Quoth President Bush, in his speech today:
Osama bin Laden says his own role is to tell Muslims, quote, “what is good for them and what is not.” And what this man who grew up in wealth and privilege considers good for poor Muslims is that they become killers and suicide bombers.
He assures them that this is the road to paradise, though he never offers to go along for the ride.
Like the ideology of communism, our new enemy teaches that innocent individuals can be sacrificed to serve a political vision. And this explains their cold-blooded contempt for human life.
Pot. Kettle. Black.
put this side by side with reports of Bush’s claims that God told him to attach Afghanistan and Iraq:
Are presidents supposed to act in the name of God or in the name of the American people?
jus checkin’…
Josh- you’re assuming that Bush actually heard the voice of God. After all, some people hear voices in thier heads all the time… They live in a place called St. Elizabeth’s. :D
Although, I may be misunderestimating him.
Waldo, All you do is bitch about the President. And when you can’t disagree with WHAT HE SAYS, you make fun of the way in which he says it. How puerile.
I’m sure he’s been wrong about some things. Been right about some stuff too. Problem is this though. If a ship is taking on water, dont just sit there and bitch about the person who is bailing out the water, telling him he’s moving too slow or something like that. Jump in and help him. You’re either part of the problem or part of the solution (since our form of gov’t is not a spectator sport.) Which are you?
Next time the Prez says “black” don’t say “white” just to be a pain in the ass; do it because you disagree, not to argue.
Walt, “Jump in and help him”? Okay, I’m heading up to the White House this evening. I feel quite certain that if I can just explain to President Bush how to correct his foreign policy, we’ll get things back on an even keel.
Walt,
The guy you’re protecting is busy using Hurricane Katrina as an excuse to shut down the National Weather Service, Eliminate Food Stamps, Medicare, Social Security, and give away three quarters of a TRILLION dollars to the richest Americans while 48 Million live without healthcare and nearly 50 Million live below the poverty lieve.
I’m sorry, but this the lying failure of an executive has never given respect, consideration or care for anyone who couldn’t put down $50 grand for a benefit dinner, and he doesn’t deserve a single moment’s consideration from those of us he sees as so far below him.
This a corrupt regime is falling in America. This isn’t a spectator sport, it’s time to get involved and take action to rebuild and recover after the disaster these aristocrats have wrought on the nation.
I would like to jump in and help him straight out of the white house.
This megalomaniac pawn of the Great CEO Party of America needs to be
thrown from the boat
Of the Corporation
By the Corporation
For the Corporation
paid for by the workers of America
The have usurped the title Republican Party.
I solemnly promise to give George W. Bush the exact same respect that the neo-cons gave William J. Clinton while he was in office as President of the United States.
Way to go Waldo!
Walt – in case you missed it – what Waldo is pointing out is that Bush himself is guilty of exactly the same hypocrisy he lays on Osama bin Laden. BTW: we agree with Mr. Bush on this one. Osama is a hypocrite. It’s just that Bush is too.
Great logic, guys. By your standard, every president who ever sent young men into battle, without going himself, was a hypocrite. You fellas are brilliant.
Oh, and Josh — I’m glad that you quoted that BBC report, particularly the way you so blindly accept its veracity. LOL!
Even known liberal Bob Woodward has rolled his eyes at Shaath’s statements. Try reading more than the first couple paragraphs of a news article next time. You might get the whole picture… or a little more of it, at any rate.
BTW, the BBC is now reporting that Bush was seen riding through Trafalgar Square on a Pale Horse, with lightning emanating from his fingertips.
“Even known liberal Bob Woodward…”
Mr. Woodward, is it not true that you were overheard speaking favorably about ending segregation? And, what about comments that could be considered as promoting Social Security? I remind you, Mr. Woodward, you’re under oath. I have a list of names here…
Reading the comments on your site, Waldo, I understand where the phrase “reality-based community” came from. We really do seem to live in alternate-realities. (And, as Scott’s remark highlights, with very different attention spans.)
I don’t think that analyzing the content or veracity of the President’s speech is a partisan exercise. (Hey, I’m a Dem, and you know I’m the first one in line to critize the Dems.) I regret that so many Republicans choose to condemn the active, informed participation that makes for a vigorous democracy with the blind faith appropriate to a house of worship, and the servile subjegation appropriate to a feudal monarchy.
Besides, any time you feel the urge to make fun of Bush, Kilgore, or any other Republican, you’re doing us all a great service. Two of the weapons to use against tyrants are public scrutiny, and humor.
A final thought: do you know the old trick for deconstructing commercials? Take the idea expressed, and turn it upside down. Thus, the Halliburton ads about “we support our troops” translate, very accurately, into “we are ripping off the troops for our own profit.” Another classic example is any touch-feely commercial about the environment from big corporations–these almost inevitably indicate the company is taking the heat for their environmental assaults from environmentalists or the pre-Bush EPA, and instead of cleaning up their act, they’ve launched a PR campaign to lie about what they do.
The same technique holds true for political speech, particularly with Republicans. When Bush praises firefighters or teachers, you know he’s going to turn around the next day and slash their funding. (Don’t believe me? Check his major speeches and then the policy initiatives that follow in the next 7 days.) When he makes accusations against Bin Laden, or Saddam Hussein, or the Democrats, or any other enemies of the Kingdom of Bush–he is usually revealing what his party and administration are up to, or their motivations.
Play his speeches backwards to find out what’s coming up next. I did you not–it is better than Nancy Reagan’s astrologer.