*bush knows he's screwed

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

I just watched his little "speech", and was amazed-- it looked as if he was speaking without a safety net! No teleprompter or cue cards, and it was obviously a ramble that had not been written by anyone. I imagine he was given a few talking points to cover, and he couldn't even keep them in his tiny little brain long enough to make any coherent sense of them.

I saw the look on his face, and I heard the fear in his voice. Nero now KNOWS that fiddling was perhaps not the brightest response to this national disaster. Oh, sure, he'll continue the charade- they ALL will, but their comfort zone has been stripped from them. Their gross incompetence has been spotlit for the entire world to witness, and they're melting from the heat of the klieg lights.

Keep the pressure on them. They are going to implode, and it will be glorious.

It's just a pity so many innocent people had to pay such a high price for us to see this moment.

I still intend to gloat about it, however. We do deserve that little guilty pleasure, if nothing else.

They're going down.

Fuck Washington. Fuck everyone in it. Fuck 'em all.

[apnu]

1. does anybody have a transcript for the cube rats? (nt)

[DURHAM D]

15. It was the usual - move mouth and say nothing.

However, this is do remember "They are working hard".

And, he did have that jaw thing goin' on.

[moodforaday]

24. He said available help was "unacceptable"

The first time he's ever made a negative statement, IIRC.

[shrdlu]

22. No transcript...but an AP account:

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/12541444.htm

[Wickerman]

2. The question to ask

What has Bush truly done right in his reign?

[elehhhhna]

4. If he resigns today, you'll have your answer.

[Wickerman]

19. then I would be convinced there is a God

what a fuckup he is.

[Dissent Is Patriotic]

9. He is par excellence

at falling off his little bike

[pointblank]

3. Good post!

Off subject, I have some probably stupid questions about a couple of things here:

First...Where did the * asterik isgn thing come from when you wrtie Bush's name?

and

What does 'nt' stand for? I see people post it frequently here.


Thanks.

[Catherine Vincent]

6. The * is for Bush.

Since he was appointed by the supreme court or * since he's an ass. The nt stands for no text. :hi:

[ellie]

10. The asterisk

is from Gary Trudeau who said, after bush was (s)elected in 2000, that bush will go down in history as an inconsequential footnote, designated by an asterisk.

The n/t means "no text."

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

11. The * comes from Doonesbury

It's his way of designating the president without naming him. I've always believed it was an attempt to protect himself from endless libel suits (or is it slander? I always get them mixed up.)

"nt" means No Text attached to the person's post. The thread title stands alone without further comment.

[Tace]

12. Not Sure About The Askerik -- But It Showed Up On Doonsbury...

early on. NT means "No Text." The idea is that it helps those on slow connections know not to bother looking for a message body.

[Usrename]

20. it's an unspeakable name, it just causes too much pain for some

[The Backlash Cometh]

5. I swear I heard someone whisper a cue to him when he went blank.

[Burried News]

16. Pretty soon they'll have to dope slap him on Camera or connect

a Taser to the box on his back.

[SoCalDem]

7. His cronies will wrap him in their safety balnkets.. he'll survive

it all.. These are the sinking ship people,,they cling on for dear life..never noticing there are lifeboats available..

[flakey_foont]

8. He was really fumbling

lots of pauses,, not sure what to say.....he is in way over his head

[mattclearing]

13. Hey, I'm in Washington, and we voted 90% to 9% for Kerry.

RESPECT!

[lectrobyte]

14. I'm beginning to think he's probably sick of it all. After all, in his

previous "jobs", didn't he usually suck the bleeding corpse dry (money-wise) and move on in 3 or 4 years? Having to do the same thing for 5 years must be "hard work."

[DoYouEverWonder]

17. He's just pissed

because he had to cancel his bike ride this morning.

[OhioChick]

18. Pathetic........

I've heard young kids give better speeches than his.

[BlueJac]

21. Speechless

Does not know how to address real issues. He can not use the same old sayings, he needs a new non war writer.

[cthrumatrix]

23. my take is worse .... so you think bush runs things......??????

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

25. He's a puppet, nothing more.

But I now think he may be coming to exactly that realization himself...