The George W. Bush Out of Office Countdown

[captncrzy]

Ok, so I got this desk calendar titled "The George W. Bush Out of Office Countdown-January 2008 Through the Bitter End." It contains quotes, shenanigans, and goings on by those in the White House. Here's January 1:

*385 days left*

"You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on."

--George W. Bush, 2001 Gridiron dinner

[captncrzy]

I'm going to post January 2 now since I'll be out of town and probably won't get a chance.

*384 days left*

"I believe we are called to do the hard work to make our communities and quality of life a better place."

--George W. Bush, Collinsville IL, January 2006

[goodgrl]

LOVE IT!
Cant wait for more.

[Cpt. Funkaho]

I also got such a calendar, but with different quotes.

Today's: "There are some who feel that the conditions are such that they can attack us there. My answer is: bring 'em on. We got the force necessary to deal with the security situation." - G.W. Bush, July 2, 2003

[Cpt. Funkaho]

Also, did you know that the "bitter end" doesn't refer to something being bitter but rather to sailing ships, where the end of a long rope would be lashed to a "bit" when making a line fast?

Here is a bit, also called a cleat:
http://www.byc.org/graphics/cleat.gif

The end of the rope that you can see in the graphic is the bitter end.

[prettydirtything]

Also, did you know that the "bitter end" doesn't refer to something being bitter but rather to sailing ships, where the end of a long rope would be lashed to a "bit" when making a line fast?

Here is a bit, also called a cleat:


The end of the rope that you can see in the graphic is the bitter end.

"is our children learning?"

they are now! I always thought it had something to do with the anger present in a lost cause... an emotion rather than a taste...

[Cpt. Funkaho]

Since it's now Jan. 2nd, there are 384 days left.

Today's message:
"The great respect that I have for your leadership, Mr. President, in this little understood, unfamiliar war, the first war of the 21st century- it is not well known, it was not well understood, it is complex for people to comprehend."
-Donald Rumsfeld, resignation speech, Nov. 8, 2006

(Translation: "no one understood the great things we're doing for America.")

[TomAz]

I approve of this thread and look forward to 383 more days of it.

[marooko]

fucking yawn.

[downingthief]

I have to get one of those calendars!

[Cpt. Funkaho]

Oops, I missed yesterday. 382 days left.

Iowa primaries were today; Obama and Huckabee won, while Hillary Clinton finished a surprising third. Dodd and Biden ended their campaigns after failing to garner a measurable showing. Any one of the five I just mentioned (well, I'm not sure about Huckabee... he's got a bit of a God complex and a shockingly regressive tax plan) would be markedly better than George W. Bush.

[amyzzz]

Isn't there one where he says something like "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...uh, well, you can't fool me again." I really don't know how to search for that.

[Cpt. Funkaho]

Just for you, Amy:

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[amyzzz]

Thank you.

[M Sparks]

Also, did you know that the "bitter end" doesn't refer to something being bitter but rather to sailing ships, where the end of a long rope would be lashed to a "bit" when making a line fast?

In this case, both meanings apply. (http://www.aitkenlaw.com/verdicts_settlements/cleat.html)

EDIT- Shouldn't his be in the "I had no idea" thread?

[TomAz]

Oops, I missed yesterday. 382 days left.

Iowa primaries were today; Obama and Huckabee won, while Hillary Clinton finished a surprising third. Dodd and Biden ended their campaigns after failing to garner a measurable showing. Any one of the five I just mentioned (well, I'm not sure about Huckabee... he's got a bit of a God complex and a shockingly regressive tax plan) would be markedly better than George W. Bush.

Clinton's strategy is backfiring on her. In a campaign devoid of anything like an incumbent (P or VP) on either side, her strategy was to position herself as the incumbent. And people want something new, I think, instead.

[captncrzy]

I'm at home today so I don't have access to my calendar. Expect a barrage of stupidity on Monday.

[kingsblend420]

This thread is pointless. He's not leaving office.

[crazzz2007]

This thread is pointless. He's not leaving office.

Your posts are pointless. Unfortunately, you're not leaving either.

[Cpt. Funkaho]

This thread is pointless. He's not leaving office.

Incorrect. My handy desk calendar tells me that thanks to the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, he will leave office in 382 days.

EDIT: I just had the thought that you could be proposing the insane hypothesis that he plans to not relinquish power despite the fact that Americans will have elected a new President. I have more respect for your intellect than to believe that you actually believe this.

[Somewhat Damaged]

I was talking to my boss about the caucus results yesterday and wondered what Barack Obama's security detail is like. Despite whatever progress we've made as a nation that an African-American man can become president, there has to be a concern that some lunatic racist will think that God wants him to kill Obama and take a shot at him. My boss speculated that if a presidential candidate were to be assassinated in, say, October, that the election would be postponed out of respect for the dead. Anyone have any idea if that would be the case? And who would be the nominee for that party then, the running mate or the person who placed second for the nomination (assuming they aren't one in the same)?

[kingsblend420]

Your posts are pointless. Unfortunately, you're not leaving either.

Dont you have some mindless bickering to do in the justice thread or something? You've proven time and again you dont know jack shit about anything. Wont be long now before you look dumb again.

[kingsblend420]

Incorrect. My handy desk calendar tells me that thanks to the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, he will leave office in 382 days.

EDIT: I just had the thought that you could be proposing the insane hypothesis that he plans to not relinquish power despite the fact that Americans will have elected a new President. I have more respect for your intellect than to believe that you actually believe this.

While I always appreciate the support of the Walrus community, I wasn't saying he was gonna hold his breath and pout like a little kid having their parents drag them out of the toy store. I was hypothesizing that there may be an incident be it terrorist, environmental, or war-like that might call for the "postponement of elections" and "emergency powers" enacted to "stabilize and securitize" the country. And it might come at a convenient time as well. And not that I am saying there is anything wrong with that.

[drugks Gillespie]

we really need a democrat this time. since we only have two options. sigh.

[Cpt. Funkaho]

I was hypothesizing that there may be an incident be it terrorist, environmental, or war-like that might call for the "postponement of elections" and "emergency powers" enacted to "stabilize and securitize" the country. And it might come at a convenient time as well.

That's exactly what I was giving you credit for not actually believing.

The eight years in which G.W. Bush have been bad years, to be sure, but our civil liberties haven't eroded to the point that we're going to have some banana republic shit like that going on.

What's more, you can say what you want about the man- I personally can think of very few things that he's done that I agree with- but he is not a man who would dismantle the entire system of American democracy. Are you fucking joking? I can't believe I'm typing this.

[Cpt. Funkaho]

Oh hey, it's after midnight.

381 DAYS LEFT

Today's quote on the calendar is about Bush making fun of a L.A. Times reporter for wearing sunglasses when it wasn't bright out. The reporter, Peter Wallsten, was actually wearing the sunglasses to protect his eyes, as he suffers from a degenerative eye disease.

[kingsblend420]

That's exactly what I was giving you credit for not actually believing.

The eight years in which G.W. Bush have been bad years, to be sure, but our civil liberties haven't eroded to the point that we're going to have some banana republic shit like that going on.

What's more, you can say what you want about the man- I personally can think of very few things that he's done that I agree with- but he is not a man who would dismantle the entire system of American democracy. Are you fucking joking? I can't believe I'm typing this.

Sorry man. I don't mean to let you down. Part of me thinks things will go smoothly. But another part of me would not be surprised if something happened.

You can't deny that there has been a pattern with alot of the things that have been done and they all point to a certain goal. So, why would they do all that work and look like the biggest assholes ever if they were just gonna bail on it and let someone else come in and benefit from all the hard work they did?

[karecares]

i would put nothing past what this administration is capable of but i did enjoy the visual of 'lil bush' throwing a temper tantrum. i'll check back in a few days and catch all the days in one lump sum

[Cpt. Funkaho]

380 days left.

Today's quote:
"What we're seeing here, in a sense, is the growing- the birth pangs of a new Middle East- and whatever we do, we have to be certain that we're pushing forward to the new Middle East not going back to the old one."

-Condoleezza Rice, July 21, 2006

[Somewhat Damaged]

What will likely be my sole contribution for the year, from the local alt-weekly:

"We have got a bigger enemy than name callers. That is al Qaeda or people losin' their jobs." - George W. Bush

[captncrzy]

Ok, here we go. Brace yourselves.

*383 days left* (Thursday, Jan 3)

"We need to apply twenty-first century information technology to the healthcare field. We need to have our medical records put on the I.T."

--Collinsville, IL, January 2005

[captncrzy]

*382 days left* (January 4, Friday)

"I want to thank you for taking time out of your day to come and witness my hanging."

--Austin, TX, January 4 2002, at the dedication of his gubernatorial portrait

[captncrzy]

*381 days left* *380 days left* (January 5/6, Saturday/Sunday)

"Not over my dead body will they raise your taxes."

--Ontario, CA, January 5 2002

[captncrzy]

And finally, today's addition:

*379 days left* January 7, Monday

"The best way to defeat the totalitarian of hate is with an ideology of hope--an ideology of hate--excuse me--with an ideology of hope."

--Benning GA, January 2007

[drugks Gillespie]

fuck W.

[captncrzy]

*378 days left* January 8, Tuesday


"It's about past seven in the evening here so we're actually in different time lines."


--Washington D.C., January 2001

[Cpt. Funkaho]

377 days. I'm going to be celebrating come the 21st, when it's down to a year. Also because the lineup might drop that day.

[captncrzy]

*377 days left* January 9, Wednesday

"I want to thank the astronauts who are with us, the courageous spacial entrepreneurs who set such a wonderful example for the young of our country."

--Washington, D.C., January 2004

[captncrzy]

**376 days left** January 10, Thursday

"Who could have possibly envisioned an erection--an election--in Iraq at this point in history?"

--Washington, D.C., January 10, 2006.

[amyzzz]

hahaha, that's a good one.

[captncrzy]

Yeah, I've flipped through the book; they get better and better.

[captncrzy]

*375 days left* January 11, Friday

"Rarely is the question asked: 'Is our children learning?'"

--Florence, South Carolina, Januar 11, 2000

[alpharuin]

Too bad the American people are going to vote in someone who is just as bad.

[SubBass49]

unless they vote Obama in...

[Cpt. Funkaho]

Sunday, Jan. 13: 373 days remaining.

"I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the levees." - George W. Bush, September 1, 2005 , on Hurricane Katrina.

Bush said this despite having attended a briefing the day before Katrina made landfall, in which he personally was warned about the grave danger to the levees.

[kingsblend420]

*375 days left* January 11, Friday

"Rarely is the question asked: 'Is our children learning?'"

--Florence, South Carolina, Januar 11, 2000

I remember the daily show had a field day with that one.

[captncrzy]

*374 days left * 373 days left* January 12/13, Saturday/Sunday

"We thought long and hard about what to propose. We proposed a bold initiative, and initiative that takes equities out of the system, so people are treated fairly."

--Lee's Summit, Missouri, January 2007

[captncrzy]

*372 days left* January 14, Monday

"The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants."

--The New York Times, January 14, 2001

[J~$$$]

George Bush is currently in the middle east brokering arms deals with Saudi Arabia. Way to go W. You fuck over the US again and we dont give a shit.


US will push ahead with arms sale to Saudi Arabia

By Daniel Dombey and Simeon Kerr

Published: January 13 2008 23:20 | Last updated: January 13 2008 23:20

The Bush administration will move ahead with a high-profile arms sale to Saudi Arabia as early as Monday, as part of a $20bn package of deals with the Gulf States.

The Gulf is gearing up to sign a raft of military contracts after the US last July concluded military assistance agreements with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, as part of what Condoleezza Rice, secretary of state, said was an effort to “bolster forces of moderation and support a broader strategy to counter the negative influence of al-Qaeda, Hizbullah, Syria and Iran”.

At the time, the US disclosed no details of the deals, which are together thought to be worth up to $20bn (€13.5bn, £10.2bn). It has since notified Congress of individual agreements, including a $9bn sale of Patriot missiles to the United Arab Emirates and a $1.63bn missile sale to Kuwait.

So far it has limited its announcement of deals with Saudi Arabia to smaller transactions.

The US had delayed the announcement of the sale of bomb guidance kits, known as Joint Direct Attack Munitions, to the kingdom, because of misgivings in Congress over whether the equipment could be used against the US or Israel.

But a senior administration official travelling with Mr Bush said a formal notification to Congress could come Monday. Congress would then have 30 days to decide whether to object.

This comes on the heels of another big contract signed over the weekend between Boeing and Gulf Air of Bahrain, home to the US’s Fifth Fleet. The troubled airline timed the signing of a $6bn deal with Boeing for a firm order for 16 787 Dreamliners and an option for eight more. “The signing was timed to coincide with the president’s visit,” said a Gulf Air spokesman.

The loss-making airline is also in talks with Airbus over eight narrow-body A320s as it seeks to build up its fleet to compete with regional competitors – the fast-growing Emirates Airline of Dubai, Qatar Airways and Abu Dhabi’s Etihad.

Commercial ties between the Gulf and France will also come into focus this week during a regional tour by France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy and a retinue of industrial leaders.

As well as defence co-operation, Mr Sarkozy will also be hoping to cement trade links with the usual battery of energy, infrastructure and aerospace accords.

He has pledged French help in developing civil nuclear power in the region and is expected to sign a co-operation agreement with the United Arab Emirates, which is determined to accelerate the development of its nuclear power capability.

Areva, Total and Suez have joined forces to help the UAE government establish the groundwork for the eventual construction of two heavy duty 1600 MW EPR reactors. However, people close to the subject say it could take years to put in place the necessary security, training and operational expertise required before a firm contract for a nuclear reactor could be signed.

Additional reporting by Peggy Hollinger and Ben Hall in Paris

[captncrzy]

I had a weird conversation with an ultra right-wing Republican soldier headed back to Iraq yesterday on a plane. He said, among other things, that:

1) they knew where Sadam Hussien was for awhile-they couldn't go in and get him until they had determined that it was politically acceptable for them to.

2) they know where Osama Bin Laden is-they haven't gone in to get him because it's politically unacceptable to do so because his family is so deeply rooted in the oil business.

3) the next President has already been determined and "it won't be no woman or black dude, either".

[judila]

So, why would they do all that work and look like the biggest assholes ever if they were just gonna bail on it and let someone else come in and benefit from all the hard work they did?

I'm confused - are you saying that whoever takes office in 2009 will be benefitting from the mess that W and his cronies have made?...

[TomAz]

2) they know where Osama Bin Laden is-they haven't gone in to get him because it's politically unacceptable to do so because his family is so deeply rooted in the oil business.

except that the Saudi Binladen Group is primarily a construction firm, not an oil company.

[J~$$$]

They are building the King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia.

http://www.kingabdullahcity.com/en/

[captncrzy]

except that the Saudi Binladen Group is primarily a construction firm, not an oil company.

Yeah well, I didn't say I believed him. He also said he'd been in the Marines for 18 years, even though he didn't look a day over 26.

[Somewhat Damaged]

Yeah well, I didn't say I believed him. He also said he'd been in the Marines for 18 years, even though he didn't look a day over 26.

Just the kind of guy you want to entrust a gun and the security of our nation to.

[captncrzy]

*371 days left* January 15, Tuesday

"Because he's hiding."

--Aboard Air Force One, discussing why Osama bin Laden is still at large, January 2005.

[captncrzy]

*370 days left* January 16, Wednesday

"There's no such thing as legacies. At least, there is a legacy, but I'll never see it."

--The White House, January 2001

[Cpt. Funkaho]

January 17 - Thursday

369 days left

"See, the irony is what they really need to do is to get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this shit, and it's over." - G.W. Bush into a microphone he didn't know was live, at a 2006 G8 summit dinner

[captncrzy]

*369 days left* January 17, Thursday

"I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously, but I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure."

--To the AP, January 2001

[J~$$$]

Hey!....Dirty!6k7N57bd34M

[captncrzy]

**368 days left** January 18, Friday

"I want everybody to hear loud and clear that I'm going to be the president of everybody."

--Washington D.C., January 18, 2001

[captncrzy]

I'm behind with all the drama...

*367 days left* *366 days left* January 19/20 Saturday/Sunday

The night before Bush's first inauguration, members of Clinton's staff reportedly removed the "W" key from White House keyboards in protest of his election.

--January 19, 2001

[captncrzy]

*365 days left* January 21, Monday

"One year ago today, the time for excuse making has come to an end."

--Washington DC, January 2003

[captncrzy]

*364 days left* January 22, Tuesday

"Then I went for a run with the other dog and just walked. And I started thinking about a lot of things. I was able to--I can't remember what it was. Oh, the inaugural speech, started thinking through that."

--US News and World Report, January 22, 2001

[captncrzy]

*363 days left* January 23, Wednesday


"I know how hardi t is for you to put food on your family."

--Nashua, New Hampshire, January 2000

[kroqken]

The sooner the better. http://www.impeachbush.org

[crazzz2007]

The sooner the better. http://www.impeachbush.org

hi ken

[kroqken]

WIll saying hello to me make Bush leave office sooner? I could only hope.

[captncrzy]

*362 days left* January 24, Thursday

"He was a state sponsor of terror. In other words, the government had declared, you are a state sponsor of terror."

--Discussing Saddam Hussein in Manhattan, Kansas, January 2006

[kroqken]

I cannot wait for that asshole to go. He should go to prison.

[coldstart]

He should be the first human attempt at reaching the stars.

[captncrzy]

*361 days left* January 25, Friday

"See, one of the interesting things in the Oval Office--I love to bring people into the Oval Office--right around the corner from here--and say, this is where I office, but I want you to know that the office is always bigger than the person."

--Washington DC, January 2004

[captncrzy]

*360 days left* *359 days left* January 26/27, Saturday/Sunday

"I've been to war. I've raised twins. If I had a choice, I'd rather go to war."

--Charleston, WV, January 27, 2002

[captncrzy]

*358 days left* January 28, Monday

"My views are one that speaks to freedom."

--Washington DC, January 2004

[captncrzy]

*357 days left* January 29, Tuesday

"The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Sadam Hussein, the history of Sadam Hussein, and his wilingness to terrorize himself."

--Grand Rapids, MI, January 29, 2003

[captncrzy]

*356 days left* January 30, Wednesday

Vice President Dick Cheney's Birthday, 1941


"We will, in fact, be greeted as liberators."

--Dick Cheney

[downingthief]

That one is an all time classic.

[Memorial_07]

In the meantine listen to "Houses of the Mole", "Rio Grande Blood", and "The Last Sucker" all by Ministry.
That should hold you over

[captncrzy]

*355 days left* January 31, Thursday

For several years, Google users could type "miserable failure" into the search engine and be taken directly to the official White House biography of George W. Bush. However, on January 31, 2007, Yahoo! News announced that Google had fixed this "link bomb" glitch.


I didn't think this was true, but apparently, there is some truth to it...
http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/google.asp

[samiksha]

yeah, it's true. i remember it being just "failure" though. it didn't show up as the top page if you searched regularly, it only took you there if you hit "I'm feeling lucky."

[J~$$$]

SCIDyTOFm84

[kreutz2112]

1, 2, 3, 4 trumpet elf.

[captncrzy]

*354 days left* February 1, Friday

"I think we need not only to eliminate the tollbooth from the middle class, I think we should knock down the tollbooth."

--The New York Times (as quoted by Gail Collins), February 1, 2000.

[captncrzy]

*353 days left* * 352 days left* February 2/3, Saturday/Sunday

Released tapes prove that Enron, which was Bush's top career patron until 2004 and among his top donors in the 2000 election, was responsible for the rolling blackouts in California as part of a price-gouging scheme.

--The New York Times, February 3, 2005

[captncrzy]

*351 days left* February 4, Monday

"You work three jobs?...Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that."

--Omaha, Nebraska, February 4, 2005, to a single mother of three

[captncrzy]

*350 days left* February 5, Tuesday

"We ought to make the pie higher."

--Republican Presidential debate, February 2000

[captncrzy]

*349 days left* February 6 Wednesday

"There is no such thing necessarily in a dictorial regime of iron-clad absolutely solid evidence. The evidence I had was the best possible evidence that he had a weapon."

--Meet the Press, February 2004

[full on idle]

I'm house sitting for some friends and they have this calender on their table and I thought of this thread when I saw it.

[bee513]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PY6h3rq91M0

[captncrzy]

*348 days left* February 7, Thursday

"We're concerned about AIDS inside our White House--make no mistake about it."

--Washington DC, February 7, 2001

[gaypalmsprings]

bush. ha.

[captncrzy]

*347 days left* February 8, Friday

"In my judgment, when the United States says there will be serious consequences, and if there isn't serious consequences, it creates adverse consequences."

--Meet the Press, February 8, 2004.

[captncrzy]

*346 days left* 345 days left* February 9/10 Saturday/Sunday

"But the true strength of America is found in the hearts and souls of people like Travis, people who are willing to love their neighbor, just like they would like to love themselves."

--Springfield MO, February 9 2004

[captncrzy]

*344 days left* February 11, Monday

While hunting for quail in Texas on February 11, 2006, Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots his hunting partner Harry M. Whittington with 200 pellets of buckshot.

--February 11, 2006

[jimmycrackcorn]

LOVE the calender...
got it on SALE ninja!:2c
the big pics of the stupid faces he has made over the years make his stupid statements even funnier...:dumbo
EVERYbody who has seen it compliments me on having it...

[JessicaH911]

Making fun of President Bush is so outdated at this point... the poor guy already knows at least half the nation hates him. Find something original to bitch about, please.

[captncrzy]

Poor guy? Are you fucking kidding me?

If you don't like it, don't read the thread then. Twat.

[captncrzy]

*343 days left* February 12, Tuesday

www.awfulplasticsurgery.com adds Bush to its roster of bad rhinoplasties.


--February 12, 2004

[theburiedlife]

*344 days left* February 11, Monday

While hunting for quail in Texas on February 11, 2006, Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots his hunting partner Harry M. Whittington with 200 pellets of buckshot.

--February 11, 2006

He just recently made light of this incident during a conversation... I'll pull up the dialogue.

“Like, have you noticed a lot of security around here? It’s because the Vice President heard there were some Ducks around.”

[captncrzy]

*342 days left* February 13, Wednesday

"The relations with, uhh--Europe are important relations, and they've, uhh--because, we do share values. And, they're universal values, they're not American values, or, you know--European values, they're universal values. And those values--uhh--being universal, ought to be applied everywhere."

--Washington DC, 2005

[everlay]

*347 days left* February 8, Friday

"In my judgment, when the United States says there will be serious consequences, and if there isn't serious consequences, it creates adverse consequences."

--Meet the Press, February 8, 2004.

Whoa.

Makes me wonder what serious consequences will be necessary to avert adverse consequences?

Predictions?

This needs its own thread.

[marooko]

*344 days left* February 11, Monday

While hunting for quail in Texas on February 11, 2006, Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots his hunting partner Harry M. Whittington with 200 pellets of buckshot.

--February 11, 2006

never mind the fact the guy was walking where they shoot.

[captncrzy]

*341 days left* February 14,Thursday

"[Laura is] out campaigning along with our girls. And she speaks English a lot better than I do. I think people understand what she's saying."

--Thrid presidential debate, Tempe AZ 2004

[captncrzy]

*340 days left* February 15, Friday

"Joe, I don't do nuance."

--Time magazine, February 15, 2004 to Senator Joseph Biden

[captncrzy]

*339 days left* *338 days left* February 16/17, Saturday/Sunday

"The senator has got to understand if he's going to have--he can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road."

--About Senator John McCain, Florence, South Carolina, February 17, 2000

[captncrzy]

*337 days left* February 18, Monday

"Home is important. It's important to have a home."

--Crawford TX, February 18, 2001

[captncrzy]

*336 days left* February 19, Tuesday

"Recession means that people's incomes, at the employer level, are going down, basically, relative to costs, people are getting laid off."

--Washington DC, February 19, 2004

[TomAz]

You have to wonder. Does Bush ever go home after a day at the office and think to himself, "damn, what was I thinking when I said that? I'm such a dufus. I really don't deserve to be President. It's a good thing I've got Dick Cheney to help me out."

[captncrzy]

*335 days left* February 20, Wednesday


"It's not Reaganesque to support a tax plan that is Clinton in nature."

--Los Angeles, CA February 2000

[paganman7]

My father-in-law has that calendar...absolutely hilarious.

Thanks for keeping this thread alive captn.

[MassiveChemicalPunk]

http://www.stralunato.com/images/milenio02.jpg

"A world as complex as this one needs a good explenation"

[captncrzy]

*334 days left* February 21, Thursday

"I understand small business growth. I was one."

--New York Daily News, February 2000

[captncrzy]

I just got this email-it's not on the official calendar but I found it interesting (I also don't know how much of it is exaggerated).

This person needs a job. This individual seeks an executive position.
He will be available in January 2009, and is willing to relocate.

RESUME

GEORGE W. BUSH

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Washington, DC 20520

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Law Enforcement:
I was arrested in Kennebunkport , Maine , in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's license suspended for 30 days. My Texas driving record has been "lost" and is not available.

Military:
I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam .

College:
I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was a cheerleader.

PAST WORK EXPERIENCE:

I ran for U.S. Congress and lost.

I began my career in the oil business in Midland Texas , in 1975. I bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas . The company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.

I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money.

With the help of my father and our friends in the oil industry (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected governor of Texas .

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS:

I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making Texas the most polluted state in the Union . During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city in America .

I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in borrowed money.

I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American history.

With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida , and my father's appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President of the United States , after losing by over 500,000 votes.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT:

I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record.

I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one billion dollars per week.

I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury.

I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history.

I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period.

I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.

I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the U.S. stock market. In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs and that trend continues.

I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in U.S. history. My "poorest millionaire," Condoleezza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her.

I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S. President.

I am the all-time U.S. and world record -holder for receiving the most corporate campaign donations.

My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends, Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S. history, Enron.

My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election decision.

I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against investigation or prosecution. More time and money was spent investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history. I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed.

I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history.

I changed the U.S. policy to allow convict ed criminals to be awarded government contracts.

I appointed more convicted criminals to my administration than any President in U.S. history.

I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in the history of the United States Government.

I've broken more international treaties than any President in U.S. history.

I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United Nations remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission.

I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law.

I refused to allow inspector's access to U.S. "prisoners of war" detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention.

I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election inspectors (during the 2002 US election).

I set the record for fewest numbers of press conferences of any President since the advent of television.

I set the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year period. After taking off the entire month of August, I presided over the worst security failure in U.S. history.

I garnered the most sympathy ever for the U.S. after the World Trade Center attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history.

I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously protest me in public venues (15 million people), shattering the record for protests against any person in the history of mankind.

I am the first President in U.S. history to order an unprovoked, pre-emptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation. I did so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of U.S. Citizens and the world community.

I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in duty benefits for active duty troops and their families in wartime.

In my State of the Union Address, I lied about our reasons for attacking Iraq and then blamed the lies on our British friends.

I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and security.

I am supporting development of a nuclear "Tactical Bunker Buster," a WMD.

I have so far failed to fulfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden to justice.

RECORDS AND REFERENCES:

All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father's library, sealed and unavailable for public view.

All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.

All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-President, attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review. I specified that my sealed documents will not be available for 50 years.

[coldstart]

Yeah, let's get a good president for once. If you haven't already, donate anything you can to Obama, he needs it right now to battle Hillary in Texas. The latest polls (yesterday) show him down only by two points and if he can pull off Texas, he will for sure secure the nomination.

Every penny counts, donate as much or as little as you want:
https://donate.barackobama.com/page/contribute/abamtstd?source=mainnav

[captncrzy]

*333 days left* February 22, Friday--George Washington's Birthday


"This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And, having said that, all options are on the table."

--Israeli television interview, February 22, 2005

[TomAz]

I'm getting tired of Obama already.

[everlay]

Is it safe to assume that out of the millions who voted for the incumbent president (can't even utter the name, bad vibes, sorry), none are bashing him today?

Or did many of them after eight years suddenly "come around to it"?

[Somewhat Damaged]

Do you mean today as in Saturday, February 23, 2008? 'Cause if you do, I think the fact that it's Saturday, most people post here from work, and most people aren't working on Saturday, could explain away the lack of Bush bashing. That and the fact that the day's still young.

[cansei de ser sexme]

*344 days left* February 11, Monday

While hunting for quail in Texas on February 11, 2006, Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shoots his hunting partner Harry M. Whittington with 200 pellets of buckshot.

--February 11, 2006

"Bjork was not able to be here tonight. She was trying on her Oscar dress and Dick Cheney shot her." - John Stewart

[canexplain]

nader might announce he is running again tomorrow ... if this ends up like gore when nader sucked the dem vote away, i just dont know what to say ... i am so fucking pissed ...x****

[canexplain]

well he did it ... gonna run .... grrrrrrr nader, i think the republicans are paying him to run *not really * ...... x****

[Somewhat Damaged]

It doesn't matter, Ron. Obama's winning the presidency. If nothing else, McCain's age is going to be held against him.

[coldstart]

It doesn't matter, Ron. Obama's winning the presidency. If nothing else, McCain's age is going to be held against him.

Obama will win but I think your point is invalid. McCain's mother is in great shape and she's 96 or something. He has good genetic longevity. Obama smoked cigarette's until recently so if anything, they are fairly even as far as health. I used to like Nader but this if fucking ridiculous. He's run twice, no one votes for him (in fact, fewer the second time), so what does he expect now? Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

[Somewhat Damaged]

I'm more annoyed by the people complaining about Nader running for president. This IS a democracy, isn't it? Last I checked, he's doing everything within his legal rights in his bid for the presidency. It's awfully presumptuous of people to say that had Nader not run in 2000 that everyone who voted for him would've voted for Gore instead. Maybe they just wouldn't have voted at all? That's the difference in this campaign and that one: Obama's inspiring new, younger voters to actually show up on election day. So if Nader were to siphon off any voters -- and keep in mind that Obama isn't simply relying on the liberals like Gore did, as evinced by the support he's got among some Republicans ("Obamacans") -- it wouldn't be as debilitating as it may have been 8 years ago. And the people who do vote for him may - gasp! - feel that he better represents their values and positions on issues than Obama does. Why should we force them to choose between two candidates they can't feel comfortable supporting with their vote?
As for McCain's mother being in great shape, how many people fucking know that? I've been following the campaign somewhat closely -- not as closely as some of the people on this board, but more than most of the general populace -- and I didn't realize that McCain's mother is even alive still, much less in great shape at 96 years old. I just know that Dole's age was used against him in '96 and that McCain being a septuagenarian has already been discussed. Is that any reason not to vote for him? Not to me, but for some people, it is.

[canexplain]

I'm more annoyed by the people complaining about Nader running for president. This IS a democracy, isn't it? Last I checked, he's doing everything within his legal rights in his bid for the presidency. It's awfully presumptuous of people to say that had Nader not run in 2000 that everyone who voted for him would've voted for Gore instead. Maybe they just wouldn't have voted at all? That's the difference in this campaign and that one: Obama's inspiring new, younger voters to actually show up on election day. So if Nader were to siphon off any voters -- and keep in mind that Obama isn't simply relying on the liberals like Gore did, as evinced by the support he's got among some Republicans ("Obamacans") -- it wouldn't be as debilitating as it may have been 8 years ago. And the people who do vote for him may - gasp! - feel that he better represents their values and positions on issues than Obama does. Why should we force them to choose between two candidates they can't feel comfortable supporting with their vote?
As for McCain's mother being in great shape, how many people fucking know that? I've been following the campaign somewhat closely -- not as closely as some of the people on this board, but more than most of the general populace -- and I didn't realize that McCain's mother is even alive still, much less in great shape at 96 years old. I just know that Dole's age was used against him in '96 and that McCain being a septuagenarian has already been discussed. Is that any reason not to vote for him? Not to me, but for some people, it is.

i saw her at one speech .... he said that some people are saying i am too old to run, let me ask my mom who is in the audience ... that was pretty funny actually ....x****

[kingsblend420]

I'm more annoyed by the people complaining about Nader running for president. This IS a democracy, isn't it? Last I checked, he's doing everything within his legal rights in his bid for the presidency. It's awfully presumptuous of people to say that had Nader not run in 2000 that everyone who voted for him would've voted for Gore instead. Maybe they just wouldn't have voted at all? That's the difference in this campaign and that one: Obama's inspiring new, younger voters to actually show up on election day. So if Nader were to siphon off any voters -- and keep in mind that Obama isn't simply relying on the liberals like Gore did, as evinced by the support he's got among some Republicans ("Obamacans") -- it wouldn't be as debilitating as it may have been 8 years ago. And the people who do vote for him may - gasp! - feel that he better represents their values and positions on issues than Obama does. Why should we force them to choose between two candidates they can't feel comfortable supporting with their vote?
As for McCain's mother being in great shape, how many people fucking know that? I've been following the campaign somewhat closely -- not as closely as some of the people on this board, but more than most of the general populace -- and I didn't realize that McCain's mother is even alive still, much less in great shape at 96 years old. I just know that Dole's age was used against him in '96 and that McCain being a septuagenarian has already been discussed. Is that any reason not to vote for him? Not to me, but for some people, it is.

I agree.
Winning the majority vote of the 26% of eligible voters who vote IS kind of pointless.

[boarderwoozel3]

Ummm, I hate to rain on this thread's parade but "W" isn't officially out of office until Jan. 20, 2009, the date of the next presidential inauguration. Just say'n

This means 330 more days
"I can press when there needs to be pressed; I can hold hands when there needs to be -- hold hands." --George W. Bush, on how he can contribute to the Middle East peace process, Washington, D.C., Jan. 4, 2008

[TomAz]

Ummm, I hate to rain on this thread's parade but "W" isn't officially out of office until Jan. 20, 2009, the date of the next presidential inauguration. Just say'n


who are you disagreeing with?

[captncrzy]

Hey, I'm not making up the dates. Contact the calendar company if it's that bothersome.

[Somewhat Damaged]

Was there not a quote for today or this weekend? There's an empty void where a couple comical kernels of insight from our fearless leader should be.

[Calamity Jane]

Saw this calendar at WalMart.

[captncrzy]

Was there not a quote for today or this weekend? There's an empty void where a couple comical kernels of insight from our fearless leader should be.

Give me a break, I've been out of the office.


*332 days left* 331 days left* February 23/24 Saturday/Sunday

"If you don't stand for anything, you don't stand for anything!"

--Austin-American Statesman, 2000

[captncrzy]

*330 days left* February 25, Monday

"The Bob Jones policy on interacial dating...I spoke against that. I spoke out against interracial dating. I support the policy of interracial dating."

--CBS News, February 25, 2000

[captncrzy]

*329 days left* February 26, Tuesday

"In all due respect, I'm not so sure it's credible to quote leading news organizations about--well, never mind."

--Third presidential debate, Tempe, AZ 2004

[Somewhat Damaged]

Give me a break, I've been out of the office.

Geez, sensitive much? I wasn't chiding you. I thought if anything the alliteration of "couple comical kernels" would demonstrate that I wasn't genuinely upset. Don't take things so seriously.

[TomAz]

yeah. come on. don't fly off the handle.

[captncrzy]

Geez, sensitive much? I wasn't chiding you. I thought if anything the alliteration of "couple comical kernels" would demonstrate that I wasn't genuinely upset. Don't take things so seriously.

Maybe you're the one being a little sensitive.

[TomAz]

yeah. come on. don't be so sensitive.

[captncrzy]

*328 days left* February 27, Wednesday

"It's good to see so many friends here in the Rose Garden. This is our first event in this beautiful spot, and it's appropriate we talk about policy that will affect people's lives in a positive way in such a beautiful, beautiful part of our national--really, our national park system, my guess is you would want to call it."

--The Rose Garden, February 2001

[captncrzy]

*327 days left* February 28, Thursday

Former lobbyist and indicted embezzler Jack Abramoff's birthday, 1959.

"Can you smell money?!?!?!"

--Jack Abramoff

[captncrzy]

*326 days left* February 29, Friday

"I thought how proud I am to be standing up beside my dad. Never did it occur to me that he would become the gist for cartoonists."

--Newsweek, February 2000

[humanoid]

Bush will vacate the office, so we can replace him with another ineffectual joker instead....fantastic! Democrats & Republicans are out of touch and only care about being reelected, not actually improving anything......the entire system needs to start over

[captncrzy]

*325 days left * 324 days left* March 1/2, Saturday/Sunday

"Ann and I will carry out this equivocal message to the world: Markets must be open."

--Swearing in Ann Veneman as the Secretary of Agriculture, March 2, 2001

[captncrzy]

*323 days left* March 3, Monday

"He's kind of a-probably feeling his oats pretty good about that time."

--At the Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Conference, describing when Rabbi Borovitz met his wife, Harriet, March 3, 2004.

[TomAz]

Bush will vacate the office, so we can replace him with another ineffectual joker instead....fantastic! Democrats & Republicans are out of touch and only care about being reelected, not actually improving anything......the entire system needs to start over

Yes, that's the answer! Bush has been such a bad president, let's re-write the entire Constitution! while we're at it we can take out those pesky amendments.

[captncrzy]

I was running a workshop yesterday so I didn't input Tuesday's info-which was just a lame advertisement anyway.


*321 days left* March 5, Wednesday

"In this job you've got a lot on your plate on a regular basis; you don't have much time to sit around and wander, lonely, in the Oval Office, kind of asking different portraits, 'How do you think my standing will be?'"

Washington DC, March 2005

[captncrzy]

*320 days left* March 6 Thursday

"After the bombing, most Iraqis saw what the perpetuators of this attack were trying to do."

--Washington DC March 2006

[Alchemy]

Bush will vacate the office, so we can replace him with another ineffectual joker instead....fantastic! Democrats & Republicans are out of touch and only care about being reelected, not actually improving anything......the entire system needs to start over

Are you trying to say we should remove elections? Should a president be born a president? Will America await the birth of a child with the mark of a bald eagle?

[Yablonowitz]

When introducing the Commander-in-Chief at the 2004 GOP Convention, Gov. George Pataki said: "He is one of those men God and fate somehow led to the fore in times of challenge."

Gen. Boykin said: "The majority of Americans did not vote for him. He's in the White House because God put him there for a time such as this."

Rudy Giuliani added: "I say it -- I say it again tonight -- I say it again tonight: Thank God that George Bush is our President."

[kroqken]

Someone should start a "McCain never in the White House in the first place" countdown.

[captncrzy]

This one is a classic

*319 days left* March 7, Friday

"We want to develop defenses that are capable of defending ourselves; defenses capable of defending others."

--The White House, March 2001

[Yablonowitz]

This one is a classic

*319 days left* March 7, Friday

"We want to develop defenses that are capable of defending ourselves; defenses capable of defending others."

--The White House, March 2001

This thread is silly because these quotes have been out there for a long time.

[captncrzy]

Yeah, Mr. Yablo. Every day!

[Somewhat Damaged]

captncrzy: I miss your Britney Spears batshit crazy avatar. Animal's okay and all but he can't possibly compare to what you had before (and before Shygirl). Could you bring her back please? :)

[menikmati]

i keep seeing that avatar out of the corner of my eye, and keep thinking it's TickleMeElmo

[captncrzy]

No, the Britney batshit avatar is now outdated considering her father rescued her from that manager that was drugging her. Now she's boring.

I'm waiting for another celebrity to screw up.

[Somewhat Damaged]

Awwwww, you're mean. :( Don't you realize that you're confusing menik with your Animal avatar, though? Don't you feel the slightest pang of remorse for that?

If you're waiting for another celebrity to screw up, I trust we'll be treated to a new comical avatar on Sunday afternoon then?

[captncrzy]

Menik is a strong healthy boy. He'll get over it.

[Somewhat Damaged]

I dunno. I thought so, too, but he's been PM'ing me about how he's having thoughts of hurting himself over this. I didn't think this would be the thing to push him over the edge but apparently it is. THE RESPONSIBILITY RESTS ON YOUR SHOULDERS.

[kingsblend420]

Bush to veto bill banning waterboarding

WASHINGTON - The White House says President Bush will veto legislation on Saturday that would have barred the CIA from using waterboarding — a technique that simulates drowning — and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080308/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_torture

[captncrzy]

*318 days left*317 days left* March 8/9, Saturday/Sunday

"I suspect that had my dad not been president, he'd be asking the same questions: How'd your meeting go with so-and-so?...How did you feel when you stood up in front of the people for the State of the Union Address--state of the budget address, whatever you call it."

--Washington Post, March 9 2001

[captncrzy]

*316 days left* March 10, Monday

"And so I'm for medical liability at the federal level."

-Washington DC, March 10, 2006

[captncrzy]

*315 days left*

"The march to war hurt the economy. Laura reminded me a while ago that remember what was on the TV screens--she calls me, 'George W.'--'George W.' I call her, 'First Lady.' No, anyway--she said, we said, march to war on our TV screen."

--Bay Shore, NY, March 11, 2004


Yes, I typed that one correctly.

[captncrzy]

*314 days left*

"They didn't think we were a nation that could conceivably sacrifice for something greater than ourself; that we were soft, that we were so self-absorbed and so materialistic that we wouldn't defend anything we believed in. My, were they wrong. They were just reading the wrong magazine or watching the wrong Springer show."

--Washington DC, March 12, 2002

[Somewhat Damaged]

*315 days left*

"The march to war hurt the economy. Laura reminded me a while ago that remember what was on the TV screens--she calls me, 'George W.'--'George W.' I call her, 'First Lady.' No, anyway--she said, we said, march to war on our TV screen."

--Bay Shore, NY, March 11, 2004


Yes, I typed that one correctly.

WHAT.

THE.

FUCK.

That can't be real. How the fuck could anybody... I've been around retards -- people with actual mental retardation -- who were more coherent.

When are you changing your avatar?

[amyzzz]

I thought it was funny that he called his wife "first lady."

[captncrzy]

*313 days left*

"There's nothing more deep than recognizing Isreal's right to exist. That's the most deep thought of all. [...] I can't think of anything more deep than that right."

--Washington DC, March 13, 2002

[captncrzy]

*312 days left*

"[I'm] occasionally reading, I want you to know, in the second term."

--Washington DC, March 2005

[captncrzy]

*311 days left*310 days left*

"I repeat: personal accounts do not permanently fix the solution."

--Washington D.C., March 16, 2005, at a press conference discussing Social Security.

[captncrzy]

*309 days left*

"I like the idea of people running for office. There's a positive effect when you run for office. Maybe some will run for office and say, vote for me, I look forward to blowing up America. I don't know, I don't know if that will be their platform or not. But it's--I don't think so. I think people who generally run for office say,vote for me, I'm looking forward to fixing your potholes, or making sure you got bread on the table."

--Washington D.C., March 2005, about the Middle East elections.

[amyzzz]

Is W. on acid? srsly, I can't even understand what he is saying.

[captncrzy]

*308 days left*

"If we're going to spend federal money, we expect the states to show us whether or not we're achieving simple objectives--like literacy, literacy in math, the ability to read and write."

--Washington DCApril 2005

[captncrzy]

*307 days left*

The war in Iraq began on this day in 2003. As of yesterday, 3990 troops have died in Iraq.

March 19, 2003

[captncrzy]

*306 days left*

"No question that the enemy has tried to spread sectarian violence. They use violence as a tool to do that."

--Washington DC March 2006

[Hawkings]

he's so proud the troop surge worked. Beside the deception getting into war, torture and the like, his adminstration completely bungled the execution of the war. At what point do people point out to Bush, that Powell and the Pentagon, a cabal of retired US generals that felt free enough to speak out, Garner and everyone but the administration wanted more troops for the invasion in order to provide security and stability during the reconstuction/occupation. It was only the Rumsfeld Doctrine and Cheney "My belief is we will, in fact, be greeted as liberators" that lead to not enough forces to secure the country. The dismisal of the Iraqi Army, not wanting to pay for reconstruction and trying to hire civilain security forces to fill in the gaps didn't help either. Now after 5 years he secured the country... good job... imagine if you had started with enough forces and didn't contradict generals that pushed for more forces to begin with. The surge success should just serve as a reminder of how badly you handle the war from the start, as it demonstrated what could have been done to begin with.

http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/iraq/attack/consequences/2003/0228pentagoncontra.htm

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7053-2004Oct4.html

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200401/fallows


"Retired military and civilian officials who served in Iraq or took part in policy making for the war and postwar period left no doubt that the administration should never have tried to secure postwar Iraq with so few troops. This was a crucial error. Senior Army generals had warned against it. They said that if the ratio of peacekeepers to populace in Kosovo were taken as a measure, more than 400,000 troops would be needed to stabilize Iraq.

The official most responsible for the refusal to commit the troops needed for postwar security in Iraq was Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who kept troop levels low to demonstrate in practice his theories about streamlining the military and transforming it to fight what the Pentagon calls the network-centric warfare of the future.

Military officers who spoke to the Times made it plain there were not enough troops to police Iraq's borders or to pacify Baghdad and cities of the Sunni triangle where Ba'athists, Islamists, and criminals were able to mount what has become the current insurgency. The related failures to stop postwar looting, protect crucial infrastructure, and guard arms depots -- all these fatal mistakes may be traced back to Rumsfeld's fallacy.

Perhaps the most telling criticism came from a now-retired Army major general who was chief intelligence officer for the land-war command in 2003. James (Spider) Marks told the Times, "the insurgency was not inevitable." That insurgency was stoked by civilian administrator Paul Bremer's disastrous decision to dissolve the 350,000-man Iraqi army. The insurgents were able to coalesce and flourish because coalition forces lacked the needed human intelligence on the ground."

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2004/10/26/bushs_blunders_in_iraq/

wow, you got it right 5 years after... good job bushie

[Hawkings]

i remember reading comments by Kurdish leaders that had been part of the coallition government. They were disappointed in the US as they thought we would provide stability and reconstruction. Instead Rumsfeld (according to Woodwards book State of Denial) had an attitude that they don't get a dime, we liberated their country, now they want hand outs. Furthermore, the administration is depicted in the book of dragging there feet and fighting the military's calls to change course in post war Iraq.

[captncrzy]

*305 days left*

"If the Iranians were to have a nuclear weaponthey could proliferate."

--Washington DC, March 21, 2006

[captncrzy]

*304 days left*303 days left*

"We've tripled the amount of money--I believe it's from $50 million up to $195 million available."

--Lima, Peru, March 23, 2002

[captncrzy]

*302 days left*

"Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be here somewhere."

--At the Radio and Television Correspondents' dinner, showing a photo of himself looking under his desk, March 24, 2004.

[captncrzy]

*301 days left*

"In terms of timetables, as quickly as possible--whatever that means. No, I am going to--one of the things that i think is very important for people to understand is that I believe that we have a duty to work on big problems in Washington, D.C., and so I'm going to continue working on this. And it's, I guess--I'm not going to go away on the issue, because the issue is not going to go away."

--Washington DC, March 2005

[fatbastard]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080324/capt.6bca4dd1a8f74d50875321a3afa878bc.aptopix_bush _whgh101.jpg?x=314&y=345&sig=FE2TA1OWrNsUjlQOMW6NzQ--

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/92/243737227_cf846733d8.jpg?v=0

[captncrzy]

I'll be in D.C. for the next several days (oddly enough)...I shall continue the countdown after my return-if I don't get arrested for flipping off the White House, that is.

[captncrzy]

*300 days left*

"Earlier today, the Libyan government released Fathi Jahmi. She's a local government official who was imprisioned in 2002 for advocating free speech and democracy."

--Paying homage to Fathi Jahmi, who is male, Washington DC, 2004

[captncrzy]

*299 days left*

"We'll be a great country where the fabrics are made up of groups and loving centers."

--Kalamazoo, Michigan, March 27, 2001

[captncrzy]

*298 days left*

"Reading is the basics for all learning."

--Reston Virginia, March 28, 2000

[captncrzy]

*297 days left*296 days left*


"I've coined two noew words, like 'misunderstanding' and 'Hispanically.'"

--Radio & Television Correspondents' Dinner, March 29, 2001

[captncrzy]

*295 days left*

"If they pre-decease or die early, there's an asset base to be able to pass on to a loved one, to help that loved one transition."

--Discussing privatized Social Security, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 2005

[paganman7]

*295 days left*

"If they pre-decease or die early, there's an asset base to be able to pass on to a loved one, to help that loved one transition."

--Discussing privatized Social Security, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 2005


Aren't we all 'pre-deceased' right now?

[captncrzy]

**294 days left**

"It means your own money would grow better than that which the government can make it grow. And that's important."

--Discussing the privatization of Social Security--Falls Church, VA, April 2005

[captncrzy]

*293 days left*

"Sometimes when I sleep at night I think of [Dr. Seuss'] Hop on Pop."

--Washington DC, April 2, 2002, discussing education.

[captncrzy]

*292 days left*

"But Iraq has--have got people there that are willing to kill, and they're hard-nosed killers. And we will work with the Iraqis to secure their future."

--Washington DC, April 2005

[captncrzy]

*291 days left*

"My mom used to say, "The Trouble with W'--although, she didn't put that into words."

--Washington DC April 2002

[captncrzy]

*288 days left*

"Part of the facts is understanding we have a problem, and part of the facts is what you're going to do about it."

--Kirtland, OH April 2005

[captncrzy]

*287 days left* April 8, Tuesday

Former majority leader Tom DeLay's birthday, 1947.

"It has never been proven that air toxins are hazardous to people."

--Tom DeLay

[captncrzy]

*286 days left*

"And so, in my State of the--my State of the Union--or state--my speech to the nation, whatever you want to call it, speech to the nation--I asked Americans to give 4,000 years--4,000 hours over the next--the rest of your life--of service to America. That's what I asked--4,000 hours.

--Bridgeport CT, April 2002

[captncrzy]

*285 days left*

"I want to thank the dozens of welfare to work stories, the actual examples of people who made the firm and solemn commitment to work hard to embetter themselves."

--Washington DC April 2002

[captncrzy]

*284 days left*

"They could still be hidden, like the 50 tons of mustard gas on a turkey farm."

--Washington DC, April 2004, speaking about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

[captncrzy]

*283 days left*282 days left* (April 12/13)

"This has been tough weeks in that country."

--Washington DC, April 13, 2004, primetime press conference regarding Iraq

[captncrzy]

*281 dyas left* April 14

"I'm going to spend a lot of time on Social Security. I enjoy it. I enjoy taking on the issue. I guess, it's the mother in me."

--Washington DC, April 14, 2005

[captncrzy]

*280 days left*

"We must have the atittude that every child in America--regardless of where they're raised or how they're born--can learn."

--New Britian, CT, April 2001

[captncrzy]

*279 days left*

"You're free. And freedom is beautiful. And, you know, it will take time to restore chaos and order--order out of chaos. But we will."

--Washington DC, April 2003

[captncrzy]

*278 days left*

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the White House is removing Bush's mistakes and bloopers from official transcripts of speeches, interviews, and public appearances.

--April 17, 2002

[captncrzy]

*277 days left*

"I'm the decider, and I decide what is best. And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the Secretary of Defense."

--Washington DC, April 18, 2006

[captncrzy]

*276 days left/275 days left*

"Laura and I really don't realize how bright our children is sometimes until we get an objective analysis."

--CNBC April, 2000

[captncrzy]

*274 days left*

"My job is to, like, think beyond the immediate."

--Washington DC April 21, 2004

[captncrzy]

*273 days left*

"The other thing the volunteers do is they welcome people here, for this is the people's land. This isn't one person's land, it's the people's land, and foreign visitors about the mountain so they can enjoy their time and leave only footprints behind."

--Wilmington NY, April 22, 2002.


Yes, I typed that correctly.

[captncrzy]

*272 days left*

"This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating."

--The New York Daily News, April 23, 2003

[captncrzy]

*271 days left*

"First, we would not accept a treaty that would not have been ratified, nor a treaty that I thought made sense for the country."

--Washington Post, April 24, 2001

[marooko]

SO HOW MANY DAYS ARE LEFT?

[captncrzy]

God, need to get caught up on the stupidity

*270 days left*

“It’s very important for folks to understand that when there’s more trade, there’s more commerce.”

--Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, April 2001


*269 days left* 268 days left*

“I hope we get to the bottom of the answer. It’s what I’m interested to know.”

--To the Associated Press, April 26, 2000


*267 days left*

“Neither in French nor in English nor in Mexican.”

--Refusing to answer reporters’ questions while having his picture taken with the Canadian Prime Minister, April 2001


*266 days left*

“We look forward to analyzing and working with legislation that will make—it would hope—put a free press’s mind at ease that you’re not being denied information you shouldn’t see.”

--Washington DC April 2005


*265 days left*

“It would be a mistake for the United States Senate to allow any kind of human cloning to come out of the chamber.”

--Washington DC, April 2002


*264 days left*

President Bush declares victory in Iraq aboard an aircraft carrier bearing a victory banner.

-May 1, 2003

[captncrzy]

*263 days left*

"But I also made it clear to [Vladimir Putin] that it's important to think beyond the old days of when we had the concept that if we blew each other up, the world would be safe."

--Washington DC, May 2001

[captncrzy]

*262 days left**261 days left*

"We ended the rule of one of history's worst tyrants, and in so doing, we not only freed the American people, we made our own people more secure."

--Crawford, TX May 3,2003




*260 days left*

"The point now is how do we work together to achieve important goals. And one such goal is a democracy in Germany."

--Washington DC, May 5, 2006



*259 days left*

"You never know what your history is going to be like until long after you're gone."

--Washington DC, May 2006

[captncrzy]

Haha this one's good

*258 days left*

"And one of the things we've got to make sure that we do is anything."

--Washington DC, May 7, 2002

[captncrzy]

*257 days left*

"I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a seven and a half pound largemouth bass in my lake."

--In German newspaper Bild am Sonntag about the best moment of his presidency, May 2006

[captncrzy]

*256 days left*

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft's birthday, 1942

"24/7--24 hours a week, 7 months a year."

--John Ashcroft

[KatieLyn]

You're very dedicated to this thread.

[captncrzy]

It's in my face every day. And I'm usually bored for about half of it.

[captncrzy]

*255 days left* *254 days left* (last Saturday/Sunday)

"There's no question that the minute I got elected, the stomre clouds over the horizon were getting nearly directly overhead."

--Washington DC May 11, 2001


*253 days left* (Yesterday)

"We're working with Chancellor Schroeder on what's called ten-plus-ten-over-ten: $10 billion from the U.S., $10 billion from other members of the G7 over a ten-year period, to help Russia securitize the dismantling-the dismantled nuclear warheads."

--Berlin, Germany, May 2002

*252 days left*

"Like you, I have been disgraced about what I've seen on TV that took place in [Abu Ghraib] prison."

--Parkersburg, West Virginia, May 13, 2004

[captncrzy]

*251 days left*

"For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And folks, this is unacceptable in America...And we're going to do something about it."

--Philadelphia, PA May 14, 2001

[captncrzy]

*250 days left*

"We hold dear what our Declaration of Independence says, that all have got uninalienable rights, endowed by a Creator."

--Moscow, Russia, May 2002

[TomAz]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v703/TomAz/bushfail.jpg

[captncrzy]

Sorry I was out of the office Friday

*249 days left* (last Friday)

"After all, a week ago, there were--Yasser Arafat was boarded up in his building in Ramallah, a building full of, evidently, German peace protestors and all kinds of people. They're now out. He's now free to show leadership, to lead the world."

--Washington DC, May 2002


*248 days left*247 days left* (this last weekend)

"The public education system in America is one of the most important foundations of our democracy. After all, it is where children from all over America learn to be responsible citizens, and learn to have the skills necessary to take advantage of our fantastic opportunistic society."

--Santa Clara, CA, May 2002


*246 days left* (today)

"First, let me make it very clear: poor people aren't necessarily killers. Just because you happen to be not rich doesn't mean you're willing to kill."

--Washington DC, May 19, 2003

[captncrzy]

*245 days left*

"Government can hand out money, but government cannot put hope in a person's heart, or a sense of purpose in a person's life. Government happens when a loving neighbor puts their arm around somebody who hurts and says, 'I love you' and 'Can I help you?'"

--Sioux City IA, 2004



Huh?

[paganman7]

He's just as confused as you are:

http://www.theiphoneblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/confused-bush.jpg

[captncrzy]

*244 days left*

"I recently met with the finance minister of the Palestinian Authority, was very impressed by his grasp of finances."

--Washington DC, May 2003

[coldstart]

*244 days left*

"I recently met with the finance minister of the Palestinian Authority, was very impressed by his grasp of finances."

--Washington DC, May 2003

Well, to Georgie's credit, at least he makes us laugh. :P

[captncrzy]

*243 days left*

"If a person doesn't have the capacity that we all want that person to have, I suspect hope is in the far distant future, if at all."

--Washington DC, Hispanic Scholarship Fund briefing, May 22, 2001

[captncrzy]

*242 days left*

"See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda."

--Greece, New York, May 2005

[captncrzy]

*241 days left* 240 days left* (Saturday/Sunday)

"I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein."

--Washington DC, May 25, 2004

[captncrzy]

*239 days left* (yesterday)

"Finally, the desk, where we'll have our picture taken in front of--is nine other Presidents used it. This was given to us by Queen Victoria in the 1870's, I think it was. President Roosevelt put the door in so people would not know he was in a wheelchair. John Kennedy put his head out the door."

--Washington DC, May 2006

[captncrzy]

*238 days left*

"I always jest to people, the Oval Office is the kind of place where people stand outside, they're getting ready to come in and tell me what for, and they walk in and get overwhelmed in the atmosphere, and they say, many, you're looking pretty."

--Washington DC, 2004

[Hopeless Semantic]

Thanks for the immense laughter and your own personal dedication to this thread. I hope we won't have to hear about Dubya's personal life when he's gone. Hopefully he'll stay out of the spotlight like President Ford did.

[greghead]

I can't wait until we have a REAL president again


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EDIT: Not sure why it's up there twice, sorry

[captncrzy]

*237 days left*

"So on behalf of a well-oiled unit of people who came together to serve something greater than themselves, congratulations."

--Addressing the University of Nebraska women's volleyball team, May 2001.

[betao]

have you used this one yet, captncrazy?

"they misunderestimated me"

[captncrzy]

I don't know if it's come up yet. It's just on this calendar I have.

They do seem to be getting better every day. It's like they saved the best ones for later.

[captncrzy]

*236 days left*

"This administration is doing everything we can to end the stalemate in an efficient way. We're making the right decisions to bring the solution to an end."

--Washington DC 2001

[captncrzy]

*235 days left*

"I'm gonna talk about the ideal world, Chris. I've read--I understand reality. If you're asking me as the president, would I understand reality, I do."

--Hardball, May 2000

[sbessiso]

Barack to the Future

[captncrzy]

*234 days left*233 days left*

"Actually, I--this may sound a little West Texas to you, but I like it. When I'm talking about--when I'm talking about myself, and when he's talking about myself, all of us are talking about me."

--Hardball, May 31, 2000

[captncrzy]

*232 days left*

"Can't living with the bill means it won't become law."

--Brussels, Belgium, June 2001

[BROKENDOLL]

Why, Captcrzy, since you've got this thread totally under control, is there anyway you could just tear like a chunk of pages outa that calendar thingy and speed things up abit?

[captncrzy]

Why ruin all the fun?

[BROKENDOLL]

They are funny, but...Are we having fun yet?

[TomAz]

two thousand seven hundred and forty four posts.

and not a one of them makes a lick of sense.

[captncrzy]

*231 days left*

"This is a nation that loves our freedom, loves our country."

--Washington DC 2002

[BROKENDOLL]

two thousand seven hundred and forty four posts.

and not a one of them makes a lick of sense. If you had me on ignore like you claim you did, then how the fuck would you know? Did that make sense?

[TomAz]

no.



hey just think in a few months, the daily quote from the president will be inspiring, not insipid.

[captncrzy]

*230 days left*

"I'm the master of low expectations."

--Aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003

[captncrzy]

*229 days left*

"Anyway, I'm so thankful, and so gracious--I'm gracious that my brother Jeb is concerned about the hemisphere as well."

--Appearing with his brother Jeb, Governor of Florida, Miami, Florida, June 2001