A couple of snarky observations.

[Bob3]

1. Is is me or do the right wing defenses of *'s inaction while New Orleans was drowned imply that *'s job as president is to sit on his ass and do nothing until asked? That he is expected to show absolutely no independent initiative or thought? Am I wrong here? How does this DMV approach to being president (all forms in triplicate) become leadership?

2. I notice that naked people in computer games is not quite the national crisis it was a few weeks ago.

[vptpt]

1. Computer games should have MORE naked people

not less. Write your congressman.

[donco6]

3. Hear Hear!

:toast:

Honestly, I need SOMETHING to take me away from this @#$%#!#$ TV set. I can't take much more of this.

[LizMoonstar]

5. hear hear!

and what about those of us who are offended by the lack of nudity on television? why doesn't the FCC do something about it?

[LizMoonstar]

6. sorry, self delete. double post. n/t

[Inland]

2. My reaction:

1) The defense of Bush as the passive tool of a bulky federal system and cumbersome red tape might be argued as true: but it doesn't exactly compliment Bush as the dynamic Commander in Chief. Sitting at a desk waiting for the right paperwork to be filed isn't exactly the stuff TV movies are made of, unless it's a movie depicting real heroes on the phone making fruitless pleas for help to clueless politicians. There isn't a bullhorn moment for a guy who isn't responsible and doesn't ask to be responsible.

2) I don't think anybody said naked people in computer games was a national crisis. If you want to talk about supposed national crises, you can bring up SS reform, tax reform, and the rest of the republican agenda that was all put forward on the ground that failing to do whatever was called "reform" at the moment would destroy America as we know it. Those items, thank god, can't be supported by the chicken littles. The sky really did fall, but in a way that has nothing to do with the right wing identification of the problems facing America. Poverty, starved infrastructure, bad leadership, no leadership, racism, and a whole bunch of Americans that would just as soon see a different bunch of Americans die and blow away. Those are the problems we now see front and center.

[Bob3]

7. * reminds me of Mel Brooks in Blazing saddles

as the utterly utterly clueless and yet unprincipled Governor Lapetamain (sp?). I think he wanders the white house saying "work work work, work work work" and is steered from place to place by his handlers.

[spuddonna]

4. lol Excellent snarky points!

I honestly think Bush believes his job is to sign some papers, bike ride and clear brush.

:sarcasm:
The issue of regulating naked people in computer games will return, my friend! Mark my words! We can't have young people watching this garbage! BTW, when does Fear Factor start?

(Before anyone gets out the flamethrowers, let me say as a mom of two kids, I understand parent's frustration with games and trying to determine what is 'safe'... However, if we are going to impose a set of regulations on games, we should do the same for the shows on TV and require movies to be much more granular in ratings detail, too.)