David Shuster Breaks Down President Bush's Bad Week
By Logan Murphy Tuesday Aug 28, 2007 8:03pm
And it's only Wednesday.
Today on Hardball, David Shuster gave a scathing rundown of what has been a horrific week for President Bush and the Republican Party. Starting with the president's awkward visit to New Orleans to mark the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the "Brownie" moment, Shuster then moves to the resignation of Bush's disgraced Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales and of course, yesterday's revelation that Idaho Republican, Larry Craig, had been arrested for seeking sex with an undercover officer in a bathroom stall at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport.
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Shuster: "The White House did offer a statement today on the Larry Craig sex scandal. A presidential spokesman expressed disappointment, but refused to say whether Craig should keep his job. That means the White House is trying to stay detached from Senator Craig in much the same way the White House has tried to stay removed from the lingering Gulf Coast problems since Hurricane Katrina."
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Sometimes it seems like the only thing missing is a man in a gorilla suit crashing the set and attacking one of the news anchors.
Nice wrap-up! GWB is delusional and so is his wife.
"full throated"
Couldn't happen to a bigger bunch of dicks!!!!
GonzoD @ 4:
ergo "full throated"
David Shuster, I love you! (Though, "I am not gay, I never have been gay".. :-))
Such reporting is so unheard of today. A reporter who actually keeps track what these crooks are doing and have been doing.. Fantastic.
Anyone with a Brain would be ashamed for all that has gone on during Bush's watch.
I guess that means that GWB thinks he's just doing great.
I'm a 70 year old Veteran of two wars and for the first time in my life I am ashamed of my country.
LOL I can't wait to see what humiliation Thursday brings Bush.
The candidate who can stop the this warlord from invading Iran will be a national hero of historical proportions.
Eat that karma motherf***ers!
NONsequitur @ 9:
Too late I fear.
I like to think of it as Schadenfreude Week.
It might be shitty fer Stupor Mundi and his horde of screechin' henchmonkeys, but I'm gettin' a lotta giggles. Teeheehee....
This doesn't even account for his delusional speech last week comparing the Iraq Occupation to the Viet Nam War (in a good way) or his ridiculous speech yesterday about how Iran is now the threat to the Middle East (not al Quaeda or Iraq) and we're going to bomb them if they don't get in line because of the old chestnut that we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.
This asshole is a parody of a parody of a parody (in a really bad way)
"David Shuster Breaks Down President Bush’s Bad Week"
I wish people would stop referring to Bush as "president". Presidents are elected. Bush is a reich wing activist Supreme Court installed dictator.
cd @ 8:
Whatever it is, I'm sure President Fucktard will bring it on himself
Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of scumbags! What goes around FINALLY is coming back to bite the bastards in the ass, lying SOB'$. Now if we can only salvage what little is left of our rights......... And don't give up on our country yet Runs-with-Dogs, we still have a pubic hair of a chance to right things!!
And yet he's had a better week then the families of the Iraqi dead, American and Iraqi.
Bush remain relentless on his oblivion......perhaps if continue to repeat the lies, and deny that it is a lie but rather HIS truth that IT would somehow magically become accepted byt the people as "TRUTH"?
He hears himself echoing the lies over and over and over his head that HE was successful in brainwashing HIMSELF believing that his lies are his truth. He needs to sober up to reality. If he has forgotten what the truth actually is, WE the PEOPLE has the intent to REMIND him.
IF the CONGRESS is no longer reliable to this task.....since they have become complicit to his crimes. THE 110th Congress is Bush's NEW "rubber stamp congress". And HE has Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid to polish his table of all the finger prints.
►Runs-With-Dog◄ @ 7:
Don't give up, Runs-With-Dog. I'm 65, my hubby, a vet also, is 72. Us old timers have to tell ourselves we had a great country, and it will be again as soon as those murderous pricks leave our White House.
A bad week for King Petulant Prick is a very good week for everyone else though. Might even wake up a few more koolaiders to the fact that their personal savior is a lying loser.
He hasn't had nearly the week of a Katrina/Bush victim. His "bad" week hardly measures up to the "week" of an Iraqi citizen or a US soldier in Iraq or Afghanistan. He might well deserve to have a very bad week or month or year or even a decade, but nothing he will suffer, due to his inability to reflect, compares to those that have been caught in his footprint.
21 You are so right on that one.
Good for you.
Col Kilgore,
"A bad week for King Petulant Prick is a very good week for everyone else though"...
I think rather the opposite may be true, not that the alternative would be any better, but if a bad week for this hubris filled warmonger may well have dire consequences for the world. It's actually a catch/22 in a way; we are damned if we don't squeeze him and we may be damned, so to speak, if we do.
With that said, let's squeeze the dying daylight out of his remaining term!
MSNBC should give Shuster his own "investigative" show. They could finally get some real ratings in that 6:00pm time slot that Tucker Calson drags them down in. Shuster could start off by investigating Tucker's public bathroom antics.
When the opposition party is the Democratic Party, how bad can a "bad week" for President Bush really be? It's just Bush showing Americans his middle finger knowing full well there's fu#k-all we will do about it - assuming there was something we could do, of course. Iran, here we come - nothing personal you understand, it's just that war is such good business.
It's downhill all the way from here baby on so sit back, hold on tight, and enjoy the ride to the bottom.
Wheeeeee.
I take that back Let Shuster spend his time on the real problems: Cheney, Bush, et al. Let O'Reilly investigate Tucker...they might end up a couple.
a guy @ 13:
Oh yeah, and he wants $50 billion more to kill thousands more Iraqis and hundreds more US troops...
Bad week my @SS!
I wonder how many arthritis pain pills he had to split this week so they would last more than a month.
How many pans of Ramen did he re-heat this week so his pension-less mother could sleep with food in her stomach?
How much sleep did he lose this week worrying about his son in Iraq?
I'm not jealous of GWB, and I ain't shedding no tears!
Memo to Bush:
Stop embarrassing us.
The American People
Just think...
It's only Wednesday....
The hits keep on coming....
David Shuster does a great job...why doesn't he have a show...instead we get Tucker...urgh...Someone should let MSNBC know that David is draw....Tucker has us running to change the channel...
Reality is a bitch, ain't it Georgie?
Too bad we can't get "Detatched" from Bush! Time to IMPEACH the creep.
and without shame, boosh goes to NOLa for another photo-op.
Who was the friggin' genius that thought it was a good idea to send monkeyboy to New Orleans today...? Wow. Bad move. Could you make Bush's screw up THAT much more apparent? TWO YEARS LATER and the folks down there still want to lynch him...oy. Maybe the Craig scandel was a blessing for him.
BushCo has been detached from US and its citizens since 2001. I can't wait until they detach themselves from the WH and crawl back into their holes.
Shuster should replace Tucker Carlson. I watch more MSNBC than I should but as soon as Tucker hits the airwaves MSNBC is turned to the "Off" position. I hate that turd Tucker Carlson and Shuster should take his place. In fact stand by for some email addresses to use to send your disdain for Tucker and your suggestion to replace him with David Shuster.
I realize this is off topic, and delete as necessary....
but, can we please get SUCKER Carlson removed? Now MSNBC is editing his comments from last night. Bastards.
Sorry for the off topic, but for some reason, this has really pissed me off.
Where's Cheney been? I don't like it when he dissolves into the shadows. He's too dangerous to be left out of the limelight.
Yeah, monkeyboy snuck into New Orleans and did his little show in a controlled environment. Then he snuck out. That was the only smart thing about it which wasn't his idea, of course since it took some thought.
dan.abrams@msnbc.com
letters@msnbc.com
bill.wolff@msnbc.com
viewerservices@msnbc.com
Now write a letter and say how much Tucker sucks and how much better David Shuster is and how much more you would watch if Shuster were to replace Tucker. Praise David Shuster all over the place. MSNBC must know that he is good so the more they hear and read the better. I will post this a few times this week on different comments sections for a reminder.
Apple @ 39:
I wouldn't be surprised if Cheney has been out scouting men's rooms for his pal from Idaho. He probably does it "under cover".
I would rather Schuster remain a reporter, not a host.
Just get rid of SUCKER Carlson!
Apple @ 39:
Here, I think...
http://rawstory.com//news/2007/Study_US_preparing_massive_military_attac...
I love it when Shuster kind of snickers at these assholes when Keith points out some Dumbass thing they did. Shuster kind of gives a “Shhhhhh” and shakes his head. You can really se his disgust.
Horrible week? Seems like a typical week to me.
I hate to admit this but I would really like to smear a handful of shit all over Bush’s face. A nice firm turd so that I could smoosh it in and rub it around and push into his ears and nostrils. I would not “hurt” him but at least he would know how I really felt about him in no uncertain term. No violence just a smear job. I wouldn’t want to do anything illegal.
Captain Kangaroo @ 47:
Now calm down Capn'.
David Shuster has a beautifully concise way he has of encapsulating the pestilence and corruption of Bushco. He picked the one answer that Abu Gonzalez gave that epitomizes everything else.
Even worse, the shrub gives a speech saying things are better.
Jo @ 19:
I wish I had a grandmother who peppered her politic rhetoric with phrases like "murderous pricks",...
Brava, madame!
he doesn't get it.....and never will....
JohnnyThief @ 51:
Damn Jo, I had no idea you were that old. Not that it is old. It's just that you sound like... shit I don't know. And you are not really old either. Jeez, did I just put my foot in my mouth? Since I am going to post this anyway I think you will get what I mean. And don’t ever stop posting. I really like your posts. 965? Really? I was going to ask you out but I didn’t know you were married. :lol: )
Wow. Didn't Bush look like he KNOWS what a complete asshole and hypocrite he is over this Katrina debacle? Stunning. Loved the zombie look on the young boy's face when Bush puts his hand on his shoulder. Doesn't that just say it all.
Fantastic report Mr. Shuster. This man needs his own "news" (hahaha) show. Seriously. Great report.
The Chimp looked like a sad, sad piece of shit in this clip. I like how he says he -- and only he -- can see the progress that is being made in N.O., and how the people who live there cannot see it because ... they live there. The boy-king is in a full-blown fantasy world right now.
Georgie, you're doin' a heckofa job. And, I mean that in a straight, non-gay way. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Maybe later in the week Babs will tour New Orleans and remind the citizens how well things have been working out for them.
This administration will go down in history as one f-up after another. Who still supports these criminals?
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JohnnyBravo @ 58:
Old people who thanks to Fixednoise think they're living through Vietnam and WWII at the same time.
It's the Old people, half wits, and evil jerks those are the only people who still back this war.
Bush is looking less and less like a human being and more like a caricature every day! It's unreal watching him.
Listen to wingnut talk radio....they're still out there....
Had I known that Chrissy was going to be out, I would have tuned into Hardball. This was a really good piece.
GonzoD @ 4:
LOL! I agree.
It kinda seems as though MSNBC is catching on to the real world of right wing republicans.
It is becoming too difficult for even them to keep the mantra going, and the longer these freaks stay in power, we are in for even more treats
I believe GWB will sincerely miss Senator Craig. As he remarked Larry Craig gave a heckuva job.
I wonder what flavored kool-aid Bush and his cronies are drinking.
Nevertheless, its a reflection of where America is as a country. Oh god, this is our government, and even with its disgustingly poor standards, a large part of the nation seems to be either oblivious, or accepting of it.
We haven't gotten anything right for the last 7 years. We need redemption, and we need it soon.
thepoetryman @ 21:
(Always thinking of myself???) What about all of us for having to listen to, watch, and put up with him for this long. I often turn the volume off when he speaks, or leave the room, it's that bad. I never laugh at his "bloopers": they're not funny, they're frightening. As a non-American at least I don't have to travel the globe with my head hung in shame. (I do empathize with everyone here.)
"David Shuster investigates"
Has a nice ring, doesn't it? He is a rising star, and I think he is being groomed.
Here are some suggested shows:
David Shuster investigates: The oil law. Is it about a fair division of revenues - or a total giveaway to American "big oil"?
David Shuster investigates: Is the Bush administration building massive and permanent military bases in Iraq - in direct violation of law passed by congress and signed by President Bush?
David Shuster investigates: Is the Bush administration arming both sides of an incipient civil war, hoping that the ensuing strife will distract from the oil law and illegal permanent military bases in Iraq?
David Shuster investigates: What exactly are the "benchmarks" - and is there any hope any of them will be met in our lifetimes?
Sry - wasn't supposed to be all bold - only the first line.
The more Bush screws up, the more likely he will heed the idiot counsel of Darth Cheney and attack Iran.
David Shuster needs his own program! If MSNBC can't figure out which slot to put him in, may I suggest either the Matthews or Carlson slot. Neither is worth a plug nickel.
I usually like Shuster, but the last line of his report is terrible journalism, drawing a specious link between Larry Craig and Hurricane Katrina. That's the kind of crap that Faux News spews.
I ♥ David Shuster.
It would begood to see schuster become permanent anchor for Hardball.
Oh, and fuck Bush.
That is the best journalism I've seen on TV outside PBS. Shuster is a star, and I hope to see him become more prominent.
How come David Schuster doesn't have his own show on MSNBC? Like following Olbermann. Oh I know, because he probably wouldn't do the celebrity news so well and he wouldn't claim that he gay bashed someone and then laugh about it with his fellow brown shirts.
I had to laugh at David Schusters line:
"But, President Bush seems oblivious..."
Kinda sums up his entire presidency....I'm reminded of the photoshopped "Time" magazine cover of Bush from 2000 that said "We Are F*cked". And we certainly were f*cked royally.
And of course Gonzalez is a liar....as is Bush, Cheney, Rove, Scooter and on and on it goes. Shuster did everything but say that.
The Republican Party - the party of immorality and hypocrisy.
David Schuster should have his own show. He could replace the gay bashing Tucker Carlson.
ticktock @ 30:
Yeah - hope it continues. What could possibly be next? Perhaps a YouTube video of Roberts or Alito partying with their gay partners. Why can't Republicans just be honest about their sexuality?
sorry folks but while i liked that shuster report personally, it was like a bizarro version of Fox News report in reverse. Totally reported from one side as empirical fact. that report may tell you all exactly what you want to hear, but it was completely slanted to the left. Imagine if Jim Angle or Carl Cameron or another Fox Wingnut had done that same type of report with that same tone, about one of your liberal gods? it would have been up on this site fast with the requisite snide comments from the site editors lighting the fire and then the commenters falling in line with the lockstep outrage. oh, and site eds, feel free to track me back to see where i am from because i dared step off the reservation.
It's not so bad for Bush/Cheney...big oil's profits are still smashing records.
I thought the limit was one cockup a week. This could leave a shortage for next week. Or not.
Appropriate karma for a bunch of deep throat hypocrites.
I agree with #82. It's terrible journalism.
Bush bears some direct responsibility for Katrina, but not for the Larry Craig incident. To compare Bush's distancing himself from Craig with his distancing himself from the slow recovery from Katrina is a patently false analogy, and hence absolute crap journalism. If C&Lers don't see that, they're suffering from the same erosion of critical thought and reason that Al Gore decries.
Notice how Commander Bunnypants once again referred to the destroyed city of New Orleans and the ravaged Gulf Coast as "this part of the world"? As if it's some exotic foreign outpost like Katmandu or Timbuktu, instead of a unique and irreplaceable part of our own broken and bleeding United States?
What a jug-eared, gimlet-eyed, shit-smirking asshole. Another big middle finger atcha, Junior ...
DGB
We're watching this administration descend into its own depravity from overseas, while the body count continues to climb.
The problem is no longer what Bush does or what he says. The problem is that we continue to be surprised by what he does or says. If I were hired as a field goal kicker for a professional football team, no one would analyze each of my failed kicks or be surprised that every kick missed the goal posts by miles. It would be instantly clear to everyone that I was incompetent and unqualified for the position. And yet we continue to be outraged by Bush's actions. He is not now nor has he ever been qualified for the position of President.
The American people that he pretends to protect should be less afraid of terrorism than by the fact that he is the one protecting us. He's frightening. We need to take the ball away from him before he shags another one.
No matter the negative press and facts that are reported about this administration, it seems that we are stuck in some twilight zone episode. How the hell did Bill Clinton get impeachment proceedings against him for a blowjob and with Chimpy the list goes on and on and on, and the dude skates. It's like we're fascinated in seeing what else the guy could fuck up.
I could give a crap about Shuster and Matthews, Cooper, and Olbermann. They are reporting a lot more fair and balanced than Fixed News, but it seems like it's just the other side of the coin. I like them fine, but Dan Rather was a real newsman.
Take the pundits off the air and demand answers to the tough questions. Hold our politicians accountable for a change.
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Boy, you have that right. Imagine how much fun it would be to see David Shuster with his own show. I have seen him rip Republican talking points to shreds to the embarrassment of a Republican member of Congress, who could only sit there with that patented Republican grin when they are on the hot seat. Tom Delay didn't invent that grin, but he perfected it.
Captain Kangaroo @ 41:
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