The "Say Something Nice About Bush" Thread

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To all you flamazoids out there: I wish no harm or bear no ill will to GW. I do not consider myself to be the sharpest pencil in the pile; therefore, I hold no elitist disdain as to the man’s intelligence or lack thereof. As to the following: I rec’d it in an email and thought it was a cheap, tasteless joke of little or no intelligence or merit… This seemed the perfect place to share it

A TRAGEDY

President George W. Bush is visiting an elementary school. The 4th grade class is in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asks the President if he would like to lead the class in the discussion of the word, “tragedy.”

So our illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a “tragedy.” One little boy stands up and offers, “If my best friend, who lives next door, is playing in the street and a car comes along and runs him over, that would be a tragedy.”

No," says Bush, “that would be an accident.”

A little girl raises her hand: “If a school bus carrying 50 children drove off a cliff, killing everyone involved, that would be a tragedy.”

“I’m afraid not,” explains the President. “That’s what we would call a GREAT LOSS.”

The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. President Bush searches the room. “Isn’t there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?”

Finally, way in the back of the room, Lil’ Johnny raises his hand. In a quiet voice he says, "If Air Force One, carrying President Bush and Vice President Cheney, was struck by a missile and blown up to smithereens, that would be a tragedy.

“Fantastic,” exclaims Bush, “that’s right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?”

“Well,” Lil’ Johnny said, “because it wouldn’t be an accident, and it sure as hell wouldn’t be a great loss.”

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I first heard that one a few months ago in relation to my own head of parliament, John Howard.

But it’s funny* no matter who you apply it to.

*Unless you’re Danae, in which case it’s not.

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Danae, we Australians are very talented at multi-tasking. We can bash many leaders similtaneously, and have even been known to juggle the bashing of at least eleven or twelve, while still time wrestling crocofiles and drinking copious amounts of VB.

But, I ask you, just what have our leaders done that is worthy of bashing? Would you be able to tell me, just to give me a bit of a hand here? I certainly don’t deny that they are worthy of bashing, but just what for?

And President Bush? Why there are plenty of wonderful things about him:

  1. He’s not the worst Republican.
  2. He’s not 200 feet tall and made out of gold. (14 carat!)
  3. He has never, to my knowledge, recorded Don’t Worry (Be Happy)
  4. He is not, by the looks of Danae, the stupidest person in Texas.
  5. He hasn’t executed anywhere near as many people as many other prominent historical world leaders did.
  6. He does not support Manly or Carlton.
  7. He may be able to dress himself.
  8. He could really be a post-modernist artwork exploring the fragility of American democracy.
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He speaks better than Ozzy Osbourne.

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Cite?

:smiley:

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Folks, we have a winner! Johnny, tell gex gex about the prize!

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He’s on the verge of having a war named after him?
Dubya Dubya III

He manages to maintain a rather nice hairdo for someone suffering from CRI* disease.
*Cranial Rectal Insertion

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He’s persistant and consistant. 100% Wrong makes it easy to know what decisions he’ll make.

He has all his teeth. With THAT Smirk, having all his teeth is a minor miracle.

He Believes in God. I truly know he believes in God. That Faith is a Fuck-All STUPID way to do your job is another point entirely.

He did some military service. Its a measure of respect that he did that, even if he did shirk his duties and play golf when he was supposed to be on duty. When Daddy’s the head of the CIA, you tend to get some priviledges, deserved or not.

He has nice suits. I just wish there mas more of a man to fill them.

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Yep, your fellow Americans are the “enemy”, and there’s no higher purpose than annoying them, isn’t there? Sam said essentially the same thing, except we know he wasn’t joking - and he has just as much right to speak about it as an Australian, although he doesn’t show as much responsibility.

Further to this comment of yours:

There can be different reasons why one might think it isn’t the right thing to do - because it isn’t factually right being one of them. Got a favorite example of what serious problem today, after over 2 years of Bush, is still Clinton’s fault?

On preview, the possibility of Danae’s post being a whoosh has been raised.
Back to Bush: He must be a helluva drinking buddy, and a really friendly guy. But so is the guy behind the counter at the convenience store.

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His mother is a pearl among women.

And his wife is a very nice person.

So… He can’t be ALL bad.

(just mostly)

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His folksy mannerisms and gosh-aw-shucks personality would make him a terrific greeter at Wal-Mart.

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I totally agree with Danae’s post.

It’s really breath of fresh air to finally read some positive things about our president.

And about him being stupid? I don’t understand how can anyone who’s as stupid as you all claim him to be rise up to become the President of the United States. It defies all logic. Where does all this “Bush is an idiot” stuff come from? A dumb guy with a Harvard MBA? Gimmie a break.

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From the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Main Entry: 1uni·ver·sal
Pronunciation: "yü-n&-'v&r-s&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin universalis, from universum universe
Date: 14th century
1 :** including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception**
2 a : present or occurring everywhere b : existent or operative everywhere or under all conditions <universal cultural patterns>
3 a : embracing a major part or the greatest portion (as of mankind) <a universal state> <universal practices> b : comprehensively broad and versatile <a universal genius>
4 a :** affirming or denying something of all members of a class or of all values of a variable b : denoting every member of a class <a universal term>**
5 : adapted or adjustable to meet varied requirements (as of use, shape, or size) <a universal gear cutter>

  • uni·ver·sal·ly /-s(&-)lE/ adverb
  • uni·ver·sal·ness /-s&l-n&s/ noun

Danae, there is an old saying that goes like this " When you assume ,You make an ASS OF YOU and me".
As one life long Texan who has never liked or respected “Shrub” I thank you not to pretend to speak for all the people who live in Texas.
PEACE
LIONsob

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Frankly, Buddy the Dog surrounded himself with knowledgeable and intelligent people. I’m not impressed.

But as for good things to say about Bush: having him for President is a lot better than having him for president plus being kicked in the stomach. And even that’s better than eating jellyfish tentacles.

Daniel

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He’s not sleeping on my couch, drinking my booze, and smoking my reefer.

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For an insane person, he doesn’t drool all that much.

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He was a better student than Bill Bradley, Al Gore, or John McCain.

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[Church Lady]
Could it be… Satan
[/Church Lady]
Kidding aside, probably money and dishonesty.

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Oh! Two more things:

Daniel

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His election made possible the Onion headline “Jenna Bush’s federally-protected wetlands now open for public drilling”.