AP: "Bush to Take Unscripted Audience Questions" (What would YOU ask?)

[Sparkly]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060123/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush;_ylt=AueX7_42_ZLKsLLus5Q5ogCs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-



The funniest thing about this is the fact that Chimpy taking unscripted questions makes a headline.

The second funniest thing is this:
"Bush has been taking questions from audience members in recent speeches, and the White House says none has been prescreened. It's a throwback to the folksy style on the campaign trail that helped him win re-election and a departure from the heavily scripted speeches that were the norm last year."

She must mean the folksy repetitions of scripted phrases in response to pre-screened audiences...

Anyway, he's supposed to be doing such a "folksy" event today at 12:30 at Kansas State University. So, what would YOU ask him?

[C_U_L8R]

1. Nice to see the Chimp where he belongs...

behind bars

[Imagevision]

46. UN SCRIPTED FOR PRESCREENED REPUGS ONLY ONLY GROUP!!

[tuvor]

2. I would just tell him what a great job he's doing. n/t

[hatrack]

3. "Mr. President, Ford announced 25,000 layoffs today . . .

Last month, Pfizer announced 7,000, GM about 30,000 and that's just scratching the surface. With tens of thousands of high wage jobs on the way out permanently, with the federal debt rising at $10,000 a second and with millions more Americans uninsured than when you took office, how can you stand there and tell us the economy's doing fine - how can you say that with a stright face?"

[Inuca]

4. I just saw this...

... and thought the title priceless :-)

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

5. K &R, just because of the smarmy article...

Gotta love this

He has spoken about one of the worst things about being president — exposing his daughters to public scrutiny — and one of the best — impressing his childhood friends with dinner at the White House.

"It's a great honor, pretty awe-inspiring deal," Bush said in Virginia. "They walk in there and, kind of (say), `What are you doing here, Bush?'"

We ask that question every f%#&*ing day! MKJ

[Sparkly]

8. I thought that was funny, too!

"Impressing his childhood friends"... What a jerk.

[elehhhhna]

11. Like the Bin Laden family and various Saudi Princes?

[adriennui]

21. the press has been well behaved

his daughters are ignored....i haven't heard a things abouy jobs or debauchery since he was almost re-elected.


BTW,the loss of well paying jobs is probably the most important question )he won't answer it in any coherent way).

[rasputin1952]

6. This should be fun...Every time he gets in front of an audience

he completely blows it. Not the pre-screened, allegiance signing RW droolers and knuckle-draggers, but real Citizens, he completely stumbles all over himself, and every time, a new group of Americans realizes that bush is an idiot, and it sets the GOP back another few thousand votes.

Let him talk, (he doesn't speak), the '06 election is coming up, and those that have aligned themselves with this babbling baboon will be voted out of office....:)

[Sparkly]

10. I hope he gets one on tribal sovereignty.

Because it was so funny the first time, at the UNITY event. (Maybe somebody's explained it to him since then. It'd be fun to see.)

[rasputin1952]

28. LOL...he truly is an idiot, and doesn't even get a good briefing...

I recall a speech that Clinton was giving, and the tele-prompter broke down; he went on w/o pause. Then again, Bill could think on his feet, and bush thinks w/his feet...:evilgrin:

[Roland99]

34. The questions from the Louisville, KY session were completely nauseating

:puke: -inducing.

[Sejanus]

51. bush questions

Finally someone gets it let bush talk the more he talks the more votes he loses

[Newsjock]

7. But what about the audience?

If the audience is pre-screened, it doesn't matter whether or not the questions are.

[Divernan]

12. If you screen the audience, no need to screen the questions.

And Kansas, I'm sorry to say, has got more than enough Bush enthusiasts to fill an audience - probably all registered Repubicans and Bush donors.

[Fridays Child]

17. Bingo.

[Arkansas Granny]

31. No doubt about it, these people are not likely to ask any hard

questions. Even if they do, Bush is so incoherent that they wouldn't get any understandable answers anyway. Just more of his gibberish that is accepted as intelligent speech.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

9. Folksy? Qu'est-ce que c'est ? No, DIEBOLD helped him win re-election.

Gotta admit, while "folksy" he'll never be, he DOES look mighty fine behind bars.

:patriot:

[Chi-Town Exile]

15. Yeah, I caught that "folksy" quote too and wondered

whether Tweety Matthews has started writing press releases like this crap for President Asshat. You know how MUCH Tweety loves Bush's manhood!

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

24. Tweety thinks Bush "glimmers" with "sunny nobility."

Ya can't make this kind of stuff up, folks.

[Chi-Town Exile]

27. Oh, I thought "sunny nobility" was the name of the shade of

hair dye Tweety uses on his lovable mop top! LOL :sarcasm:

[Jeffersons Ghost]

54. no chi

sunny was married to cher, remember? I don't think the Georgie girl/ Sadam relationship will last long either... sadam hates that military look on his girls.

[CBHagman]

42. I already knew Matthews was a fool.

But that's the absolute nadir -- "sunny nobility." :puke: The vulgar, incurious, incoherent, immature, selfish, short-sighted, incompetent Bush has "SUNNY NOBILITY."

Seriously, though, why hasn't Matthews noticed Bush's very pronounced mean streak? It's been on display constantly throughout his adult life. Bush's humor is often quite cruel (put-downs galore), and of course he controls events and denigrates other people. He's also obnoxiously patronizing (e.g., having to utter, "Good job" to everyone who makes a speech in his hearing, even if it's the prime minister of another nation). Yet many in the media maintain the fiction of Bush as a friendly, likaeble guy. Horse manure, utter horse manure.

[Chi-Town Exile]

13. What a joke!

President Dumb-ass taking questions from other Dumb-asses! Scintillating discussions I'm sure. I wonder if he has taken this question yet ...

"Der Fuhrer, what are you planning to wear for the Rapture?"

Excuse me while I :puke:

[phoebe]

14. hey *, let's have a look at your entire family's investment accounts

Private you say? If you can have our records we can have yours..

[robbedvoter]

16. Ah. memories....

<< Three times, Bush gave rambling responses that addressed
everything

but the questions presented. The fourth time, the president took a

deep breath, blew it out, looked at the ground, looked at the

ceiling, stalled for time, then said: "You know, I just -- I'm sure

something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press

conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with an

answer, but it hadn't yet."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9488-2004Apr13.html
(link used to be the transcript of that pearl)

[Sparkly]

18. Haha!!

Wasn't that in response to a question about what mistakes he'd made? He never came up with one.

[Chi-Town Exile]

22. I always figured he was stumped because he can't count that high! LOL nt

[robbedvoter]

23. Ding,ding,ding! We have a winer!

[Chi-Town Exile]

19. Yes, he's quite the orator isn't he? eom

[bothwell]

20. Question

At what stage did you start to believe you can actually think on your feet, and a supplementary, which idiot (but I am glad there is one) decided you should do live Q&A, it's just not fair to make the members of the public look so small when confronted by the rapier wit that accompanies such a huge intellect.

[robbedvoter]

25. God was supposed to come through with a line - or else Karl

I suppose the question surprised the cue person too.
Welcome to DU!

[Chi-Town Exile]

26. The fact that this article appears in MSM during the time that

Bush's administration has been caught spying on Americans without warrants and the Jack-off scandal is in full swing illustrates just how f*cked we are as a nation.

Crap like this article surfacing when there is so much to pursue if the MSM actually had any investigative reporters? It makes me ill.

[sherrys]

29. He doesn't answer questions anyway

He just goes into a rant and doesn't really answer any questions. So why waste a good question that gives him an opportunity to spout his nonsense! Notice that the media never says you didn't answer my question!

[Totally Committed]

30. My question? --

"You lied to this country multiple times about everything from our safety and security, the economy, and election fraud, all the way to actually going to war. Your predecessor was impeached for lying about a sexual pecadillo. Since you control both Houses and the Supreme Court, guaranteeing you will not be impeached, when do you plan to do the right thing and ask for the resignations of all your cabinet and VP, and then submit your own resignation?"

TC

[woodsprite]

32. If it truely is unscripted, maybe it'd push him over the edge.

either anger-wise or psycho-wise. It'd be interesting to watch. ;)

[Contrary1]

33. Ah, yes. The audience will consist of those adoring masses that

swoon every time he speaks. Like minds and all. He should do very well.

[Seedersandleechers]

35. For some reason all republican presidents speak at Kansas State

And never Kansas University..

[Catchawave]

36. Pre-screened unscripted has a nice GOP ring to it :)

My question would be: "How do you sleep at night?"

[obreaslan]

37. "Mr. Bush, do you think Jesus Christ will forgive what you have done?" n/t

[katinmn]

38. Why do you want to know what I am Googling?

It's none of your effin business.

[Doctor_J]

39. Raise your hand if you believe Smirk will answering

questions off-the cuff.

This should identify the Limbeciles on DU.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

40. I'd ask....

What's that lump under your jacket and why is a cord running to your ear?

[rocktivity]

41. What's the point of the questions being unscripted

when the audience is?

:shrug:
rocknation

[Sparkly]

43. On NOW....

What a NERVE he has lecturing about how to make "Good Decisions!!!!" :mad:

[Sparkly]

44. "September the 11th" -- only what, four minutes into this speech?!?

H2S is yelling at the TV right now....

[Neil Lisst]

45. Unscripted? Yeah, right. PLANTS with known questions.

They won't let anyone be present who isn't thoroughly vetted ahead of time.

More charades from the Clown in Chief.

[montana500]

47. lol. Rove is losing it. These are desperation tactics. nm

nm

[flpoljunkie]

48. Bush takes the media for fools, and they willingly comply.

Unscripted, perhaps, but unscreened--no effing way!

[Imagevision]

49. None have been prescreened? -- ONLY THE AUDIENCE...!

[Writer]

50. Even questions that appear to be unscripted, like opposition questions,

will be scripted.

[colonel odis]

52. "do you realize just how deep people's dislike of you is?"

[wicket]

53. I'd ask him if he's ever been arrested for cocaine

Or if any of his partners have ever had an abortion.