I guess it's better to be a successful idiot than an unsuccessful genius.
--- David Crooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday, August 28, 2007 3:25 PM Pete Theisen > wrote: > > >This is not that unusual. It seems that at the six > year point no one > likes the president. Years later, > >maybe at his funeral, they decide that compared to > the next one - and > especially compared to the current > >one - well, compared to that he isn't all that bad. > You might say the > public is about 60% whiners. > > The man is an idiot: > > >From http://www.dubyaspeak.com: > > It's sad -- that we live in a time when a talented > and honorable person, > like, uhh, Alberto Gonzales, is impeding from doin' > important work, > because his good name was dragged through the -- mud > for political > reasons. > -- Yes, I'm sure all of those Republicans that > called for his > resignation were doing so for purely political > reasons... By the way, > the White House transcript corrected Dubya's flub to > say "impeded". > Waco, Texas, Aug. 27, 2007 > > Unlike in Vietnam, if we withdraw before the job is > done, this enemy > will follow us home. And that is why, for the > security of the United > States of America, we must defeat them overseas so > we do not face them > in the United States of America. > -- The Iraqi insurgents will follow us home, after > we leave their > country? Sorry, that seems about as far fetched as > suggesting that the > Viet Cong would have followed us home from Vietnam. > Kansas City, > Missouri, Aug. 22, 2007 > > One reason one meets is to reconfirm friendships, is > to make sure that > not only at the leaders' level is there > conversations taking place that > are friendly, but that that spirit translates > throughout our > governments. > -- Singular? Plural? Always confusing for Dubya. > Montebello, Canada, > Aug. 21, 2007 > > I told you the other day at a press conference -- I > don't know if you > were there or not -- but if you don't believe it's > in American interests > to be there, you won't find any political > reconciliation that is -- that > is worth defending. If you do think it's in our > interests, our security > interests, then you'll be able to see political > reconciliation taking > place, some at the top and some at the bottom. > -- If you believe, then you can see what Dubya sees. > Sounds sort of like > a cult. Montebello, Canada, Aug. 21, 2007 > > First we talked about the bridge that collapsed. I > was here earlier, saw > the collapse first hand. I was impressed by the > magnitude of the > problem. It was -- my heart was touched by the fact > that people lost > their lives. > -- Is that a touching fact? Sounds more like a > tragic circumstance to > me. Minneapolis/St. Paul Air Reserve Station, > Minnesota, Aug. 21, 2007 > > The job of the federal government is to get help > moving as quickly as > possible. I just talked to the Governor, who has > processed the final and > the necessary paperwork so that a flood of help can > come down, Tim, to > get these people realizing somebody cares about > them. > -- There are a couple of odd aspects to this > statement: 1) Why would > Dubya want to use the word 'flood' to refer to > providing assistance to > people whose towns are flooded? Not the best choice > of words, even if > intentional. 2) Is the main purpose of delivering > the 'flood of help' > really to get people realizing that somebody cares? > That makes it sound > like a PR move more than anything else. > Minneapolis/St. Paul Air Reserve > Station, Minnesota, Aug. 21, 2007 > > David L. Crooks > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
