Bush tried to avoid boos.
By on Mar 31st, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Bush tried to avoid boos.
The AP reports:
President Bush had enough to worry about - like not flubbing the first pitch in front of a crowd that might not exactly be his biggest fans anyway.
So before the game, when a couple of Atlanta Braves gave him a team jersey and suggested he wear it to throw out the first pitch at Nationals Park, Bush laughed. Uh, no thanks, guys. Might as well put on a sign that says “Boo me.”
“I’m not going to give them any excuses,” Bush said of the 40,000-plus people gathered for the opening of Washington’s gleaming baseball stadium.
Unfortunately for Bush, the fact that he refused a Braves jersey wasn’t enough to erase the eight years of his presidency. Watch the boos here.
The few “people” that were stupid enough to cheer for herr dubyah are clearly anti-American.
March 31st, 2008 at 12:31 pmHe’s been pitching Americans bullshit for 7+ years now.
Did he throw a screwball or a ’slider’?
March 31st, 2008 at 12:34 pmThe 28%er’s cheering for a War Criminal, Torture, Thousands Dead, it’s a Republican Family Value.
Should have been rotten vegetable day at the park.
Bush/Cheney
March 31st, 2008 at 12:35 pmHague Trials ‘09
To bad food and drinks are to expensive or else the boos would have been accompanied wit food and drink for his pleasure. I hope everywhere he goes for the rest of his life, he will get booed by the public.
March 31st, 2008 at 12:35 pmZim: Did he throw a screwball or a ’slider’?
I’m pretty sure it had to be a backdoor slider, ifyaknowwhatImean.
March 31st, 2008 at 12:38 pmCheers and clapping are usually a sign of respect or happiness. I can’t fathom how anyone seeing him could feel either emotion.
March 31st, 2008 at 12:39 pmAs one of the proud Nats fans in attendance last night who joined (and helped lead, in my section) the chorus of boos to Dumbya, I can tell you that not only were there more boos than cheers, but that us boobirds were louder and more apparent than the 23%ers who were cheering the moron. In fact, as we came up the steps from the Metro to go over to the new Nats ballpark, a few of our fellow patriots were holding up big signs urging us to “Boo Bush” — clearly that worked, and there were many people lining up to get their picture taken in front of those signs…
And BTW, Zim — he threw a knuckleball; what else could you expect from a knucklehead?
March 31st, 2008 at 12:40 pmZimzone Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 12:34 pm
He’s been pitching Americans bullshit for 7+ years now.
Did he throw a screwball or a ’slider’?
______
Good question. It wouldn’t surprise me if he’s still relying on a curveball.
March 31st, 2008 at 12:41 pm“I’m not going to give them any excuses,” Bush said
Too bad GDumbya didn’t think of that, oh, say about seven years ago.
Unfortunately, the new Nationals stadium is forever sullied by this presi-dunce who took away her virginity on her first Opening Day. Hopefully, Obama will make a much better appearance next year.
March 31st, 2008 at 12:42 pmBadmoodman & Dogfather, lol…
Too bad they didn’t let him bat. Getting plunked by a 90mph fastball would have had the new stadium rocking…
March 31st, 2008 at 12:42 pmbush isnt worthy of wearing anything that says “BRAVE”…
now had they offered him a shirt that said, pansey-ass-chicken-hawk, he might have jumped on that!
March 31st, 2008 at 12:44 pmTP loses a little bit of credibility with me every time they post a headline/story like this. This example isn’t as bad as many that I’ve seen, but somewhat misleading, nonetheless. There are plenty of real stories to report on in the name of PROGRESS, such as Hillary’s lie about sniper fire.
March 31st, 2008 at 12:45 pmThe Dogfather
March 31st, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Exley will be so relieved to know that we now have an actual eye witness to the booing, and he will produce his apology forthwith.
Dogfather, if you can get your hands on one of those pictures with the Boo Bush signs, I’d love to post it on TheZoo. :)
March 31st, 2008 at 12:46 pmVet Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 12:45 pm
TP loses a little bit of credibility with me every time they post a headline/story like this. This example isn’t as bad as many that I’ve seen, but somewhat misleading, nonetheless. There are plenty of real stories to report on in the name of PROGRESS, such as Hillary’s lie about sniper fire.
you know where the door is!
March 31st, 2008 at 12:50 pmVet: There are plenty of real stories to report on in the name of PROGRESS, such as Hillary’s lie about sniper fire.
- - Point taken. I view stories like this as TP’s version of Countdown’s “Let’s Play Oddball.”
March 31st, 2008 at 12:51 pmWhat boos?
Exley just said there were not boos, but there were WMDs.
He must be right.
March 31st, 2008 at 12:52 pmZooey — my son took one of me with his cellphone; will try to send it to you tonight…
March 31st, 2008 at 12:53 pmBadmoodman Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Vet: There are plenty of real stories to report on in the name of PROGRESS, such as Hillary’s lie about sniper fire.
- - Point taken. I view stories like this as TP’s version of Countdown’s “Let’s Play Oddball.”
It’s not as if there was a finite number of posts allowed during the day. If TP occasionally posts something silly (don’t even say “B****** S****s”), it’s not as if this was preventing them from also posting something more substantive.
And, really, you can’t forget about any criticism of HRC; have to go elsewhere for that.
March 31st, 2008 at 12:54 pmWell fair enough, the Commander Guy knows a thing or two about trying to avoid booze.
March 31st, 2008 at 12:57 pm“I’m not going to give them any excuses,” Bush said
They didn’t need any more excuses than the last seven years had already given them.
Oh, and Vet…? It’s not like posting stories like this really deprive the TP staff of much time or bandwidth to pursue other, more serious stories. It’s a little extra nugget of TP candy, that’s all.
I agree, the Hillary sniper fire story is conspicuous by its absence, and for me deals a severe blow to her credibility. But don’t blame the Bush getting booed story for its lack of coverage.
March 31st, 2008 at 12:58 pmgummitch Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 12:54 pm
It’s not as if there was a finite number of posts allowed during the day. If TP occasionally posts something silly (don’t even say “B****** S****s”), it’s not as if this was preventing them from also posting something more substantive.
Once again, gumm, you said it quicker and better. Cheers.
March 31st, 2008 at 12:59 pmBush tried to avoid boos…..and fails.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:01 pmShould have been rotten vegetable day at the park.
I imagine they probably searched the people attending the game pretty well when they came in the stadium. It would have been very fitting if we had seen eggs and vegetables flying out on the field at Bush.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:02 pmActually, Bilbo, we only had to go through metal detectors — the rotten egg/overripe tomato detectors weren’t being used…
Now, if only I had known that before I left for the game…
March 31st, 2008 at 1:05 pmThe Dogfather Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Zooey — my son took one of me with his cellphone; will try to send it to you tonight…
Fantastic!! Thank you!
I’ll be home by 8 p.m., your time. Meet me at TheZoo anytime after that. I’ll keep an eye out for you. :)
March 31st, 2008 at 1:07 pm“you know where the door is!”
You don’t think TP loses credibility by using mis-leading headlines, Fan? The Repukes are evil enough, and provide plenty of fodder for progressive blogs. I just don’t think it helps our case when mis-leading headlines are used as a hook - puts TP in the realm of tabloids when they do it.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:07 pmVet
March 31st, 2008 at 1:07 pm
See all of Dogfather’s comments above.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:09 pmYeah, alright, Vet, I have to agree with you. TP plays a little too fast and loose with its headlines for my taste.
I’d prefer if they strove for accuracy with a little more conviction and vigor.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:10 pmZimzone Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 12:34 pm
He’s been pitching Americans bullshit for 7+ years now.
Did he throw a screwball or a ’slider’?
He threw a sLIEder.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:12 pmOh, and BTW, to anticipate the comments of the reichwingers and trolls — those of us who were booing Dumbya the loudest were also the first to stand, take off our hats and face the flag when we sang the National Anthem at the beginning, and God Bless America in the 7th…
See? Dissent ispatriotic, and you can be disgusted by what the bushniks have done to our country and still love our country at the same time…
March 31st, 2008 at 1:14 pmLike it really matters what and how left-wing blogs post…reich-wingers will still have a hissy fit and smear the left. You’re making a big deal about spilled milk.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:15 pmBush tried to avoid booze.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:17 pmWow…Ralph The Wonder Llama steps up the plate (pardon the pun in posting #28)
TP is still trying to peddle this discredited Bush received “a resounding chorus of boos” story, eh?
Amusing…
From one of the Washington Post’s “Grounds Crew” bloggers:
“How loud were the boos for Bush?”
Just a few morons booing. Most of the people acted civilized.
Posted by Brooke Family | March 31, 2008 08:49 AM
March 31st, 2008 at 1:18 pmWould that be a ‘recess’ slider??
March 31st, 2008 at 1:18 pmNice try, Exley. Dogfather got here first. :-D
March 31st, 2008 at 1:21 pmExlax returns for another 12 hours of hissy fits and panty twisting over herr dubyah’s resounding boos.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:21 pmDon’t try to twist my comments to serve your corrupt agenda, Exlax.
Why don’t you try to convince Dogfather that he only head what he wanted to hear at the ballpark?
March 31st, 2008 at 1:23 pm“heard”, not “head”. Sorry. carry on.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:24 pmYes, I read Dogfather’s post already. I am sure the sound of his own booing deafened him to what the vast majority of the crowd was doing — cheering and respecting the office of the presidency.
As the unbiased WaPo blogger pointed out, those who were booing were few and far between.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:24 pmGeorge W. Bushitler- the most hated person in America-with the POSSIBLE exception of 5-deferment Dickhead Cheney.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:24 pmAlmost 400 links reporting the booing received by herr dubyah.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:24 pmROFL!!!!!! Dumbest…Statement….of….the…Day.
You look desperate, exlax.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:26 pmExley
March 31st, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Say ANYTHING. Do ANYTHING to be “right.”
Admit it: YOU WEREN’T THERE.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:27 pmPoor Exley. It must be getting very difficult to pretend that Bush is not the second most despised person on the planet.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:27 pmOh Exley you are a riot. Even the major news outlets are reporting on the boos this morning. Any credibility you ever had around her just went down the toilet.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:27 pmAnother 7000 links reporting the booing received by herr dubyah.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:28 pmexlax fears the truth. Most repubs do. Hell, most of them fear most everything.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:28 pmExlax just keeps twisting that sheet-metal screw deeper and deeper into his own credibility.
An anonymously cited WaPo blogger is “unbiased” but a TP regular who was an eyewitness was “deafened” to what “the majority of the crowd was doing”.
Just keep telling yourself that, Exlax. Eventually, you may convince yourself. You won’t convince anyone else, but that’s not really what you’re about, is it?
March 31st, 2008 at 1:29 pmSure Ex, the WaPo blogger is unbiased because he says what you want to believe. You’re and embarrassment to trolls everywhere.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:30 pmHere’s an “unbiased” report.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:30 pmThe only thing we have to fear is Bush himself.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:31 pmZooey, you are confused….I never claimed to be there. I did, however, watch it live on television (something you did not do) and heard for myself that there was hardly a “resounding chorus of boos” as Think(McCain Plagiarized) falsely reported, but rather a smattering of (as WaPo’s baseball blogger wrote) “a few morons booing… Most of the people acted civilized.”
Nice try though.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:31 pmExlax and Baghdad Bob would make quite a pair….”There are no booing infidels at the ballpark. Never! They’re not even [within] 100 miles of the ballpark. They are not in any place. They hold no place in the ballpark. This is an illusion … they are trying to sell to the others an illusion.”
March 31st, 2008 at 1:31 pmadd boos to the ever growing list of things that exlax fears
Why are Republicans always so freaking scared?
March 31st, 2008 at 1:31 pmNo, no, no.
Exley already said there were no boos. And if there were, they were few and far between, and barely audible. If you heard them, you heard what you wanted to hear, because they were not loud. And if they were loud, they were unpatriotic and disrespectful.
(Feel free to stop when you get tired of moving the goal posts)
March 31st, 2008 at 1:33 pmExlax claims a WaPo blogger is “unbiased”, but she calls others “confused”. LOL. Pure comedy.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:33 pmExley, you sure you want to keep digging that hole deeper?
March 31st, 2008 at 1:34 pmExLax is moments away from posting a newsmax link as “proof”.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:34 pmExley Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 1:35 pm…cheering and respecting the office of the presidency…
——————-
I’ll start respecting that office again as soon as the Bush does!
exlax was caught yet again spinning for dubya
does dubya ever give you at least a reacharound for your efforts, exlax?
is it dark cowering under dubya’s cheerleading skirt?
March 31st, 2008 at 1:35 pmDo you get big tears in your eyes Exlax when your God Bush is booed? Why are you so needy of a father figure?
I think that the treatment that the loser got was very civilized. Americans boo the POS who acts against the country’s interest, unlike the Italians who would introduce Bush to a lamppost.
Different culture, different reactions. Either is appropriate.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:36 pmAnd sadly for the sport of baseball, opening night at a brand new stadium with the POTUS in attendance, and it didn’t even sell out.
According to the box score, the attendance was 39,389 on Sunday night, for a total difference of 2,499 empty seats.
Ouch.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:37 pmExley Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Ex — you weren’t there, so don’t presume to know what those of us who were there know. And the WaPo blogger you refer to is hardly “unbiased”; this guy is a known bush apologizer and has been for years.
The boobirds weren’t few and far between, they were front and center and heard loud and clear. And all of the local reporting — not flavored by bias either way — has made that point all day today.
And finally, don’t ever confuse disrespect for the idiot thieving murderer who currently holds the office with direspect for the office of the presidency. I have nothing but the highest of regard for the office of the presidency — in fact, that’s why I’m so pi$$ed about the idiot who currently holds that office, since I clearly have far more respect for the office than he does (and apparently than you do, you Bushnik-enabler you).
March 31st, 2008 at 1:37 pmHeh! Ralph is all over the place…First he admit ThinkProgress was inaccurate and now he is backtracking!
Especially amusing is his contention that a (to use Ralph’s words) “TP regular” would give an unbiased account of what actually took place.
Unfortunately for TP, the audio of the actual game and the unbiased reporting of disinterested parties who were there conclusively show that there was hardly a “resounding chorus of boos,” but rather “Just a few morons booing. Most of the people acted civilized.”
March 31st, 2008 at 1:38 pmRantingTommy Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 1:31 pm
add boos to the ever growing list of things that exlax fears
Why are Republicans always so freaking scared?
If you worshipped the most hated man on earth and his despised minion, who squats in the Oval Office, wouldn’t you be scared?
March 31st, 2008 at 1:38 pmExley Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Zooey, you are confused…
Exley, you are desperate, and it’s getting really funny, so keep it up.
Dogfather was THERE. I’ll take his word over your teevee watching.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:39 pmDogfather: game, set, match.
Exley will pretend to tie his shoes in order to avoid facing the disgrace.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:40 pmExLax, fortunately for TP, the audio of the actual game and the unbiased reporting of disinterested parties who were there conclusively show that there was hardly a “resounding chorus of cheers”.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:40 pmToo funny. Ralph’s getting the “Exley” treatment. :D
March 31st, 2008 at 1:41 pmExley is amusing.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:42 pm“And the WaPo blogger you refer to is hardly “unbiased”; this guy is a known bush apologizer and has been for years.”
Heh! You don’t even know who the blogger was, do you?
I do, but please enlighten the rest of the readers and tell us more about this supposed “Bush apologizer”
March 31st, 2008 at 1:42 pmWho are we going to believe, Exley or our own lying ears?
March 31st, 2008 at 1:43 pmHey, I watched the game on TV and have it still on the TiVo. Exley clearly heard what he wanted to hear (which he accused me of yesterday) and will be sticking to that regardless of how many reports there are to the contrary. After all, he found one blogger who agreed with him and he continues to insist that any video posted online also agrees with him, regardless of what listeners hear.
Exley, I’ve always accused you of shading the truth (or ignoring it outright), but I really didn’t need you to provide such a thorough and convincing proof that I was correct. To misquote an old an stupid book/movie: “Being Exley means never having to say you’re wrong.”
March 31st, 2008 at 1:44 pmOh and Exley you might want to turn on CNN and MSNBC because they’re both talking about the booing.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:44 pmExley Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Heh! Ralph is all over the place…First he admit ThinkProgress was inaccurate and now he is backtracking!
Go fu(k yourself, Exley. I have complained of TP’s headlines many times. This particular thread is one of them, since it implies something that the story doesn’t deliver.
The one that got you so all fired-up is not. Bush was booed, loudly, and it could be clearly heard on the linked Youtube. We now have an eyewitness who confirms the account. You continue to spin wildly and try to drag me into your pathetic cyclone of Bush-apology. No one buys your crap. You’re desperate and sad.
Again, go fu(k yourself.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:44 pmexlax is so wrong so often that he doesnt know what it’s like to be right
hence his current spinning for his favorite cheerleader
March 31st, 2008 at 1:45 pm“I’m not going to give them any excuses,” Bush said…
and, under his breath, further elaborated “I need all of them for myself.”
March 31st, 2008 at 1:45 pmFor all you regulars who give Exley credit as one of the “better troll” please not this day and remember he’s as bad as the rest.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:45 pmShayne Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 1:45 pm
For all you regulars who give Exley credit as one of the “better troll” please not this day and remember he’s as bad as the rest.
I admit, I once was of that mind, but that day is long, long past.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:47 pmNext time, Bush should make it a surprise visit, fly in under cover of darkness, deliver the pitch, and leave before the lights come on.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:48 pmRalph,
“I have complained of TP’s headlines many times. This particular thread is one of them, since it implies something that the story doesn’t deliver.”
I appreciate your support and honesty, Ralph. Well done. Let’s see if Think(McCain Plagiarzed)Progress issues a correction (again).
March 31st, 2008 at 1:49 pmHow about this fall we let Bush run back the first kickoff of the NFL season?
After he gets crushed and fumbles, exlax can come here and explain that it was really a touchdown, it’s just that the liberal media will only report on the crushing and the fumble.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:50 pmExley Says:
Think(McCain Plagiarzed)Progress issues a correction (again).
Look how seamlessly the bootlicking transfers from Bushie to McSame. How flexible is ExLax?
March 31st, 2008 at 1:51 pmI really do believe Exley heard only cheers when he watched Bush throw out the first pitch. I’m guessing he turned down the TV sound, put a sound effects recording of applause and cheering on his stereo, and gleefully pretended that his hero is beloved by all America. And I’m sure he takes a daily dose of ExLax so that he can remain only half full of sh**.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:51 pm…a crowd that might not exactly be his biggest fans anyway.
Sounds like there were a lot of Iraqis in the crowd.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:52 pmGummitch,
Thank you. Your posting #51 that reports there were more cheers than boos certainly discredits TP’s assertion that there was a “resounding chorus of boos” and shows that The Dogfather was less than truthful when he wrote “I can tell you that not only were there more boos than cheers…”
I appreciate it, Gummitch.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:53 pmHey exlax: Bush was booed. Get over it. People are starting to realize what a steaming pile of excrement he is.
You should feel bad that it didn’t take nearly as long to realize the same about you.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:54 pmIraqis were not allowed into the stadium, unless they were named ‘curveball’.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:56 pmExley Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 1:49 pm
I appreciate your support and honesty, Ralph. Well done. Let’s see if Think(McCain Plagiarzed)Progress issues a correction (again).
I mourn your dishonesty, Exlax, and you don’t have my support. Anyone with any sense and honesty would be able to tell that from what I’ve written. It is thus understandable that you are not included in that group.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:57 pmExlax even lies about who supports him. Lying about all those boos just isn’t enough.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:58 pmBush has a problem with both boos and booze.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:59 pm5000 links reporting the boos received by herr dubyah. ExLax…denial…enough said.
March 31st, 2008 at 1:59 pmralph the wonder llama
March 31st, 2008 at 1:57 pm
I hope you don’t mind, Ralph, but I’m getting popcorn…
March 31st, 2008 at 1:59 pmRantingTommy Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 1:58 pm
It really is disturbing, all of Exley’s lying. It’s like a resounding chorus of lies.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:02 pmLOL. How does a single story “discredit TP” when there are 5000 links reporting the exact same thing? LOL. Poor, poor exlax…..
March 31st, 2008 at 2:02 pmCount me as one who thought (mistakenly, and I admit my mistakes)that Exley was a tad more honest than the typical sycophant Bush blower.
Count me wrong.
Waste another 4 hours pissing and moaning about the bad treatment of your father figure? Get a life Exley.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:02 pmToo bad reich-wingers do not care about this country as much as they care about protecting and defending herr dubyah.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:04 pmalpuz3 Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 2:02 pm
It really is disturbing, all of Exley’s lying. It’s like a resounding chorus of lies.
Although Exlax would characterize it as “only a smattering” of lies, and thus accuse alpuz3 of having no credibility.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:04 pmexlax, having been proven wrong yet again, has slinked off to lick his wounds and order more koolaid.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:04 pmExley, you are thoroughly dishonest. Or, maybe, you just can’t read. The newspaper article I quoted also included this, which you ignore (you, who weren’t even there).
You see, that’s how someone honest writes. “I think I got it right, but . . .” And he obviously wasn’t sitting near the Dogfather, whose own experience you’ve ridiculed in a totally creepy manner.
And there is absolutely no conflict between “resounding boos” and “maybe there were more cheers than boos.”
It appears you’ve sidled away from last night’s assertion that the boos were “barely audible”, which is good, because that was obviously a load of tosh that not even you could continue to pretend was real.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:05 pmI think you underestimate exlax’s capacity for self-delusion.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:07 pmZooey, given Exley’s tenacious grip on his mission, I’d suggest an extra-large popcorn. And a soda.
Might as well make the soda a large too. You don’t have to worry about missing anything important when you go pee. Exlax will be right here when you get back, peddling the same old material and pretending that it’s brand-new.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:08 pmIf Exley could report what happened he would have said Bush threw a fast ball on the inside corner, then outran the pitch to the batter’s box and hit a line drive deep into left field, which he also outran and with an athletic leap caught off the wall. And all to the roaring cheers of the fans and admirers, with the yells of “Bush” being misheard as “boo”.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:10 pmBrilliant!
March 31st, 2008 at 2:10 pmThey weren’t saying BOOO, they were saying BOOOOSH!
March 31st, 2008 at 2:10 pmRight Exlax???
March 31st, 2008 at 2:11 pm“It appears you’ve sidled away from last night’s assertion that the boos were “barely audible”’
Oh, hardly, Gummitch. Unlike most of the posters here, I watched the game live and know that the boos were few and far between — as corroborated by the WaPo poster who noted it was “Just a few morons booing. Most of the people acted civilized.”
March 31st, 2008 at 2:11 pmI’m beginning to think that Exley is Borat.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:12 pmBush’s pitch was a ball? Well now he has ONE.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:13 pmThanks for exposing what you really are Exley. You’ve finally contributed SOMETHING to TP.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:14 pmJuan C. Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 2:12 pm
I’m beginning to think that Exley is Borat.
That WOULD explain a lot…
March 31st, 2008 at 2:15 pmJuan C. Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 2:12 pm
I’m beginning to think that Exley is Borat.
Fantastic!
Shayne, increase Juan’s pay 300%!
March 31st, 2008 at 2:16 pmExley Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 2:11 pm
“It appears you’ve sidled away from last night’s assertion that the boos were “barely audible”’
Oh, hardly, Gummitch. Unlike most of the posters here, I watched the game live and know that the boos were few and far between — as corroborated by the WaPo poster who noted it was “Just a few morons booing. Most of the people acted civilized.”
Sooooo, watching it live makes your interpretation correct (and listening to recordings less accurate). But I watched the game live, too, Exley so I guess we cancel each other out. That leaves the single commenter who must be correct because he agrees with you, versus the actual reporter who noted that the boos might be less than the cheers (from where he sat), but were clearly audible.
And, well, all those press reports that the boos were, um, audible.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:18 pmI think it’s interesting that when this reaired on CNN, the boos were scrubbed.
CNN will do anything to protect their king.
And the ESPN announcers were complete sycophants…
March 31st, 2008 at 2:21 pm(Ch)Impeach!
March 31st, 2008 at 2:22 pmAre you sure he isn’t the fat guy in the movie?
March 31st, 2008 at 2:23 pmExley continues to sing his song
March 31st, 2008 at 2:24 pmDo da, do da
Now he found someone else who sings along
Do da, do da
Of course it just means they both are wrong
folie a deux, da day.
May 30, 2008
Washington D.C.(AP)-After an opening night crowd of 39,389, attendance at Nationals Park has plummetted. Law enforcement officials have linked the surprising low attendance on the mysterious disappearance of thousands of Washington National fans in the days shortly after President Bush delivered the first pitch on opening night.
In other news, after months of decline, the prisoner population at Guantanamo has unexpectedly swelled by thousands of inmates over the past month.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:27 pmGregor Samsa Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 1:33 pm
No, no, no.
Exley already said there were no boos. And if there were, they were few and far between, and barely audible. If you heard them, you heard what you wanted to hear, because they were not loud. And if they were loud, they were unpatriotic and disrespectful.
(Feel free to stop when you get tired of moving the goal posts)
Check out last night’s post about the booing. Exley and Straight Talk got all twisted up. In the comments, #251 ST actually blames the National’s JACKET for the booing. I set him straight in comment #262. Must have been the jacket. Yeah, that’s it, yeah. Too funny.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:27 pmZoo ;)
Shayne, LMAO!!
March 31st, 2008 at 2:28 pmI notice today that the videos of Bush at the game had the volume edited somehow. The video I saw yesterday contained sound where the boos and jeers were very predominant - today’s video is more subdued.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:33 pmElectronic editing of embarrassment for the boy-king.
How come the president throws like a girl?
March 31st, 2008 at 2:34 pm#120
Woodguy,
Please review what I wrote again. As with Clive Owens’ character, Dalton Russell, in “Inside Man:”
‘Pay strict attention to what I say because I choose my words carefully.’
I never once said there were no boos. (If anyone can find a posting in which I said there were no boos, please re-post it here)….
What I wrote last night at Posting #4 was:
“Anyone watching the game on ESPN (and even on this YouTube clip) knows that Bush was not booed loudly. In fact, the ovation was quite rousing when he threw the ball from the top of the mound to Acta…As ESPN’s Jon Miller said, many presidents have thrown out the ceremoninal [sic] first pitch over the years, but none have done it better than Dubya!”
My account was corroborated by an MLB.com reporter who wrote:
“Bush then gets a roar from the sellout crowd when throwing the pitch to Nats manager Manny Acta, a little high, but a good fastball nonetheless.”
March 31st, 2008 at 2:38 pmBecause he was ball-less until the pitch crossed the plate?
March 31st, 2008 at 2:39 pmExley must be freebasing that Kool-aid.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:42 pmExley Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 2:38 pm
“Anyone watching the game on ESPN (and even on this YouTube clip) knows that Bush was not booed loudly. In fact, the ovation was quite rousing when he threw the ball from the top of the mound to Acta…As ESPN’s Jon Miller said, many presidents have thrown out the ceremoninal [sic] first pitch over the years, but none have done it better than Dubya!”
My account was corroborated by an MLB.com reporter who wrote:
“Bush then gets a roar from the sellout crowd when throwing the pitch to Nats manager Manny Acta, a little high, but a good fastball nonetheless.”
Bullshit
The only part of your “account” that was “corroborated” was Chimpy’s pitch crossing the plate (albeit , 3-4 feet too high) ; nothing else , Excrement.
Your imbecilic simian hero was BOOED ; and deservedly so , jackass……….
March 31st, 2008 at 2:42 pm#115, 122:
JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin, Marie:
I agree that the audio clearly shows that there was hardly a “resounding chorus of boos.” What has happened is that with passions cooled and with some distance from the actual event, people’s perspective has been restored and they have stopped hearing what they wanted to hear. People now hear quite clearly from the recordings of last night’s game that ThinkProgress was inaccurate when it falsely claimed there was a “resounding chorus of boos.”
March 31st, 2008 at 2:43 pmExley Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 2:43 pm
#115, 122:
JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin, Marie:
I agree that the audio clearly shows that there was hardly a “resounding chorus of boos.” What has happened is that with passions cooled and with some distance from the actual event, people’s perspective has been restored and they have stopped hearing what they wanted to hear. People now hear quite clearly from the recordings of last night’s game that ThinkProgress was inaccurate when it falsely claimed there was a “resounding chorus of boos.”
Didn’t I warn you last evening about what rooting for a 2nd division team in a 3rd rate ballpark has done to your already dubious perspective , Excrement ?
Shut up about TP “lying” , jerkoff ; call out your retarded simian hero about his and his horseshit administration’s constant litany of lies before making accusatory comments about others , you ignorant Chimpy nut hugger……….
March 31st, 2008 at 2:46 pmMCMetal
I know you are diappointed that the Yankee game got rained out. Look at the bright side — This postponement delays the beginning of what is going to be a very long and painful season for front-running Yankee fans.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:48 pmExley has a point. (no, not the one on his pate) He wrote, ThinkProgress was inaccurate when it falsely claimed there was a “resounding chorus of boos.” He’s correct. TP should have stated that there was a “reasoned chorus of boos”.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:49 pmIt’s like he can’t stop lying. Exley’s the duracell bunny of bullsh*t.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:50 pmThe boos were one thing, but I can clearly hear the sound of Meeooowwww from here. Coming through loud and clear pussy.
What kind of adulation keeps a guy defending his idol into the wee hours and into the next day, over what could have been a non-issue? Seriously Exley, get a life.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:51 pmSo Exley agrees that the scrubbed version of the video clearly shows that there was hardly a “resounding chorus of boos”.
Good for him.
So… people would “hear what they wanted to hear” one night, and then the next day they would stop “hearing what they wanted to hear”.
Does that make sense to anyone? I mean, anyone besides Exley?
Did they stop “wanting to hear it”? Did they now want to hear something else?
If their hearing couldn’t be trusted to be accurate in the immediate aftermath of the booing, how could their hearing be any more trustworthy now?
Hmmm… the only thing I can think of that would explain such a phenomenon is that Exley trusts opinions that agree with his, and dismisses those that don’t.
But that can’t be, can It?
I mean, Exley is an honorable fellow, right?
March 31st, 2008 at 2:52 pmHow about our own TP round of “applause” for Bush and Exley. I’ll start:
BOOOOOO!!!
Hey, Exley, can you hear us now?
March 31st, 2008 at 2:53 pmBush gets massively booed, exlax lies about it.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:53 pmHeh! Now Ralph is retreating to conspiracy theories…
Sure, Ralph, the audio/video was ’scrubbed.’
Classic!
March 31st, 2008 at 2:54 pmExley Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 2:48 pm
MCMetal
I know you are diappointed that the Yankee game got rained out. Look at the bright side — This postponement delays the beginning of what is going to be a very long and painful season for front-running Yankee fans.
A delusional ignoramus who still blindly and stupidly supports the worst president in US history and who is a fan of the team that just last season performed the biggest choke job in baseball history , is laughably making predictions on the team that IS BASEBALL ?
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Being a Chimpy ball monger isn’t enough of a burden , you’re attempting to add to that already colossal detriment , assbag ?
March 31st, 2008 at 2:55 pmIn all fairness, the resounding chorus of boos Bush received is not much louder than that lying sack of troll crap Exley is receiving around here. Now Exley will say, “Thanks for agreeing with me Shayne.” Don’t bother Ex.
March 31st, 2008 at 2:59 pmExley, put down the shovel and try to crawl out of the hole, it it’s not too late already.
March 31st, 2008 at 3:01 pmMCM, let’s not get distracted by Exley’s appalling taste in baseball fandom, and focus on his pathetic and dishonest defense of his president in the face of widespread public disapproval.
Or we could recognize that Exlax is a sad and deluded troll whose lies have been exposed over and over again, and call it a day.
I mean, after all, the only part of my post he saw fit to address was a throw-away adjective based on at least two reports, as if that were the thrust of my comment. Funny how he ignored the oddity of people hearing what they want one night and then hearing something different the next day. Can those people, who were so untrustworthy on-the-scene, be counted on as accurate reporters later? Apparently they can, if their later accounts back up Exley’s delusion.
Funny how that works, init?
March 31st, 2008 at 3:01 pmShayne Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Exley, put down the shovel and try to crawl out of the hole, it it’s not too late already.
I don’t think it’ll work, Shayne. Exley, like all primitive fear-based creatures, has already assumed that you’re waiting to whack him with a mallet the second he pops his head out of the hole.
March 31st, 2008 at 3:03 pmLooks like exlax is going to spend another 12 hrs on TP attempting to defend herr dubyah and the resounding boos he received.
March 31st, 2008 at 3:03 pmralph the wonder llama Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 3:01 pm
MCM, let’s not get distracted by Exley’s appalling taste in baseball fandom, and focus on his pathetic and dishonest defense of his president in the face of widespread public disapproval.
Or we could recognize that Exlax is a sad and deluded troll whose lies have been exposed over and over again, and call it a day.
I mean, after all, the only part of my post he saw fit to address was a throw-away adjective based on at least two reports, as if that were the thrust of my comment. Funny how he ignored the oddity of people hearing what they want one night and then hearing something different the next day. Can those people, who were so untrustworthy on-the-scene, be counted on as accurate reporters later? Apparently they can, if their later accounts back up Exley’s delusion.
Funny how that works, init?
Ah , I don’t care about whom the jackass roots for concerning professional athletics ; it’s his dishonesty (like that of his retarded simian hero) that is really the issue.
And the fact he can so flippantly accuse TP of “lying” , while that’s all his hero does anyway , compounded with his own dishonesty of claiming “very few” individuals were booing Chimpy (rightfully) last evening.
Well , unless the twit believes about 30 , 000 + people is equivalent to a “few individuals”…………….
March 31st, 2008 at 3:06 pmGood heavens! THIS is worth a thread of 100+ posts? Arguing over how many boos there were for Bush? Assuming that one side or the other of you “wins”, what does this prove?
FACT: There were some boos. There were also some cheers. The balance between the two is up for debate, and SOME people apparently feel earth hangs in the balance until this is decided.
FACT: The announcers at the game did not acknowledge the boos.
FACT: Many mainstream media are reporting that there were boos mixed with cheers. Associated Press: “He was greeted by plenty of loud jeers, but also determined cheers, as if the fans in both camps were trying to outduel each other.” ESPN: “There was a mixture of boos and cheers for Bush.” Reuters: “…as he trotted onto the field amid a chorus of cheers and boos from the sold-out crowd.” Fox News: “To a mix of cheers and jeers, President George W. Bush opened baseball’s newest stadium Sunday night with a ceremonial first pitch.” And that’s just a sampling.
FACT: George W. Bush’s approval ratings are low, and have been for some time. He is NOT a well-liked president. Claiming that there was no booing, or that there were very few boos, won’t change that.
If I had been at the game, I would not have booed. Not because I’m a Bush supporter, but because I was brought up not to be rude. I feel certain there were like-minded people in that crowd, so it would be inaccurate to claim some sort of mandate from the people if it turned out the cheers measured more decibels than the boos. But I am mostly agog that this has gotten to be some sort of p!ssing contest.
March 31st, 2008 at 3:09 pmRalph wrote:
“Funny how he ignored the oddity of people hearing what they want one night and then hearing something different the next day.”
Once again, Ralph, you are incorrect. I directly address this phenomenon is posting 128:
“What has happened is that with passions cooled and with some distance from the actual event, people’s perspective has been restored and they have stopped hearing what they wanted to hear.”
As Marie’s and JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin’s comments clearly show is that they now acknowledge that there was “no resounding chorus of boos.” Of course, disappointed that their initial beliefs (fed,in part, to ThinkProgress’ dishonest reporting) that Bush received a “resounding chorus of boos” turned out to be false, they have resorted to conspiracy theories, alleging with no basis that the tapes have been “scrubbed,” when the simpler, and by far, more plausiable explanation is that with the perspective of time and distance from the game last night, they now realized that last night they were only hearing what they wanted to hear.
March 31st, 2008 at 3:10 pmMCMetal Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Ah , I don’t care about whom the jackass roots for concerning professional athletics ; it’s his dishonesty (like that of his retarded simian hero) that is really the issue.
We are in complete accord on this.
March 31st, 2008 at 3:10 pm#145
MissHussinMolly…An eminently reasonable and accurate posting. You are correct. What started out as a posting on my part arguing that ThinkProgress was engaged in Hillary-in-Bosnia-like hyperbole in claiming there was a “resounding chorus of boos” (Note, I never said there was no boos) has indeed gotten out of hand and consumed way too much time and energy.
And I certainly bear my share of responsibility for that.
I will stipulate that your’s should be the final word on the the subject. Thank you.
March 31st, 2008 at 3:14 pmExley Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Do you get orgasmic when you lie ?
Because it’s all you ever do ……..
Last night’s TP headline read that the boos were “LOUD” ; as a certified audio engineer (while you’re a petroleum distribution one) , I can CERTIFIABLY say it was “LOUD” .
Your argument that it was not is meaningless when the realization that you are a Chimpy apologist tool and documented bullshitter here are acknowledged , Excrement.
March 31st, 2008 at 3:15 pmExley Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 3:14 pm
#145
MissHussinMolly…An eminently reasonable and accurate posting. You are correct. What started out as a posting on my part arguing that ThinkProgress was engaged in Hillary-in-Bosnia-like hyperbole in claiming there was a “resounding chorus of boos” (Note, I never said there was no boos) has indeed gotten out of hand and consumed way too much time and energy.
And I certainly bear my share of responsibility for that.
I will stipulate that your’s should be the final word on the the subject. Thank you.
Stop lying about TP claiming there was a “resounding chorus of boos” , you lying sack of shit .
Bush booed loudly while throwing out first pitch in Nationals home opener.
“Loudly” and “resounding” do not mean the same thing , you dishonest turd.
March 31st, 2008 at 3:19 pmYikes, Ex, you really are embarrassing, aren’t you…?
March 31st, 2008 at 3:19 pmMCMetal wrote:
“Stop lying about TP claiming there was a “resounding chorus of boos” , you lying sack of shit .”
Ummmm, MC Metal, you might want to re-read (or read for the first time) ThinkProgress’ posting of Mar 30th, 2008 at 8:33 pm….
Here is what it said:
“President Bush delivered the first pitch tonight at the new Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. to a resounding chorus of boos.”
So, once again, MCMetal, you are incorrect.
I accept your apology.
March 31st, 2008 at 3:25 pmExley Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 3:25 pm
MCMetal wrote:
“Stop lying about TP claiming there was a “resounding chorus of boos” , you lying sack of shit .”
Ummmm, MC Metal, you might want to re-read (or read for the first time) ThinkProgress’ posting of Mar 30th, 2008 at 8:33 pm….
Here is what it said:
“President Bush delivered the first pitch tonight at the new Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. to a resounding chorus of boos.”
So, once again, MCMetal, you are incorrect.
I accept your apology.
And the headline reads ?
I will not accept your apology ; there is no excuse for a Chimpy leg humping apologist tool like yourself……..
March 31st, 2008 at 3:29 pmBTW Excrement
How often are you going to claim I read (or didn’t read) , a particular passage ?
You mean like yesterday , when you stupidly (and lyingly , what a surprise) claimed Puerto Rico’s governor was part of the Democratic Party when he’s actually part of the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico , Mr Hooked On Phonics drop out ?
March 31st, 2008 at 3:31 pmI can sense your embarrassment, MCMetal. You have shown that you failed to even read beyond the headline the posting upon which you have have been inaccurately commenting all this time.
Well, let this be a lesson to you. Next time, read more carefully and you will be spared this kind of embarrassment.
March 31st, 2008 at 3:33 pmMCMetal: “ThinkProgress never said there was a ‘resounding chorus of boos!’”
Me: “Actually, it claims quite explicitly, ‘President Bush delivered the first pitch tonight at the new Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. to a resounding chorus of boos.’”
MCMetal: “Uh…Ummm….Uh….I knew that! ….Uh…Purto Rico!!!!’
Heh! You DO amuse me, MCMetal!
March 31st, 2008 at 3:37 pmExley Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 3:33 pm
I can sense your embarrassment, MCMetal. You have shown that you failed to even read beyond the headline the posting upon which you have have been inaccurately commenting all this time.
Well, let this be a lesson to you. Next time, read more carefully and you will be spared this kind of embarrassment.
Like you did yesterday , Chimpy apologist tool ?
And you did not specify that it was within the thread and not the headline itself ; someone making a (dishonest) assessment like yourself (as usual) , needs to be precise , seeing as you are the one making a claim (even and typically a fraudulent one).
PS Excrement
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA @
Your imbecilic and lying claim about my being “incorrect , once again” ; this coming from a turd whose retarded simian hero , along with his own imbecilic self , have been zero-for-7-years ………………..
March 31st, 2008 at 3:38 pmExley Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 3:37 pm
MCMetal: “ThinkProgress never said there was a ‘resounding chorus of boos!’”
Me: “Actually, it claims quite explicitly, ‘President Bush delivered the first pitch tonight at the new Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. to a resounding chorus of boos.’”
MCMetal: “Uh…Ummm….Uh….I knew that! ….Uh…Purto Rico!!!!’
Heh! You DO amuse me, MCMetal!
“What started out as a posting on my part arguing that ThinkProgress was engaged in Hillary-in-Bosnia-like hyperbole in claiming there was a “resounding chorus of boos” ”
The Hillary story is a HEADLINE ; your quote is part of the story in being told by the particular writer.
There have been various interpretations of what happened last night . Someone who was there , you thoroughly dismiss because it isn’t what you want to believe ; driven by a bizarre adoration for a retarded simian you hero-worship.
“Ummm….ummm…it was only a limited group of classless individuals that were booing” ; that’s a much better interpretation/representation of what actually occurred , penned by a partisan tool who wasn’t even in attendance last evening ?
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You are not amusing in the slightest ; you an unfunny , un-American , dishonest partisan ignoramus.
March 31st, 2008 at 3:46 pmRiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, MCMetal…Again:
MCMetal: “Stop lying about TP claiming there was a “resounding chorus of boos” , you lying sack of shit .”
ThinkProgress (March 30th 3008 at 8:33 pm): “President Bush delivered the first pitch tonight at the new Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. to a resounding chorus of boos.”
http://thinkprogress.org/ 2008/ 03/ 30/ bush-booed-nationals/
March 31st, 2008 at 3:47 pmExley Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, MCMetal…Again:
MCMetal: “Stop lying about TP claiming there was a “resounding chorus of boos” , you lying sack of shit .”
ThinkProgress (March 30th 3008 at 8:33 pm): “President Bush delivered the first pitch tonight at the new Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. to a resounding chorus of boos.”
http://thinkprogress.org/ 2008/ 03/ 30/ bush-booed-nationals/
Right Excrement
“it was only a limited group of classless individuals that were booing”
Lemme’ ask you : what section were your seats located last night ?
New York City ?
March 31st, 2008 at 3:54 pmWelp, I still think it was a resounding chorus of boos. I watched it on ESPN, in High definition and in stereo… My 9 yr old son heard it, as did my wife.
So to us, it was a resounding chorus of boos in stereo.
So with that, and this link, I’m out of here.
March 31st, 2008 at 4:03 pmSTIPULATE THIS, EXLAX.
March 31st, 2008 at 4:16 pmShayne,
I already did.
“I will stipulate that your’s should be the final word on the the subject. Thank you.”
March 31st, 2008 at 4:19 pmAnd nobody around here takes orders from a 10 cent a post lying troll like you Exley. We’re not finished because you say so. Everybody who wants to is free to mention what a fool you are.
March 31st, 2008 at 4:21 pmFeel free to carry on, Shayne.
March 31st, 2008 at 4:26 pmShayne Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 4:21 pm
And nobody around here takes orders from a 10 cent a post lying troll like you Exley. We’re not finished because you say so. Everybody who wants to is free to mention what a fool you are.
A lying one , at that ………And for whom ?
An unintelligible , dishonest , imbecilic AWOL coward .
How revolting…………
March 31st, 2008 at 4:27 pmExley Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Feel free to carry on, Shayne.
Feel free to be part of the retarded 19% of the American population , Excrement . Or as it’s more commonly known :
“The Chimpy Adoration Brigade”…………