Bush Looked Pleased With Himself At The Press Conference When ...

[arwalden]

... he mused about social security being a dangerous "third rail" in politics that everyone avoided.

He beamed and smirked with self-satisfaction at his ability to properly use that hackneyed expression. Then he went on to explain it to everyone what the "third rail" alluded to and why the "third rail" was dangerous.

Oh how his eyes twinkled with self-satisfaction! He shrugged his shoulders and bounced on his heels with smug pride as though he had just introduced some brand new catch-phrase that only he understood.

Actually, I think I know why he does that. I guess he feels if it's new-to-him, then it must be new-to-us. In a small way, he's conscious of his cerebral shortcomings and he wants to demonstrate that he's not as dumb as we know he his.

The sad thing is, that his efforts to prove to us that he's not dumb only serve to underscore and reinforce our knowledge that he really IS dumb.

What a bubble-head!

[Beaverhausen]

1. He kept saying "the system will be broke"

about half a dozen times.

I still can't believe we have an idiot as our president.

[murray hill farm]

5. he also joked that seniors have "faulty memories"

and i resent that one..haha...i hope that one comes back to bite him..and bite him hard. I think that it will. He is such an embarrassment. I think that i heard on CNN world of some poll that said something like 33% of the population think he is an embarrassment...should be 100%.

[dweller]

10. that's what i thought he said...

but here's the transcript/text now.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1533459


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[signmike]

11. 67% of Americans are an embarrassment to the other 33%

[madrchsod]

19. faulty memories?

.........................what did you say?.... if i spoke like him my family would urge me to get a check up for early senility.

[Lisa]

31. my 80-something parents have minds sharper than Bush's ever was!

I don't think Bush is going to handle the aging process very well. He's made a whole string of comments showing a dismissive and condescending attitude towards elderly people in general. As he passes 60, he's going to be one bitter, scared little man.

[Demit]

2. That is probably the thing that drives me most insane about him

When he says "in other words..." and explains the meaning of the most ordinary phrases. His last press conference he did it with "red ink". Aaargh! He reminds me of a 2 year old expecting you to clap for him for using the toilet for a bowel movement.

[arwalden]

9. It's The Same Expression Of "I-Did-It...Look-At-Me-Mom!"

whenever he manages to painstakingly over-enunciate a multisyllabic word. It's clear that he's been rehearsing it, and he slows down his regular speech tempo to make sure he doesn't fuck it up...

Then when he realizes he said it right, his eyes dart offstage as though he's expecting someone back there to give him a wink, or nod, or thumbs-up sign of approval.

[teakee]

24. He has been looking for that approval from Mummy and Poppy

ALL HIS FREAKIN LIFE. Dubya needs and craves his endless supply source of enablers to fill that void in his black soul.


:nopity:

[ComerPerro]

16. Good analogy

That describes Bush perfectly. One of the things that bothers me most about him is the way he is applauded for doing the bare minimum.

He is celebrated for doing things that he is supposed to do. For instance, consider this press conference. The media acts like it is an unprecidented achievement for a President to give a press conference, and "really has to give the President credit for taking those questions."

ITS HIS FUCKING JOB.

I am also reminded of O'Reilley congratulating Bush for sitting with him in an interview and agreeing to answer questions on the spot (rather than submitted in advance).
As Jon Stewart put it, "Which is the bare minimum that you can do and still have it considered as an interview."

[mevans426]

30. Why would he change?

The press has shown very little interest in calling Bush on any of his mistakes or efforts to keep information from the American people. That being the case, why would he bother to change his ways?

[codswallop]

3. I've never seen a man more pleased with himself...

nor one with less reason to be.

[Free Speech Zone]

4. What a goober....

[oasis]

6. "The third rail of politics, that means your political career is dead".

Chimpy muttered something like that as if to say "can't touch me 'cause I'm in my last term as president."

I can't stand the idiot.

[Wright Patman]

7. I just hope this term isn't 'for life'

eom

[signmike]

15. I hope it IS ...

:evilgrin: and it can't be too soon.

[oasis]

21. "life". I agree. The destruction of the planet is my concern.

[LizW]

27. That was unbelievable, explaining to the press what "third rail"

of politics means. As if that was a new term to them.

Jeez Louise.

[catzies]

8. Instead of crediting him with being conscious of his cerebral shortcomings

I prefer to think instead that he is so very self-centered, he really does believe that if he hasn't heard of something it truly didn't exist until he deigned to give it his attention.

[Mandate My Ass]

22. LOL, Yes that's it exactly! n/t

[Cocoa]

12. Will Ferrell caught that perfectly

there was a great one where he had Bush reeling off names of African leaders for no reason, and smirking after each one.

[madrchsod]

13. i listened on the radio

where his shortcomings are amplified. what struck me is his style and delivery are getting worse. i loved the convoluted line about "some religions" cannot support freedom ..did he mean Islam? hmmmm-India,Afghanistan,Indonesia.

[DS1]

14. The Third Rail is the one that makes things go. Just don't touch

it unless you're firmly grounded in reality ;-)

[arwalden]

20. You ARE A Clever One... Aren't You?

Very good! :hi:

[DS1]

26. I'm feeling particularly punny today

:D

[Last Lemming]

17. He got himself into a terrible jam

when he discovered he could add anymore. Catch it? Little girl is 8 years old--why in---in---in---by the time she reached 50, there will be no social security.

Actually Bush is operating at an incredibly emotionally precarious fashion--his emotions change almost from second to second. High, yup very high, with the Social Security and then suddenly low--oh, my God, people will notice that I can't add--great--most adults manage to maintain a mood for longer periods of time and don't bounce around from second to second--his mood literally flutters with the wind and seems just as unpredictable.

How is this guy going to make it through a second term? (until Jeb can be installed?) He knows he's expendible, at least I am assuming as much since he, in fact, appears to bring nothing but a tailored suit to any occasion

[fishwax]

18. I noticed the same thing listening on the radio

I could hear the satisfaction in his voice over having learned a new definition.

I think you're right about the reasoning, too. What a tool that guy is.

[salin]

23. I read his smug smirk as something else altogether

as a swagger and a sneer that HE is more powerful than any other politician... that HE ane HE alone could take on AND WIN by challenging the "Third Rail". I saw puffery and arrogance.

[jean]

25. yup - that's what I see in him every time - plus he's nuts on top of

being arrogant - what a dangerous combo

[arwalden]

28. Ah... I Hadn't Thought Of That

I guess I'm just so accustomed to seeing him as a dim nitwit... I never even considered puffery and arrogance.

[salin]

33. perhaps it just goes to say

that he is a dim nitwit full of puffery and arrogance.

[Redleg]

29. Boosh is arrogantly saying: "Only I dare to mess with the third rail."

"I am the Messiah."

[Disturbed]

32. Shrub is Silverspoon Sociopath with

an average IQ. His Cult loves those qualities.