# The "Say Something Nice About Bush" Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 9, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112 "2003-03-09T19:12:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/61 "2003-03-09T23:33:31Z")
Ha! Thanks, **samarm**. Actually, I had not realized that this was a Pit thread. When I tried to post the first time, nothing happened that I could tell. So I wondered if _shit_ was not accepted outside the pit. So I changed it to see if that was what was keeping the post from going through. That didn’t seem to work either – or so I thought. Sorry for the double post, but after all, Bush does wear two boots. ---
**Author:** ![light\_strand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@light\_strand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/light_strand)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/62 "2003-03-09T23:34:41Z")
He doesn’t take his work home with him. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/63 "2003-03-09T23:38:38Z")
from Danae: [quote] kambuckta… I am glad you have such wonderful opinions considering you are in Australia. Go bash your own leaders, you have lots to do there with our distracting yourself with OURS. [quote] Glad to see you admit that Bush doesn’t make much of a world leader – except in the universe of Texas, of course. ---
**Author:** ![county](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@county](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/county)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/64 "2003-03-09T23:39:00Z")
He hasn’t ordered the bombing of Iraq… ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Goo\_Fee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Doctor\_Goo\_Fee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Goo_Fee)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/65 "2003-03-09T23:39:21Z")
I thought I was going to have to bring about the Apocalypse all by myself-- and then afterward, get all the blame. One great thing about W. Bush is… now HE’S going to start the ball rolling instead! So I don’t have to take the heat!! cool. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/66 "2003-03-09T23:39:37Z")
I saw a documentary about his campaign the other week. Forget what it was called, but it was by this female journalist who was part of his press pack that traveled the country with him on a plane, on a train… don’t know if there were any automobiles, but there ought to have been. 🙂 Anyway, the journalist was an obvious Democrat, and she didn’t hide it one bit. During most of the documentary, GWB seemed to be a very friendly guy, with a surprisingly good sense of humour. He got more self-aware as the campaign proceeded, seriously cutting back on his previous approach, which was far more humane and personal. I guess that’s to be expected when the stakes are that high. So, while I just about disagree with all of his politics, and while I think he lacks the intellectual weight of a true great leader, he doesn’t come across as a bad guy on a personal level at all. ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/67 "2003-03-09T23:42:28Z")
He accepts that he does not know everything. He chooses smart advisers and listens to their advice. He has a strong sense of personal morality, and acts in accordance with its dictates. He seizes his opportunities and makes the most of them. He appreciates the importance of good barbecue. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/68 "2003-03-09T23:47:44Z")
He has, as of yet, shot neither the sheriff nor the deputy. And I am told by John Ashcroft that they are fairly sure (who “they” is, evidently, remains classified. Code Plaid, or something. :shrug: ) he was not the second gunner on the grassy knoll. [sub]But he _did_ shoot JR[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![county](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@county](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/county)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/69 "2003-03-09T23:50:11Z")
Fisher Queen writes: “He appreciates the importance of good Bar-B-Que” Thats nuts - they BBQ cows in Texas - You have to come to Memphis to get any decent BBQ and it is all pork, shoulders or ribs, wet and dry. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2003, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/70 "2003-03-09T23:50:13Z")
Oh, what really cracked me up in that documentary was that the journalist got all the plane passengers baseball shirts with a rather witty team name. Check out this story about the [Major League A’s](http://archive.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/10/31/major/). Bush played along with the joke, wasn’t too embarassed about it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![light\_strand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@light\_strand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/light_strand)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/71 "2003-03-10T00:00:39Z")
Coldfire, oddly enough the reporter of which you speak, is Alexandra Pelosi. She happens to be the the daughter of Nancy Pelosi, the new House Minority Leader. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/72 "2003-03-10T00:05:10Z")
**county** , welcome to SDMB. You are so right about West Tennessee barbecue! It is different from the rest and is the best ever. Even in Middle Tennessee and East Tennessee folks admit that BBQ is all about Memphis. BTW, you first name’s not “Shelby” is it? 😃 [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/73 "2003-03-10T00:09:35Z")
I can’t find anything about GWB that I like. I mean, nothing. I can’t even watch the man on TV, he is that repugnant to me. However, I do have to admit that he is nice enough to live somewhere other than where I do. I do appreciate that. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/74 "2003-03-10T00:16:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by light strand \* > \*\*Coldfire, oddly enough the reporter of which you speak, is Alexandra Pelosi. She happens to be the the daughter of Nancy Pelosi, the new House Minority Leader. \*\* Thanks! That helped me track down the website for the movie, the aptly titled [http://www.journeyswithgeorge.com](http://www.journeyswithgeorge.com) - a fun read as well as a good documentary. ---
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/75 "2003-03-10T00:21:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Danae \* > \*\*I am glad you have such wonderful opinions considering you are in Australia. Go bash your own leaders, you have lots to do there with our distracting yourself with OURS. \*\* Yeah, piss of **kambuckta**! Jesus, this fucking freedom of speach bullshit is just too much. Bring in Saddam, that’s what I say - he’ll restore some fucking order to things. ---
**Author:** ![litost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@litost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/litost)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/76 "2003-03-10T00:27:00Z")
Folks, **Danae** has you all whooshed! ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/77 "2003-03-10T00:28:33Z")
He seems like a nice guy on a strictly personal basis. Were he just the assistant regional manager of a chain of hardware stores, I’d probably be great friends with him. He’s surrounded himself with intelligent advisors for the most part, although Ashcroft is simply a festering lump of evil. He’s given [Timothy Bottoms’](http://images.google.com/images?q=%22timothy+bottoms%22&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=ja&btnG=Google+%E6%A4%9C%E7%B4%A2) career a big boost. He’s made the Prime Minister here feel a lot less insecure about his own inability to speak English. ---
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/78 "2003-03-10T00:30:14Z")
You reminded me of another thing, Sublight: He never talks so fast that I can’t understand him. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/79 "2003-03-10T00:30:46Z")
He drives all the arrogant lefties absolutely nuts, by plain speaking and mipronouncing ‘nukular’. And yet, he gets to be the most powerful man alive. It must give y’all heartburn, and that’s worth the price of admission. ---
**Author:** ![jacksen9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jacksen9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacksen9)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112/80 "2003-03-10T00:38:34Z")
He is a baseball fan. His mom is really sweet. He likes dogs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-say-something-nice-about-bush-thread/160112.md?page=5)