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FrankMask

FrankMask

Saint Paul, MN
June 2003

MAR 15, 2006 05:22 AM

elicit77 said:
I say stop paying federal taxes, dismantle the Federal govt. and give power to the states alone. With all the money we save in not paying Federal taxes we can all afford to live comfortable lives. We also wouldn't have to deal w/ a stupid president like George the whore-nun slut bag aids infested wanna-be man-gina uncle fucker Bush if we didn't have a Federal Govt., we don't have to put up with this shit, nor do we have to pay his salary and all the other GOP fat-fucks. biggrin So, take up your pitch forks and torches folks and lynch your local IRS. Fuck federal taxes. wink tongue



Nice thought, but then the US turns into a couple of rich coastal countries, a few moderately well off nations on the lakes, and a lot of miserable little third world hell holes.

Dead_Ringer

Dead_Ringer

I'm lost
September 2004

MAR 15, 2006 05:55 AM

AdamJ said:

Dead_Ringer said:

UpTight said:

Dead_Ringer said:

UpTight said:
Two words you may recall (if the memory isn't too painful):

Exit Poll


Lemme guess: you don't know what an "exit poll" is and why it is not analogous to broad polling carried out over geographical regions, taking into account the motivations of the respondants.

Keep focussing on Bush.


Thanks, we will - all the way to this November, enjoying his dropping numbers and further panic among the GOP ranks.



Fuck November - doing all the way to 2008 - get totally out of your prams on it.


No, this November IS the target. Seriously, ask your Congress person about his/her positions on the issues, on which they are distancing themselves from the president.

History shows that voters love obsessed extremist leftwing crybabies.


If by "leftwing crybabies" you mean "a petrified, federal legislature controlled by the GOP, and 2/3 of the voting public," you might be on to something.

Continue to obfuscate. We're used to it.



Like I said earlier, Dead Ringer, I'm pretty sure Uptight is a Brit. He doesn't have a Congress person, he's just a loudmouth who doesn't know shit about the US political system.


Yes, thank you. I know UpTight is a Brit.

MC_Dove

MC_Dove

Cincinnati, OH
November 2004

MAR 15, 2006 07:10 AM

Timer said:

FireBomber said:
and there haven't been any more terrorist attacks on American soil, so I can't do too much bitching.



Actually there has been a terrorist attack on American soil. At least one that I can think of.

Nobody called it that because it was one of those anti-choice whackjobs trying to kill OB-GYNs and women who need D&Cs because they miscarried.



but they did it for jesus! that's not terrorism, right? whatever

SirPsychoSexy

SirPsychoSexy

Ridgewood, NJ
January 2004

MAR 15, 2006 07:38 AM

FridgeMagnet said:

Akrasia said:

toothpickmoe said:
I love when polls prove what most of us all ready know. I'd like a job where the outcome is pretty much set in stone.

"It seems that most people like breathing. I think we should do a study and find out how many Americans enjoy an unhindered flow of air into their lungs. Then we'll publish the findings and revolutionize the way people look at breath!"

edited because love is not spelled lvoe.

[Edited on Mar 10, 2006 by toothpickmoe]


I knew Bush was a shitty president in the first year of his first term, but back then he was still a very popular man, especially after September 11.
The poll doesn't prove he is a shitty president, it indicates that most people are finally starting to wake up to that fact. The fact that it's stating the obvious is only because it reflects a trend that has been established by previous polls.

If a poll had come out in late 2001 that said 'most people think George bush is a shitty president' i would have thought 'duh!' but it wouldn't;t have been a reflection of American public opinion.



I think if you claim to know he's a shitty president in the first year of his first term, you are kidding yourself. A presidency must be judged through the eye of history, and in the first year of a presidency, you just don't have enough data to judge the presidency. You can certainly say you think he had shitty policies, but the outcomes of those policies wouldn't have been understood that soon. By anyone.


No. I was pretty sure he was a shitty president the first week into his "Fuck you Europe - Tour" he took right before his extended ignore the country vacation.

Do you remember the news stories a few weeks before 9/11? They were talking about how a president is judged heavily on his first 100 days in office, and how they had passed that point and the new administration still hasn't done shit.

After 9/11 like everyone I wished he could do the job, but at the same time I became wary because there were reports 12 hours after the attacks (I fled to PA) that the administration was leaking Saddam Hussein as the likely culprit. Something obviously bullshit to me.

Bush is and always was a shitty president. He has good PR.
You don't have to look at the history of a president to make that determination, you just need to look at the history of all the others before him.
In the context of history he has consistently done a piss poor job from day one, save the first few months of invading Afghanistan where he sat back and let the real generals do their fucking jobs.

Frenchy

Frenchy

San Francisco, CA
November 2004

MAR 15, 2006 11:39 AM

Ok ok, Bush is not a shitty President... He is just worthless and incompetent.



P.S. Make sure you save the pic to "see" GWB amazing management skills... But hey, he is not shitty!!

Jena

Jena

New York, NY
June 2003

MAR 15, 2006 08:34 PM

Slow down , children!!!



So many words, Kanye says go easy

_Tersch_

_Tersch_

Australia
April 2005

MAR 17, 2006 12:56 AM

Bush just shows the reality that he is more or less just a figure head & has no real power. He's just there to distract from the real powers that be.

well thats my buck-o-five...cos freedom costs a buck-o-fiiiiive

ARRR!!!

abracadabra

abracadabra

Seattle, WA
April 2004

MAR 17, 2006 01:54 AM

actually , freedom costs almost 248 Billion dollars , to liberate the Iraqi's...i woulda posted the link , but alas..its old news...so far , Nickfaust and akrasia have the facts in this thread...time to get yer kicks in before the whole shithouse goes up in flames skull

MisterGraves

MisterGraves

Portland, OR
November 2003

MAR 17, 2006 02:05 AM

MisterGraves

MisterGraves

Portland, OR
November 2003

MAR 17, 2006 02:06 AM

there's some fuckin FAX for you

abracadabra

abracadabra

Seattle, WA
April 2004

MAR 17, 2006 02:15 AM

that is excellent!

JennyLou

JennyLou

Danvers, MA
December 2002

MAR 17, 2006 04:01 PM

Inamourada_Flux said:


The poll suggests that most Americans wonder whether Bush is up to the job.





I second that!

Adroitbeing

Adroitbeing

I'm lost
September 2003

MAR 17, 2006 04:19 PM

This will be an interesting study in marketing. Bush's campaign often played to the sentiments of the conservatives who felt rationalized for so many years; yet, if you speak to a conservative, they cite Bush's unwillingness to promote their agenda. They fell for the “pitch.”

If you speak to a progressive, they cite their fear and repulsion for Bush and all that he seemed to stand for. Yet, they were outwitted at every turn. They may even have been cheated – but it will be years before we know just how much illegal behavior this administration engaged in.

So what did he "stand for?" It appears that he is nothing more than a vehicle for corporate agenda; except the truth is, he has probably failed in that role too.

In the end, Bush has demonstrated heretofore-unwitnessed incompetence. Had he been a CEO he would have been shuttled out long ago. And those corporations that benefited from his "appointments" have reaped their short-term gains, fueling what some would say is an “improved” economy (largely disguised as an improved stock market). However, the next election will bring sweeping change, the big money corporations who once benefited will falter without benefit of government support, and the market will soften. And who will the Republicans blame? Why the newly elected president of course!

What a fucking mess

skeptik

skeptik

New Orleans, LA
February 2004

MAR 19, 2006 02:04 AM


Adroitbeing said:
In the end, Bush has demonstrated heretofore-unwitnessed incompetence. Had he been a CEO he would have been shuttled out long ago.
...



Unfortunately, he has already been that CEO. Every business he has ever tried his hand at has failed, yet he somehow amassed a personal fortune. He has repeatedly shown staggering incompetence, but with his family's connections he has always gotten something new to fuck up. Unfortunately, the new thing to fuck up now is the entire fucking planet.

bones_708

bones_708

Houston, TX
December 2004

MAR 19, 2006 02:38 AM

skeptik said:

Adroitbeing said:
In the end, Bush has demonstrated heretofore-unwitnessed incompetence. Had he been a CEO he would have been shuttled out long ago.
...



Unfortunately, he has already been that CEO. Every business he has ever tried his hand at has failed, yet he somehow amassed a personal fortune. He has repeatedly shown staggering incompetence, but with his family's connections he has always gotten something new to fuck up. Unfortunately, the new thing to fuck up now is the entire fucking planet.



You forgot the rangers and he is thought of as a good gov in Texas

BlastProcessing

BlastProcessing

USA
OLD SKOOL

MAR 19, 2006 02:54 AM

The Rangers, right. I'm sure the people the ASFDA "foreclosed" on for 1/6 of their land's value are real happy with Bush and Co's performance while holding ownership of the franchise. Oh, and the $10 million bonus to owners of sports franchises who build new stadiums which went into effect during the then-governor's reign surely must have helped someone besides Bush himself. By the way, did Bush ever pay back that $7.5 million he owes the city of Arlington?

Jena

Jena

New York, NY
June 2003

MAR 19, 2006 06:41 PM

God show me the way cuz the CE boards tryin to break me down!

Adroitbeing

Adroitbeing

I'm lost
September 2003

MAR 19, 2006 10:08 PM

bones_708 said:

skeptik said:

Adroitbeing said:
In the end, Bush has demonstrated heretofore-unwitnessed incompetence. Had he been a CEO he would have been shuttled out long ago.
...



Unfortunately, he has already been that CEO. Every business he has ever tried his hand at has failed, yet he somehow amassed a personal fortune. He has repeatedly shown staggering incompetence, but with his family's connections he has always gotten something new to fuck up. Unfortunately, the new thing to fuck up now is the entire fucking planet.



You forgot the rangers and he is thought of as a good gov in Texas


Yes, and in continued good news citing the deep intellectual capacity for the good people of Texas, Mr. Delay has once again won his party's nomination for re-election. surreal

Attack_Macaque

Attack_Macaque

Mesquite, TX
September 2004

MAR 19, 2006 11:31 PM

bones_708 said:

skeptik said:

Adroitbeing said:
In the end, Bush has demonstrated heretofore-unwitnessed incompetence. Had he been a CEO he would have been shuttled out long ago.
...



Unfortunately, he has already been that CEO. Every business he has ever tried his hand at has failed, yet he somehow amassed a personal fortune. He has repeatedly shown staggering incompetence, but with his family's connections he has always gotten something new to fuck up. Unfortunately, the new thing to fuck up now is the entire fucking planet.



You forgot the rangers and he is thought of as a good gov in Texas



The Rangers? surreal He traded Sammy Sosa for Harold Baines. And being considered a good governor in Texas is not exactly something to put on your resume, either. Texas has the weakest governorship in terms of political power of any state in the Union, and most of the popularity he enjoyed as governor was based on his potential as a presidential candidate.

In any event, whatever people might think of how he did as a governor (I personally wasn't that impressed), the fact is that, even in his home state and one of the reddest states in the nation, Bush's approval/disapproval rating is at 41%/55%.

skeptik

skeptik

New Orleans, LA
February 2004

MAR 20, 2006 04:30 PM

Thank you all.
biggrin

scorp17yh

scorp17yh

Brookings, OR
November 2004

MAR 20, 2006 05:00 PM

Shrub, Bushwacked, Bush on the Couch all entertaining reading whether you like him or not smile

NinjaTech

NinjaTech

Minneapolis, MN
November 2003

MAR 21, 2006 02:08 AM

You guys just don't get it. Bush is awesome.

Frenchy

Frenchy

San Francisco, CA
November 2004

MAR 21, 2006 12:07 PM

In rural states, people are thinking “Our president does what is best for the country”
Or, shall I say, are non-thinking.

These self-deluding people squarely refuse to see the United States became a deeply corrupt and arrogant nation.

seanvegas

seanvegas

Lincoln, NE
December 2004

MAR 21, 2006 12:14 PM

NinjaTech said:
You guys just don't get it. Bush is awesome.



You can't possibly be serious.

Frenchy

Frenchy

San Francisco, CA
November 2004

MAR 21, 2006 12:48 PM

seanvegas said:

NinjaTech said:
You guys just don't get it. Bush is awesome.



You can't possibly be serious.


Sarcasm...

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