10:24 amKeep checking your dictionary. I did also and bass was in there.
You guys can call him incompetent and you’ll be right, you can call him dishonest and you’ll be right, but for you to use a dishonest report from our MSM to bash him over a mistranslation is no better. Take the friggin high road for the first time in you lives for crying out loud. Perch or bass…it’s a chickenshit issue and all you’re doing is showing us that the left side of the aisle is no better than the right.
Have a great day partisan hacks. Enjoy your little hate-fest here. Love ya.
May 8th, 2006 at 10:25 amWhen asked, George Bush can’t think of anything he’s ever done wrong, and when asked to name his best presidential moment, it’s catching a fish.
He’s a man-child. When you really get down to it, he’s emotionally stunted. He doesn’t really live in the grown-up world.
On a personal level, it’s kind of sad. Too bad it translates into such disastrous consequences for almost everyone except a lucky few when he’s placed into the presidency of the most powerful country on Earth.
May 8th, 2006 at 10:58 am#136 Buh Bye
May 8th, 2006 at 11:04 amIMPEACH!!!!!!!
May 8th, 2006 at 11:30 am#136
And thanks for all the fish.
May 8th, 2006 at 11:31 amArrggghhh! *scratching fingernail tracks down my face*
Comment by Zookeeper #5
Aww c’mon Zookeeper,
…keep your shirt on for heaven sakes…
…there’s absolutely nothing wrong with sequels…
…this is Bushiva’s sequel to his favorite book…
…”My Pet Goat”…
…entitled: “My Big Perch: and other Intelligent Design Phimomena (sic)”…
I hear excerpts will be published in next week’s…
…”Weekly Reader”…
May 8th, 2006 at 12:06 pm#109
mr mash
very well said… you address the relevance, the irony; and then chase off the arrogant little pests that miss both.
bravo!
oh, and fcuk bush
May 8th, 2006 at 12:41 pmVery, very dirty pool to make the word Bass in this context, EvilCon. It could also mean northern pike or pickerel. But seeing as its stupid to brag about catching a 7 pound bass in Texas and its downright retarded to brag about catching a 7 pound pike or pickerel he clearly said “perch.”
May 8th, 2006 at 12:42 pmOnbe more thing: If this guy feels its necessary to lie about the size of a perch and then have all his sycophants stick up for him and say it was a “mistranslation” what does that speak of him. To quote the Bible: “Whoever is dishonest with little shall be dishonest with much.” That is what is at the heart of the matter for me. If he can’t tell the truth about the size and species of a fish he caught why should we trust him to lead us in war?
May 8th, 2006 at 12:45 pmPerch or bass…it’s a chickenshit issue and all you’re doing is showing us that the left side of the aisle is no better than the right.
Comment by evilcon — May 8, 2006 @ 10:25 am
No, it’s not a non-issue. It has NOTHING that is a highlight. That’s a HUGE issue.
And it’s not about hate. It’s about what he’s done to ruin our country.
May 8th, 2006 at 12:45 pmI’m also waiting to hear back from the Straight Talk Express on my offer to donate my time to McCain’s campaign. I’m active, I want to effect change. I just don’t like to see our MSM misreport and mislead the people.
Comment by evilcon #123
devilcon,
What a fu*kin’ idiot you are…
…How do I know you ask?
…John McCain is Bushiva Redux…
…if you want to effect change…
…don’t vote…
…you’re obviously incapable of making rational decisions…
May 8th, 2006 at 1:09 pm#99
barfly says: The Iraqis would be so proud to know that a FISH is more important to us than their deaths!
what an utterly ridiculous statement. speaking only for myself, i have spent over 3.5 years screaming at the top of my lungs about this filthy war-criminal that the idiots in america elected. and, i am willing to guess that almost all the progressives that post here share my utter hatred for the bush crime family and understand better than you redstate idiots how bush has destroyed the country of iraq and killed tens of thousands of civilians through their wretched religious extremism of neoconservatism.
the fish story is a perfect vignette on the idiocy of this extremist bush; it shows his ignorance, his childishness, his contempt for life, and, when it comes right down to it, it shows that he probably lied about the size of the fish! so, it is a glimpse through a tiny window into the personality of a madman.
this thread has shown that some very arrogant people that spin the story and tell us that the news agency that reported the interview, ap, and reuters are not as reliable as his arrogance in defending the war-criminal by claiming that what the war-criminal said is not really what he said, or, the fact that he laughed afterward, erases it. all the while knowing that the madman has an omnipresent nervous laughter often associated with sociopaths and other mental illnesses.
May 8th, 2006 at 1:20 pmMash,
If Reuters filed the story before the White House released the transcript, shouldn’t Reuters have issued a correction by now? AP managed to get it right, when did they first drop their story?
You say that the White House released the story at 2:40PM EDT on Sunday. WRONG. That’s when the interview with Bild ended, on May 5th. In any case, why did Reuters rush the story before they had an English translation? Why didn’t they check with the White House on an interview that happened 2 days earlier before publishing a story?
I could ask plently more questions, but the underlying truth here is that Reuters didn’t care about the truth. They knew that Bush laughed, it says so in the German transcript, but they omitted it.
Also, there are no perch in Texas, so obviously that’s not what Bush said. Didn’t someone already dig up Bush creating his lake and filling it with bass?
You guys are so research-challenged that it is scary.
May 8th, 2006 at 2:39 pm#148
read post #25, 26 and 46. this member of the ‘research-challenged’ wrote them…
in your zeal to stick your face further up the war-criminal’s butthole, you, once again are TOTALLY and COMPLETELY wrong! once again, showing your ignorance and intellectual dishonesty. once again, showing your arrogance and misplaced high-mindedness….
or, are we going to hear from you that whitehouse.gov misinterpreted BUSH’S OWN STATEMENT ABOUT THE PERCH…
oh, please inform us, oh great ARROGANT one!!!
May 8th, 2006 at 3:09 pm#22 and 23 also address the existence of perch in texas, the former based on the state of texas’ fishing guide…
May 8th, 2006 at 3:13 pmI still say he sucks at fishing. Technically I caught a “Barsch”, a northern pike, nearly 6 times as big as him with the hook set by my dad…
May 8th, 2006 at 3:50 pmWhen I was in 1st grade.
What doesn’t this guy totally suck at?
Can’t manage a company, can’t manage his country, can’t even manage to fish.
perch = bass
osama = Sadaam
May 8th, 2006 at 4:21 pmPerchance this will help the remaining 31% realize what a basshat Bush is.
May 8th, 2006 at 5:13 pmsomeone who is adept at digital photo manipulation could have fun superimposing one of those ballcaps with the fish head on the front, and the tail at the rear, on top of Dubious’ diminutive little head.
May 8th, 2006 at 5:27 pmI’m thinking that someplace like “Bass-Pro” fishing tackle company would have a basshat that would fit the lil’ fella’………..
risser,
25 and 26 don’t show that perch live in Texas. In fact, I looked up pirate perch, and it says it is only found on the eastern part of North America.
46 brought up the fact that Bush filled his own lake with bass, so you’d think that would clue people in to the fact that we’re talking about bass here, not perch. But nope!
Bush said bass, the same type of fish he personally had put in his lake. The Germans translated it wrong, and Reuters took their wrong translation instead of checking with the official English version.
But no! Bush lied! Facts be damned! Sigh.
May 8th, 2006 at 6:35 pm#155
i think you were perhaps dropped on your head as a child… either that, or the schools in norway do not have a great reading programme.
#46 has the whitehouse.gov site quoting bush:
and i’ll be god-damned that you deny it says ‘perch’…
#22 quotes the texas fishing guide as saying that
again, you are so dense that you can’t read that and say ‘pirate perch are in texas’
#25 and #26 discusses the ’seeding’ of texas with the nile perch, a larger variety of perch than the pirate perch. and if you have someone at the home where you live, one of the people in the NICE WHITE COATS that bring you those small plastic containers with the MEDICATIONS, read it to you you would see that you
are a truly pathetic, ignorant, arrogant, and intellectually dishonest. a dangerous combination, but, i think you are worthy of a presidential appointment, so make sure the doctors there are careful with the electro-shock treatment scheduling…
this is my last note to you, because you are simply too damned silly to discuss things rationally; hell, it seems you can’t even read!!!!
so you feel at home: NOW YOU HAVE THE LAST WORD
May 8th, 2006 at 6:52 pmgreat moments in history
see how three presidents answered the question “what was the best moment of your presidency?”
to summarize:
carter: the camp david negotiations
clinton: the resolution of the kosovo crisis
bush: that time i caught a big fish on my ranch
y’know, as richard cranium says, bush is probably right. catching that fish probably was the best thing he’s done since he entered the oval office. who says i never agree with the president?
May 8th, 2006 at 7:37 pmrisser,
You’re right, he says they had perch. The game fish, though, is the bass. There was no link to the Texas fishing guide, and other sources I looked up said it was only found in Eastern North America. The other posts also do not provide any link.
Now perch may have been artificially introduced into the lake as bait fish, but I can’t find any sources saying that perch live in Texas naturally, which was my point.
Obviously Bush would be fishing for bass in a lake where bass were put in as a game fish. Not to mention that the Reuters story omitted key information, and that the Germans goofed on the translation since “Barsch” sounds like bass, and also the word for bass in German ends in “barsch”.
The ones who need medical jackets are the ones who believe that Bush stated as a matter of fact that his best moment as president was catching a damn fish. Even more, that Bush would have any motive or care about lying about catching a damn perch.
Even if Bush did say perch, which he did not, why would it automatically be considered a lie instead of a mistake?
John Kerry claimed he was in Cambodia on Christmas 1968. He wasn’t. John Kerry claimed he gave weapons to the Khmer Rouge on a mission. He obviously didn’t. It doesn’t seem like any of you gave a damn about that at all, or called him a liar. But here you are, barking about Bush supposedly lying about catching a god damn fish.
Jesus.
May 8th, 2006 at 8:02 pmrisser,
I have corrected my blog post accordingly. You’ll never see Think Progress do that. ;)
May 8th, 2006 at 8:07 pmWhy isn’t this dumb flark on the cover of Field and Streem? The record is like , what. 4lbs 2oz?
May 8th, 2006 at 8:51 pmNever tell the truth and think that you fat momma”s best boy. Come on Jeb, go git that skanky slut Harris!
#159
May 8th, 2006 at 8:53 pmStill bowing down as the 31% who are still going down on ole Dumbya?
the quote offered by think progress is a lie
May 9th, 2006 at 12:35 amthe quote offered by think progress is a lie
Comment by MXXLENT — May 9, 2006 @ 12:35 am
Prove it’s a lie. Better yet, stick what you know – yourself on your own blog. We have enough nasty trolls already. We’re not looking to expand.
May 9th, 2006 at 7:27 amGWB is confusing reality, and it’s known liberal bias, with an episode of Bassmasters.
May 9th, 2006 at 10:25 amAt the risk of being considered one of the crowd commenting here (a passel of idiots if I ever saw one), what he joked was that he caught a modest-sized large mouth bass.
Given the pressures of the job, it’s not at all hard to believe that the best moments during his Presidency come when he’s fishing on his ranch.
Your jealousy is showing, folks. He owns a ranch. The best any of you are going to do is buy a pot to pee in.
As for being President, one or two of you might eventually manage to make it all the way up to president of the local chapter of Dimwits Underground.
November 21st, 2006 at 10:08 am