Bush Regrets Language That Hurt U.S. Diplomacy

[SillyGoose]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=584&e=1&u=/nm/20050114/pl_nm/bush_bluntness_dc

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush said he regretted sending the wrong impression of the United States when he used phrases like "Bring 'em on" and "dead or alive" in his first term and pledged to be more diplomatic.

In an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters to be broadcast on Friday, Bush said some of his past remarks were too blunt.

"'Bring it on,' was a little blunt," the president said in a transcript of the interview released on Thursday.


"I remember when I talked about Osama bin Laden, I said we're going to get him dead or alive. I guess it's not the most diplomatic of language," Bush said.
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more at link...

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Yes..now that Kerry is out practicing diplomacy Bush has to act

like he actually gives a shit about it. Hard to balance a trade deficit with half of Europe boycotting you

[sistersofmercy]

18. Hit the nail on the head, NSMA!

Someone told him he needs to pretend like he's all grown up now!

[renaissanceguy]

75. Nah, it's just for a sound bite and to "soften" his image.

Notice how he needed Laura by his side, to make him look softer and more compassionate.

He really doesn't give a shit what people think about him.

http://www.cafepress.com/liberalissues.16472020

[Tuttle]

90. Pickles looked like her ektoplasma was 'giving way'

It looks like a velociraptor, Bubba Ho Tep or maybe bin Laden was about to burst through her skin, during the interview.

Very strange looking lady.

Tut-tut

[calimary]

143. He had to have his mommy with him? His widdle self can't sit there

and answer questions all by his widdle self? He needs his nanny, his daddy, his mommy, his other wife (Contradicta), his puppeteers, his handlers, his clean-up crews, his diaper-changers, and the endless parade of spinners and apologists and excuse-makers.

GEEZ. And people actually voted for this guy?

Makes me prouder every day that I did NOT. EVER.

[saigon68]

174. He is a SKUNK no matter what-- "BRING EM ON"

Even though he hides behind thousands of machine gun toting guards--

The little skunk stinks to high heaven

"BRING EM ON" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

LOL

[DBoon]

156. They stand by each other

Because by themselves Laura and George are too drunk to stand up.

[Just Me]

58. Every ABUSER goes in reverse,...when a desire is unfulfilled.

I regret,...my,...oopsies,...that resulted in SO MUCH PAIN.

Blah,...blah,...blah,...

I really didn't MEAN to hurt (killing and injuring hundreds of thousands of human lives) anyone.

I "thought" I was doing the "right" thing (as I made sure all my cronies profitted off all that public wealth and debt,...and I, for sure, will never be worried about economical survival for the rest of my limited days).

So, see,....I am "humble" and do "care".

:puke:

[yardwork]

122. Very true - classic abuser behavior - we're seeing "remorse phase" now

It won't last and it is only for show anyway.

[Julius Civitatus]

126. He is FLIP-FLOPPING!!!!

Isn't he? Bush is backpedaling and FLIP-FLOPPING, well aware that now the Europeans and the UN have to clean the mess he left in Iraq.

[Julius Civitatus]

127. He is FLIP-FLOPPING!!!!

Isn't he? Bush is backpedaling and FLIP-FLOPPING, well aware that now the Europeans and the UN have to clean the mess he left in Iraq.

[rfranklin]

140. Bush is a pussy!

Stay the course you wimp!

[rfranklin]

141. Bush is a pussy!

Stay the course you wimp!

[chadk]

144. And with Indonesia's largest

and moderate Moslem organization (NU, with at least 50,000,000 strong members!) having been pissed by Dumbfuck's invasion of Iraq, it's potential that this country might harbour future Moslem terrorist associates, in addition to Iraq now! Surely his ambassador Boyce had reported to him about such dangerous possibility and that Indonesia's approximately 10% Christian population (including yours truly) had been put in jeopardy because of his blood thirst! It's damned hard to comprehend that nobody in the US Congress has started voicing openly about impeaching him now that it's confirmed that there's no WMD in Iraq and that he's been lying to the American people ALL ALONG! His lies have costed almost 1,400 (one thousand four hundred!) American lives, injuring (permanently) some 10,000 of them so far, and hundreds of billions of US$$$$$$$... and counting...! Even we in Indonesia are dumbfounded by the indifference of America's general public and the lack of fighting spirit it has been showing in this matter. :(

[super simian]

146. Hi chadk!

My husband is Indonesian! :hi:

P.S. Please don't think no one is fighting or underestimate what we are up against in a corporatocracy. Democracy works for the many, but captitalism only works for the few. And it works exceptionally well for them. Hence the demise of democracy in the United States. Americans have become colonial subjects of their own capitalistic government. Whatever the solution for that, it is not a simple one.

[dmr]

155. Giving a presidential shit is hard work, NSMA

Nothing like a little damage control. When the heat is on, they are oh, so predictable.

Funny he couldn't remember any of these regrets during the debate.

[MichiganVote]

2. You're a moron Bush and you'll always be a moron

Compounding errors with half apologies

[Jazzgirl]

10. I think the correct term is "moran."

n/t

[0007]

26. Your so right Jazzgirl

Moran
is the proper term and spelling

[Judi Lynn]

57. Thanks for speaking out!

[manly]

149. moran

see, george. and it's spelled the same forwards and backwards. you idiot.

[demo dutch]

120. Once a Moron always a "Moran" Ha ha

[DUBYASCREWEDUS]

125. YOU SAY MORAN I SAY MORON!

Whether you say "Moran" or "Moron" I think we can all agree on the definition:

MORON (AS A NOUN): a person of subnormal intelligence; changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile

MORON (RELATED WORDS): ass, blunderer, botcher, bumbler, bungler, butcher, fumbler, sad sack, butt, goat, laughingstock, stooge, chump, fool, schlemiel, sucker, lunatic, geek, oddball, cuckoo, fathead, goof, jackass, dork, jerk, turkey, clod, goon, oaf, stumble bum


Every day for 4 years I referred to him as a "Moron" at least once during the day. I think I need to upgrade to "Dumb ass Moron/Moran".

[demo dutch]

133. I like blunderer, bumbler, chump, cuckoo, fumbler, jackass, oaf, stumble..

that about sums it up!

[classof56]

151. Welcome to DU

I'm running out of negative adjectives to describe the idiot we have to live with as our "leader". Thanks for providing a few more! I remain...

A Tired Old Cynic

[DUBYASCREWEDUS]

153. THANK YOU!

I can't think of a nicer place then spending the next 4 years trying to survive the hell that Smirking Chimp is going to foist upon us. I am just a fledging poster. I truly enjoy all of the posts from those of you that have been around a long time. They are informative as well as entertaining. I don't know about all of you but I can't watch that Moron on TV for a nanosecond --- even if I have the mute button on! I feel the number one qualification for a President of the United States - at minimum - is the ability to think and speak in complete sentences! This one can't even read a teleprompter! I can't wait until 2008!

[EOTE]

177. Welcome!

Thanks for joining the fight. We won't just survive, but thrive. Please stick around.

[calimary]

160. Let's call the whole thing off. Like maybe NOW.

Can we impeach him YET?????

Can we?????

Huh??????

PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE??????

Let's work for a Democratic resurgence and takeover in Congress in '06 - so impeachment proceedings can actually get started. I, for one, don't want to have to wait until 2008. I don't want to think of the damage he could do - if given a full-length leash.

[librechik]

3. "Bring it on" is stupid, not blunt

Bush is stupid, not undiplomatic.
:mad:

[tk2kewl]

21. ...to put it bluntly.

eom

[Plaid Adder]

4. No, it wasn't BLUNT, George. It was fuckin' IRRESPONSIBLE.

There's nothing wrong with a little bluntness at the right time. But it is NEVER the right time to say, "Go on, attack our troops! Kill our soldiers! Blow the loved ones of my constitutents to tiny bits! Go on, I dare ya! What are ya, chicken?"

Sigh,

The Plaid Adder

[NYC]

23. That's exactly what he said.

I think he has had it thrown back in his face too many times. That's why he is "apologizing" for it now.

(I realize it isn't an actual apology. But I guess you could say he is "distancing" himself from it.)

[yardwork]

124. Especially since, like, Osama bin Laden hasn't been caught yet

Particularly embarrassing to have made the stupid "get him dead or alive" comment when we haven't succeeded in getting him at all.

[coalition_unwilling]

186. "Smoke 'em out" -- he obviously watched way too much

Looney Tunes, esp. Yosemite Sam.

[calimary]

157. He probably assumes if he mouths enough of the acceptable words,

his worshippers will just connect the dots the way he's trying to manipulate them into doing, and they'll give him yet another in a continuing series of free passes. He's learned that if he goes through even SOME of the motions, his faithful will carry him the rest of the way - on their knees.

It's just play-acting. He's about as sincere in this "apology" as I am when I say I really admire the guy. Besides, it strikes me that this is more of an "I'm sorry you were offended by what I said..." kind of apology. Not - "I'm sorry that I offended you with what I said." And describing it as a little blunt isn't the same thing as calling it what it actually was: World-Class fuckin' USDA-Prime STOOOPID, thoughtless, reckless, EXTREMELY ill-advised, and just plain ol' WRONG. He is also now guilty of flip-flopping, AND "crawfishin'."

ASSHOLE.

STEAMING PILE.

DICK-HEAD.

Perhaps even the Anti-Christ?

[TahitiNut]

65. Right on. And how about this .... ?

"Our public diplomacy efforts aren't ... very robust, and aren't very good, compared to the public diplomacy efforts of those who would like to spread hatred and ... and vilify the United States," Bush said.

:wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

I don't know, George ... you've done a great job spreading hatred of the United States and vilifying diplomacy. Such a great job that it'll probably last for generations to come as we sink into bankruptcy.
:eyes:


Just what does that pathological neotard think "diplomacy" means? Lying? Propagandizing? Spreading hatred? Vilification? That's what the cretinous bastard thinks? Cheesus!!

[Jawja]

5. Too bad

he didn't really MEAN IT about bringing in Osama "Dead or Alive."

What was wrong with that statement was that he hasn't followed through with it. Osama was alive enough to show his ugly face right before the "election."

[balta1701]

12. Agreed

No one, anywhere, would have cared about his language about getting UBL dead or alive if 6 months later he wasn't already saying he wasn't concerned about UBL and didn't spend that much time on him.

I don't care how blunt you are saying anything, Mr. Bush, just put that bastard and his friends behind bars somewhere.

The Island of Balta

[alfredo]

30. OK, bush made a deal with Osama. You make the video, I

will back off.

[Inland]

51. Exactly my thought. It's the false bravado and failures, Bush.

[leesa]

60. That tape was fake, like most of them. OBL likely died in 12/01

He was gravely ill requiring dialysis and the tape that showed his alleged confession was a guy that didn't resemble him in the least.

[Newsjock]

6. Funny how he has regrets only after the election

Couldn't think of "bring it on" earlier, say, back in the debates, could you, Chimpy McCokespoon?

[clydefrand]

7. I think he's 3 years late and billions of dollars short.

That ignorant bastard will never be a diplomat. How can a dictator be diplomatic?

[calimary]

159. And billions of brain cells short, also.

Imagine how many he killed on his various drinking binges. Binges that, for all we know (considering how honest and forthcoming everyone around him is) are STILL going on.

JACKASS.

PRICK.

LOW-LIFE USELESS, WORTHLESS JERK.

[Career Prole]

8. Undiplomatic?

I'll have to remember that new code word for "stupid" next time my freeper MIL is in town.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

9. As if he in any miniscule effing manner represents the United States

of America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I believe that he dudn't... and that's that.

[Deja Q]

11. Why doesn't he resign and let Gore rightfully take over?

Before, * seemed to be dead set against apologizing and looking weak. Now he's flip-flopped, as Bush is wont to do.

Why?

(And regarding OBL, does he also remember what he said exactly 6 months later about not being interested in him any longer?)

[mitchum]

13. Then he should commit seppuku as an act of atonement

[No Exit]

14. Here it is: the latest staged "drama"

1. A tape appears in which eevil moslem "terrists" chide Bush for saying "bring it on"

2. Of course, no one knows where the tape came from--and as usual no one questions its authenticity

3. Right on cue, Bush makes this statement: "Gee, I guess I was undiplomatic"... and we're supposed to read into that: "I'm just a rough-hewn man from the back country... kind of a rail-splitter type, like Lincoln... did I ever tell you all how I used to read by firelight in my family's primitive room in the Waldorf-Astoria... I'm just like you people... a real man of the people..."

4. Everyone smiles and thinks, "Gee, he's just one of us... not some guy from the rarefied rich..."


At least when Sam Ervin said "I'm just a little old country lawyer", he knew he was making a joke, and he knew people knew he was making a joke.

[Supersedeas]

28. ah, but doesn't Barbara love it when a self-proclaimed cowboy plays cowboy

[No Exit]

95. Probably gives Barbara fond memories...

Back around 1950 when her little spawn-of-satan was a cub, all the little boys (and girls) were given cowboy stuff to play with. How cute. (retch!)

BTW, if you haven't seen the White House Christmas card at www.whitehouse.org, check it out if you want a really good laugh. It shows Bush as the Holy Infant, and Barbara is his lovely madonna... if you can imagine that... anyway, the picture made me laugh till my sides hurt...

[jahyarain]

134. Wow! Awesome web site! Thanks!

And by the way, Bush is Jesus sent back to punish all you heathens and freethinkers!

NO Peace,
sucker of satans wee-wee

[SlavesandBulldozers]

40. bingo

some people are seeing this as him expressing regret. i dont see it that way. he's just spewing more nascar code.


ya see, people just don't understand this folksy working class guy. it's not his fault see? he's just a loner, a rebel, you don't want to get mixed up with a guy like him.

[No Exit]

96. Yes, he's just a man of the folk...

One folk, one reich, one retarded fuhrer...

[SlavesandBulldozers]

104. exactly

one retarded fuhrer bahahahhaha. great one

[No Exit]

106. Is it too much to ask that he end up like the last fuhrer? n/t

[clydefrand]

15. When does he get impeached? When, oh, when do we get rid

of this blight?

[driver8]

73. Can Shrub and Cheney be impeached at the same time?

How about we throw Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz into the mix.

The only words I can think of to describe the Shrub is "fucking asshole."

I hate, hate, hate, that man.

[jahyarain]

136. Oh, dear God,

i would cry with joy for months if we could do that to the four horsemen

[obiwan]

172. Take a break, Driver 8. (from the train conductor)

[ET Awful]

16. "I guess it's not the most diplomatic of language"

I should have said "we're gonna let him get away and ignore him while we invade a country with OIL!" That would have been much more honest (if not more diplomatic).

[Lizzie Borden]

17. Oh no!!!...could it be???

He' finally thought of a mistake he's made???

[SlavesandBulldozers]

42. not so fast

he never said that.

the writer said "mea culpa", not the chimp. you think * what mea culpa is?

[shaolinmonkey]

97. "Isn't that some sort of rum drink we used to have at

skull & bones meetings? You know, the one with lime in it?

I like limes."

Stupid chimp.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

105. hahhavhahha

good one.

Mea culpa rum. The only drink Hitchens refuses.

[MuseRider]

19. Please tell me

that he does not follow the comment "'Bring it on,' was a little blunt" with that awful shoulder shaking wheezy little laugh. He really thinks he is pretty cute. I will just have to imagine it because I can think of nothing I want to watch less than this schmuck.

[Mandate My Ass]

20. Wow, I'm impressed

I guess when he gets around to apologizing for lying us into an illegal, imperialistic war that has killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people he'll say he regrets being a bit testy.

[CoffeeCat]

22. Climb back in your hole...

...behind Cheney and Rove and shut yer yapper.

How dare you!!! You stupid, myopic, unempathetic, irresponsible little opportunist Hitleresque, chronic alcoholic lying bag of frog shit!!

Your polls are down. Kerry is showing the world what a graceful statesman and diplomat he is.

So now, you craft a PR move--to get those numbers up.

Well. Fuck you!

(And I don't say those words very often!!! I'm a mother of two, darnit!!!)

You bring out the worst in everyone, you little shit!!!! You horrible, unAmerican consciousless, diseased, dysfunctional thug bastard!!!

This man is such a fuck up!!! NOW he's diplomatic??? NOW he dumps the raucous cowboy routine??? After he spent years eroding our credibility in the world, NOW, he sheepishly agrees his comments weren't exactly the best thing to say???

Oh, go fuck yourself, you stupid little fuckwit!!

Please!!! Someone impeach this man!!! I can't stand it any longer!!!

I apologize for the vulgarity, but I am at the end of my rope! This is the greatest nation in the world and it's being destroyed and run by the biggest freak in the universe!

It's just so awful!!

Calgon!!! Take me the fuck away!!!!

[Mandate My Ass]

24. Don't apologize...Let it rip!

You've got a way with that vulgarity thingy. :evilgrin:

[havocmom]

33. My dear, NEVER apologize for giving such eloquent lyrics to the song

playing in all our hearts!

In other words, FUCKING A, right on and WHOO YAH!

And welcome to the DU. I am REALLY looking forward to reading more of your posts.

[classof56]

35. Thanks, TwoSparkles.

Lately I've just been running out of words adequate to express my loathing for this miserable excuse for a human being that we're stuck with as our "FAUX President". Just printed off your post so I can at least go out into the night and rave Lear-like using your right-on verbiage. Will try to go far enough that my kids/grandkids don't hear me use these bad words. Damn, though, if they don't make ya feel better, huh?

Tired Old Cynic

[Laurab]

48. Hey, TwoSparkles

What do you REALLY think??????

Honestly - that post describes EXACTLY what I feel about that pitiful excuse for a "man" - but you just put it in words better than I ever could!

[Inland]

52. An inspired rant! Do it again! nt

[Neecy]

66. don't apologize....

I really enjoyed your rant (and agreed with every single word).

Can Calgon take us all the fuck away for the next four years?

[llmart]

91. What a terrific rant!!!!!

Says exactly what I say to myself every time I even remotely think about this bastard. I have never sworn so much in my life. He and his cronies are dog shit on the shoe of life and I can't wait until he and his whole evil family go away forever and let us have our beloved country back.

[Hanging On]

98. Could never have said it better than this...

with a week to write and Webster's dictionary by my side. I feel so much better after reading this; thanks!

[sistersofmercy]

112. Oh man that has to be one of the funniest rants I've read!

Thanks for the laugh! Don't apologize!
"You stupid, myopic...chronic alcoholic lying bag of frog shit." hehe, that is priceless! :toast:

[Spinzonner]

118. That was uncalled for

Just the frog shit part.

Not necessary to demean frog feces by association.

[d---mad2]

132. Adjectives

Yes 2sparkie, you should aplogize-
YOU HAVE USED UP MOST OF THE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE
THIS.......see what I mean!

[calimary]

163. I think if the shit fits, smear it.

NOTHING in your post was undeserved, OR unearned by this worthless slab of pond scum. It actually helps me to think of epithets to throw at him - sort of an exorcism ritual or something. It's therapeutic. He is the poorest imaginable excuse for a human being. He's made all of America look bad - a laughing stock in the world, and object of fear, loathing and derision. Happy, george? "GREAT" job, mr. jackass. Thanks a fuckin' heap, pal.





And the whores you rode in on.

[chadk]

168. Hey twosparkles...

Although English is not my mother tongue, reading your intense rant I swear I laughed my ass off until tears rolled down my eyes! BWAHAHAHAH... Those are the phrases that I've never had the capability of imagining possible to be uttered to express one's frustration! Being a non-Moslem Indonesian, I'm very frustrated too by this little fuckwit's irresponsibility in invading Iraq without due consideration! I've now added your words to my limited English vocabulary. LOL... :yourock:

Talking about impeaching this stupid lying bag of frog shit... there I have just borrowed your words... I said my part in the earlier comment that I made here. I know an impeachment is not easy but I earnestly hope it won't be long after the inauguration that million of Americans will take to the streets all over the country with their demand for it and that he'll suffer the worst humiliation an American president has ever had! Worse than Nixon did!

[saigon68]

175. WOW I stand in Awe ----- You have a MONSTER POST !!!!

What a rant. I don't claim to be the most direct, sarcastic, attacking the Chimp poster here, but you certainly have my admiration..


SAIGON POST OF THE DAY AWARD SATURDAY 15 JANUARY 2005 ANNO DOMINI





CONGRATULATIONS

[ExclamationPoint]

178. Funny

Funny and desperately true. But it won't work. And I love bashing bush and his evil cronies but it won't work. Just insulting won't bring them down, and it might even bring us down (god forbid!) to their level. They will still be in power with their fake apologies and everything. The pen may be sharper than the sword, but only when used intelligently.

Those bastards don't make me yell they make me cry. They make me cry because I know however much I yell they won't gain a mililiter of empathy for those they slaughtered.

[Tinoire]

183. Whoaaaaa. Name noted! Remind me not to EVER get on your bad side

;)


Nice rant. Two thumbs up.

[ixion]

25. yes, and how about those illegal invasions?

and how about killing innocent civillians in the name of faux WMD's?

I think that would be a better place to start. Stop killing innocent people. Yeah, that seems pretty diplomatic to me.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

76. Right on!

I care far less about what he's said than what he's done, but he's far more concerned with his image than the substance of his poison policies.

[ixion]

83. exactly... that's the hallmark of BushCo

the only thing they're concerned about is what type of perception can be crafted, not actually doing something because it's the humanitarian thing to do.

I think if these creeps have proven anything, it's that they're about as humanitarian as a hungry, rabid jackal.




Hi Goddess! :hi:

[bpilgrim]

27. GOT WOOD?

http://images.globalfreepress.com

peace

[calimary]

164. Yes. In yer head, chucko.

I'm with the poster who pleads -

WHEN can we impeach this guy? When? How soon? Can I help? I can't wait another second.

I just hope whenever it is that his karma finally comes back on him, I'm alive to savor it.

[Lucille]

29. his "lack of diplomacy" wasn't the worst of it

In fact, his "apology" for being "too blunt" sounds like he is saying that he regrets that the girly men around the world are too delicate for his he-man straight-talk.

The trouble is not that he was "blunt," but that others bore the consequences for "bring 'em on," that "dead or alive" shows contempt for our American system of law and justice, which is made all the more egregious because he still hasn't brought OBL to justice, and has, in fact, said that doing so just isn't a concern anymore.

So it's not lack of diplomacy, it's that he sounds like a jerk who's nothing more than talk and bluster.

Do you think Barbara's gonna get him to cry? Doesn't she always get her interview-ees who apologize to cry?

[tanyev]

31. That's pretty casual, Mr. Bush.

I regret a remark I made once at a party which was unnecessarily angry and bitter and put quite a damper on things. But you know what? THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DID NOT DIE BECAUSE OF WHAT I SAID. I don't know if I could live with myself if I knew I was the reason for so much death and misery.

[coloradodem2005]

32. Did Hell freeze over?

n/t

[Zech Marquis]

34. no he's not sorry!

a sorry ass yes, but sorry about saying "bring it on"? Hell no! That's his speciality, among other BFEE skills :argh:

[The Backlash Cometh]

36. Son of a bitch is learning the ropes at our expense. And the right-wing

assholes will give him the time he needs because they stand by their man. Unlike the Dems who left Clinton & Gore flying in the wind.

[Lautremont]

37. That article reads like an Onion piece somehow.

I like this quote from the monkeyman: "So I do have to be cautious about, you know, conveying thoughts in a way maybe that doesn't send wrong impressions about our country,"

What the hell does that mean?

[SlavesandBulldozers]

107. interpretation

cancelling out double-negatives. this is chimpspeak for "i have to convey thoughts that send wrong impressions about our country".

[TacticalPeek]

38. Flipflopper.

First, he's dumb.

Now, he's stupid.

Which one is the real fool?

[Kurt Remarque]

39. i guess that bombing the shit out of, invading and occupying

a country IS diplomatic

[wicket]

41. Jack Ass!!!!!

[jhain]

43. Did he then do that Muttley thing he does?

Snickering sidekick of the villain 'Dick Dastardly'.

http://www.dfcom.freeserve.co.uk/hbw/wacky/dm_mutt.htm

Wake up Muttley you're dreaming again,
You're no Robin Hood and you're no Gungadin,
You're not a knight or a king that's been crowned,
You're just plain old Muttley,
The snickering hound...



wav

http://www.kenatpdxvegas.com/images/Sound/muttley.wav

[SlavesandBulldozers]

44. self delete

self delete

[CRK7376]

45. The dumbass is

several days late and billons of dollars short...Grrrrrrrrrrr

[proud2BlibKansan]

46. Of course it isn't diplomatic

to call for capturing Osama when you have no intention of doing so. If shrub really wants to be more diplomatic he could stop lying.

[rockedthevoteinMA]

47. Did they up his thorazine? n/t

[calimary]

165. Maybe they gave him an enema.

I hope the rest of his life is an enema. He IS an enema. What a disgrace.

[ckramer]

49. Nice try! But it will never be forgotten!

Want to change you bully image? No way!

[sweetheart]

50. so the US presidency is a training ground for unschooled idiots

He regrets... cuz he's eating his words every day... they've brought
it on tough guy.... what a scumbag. Uhhh... a little blunt... what a
f"/"£$^! doofus.

Lets see, pretty much every lie the scumbag tells is coming back to
haunt him.... seems cause does indeed have an effect... and he wants
karmic forgiveness... ha! Sorry dude, you're the one of the old
testemant god, and that very God, Allah, is on your case.

[grace0418]

53. Too little too late you fucking jackass

The rest of the world already hates us, and not just because you're arrogant and stupid, but because YOU'VE MURDERED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FOR YOUR OWN GAIN. Being "more diplomatic" from now on is like bailing out a sinking ship with a Dixie cup.

Holy Crap I detest that man.

[itzamirakul]

54. So, I guess now that Barbara Walters has given him a chance to

give a mea culpa, he thinks that that makes everything hunky-dory and we should all just forgive and forget - including all the Iraqis who have been gunned and bombed out of their heads and homes.

"I GUESS I was too blunt" makes everything alright again. Never mind all the dead.

[gatorboy]

55. They should start slamming Bush because of this quote:

"I remember when I talked about Osama bin Laden, I said we're going to get him dead or alive. I guess it's not the most diplomatic of language," Bush said.


Considering what Osama did on 9/11, this sounds like Bush is going soft. He wants to be diplomatic with Osama? The Right slammed Kerry for his 'nuisance' quote. Someone should go after Bush over this....

[rodeodance]

70. good point!!

[Art_from_Ark]

92. What, exactly, DID Osama do on 9/11?

The Osama story was perpetrated by the same gang that acts like it has a lying quota to fill each and every day.

[adigal]

56. Gee, I thought it was the bombs and bullets

that gave the world the wrong impression about us, not the words.

How disingenuous of him to say this when we are still killing each other over in Iraq.

[leesa]

59. This interview is not going to help him alot, methinks.

"I said we're going to get him dead or alive. I guess it's not the most diplomatic of language" Even the most dullard of the Republican warmongers might remember that he hasn't caught this guy.

[grace0418]

61. I read the whole article and there are just so many

things wrong with his statements that I don't even know where to start.

Quote:
"'Bring it on,' was a little blunt," the president said "

A little blunt!!?

Idiotic? Always. Irresponsible? Abso-fucking-lutely. A slap in the face to every soldier and his or her family? Damn straight. But a little blunt? Good lord, what a moron.

-------------

Quote:
"...pledged to be more diplomatic... "Our public diplomacy efforts aren't ... very robust, and aren't very good, compared to the public diplomacy efforts of those who would like to spread hatred and ... and vilify the United States," Bush said. "

Don't strain yourself, Georgie. Refraining from shouting "Bring it on" isn't exactly going to make you the next Ghandi. And stating publicly that your diplomacy efforts suck EVEN WORSE than terrorists organizations really sets the bar high, don't it?

--------------

Quote:
"But he said he thought U.S. efforts to aid victims of the Dec. 26 Indian Ocean tsunami would help improve Washington's image abroad. "

Yeah, offering $15M, then $30M, then $350M (only after a huge public outcry) is really going to get you LOTS of brownie points. Especially when your coronation, er, inauguration is costing $40M.

----------------

Quote:
"Turning to domestic politics, Bush played down expectations that his brother Jeb, who is governor of Florida, would someday run for president.

"I don't think he's interested in running," the president said. "

Translation: "Jeb doesn't want to deal with the whole bothersome "election" process. When I'm crowned Emperor, I'm just going to name him as my successor when I get bored with running the world."



What a jackass.

[Cookie wookie]

162. "when I get bored with running the world."

Correction: it should be "when I get bored RUINING the world."

[grace0418]

179. King Dumbass doesn't know he's ruining the world

He thinkings he's "spreading democracy." Oy vey.

[Cookie wookie]

181. That I don't believe. I don't think anything he does is

unintentional. And spreading democracy may be the marketing spin, but it isn't what's intended. Death of Democracy is the goal if you ask me.

[Cha]

62. It didn't just "hurt US diplomacy"...it got

more Soldiers KILLED as in Dead..bush..you monster!!

[Spazito]

63. It's not his language, dumb and undiplomatic as it is, it is his...

policies that have hurt diplomacy as well as his actions. Canadians didn't give him the 'one finger salute' because of his words, we did it because of his actions.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

64. Someone finally cornered him and bitch slapped him

Too bad we'll never see pics of it...

[Bouncy Ball]

67. Hey bush?

FUCK YOU.

There are things you have done that are FAR worse than your "language" that no amount of apologies will fix, so fuck you and the horse you didn't ride in on, you asshole. Murderous, warmongering asshole.

[Gloria]

68. This f*cking BUM should be dropped-kicked out of Washington...

Even John Stewart said last night that "sometimes it was hard to even watch this guy..."

[Erika]

69. W "regrets" his inflammatory language?

I'm sure that our 1,300 dead troops, the over 10,000 wounded, and thousands of slaughtered and maimed Iraqis care about his "regrets".

I think he may actually be thinking of what the history books are going to write about him. It's not looking pretty.

And it's growing worse by the day. Mistake upon mistake.

[MaineYooper]

71. typical

The closest that * ever comes to admitting a mistake is always related to presentation- never any question that maybe his actions and policies are the problem. It's just that he's not "very good at communicatin' it", so other people are just misunderstanding him.

What a piece of work.

[July]

93. That's a very good point, MaineYooper.

Fits very well with the message-management administration that believes what they do isn't up for debate as long as they can sell it properly.

I think, too, that Bush is boosting himself when he says he was "blunt." It's just part of his "I say what I think" tough guy facade.

[azoth]

72. He "REGRETS" it? Oh please...

I REGRET forgetting to mail a bill on time.

You don't REGRET destroying diplomacy. Unless, of course, you do it in prison after your impeachment trial.

My freakin stars - this guy is too frickin too.

[SodoffBush]

74. You can't expect everything the Chimp says to come out perfectly

At least that's how his admin. justifies the actions of this "gaf a minute" pResident.

[Dr Fate]

77. Wink-wink & a nod to the Repub. base. Propaganda begets propaganda.

Neat- they use new propaganda to explain & maximize old propaganda...This web they weave certainly is geometrically intricate...

They "explain" or apologize to the "swing voters" and those who are now questioning the war- and at the same time they maxamize the old talking point- they seem to be saying to the base- "How silly is this- I have to apologize for wanting to kill Bin Laden-those silly Liberals-wink wink.

[Voltaire99]

78. His only mistake was saying "Dead OR Alive"...

...when it's abundantly clear from his army's murdering in Afghanistan and Iraq that the second adjective was an exaggeration.

[leftchick]

79. OMG.....'Why did you do that for?'

He is such a fucking freeptard....


<Recalling the Bin Laden remark, Bush said Thursday: "I can remember getting back to the White House, and Laura said, 'Why did you do that for?' I said, 'Well, it was just an expression that came out. I didn't rehearse it.' >

[calimary]

170. "Why did you do that for?" Uh, Laura, dear, you were a teacher,

correct? Do you even hear the colossally mangled grammar in this statement? Or maybe it was her lummox of a husband just "quoting" her.

Good God. Every time I think we've scraped bottom, we scrape a brand NEW bottom.

To HELL with them both. And hopefully that'll sweep away their twin snot-noses with them.

[rppper]

80. GRRRRRRRR.......the freaking gall this guy has

you're the top official of the nation....look up diplomacy in the dictionary you drooling idiot....what did you think the insurgents would do.....and now your back tracking....FLIP FLOPPING as you are sooooo fond of saying....BECAUSE PICKLES SAID SO!?!?!?....GOD DUB-YA, JUST SHUT THE F@CK UP....PLEASE....SHUT THE F@CK UP!!!!!.....i'll bet you got a good little snicker after you said that didn't you, you f'ing sociopath. you sent the wrong impressions about this country from the get go you knuckle-dragging coke head...from the day you took office you have done nothing but work toward destroying 50 years of social and diplomatic progress, and now you're having regrets????....sir, there is a special place in hell for you and your cronies...the blood of tens of thousands are on your hands....you are in great company mr. bush...hitler, Genghis Khan, Mussolini, Stalin, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy......the list goes on and on.......

[GoBlue]

81. Why the regrets?

Bush says exactly what his followers want to hear. The impression he gives is correct for the majority of Americans who allow him to be their president.

[txaslftist]

115. The fake apology isn't for the fanatics...

It's supposed to be aimed at the moderates/swings.

And it isn't even very good as a FAKE apology. It's more self-justification than apology.

I can't think of a single occasion when he's admitted a mistake. Can you?

[MaineDem]

82. Does she make him cry?

She's done that to so many "celebs".

He makes me physically ill.

[displacedtexan]

84. A little blunt?

Not the most diplomatic of language?

As if George W. Moron were capable of diplomatic discourse and just,on the fly, blurted out something he normally wouldn't have?

Were that even remotely believable, would there be such a plethora of Bushism books?

[teryang]

85. His language was perfectly appropriate

...for a bellicose war mongering fascist dictator.

They deliberately insulted the rest of the world because that is what their extremist ideology calls for. The Straussian neo-fascist belief system is based upon the premise that foreign nations count for nothing and that their is no such thing as international law or human rights.

Chimp's behavior and that of his cabinet is completely consistent with their philosophy of government.

[elehhhhna]

86. Freepers are SURE he was MISQUOTED! Go here & have a laugh:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1320398/posts

[SillyGoose]

102. LOL!

Those Freepers are a deluded bunch. Seems they can't handle the truth about their anointed savior/leader.

:crazy:

[obiwan]

189. It's my understanding that Freepers are free-range Homo Sapiens.

[liwkenne]

147. Not only that, it's a conspiracy!

It's a conspiracy on the part of the "mainstream media" to make our Glorious Leader look bad!

Why can't they just worship him like they're supposed to?

[Laurab]

187. I went to freeperville

I always wonder WHY I click on those links cause I can never, ever believe what I'm reading. Really, they have got to be a bunch of 12 year olds, if even that, and what they write SCARES me. It's funny, but it's also scary. That people can actually think that way - and they're thinking THIS without even being told to by the shrub.

Oh well, anything that'll piss off his supporters I suppose... "You mean he's apologizing for saying 'bring it on' - "no I don't think so, the liberal media is making it up" - "I can't believe he did that - I'm going to have to see it with my own eyes to believe it".

WTF???? Where do these people come from?

I have yet to see one freeper who can spell the word lose correctly, either.

[Massachusetts]

87. little king georgie boy and little prince harry

Proud and empathetic momarchs.:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[aquart]

188. Harry blames Daddy.

He acts out like a Bush twin.

[Darth_Kitten]

88. Ah, like SHUCKS, and darnit all......

:eyes:

[drscm]

89. And I deeply regret *bush in language that is not diplomatic... eom

eom

[Danmel]

94. "Sometimes Words Have Unintended Consequences"

Sounds like something you'd tell a preschooler. Oh, wait a minute, never mind.

Sometimes, words have consequences you don't intend them to mean," Bush said Thursday. "'Bring 'em on' is the classic example, when I was really trying to rally the troops ."

http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/14/bush.regrets.ap/index.html

The man is such a dolt.

[DrZeeLit]

99. Hold it! Hold it! Hold it! Did he just admit a mistake? Stop the presses

[mutius]

101. BUSH IS A ASSHOLE

[LibDemAlways]

100. What's with the milquetoast headline?

Oh, I forgot this is from the CWM (corporate whore media). More appropriate tagline would be "Idiot Asshole Backs Away from Taunt that Resulted in Death of Thousands."

[MadHound]

103. You know George, it isn't your language that's really pissing people off

Its your actions, you know, like invading countries for no reason, and killing hundreds of thousands of innocents so that you and your buddies can take their oil. That is what is really pissing people off, both here at home, and especially abroad. Get a fucking clue moran.

[SiouxJ]

108. Waits until after the election to admit he doesn't know what the hell

he's doing! Sounds about right.

[CBHagman]

109. Empty, lacking intellectual curiosity...

...and devoid of anything resembling an understand of the Gospels. Yet people praise the hollow, cowardly, bullying Bush as having integrity, faith, and compassion. I say he worships nothing but mammon and his own power, and truly despises his fellow human beings. God knows he sent enough of them to the graveyard.

He has such power to affect the world, for good or ill, and he chose ill. May the innocents no longer have to pay for his selfishness, short-sightedness and cruelty.

[Az_lefty]

110. A lot of people have died because of this arrogant little prick..

he regrets his irresponsible language but will never admit it was a mistake. His fragile little ego couldn't handle it. :puke:

[GoSolar]

111. Bush is a raving idiot.

And always will be.

[digno dave]

113. "Bring it On". Well, they brought it and your up shit creek, buddy.

He regrets that they brought it and he has no response.

[imax2268]

114. I just love this one...

Asked about bin Laden, who remains at large, Bush reiterated his vow to "bring him to justice."

Now...not to long ago I seem to remember his saying this...

"I don't know where he is.You know, I just don't spend that much time on him... I truly am not that concerned about him."

[txaslftist]

117. Yeah...he just killed about 3000 Americans...

It's not like its a big deal. Not something I'd worry about.

Y'know, regardless of his present threat level, any other normal American in the position of President should be OBSESSING about Bin-Laden. Hunting the f**er down would be the primary and ascendant foreign policy goal of the regime.

"I just don't spend that much time on him..."

:wtf:

[mountainvue]

116. "Regrets, I've had a few,

but then again too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, I’m sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.

I’ve loved, I’ve laughed and cried.
I’ve had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.

To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
No, oh no not me,
I did it my way.

For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!"

[demo dutch]

119. Well ladida ... Laura chewed him out! He couldn't figure that out for him

self! BARF!

[Sparkle]

121. That idiot was trying to appear tough that he didn't even say it right.

It's "bring it on" and not "bring em on". Idiot.

[Megahurtz]

123. Oh..........

:puke:

He will never go after Bin Laden, that's the ONLY reason he apologized for that statement.

I don't know why he even bothers saying this shit.

[joanski01]

128. I didn't vote for this sickening

dickhead, and I wish he would just shut up. I can't stand looking at him. I can't stand hearing him. Just go the fuck away for the next four years!!!!!!!!!! And I sure won't be watching 20/20 tonight.

[YDogg]

129. Such a ...

... dumbass.

[TOOLZ]

130. SEE THE RESISTANCE VIDEO THAT MADE HIM EAT "BRING 'EM ON"!

This has a lot more in common with the origins of our country than the BushProp machine would have us believe. This video appeals to the world to avoid US & British currency and products, to US Troops that they are not fighting for a fair war and to return to their families, and to the citizens of the US who let the Bush lies about our involvement and our casualties roll on unabated. The people we call “insurgents” in Iraq are the same we’d call “freedom fighters” in a regime we wanted to overthrow, like Grenada or Panama or Vietnam.

Anyone who still supports the war after the WMD’s revelation, anyone who says they support the troops without questioning why they’re there, or if you know anyone who supports this, I urge you to watch this video.

<http://toolz.blogs.com>

[drdtroit]

131. Yawn!`Dumb POS! n/t

[BlackScorpionSociety]

135. Narcissistic Personality Disorder

I swear Bushie shows all the trademark signs of "The God Complex"

Lack of empathy; unwillingness to ever admit a mistake; grandiose sense of self-importance; arrogance.

Plus on top of all that...in *'s case...mental retardation.


I wonder if any psychologists have ever done an emotional profile on the chimp to come up with a professional diagnosis.

[teakee]

152. You are right, he does.

I had a relative move back home after being gone for years and oh my, just to cope with this person, I scoured the net. I printed alot of things off the internet to read later. The articles talk about how they think only they have a special relationship with God and so on...

So many things match with Shrub. It is worth a poke around on the net to compare what you think; very enlightening. One other thing---stingy. I had to laugh when that word came up with the tsunami relief even though NO countries' names were used.

Another thing on one of the papers, from this book--'When I was Six' really about a six year old, but emotionally the same. "It is hard for me to understand what is yours and mine, so therefore, 'I steal'.

[awiper]

138. Huh?

Huh?

[awiper]

137. The Iraqi response to Bush's arrogance:

I don't know how many of you have seen this but here it is (the punchline comes at the very end):

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article7468.htm

[calimary]

139. No Shit, Sherlock! Gee - I wonder when THAT finally dawned on him?

What a JERK. What a complete JACKASS.

NO DUH, DICKHEAD.

pResident Dumb-Fuck. THAT is what represents us to the world. Whoopee.

[Orsino]

142. Not as much as WE regret it. n/t

n/t

[KamaAina]

145. What language would that be? Mexican?

Grecian, perhaps?

Oh, right, you're talking about his very own dialect of English*, like "Mission accomplished." :puke: :puke: :puke:

[manly]

148. bring 'em on

So is Bush the Infallible finally admitting to a mistake? Is this possible?

[Cookie wookie]

166. Guess someone told him they are running out of willing

recruits for his wars, so he needed to play act like poor little ole misunderstood man of the sheeples. Some puppet master telling him to make nice now for the cameras so the stupid sheeples will be willing to sign on to more lives being destroyed in his corporate lying imperial wars?

I regret being too blunt -- sounds like something said in answer to a job interview question: what are your weaknesses? Oh, I'm too blunt in the service of old glory.

[kodi]

150. that fucking asshole has deprived us of our just influence in the world

that is the worst, deadliest, and most harmful thing an american president to do. it is tantamount to treason.

[chadk]

171. Guys, would it be doable...

for you to arrange among yourselves to do a video clipping that depicts only the fucking asshole's statements of "....Bring em on," ".....get him dead or alive," and "...I truly am not that concerned about him." Then spread the video clipping far and wide on all the progressive blogs, or any place else for that matter, throughout the US as a STRONG message to him that the American people do not appreciate his half hearted "apology" and more importantly would still demand him to be impeached for having lied the nation into an illegal war that has killed more than 1,300 American lives? Just an idea.

[outrage]

154. "Bush Regrets Language That Hurt U.S. Diplomacy" I regret he's Prez...

Man, I am sooooo embarrassed that this fake-ass Texan shit kicker is our president. The jackassery and nitcompoopery he has displayed these past four years is breathtaking. This is just the latest chapter. Dude!

[stepnw1f]

158. Blunt? You Sounded Like A Dork.

In in the eyes of those far more wise, you weakened our country in the process. It's no wonder the businesses you have had in the past, ALL failed. I guess stealing is simple when it's shrouded in failure.

[BrightKnight]

161. Pootie-Poot - n/t

[AgadorSparticus]

167. WTF? no, something has got to be around the corner. this group of

thugs don't apologize or backpeddle for shit. What is he expecting to gain by "being more diplomatic"? And from WHO? this is obviously a bad impression of remorse.

[98geoduck]

169. Maybe he had a visit over the holiday with one of them psychobabble Docs

And is the reason he couldn't get his ass out to make a speech about the tsunami victims until four days had passed...

Nah, he's just manipulating the masses.

[obiwan]

173. Here's whatcha do, W...

"I remember when I talked about Osama bin Laden, I said we're going to get him dead or alive. I guess it's not the most diplomatic of language," Bush said.
<snip>

Stand on a soap box, in front of the parents of the kids you have killed. Repeat the above statement 1400 times after arming the crowd with ripe projectiles ( tomatoes, eggs, cow flop, etc.)

[muchacho]

176. read: I'm sorry I exposed my ignorance, but not for being ignorant

He's not apologizing for the arrogant hubris but for the tactical blunder that it was. He should have kept it in the locker room.

[Robb]

180. Anyone actually hear "REGRET" in any of that?!?

Goddamnit, headline 101 goes out the window for Shape The Message for the King. :grr:

[manxkat]

182. Buck Fush!

I guess that's not the most diplomatic thing for me to say about our fearful leader. Repent, REPENT!

[Tinoire]

184. His language hasn't changed one bit. Here's the latest precious Bushism

with thanks to ckramer- new DUer who I hope posts more! Welcome to DU ckramer!

From: [e-mail]

Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2005 4:49 PM
To: [e-mail]
Subject: Welcome Back

Howdy, partner, it's your old friend George W. here in Washington , D.C.

I thought I would write with the hope of learning you are being treated well in your undisclosed location. I see you have a new haircut and are getting a bit grayer; so am I.

Sorry about the Uday and Qusay misunderstanding. Like they said in The Godfather (which I know is your favorite movie), "it's business, not personal." I hope both your sons made it to paradise and found their 72 virgins. As a devoted father, you have to be happy about that! Perhaps they’ll find multiple wives and settle down in paradise, and "I hope their first child is a masculine child."

It was a good year for me. You'll be quite proud to hear that I managed to steal another election! My brother, Jeb, came through once again in Florida , and Diebold rigged the Ohio vote count.

Kerry would have driven you crazy with his flip-flopping, and his wife is a "major league" pain in the butt - "big time".

Can you imagine dealing with Kerry? "Saddam, you were with us before you were against us.” And his wife might just tell you to go "shove it".

You're lucky you didn't have to deal with all this election nonsense when you were in power in Iraq. Your treachery and deception were pure, and you didn't have that idiot Michael Moore chasing you around, getting these morons all riled up and making a fortune doing it. You would have thrown the dope into Abu Ghraib. Hmm, now there's a thought…

Pretty cool, though, what we did at Abu Ghraib, huh? I bet you're disappointed your sons missed the fun with the red panties, whips, chains, dog leashes and hoods. That Lyndie England is one mean chick; bet she'd have made a perfect mate for your son, Uday, but I doubt she was a virgin. Oh, well, c'est la guerre.

(very reluctant snip)

From Welcome back, Saddam!
by Jerry Ghinelli

01/11/05 "ICH" -- Satire --

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article7658.htm

I'm pretty certain Jerry Ghinelli, who is the full force behind Information Clearing House allowss full reposts of his stuff as long as he gets proper credit but couldn't find the notice... Does anyone know? Because the letter is brilliant in full!

[fortyfeetunder]

185. Sounds like CYA diplomacy to me

Makes me want to speculate * knows there might be a movement for take his ass to the Hague -- try him for war crimes, now that the WMD story is a complete lie. He's trying to cover his sorry ass!