Bush: I’m grateful YouTube wasn’t around during my campaign.
Bush: I’m grateful YouTube wasn’t around during my campaign.
In a new interview with RealClearPolitics, President Bush notes the technological challenges that the 2008 presidential candidates faced:
“I am the very last President not to really have to worry about YouTube” while campaigning for the White House, President Bush told RealClearPolitics in an exclusive Oval Office interview last week, discussing the role the Internet and new media played in the November 4th elections.
“The ‘gotcha’ moments in my campaign in the past were few and far between,” the President recalled, noting that with the advent of YouTube candidates have to be “really careful” what they say or “you’re liable to see yourself on the Internet, along with 20 million other people.”
While Bush may have been able to avoid YouTube during his campaign, he certainly hasn’t been able to get away from it during his presidency. As Steve Benen writes, “Bush is the ‘very last President not to really have to worry about YouTube’? Here’s a crazy idea: maybe he should have worried about YouTube.” (Highlights here.)
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He would never have made governor had it been around.
December 19th, 2008 at 12:21 pmcaption:
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I’m hoping we can see the trials at the Hague via youtube.
PEACE
December 19th, 2008 at 12:27 pm“The ‘gotcha’ moments in my campaign in the past were few and far between,” the President recalled
– - Wow, he IS out of touch with reality.
December 19th, 2008 at 12:27 pm“Would you like to play a game”
December 19th, 2008 at 12:31 pm(Mr. P holds down the key till the characters run off the screen)
December 19th, 2008 at 12:34 pmIt’s easier to play “gotcha” when you got someone whose a “botcha”.
December 19th, 2008 at 12:35 pmWhat a cretin. Most of his mistakes and stooopid decisions are out there in the open for everyone to see – war profiteering, torture, crony contracts, doofi appointments…
December 19th, 2008 at 12:37 pmWhere’s my shoe?
Jebus. Delusional little prck, ain’t he???
December 19th, 2008 at 12:38 pmThe good news, George, is that your legacy will be on You Tube!
December 19th, 2008 at 12:40 pmCaption: “S-h-o-e S-t-o-r-e. The Google is fun! I found some new size 10s. Black, not brown like these other ones. And new, too. I wish Condi had told me about this sooner.”
December 19th, 2008 at 12:41 pmPairaguy
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did you mean Paraguay?
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December 19th, 2008 at 12:49 pmnow how do i get to the pictures of the big boobies ?
In the last few days both Bush and Cheney have shown how delusional people are that only watch Fox News.
December 19th, 2008 at 12:52 pmPhoto Caption: “The only way I can find bin Laden is by googling him!”
December 19th, 2008 at 1:23 pmcaption:
Bush, “Ok, let’s just log on to my good old spyin’ site here. Hmm, enter password…let’s see…oh yeah (typing with one finger) C-L-I-N-T-O-N-D-I-D-I-T-2..hit enter and…awright. Let’s just check that old hidden camera link to Katherine Harris’s bathroom I had ‘em put in.
Awright, here we go…bring on the flory-dories. That’s right Kathy, lose the robe…yeah that water looks hot…HEY WAIT JUST ONE COTTON PICKIN’ MINUTE…WHEN DID SHE GROW THAT JOHNSON? Oh well, where the Hell is my pleasure towel with the Constitution printed on it? (into speakerphone)Hey Turdblossom, fetch me my favorite towel and a scotch neat pronto…and cancel my calls for an hour will ya, I got some ‘portant stuff to do, you know…Presnit stuff?”
December 19th, 2008 at 1:31 pmWho cares!?
We have so many of these….
December 19th, 2008 at 1:32 pmShoes were around during both of Bush’s campaigns but unfortunately were grossly underutilized.
December 19th, 2008 at 1:40 pmCaption:
What? Someone took Mr. President AND Mr. Pee as usernames on this, uh, “Think Progress” internets?
Dang. Lemme try “Tracy_5.”
Heh heh heh.
December 19th, 2008 at 2:06 pmCome on 20 January, 2009!
December 19th, 2008 at 3:05 pmOh please chimpy, there are many vids of you screwing up before youtube.
maybe this is why he believes he can rewrite history, the old fool.
December 19th, 2008 at 3:20 pmWorried about it? Does Obama seem worried about YouTube? He uses the damn thing.
December 19th, 2008 at 3:48 pmIt would be refreshing if he were the last president to deal with a supine press.
December 19th, 2008 at 3:58 pmMassive arrogance + massive ignorance = George W.Bush.
December 19th, 2008 at 4:12 pm“I have to remember a password to login my webkins?”
December 19th, 2008 at 4:19 pm“If I wait till the last 20 seconds of the auction I’ll win!”
December 19th, 2008 at 5:15 pmhttp://cgi.ebay.com/12-Talking-George-W-Bush-Collectible-Figure_W0QQitemZ230220253265QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116
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December 19th, 2008 at 8:23 pm