The "everybody take a look at this" thread has already become a Bush-bashing thread, but I just thought a new thread specifically designated for this would not be lacking in participants. 
I work for a company that makes transcripts of all political speeches, events, etc (hearings of Congress, every speech given by a prominent politician) and then those transcripts are used in the Washington Post, New York Times, CNN, lots of other news sources. So I have the unenviable job of listening to EVERY speech Bush makes, even when it's not important enough to make the news.
Wow, let me tell you, he is not smart. Every time he speaks, I cringe/grimace/blush. What an embarassment to this country. Obviously he doesn't write any of what he says -- they already tried that and his aides put a stop to that very promptly. But he can't even READ his speeches properly. He can't get through a sentence without stumbling, and his body language is always inappropriate and forced.
You should hear the arguments we have at work over whether or not to clean up/correct his mistakes in the transcripts. We're instructed to clean up the smaller mistakes, but as one of the voters who were robbed in this country, I feel there should be a record of what an imbecile he is.
For instance, he gave an entire speech about drugs in South America using the word "cocoa" instead of "coca." Ok, TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. One you drink when it's cold, the other you snort (lord knows, he should know all about the latter seeing as how he's done it!). We changed it for him.
At all the recent international summits, every time another country's leader speaks, he says, "Good job, good job, man," as if he's the fucking host or as if his opinion means ANYTHING.
It's SO EMBARASSING. Most Americans have no problem with him, which is just shocking. Even people who didn't vote for him think he's doing a good job. Completely blind. I have never had less faith in the American public than I have since his election.
In a recent poll, 75 percent of the country thinks he's doing a good job. To put that in perspective, that would include not only all the people who voted for EITHER candidate, but an additional 25 percent who didn't vote. Or maybe all the people who didn't vote and the ones who voted for Bush. Either way, not encouraging. Get ready for 8 years.
I strongly recommend the book, "Is Our Children Learning?" by Paul Begala.
Here are some more quotes, to add to the ones on the other thread:
"This is Preservation Month. I appreciate preservation. It's what you do when you run for president. You gotta preserve." -- speaking during PERSEVERANCE Month at an elementary school in New Hampshire, LA Times, 1/29/00
"Sitting down and reading a 500-page book on public policy or philosophy or something." asked to name something he isn't good at by Talk magazine, Sept 1999 issue.
"I saw the report that children in Texas are going hungry. Where? You'd think the governor would have heard if there are pockets of hunger in Texas." George W. Bush, whose state ranks 2nd in total number of children living in poverty to Austin American Statesman, 12/18/99
Family values and compassionate conservatism, my ass. This guy actually instructed Texas government employees to deny low-income benefits to families (with children) who actually qualified.
Sorry this is so long, but I obviously get riled up on this topic. Join in!
I work for a company that makes transcripts of all political speeches, events, etc (hearings of Congress, every speech given by a prominent politician) and then those transcripts are used in the Washington Post, New York Times, CNN, lots of other news sources. So I have the unenviable job of listening to EVERY speech Bush makes, even when it's not important enough to make the news.
Wow, let me tell you, he is not smart. Every time he speaks, I cringe/grimace/blush. What an embarassment to this country. Obviously he doesn't write any of what he says -- they already tried that and his aides put a stop to that very promptly. But he can't even READ his speeches properly. He can't get through a sentence without stumbling, and his body language is always inappropriate and forced.
You should hear the arguments we have at work over whether or not to clean up/correct his mistakes in the transcripts. We're instructed to clean up the smaller mistakes, but as one of the voters who were robbed in this country, I feel there should be a record of what an imbecile he is.
For instance, he gave an entire speech about drugs in South America using the word "cocoa" instead of "coca." Ok, TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. One you drink when it's cold, the other you snort (lord knows, he should know all about the latter seeing as how he's done it!). We changed it for him.
At all the recent international summits, every time another country's leader speaks, he says, "Good job, good job, man," as if he's the fucking host or as if his opinion means ANYTHING.
It's SO EMBARASSING. Most Americans have no problem with him, which is just shocking. Even people who didn't vote for him think he's doing a good job. Completely blind. I have never had less faith in the American public than I have since his election.
In a recent poll, 75 percent of the country thinks he's doing a good job. To put that in perspective, that would include not only all the people who voted for EITHER candidate, but an additional 25 percent who didn't vote. Or maybe all the people who didn't vote and the ones who voted for Bush. Either way, not encouraging. Get ready for 8 years.
I strongly recommend the book, "Is Our Children Learning?" by Paul Begala.
Here are some more quotes, to add to the ones on the other thread:
"This is Preservation Month. I appreciate preservation. It's what you do when you run for president. You gotta preserve." -- speaking during PERSEVERANCE Month at an elementary school in New Hampshire, LA Times, 1/29/00
"Sitting down and reading a 500-page book on public policy or philosophy or something." asked to name something he isn't good at by Talk magazine, Sept 1999 issue.
"I saw the report that children in Texas are going hungry. Where? You'd think the governor would have heard if there are pockets of hunger in Texas." George W. Bush, whose state ranks 2nd in total number of children living in poverty to Austin American Statesman, 12/18/99
Family values and compassionate conservatism, my ass. This guy actually instructed Texas government employees to deny low-income benefits to families (with children) who actually qualified.
Sorry this is so long, but I obviously get riled up on this topic. Join in!
