Holy shit! The Economic Club audience just laughed at Bush!!!

[Just Me]

He said the government policies that aren't working should be ended,...and they starting laughing at him.

:wow:

Humiliating!!!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Is this club

a conservative one?

[gratuitous]

4. Well, you know how Chimpy likes to face down hostile audiences

So I'm sure The Economic Club is just full of Marxists.

[Just Me]

5. Corporacrats = conservative.

When they laughed at him, my jaw dropped. The look on his face was precious.

[xultar]

2. What did the fucktard say? I just turned the TV. HE looks mad

the audience is DEADLY QUIET! :scared:

[Not_Giving_Up]

10. Paraphrasing...

It might suprise you that some government programs don't produce results. (insert laughter here) If they aren't producing results, they shouldn't be there, we can cut unnecessary programs.

[xultar]

13. Weren't they supposed to laugh there?

[deutsey]

27. That's what it looks like to me.

[expatriot]

16. oh darn... that was canned polite laughter... he was triyng to make a funn

the joke being these are all libertarian ant-goverment types... so of course they are not surprised... ha ha ha ha ha ha... this type of goffaw humor is a staple of bush speeches.

[Just Me]

11. He just said something about how the economic policies,...

,...weren't working,...and the audience laughed at him. His face became flushed and he looked like he might cry.

[Hubert Flottz]

3. A chimp act should be laughed at!

He sounds like a broken record every photo op.

[Oreo]

6. He just called for the end of the Presidency - BREAKING HARD!!

;)

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

7. i thought, oh good he's going to cancel star wars

[expatriot]

8. are you for reals! Was it audible and clearly laughing AT him. if so

awesome awesome awesome. Bush is that guy you invite to a party because you know when they get drunk they'lll say some really stupid shit. He is like a freak show now.

[Just Me]

14. Hell, yeah. You should have seen the look on his face!!!

Total humiliation.

[VolcanoJen]

9. "One day, I hope a president in the Oval Office can look out and say...

"... the crops are strong this year! That will mean we've reached energy independence!"

I guess he's talking about biodiesel or something, but WTF WTF WTF??!!

[ContraBass Black]

25. Haven't you heard?

They're planting on the Mall.

[Crankie Avalon]

12. Next he'll inform everyone that the cause of unemployment...

...is many people being out of work.

[liveoaktx]

15. Same speech he gave yesterday to the Military Women

Amazing that he can get airplay EVERY F*CKING DAY for the SAME F*CKING Speech.

[chat_noir]

17. live on C-Span 3

he looks and sounds like he's in a really pissy mood. :evilgrin:

[Freedom_from_Chains]

18. Isn't that his normal mood? n/t

[chat_noir]

19. tort reform - protect asbestos manufacturers

hmmmmmm...are we talking about Halliburton?


Recent efforts in Congress to ban lawsuits against asbestos manufacturers and to limit their liability could mean Halliburton will receive a sweeter deal from Congress than from its proposed court settlement. The December 19, 2002 Washington Post reported, "The Republican victory in the November <2002> elections has increased the chances that some sort of national tort reform might be enacted, perhaps limiting damage recoveries ." But in April 2004, the Senate blocked proposed legislation that would have banned lawsuits against asbestos companies. The legislation would have established a $124 billion asbestos trust fund to compensate victims nationally while canceling the pending lawsuits. Many victims are vehemently opposed to such legislation, saying the proposed $124 billion trust fund is too small to finance all of the claims currently pending in court. Asbestos victims told the Chicago Tribune that the legislation is a sweet deal for Halliburton and "a bailout for reckless companies who knew of the risks from asbestos."

Halliburton's asbestos-related bankruptcies resulted in a pre-tax charge of $1.016 billion in the fourth quarter of 2003. So, while Halliburton's revenues have skyrocketed because of war in the middle east, its bottom line continues to suffer. It lost $820 million for all of 2003 and $65 million during the first quarter of 2004, all because of bankruptcies related to asbestos lawsuits.

President Bush is keen on settling the asbestos issue. In 2004, he said, "Asbestos reform legislation is stuck in the Senate ought to go forward." But the Senate in April failed to prevent a filibuster of the legislation. The Senate is expected to seek a compromise soon. So Halliburton may yet obtain a sweeter deal from Congress than from the currently-pending court settlement. Stay tuned.

http://www.halliburtonwatch.org/about_hal/asbestos.html

[CottonBear]

20. CSPAN3 link:

http://www.c-span.org/watch/cspan3_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS3

Now he's babbling about SS and Medicare.
He just said "I don't want to pass on problems to another president." :wtf: Now he's talking about how he's going to retire eventually and we'll be paying for his retirement. (I hope to be paying for his incarceration.)

Oh God, he's talking about private savings accounts and "ownership society." :(

[VolcanoJen]

21. So, Social Security Reform is back on the table?

"Our mission is to make America an ownership society."

We're back to this?

"I'll continue to talk to the American people on this issue, and insist that Congress does the right thing and works together to save Social Security."

Ummm... Chimpy? You talked to the American people. They responded with catcalls of "Bullshit."

:wtf:

[CottonBear]

22. Good lord. * just said "...when I came to Congress...ummm...office..."

He doesn't even know to what office he was selected. :(

[Just Me]

23. I had to hit mute. The man's voice gives me a headache.

Seriously. :shrug:

[stevietheman]

28. Bush keeps touching the third rail, keeps getting electrocuted, and...

keeps going back for more. What do we call a person who acts this way? I would say "imbecile."

[Jose Diablo]

24. The Plutocracy laughs at their pet. n/t

[jayfish]

26. Sorry But You Misinterpreted The Response.

It was a "joke" and they were laughing at it. Trust me, they love Bush.

Jay

[applegrove]

29. Duh! It depends on your definition of work. Bush decided SS wasn't

working (wasn't working to get more repuke voters) so he tried to trash that.