‘The Eternal General Alberto Gonzales.’
During remarks at a Cinco de Mayo ceremony at the White House, President Bush referred to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as the Eternal General. NPR’s Don Gonyea reported on the incident with audio of Bush’s remarks:
The President’s comments came during an early Cinco de Mayo ceremony on the South lawn of the White House. While introducing assorted dignitaries in attendance, Mr. Bush modified the Attorney General’s title. BUSH: ‘I’m honored to be here with the eternal general of the United States, mi amigo Alberto Gonzales.’ He called him the eternal general. The president may have just slipped up, after all he is well-known as a public speaker prone to mangling the text on his page or maybe it’s another signal to those calling for Gonzalez to resign that if the president has his way, Alberto Gonzalez will be the Attorney General for a long time to come.
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Is he drinking again, urp.?
May 5th, 2007 at 11:42 amIs this man that out of touch with reality?
May 5th, 2007 at 11:43 amGeorge W. Bush, Presidente’ for Life!
-GSD
May 5th, 2007 at 11:43 amsounds to me like he said “attornal”.. a mix of attorney and general.
May 5th, 2007 at 11:46 am‘I’m honored to be here with the eternal general of the United States…
uuuh…
kinda scary there… getting scarier all the time…
May 5th, 2007 at 11:48 am…
ETERNAL? Hahahahaha.
May 5th, 2007 at 11:49 am**snort**
May 5th, 2007 at 11:50 amafter listening closely many times,
i think i’ve got to agree with CHRIS…
dubbies lazy tongue and brain tried to combine
the words attorney and general … atternal…
still scary…
May 5th, 2007 at 11:53 amWell, only the President can fire him and if he decides that Alberto stays, he stays.
May 5th, 2007 at 11:54 amHooray for President Bush and “Eternal” General Gonzales!
Long may they both serve a grateful republic! Ohhh, and liberal nut jobs as well; despite the nut jobs’ inability to comprehend the fine service and jobs both are providing.
Still haven’t seen anyone counter the argument that the Attorney General Gonzales and President Bush broke any laws in firing 8 US Attorneys. See lots of specious statements and general derision, but no facts to back up the incredible animosity.
I mean really if 8 attorneys can’t save their own jobs, any condemnations by anyone else is really misplaced …
May 5th, 2007 at 11:55 amThe Preznit has always been a malaproper. So what’s the big deal this time?
May 5th, 2007 at 11:57 amBush is rightly famous for ammusing slips of the tounge like this one. But that’s not what makes him a bad president. You would have more cred if you stuck to things that matter.
May 5th, 2007 at 11:58 amSad. The AG needs to be shipped off to another job.
http://OsiSpeaks.com or http://OsiSpeaks.org
May 5th, 2007 at 12:03 pmThe drunk in the White House has never amazed me, he does what drunks do.
May 5th, 2007 at 12:04 pmi agree — the video
doesn’t match the audio. . .
o.t.o.h., these guys, and their
crazy-a$$ double-speak:
take a look at the “obfuscation
is cooperation” they offer
on the OIG/OPR DoJ investigation
results report — to senators leahy
and whitehouse. . .
damn. just. . . damn.
that is all. . .
May 5th, 2007 at 12:15 pmHahaha. Classic.
~Sean
May 5th, 2007 at 12:19 pmHey #9 -
Big wrong statement. The Attorney General is able to be impeached. That’s what all these precedings are about.
Now, of course, impeachment only comes about if a crime has been committed. And I imagine, by the time this all shakes out, they’ll find a patsy like Scooter Libby to take all the heat.
However, what we’re left with is a White House and DOJ admitting that we have an Attorney General that has no idea what’s going on.
May 5th, 2007 at 12:20 pmThe name of that patsy is Monica Goodling. Ms. Juris Doctor from the God Law School. hahaha
you get what you paid for goodling a worthless degree from Jesus college and a JD from Jesus Law School where it’s okay to be a traitor to your country as long as you think you are doing it for God-George Bush.
May 5th, 2007 at 12:25 pmWe need a Cinco de Mayo from the Justice Department and the Bushie administration. When’s our day of independence?
Lady Liberty looking for President Goodbar, becomes just another sad statistic. Film @ 11.
May 5th, 2007 at 12:28 pmhey, freebird -
May 5th, 2007 at 12:28 pmhow’s the smoking cessation going?
dare i ask :-)
Comment by Freebird
And Bush will pardon her, effectively squelching any further investigation. he’ll announce to his 28% Koolaid Cultists that he’s looked into her heart, and seen that she is repentant, and as good christians we should just forgive and forget. And the screeching monkeys of the right will all take to the skies to herald the decider guy’s latest brave act: CYA.
May 5th, 2007 at 12:34 pmBoozing Bush at it again.
Hey if you slur well enough : Laura Bush becomes “Lush”
May 5th, 2007 at 12:37 pmMost excellent. And Mitt’s favorite book is Battlefield Earth?
Really, shouldn’t dim-wiitedness disquality one from seeking, let alone attaining the Presidency?
It was always clear that Bush was a dissembling, egomaniacal, over-compensating, swaggering idiot. Now, the entire GOP line-up wants to follow in his footsteps.
May 5th, 2007 at 12:41 pmBush is totally out of his mind and amazingly out of synch with reality these days. I guess his flagging popularity nationally and internationally are getting to his psyche.
I’d call Gonzo “the Eternal Liar” but never the “eternal general”…. is this some kind of sick joke? Maybe he’ll get the Medal of Honor now, too??
Bush’s ignorance is only trumped by his amazing ineptitude and grasp on reality!
May 5th, 2007 at 12:42 pmAnd, most definitely….I totally agree with the “boozing” comment above. Clearly, his brain cells are being affected by mega doses of alcohol. I think we can now realistically classify Bush’s brain as “totally pickled” by the alcohol.
May 5th, 2007 at 12:43 pm…..yes, the continued slurring and lisping are all indicative of the damage done by the booze.
May 5th, 2007 at 12:43 pmThe name of that patsy is Monica Goodling. Ms. Juris Doctor from the God Law School.
The sheer weight of new applications for next year’s class at GodLaw must truly be staggering, after the school’s being linked to a former alum in the midst of a governmental scandal, and threatening to take the Fifth.
May 5th, 2007 at 12:43 pmYeah. That’s decent of you. Making fun of a recovering alcoholic and spreading rumors that he’s drinking again. What a cheap shot.
May 5th, 2007 at 12:47 pmYou’d be in as big a mess as Bush, too, if you took advice from Karl Rove, Richard Perle, Donald Rumsfeld, and Alberto Gonzales. The “Republican” brand will be impossible to sell in 2008 thanks to the neocons.
May 5th, 2007 at 12:54 pmSo, is this a Freudian slip, unintentionally betraying a plan to stage a catastrophic event triggering an imposition of martial law before the 2008 elections? Under such a scenario, perhaps he would intend to retain Gonzo. If this were to occur, perhaps W wouldn’t need to leave office in 2009 and would no longer need to be concerned about Congress or public opinion polls. No doubt, people in Germany in the early 1930s who expressed similar concerns about Hitler were most likely accused of wearing tin-foil hats.
May 5th, 2007 at 1:16 pmHe’s the Eternal Guy.
May 5th, 2007 at 1:17 pmOh well. You win some, you lose some. In the end this nation will always end up further to the right — just as it should be.
May 5th, 2007 at 1:17 pm#31
Oh look, buttboy is another neocon bizzaro world nostradamus. So you know the opposite of what he says will happen. Too funny
May 5th, 2007 at 1:26 pmFor the latest news, document dumps, email archives, hearing transcripts and other essential materials in the firings of U.S. attorneys, see:
May 5th, 2007 at 1:33 pm“The U.S. Attorney Scandal Documents.”
Maybe the Blunderer-In-Chief meant to say, “Eternally Damned”… there’s always a slight, out-side chance. You never know.
May 5th, 2007 at 1:40 pmWell, only the President can fire him and if he decides that Alberto stays, he stays.
Comment by BottomBoy — May 5, 2007 @ 11:54 am
Hey, BottomBoy, how do you manage to speak w/ KKKarl’s dick stuck in your mouth? Or is this some sort of ventriloQuist act?
May 5th, 2007 at 1:42 pmCongress can always prove Dubya wrong by impeaching and convicting Gonzo.
May 5th, 2007 at 1:45 pmYup. Abu Gonzo and I will be ETERNALLY DAMNED for our LIES, TREASON, THIEVERY and MURDER OF OUR FELLOW MAN.
See YOU in hell Abu Gonz and “bottom boy” (cause I’LL be THERE),
Mr. Bush
MURDEROUS WAR CRIMINAL
COXUCKER PUNK TRAITOR TO THE USA (TM–BushCrimeCo, Inc.)
P.S. Jeff Gannon calls ME his BOTTOM BOY, too!! Heh, heh, heh…
May 5th, 2007 at 1:47 pm#35: I wouldn’t know. It’s you who seem to have a lot of experience in having a cock in your mouth.
May 5th, 2007 at 1:48 pmNow, now, now BottomBoy
You choose to advertise your personal preferences on-line, you can’t resent it when people take notice. What’s amazing is that no one even notices KKKar’s lips moving when you speak.
May 5th, 2007 at 1:55 pm#39 - That’s because they’re not looking at the right set of lips……
May 5th, 2007 at 1:58 pm#40, whose lips should they be looking at, Rush’s, Big Dick’s?
May 5th, 2007 at 2:00 pmI wouldn’t know. It’s you who seem to have a lot of experience in having a cock in your mouth.
Comment by BottomBoy
I’m interested in the origin of your name, BottomBoy. It must go back several generations, and you must be very proud of the name. Are you BottomBoy III? Maybe BottomBoyIV?
Please, we’d all like to know.
May 5th, 2007 at 2:09 pm#41 - still Karl’s lips, but the ones on the end that BB usually speaks from, hehehehehehe
May 5th, 2007 at 2:11 pmHi Zooey. I’m having a bit of a dust-up w/ Ned Beatty Jr here. thanks for the support.
May 5th, 2007 at 2:12 pmAre you BottomBoy III? Maybe BottomBoyIV?
Comment by Zooey — May 5, 2007 @ 2:09 pm
Hmmmm, Zooey - I thought those were titles for sequels of the ‘Gannon does 1600′ flicks…..
May 5th, 2007 at 2:15 pmUh. What’s the big deal with that? My friends used to call me that because of the place I lived in.
May 5th, 2007 at 2:17 pmThanks for clarifying, Quadrajet. I have to say, that KKKarl is one heck of a ventriloquist, throwing his voices around like that. Someday, once he leaves politics and gets out of prison, KKKarl has a future in show business, for sure.
May 5th, 2007 at 2:17 pmIndeed, I think we all need to reassure BottomBoy that Jeff Gannon still loves him, in spite of his sins. Jeff has even started a Bible study group just for people like him.
May 5th, 2007 at 2:19 pmMy friends used to call me that because of the place I lived in.
Comment by BottomBoy — May 5, 2007 @ 2:17 pm
So it’s not just your head that’s up there?
May 5th, 2007 at 2:25 pmUh. What’s the big deal with that? My friends used to call me that because of the place I lived in.
Comment by BottomBoy
Heh. That’s really not helping…. :D
May 5th, 2007 at 2:26 pmHi Zooey. I’m having a bit of a dust-up w/ Ned Beatty Jr here. thanks for the support.
Comment by the republic of stupidity
My pleasure — that’s all that really counts, right? :-)
Hmmmm, Zooey - I thought those were titles for sequels of the ‘Gannon does 1600′ flicks…..
Comment by Quadrajet
I really wouldn’t know…. *blush*
May 5th, 2007 at 2:28 pmHeh.
The decider would do well to give up on trying to speak Spanish. His lack of proficiency in the language is only exceeded by his lack of ability in running an honest, truthful, and responsible government.
May 5th, 2007 at 2:29 pmSo, Zooey, where’s your boyfriend? Posting here on a Saturday afternoon… all alone. Must be tough.
May 5th, 2007 at 2:32 pmSo, Zooey, where’s your boyfriend? Posting here on a Saturday afternoon… all alone. Must be tough.
Comment by BottomBoy
Getting kind of personal, aren’t ya ButtBoy?
Don’t worry you pretty little head about, m’kay?
May 5th, 2007 at 2:37 pm#53 - not everyone is as desperate for a man as you are daryll…errrr…I mean bottomboy
May 5th, 2007 at 2:41 pm#53 - not everyone is as desperate for a man as you are daryll…errrr…I mean bottomboy
Comment by Quadrajet
Heh. He’s a lonely BottomBoy.
May 5th, 2007 at 2:44 pmHe meant to say, “…the Albatross General, mi amigo Albatross Gonzales!”
May 5th, 2007 at 3:07 pmMan I like Percocet….
May 5th, 2007 at 3:20 pmWhere’s Valiant Venus? I miss her.
May 5th, 2007 at 3:27 pmMaybe he meant to say : “Infernal General”…
May 5th, 2007 at 3:28 pmBottomBoy, MAF54… it get so confusing trying to keep your SM/GOP perverts straight. You almost need a scorecard.
Thanks, Zooey, BTW.
May 5th, 2007 at 3:42 pmI think this is a bit overblown. I heard it on the radio and I heard “Attorno General Alberto Gonzales”. I think he just jumped the gun on saying “Alberto” and combined it with “Attorney”.
May 5th, 2007 at 3:53 pmIt’s you who seem to have a lot of experience in having a cock in your mouth.
Comment by BottomBoy
Suddenly the global IQ of the thread drop to one digit number…
May 5th, 2007 at 3:55 pmBadger, you might be right about that. It’s just so entertaining to mess w/ trolls like BottomBoy and MAF54. After 6&1/2 yrs of watching BushCo screw up anything and everything they touch, nuanced, fact-based reason doesn’t seem to be a strong enough reply.
To hear Richard Perle say he never believed Saddam had anything to do w/ 9/11, or Krauthamer claim guys like Cheney aren’t NeoCons, or have MAF54 come on line and spout his/her nonsense, it just gets hard to be civil w/ these guys.
As someone lese said, You may be entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts. I say, Hammer ‘em!
May 5th, 2007 at 4:00 pmHi, Juan C. Welcome to the brawl. BottomBoy keeps coming back and dropping little psychic clusterbombs. Careful, don’t step in that pile of Conservative Thought over there.
May 5th, 2007 at 4:02 pmPsychic clusterbombs? I like that.
May 5th, 2007 at 4:06 pmI’m sure you do BottomBoy, almost as much as you like the idea of ending up behind bars w/ KKKarl, Grover (not the Sesame Street one), the Bugman, the Duke-stir, and the rest of the Gang. Then, you’ll really get a chance to live down to your name.
May 5th, 2007 at 4:09 pmPsychic clusterbombs? I like that.
Comment by BottomBoy
You know it is not a metaphor for c*cks, right?
May 5th, 2007 at 4:12 pmJuan C, I’m not even sure BottomBoy knows what a metaphor is. He’s a reality-based kinda guy, likes to call a c*ck a c*ck, a d*ck, a d*ck, and a prison sentence Heaven on Earth.
May 5th, 2007 at 4:21 pmComment by the republic of stupidity
Better than call a c*ck a c*ck, he likes to… well, you know what. Hell, lets just ask Jeff Gannon.
May 5th, 2007 at 5:09 pm“I mean really if 8 attorneys can’t save their own jobs, any condemnations by anyone else is really misplaced …”
And how exactly are they supposed to save their own jobs”. Oh I know, “I pledge allegiance to George Bush”. Would you like that. An Attorney General who works for the President only, and not for the American Public? Because that’s what we have now. An Attorney General and US Attorneys whose allegiance is to the Bush White house and the Republic party. So tell me Mr. Troll, what would you have said if Clinton had made the entire justice system another arm of the Democratic party. Would you think that was OK? Inquiring minds need to know.
May 5th, 2007 at 6:22 pmFart for brains!
May 5th, 2007 at 6:38 pmHey trolls - when you fire Carol Lam in order to interfere with her prosecutions of Dusty Foggo and Jerry Lewis, that’s obstruction of justice. When you fire David Iglesias at Pete Domenici’s insistence because he won’t run his office the way the Senator wants, that is interference with a US attorney doing their job, which is covered by the obstruction of Justice statute. When you hold up the investigation of Rick Renzi over and over again, that’s obstruction of justice. All of this is heavily documented. And that is before we get to the suborning of perjury and lying to Congress. And the illegal coverup.
May 5th, 2007 at 8:29 pmThe President mispronounced a word. See. The left has relavence
May 5th, 2007 at 8:35 pmThe President mispronounced a word. See. The left has relavence
Comment by paul
BTW, the word is relevance. Yes, it is a small thing to gloat over. And, it is astonshing to see that the POTUS, the most powerful man in the word, is so basically incoherent so much of time. Had the Prez been talking to his good friends, Mr Scotchie and Mr Vodka, before hand?
Is that what passes for detente in the WHOTUS these days? BushCo’s foreign policy?
May 5th, 2007 at 10:19 pmrepublic. The problem with correcting someone else’s spelling is you have to be extra vigilant of your owen.
May 5th, 2007 at 10:32 pmown
May 5th, 2007 at 10:37 pmThere, there, Paul.
If it weren’t for petty digs, you’d have nothing to go for. Your side certainly doesn’t have any major “Missions Accomplished” to gloat about these days, does it?
Most dollars spent at Pamela Martin & Associates?
Most party members under investigation, indictment, or already in prison?
Most laws broken?
Most lies told?
Raven, I suspect Paul thinks s/he is being clever. And that indeed is what passes for clever repartee w/ righties these days.
May 5th, 2007 at 10:47 pmWas this really a slip or was he quietly trying to suggest that the “general” was battling for Jesus?
Jn:3:15: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
May 7th, 2007 at 11:56 amYou people have an idiot for a leader. You must be so embarrassed
May 9th, 2007 at 2:52 pmAY! CHI-WA-WA………nO SPEAKA ENGLISH OR SPANISH……….
May 9th, 2007 at 4:39 pmWow, it never ceases to surprize me the things that come outta this guys mouth…..DONT forget folks you elected him….TWICE….Thank God i’m a Canadian!!!!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:39 pmI believe that we should bar from the presidency, morons like the
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:16 pmBoy George, who appear to be hooked on pot.
I bet that I can fart better in Chinese than the Boy George can speak in English.
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:22 pmHe may be back to drinking, but I tend to think he’s back on pretzels. He never could handle them. I think he mistakes the salt for another white substance and snorts it.
June 9th, 2007 at 8:09 pmWHAT A FUKKIN IDIOT!!!!! U HAVE TO ADMIT…. IF NOTHING ELSE GEORGE W. BUSH BRINGS HUMOR TO THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!! OH YEAH… AND IN THE PROCESS HE MAKES EVERYBODY THINK THAT ALL AMERICANS ARE AS FUKKIN WASTED AS THIS GUY IS!!!
June 19th, 2007 at 9:23 pm