New DU Rule: * shall now be referred to as "Nero"

[derby378]

If you need a reason, just look at New Orleans...

[Bluerthanblue]

1. i prefer Zero

at least nero could play fiddle-

[derby378]

6. Zero actually has a purpose

Without zero, our number line is useless.

I fail to see what purpose Nero is serving at this point...

[Bluerthanblue]

18. number lines could use an x ...zero is the absence of any substance.

which is the kindest way to look at him-
how bout -zero, no that would make it a positive ... how about
.

[Roland99]

2. The Propagandist...or...The PR President, or more simply, the PResident.

[corkhead]

3. I like "Crawford Caligula" best. eom

[Swamp Rat]

10. That's Mr. Caligula

[Generator]

4. Well most of the media treats him like an emperor

Someone they worship and fear and pretend to like and almost never dare challenge. It lasted a day..sigh..sigh..they never broke over Cindy Sheehan or false lies to war or 9/11 incomptency and lies-a few dead bodies in AMERICA brought it home to them. Fucking amazing. What do they think is going on in Iraq? Death.

[Sapphire Blue]

5. Courtesy of Swamp Rat...

[derby378]

8. Can Nero actually play guitar, or is it just for show?

Perhaps, after he's impeached, he can provide the other inmates at Marion or Leavenworth with some entertainment.

[BlueJac]

9. I know he must suck at that too!!

He sucks at everything!!

[intheflow]

7. I agree.

Updated Demopedia list of his nicknames to reflect this new one.

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/index.php/Nicknames_for_George_W._Bush

[4 t 4]

12. I LOVE

SwampRat!

[derby378]

14. Thank you! (n/t)

[TahitiNut]

11. I'd prefer to use "Sneero"

Smirk is managed by Sneer.

[Bluerthanblue]

17. Sneero is better than Nero- Nero at least fiddled-

and fizzled- fraid were not going to be so fortunate.

[Jawja]

27. ROFLMAO!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:yourock:

[me b zola]

29. sNero. Roger that.

[northzax]

13. what the hell did Nero ever do to you?

huh? you insult him like that? the man was insane from lead poisoning, give him a break.

[derby378]

16. So what's this guy's excuse?

Show me some lead or mercury in Bush 43's bloodstream, and maybe I'll cut him a little slack...

[jane_pippin]

15. Can his last name be "Antoinette?"

You know, because of the cake thing.

"The Naked Chimperor Nero Antoinette."

[LiviaOlivia]

19. NYT's Bumiller is a good little Rove solider.. on the picture

From Josh Marshall: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_08_28.php#006389

~snip~

In her piece today Bumiller sets the record straight ...

Bloggers also circulated a picture of Mr. Bush playing a guitar at an event in California on Tuesday to imply that he was fiddling while New Orleans drowned. In fact, the picture was taken when the country singer Mark Wills presented Mr. Bush with a guitar backstage at North Island Naval Air Station in Coronado, Calif., after Mr. Bush gave a speech marking the 60th anniversary of the Japanese surrender in World War II.

Later that day, as floodwaters poured into New Orleans, Mr. Bush returned to his ranch in Texas, then left from his ranch for Washington on Wednesday morning.

~snip~

This really is an example of how some instances of special pleading are too grasping and silly for the White House to use themselves. So they pass it off to a compliant White House reporter.

Let's stipulate that the president did not give a guitar performance or rock out on Tuesday. The point of those who've showcased the picture is that it demonstrates (in quite a damaging way, the White House seems to think) that the president was business as usual well after everyone else in the country knew we had an historic disaster on our hands.

Sometimes images give a misleading impression of the underlying reality. This doesn't seem to be one of those cases.

~snip~

Fuck Bush and his whore Bumiller

[KamaAina]

20. He couldn't figure out which side of the bow to put on the strings

so that's why he settled for the guitar. :dunce:

[jody]

21. * started out to be a Hero and ended up a Nero. n/t

[Rowdyboy]

22. I've called him "Little Boots" for years...that was Caligula's nickname

As a child, his mother would dress him up like a soldier and he would amuse his father's troops. Like Bush, he was an egomaniac with no talent just luck at being born into wealth and power. Caligula also nearly destroyed his country.

Still, the comparison to Nero is very appropriate too. And the image of Bush fiddling while New Orleans burns, sinks and starves is a compelling one!

[Cleita]

23. I like "little boots" too. It's very appropriate.n/t

[Skidmore]

25. I use Little Boots a lot.

Still dreses up like a soldier and is sadistic and nutty as a fruitcake, too.

[Individualist]

24. I prefer Bloody George

He deliberately ignored 9/11 warnings, thousands died because of him. He lied about Iraq, thousands have died because of his lies. He played golf, went to a fund raiser and strummed a guitar while New Orleans drowned.

[derby378]

26. Kick!

Nero Nero Nero.

[GeorgeBushytail]

28. Nero II pic - Spread it around

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