# It's The Saddam & George Show! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 25, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-saddam-george-show/157459 "2003-02-25T19:31:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![flapcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@flapcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flapcats)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-saddam-george-show/157459/1 "2003-02-25T19:31:18Z")
This really should be in Great Debates. 😉 > **[The Saddam and George show](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/feb/25/usa.iraq)** > > Ignoring the fact that George Bush has declined Saddam Hussein's challenge to a televised debate, Tim Dowling exclusively reveals what could have happened had they met. (oh if only!) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-saddam-george-show/157459/2 "2003-02-25T23:49:25Z")
Can you imagine if these two actually did have a debate, and Jon Stewart was the moderator? 😃 It would be the best SNL skit ever! * * * Fagjunk Theology: Not just for sodomite propagandists anymore. ---
**Author:** ![McDuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@McDuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDuff)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-saddam-george-show/157459/3 "2003-02-26T00:55:48Z")
It’d just end up the same way it always does. **Saddam:** “I can make the Iraqi people’s lives a misery, I’ve got a totalitarian regime!” **Bush:** “Oh yeah? Well, I’ll see your totalitarian regime and raise you _ten years of insfrastructure destroying sanctions!_” **Saddam:** “Hah! You don’t scare me! I’m going to crush every last vestige of humanity out of our subjects!” **Bush:** “Hardball, eh? How about I rain down 800 cruise missiles on Baghdad?” **Saddam:** “Hah! I’ll convince them all to fight you anyway! It’ll be a bloody massacre!” **Small Iraqi Child:** “Excuse me…” **Bush:** “Shh. We’re debating world politics here” **Saddam:** “Yeah, run along small child.” **Bush:** “Nice shoes by the way.” **Saddam:** “Cheers. They’re Italian.” ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-saddam-george-show/157459/4 "2003-02-26T05:12:53Z")
[Saddam. Ramadan. Bush. Cheney.](http://www.petitiononline.com/2duel/petition.html) – Ten paces in Geneva. [sub]Aaron Burr![/sub] (I’m having a little trouble locating the original challenge, but I read the story posted to Google News. I wonder how serious this whole duel challenge actually was, but I do realize that until recently, it was perfectly normal and acceptable for people of all social classes to duel. Now it’s reserved for liquored-up morons in parking lots.) ---
**Author:** ![flapcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@flapcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flapcats)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-saddam-george-show/157459/5 "2003-02-26T14:48:29Z")
The Saddam and George show Ignoring the fact that George Bush declined Saddam Hussein’s challenge to a televised debate, Tim Dowling exclusively reveals what could have happened had they met Tuesday February 25, 2003 Tony Blair, moderator: Welcome to the first televised debate between George W Bush and Saddam Hussein, live from United Nations headquarters in New York. We will begin with a brief opening statement from each of you. Bush: First of all I would just like to welcome my evil friend to the UN, one of the great American institutions for the propulsion of freedom throughout the world. _deleted copyrighted material - see below - ub_ ---
**Author:** ![Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-saddam-george-show/157459/6 "2003-02-26T16:05:51Z")
Maybe you should have put it in a quote box. It would’ve been more legalistic. Now answer me the George Bush way. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-saddam-george-show/157459/7 "2003-02-26T17:41:36Z")
> [@](#): > > For When the Link Dies: **Moderator’s Notes:** Umm, no. We don’t do that here. Posting of copyrighted information is strictly forbidden here and mercilessly pruned. The Chicago Reader, owners and operators of the Straight Dope message board is a publisher and as a publisher relies heavily on copyright laws. Infringements of copyrights are necessarily taken quite seriously. Do not do this again. ---
**Author:** ![flapcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@flapcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flapcats)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-saddam-george-show/157459/8 "2003-02-26T17:47:57Z")
:eek: :eek: :eek: Sorry. I wasn’t thinking. :eek: :eek: :eek: