Bush brings economic message to Kansas City -- KC Star

[Fovea]

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascitystar/6692204.htm

With polls showing a majority of Americans disapprove of his treatment of the economy, President Bush came to Kansas City today to insist his prescription of tax cuts was working.

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As the crowd was filing into the hall, one group of protesters chanted, "George swaggers, economy staggers." One man carried a sign that read, "Save America from Bush & Co."

[ixion]

1. yeah, they're working... TRUST IN ME says the snake...

:eyes:

KC is in bad shape. I don't think we can take much more of this jobloss 'recovery'. :crazy:

[onehandle]

2. It's not funny 'cause it's true...

[SpiralHawk]

3. "Remember, my fellow Amurikans, a rising tide lifts all yachts."

"I think the American people--I hope the American--I don't think, let me--I hope the American people trust me."
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 18, 2002

[bif]

4. He just doesn't have a clue, does he?

All his administration can come up with is some stupid logos that they use as backdrops for every one of his speaches. WAKE UP PEOPLE! HE'S LYING TO YOU!

[Fovea]

5. I cannot believe his speech.

It was a play to his base, corporate America.

I watched those stepford execs stagger in
the unaccustomed light of day. In a waddling line
of suits that tested the limits of a single button, well tanned
I.T. 'entrepreneurs' from Sprint, and worried looking progeny, the
Johnson County wallets were there to applaud the same old thing, hoping that it would work this time, as it did not for his father or Ronnie.

A few stared at the chanting, sign waiving crowd across the street with the smug self righteous attitude of a Rush Limbaugh, some looked at the protesters sheepishly, but most avoided looking directly across the street at all. It was too painful to stare at the truth, and they did not come for the truth. They were there to cheer on the man who was looting their country, in hope more blood soaked money would trickle down on a rising tide of Iraqi oil.

In short, they were toadies, and they knew it.

[slothrop]

7. absolutely spot on

Wow, it has been a while since I read such a good description of the corporate/market egomania. great!

[kentuck]

6. They told him he needs to talk to middle America...

So he goes to KC...Hell, he just does what he's told...

[mistertrickster]

8. I can't believe * was this close to my hometown and I didn't hear about it

until after it was too late to protest the little weasel. I would'a had to have taken a day off, but it would'a been worth it.