* press conference discussion

[Newsjock]

2-minute warning given -- let's see if he gets asked about his "faith" again.

[southernlad]

1. Thank you

I am glad I caught it. It's starting now.

[Newsjock]

2. 24 seconds till TERROR mentioned

grrrr.

[berner59]

6. terror mentioned about 20 times in one sentence...

What a gloating piece of sh**!!!! I hope the press slams him...

[Socialist Dem]

how magnanimous

he's addressing the press!

[Bjornsdotter]

3. He said....

...doody! "We have common doodies to protect our peoples..."

The idiot has spoken...

[bushisanidiot]

4. "We'll preserve.. er.. PERservere.."

what a fucking MORON!

[gordianot]

15. He has a well perserved liver.

Have they covered up the blood vessels in his nose with makeup?

[demnan]

5. Sounds doppy

Seditives?

[RuleofLaw]

8. He sopunds totally different.

No Texas twang? WTF?

[blurp]

117. Well, his is actually from Connecticut

[Socialist Dem]

7. spending discipline???

he doesn't know what that means.

Tax cuts for the rich

Protect coroporations from lawsuits

same old shit so far.....let's see if the press have any balls on 'em

[berner59]

9. How about reaching out by asking Helen a question???

Huh????

[napi21]

10. Weird speech.

Shrub is whispering this speech. Weird! Why is his voice quivering? Must have to say something he doesn't want to say.

[Newsjock]

11. "I want to thank you all for your hard work in the campaign."

grrr.

[Socialist Dem]

12. "I'll reach out to everyone who shares our goals"

No dumb ass, that's NOT reaching out, that's pandering to your base.

[gordianot]

27. Notice he never really states his goals.

Never says them. Other than self interest and sound bites.

[russian33]

13. 'vigorous and free press' HAHAHAHAHAHA

[CottonBear]

14. opening statement synopsis:

Every American has a stake in the outcome of the war on terror as does every civilized country. Must confront disease, hunger & poverty. Will reach out to allies and NATO. Will encourage democracy and be against tyranny. Will join w/ old and new friends in congress, spending discipline, very best intelligence-reform bill, no frivolous lawsuits, better education, feform outdated tax code and needless paperwork (e-voting anyone...)opportunity for people: ownership society; will reach out to everyone who share our goals, thanks for hard work and thanks to those who thought I was just seeking votes (WTF!).

[berner59]

22. what an ass!!!

Talking about the will of the people...like you got a majority...PLEASE!!!!

[likesmountains 52]

41. same old rambling about freedom is working

hard work, all people can become free blah blah blah....now won't shut up.....didn't answer question...

[Eurobabe]

16. "now that i have the will of the people behind me

i am going to start enforcing the one question rule."

Fasten your seat belts folks. George is KING.

[Bjornsdotter]

25. I am calling the WH.....

...to remind them that over 50 million people are NOT behind President Shit for Brains.


I'm so pissed I can barely type.

:mad: :mad:

Kim

[CottonBear]

17. Fucking 3 question rule joke

Couldn't even remember 2nd Q and ignored 3rd. Fuck he joked about the 1 Q rule again.

[likesmountains 52]

26. and a smattering of nervous laughter. is all he gets..

[OnceAndFutureTruth]

18. Oh jeez...he has said "will of the people" twice now. BAD sign.

[blurp]

118. "The people" are still divided

[Eurobabe]

19. "first of all you violated the one question rule"

to next reporter. Hostility already....

[bushisanidiot]

20. Captain Clueless wasn't joking about the "one question rule"

everyone laughed the first time he said it, but now he just chastized a reporter for asking a 2 part question. the idiot was SERIOUS!

[Eurobabe]

24. folks, we are FUCKED.

[Bjornsdotter]

50. That's what I thought too! n/t

[likesmountains 52]

21. he says "the will of the people" again....

argh

[Socialist Dem]

23. don't know how long I can take this....

"Our friends the Istralies need a peaceful palistinan state"

One question rule....next is only questions that aren't too confusing.

No common ground wih facist.

[berner59]

33. someone better ask him a harder question...

Come on...get under his skin and remind all his voters what an idiot he is...

[russian33]

28. oh, who's the fucking moron who asked this question?

i'm surprised he didn't finish with 'can i lick your boots, too?'

[Newsjock]

31. David Gregory, NBC News

Proud employee of General Electric.

[LostInAnomie]

29. GOD DAMN! I HATE THAT MOTHER FUCKER!

I HATE HIS SMUG ATTITUDE! I HATE HIS SMIRK! I HATE HIS PLATITUDES! AND I HATE HIS NEW "WILL OF THE PEOPLE" BULL SHIT!

FUCK BUSH!

[Eurobabe]

30. david gregory, usa has an image problem

FN: "listen I've meade some very hard decisions...chasing down terrarist, broad coalition..."

NOTHING WILL CHANGE folks...he is a delusional FN (fucknut)

[Socialist Dem]

32. Won't acknowledge that the US has an "image" problem

still repeating campaign rhetoric.

YOU CAN'T REHASH YOUR CASE! IT'S ALL LIES!!

[Socialist Dem]

34. oh, not this "spreading freedom" shit

again!!

Promote freedom and democracy by dropping bombs?

[berner59]

40. ask about the 100,00 innocent Iraqi's killed...

Because he "means what he says" about freedom???

[bushisanidiot]

35. AWoL starting to yell now..

he sure sounds defensive!

what a "mandate"

[Eurobabe]

36. he's off the meds again

same old W. Spouting about spreading freedom and democracy in ME.

[norml]

37. Fuck the shrub! He can go to hell! His "reaching out" is so phony.

Rush speaks for him. Rush and the others have said no reaching out. I hope he crashes and burns and takes his party and the evil movement that calls itself conservative down with him.

[Catherine Vincent]

38. Are you folks one of the 59 million* that voted *?

[RuleofLaw]

43. Who has ever claimed

that people cannot be free? I have not heard one person staing that. What an idiot

[Socialist Dem]

39. Yeah,

the PNAC vision

[Socialist Dem]

45. uh oh...the troop question.

Lies about training Iraqi troops
Lies about troop levels (unless Pres. Cheney hasn't told him what to say yet)

HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM COMMANDERS ON THE GROUND FOR MORE TROOPS?????

[Socialist Dem]

47. but if your gay

your a second class citizen

[Eurobabe]

42. "and no follow ups Gregory"

cocky shithead

[justgamma]

44. Who told him to "lead the world"??? n/t

[bushisanidiot]

46. what a fucking lie! democrats attend church as much as repukes we just

don't throw it in everyone's faces and require that you are with us or against us!!!!!!!!!!!

fucking planted reporter!

[Claire Beth]

48. keep us posted as some have limited access.

[SillyGoose]

49. "I'll reach out to everyone who shares our goals"

in other words....No Dissenting Views Allowed.

[Eurobabe]

52. so go fvck yourselves you 49%ers

[independentpiney]

125. we need 49% patches!

like the hells angels have the 1% ers

[Eurobabe]

51. pounding his finger into the podium

duty of president to lead. talking about privitization of SS.

[CottonBear]

65. There he goes again about "Hard Work".

WTF did he think the job is all about? Now he's talking about accountability and constraints on the predsidency and moving his agenda and making his case on the campaign trail, his "feeling that the people have spoken" so congress must work with him, he's going to spend his political capital ("just like in 2000") on his agenda: SS and Taxes.

[OnceAndFutureTruth]

53. Makes comments about people listening: when we listen, don't hear answers

[Socialist Dem]

54. "the president must have the will to take on the issue"

Yeah, asshole...like when the assault weapons ban was expiring.

[likesmountains 52]

55. hard work

to reform social security....

[berner59]

59. this is sickening...

He's not allowing follow-up questions, like "you didn't answer my question"???? I've NEVER HATED someone as much as this idiot!!!

[Eurobabe]

56. talk about what he said to poppy at 3:30am

go to bed." (that must have been when the fix was in)

being cocky...as usual.

[Eurobabe]

57. necessary to move an agenda, that i told Americans I would move...

[medeak]

58. wonkette doing minute by minute blog

http://www.wonkette.com/index.php

[OnceAndFutureTruth]

60. What if press instituted their OWN rules. For instance, follow-ups allowed

[billyoc]

61. Enjoy it, it will be the last one.

* will never again have to subject himself to a meddlesome press again. :grr:

[Socialist Dem]

62. FUCK YOU SHRUB

HALF the people rejected you

[Eurobabe]

63. I earned political capital in the campaign and now I intend to spend it.

(are you shuddering yet?)

[likesmountains 52]

67. and vomiting

[Bjornsdotter]

68. Oh yeah...

...I almost fell out of my chair.


:mad:

Kim

[OnceAndFutureTruth]

69. Shuddering here. How can such a small margin be considered a mandate?

[KCS72000]

64. Cant watch

The pumped up blowhard gloat.

[norml]

66. Oh it's such "hard work"! Maybe for an insane dunce.

I didn't hate him so much before,but I really hate him now. And what's with this no follow up rule? What a jerk!

[CottonBear]

72. Now it's "exhausting work"...

Why did he run? He expects the cabinet to "work as hard as they can." My god: did he expext them to vacation with him? OH SHIT: he's going to Camp David this afternoon. The 4 year vacation has begun.

[RuleofLaw]

76. I wish someone would ask him about the order to outsource torture to

other countries.

[OnceAndFutureTruth]

86. My theory: everytime we call him stupid, a RW voter is born.

This may not be the right place to bring this up, but I think when we get excised about his intelligence, and make comments about it, it just creates a greater will to support him, among those who identify with him, either on the basis of his religious views, or because they have always hated the "smarty-pants" who called them dumb too.

[Bridget Burke]

120. You mean undecided voters are lurking at DU....

And our disrespect to bushie causes them to dislike us? Or are you referring to the rightwing idiots who post here, thinking they fit in?

His mental capacity was probably warped in the womb because of the gin his sow of a mom guzzled. Then his lack of curiosity was encouraged as he skated through an expensive education, retaining as little as possible. That sweetheart berth with the National Guard might not have been necessary if he could have gotten into Law School (UT rejected him). Then his "youthful follies" caused greater strain on his brain cells. In recent years, unspecified physical & mental problems are quite evident to anybody forced to watch his behavior. Perhaps he'll have that postponed physical now (no, not the one for the ANG); will we see the results?

Have I caused enough Right Wing voters to be born yet? Let's not forget poor Laura, who may be marginally more intelligent but has to stifle it with Xanax (or whatever). And his airhead daughters--who've wasted the education they've received while their contemporaries enlisted to get educational benefits--& died in the desert.

Oh, dear. I may have ruffled the feathers of a few rightwingers!

[meegbear]

127. Let's find out ...

G. W. BUSH IS STUPID!

[norml]

70. Now it's "exhausting work" As if he's ever had to do hard exhausting work.

Fuck him! Fuck him! Fuck him,and the evil movement that calls itself conservative that he rode in on!

[justgamma]

71. What's that Milleniun thing he mentioned? n/t

[Bjornsdotter]

73. Woo-hoo vacation time...Camp David n/t

[nickinSTL]

79. Yeah, I noticed that

Just got elected, he's off on vacation again!

(if I were inclined to be fair, which I'm not...he did just finish traveling the country, probably doing the most work he ever has)

[Socialist Dem]

74. "crisp decision making"

bring their point of view (as long as they agree with me)

[CottonBear]

77. "Man, you're lookin' pretty" * just said that about *self n/t

[likesmountains 52]

78. yeah what was that about...

the question was about his cabinet choices...

[CottonBear]

91. About what his staff says to him

"lookin' pretty" = good decision Mr. President. (as if they would say "you're full of shit you idiot chimp".)

[CottonBear]

84. LBN : Arafat dead

* will continue to work for a free Palestinian state

[Socialist Dem]

75. Laughs

when asked if he's bothered by the "perception" that he favors big bussiness.

[norml]

85. He's forgetting Rove's advice,smirking,and laughing now.

He's coming off as a total ass.

[Socialist Dem]

80. find common ground issues

but I've been "wizend" to the ways of Washington

[Socialist Dem]

81. Arafat's dead???

shit

[Newsjock]

83. CBC, CBS says otherwise

Right now they've got "breaking news" that France says Arafat is NOT dead (yet).

edit: And CBS just put on the screen during the conference: 'FRENCH DOCTORS SAY ARAFAT NOT DEAD'

fascinating: real-time correction of reporters' statements.

[norml]

90. It's just Fux,and The Moonie Times boy showing off...

That they can be first with their disinformation scoop.

[bushisanidiot]

88. The reporter jumped the gun declaring arafat dead. notice how uncomfortabl

e captain clueless was in offering condolences?

[medeak]

82. "God Bless his soul"

this is getting painful to watch

caught off guard with Arafat news.

[Bjornsdotter]

115. Does he know who Arafat is? n/t

[Socialist Dem]

87. "fair system"

as long as my corporate buddies don't have to pay their fair share that is

[bushisanidiot]

95. watching on MSGOP. everytime they show condi it looks like she has been

crying. i wonder if AWoL told her she has been declared the sacrificial lamb and that she must retire before the 9/11 investigation begins..and that they'll "do that best they can" for her.

[Socialist Dem]

89. No Income Tax in Texas

he's lying again

[CottonBear]

94. Working for free society in Iraq by defeating them

[Bridget Burke]

112. I'm not watching, but there IS no Income Tax in Texas.

Lots of other state & local taxes & fees. Plus lots of problems caused by an underfunded public sector. (For example--rising tuition at state schools.)

[likesmountains 52]

92. in his opening speech he was robotic

now in the "press conference" he is smirking and rambling...off topic, repeating his campaign sound bites...looks like a dumb jerk

[RuleofLaw]

96. This is pathetic.

Not one single hard question. Nothing

Like a campaign video

[Socialist Dem]

93. he's starting to babble

time to wrap it up I guess.

he's incoherent

[CottonBear]

99. can't speak correctly: wierd laughter from *

[likesmountains 52]

97. did he just say "we're in Iraq by their invitation."????

[bushisanidiot]

98. "The revenues is exceeding expectations" What a complete idiot!!

my gawd... how can this fool be our leader?!??!?!?!?!!

[CottonBear]

101. because fools voted for him

[Socialist Dem]

100. Does he have a thougt in his head?

all he can do is spout the same campaign points?

laughs like butthead now cause he "mangles the english language sometimes"

[CottonBear]

106. just said reporter has "beady eyes" OMG! meltdown

[medeak]

102. will never complain re lack of press conferences again

this is truly painful for dems and repubs to watch

[OnceAndFutureTruth]

103. "The will to confront entitlements." =Kiss the social safety net goodbye

[Socialist Dem]

104. being very diplomatic about Dems now

Won't say what's on his mind here

[likesmountains 52]

105. it's not easy blah blah blah...looking like he can't

remember what he's supposed to be talking about.

[CottonBear]

111. It was only his 17th press conference.

No mention by MSGOP of how this is less than any other president EVER. He ran out of there so fast. You could almost see Rove's hook coming from stage left.

[norml]

107. "Democrat leaders" In "reaching out" he insults...

by using democrat as an adjective. Just like Rush,and the rest.

[PATRICK]

113. Exhausted or

He knows he is going to get a lot of people killed in his march over America's dead body. This is the kind of nervousness he had before 911 and the decision to grossly steal the 2004 election. The decision to become the lie.

He also knows the Bush family has a more virulent widespread hatred against it than any other living soul on the planet.

Feel the love, pipsqueak.

[norml]

119. Not exhausted. The use of democrat instead of democratic is deliberate.

He's talking Rove/Rush speak.

[gordianot]

108. Just figured what has really happened

I have died and I am in my own personal hell.

[likesmountains 52]

109. I must be in there with you

[FlaGranny]

110. I'm glad I'm not watching this.

It sounds by the comments that he's even more arrogant and asshole-like than usual.

[Individualist]

114. So am I

Based on comments in this thread, chimpy's speech is nothing more than an announcement: "Hot damn, now I'm a dictator".

[CottonBear]

123. Bush only ever mentions 3 religions when asked about his evangelical base:

Islam, Judaism and Christianity. I suppose no one else matters. For example, Hindus & Buddhists among others.

[blurp]

116. Odd

[gordianot]

121. He is not a well man.

[Socialist Dem]

122. He's clearly gone back to

"Frat Boy" Shrub. Smirking and laughing at the press now that he has them under his heel for the next few years

[spanone]

124. He's not half as intelligent as the people he's talking to.

And they're half as intelligent as anyone on DU.

[Ducks In A Row]

126. the press ARE morons because they refuse to do their jobs

in that way bush** is smarter than them.