# Bush has finally gone too far. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 12, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666 "2004-04-12T21:00:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/1 "2004-04-12T21:00:06Z")
The election-stealing, the lying, the warmongering, the assault on civil rights, the incompetence, the homophobic pandering and now [this!](http://www.drudgereport.com/rcfox.htm) > [@](#): > > The White House scheduling of President Bush’s formal press conference tomorrow night at 8:30 PM ET has thrown FOX-TV and its top-rated AMERICAN IDOL into chaos, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. > > FOX executives on Monday afternoon wrestled over whether to postpone this week’s lucrative live IDOL showdown for the White House. > > The Bush 8:30 PM press conference is set to run approximately 45 minutes, leaving a non-interrupted IDOL hour a scheduling impossibility during FOX’s 8 to 10 PM primetime block. The arrogance of this motherfucker. He actually thinks he’s more important than AI. If I have to miss Movie Night with Quentin Tarrantino so that Smirky McFuckface can make his fucking chimp noises for 45 minutes I am going to be severely pissed off. There is a sliver of hope that Fox may still show AI and run a crawl directing Bush toadies and masochists to FNC for the “press conference.” If that’s what they do then, fine. But if Fox decides that a campaign speech is more important than AI, then FUCK YOU FOX! This is not a joke thread. I really am pissed about this. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/2 "2004-04-12T21:04:27Z")
Oh, man. Talk about choosing the lesser of two evils. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/3 "2004-04-12T21:07:02Z")
Eh. Don’t care. However, if they pre-empt **24** , then I’ll complain. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dublos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f08c70/32.png) [@dublos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dublos)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/4 "2004-04-12T21:23:00Z")
\Damn it!\ That fucknut’s messing with the president i wish were in charge of the country instead of a fictional version there of. Well, it looks like the schedule’s already adjusted or this wasn’t going to be a new episode week anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/5 "2004-04-12T21:25:37Z")
Oh, holy crap. Dammit. Dammit dammit dammit. Fuck. Shit. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/6 "2004-04-12T21:31:19Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > Bush has finally gone too far. > This is not a joke thread. I really am pissed about this. So that’s it - you’ve finally decided not to vote for him, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/7 "2004-04-12T21:34:24Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > So that’s it - you’ve finally decided not to vote for him, eh? Not yet, but I hear he’s considering a strongly worded letter to express his concern. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/8 "2004-04-12T21:44:27Z")
As long as he doesn’t mess up my Friday night date with [Catherine Bell](http://www.catherinebellonline.com/about/career.html) on JAG I won’t be mad at him. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/9 "2004-04-12T21:44:40Z")
> [@](#): > > This is not a joke thread. I really am pissed about this. Okay, I don’t get it. You’d rather really watch _American Idol_ than G.W.B. address the brouhaha over the P.D.B.? I don’t think that it’s _just_ because I’d rather boil my head in pepper sauce than expose my eyes and ears to _American Idol_ that I’m missing it. Shit, even if the conference were preempting something I gave a rat’s ass about, or even something that I held my breath in anticipation for each week, like _The Sopranos_, according to the linked article they’re just pushing it back 24 hours. No biggee. What the fuck? ---
**Author:** ![Tezmac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@Tezmac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tezmac)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/10 "2004-04-12T21:53:05Z")
Now I actually have an excellent reason to vote for him!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![county](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@county](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/county)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/11 "2004-04-12T21:59:53Z")
Hey, Hey, Hey, this is not “But if Fox decides that a campaign speech is more important than AI, then…” Hey, Hey, Hey, this is not a campaign speech. This is the President addressing the nation on those “outlaws” that are being taken care of in Iraq. He is going to enlighten us on the whole situation in Iraq. And this time he will probably be telling us the truth, sort of. You’re way out of line here. ---
**Author:** ![Minky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Minky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minky)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/12 "2004-04-12T22:01:47Z")
It’s truly a sad day when you put Simon before a Presidential Election/possible answers to questions regarding our own national security. People like that shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Grrr! ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/13 "2004-04-12T22:09:27Z")
Given how many “favors” the Fox network has done for Bush, you’d think he’d be a _little_ considerate and reschedule his press conference so that he wouldn’t torpedo their top-rated program. Some people just have _no_ sense of gratitude… ---
**Author:** ![fruitbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/14 "2004-04-12T22:13:07Z")
Sorry to say it **Dio** , but I am happy to hear that AI might have to be postponed. I had to schedule an unavoidable appointment with a client on Tuesday evening. It should run until nine, just barely making sure I miss AI. Maybe this way I get a postponement, or even better that smug prick Brian Bolter won’t be junking up my 10:00 hour on the local Fox News. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/15 "2004-04-12T22:14:44Z")
> [@Larry Mudd](#): > > Okay, I don’t get it. You’d rather really watch _American Idol_ than G.W.B. address the brouhaha over the P.D.B.? WTF is the P.D.B? I think he’s going to blather about his recent failures in Iraq, isn’t he? The thing is, Bush’s “press conferences” are really no such thing. They are tightly scripted and controlled so as to convey no information, accept no accountability, spew platitudes about fighting terrorism and allow the monkey to pat himself on the back. Also he lies through his teeth every time he steps up to a mike anyway, so why would I want to hear more of it? If this “news” even actually had any legitimate content it might be worth bumping regular tv for. It does not. This is a way for the monkey to get on prime time for a while and stump for reelection. It is not truly newsworthy and whatever fragment of new information that might be yielded can be covered just fine by the news channels for anyone who actually gives a shit. I’m not demanding that the press conference not be covered, but it doesn’t have to be covered by every fucking channel and it doesn’t have to preempt such quality fare as AI and 24. > [@](#): > > according to the linked article they’re just pushing it back 24 hours. No biggee. > > What the fuck? I have to go to a fucking staff meeting on Wednesday night. I’ll _miss_ it. And it’s not like missing a results show where you don’t really need to see it, it’s a _performance_ show…with _Quentin Tarrantino_. I don’t even have a VCR, so I can’t tape it. I’m fucked. Fucked by a monkey making monkey noises. Fuck, I hate Bush. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/16 "2004-04-12T22:15:50Z")
Dio I always knew you were nuts but I at least gave you a little credit. Finding out that you watch American Idol is so disappointing! ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/17 "2004-04-12T23:53:42Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > WTF is the P.D.B? The August 6, 2001 Presidential Daily Briefing that had as its title. “Bin Laden Detemined to Strike in U.S,” which the Pubbies swear had no relevance to 9/11. > [@](#): > > Also he lies through his teeth every time he steps up to a mike anyway, so why would I want to hear more of it? So at least you’ll know which lies he’s using. Dude, I’m a devoted AI fan, too, but I also know the difference between the trivial and the important. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/18 "2004-04-12T23:59:33Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > I don’t even have a VCR, so I can’t tape it. I’m fucked. Fucked by a monkey making monkey noises. You still have time either to buy a VCR or make friends with someone who owns a VCR who isn’t going to be taping _Angel_. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/19 "2004-04-13T00:06:01Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > I don’t even have a VCR, so I can’t tape it. I’m fucked. Fucked by a monkey making monkey noises. > Fuck, I hate Bush. :mad: Did you say…“minkey?” ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666/20 "2004-04-13T00:14:20Z")
I’ll just be watching **Band of Brothers** over on the History Channel. Fuck Bush and AI. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-has-finally-gone-too-far/239666.md?page=2)