did bush really tell people to go shopping today?!?!

[don954]

tell me this was just a joke i heard and he didnt really, please?

[goclark]

1. No joke he did it

[Pirate Smile]

2. He did - he really did. It was a jaw dropping moment.

[dflprincess]

3. Yes he did

and if you were a good Amurican you'd be surfing on Amazon, not some liburel "Democrat" website. :evilgrin:

[brer cat]

19. Forget Amazon...

how about shopping at my antiques and used books shop??? lol

Sales are down for us, and I hope down for wally-world, et al. People need to be spending less, saving more, and being practical instead of buying tons of plastic and junk, which will go into a trash heap very soon.

hmmmm another reason to shop in my antiques shop...everything is recycled and will go up in value.

:D

[bdamomma]

4. Bush is so ignorant and arrogant, just with that response

he just does not give a shit about anyone or anything.

[zeemike]

5. Quick someone get the video camera and run to Wal Mart

To see all the zombie like creatures that drink the cool aid marching down to obey the leader. It will be better than Night of the LIving Dead

[EST]

6. Yes, he was alternately whining-really whining-and hissing that

nasty teacherish hiss he has when he's pretending to be smarter than anyone else-probably from his mother-and whined that we should keep the wonderful economy going by going shopping.
We're running out of money and can't pull off any more miracles. The piggy bank has run dry. Now is the time for all those rich kids who've been getting tax breaks to show their patriotism and throw in a few hundred billion bucks.

[seabeyond]

8. yes witht he whine. every answer was in a whine n/t

[bridgit]

7. yep, for reals...

:silly:

[MadMaddie]

9. He said the same thing after 9/11....

He is an idiot!

[mcscajun]

10. What, Again???

:wtf:

This is what passes for Important? Besides which, all the shopping in the world won't lift the lowest boats, they're sunk already, and the others (all except the yachts) are awash.

:puke:

[whistle]

11. I think the term that applies to shrub* would be pyschozo-been....

....as described by Huxley as "a radically new and highly unsuccessful non-dominant group, evolving rapidly to extinction".
.......:hide: :yoiks: :hide:

[Jim Sagle]

20. Yes, he's a psycho and a bozo.

[Cobalt-60]

25. We need a new term

This cretin is so dysfunctional we need a new term.
psyzo sounds better than bozcho IMO.

[Jim Sagle]

33. How'bout psychobozo?

[Cobalt-60]

35. it does roll nicely off the tongue

[Selteri]

12. As stunning as it is, yes, he did.

I couldn't believe it, though I'll admit, I've contributed a lot to the economy lately that I don't think I should contribute much more.

[LeahD]

13. Yes, here's the link. It's up to us to keep the economy growing!

http://www.prnewswire.com/usnewswire/

As we work with Congress in the coming year to chart a new course in Iraq and strengthen our military to meet the challenges of the 21st century, we must also work together to achieve important goals for the American people here at home. This work begins with keeping our economy growing. As we approach the end of 2006, the American economy continues to post strong gains. The most recent jobs report shows that our economy created 132,000 more jobs in November alone, and we've now added more than 7 million new jobs since August of 2003.

The unemployment rate has remained low, at 4.5 percent. A recent report on retail sales shows a strong beginning to the holiday shopping season across the country -- and I encourage you all to go shopping more.

[NYC]

15. Thanks.

You answered my question in post #14. Unbelievable.

[Cobalt-60]

26. The holiday season began a month ago

what a maroon.

[NYC]

14. In what context?

I'm just curious.

[GenDem]

16. I heard it with my own ears.

And the pundits were saying this --:shrug:

[greenbriar]

17. fuck him ...

if we fuckin had money we would you bastard
have I mentioned lately that I hate these people
can you tell I have been listening to archives of Malloy???
he is awesome

[seafan]

18. Oh, yes, he told all of us to go shopping, yet again.

The unemployment rate has remained low, at 4.5 percent. A recent report on retail sales shows a strong beginning to the holiday shopping season across the country -- and I encourage you all to go shopping more.----George W. Bush, 12-20-06, White House Press Conference

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061220-1.html

[otohara]

21. Bushspeak - Go Shopping MORE

he said.

[ContraBass Black]

22. Shut up and spend, Citizen!

It is your duty!

[Cobalt-60]

23. es verdad

[catzies]

24. I very nearly literally fell out of bed.

It was hard enough waking up to his voice on NPR!

They really should have a warning for sensitive listeners. :D

[Robbien]

27. One would think this would make the news papers, but no it is not.

The liberal media is kindly making sure there are no articles highlighting Bush's go shopping directive.

Go figure.

[NastyRiffraff]

28. Well, why not?

He told the country to go shopping right after 9/11.

Then again, he's getting desperate, begging people to shop to boost he economy to improve his ratings.

[northofdenali]

29. Want to be really patriotic?

If you gotta shop, buy nipples!! (See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2957088 )

Fuck Bush. He's a total idiot, and the whole world knows it. What's worse, he's not only a fuckhead, he's evil on top of it.

[Cleita]

30. Well he's got to keep China's economy going. After all they

own us thanks to all the money he has borrowed from them for his wars.

[Erika]

32. I wonder if the bushbots know China owns us

At least it insures no warring. They could just call in their IOU's.

[Erika]

31. Why didn't he say enlist or send goods to the troops?

Because he's a spoiled rich kid. He thinks consumerism and capitalism is the answer to all.

[Bobbie Jo]

34. I went shopping today...

I bought a freakin clue to send to bubble boy. :spank:

Unbelievable.....

[kimsterdemster]

36. Shop this...

http://www.prankplace.com/fbush.htm :+

or this http://www.bartcop.com (Worst President Ever Stuff) :evilgrin:

or this http://www.aspca.org :loveya: Animals

buy The Dixie Chicks, Green Day, Bon Jovi, Springsteen, etc. :headbang:

Like the poster with the antique store, shop blue. :woohoo:

We should all make an effort to buy An Inconvenient Truth en mass. :kick: :woohoo:

[Raksha]

37. And do our patriotic duty and buy shoddy goods made in China????

Oh yeah...okay...that makes a LOT of sense...

[Raine]

38. Yes he did

I could hardly believe it but I heard it myself. Shameful during a time of war to tell people to shop instead of asking them to sacrific by using less energy or something like that. :-(