Bush Iraq speech scheduled.
By on Jan 8th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
Bush Iraq speech scheduled.
“President Bush plans to deliver his speech on ‘the new way forward’ in Iraq in primetime on Wednesday at 9:00 pm ET from the White House. The speech is expected to last approximately 25 minutes, according to the White House.”
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I sure hope there’s a football or basketball game on at that time…
January 8th, 2007 at 12:04 pmHow many minutes of clapping?
January 8th, 2007 at 12:07 pmPresident Bush plans to deliver his speech on ‘the new way forward’ in Iraq
“In” Iraq. Wow. I wonder if an island in the Carribean will be temporarily named Iraq for a half an hour.
January 8th, 2007 at 12:07 pmBig Papa beat me to it! I was going to say the same thing. If it actually WAS a “new way forward” it might be cool to see W eat crow. But we all know that ain’t gonna happen. What’s the death of a few thousand more innocents versus him saving his “legacy?”
SHAMEFUL.
January 8th, 2007 at 12:08 pmWell, this is it. Prepare yourself for the ’surge’.
Are we going to need the Iraqi equivalent of the Tet Offensive before the futility of this becomes clear?
January 8th, 2007 at 12:09 pmI hope Bushy chokes on his signature orange Jeff Gannon gag-ball, passes out, hits his head on a hard preztal.
January 8th, 2007 at 12:09 pmThank goodness, one CSI or one Law & Order is always on at 9 p.m. on Wednesday.
January 8th, 2007 at 12:10 pmNow the SOTU speech…
…that’s the LIE I want to hear him spin…
…mostly to see who applauds (standing ovations and such)…
…and who doesn’t!
January 8th, 2007 at 12:12 pmI’m gonna TIVO the speech and watch it over and over.
January 8th, 2007 at 12:13 pmGeez, talk about reading a sentence the wrong way. PLease TP take my post #3 off. I would feel shame but I’m too tired.
January 8th, 2007 at 12:15 pmMaybe there will be a Cliff note version.
January 8th, 2007 at 12:16 pm…that’s really going to cut into my MythBusters! viewing time!
January 8th, 2007 at 12:18 pmHas there been a date set for the SOTU speech? The WH has allowed a lot of hype to be built up around what may or may not be said. I’m wondering if it’s guaging the responses. Worst case to best case. His approval rating is already at 30%. Prepare to break the backs of the 30%ers. If he calls for any troop escalation it will drop.
It’s the show down we’ve all been waiting for. If he wants more troops congress is going to ask for what and he’ll have to answer.
January 8th, 2007 at 12:20 pmI’m gonna TIVO the speech and watch it over and over.
Comment by ForTruth
You must have done something very bad to deserve such harsh punishment.
January 8th, 2007 at 12:20 pmAttn:
January 8th, 2007 at 12:23 pmAll owner/operators of the LyingBastardometer.
Please turn off, and unplug your unit prior to this speech.
Failure to do so may result in grievous bodily harm.
Your warranty will also be invalidated. Course, that won’t matter to those of you killed in the explosion…
Bush is a Cliff note version of a President, so any speech he gives is a Cliff note one, except less useful.
January 8th, 2007 at 12:23 pmYou must have done something very bad to deserve such harsh punishment.
Comment by Zooey
Or planning to! :)
January 8th, 2007 at 12:25 pmTime to start marching. Join your local peace groups and let’s get this organized. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!
January 8th, 2007 at 12:26 pmOr planning to! :)
Comment by PatrioticLiberalChristian(PLC)
That must be it. :)
January 8th, 2007 at 12:34 pmPreview of thye “Iraq Speech” (Sarcasm Begin)
My fellow Americans:
Today, I have ordered an increase of 20,000 more canon fodder, er… troops to be sent to that shining light of democracy in Middle East called Iraq. They want us there because they allowed gave me their blue stained finger.
I know 80% of the country does not approve of my handling of the Iraq war, but I ask you this:
What are the lives of some 150,000 troops compared to the billions of dollars that Dick and his buddies can make from the oil in Iraq?
With the Iraqi government set to pass the legislation that will allow Exxon, BP and Shell exclusive rights to drill for oil in the next 30 years, and Haliburton providing them with the equipment needed our economy will grow and the top 1% will prosper if Congress approves my tax cut for the rich.
Iraqi’s will prosper too because the oil companies will get to keep 60% of the profits made from oil exploration in Iraq, and the rest will be given to us to offset the cost of the Iraq war, which we in turn will give to Israel to launch mini-nukes on Iran.
If any of you do not agree with my plan, there is plenty of room at Hotel Gitmo.
Goodnight (Sarcasm End)
January 8th, 2007 at 12:37 pmIt’s my spiritual right of passage. If I can survive watching that speech over and over, I am truly a man.
January 8th, 2007 at 12:38 pmFT – check the back of your tivo and make sure there isn’t a LyingBastardometer secretly installed – XXX
January 8th, 2007 at 12:43 pmForTruth sez:
Just be alert for the warning signs, Truth. If you find yourself agreeing with him, or notice any lessening in the twinges of nausea you feel when you look at his smirking, leering face, discontinue immediately and take action to detoxify your soul. Keep a few Olbermann Special Comments handy on tape to help induce psychic vomiting.
January 8th, 2007 at 1:01 pmAll the guys on this thread are so hilarious. :-D
January 8th, 2007 at 1:11 pmI wonder what the buzzwords’ll be this time. Success success success? Win win win?
Not that I have anything against success and winning mind you!
January 8th, 2007 at 1:15 pmmargaret sez:
Glad you stipulated that, margaret, before the resident chickenhawks here slapped you with the ‘defeat-o-crat’ label. ^_^
January 8th, 2007 at 1:31 pm#22 RUC
Any idea where I can buy a “lyingBastardometer”? Do you know if there is a delux model? :-)
January 8th, 2007 at 1:31 pmIt’s my spiritual right of passage. If I can survive watching that speech over and over, I am truly a man.
Comment by ForTruth
WARNING: Do not, under any circumstances, perform this spiritual rite without proper supervision of a responsible adult who is not watching the speech. You could die, or, worse, turn into a neoconservative. We do not want you to become ForTruthiness.
January 8th, 2007 at 1:36 pmWouldn’t want to be mis-understood TripMaster Monkey! Because a little success would be awfully nice right about now!
Personally, I’m not sure I can stomach another one of his speeches. I seem to have developed an allergy to them ever since a violent reaction I had during the ‘axis of evil’ speech…
January 8th, 2007 at 1:40 pm#27 – I tried selling them on this site, but the admins killed that idea quick.
January 8th, 2007 at 1:41 pmTry Ebay or your local crazy inventor!
The deluxe model has a digital readout that goes up to 1,000,000 bastardynes. The problem is, chymps speech churn up to 12 million…
…ForTruthiness.
Comment by PatrioticLiberalChristian(PLC)
Fantastic!
January 8th, 2007 at 1:42 pmRebel in CA sez:
When pointed at Chimpy, a standard sound meter functions with 100% accuracy. ^_^
January 8th, 2007 at 1:45 pmI seem to have developed an allergy to them ever since a violent reaction I had during the ‘axis of evil’ speech…
Comment by margaret
I was thinking of installing a flat screen tv in the shower, so I could watch it there.
January 8th, 2007 at 1:49 pmThen I wouldn’t have to take one after watching it.
Phew, thanks PLC, I will remember that.
How about installing a barf bag on the tv?
January 8th, 2007 at 1:52 pmI’m gonna TIVO the speech and watch it over and over.
Comment by ForTruth #9
…self-flagellation (a’la Shiites’ use of chains to “scratch” their backs)…
BRILLIANT!
January 8th, 2007 at 2:15 pmForTruth
I already installed barf bags on my TVs – the big screen typically has the most difficulty keeping it down when Bush is on.
January 8th, 2007 at 2:16 pmThat’s what it is Papa, self-flagellation, for spiritual purposes only.
January 8th, 2007 at 3:08 pmPrime time means network and cable TV will be preempted by the chimp-in-chief. Maybe the food channel will be offering souffles.
It’s too bad it will be a canned speech that he will have rehearsed; it’s so much more fun to watch the egomaniacal moron take questions.
January 8th, 2007 at 3:34 pm#22 RUC
check the back of your tivo and make sure there isn’t a LyingBastardometer secretly installed – XXX
Great idea – remember the old appplause-o-meters from old TV shows? One could be rigged to Bush’s pulse points and record the lies, and shown on a graph as he speaks.
January 8th, 2007 at 3:37 pm#39 Marie
January 8th, 2007 at 3:48 pmBingo! I’d even do a pay per view for that!!!
Marie! You may be on to something there! No political speeches on tv unless the speaker is hooked up to a lie-detector test with the graph in plain view for the viewers!
Marie’s Meter! Politics will never be the same.
January 8th, 2007 at 3:57 pmseriously – who would actually watch/listen to/ give a rat’s ass about it at this point???
January 8th, 2007 at 5:00 pmMarie, may I politely suggest adding a mild to severe electircal shock for each lie told?
Kind of like the Simpsons episode where the family gives each other electroshock therapy?
You could name your invention the TruthinessOmeter!
January 8th, 2007 at 5:00 pm#43, or like in the Simpsons when Moe the bartender was hooked up the a polygraph and says, “Now, if you’ll just unhook me from this thing I got a hot date (BZZT) a date (BZZT), okay, I’m gonna sit at home and ogle the ladies in the Victoria’s Secret catalog (BZZT) Sears catalog (DING!). Now will you just unhook me? I don’t deserve such shabby treatment (BZZT).â€
January 8th, 2007 at 5:24 pmJane, can I interest you in a slightly used Truthiness-O-meter? I can ship it out early Thursday morning!! As Is.
January 8th, 2007 at 5:47 pmI think W should run for leadership in Iraq. He cares more about that country than our own.
January 10th, 2007 at 9:55 pmMovie: The Surge.
January 11th, 2007 at 6:14 amActor: President Bush.
Director: Neocons.
Producer: Dick.
Rating: NY Times, BBC, CNN, and Faux News best-seller.
WARNING: Explicit Content and Materials!
Every progessives, anti-gop, and anti- “democracy by nukes”, prohibited!
Movie: The Surge.
January 11th, 2007 at 6:18 amActor: President Bush.
Director: Neocons.
Producer: Dick.
Rating: NY Times, BBC, CNN, and Faux News best-seller.
WARNING: Explicit Content and Materials!
Every progessives, anti-gop, and anti- “democracy by nukes”, prohibited!