Bush hearts Bill Kristol.
By on Jul 23rd, 2007 at 10:12 am
Bush hearts Bill Kristol.
The Washington Post writes, “Bill Kristol’s the-war-is-being-won piece in The Washington Post brought him plenty of ridicule, but at least one person liked it. President Bush read the July 15 Outlook article that morning and recommended it to his staff.” The title of Kristol’s piece was: “Why Bush Will Be A Winner.”
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William Kristol is a demented moron. That’s patently clear.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:13 amBush Reads????
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:14 amBill Kristol is a tool.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:16 amIf “bush reads” who interprets?
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:16 amI bet he read the headline, that’s all.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:18 amBush Reads????
Comment by anuj — July 23, 2007 @ 10:14 am
Okay, Cheney read it TO him.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:18 amBush has a collection of positive clippings.
So far, he has 27 Broder columns, 17 Hiatts, and a subscription to the Weekly Standard.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:19 amAt least Bush is showing a healthy interest in reading fiction.
-GSD
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:21 amAll this made me think of was Homer singing “Spider Pig”
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:21 amKristol has been wrong about everything else for the last six years, so why is this a surprise?
He probably still breathes a sigh of relief that he didn’t finish his big article “Why Sanjaya Will Win American Idol” before deadline.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:22 amCall Congress Today for Impeachment
We’ve reached the impeachment moment for Vice President Dick Cheney. We’ve pushed the cosponsor list for H. Res. 333 up to 14. Chairman John Conyers says that if we get 3 more he’ll begin the impeachment proceedings.
And many Congress Members must be recognizing that there is no other path available. Cheney and Bush have repeatedly refused to comply with subpoenas, ordered former staffers not to comply, and announced that the Justice Department will not enforce contempt citations from Congress. When a special prosecutor attempted to hold this administration accountable, Cheney’s chief of staff obstructed justice, and Cheney persuaded Bush to commute his sentence. There is no course left for Congress but Impeachment.
On Monday, July 23rd, the fifth anniversary of the meeting that produced the Downing Street Minutes, Cindy Sheehan, Ray McGovern, Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Ann Wright, Debra Sweet, Dave Lindorff, David Swanson, Jodie Evans, Medea Benjamin, Kevin Zeese, and Tina Richards will lead a march to Chairman Conyers office and not leave until he agrees to begin impeachment proceedings.
If you cannot be there, you can take two minutes on Monday and do two things: phone Chairman Conyers at 202-225-5126 and ask him to start the impeachment of Dick Cheney; and phone your own Congress Member at 202-224-3121 and ask them to immediately call Conyers’ office to express their support for impeachment. Your Congress Member might be one of the three needed, not just to keep impeachment activists out of jail but to keep this nation from devolving into dictatorship.
Also email your Representatives:
http://www.democrats.com/peoplesemailnetwork/73
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Forward this message to everyone you know!
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:22 amjust another sick comment from a PNAC’er. Disgusting.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:23 amLMAO. How gullible are you ?
Will you promise to come back and ask everyone to call their congressmen about the obvious response when that turns out to be a lie ?
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:25 amWell, Kristol has been wrong about everything else in Iraq. I see no reason why he would get this right either.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:25 amGAG Me!!!!
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:25 amThe neocon circle-jerk continues.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:26 am“See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda.”
– George W. Bush, May 24, 2005.
So you see, since Kristol helps to catapult the propaganda, of COURSE he recommended everyone on his staff read it. All loyalists everywhere to Dear Leader should read Bill Kristol, didn’t you know? If you refuse to read the propaganda, you get to go to camp!
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:27 amWho would have known that Bush is a big supporter of the Bill Krusthole mutual masturbation society?
-GSD
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:28 amkil-do, we know you hate america, just shut up and enlist princess.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:28 amPresident Bush read the July 15 Outlook article that morning and recommended it to his staff.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:29 amOh, this is just too rich. We were the biggest laughing stock around the world; but this just added more fuel.
On top of all this bush is in love with himself.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:29 amThat sure is comforting to himself but no one else.
This mouthpiece has so much oil in his head it drips out his mouth and sounds like words.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:29 amWho is he trying to score points with?
If they are on his side they know he’s not telling the truth.
If they are not on his side they know he is not telling the truth.
I guess he wins either way.
Smart guy.
Note to Bill Kristol:
Bush talks that way, not because he is a Texas, ( he really isn’t), he talks like that because he is DUMB!!! Bill, can’t you find somone worthy to sing praises too, maybe Homer Simpson or such?
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:34 amThe essence of the neocon political style is to flatter those in power and play on their insecurities and their narcissistic self regard. Which is why Shrub is such putty in their hands.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:38 amIF Stone:
“All governments lie, but disaster lies in wait for countries whose officials smoke the same hashish they give out.”
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:38 amJust tell monkey boy what he wants to hear, it keeps him quiet.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:41 amGood thing Kristol is working overtime to keep that Bush bubble from bursting.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:45 amKristol should be hanging by his neck in the Hague, not writing articles for WaPost.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:46 amKristol is right. Please explain how things will be so much better for us when we prematurely retreat from Iraq, leaving a massive civil war, genocide, more emboldened Islamic terror organizations with more opportunity to bring their terrorism to the West? I hate that we have to fight in Iraq, but I prefer it to your alternatives.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:46 amSo do you suppose he and his loyal Bushies read the online version including the well over 200+ pages of commentary of which an overwhelming majority ridiculed and criticized the clearly deluded dufus Mr. Kristol, the current administration, the neocon henchman and PNACer’s, as well as the hacks at the WaPo editorial board for continuing to print that drivel?
Um, I tend to think not. Living in a bubble is hard work. It was an insult to average Americans everywhere….no wonder Junyah loved it.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:47 amNot much of an endorsement Mr. Kristol; after-all, despite being President (a source of profound embarrassment to any self-respecting American and pretty much the rest of the world), this poor man lives in a small delusional bubble of his own making.
Bush will, alas, never be a winner! He is in a continued state of abject denial on Iraq. Iraq is a five year disaster that will incontrovertibly end badly no matter what happens. Talk about myopic!
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:51 amSorry off topic but mighty scary
http://www.newhouse.com/congressman-denied-access-to-post-attack-government-continuity-plans.html
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:52 amSo now we know: Bill Kristol wore that blue dress.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:52 am#29: The war in Iraq has made us less safe, al Qaeda more powerful. In fact, al Qaeda itself has stated, in a private letter, that it wants the U.S. to stay in Iraq. http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1006/p01s04-woiq.html
Getting out of Iraq will be better for the country and for the world. Invading Iraq was a huge mistake, just like many people said beforehand. Prolonging the war is another mistake.
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:54 amEmperor – your new clothes have arrived!
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:55 am#29
“when we prematurely retreat from Iraq”
TOO LATE!!
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:57 amComment by paul —Robbing Peter I See.
Paul is a THIEF!
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:59 am
It’s very possible Kristol could explode from hypocrisy.
–WKW
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:00 amThe Berlin Post writes, “Goebbel’s the-war-is-being-won piece in The Berlin Post brought him plenty of ridicule, but at least one person liked it. The Fuhrer read the July 15 Outlook article that morning and recommended it to his staff.†The title of Goebbel’s piece was: “Why Hitler Will Be A Winner.â€
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:01 am“Why Bush WILL be a winner”.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:03 amThe implication being that right now, Bush is a LOSER.
Will you promise to come back and ask everyone to call their congressmen about the obvious response when that turns out to be a lie ?
Comment by Kilo
Question:
Do you favor or oppose the US House of Representatives beginning impeachment proceedings against Vice President Dick Cheney?
7/5/07
Favor Oppossed Undecided
All Adults 54% 40% 6%
Voters 50% 44% 6%
Democrats (38%) 76% 24% -
Republicans (29%) 17% 83% -
Independents (33%) 51% 29% 20%
http://americanresearchgroup.com/
The idea seems to be picking up momentum.
2.2, if your a** does fall off from laughing too hard, I have a nail gun
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:06 amyou can borrow to put it back on w/.
“Why, of course, the people don’t want war,” Goering shrugged. [...] “…the common people don’t want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship.”
“There is one difference,” I pointed out. “In a democracy the people have some say in the matter through their elected representatives, and in the United States only Congress can declare wars.”
“Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.”
– Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials (a nazi high commander)
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:06 amReference to quote
wikipedi info
“Why Bush WILL be a winnerâ€.
The implication being that right now, Bush is a LOSER.
Comment by Cappy —
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:06 amWHICH MAKES US ALL LOSERS.
SAD BUT TRUE!
all the sh!t for brains Bushie supporters are too stupid to see that the whole ” if we don’t fight them there they will follow us home” disinformation campaign of propaganda is doing what it is designed to do, to feed the IDIOT supporters fears. There is NOT ONE SHRED of evidence that this line of BS is true. The SAME LINE of BS was used after the Vietnam war, remember the Domino Effect? The Bushie war monger supporters were WRONG then and they are WRONG NOW. The biggest boost to terrorism has been Bushies ILLEGAL OCCUPATION of Iraq. They are ALL traitors, the whole Bush Admin. and all his idiot followers who can not think for themselves, they are the same kind of ignorant lemmings that followed Hitler. What a bunch of ignorant morons they all are. Im sure not one of them can develop an independent thought. Anyone who listens to Kristol, who is a liar and a syncophant are as moronic as this moronic President. A sure sign of the dumbing down of America. It’s sickening.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:08 amThis is pretty simple. Bush has two motives. The first is “please, someone tell me they like me.” The second is “Dear god, don’t let Cheney shoot me in the face.” Everything you need to know about how Bush will respond to a situation boils down to those two competing motives…
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:14 amInvading Iraq was a huge mistake, just like many people said beforehand…
Your memory may be fading, but mine is not. I would have to find them, but I have seen the video clips of Kerry, Kennedy, Daschle, Clinton and other prominent Democrats in late 2002 and early 2003, explaining how significant a threat Saddam was and why it was so essential to take action against him. These people were and are opportunist, unless the vast majority of people supported the idea at the time, they wouldn’t have taken the stance. Now, that the war has become unpopular and we have forgot why we are fighting, many want to believe they knew it was a bad idea all along. (It wasn’t a bad idea, unless you prefer progressive attacks on your liberty by fundamentalist Islam)
Here’s Hillary explaining it in 2002, to whet your appetite: (minutes 7-12)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYATbsu2cP8
You should watch it, at least you will be proud of the code pink ladies.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:16 amI dub thee Sir Kristol the Chicken-hearted. Rise, now and kiss my ass one more time.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:21 amAfter reading Kristol’s article, all I want to know is where I can get some of what he’s smoking. If he REALLY believes what he’s spewing, however, I’m thinking he needs real medication, like thorazine.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:25 amI’ll take that as a “yes”.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:28 amStatements issued by Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle and Pelosi the night US bombs first hit Baghdad pledged full support to the American effort to conquer Iraq.
Pelosi added, “Saddam Hussein is a menace to his own people, and a threat to the peace and stability of the entire region. As our soldiers risk their own lives to secure the lives and liberty of others, we pledge to repay their courage by guaranteeing that we will spare no resource and no effort to make sure nothing stands between them and victory.â€
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:33 amWhy are you posting poll results for public opinion ? The man only needs 3 votes to impeach someone with less popularity than anthrax. Picking up momentum ? Why can’t we do it this week ? It’s 3 votes.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:33 amWhy are you posting poll results for public opinion ? The man only needs 3 votes to impeach someone with less popularity than anthrax. Picking up momentum ? Why can’t we do it this week ? It’s 3 votes.
Comment by Kilo
When would you like to borrow my nail gun, 2.2?
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:34 am“Why Bush will be a winner”
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:35 amSo Kristol basically says that Bush is not a winner at the moment. Do we have to wait a few Friedmans?
Billy Crisco slips in & out of public sentiment like the little turd he is.
He’s been wrong in EVERYTHING for 6+ years, spouts complete BS on Fox News Sunday and is Jeff Gannon’s ‘best boy’.
Billy, your ass is dripping.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:36 amThe 29 Democratic senators who voted for the war resolution included presidential candidates Joseph Lieberman, John Kerry and John Edwards, as well as Hillary Clinton.
Of the nine announced Democratic presidential candidates, five have long backed the Bush administration’s goal of waging war in Iraq, including Lieberman, Kerry, Edwards, former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Senator Bob Graham of Florida. These reiterated their backing for Bush after the onset of war, with Gephardt saying, “We must face the challenge of terrorism head on and I support our commander in chief and the American military at this critical time in that struggle.â€
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:40 amBush will be a “winner” only if syncophants like Kristol are rewriting the history.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:41 amActually the title Kristol wrote is a typo, he meant to write “why Bush will be a weiner”
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:41 amComment by paul — July 23, 2007 @ 11:16 am
Comment by Kilo — July 23, 2007 @ 11:28 am
So you two traitors really defend the presnut for lying Congress into supporting the AUMF? You couldn’t be less patriotic if you flew the 9/11 planes yourselves. Iraq was a huge screwup, and any Dem senator that supported giving this whack-job puppet this authority was wrong, but they were also lied to incessantly. Your defense of these neocon morons shows you in the usuall anti-american, party-over-country light that the few of you left inhabit. Bushass is down even further in polls today, and it won’t be long before Bush supporters can all be gathered in one republican closet, out of which they won’t come because their dishonesty is bone-deep. If you believed a single word of what your spewing, you’d be in uniform in Iraq. You aren’t so you have no credibility, just like the Deserter-In-Chief.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:42 amStatements issued by Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle and Pelosi the night US bombs first hit Baghdad pledged full support to the American effort to conquer Iraq.
Pelosi added, “Saddam Hussein is a menace to his own people, and a threat to the peace and stability of the entire region. As our soldiers risk their own lives to secure the lives and liberty of others, we pledge to repay their courage by guaranteeing that we will spare no resource and no effort to make sure nothing stands between them and victory.â€
Comment by paul
yes, and Republicans voted against that very support. republicans have proven over and over how much they hate Americans that aren’t fat, rich and white men.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:43 am#46: interesting. You are trying to prove me wrong by citing the positions of people who I didn’t mention. Many people stated beforehand that going into Iraq was a big mistake. I never said it was Kerry, Hillary, etc.
My memory is fine. Maybe your reading ability is lacking. Here’s a Democratic leader, speaking out against the war prior to the U.S. invasion:
Russ Feingold wrote, before the war:
“Mr. President, I believe it is dangerous for the world, and especially dangerous for us, to take the tragedy of 9-11 and the word “terrorism” and all their powerful emotion and then too easily apply them to many other situations — situations that surely need our serious attention but are not necessarily, Mr. President, the same as individuals and organizations who have shown a willingness to fly planes into the World Trade Center and into the Pentagon. [] An invasion of Iraq in the next few weeks or months could in fact be very counterproductive. In fact, it could risk our national security. [] I oppose this resolution because of the continuing unanswered questions, including the very important questions about what the mission is here, what the nature of the operation will be, what will happen concerning weapons of mass destruction in Iraq as the attack proceeds and afterward, and what the plan is after the attack is over.”
http://www.antiwar.com/orig/feingold1.html
Feingold was right. Bush was wrong.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:44 am#46: interesting. You are trying to prove me wrong by citing the positions of people who I didn’t mention. Many people stated beforehand that going into Iraq was a big mistake. I never said it was Kerry, Hillary, etc.
My memory is fine. Maybe your reading ability is lacking. Here’s a Democratic leader, speaking out against the war prior to the U.S. invasion:
Russ Feingold wrote, before the war:
“Mr. President, I believe it is dangerous for the world, and especially dangerous for us, to take the tragedy of 9-11 and the word “terrorism” and all their powerful emotion and then too easily apply them to many other situations — situations that surely need our serious attention but are not necessarily, Mr. President, the same as individuals and organizations who have shown a willingness to fly planes into the World Trade Center and into the Pentagon. [] An invasion of Iraq in the next few weeks or months could in fact be very counterproductive. In fact, it could risk our national security. [] I oppose this resolution because of the continuing unanswered questions, including the very important questions about what the mission is here, what the nature of the operation will be, what will happen concerning weapons of mass destruction in Iraq as the attack proceeds and afterward, and what the plan is after the attack is over.”
http://www.antiwar.com/orig/feingold1.html
Feingold was right. Bush was wrong.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:44 ampaul, believing Bush’s lies was the problem for those Dems. we knew better, but we’re not Beltway types, just plain-thinking American patriots who believe in the law and the Constitution. Too bad you don’t.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:46 amI hate that we have to fight in Iraq, but I prefer it to your alternatives.
Comment by paul
Then we can safely assume you’ve enlisted and are on your way to iraq?
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:49 am“They are ALL traitors, the whole Bush Admin. and all his idiot followers who can not think for themselves, they are the same kind of ignorant lemmings that followed Hitler. What a bunch of ignorant morons they all are. Im sure not one of them can develop an independent thought. Anyone who listens to Kristol, who is a liar and a syncophant are as moronic as this moronic President. A sure sign of the dumbing down of America. It’s sickening.”
You should tell the people that do these online IQ tests that their results don’t mean anything. I missed a question an scored a 140. Better yet, why not take the test and see how your score compares with an ignorant Bush supporter.
http://web.tickle.com/tests/uiq/index-pop.jsp?sid=&supp=&z=
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:52 amI just wrote an article titled “George W. Bush has a Giant Penis and Brought me to So Many Multiple Orgasms that Now I walk Like He Does”. Think he’ll like my article too?
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:52 amOf the nine announced Democratic presidential candidates, five have long backed the Bush administration’s goal of waging war in Iraq, including Lieberman, Kerry, Edwards, former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Senator Bob Graham of Florida. These reiterated their backing for Bush after the onset of war, with Gephardt saying, “We must face the challenge of terrorism head on and I support our commander in chief and the American military at this critical time in that struggle.â€
Comment by paul — July 23, 2007 @ 11:40 am
yes, and all but Lieberman have realized the terrible error of believing a single word out of the Psychopath-In-Chief’s maw. Oh, and great job of “winning” your side is doing. it’s bad enough to get into a land war in Asia, but to run it like Bush ran hos companies is the height of egotistical folly, and supporters of this folly are blind fools, if not outright traitors.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:56 amBush scored a 1206 on the SAT in the 60’s. What kind of IQ does Bush’s 1206 SAT imply?
Linda Gottfredson, co-director of the University of Delaware-Johns Hopkins Project for the Study of Intelligence and Society, comments:
“I recently converted Bush’s SAT score to an IQ using the high school norms available for his age cohort. Educational Testing Service happened to have done a study of representative high school students within a year or so of when he took the test. I derived an IQ of 125, which is the 95th percentile.”
In other words, only one out of 20 people would score higher.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:57 amYou should tell the people that do these online IQ tests that their results don’t mean anything. I missed a question an scored a 140. Better yet, why not take the test and see how your score compares with an ignorant Bush supporter.
http://web.tickle.com/ tests/ uiq/ index-pop.jsp?sid=&supp=&z=
Comment by paul — July 23, 2007 @ 11:52 am
Now you’ve proven your idiocy and irrelevance.
July 23rd, 2007 at 11:58 amIn other words, only one out of 20 people would score higher.
Comment by paul — July 23, 2007 @ 11:57 am
In other words, there are 30,000,000 american citizens that would do a better job than the Moron-In-Chief.
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:00 pmyes, and Republicans voted against that very support. republicans have proven over and over how much they hate Americans that aren’t fat, rich and white men.
ronjazz, Condi Rice is a fat, rich, white man?
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:02 pmBush the intellectual heavyweight:
- Couldn’t get accepted into University of Texas Law School
- Ran Arbusto into bankruptcy
- Traded away Sammy Sosa
- Defines “sovereignty” as “sovereignty means that; it’s sovereign. I mean, you’re a — you’ve been given sovereignty, and you’re viewed as a sovereign entity. And therefore the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities.”
Of course, the list goes on, and on, and on. And on.
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:05 pmI disagree with many of your sentiments about Bush’s presidency, but because we have differing opinions, I don’t believe you are an idiot or a moron. I would just like to point out that your portrayal of Bush and his supports as idiots, makes the rest of your arguments less credible.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/07/politics/main700170.shtml
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:11 pm#46 “I have seen the video clips of Kerry, Kennedy, Daschle, Clinton and other prominent Democrats in late 2002 and early 2003, explaining how significant a threat Saddam was and why it was so essential to take action against him.”
Yeah, too bad our leaders trusted Bush and acted in a bipartisan manner.
For the record, most of us here on the streets of America and the rest of the world thought it was a bad idea. Your side had a name for those of us who were right – traitors. I’ll apologise for the Dems you listed when you apologise for being wrong and allowing your side to divide our country with such hateful rhetoric.
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:14 pmHey, Rush is on. You should prove to yourself that you are open minded and listen. I take the time to read what progressives have to say.
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:18 pmHere’s a link. You can listen while your online. Click Listen Live.
http://www.640wgst.com/pages/listenlive.html
You’re welcome.
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:24 pmNotice, people, how troll “paul” (or Jake, or michael, or “Moderate Marie of Maine” or whatever he wants to call himself next week) refuses to acknowledge the point of the thread and keeps throwing up different diversionary smoke bombs (Democrats who voted for giving Bush authorization to deal with I raq, Bush’s “IQ”…) that have nothing to do with the central point of the article:
The invasion of Iraq has turned out to be a huge tactical error, not just in the broader scope of foreign policy, but even in the narrower scope of fighting terrorism. Bill Kristol, who has been wrong about virtually everything (before the invasion, for instance, he said there was “no evidence” that the “pop psychology” diagnosis that Sunnis and Shias would fight each other was accurate) has proclaimed that Bush will someday be seen as a “winner”.
Bush embraced this view, just like he embraced the fiction of WMDs and yellowcake touted by Ahmed Chalabi, just like he embraced the Saddam=al Qaeda theory espoused by The Dick Cheney, just like he embraced “the Math” that Karl Rove said would result in Republicans holding control of both house of Congress after the ‘06 election.
THAT’s the point.
The continued willingness to embrace delusion rather than face reality is what leads to the judgment that these people are idiots.
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:28 pmThis is so pathetic it is beyond insane. It is both INSANE as well as STUPID. Welcome to the ‘let’s clap harder to save Tinkerbell’ school of Republican politics.
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:29 pmHey, Rush is on. You should prove to yourself that you are open minded and listen. I take the time to read what progressives have to say.
Comment by paul — July 23, 2007 @ 12:18 pm
No you don’t. At least, you don’t read in an open-minded manner, if your comments are any indication.
The only reason you are here is to spray graffiti on a progressive board, and the only reason you pay attention to what is written is to see if you can spy a weakness that you can exploit. Even if that supposed weakness is tangential to the point being made, that is what you will focus on, like any good troll.
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:34 pmComment by paul — July 23, 2007 @ 12:24 pm
Rush isn’t for real. It is a marketing gimic. Your being played. His schtick is no different than Sterns. It is about audience and ratings not heartfelt beliefs. BTW: I listen to him and find it highly amusing.
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:35 pmHey, speaking of William the Bloody, did anyone catch the piece they had on C&L from Fox yesterday?
Billy Kristol made fun of Democratic candidates, by saying that since their spouses (Elizabeth Edwards, Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama) were so much more interesting than the candidates, Fox should hold a debate with the spouses.
But when faux-liberal Juan Williams said that they could include Jeri Thompson, Fred’s “trophy wife”, William the Bloody and Brit Hume all of a sudden decided, “Whoa!” — spouses were off-limits. Republican spouses, that is.
Ah, yes, Hypocrisy, thy party registration is Republican.
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:39 pmI loved the article!!!
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:46 pmdbadass. I also find the show entertaining. Although I don’t agree with all his positions, it would be hard to deny his capabilities as a broadcaster. I also believe his reputation as a hateful bigot (among the left) are mostly an attempt to discredit him, only because he is successful.
July 23rd, 2007 at 1:31 pmImpeach Congress
Bush approval 34%
Democratic lead Congress 14%
July 23rd, 2007 at 1:33 pmtrophy wife insinuates interesting in a physical way. That was probably the root of the objection.
July 23rd, 2007 at 1:33 pmspit take. Nancy Pelosi (along with most other democrats) pledged: “that we will spare no resource and no effort to make sure nothing stands between them and victory.â€
Now, that the political winds have changed direction, they abandon their promises.
Bush doesn’t have the luxury of formulating policy based on how difficult things have been in the past. If you think about it, democrats aren’t proposing any solutions, they are complaining about the decision to go to war (that they also supported) and highlighting the mistakes (that occur in every war) that have happened to date. When liberals actually offer some plan that has real promise of security for the West instead of selective outrage of the Bush administration’s policies, maybe they could have some impact. Until then, please stop obstructing the administrations efforts to secure an important region of the middle east and combat terrorist elements (that attacked us on 9/11 and before) that now see Iraq as the major front of the war on terror.
July 23rd, 2007 at 1:47 pmI also believe his reputation as a hateful bigot (among the left) are mostly an attempt to discredit him, only because he is successful.
Comment by paul — July 23, 2007 @ 1:31 pm
Or it could be because of the hateful and bigoted things he says…
Oh, that can’t be it — because “lefties” must hate anyone who is “successful”, right? Because they’re dirty f*cking hippies, right?
July 23rd, 2007 at 1:48 pmmikey r. not because hippies are dirty, but because Rush’s success undermines democrat party false promises. The more you open your mind and consider conservatism, the more you understand how democrats are deceitfully patronizing you at the expense of your liberty for their power. Think about how democrats promised to get us out of Iraq in exchange for our votes. They have both houses of congress and a majority of the Americans support. Still, they want you to believe that republicans are to blame for their inaction.
July 23rd, 2007 at 2:21 pmPicture of clean hippie:
http://www.fotosearch.com/CSK007/pr75853/
July 23rd, 2007 at 3:03 pmThey have both houses of congress and a majority of the Americans support. Still, they want you to believe that republicans are to blame for their inaction.
Comment by paul
A ridiculous talking point. They currently have a razor-thin majority in both houses, which is nowhere near enough to, for example, override an obvious veto from GWB. There is a long list of measures that the House has passed which Republic Senators have blocked. Go look it up and then you can lose the whole “Democrats promised” b.s.
July 23rd, 2007 at 3:04 pm“Kristol has been wrong about everything else for the last six years”
Come on now. You’re giving Kristol less credit than he deserves.
He’s been wrong about everything for a LOT longer than just six years.
July 23rd, 2007 at 3:08 pmI don’t listen to pundits to regularly use illegal drugs. Rush is an addict, isn’t he? Yes, yes he is.
July 23rd, 2007 at 3:14 pmGo look it up and then you can lose the whole “Democrats promised†b.s.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/anderson/393375,CST-EDT-monroe20.article
July 23rd, 2007 at 4:19 pmFan of the Man has done his part by copying and pasting his copy points IN BOLD on every topic on the board today. Have you done your part and followed his directions?
July 23rd, 2007 at 4:40 pmOf course King George cannot read; that’s what he has Laura for. Laura the Librarian reads to Georgie Porgie. :)
July 23rd, 2007 at 9:20 pm