‘You make me proud to be an American.’
By on Jan 29th, 2008 at 10:42 am
‘You make me proud to be an American.’
After delivering his State of the Union address last night, President Bush signed autographs and engaged in chit-chat with members of Congress as he left the chamber. An unidentified Republican congresswoman blurted out, “You make me proud to be an American!” Bush responded, “You know — thank you. I enjoyed that.” Watch it.
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Only a brain dead idiot could say such a thing.
I’m guessing Michelle Bachman.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:43 amcool
January 29th, 2008 at 10:43 amYup. Good educated guess there, Verbal.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:45 am“unidentified”?
January 29th, 2008 at 10:46 amshe’s right there in the frame, on the left…
no one recognizes her?
Verbaknit,
I couldn’t agree more. I’m surprised Bachmann didn’t wrestle him to the floor, frothing for more.
Look in the background. Norm Coleman is following him around like puppy, bearing that fake smile of a born flip flopper.
Al Franken’s Senate campaign here in MN has kicked off quite well.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:47 amNorm, we sure as Hell won’t miss you in ‘09!
Probably wasn’t Michelle. I understand she is operating under a restraining order (rumor has it that LaLa slapped one on her).
Actually, Michelle has just authored a bill to prevent the replacement of incandescent bulbs with florescent bulbs in Congress buildings. Not sure why this is so important to her since she has spent most of her life with her head up her ass.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:48 amBubble boy and his groupies in the cult of cluelessness…
January 29th, 2008 at 10:49 amThere were also Democrats hurridly chasing Bush’s signatures too…I wonder what they were telling Bush.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:49 amHere, I fixed the quote:
‘You make me proud to be an UnAmerican.’
January 29th, 2008 at 10:49 amMr. President, you make me throw up…
January 29th, 2008 at 10:51 amI would like to take this opportunity to blurt out: “YOU MAKE ME ASHAMED TO BE AN AMERICAN!”
Thank you.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:52 amGeorge W. bush makes me thoroughly ASHAMED to be an American. Kind of like nobody was proud to be a German after WWII.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:53 amWhat I didn’t like, and the Fox commentators made sure to ridicule, was the way Democrats eagerly pressed Bush for autographs. I know this happens at every SOTU but it was sad to see it on TV.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:55 amYeah, I heard that, too. At first, I figured that the woman would gush anything if only Bush would autograph her program. Then, when I saw that Bush was autographing programs for everyone (not just the sycophants), I assumed perhaps she’s just into Bush-gushing. Or maybe she truly is brain-dead.
I’m proud to be an American, too. I still have faith in the people of this country to eventually do what’s right. My pride is in spite of Dubya — not because of him.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:55 amThis is why the republicans were soundly rejected in 2006 and will continue to lose elections in the future. They talk a good game but they just can’t get off that old Bush wagon. It’s unseemly and pretty pathetic at this point in time. No more SOTU for this type of behavior, thankfully.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:56 amHow will History judge the Presidency of George W. Bush?
http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=1649
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January 29th, 2008 at 10:56 amActually, Michelle has just authored a bill to prevent the replacement of incandescent bulbs with florescent bulbs in Congress buildings. Not sure why this is so important to her since she has spent most of her life with her head up her ass. -Comment by tom
Which begs the question, Tom,
How many Republics does it take to change a light bulb?
Answer: None! They’ll NEVER CHANGE ANYTHING!
January 29th, 2008 at 10:57 amwhy is this news?
January 29th, 2008 at 10:58 amcheck this funny response to State of the Union address here
http://tshirtinsurgency.com/blog
January 29th, 2008 at 10:59 amHow many Republics does it take to change a light bulb?
20.
Two to recruit an illegal alien to actually provide the labor.
Two to then introduce legislation to deport that illegal alien.
Two to create an earmark to subsidize the factory for the company that produced the light bulb.
Two to introduce legislation to reduce corporate taxes for the light bulb company.
And 12 to stand around and curse the darkness when the light bulb burns out.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:03 amActually, Michelle has just authored a bill to prevent the replacement of incandescent bulbs with florescent bulbs in Congress buildings.
Comment by Zimzone — January 29, 2008 @ 10:57 am
Are you serious?
January 29th, 2008 at 11:03 am25. Are you serious?
Yes, I’m serious. She was just on the radio boasting about it. What an absolute bimbo! She claims that the florescent bulbs cost five times as much as the conventional bulb, contain mercury and don’t throw off enough light. She warned the listeners that “they” (the Democrats I suppose she meant) want to take our light bulbs away . . . more republican fear-mongering.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:08 amI suspect some autograph seekers think their signed program will be worth something on Ebay someday!
January 29th, 2008 at 11:08 am25, That was Tom’s post, toasterhead, but don’t put it past Bachmann.
She’s batshit crazy and a religious extremist.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:08 amHAHAHA…Did You Notice They Kept Michelle Bachman Away From Bush?
i thought she would be spread eagle on the floor when Bush walked in…..but they kept her in the upper gallery. She even had to send a surrogate idiot to get Georgy Porgy to sign her copy of the speech.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:09 amBachmann: Lights are on, but nobody’s home.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:09 amProud to be a “torturing, thiefing, war profitting, lying, cronyizim, arragant, murdering, anthrax mailing, sociopathic, POS” American.
Some people are just so blind ignorant that it is truly amazing.
Bush/Cheney
Hague Trials ‘09
Buck Fush
January 29th, 2008 at 11:09 amSpeaking of dim bulbs, did anybody see Boner last night? He was the image of sartorial splendor, issuing fake smiles like free tickets to a porn show.
Sleep well, America, Boner & Bachmann are at the wheel.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:11 amI am proud to be an American…
January 29th, 2008 at 11:13 amdespite this a$$hole.
Yes, I’m serious. She was just on the radio boasting about it. What an absolute bimbo! She claims that the florescent bulbs cost five times as much as the conventional bulb, contain mercury and don’t throw off enough light. She warned the listeners that “they†(the Democrats I suppose she meant) want to take our light bulbs away . . . more republican fear-mongering.
Comment by tom — January 29, 2008 @ 11:08 am
Wow.
“Bimbo” doesn’t even begin to describe it.
Thank you tom – I needed a good laugh today!
January 29th, 2008 at 11:16 amMr Pretzeldent ……..You make me want to have you arrested……
January 29th, 2008 at 11:16 amI’m sure the inside of Bush’s head looks like the set of The Lawrence Welk Show.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:17 amYes, I’m serious. She was just on the radio boasting about it. What an absolute bimbo! She claims that the florescent bulbs cost five times as much as the conventional bulb, contain mercury and don’t throw off enough light. She warned the listeners that “they†(the Democrats I suppose she meant) want to take our light bulbs away . . . more republican fear-mongering.
Comment by tom — January 29, 2008 @ 11:08 am
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The voters of the 6th District here in MN should be proud. What a nut!!! Isn’t it pretty much a consensus that florescent bulbs are much better than conventional bulbs? Sure, they may cost twice as much, but if they last twice as long and use half the energy, the NET cost is less than conventional bulbs.
Then again, why would I expect Bachmann to understand science?!?!?
January 29th, 2008 at 11:20 amkind funny:
State of The Union: Shocking Omission
January 29th, 2008 at 11:20 amBy The Topical Satire Initiative
We had been looking forward to President Bush’s State of the Union address for months, knowing that it would once again bring to the fore the most pressing issue of our generation: human-animal hybrids.
[...]
http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/state-of-the-union-a-shocking-omission/?hp
Was it Bachmann?
January 29th, 2008 at 11:20 amThe only thing more scary to me than Bush’s knowing corporatism, cronyism, corruptions, duplicities and coverups is that he believes he’s a “true American”. His perception of what it means to be an American is to circumvent and or rewrite the American Constitution and ignore laws and basic rights of privacy that prevent him from being a unilateral president that doesn’t have to cooperate with the Judicial and or Legislative branches of American government. How can one be a “true American” and believe that it’s necessary to eliminate democracy in order to preserve it. His methods are in fact anti-American!
January 29th, 2008 at 11:21 amCathy McMorris Rodgers? Maybe?
January 29th, 2008 at 11:24 amGeorge W. Bush shouldn’t be allowed to take away our pride in being Americans. We have a long history that his 8 years should not be able to fully tarnish. However, the only way to get our pride back would be to hold him (and Cheney) accountable for his (their) misdeeds through the vehicle provided to us for same in the Constitution, impeachment.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:27 amheather wilson?
January 29th, 2008 at 11:29 amComment by osage — January 29, 2008 @ 11:21 am
Bush has already proven himself delusional.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:30 amThe dumbass thinks he’s Lincoln. I wouldn’t doubt it if he thinks the American people will put a huge monement to him on the National Mall.
Not even the trolls can defend this pathetic [brown] boot licking.
Comment by Dr. Matt — January 29, 2008 @ 10:54 am
Oh yeah? Check out comment #2 by goose stepper VA voter.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:32 ami’m tryiing to match that nose… and hair color… and accent,
from here:
http://womenincongress.house.gov/profiles/index.html
January 29th, 2008 at 11:33 amAn unidentified Republican congresswoman blurted out, “You make me proud to be an American!â€
Meanwhile, an unidentified progressive blogger typed ” You sir, DO NOT make me proud to be an American!” Bush responded “…um fool me once, shame on you. Fool me……ummmmm……errrrr……won’t get fooled again! Where’s my bubble?”
January 29th, 2008 at 11:33 am“I wouldn’t doubt it if he thinks the American people will put a huge monement to him on the National Mall.”
Comment by dim wit
And the line of people waiting to urinate on the monument would stretch for miles.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:33 amKaty, I think you are right about it being Heather Wilson.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:34 amyou have to narrow it down in the “search – open filter menu” bar…
January 29th, 2008 at 11:35 ami figured republican, which narrowed it down…
Near the beginning of the SOTU address, Bush used a line about having “a charge to keep”.
Remember this post?
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/25/bush-compares-himself-to-a-horse-bandit/
This dunce doesn’t have an original bone in his body. Even his speech writers can’t come up with anything original!
January 29th, 2008 at 11:35 amhis mom, wearing a wig????
January 29th, 2008 at 11:37 amha! i caught that too, vet…
January 29th, 2008 at 11:38 am‘You make me proud to be an American.’
You loser
Americans DO NOT torture
Americans DO NOT start needless wars of agression
Americans DO NOT disregard the Constitution
Americans DO NOT try to suppress dissent
Americans DO NOT spy on fellow Americans
Americans DO NOT believe themselves above the rule of law
What a worthless piece of dog dreck…………
January 29th, 2008 at 11:41 amIsn’t it pretty much a consensus that florescent bulbs are much better than conventional bulbs? Sure, they may cost twice as much, but if they last twice as long and use half the energy, the NET cost is less than conventional bulbs.
Then again, why would I expect Bachmann to understand science?!?!?
Comment by Vet — January 29, 2008 @ 11:20 am
The science deniers like Bachmann don’t care much for scientific consensus.
And they last a lot more than twice as long. I switched all the light bulbs in my apartment to CF’s two years ago. I have not had to replace any of them yet.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:41 amGeorge W. Bush shouldn’t be allowed to take away our pride in being Americans. We have a long history that his 8 years should not be able to fully tarnish. However, the only way to get our pride back would be to hold him (and Cheney) accountable for his (their) misdeeds through the vehicle provided to us for same in the Constitution, impeachment.
Comment by Zoe
The only thing he hasn’t done that the Nazis did was the concentration camps…..otherwise undisdinguishable. How long before the Germans were able to hold their heads up?
January 29th, 2008 at 11:50 am“I wouldn’t doubt it if he thinks the American people will put a huge monement to him on the National Mall.â€
Comment by dim wit
And the line of people waiting to urinate on the monument would stretch for miles.
Comment by A Patriot Acting
They should put it underneath a big tree, so it will be perpetually covered in bird crap.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:55 amyou have to narrow it down in the “search – open filter menu†bar…
i figured republican, which narrowed it down…
Comment by katy — January 29, 2008 @ 11:35 am
“Ass-kissing idolizing sycophants” should narrow it down even further.
January 29th, 2008 at 12:05 pmThat’s not Heather Wilson.
January 29th, 2008 at 12:05 pm57
repubs are really petty about things like this. I grew up in fla in the 60’s and the space center there was Cape Canaveral before JFK. It was appopriatly renamed JFK Space Center after a man who truly endorsed our space program for the first time.
In a move that can only be called petty the repubs insist on renaming it Cape Canaveral…….this is just one example..
January 29th, 2008 at 12:07 pmIt’s not Bachmann…
January 29th, 2008 at 12:07 pmI really think she looks like Cathy McMorris Rodgers, but I’ve never heard what her voice sounds like…
January 29th, 2008 at 12:09 pm“Ass-kissing idolizing sycophants†should narrow it down even further.
Comment by LividLib — January 29, 2008 @ 12:05 pm
L O L … i didn’t see that option…
January 29th, 2008 at 12:10 pmIn the youpoll Bush is at 44% votes for International War Criminal. The people voting for him being a great president, less than 4%, total, in both categories combined.
Bush/Cheney
Hague Trials ‘09
Buck Fush
January 29th, 2008 at 12:12 pmThat is Cathy McMorris Rodgers who replaced George (three–no make it five terms) Nethercutt.
January 29th, 2008 at 12:25 pmComment by Buckie Boy — January 29, 2008 @ 12:12 pm
I want the names and addresses of the idiotic 4%………..
January 29th, 2008 at 12:26 pmThat is Cathy McMorris Rodgers who replaced George (three–no make it five terms) Nethercutt.
Comment by gigowiz — January 29, 2008 @ 12:25 pm
Cathy’s into leather!
January 29th, 2008 at 12:31 pmYee-ha!
Cathy McMorris Rodgers is a Ronnie Retard adherent ; what a loser…….
January 29th, 2008 at 12:32 pmi don’t think it’s rodgers… she’s cute… wrong nose…
January 29th, 2008 at 12:33 pmi mean, LOOK AT THAT NOSE in the clip… hooked AND chipped (?)…
i’m stickin’ with wilson…
Cathy McMorris Rodgers is a Ronnie Retard adherent ; what a loser…….
Comment by MCMetal — January 29, 2008 @ 12:32 pm
Ah, Eastern Washington. That explains a lot.
January 29th, 2008 at 12:35 pmI have never ever in my life been more ashamed for my country.
January 29th, 2008 at 12:40 pm#60,
In addition to their pettiness, the Reptilians seem to live in an irony-free zone, as exhibited by their penchant for naming airports after the two a-holes who fired all of the air traffic controllers.
Or, perhaps they realized how sadly ironic that was, and just did it anyway out of sheer meanness.
January 29th, 2008 at 12:42 pm‘You make me proud to be an American.’
January 29th, 2008 at 12:44 pmCan anyone make a legitimate/serious argument , that the idiot who made the above statement , shouldn’t be institutionalized ?
I’m prouder that New Jersey has more diners than any other state!
January 29th, 2008 at 12:48 pmComment by tom — January 29, 2008 @ 11:08 am
What an idiot she is. Just about as bad as Bush Sr. being so impressed by a price scanner at a store (remember that one?).
Hopefully she or one of her staff members will read this thread, so here’s a little education:
Yes, CFLs are not as bright as a conventional bulb when comparing light output in terms of wattage (my opinion; others may or may not disagree). That’s why you would need to upgrade to a higher comparative wattage (say, 75 or 100 vs. 60). Even at that, the CFL is using only about 29 watts of energy to put out (about) the same light as a 100 w conventional bulb. (These figures from GE’s web site).
You can even use a CFL that puts out the light of a 150 watt standard bulb in a fixture rated for 60 watts, because it only uses about 42 watts of power.
And as far as her concern with mercury, coal-fired power plants are putting out a hell of a lot more into the air than a CFL, which will only release its small amount of mercury if broken. Otherwise, properly dispose of it when it quits working and you have nothing to worry about.
January 29th, 2008 at 12:50 pmI’m prouder that New Jersey has more diners than any other state!
Comment by Doc Rock — January 29, 2008 @ 12:48 pm
January 29th, 2008 at 12:52 pmAnd that Tops Diner in Harrison is the best among them……..
Oh, and I’m with missmolly. I, too, am proud to be an American in spite of the s__t this president has put us through.
January 29th, 2008 at 12:53 pm“Pride”: The emotional response to the realization that people think you are good.
“Shame”: The emotional response to the realization that people think you are bad.
January 29th, 2008 at 12:55 pmCathy McMorris Rodgers – Yep, that’s who it is.
January 29th, 2008 at 12:56 pmI’m thinking Jean Schmidt, or Kay Hutchensen, if it wasn’t Bachmann who had that verbal orgasm.
January 29th, 2008 at 1:03 pmI’m having a hard time thinking up something Bush has done to make me proud to be an American. I’m proud already but embarrassed is a better description of the result of Bush’s actions. Everything I think of in general terms such as bringing Democracy and the like are incomplete at best and are cause more for embarrassment than pride. I’d like to know what, specifically, the unidentified is proud of. Anything tangible or more along the lines of ‘He’s strong-willed’?
January 29th, 2008 at 1:04 pmLet’s bash Hillary some more. That will teach Bush a lesson.
January 29th, 2008 at 1:05 pmThat’s the problem with this country : there’s always some politician, member of congress, or lobbyist that praises EVIL TURKEY BUSH for all the damage he is doing to the world and to America. Devil worshippers and money fixated freaks they look like rabid dogs drooling with their tongues sticking out for more war, more money, more oil, and more deaths!!!!
January 29th, 2008 at 2:19 pmProbably Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee, Franklin)
She votes Bush’s way almost 100%
January 29th, 2008 at 3:17 pmDid you see Cheney, Rice, etc. last night? The whole lot of them looked tired, beaten, uninterested. It must be taking its toll… dreaming up ways to avoid prosecution, subvert the Constitution, rob the treasury, wage war, and screw the middle class & poor. Maybe being rich, corrupt and evil isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
January 29th, 2008 at 3:28 pmProbably Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee, Franklin)
She votes Bush’s way almost 100%
Comment by LastOneStanding
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and a redhead went to the bar after work for a drink, and sat on stools watching the 6 O’clock news. A man was shown threatening to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge, and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) bet the redhead $50 that he wouldn’t jump.
Sure enough, he jumped, so Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) gave the redhead $50. The redhead said, “I can’t take this, you’re my friend.”
But Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) insisted saying, “No. A bet’s a bet.”
Then the redhead said, “Listen, I have to tell you that I saw this on the 5 O’clock news, so I can’t take your money.”
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) replied, “Well, so did I, but I didn’t think he would jump again!”
January 29th, 2008 at 3:32 pmI’m too young to remember… but is it normal for members of Congress to beg the President for an autograph after the State of the Union? Did this happen for past presidents, like Clinton, Bush v1, and Reagan? It seems like a complete circus act. (Serious question).
~Sean
January 29th, 2008 at 4:11 pmI’m thinking of the world’s oldest groupie: Jean Schmidt.
January 29th, 2008 at 6:14 pmcheck it out:
“thanks norm (coleman)… thanks for that gift”
did i hear that?
looked like norm wanted a kiss too!
January 29th, 2008 at 7:02 pmManson and Ramirez have groupies too.Some women are attracted to criminals.
January 29th, 2008 at 8:51 pmI’m too young to remember… but is it normal for members of Congress to beg the President for an autograph after the State of the Union? Did this happen for past presidents, like Clinton, Bush v1, and Reagan? It seems like a complete circus act. (Serious question).
~Sean
Comment by SeanC
No Sean, this is not normal. But then, there has been nothing normal about the Bush pResidency. I’m not young. I have never seen anything resembling the worship which surrounds Bush. The Republican Party has ceased to exist, and has become a Bush cult.
Now that their evil Bushgod has fallen from the heavens into eternal political hell, they have nowhere to turn. So, the few remaining disciples follow him into his damnation.
The Bush cult, formerly known as the GOP, is finished. They will join their ancient predecessors, the Federalists, on the scrap heap of history.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:16 pm