Although I’m conservative and Bush supporter I have to admit it was hilarious. George wanted to put the cat to sleep and Laura misunderstood him and she thought he thought her thing smelled bad. So she went to the doctor and got a couple of doushes and George thought they were some kind of youthanasia(sp) device and sticks up the cat(fake) butt.
The cat’s hair stood on end and it’s eyes got big while it was meowing loud. It was so funny.
I didn’t watch last night but i’ve seen that episode (many times) in the past. Hehe.
My fave lines…
*What’re you doing?
Putting the cat to sleep!
Why’re you doing with with a douche?
'Cause Larry was the only one I could get to help me!*
Hehe. I love that show. Its makers actually succeeded- what can I say, I can’t help but like G.W. now. Just a little. 
I also love when Carl and Larry are debating about euthanasia and George has no idea about any of the issues.
Geez that show’s funny. I can watch the same episode dozens of times and all the jokes are still fresh. The laser defense system one is hilarious.
–Tim
I am astonished that anyone finds “That’s My Bush” funny. It has never even gotten a mild chuckle out of me. I eagerly anticipate the first show and couldn’t believe how bad it was. I’ve seen parts of it since, and it mesmerizes me somewhat like a car accident. I just look at it and go “This is horrible!”
Odd how people’s tastes are different.
Ya know, I don’t support President Bush, and I didn’t support Vice-President Gore but having a television show that insults the President of the United States of America just makes our country look bad in the eyes of the world.
I don’t like that very much.
Many other civilized western nations have a vigorous tradition of political satire on the mass media. Except the United States. What passes for satire on Saturday Night Live pales in comparison to programs in Britain, France, and Canada.
America does a perfectly good job looking bad all by itself. Satire at least lends Americans a national sense of humor.
Consider a measure of our freedoms, which we bring out and wave every Fourth of July, that many of us are comfortable with the idea that our leaders can and will be mocked.
Would you rather we act like Iran, Iraq, China, Libya, Cuba and all those other “paradises?”
And, after all, if some of our beloved institutions would act in a way that’s deserving of our praise, there wouldn’t be a need to flame them, right?
Hmmm…well I don’t believe that the U.S. “does a perfectly good job looking bad all by itself.” Sure, America gets it’s critisim, but what country dosn’t? We just get more than our fair share because America is a world leader. America sets the standard that other countries aspire to. America commands more respect than any other nation in the world, so to have our blessed country (through its leader) ridiculed and mocked just dosn’t sit well in my book.
Pesch-
I never said I wanted the show banned. This is America, land of the free. Comedy Central has the right to say whatever they want, I’m simply stating that I don’t like it.
America receives a lot of criticism because its record speaks for itself. We set the standard, no, the nadir that other countries aspire to duck under in their pursuit of filth and corruption. America certainly does not command more respect than any other nation in the world.
The highest honor a powerful Roman general could aspire to was called a Triumph. Triumphant generals were escorted through Rome in massive chariots, surrounded by victorious armies, and dressed like the god Jupiter. But behind each general, the most powerful men in the known world, stood a slave, who cracked a whip in the air right behind the general’s head. The slave’s sole purpose was to mock the Imperator as he rode through the city amidst a cheering crowd.
“Look behind you! Remember you are mortal!”
Or so the slave would say. Among other more saucy insults. America, through its leaders, could certainly benefit from such medicine. Blessed though it may be, American and its presidents are mortal. It is thus incumbent on us to mock them.
Maeglin -
First, thank you for the Vocab lesson - I’ve never heard nadir before. The defination is:
na·dir:
1 : the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
2 : the lowest point
So, if I’m reading you right you just said that the United States of America is the worst place to live in the entire world.
Hmmm…Well I’ve got a First Class, one-way, non-refundable ticket to your choice of Cuba, China, or Argentina any time you’re ready to go.
I’ve seen the show, and I don’t find it funny at all. The shows I do find very funny ** 2 Guys and A Girl** and ** Norm** have been both canceled so ABC can offer more “reality TV.” I hate ABC now, those were the only two sitcoms I watch, and the only shows on that channel I ever watched. I hope their ratings nose-dive in the fall.
Moderator’s note:
Tyklfe, I’m not taking sides in this discussion, just pointing out forum guidelines. IMHO is “Debate Lite” and political satire is prime fodder. But please keep the speaker separate from the viewpoint here. Political beliefs can be hot buttons but they’re expressed differently in different forums. (Okay, fora, but that still sounds clunky.)
TVeblen,
for IMHO
Sorry TVeblen,
I figured I was stepping over the line with that. I’ll keep it in the pit from now on.
I saw the beginning of the first episode and I thought it was very unfunny. But after seeing a few bits of other episodes it has really grown on me.
FTR, the whole idea of the show is not to make fun of the president. It mainly makes fun of sitcom cliches. True, the Bush character in the show is stupid, but he is also very likeable. He has his heart set in the right place. He is the stereotypical male sitcom lead.
Thanks for being a gent about it, Tyklfe. Our lines are generously drawn and it takes cooperation to make 'em work. A hasty “whoops” does not evil make.
Carry on.
Veb
I love this show. My favorite eposide so far is when George is thrown out of the Whitehouse and they show him getting fired from different jobs
How anyone could be overly sensitive about humorists mocking this, or any previous President, is beyond me. I personally don’t find the show terribly funny, but it is effective as a tool of satire.
To show something we take for granted in a different light, to make us think twice about our leader, or the choices he makes, is invaluable.
Satire uses irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit to attack or expose folly, vice, or stupidity.
Consequently, I applaud That’s My Bush for brazenly satirizing the President, who, IMHO, is batting a 1000 on all counts.
uhh… as an australian, the way i saw it was that voting him in as your president made the U.S look bad in the eyes of the world… gently poking fun at him on television only improved our view of you guys.
gex gex, as an American, I agree with you wholeheartedly. I can just imagine other world leaders say, “Well, I had nothing but respect for the man when he backed out of the Kyoto Protocol or announced his intentions to abandon the ABM treaty for a wing-and-a-prayer…But, now that I saw that satire of him on TV, he and the country he leads really look bad!”