VIDEO: “I’m the commander guy.”
By on May 3rd, 2007 at 10:40 am
VIDEO: “I’m the commander guy.”
President Bush (i.e., The Decider, The Decision-Maker), speaking yesterday on Iraq:
And that’s what we do. We put in more troops to get to a position where we can be in some other place. The question is, who ought to make that decision? The Congress or the commanders? And as you know, my position is clear — I’m the commander guy.
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the presidency for dummies.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:42 amCommander in GRIEF -
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:45 amThe Congress or the commanders? And as you know, my position is clear — I’m the commander guy.
...and WE, the majority of the People of the United States of America, are the impeacher people!
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:45 amhttp://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/7/31/155532/359
Commander Guy joking about lying about WMD.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:45 ampresidency for dummies - George Please read it
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:45 amIt continues to amaze me that America elected this train wreck to be the most powerful man in the world, TWICE.
Were the alternatives really that bad in comparison?
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:46 amDid we somehow miss the firing of all his speech writers?
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:46 amDoes he get a new hat for each of the roles he plays?
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:46 am#5 - I got that book, it's utterly useless. It just says 'Resign.' over and over for like, 3 pages.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:47 amFOOL !
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:47 amImpeach this looser already. He is the ruin of our country.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:48 amCongress is supposed to keep "Comander Guys" from being dictators.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:49 amwhat,s that other position he,s talking about?
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:50 amIran?Syria?N.Korea?China?
Dispicable Outrageous Nauseating Tragic Unacceptable
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:50 amSo, if I understand you correctly Mr. Commander Guy, it's YOU who make the decisions? You're the decider?
So when congress tells you you're wrong, you say the congress is actually going against the commanders on the ground. And the commanders on the ground say there's no military solution and that the dialogue might be helpful.
But more to the point, if it's the commanders on the ground who are making the strategeric (did I spell that right?) decisions, why don't we just have congress work directly with them instead of inconveniencing you with all this stupid paperwork? You can vacation in Crawford, where hopefully you'll get crushed by a large stack of that brush you're clearing topples over on you. And the commanders can work out a funding deal with congress!
Your girlfriend (wink, wink) Condi can join you in Crawford, so congress and the functional people at the State Department, if there are any left, can work out a political plan in conjunction with the military commanders, and they can work towards fixing the amazing mess you've created! Sort of like when your papa had his oil friends bail out your failed oil companies, making you a pile of money for screwing them up!
Problem solved!
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:51 amI'm the Decider, I mean the Commander Guy! I mean....er...what's my job again? Presnit? I'm not a Christmas Gift!
Seriously, though...why can't Bush call himself what he really thinks of himself as?
King George the IV.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:52 am“I’m the commander guy.â€
We put in more troops to get to a position where we can be in some other place.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:52 amwhat,s that other position he,s talking about?
Iran?Syria?N.Korea?China?
How embarrassing for your country......
Commander Guy, is that a French name? Though being French wasn't cool?
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:53 amThis pastey fake texan hasn't convinced me he's any kind of "Guy" let alone someone who can command.
Maybe a "Dirve a business into the ground" Guy. Or a "Butcher the english language" guy but not a commander.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:53 amHe's the commander in chief.
Or as Bush might say: Commander guy and chief.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:54 amlet's play army men!
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:55 amWhat a freekin' moron.
I listened to coverage of his speech and the following Q&A after the speech. Being that the audience was composed of federal contractors, there wasn't going to be any dissention. The question, snd the answers, made me want to puke.
They don't seem to realize how hollow their arguments and statements of belief ring. Uber-patriotism and sycophantic ass-kissing is one step above no guiding philosophy at all.
These guys need a good, old-fashioned ass-kicking.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:55 am**hanging head in shame**
To the planet: I'm Sorry.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:55 am'commander guy'? more like 'chokes on pretzels guy'.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:56 amIs it just me, or is Chimpy getting dumber and dumber by the minute?
Chimpy must be having neural damage from decades of hard partying.
Time for Congress to declare both Chimpy and Cheney are incapacitated and no longer able to do their jobs.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:56 amwhat an embarrassment for this world. who but the pathetically stupid would understand what this putz is saying?
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:56 amyou would think that someone would stop him from embarrassing himself
Anyone remember Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen?
One of their hits was 'Lost in the Ozone Again'..
"... one drink of wine, and two drinks of gin,
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:57 amand I'm lost in the ozone agin..."
Hey, Commander Guy. Why wasn't he nominated for VP? He reminds me more and more of that Mr PotatoE Head VP his father had. A mindfield waste is a terrible thing to decide.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:57 amYes, he is an idiot, but you are misrepresenting his statement. He said "I'm A commander guy", not "I'm THE commander guy". Still poor English, still paiful to hear, but it does not tie into "I'm the decider" etc. He is simply saying he wants the commanders to decide, not Congress. Gee, wish he had had that attitude when General Shinseki spoke up about the number of troops required in 2003!
There is plenty to criticize; let's stay honest about it.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:57 am"I'm the Commander Guy" NO, Your a dumb F*ck that has no clue what is going on and lives in a fantasy world of your own creation.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:58 amBush has Commander/Decider Derangement Syndrome.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:59 amNot that I want to defend this butt munch but when I listen to it, he's not saying "I'm THE Commander guy" but "I'm A Commander guy". So within what he's saying, he's going with what the commanders say and not Congress.
That said, IMPEACH this skidmark on shorts of America. He's only a commander guy because he fired every general until he found one that said, sure the surge will work. So he's a commander guy when said commander tells King George what he wants to hear.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:00 amCommander Cody, I remember him. He's a contemporary of Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys.
Their big hit was "I'm just an Asshole from El Paso".
I didn't know Chimpy was from El Paso.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:01 amWhen I was seven and eight years old (40 yrs ago), I was the Commander Bond guy. I had the 007 lunch box, a toy replica of the special brief case as seen in "From Russia With Love;" hell, I even drew "007" with the pistol barrel and trigger coming off the "7" under my name on all my schoolwork (my mom recently showed me an example).
Alas, I didn't end up with CIA or Her Majesty's Secret Service as an adult, and am relegated to now being the "environmental program manager guy" for the DoD.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:02 amDave (27) beat me to it... He's a moron, but he's "a commander guy", as in, he favors the war being run by the commanders, rather than Congress. Not surprising, since despite his "I'm the decider" speech, he very much prefers things be done by someone else. Every time I see this guy talk, I can help but think, "This is the BEST the Repuglicans could come up with"? In comparison, Ted Stevens would make a wonderful President, and Tom Tancredo (sp?) would be a great VP.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:04 amThanks #27 Dave. Thought I was the only one hearing it that way.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:04 amAbsolute power corrupts absolutely. And it happens even faster when the "commander guy" is a moron.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:04 amsorry, david... i hear THE commander guy...
but he IS referring to the choice between
congress and the commanders...
still, another choice morsel from the bush collection...
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:04 amI think we need an English-only rule for Presidents. And certainly a literacy test should be part of the nomination process. Call it "Leave No President Behind."
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:06 am#31, he is an "action" figure after all....
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May 3rd, 2007 at 11:06 amDave, he says "THE Commander Guy"
It's in the whitehouse transcript. What's the diff?
Let's not parse, and yes, he thinks he is the Decider, the Commander Guy, The Dictator (as he has expressed his wishes for in the past).
Do you really think he deserves any kind of benefit of the doubt?
Fuck No!
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:09 amWhen he sruts around under the title of Commander - In - Chief, he most definitely thinks he is THE Commander Guy.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:10 amhow tragic that the mere sight of this man evokes a reflexive, "what an idiot," response.
WHAT AN IDIOT!
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:10 amBuckaroo Banzai is the greatest brain surgeon, experimental car driver, rock star, adventurer, crime fighter, samurai the world has ever known.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:11 amYou can trust those ears.
dave, bonzai - did you notice that the transcript came from
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:16 amhttp://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070502-2.html
?
Buckaroo Banzai is the greatest brain surgeon, experimental car driver, rock star, adventurer, crime fighter, samurai the world has ever known.
You can trust those ears.
Comment by Wilco — May 3, 2007 @ 11:11 am
I did hear the crying over the music in that club! And I drove through a freakin' mountain.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:17 amToo bad 30% Commander Guy wasn't President Guy.
Oh well, I think I'll be calling him Commander Guy for the rest of his term. We all should do this every time we have to refer to him in conversation. It really speaks to the totality of his misplaced ego.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:18 am#40,
Roger, Wilco. Over & Out.
Wasn't that played in the movie by the same guy who did 'Robocop'?
I recall Jeff Goldblum in there, as well.
Hmmm, have to see if it's on DVD now.
Nice to see Bushie playing out his military fantasies 35 years too late, but the military was a fantasy for him back then, too. Much like actually serving was a fantasy.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:22 am#41, and we know how good they are with documentation. Sorry, I'm listening to this through some good speakers, have done audio synching and editing for film work, my ears hear "I'm A commander guy". The White House got it wrong again.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:22 amHe's the Village Idiot Guy.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:23 am"I'm the War Criminal and Drunk Guy!"
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:24 am#44 Wasn’t that played in the movie by the same guy who did ‘Robocop’? I recall Jeff Goldblum in there, as well.
Peter Weller was Buckaroo, and yes Goldblum was in it, along with John Lithgow. It is available on DVD.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:26 amZim, it is definitely out on video. Everyone should own it.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:29 am"I'm the Moron who has ruined this great country and lowered our respect in the world"
"I'm the guy that only cares about white, rich, heterosexuals"
"I'm the guy that makes Haliburton and the Oil CEOs incredibly wealthy"
"I'm the guy that stole 2 elections"
"I'm the guy that didn't give a crap about the people in New Orleans"
"I'm the guy that has created probably the most secretive administration in the US"
\
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:29 am"I'm the guy who is allowing the Constitution to be trampled upon"
"I'm the guy who OK's secret prisons and Guantanamo"
"I'm the guy who is eavesdropping on you"
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:31 amChristopher Lloyd, the guy who played the Kurgan in The Highlander, etc...
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:32 amSuperstars.
"Commander guy?" Reminds me of Lionel Hutz:
Hutz: Your honor, I move for a bad court thingy.
Judge: You mean a mistrial?
Hutz: Right!! That's why you're the judge and I'm the law-talking guy.
Judge: You mean the lawyer?
Hutz: Right
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:33 amHas he ever said he's the "What, me Worry Guy"?
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:35 amAnd that’s what we do. We put in more troops to get to a position where we can be in some other place.
We should be thankful that he recognizes his own incompetence, and stays out of the decision-making process. Can anyone imagine what it would be like if he had decided to be a "hands-on" war president? We'd also be at war with both Iran and Turkey, most likely.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:36 amFunny, the White House transcript reads "the". I'm almsot certain he says "A". Which gives me a great idea for a You Tube video someone needs to make - " A Day In The Life Of White House Transcript Intern". Kind of a ripoff of Andy Dick's "Presidential Speechalist" (maybe the last word on this subject) but it would be fun anyway.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:37 amthe guy who played the Kurgan in The Highlander, etc…
You mean Clancy Brown?
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:37 amSung to the Tune of: Theme from "The Family Guy"
Lois: It seems today
that all you see,
is violence in Iraq,
and Dems on TV.
Peter: But where's that corrupt Republican Congress...
All: ...on which he used to rely?
All: Lucky there's a Commander Guy!
Lucky there's a man who,
just can't bring himself to
give a flying fuck who...
Stewie: lives or dies!
All: He's
Our
Commander
Guu~uuy!
[BIG FINISH]
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:40 amThe day we can call him the prison guy will make me happy...Blessings
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:40 amHELL YEAH!!!
I couldn't be more proud of our leader. (I say with my head hung in total shame)
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:40 ambarfly #55
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:41 amAnd lost both badly by now.
I hate to say it, but I hear "a commander guy" also, in the fashion of "I'm a leg guy." (a guy who likes legs), which is still incredibly tacky decorum. Although, I certainly wouldn't mind being wrong here. It's amazing that the White House transcripts say "the commander guy". In a somewhat ambiguous case it would clearly favor bush if they had transcribed "a" instead of "the", which makes him sound like a 12-year-old playing heroes and villains (not too far from the truth).
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:41 amExley, you're on it this AM.!~
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:41 am"I'm the commander guy" tops the latest
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:44 am"GOP Quotes of the Week."
Barfly,
Thanks, you nailed it. (Clancy Brown)
My favorite line is 'Maahhm'!
Sorry TPers, off topic.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:45 am"And that's what we do. We put in more troops to get to a position where we can be in some other place."
Be in some other place literally? As in Iran perhaps?
Or be in some other place figuratively, as in some place other than the total disaster "we" are in?
The use of "we" in conjunction with stating that he is the "commander guy" is pretty strange as well.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:45 amIn my own view, it only serves to reinforce the belief he is a total puppet, and incapable of any real decision making capability on his own.
He has been groomed and prepped from the very beginning of his sad and incompetent life.
The day we can call him the prison guy will make me happy…
and Rove
Rumsfeld
Cheney
Rice
Hadley
Powell
etc.
That put a smile on my face :
GWB : "I'm the prison guy!"
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:46 amSeeing as how the military and political powers that be have hashed this f*ing occupation up so badly, I'm gonna throw my hat in as a "Congress" guy.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:46 amI'd rather have a retarded donkey as a president than this phony.
The bar for being president has been set so low.
Who does GW really serve? I mean if 100% of the American People are against something and he continues to do it, that means he's serving different masters. Who is he serving? Who does he truly answer to? What is the "invisible hand" behind the scenes that calls the shots? It's not Cheney because I believe Cheney also is controlled by an "unseen hand" that nobody knows about. INVESTIGATE!
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:50 am#64 Thank you, RUCerious...And welcome back!
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:50 am# 55 Don't count out a war with Turkey and/or Iran yet. The village idiot still has time to pull the trigger in both places before he leaves office.
He is such an jerk. I refuse to believe a majority of American actually voted for him when they went to the polls.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:51 amAren't we all just so proud to hear from our very first Military Dictator.
Aren't you Righties feeling all warm and fuzzy, now that you live in a Millitary Dictatorship??
I wonder why those crazy Liberals that wrote the Constitution didn't just make this a Millitary Dictatorship from day one.
Dubbie sounds more like the love-child of Saddam and Kruschev every day.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:51 amUnfortunately, Bush is a dumb as he looks.
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:06 pmHow about "I'm the idiot guy" OR "I'm the clueless guy" OR "I'm the guy who has no command of the English language guy" OR "I am the guy who is going to be impeached"
I like those monikers a whole lot more.
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:09 pmHoly cr&p! The decider. The commander guy. Are we sure he isn't drinking?
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:14 pmComment by John Bigbootey
That's Bigboo-tay, Bigboo-tay!
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:21 pmAs I've always said, you can tell something is really embarassing when the trolls won't comment on a thread at all. Even they are smart enough to realize this is NOT something a sane person tries to defend.
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:22 pmOne word for "the commander guy":
Alzheimer's.
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:26 pmSo he's not a great orator. So what?
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:29 pm"Dude, where's your presidency?"
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:29 pmLaura needs to hide comander guy's whiskey bottle again.
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:40 pmIf only Captain Ahab had been able to acquire more crew members, he would have been successful in capturing Moby Dick.
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:40 pmThe Dude: Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not "Mr. Lebowski". You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
May 3rd, 2007 at 1:05 pm"I'm a commander guy" is very weak compared to "I am the Commander in Chief." It truly highlights how little responsibility Bush is taking for the mess his command has made.
May 3rd, 2007 at 1:08 pmWhat an absolutely stupid son of a bitch this marble-mouthed creep is. There aren't enough words to describe the embarassment he causes all in the country who have an IQ greater than a flea.
May 3rd, 2007 at 1:12 pmSure is comforting to know that "Commander" Pothead and his Bunnypants Brigade is on the job protectin' us 'Murrikans from the evildoers who want to swim across the Atlantic ocean and take over our mini-malls and shut down our porn emporiums. ---- sigh . . .
May 3rd, 2007 at 1:15 pmBush is the "commander guy" as in cartoonland idiot. That's about it.
May 3rd, 2007 at 1:22 pmYou sure aren't a CLIT commander there Monkey Oil Jr! Now go back to Laura's mangina!
May 3rd, 2007 at 1:34 pmHe may be able to command Laura around the backyard,
May 3rd, 2007 at 1:58 pmbut he sure as h*ll will NEVER command any respect.
caption: "Nothing in this hand, just like my brain."
May 3rd, 2007 at 2:09 pmcaption:
"See? I'm not hiding anything!"
May 3rd, 2007 at 2:18 pmAnyone that has to keep repeating that they are in charge so often, must need to reassure themselves that they really are. Its a sign of insecurity, also means that he feels he can't persuade others by appealing to their logic or reason to his point of view He's more of a caricature of a leader. Also, Cheney has been the most powerful VP in our history behind the scenes. Is that why Bush keeps telling us he's making the decisions? Because he has to pass everything by Cheney?
May 3rd, 2007 at 2:46 pmoh my sides... another instant classic!
can I buy that line on a t-shirt yet?
May 3rd, 2007 at 3:18 pmLet's all pitch in and get President Shit-For-Brains a nice new "commander guy" hat! Then when he goes to give a speech he can proudly show everyone his new hat. "See, only the Commander Guy gets one of these."
I didn't think he could possibly get any more pathetic. Sorry to admit this everyone, I was wrong.
May 3rd, 2007 at 3:23 pmHe said “I’m A commander guyâ€
"sorry, david… i hear THE commander guy…"
So I'm looping the video over and over again, with the volume cranked up, trying to figure out what he's really saying, and I'm thinking... what does it say about this President Dingleberry when we are reduced to trying to decipher his inarticulate mumblings in order to determine his meaning?
Considering that the distinction between "a" and "the" in this context represents the choice between a facile idiot with nuclear power and a megalomaniac with nuclear power, really does it matter which word he used?
Holy jeebus, save us from this freak.
May 3rd, 2007 at 3:29 pmSeriously, it's like reading Peanuts...GOOD GRIEF!!
May 3rd, 2007 at 3:37 pm#94.... yes, good point, either way he is a freak. "I'm a commander guy" sounds like a frat boy talking about his beer choice, not a historical decsion on a debilitating war.
Given his background, I guess we should not expect more.
How many days left?
May 3rd, 2007 at 3:46 pmBush has finally taken 100% responsibility for this disaster. Not that he understands that he's done that, of course. But ignorance of the law (of human decency) is no defense. When the War Crimes trials begin, this tape is GOLD.
May 3rd, 2007 at 3:56 pmSo, let's get this straight. If he's "Commander Guy", WTF is a "War Czar"? It's not the same? What phuk!ng charges are both?
Sounds to me more like "the commander gAy".
May 3rd, 2007 at 4:34 pmRIP Checks & Balances
May 3rd, 2007 at 4:56 pmLet's get one thing clear - The Constitution vests Congress with the power to deploy and fund troops, not the President. The President gets to be the "commander guy," only after Congress deploys troops or authorizes their continued deployment in an emergency situation under the War Powers Act. The Constituion says the President DOES NOT decide when to deploy troops and CANNOT raise an army. Only Congress may do those things. So the answer to Mr. Bush' question is - READ THE CONSTITUTION YUO MORON!
May 3rd, 2007 at 5:38 pmWhite House has corrected their transcript to reflect that actual audio on this:
May 3rd, 2007 at 6:16 pm
"The commander guy"
I bet thats the way Bush tells Gannon to call him.
May 3rd, 2007 at 6:33 pmPaging Chris Elliott! He was the Conspiracy Guy, the Fugitive Guy ("where have you worked before?" "Oh, here...there..."), the Regulator Guy, and (my favorite) the Guy Under the Seats. "I'm going to make your life a living hell!" "Someday you're gonna be riding the rollercoaster at Chris Elliott-Land, and I'm going to be controlling the brakes!!"
May 3rd, 2007 at 6:36 pmPresidenting For Dummies
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:18 pmbecoming less relevant as the days go by. so let this doofus claim all that is his.
in a short time, he will decidedly NOT be "a commander" guy.
He's one lucky puke, to have been elected president given his shady credentials.
I'll give him that.
That's ALL I'll surrender to him.
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:44 pmthe commander guy needs to be fragged.
May 3rd, 2007 at 8:17 pmcommanders like this is why fragging was invented.
May 3rd, 2007 at 8:18 pmHe says, I'm A commander guy, not I'm THE commander guy. I loathe him but don't misrepresent what he said.
May 3rd, 2007 at 9:57 pmHow does it take 108 comments for someone to point out the BLATANTLY OBVIOUS. This is why anyone non-Republican gets a bad name. He clearly..and I do mean CLEARLY said...I am "A" commander guy. I am not Pro-Bush by any means. But you can not misrepresent facts and quotes in such a manner as to change the context, which it clearly does. You bunch of fucking idiots are the reason we are in this situation to begin with. Ignorance assholes.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:04 pmMy most inspirational person is George Bush. The whole world thinks he's an idiot, yet he is the president! He IS an idiot, yet he is president! Enough said.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:09 pmI hate this ass as much as the next guy, but he says "I'm A commander guy" meaning he listens to the commanders. BS but its different then saying "I am THE commander guy".
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:14 pmWow, this is imcriminating....
This site is one big "I hate Bush" circle jerk. If you really care why don't you get off your ass and do something other than inflating each others' hateful egos.
Best of luck with that.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:33 pmtoo funny =)
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:42 pmPeople are missing what he said. He was asking a sort of rhetorical question about who should make the decision (that he posed, about how to place troops). His choices stated were --
(1) Congress makes the decision on how to place troops
(2) Commanders at the battlefield make the decisions on how to place troops
Bush said "I'm a commander-guy."
Now, if he thought that Congress should be making troop deployment decisions on the battlefield, he would say -- "I'm a Congress-guy".
So, that's the distinction here...
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:53 pmThis is the most amazing misrepresentation of what Bush said. Can you be more pathetic, people? As pointed out above, he said if you have to choose between Congress and the commanders on the ground, "I'm a commander guy." It's patently obvious, except to the real dolts here, that he was not referring to himself as "the commander guy."
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:55 pmWhat is wrong with you people? Where were you when? You want to keep our soldiers safe? Then stop pacifying the enemy!!!! Those of you that put politics above our people and national security disgust me.
May 3rd, 2007 at 10:59 pmThis idiot couldn't command a game of Stratego. He's such a lame duck now nothing he says or does has any relevance anymore. At the very least he accurately represents the intelligence of the 30% bottom feeders of middle America that actually still support the dolt who is undisputably the WORST PRESIDENT EVER.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:00 pmI agree with #108 & #110 and others on here. He says "I'm a" not "I'm the" which although hardly eloquent, is a pretty big difference in the level of absurdity. Granted I despise this administration and their glorification of ignorance.. but let's not stoop to the level of Fox's spin doctors here for a cheap laugh and shot at him.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:04 pmI'll re-post this since so many people don't bother to read the thread before posting...
He said “I’m A commander guyâ€
“sorry, david… i hear THE commander guy…â€
So I’m looping the video over and over again, with the volume cranked up, trying to figure out what he’s really saying, and I’m thinking… what does it say about President Dingleberry when we are reduced to trying to decipher his inarticulate mumblings in order to determine his meaning?
Considering that the distinction between “a†and “the†in this context represents the choice between a facile idiot with nuclear power and a megalomaniac with nuclear power, really does it matter which word he used?
Holy jeebus, save us from this freak.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:18 pmI think every American, whether you voted for Bush or not, owes the rest of the world an apology for this massive mistake.
I'M SORRY, please forgive us! Only 28% of Americans support this Dictator wannabe. Why this many people support him is beyond me. Maybe they feel a connection with him because he speaks down to their level with 5th vocabulary, and feel resentment for more capable leaders because they are more educated???
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:19 pmi think he said, "I'm a commander guy"
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:25 pm"I'm a Commander guy."; meaning he's one who's in favor of the Commanders.
Knee-jerk reactionaries.. I swear.
Doesn't mean he's not the biggest idiot ever entrusted with vast power, however - don't get me wrong..
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:27 pmAs someone with a personal stake in the police action this has become (my son is currently deployed in Iraq) I commend those of you who don't jump on the political "bash-wagon" at every opportunity. America, with all it's faults is still the bastion of truth and freedom in this effed-up world in which each of us lives. Isolationism throughout history has never proven to be the correct or successful strategy. As long as humans choose to exercise power and control over those deemed to be lesser-humans, the strong are compelled to act, while the weak stand back and bitch about it. Thats all.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:31 pmnow its on a t-shirt 'I'M THE COMMANDER GUY'
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:33 pmhttp://moeschwag.com/icogut.html
http://moeschwag.com/icogut.html
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:34 pmon a t-shirt
A shame to human kind. A bigger shame to whoever that votes for him - twice.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:28 amReally, How dumb can a person get?
May 4th, 2007 at 12:29 amIt's like a 15 year old is running our country... into the ground, that is.
Commander-guy? Seriously.
May 4th, 2007 at 1:05 amMike Gravelwas 100% correct, the way to end this is to make it against the law. What were seeing now is a president that thinks he's above the law. Fillabuster it everyday and take a vote and lets see whos raising their hands to keep this war going.
Did I miss the point in history where we the people became we the politicians?
May 4th, 2007 at 1:22 amI don't like him either, but that does not justify a misquote. He most definitely said "I'm a commander guy". However, this attitude by itself is loathsome when you consider what that says about his attitude towards the crushing responsibility for waging an illegal war.
To the army people I have to say that although he's the CiC, you really want a higher standard than that. Say, something like: a person who is actually able to make a sound decision when it comes to sending the country to war. Enjoying the fact of being CiC does not equate having the capacity to execute the responsibilities inherent to that position.
And I certainly don't like the 'national security' argument that is so often used. National security is an oxymoron. It is the boogey man that scares little children and does nothing to protect the citizenry. On the contrary: every dictatorship uses precisely that argument to enforce laws and regulations that restrict the freedom of the people. Spare me your national security.
May 4th, 2007 at 1:26 amuh, yes, he's not very bright, but in all fairness, he says he's 'A commander guy', not 'the' commander guy - simply meaning his evil ass supports the commanders ... if you're gonna mock him for being an idiot, try not too make yourself look like one by getting a mis-informed story smeared across the internet ... and to all you fools who blindly latch onto this: try listening to the audio next time - i know the possibility of the exsistance of such a incriminating statement, and inherent oppourtunity it will grant you to further bitch about the greatest fool of all, is so goddam intoxicating that you need it to be true so bad ... - and then try comprehending the information in context.
May 4th, 2007 at 2:29 amthis is such a bias misquote its not funny
May 4th, 2007 at 3:02 amthat's it........ that's all you guys have? so you don't like the guy....... why misquote him?
May 4th, 2007 at 6:11 amOw well, so much for the seperation of powers. From now on, we have one commander guy and those that follow his command. Hmm, doesn't even sound all that new does it?
May 4th, 2007 at 8:54 amIs that sort of like Commander Cody?
May 4th, 2007 at 9:37 amSomeone please go and get Bitchy Bag Babs and throw her in the pokey for giving birth to this moron! If only she hadn't been given "the pokey" from George Sr. in the first place.......
May 4th, 2007 at 10:37 amim no fan of bush but its obvious he didnt mean this the way people are putting it up as.
he meant he is one of those that thinks the commanders should do the deciding...so i think this video is a misrepresentation
although, he did fire all the commanders that disagreed with his policy and hired new ones...
May 4th, 2007 at 6:40 pmSo!
May 4th, 2007 at 9:43 pmWho can we write, who can we push to get us OUT of Iraq?
Why is this GUY still the President of the USA. It's so embarrassing.
May 5th, 2007 at 11:43 amBumper sticker: Dubya, pull out like your father should have!!
P.S. "Commander guy"; is that like "Major Tom?"
May 8th, 2007 at 12:52 amI'll happily grant that he actually said "a commander guy". Just as soon as the other side admits that Al Gore never claimed he "invented the internet" and that John Kerry (a decorated veteran for chrissakes) never meant to imply that soldiers are dumb.
Welcome to the end of political discourse, everyone. Hope you brought snacks.
May 8th, 2007 at 2:18 pmHe's the make-em-up guy.
May 9th, 2007 at 1:42 amGore did invent the Internet. He was there at its birth.
May 9th, 2007 at 1:43 amwhat a Bafoon! hes a monkeyman
May 9th, 2007 at 8:03 pm"A commander guy" or "the commander guy" doesn't really matter. What kind of a grown-up would use that kind of syntax? Oh right, the leader of the free world.
If it's true that we get the government we deserve, I'm very worried for us.
My dog would make a better president - she's very smart.
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