Countdown On Bush's Presser: Iran Irrelevancy & World War III
By Logan Murphy Wednesday Oct 17, 2007 1:28pm
On Wednesday's Countdown, Keith Olbermann does a mash up of President Bush's train wreck press conference yesterday morning where he fought tooth and nail with the press to desperately force relevancy upon himself.
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The Washington Post's Dana Milbank helped run down the follies, including Bush's refusal to--or sidestepping of--questions on torture and Israel, being grilled by his own paper, The Washington Times, and his ill-advised use of the term World War III in reference to Iran and its nukulur program -- prompting Keith to ask if it's possible the president isn't in control of all his faculties or if he's seriously working on some sort of fundamental, biblical checklist.








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I'm the first, yoo hoo!
I've been of the thought, lately, that the whole meltdown of right-wing Republicans is actually a sign of the apocalypse. Now I'm sure of it. At least the end of it all will be proceeded with some really great Daily Shows!
I've posted the MRSA superStaph checklist on my blog for those that were waiting. May as well be bacteria free while waiting for the horsemen to ride through town.
I saw it live and I even with Keith making comments I couldn't get through it all a second time. Has bush lost his mind? Did he ever have a working mind? I think he is in worse mental shape than Nixon was when he stepped down. Nixon was mean and all but he wasn't as deranged as this bastard is today.
Everyone running for president should be required to take an IQ test before they get on any ballot and they should be examined for any mental deficiencies too.
I think we're seeing the true, inner-Bush come out. He hid his true personality in the cloak of "Compassionate Conservativism" for years, despite not even knowing what that meant. As he gets more and more desperate and frustrated, the school-yard bully that is the real George W. Bush arises. He pushes, he gets defensive, and he becomes more and more convinced of his own self-righteousness.
Now here's the bad news folks.... he's coming up to the cliff edge of complete delusion and if he jumps over, he will take us all with him if we don't do anything soon.
I watched it this morning and agree with patricia- I think Bush has really gone bye-bye mentally. the way he was talking down to reporters, being so cavalier, and the subjects so severe, was, well, pretty fucking scary. I wish Hunter Thompson was still around to comment.
pissed off patricia @ 3:
A friend of mine who is extremely rational told me yesterday that he has come to believe that bush is mentally unbalanced, that there is something clinically wrong with the state of bush's mental health, and that bush needs to be examined by a psychiatrist and treated.
All I could say was, "That's what I've been telling you for years. You're just now noticing?"
george w. bush is mentally deranged, or, as I like to put it, he's unhinged.
He's as relevant as smelly dog shit on the bottom of your shoes.
I can only stand about 10 seconds of Bush's sniveling smirking delivery when he talks at these things before I have to turn it off for the safety of my TV and my children's ears.
There is a simple explination for this and its Alcohol.
His mental health is irrelevant. Cheney's running the country.
Makes perfect sense to me, We need to keep Iran from thinking about nuclear weapons. Can't everyone see the Iranians thought bubbles like I can? If it takes nuclear weapons to destroy those thought bubbles then so be it. Only by destroying the middle east and all the non christian people will Israel be safe to someday become Christian's. Besides it will be good for business.
George W Bush this countries first completely retarded president.
How strange. He cites Iran's crazy guy who wants to destroy Israel. I'll cite our crazy who has already destroyed Iraq and now wants to destroy Iran.
This stupid, psychotic, deranged mass murderer has taken away America's the entirety of America's moral authority. The world only points its finger and laughs whenever he presumes to lecture on any topic of morality. What a monster. What a piece of shit. What a criminal.
RayC @ 11:
Does that mean he'll execute himself?
I don't think Bush is nuts-just evil.
Check out the arrogance of this guy.
With his numbers in the tank and the world teetering on the brink of disaster because of his actions,he still behaves like he's been in office 3 weeks.Most presidents would be losing sleep and carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders.
Not this shameless prick.
When any of the reporters were trying to get him to answer a question that he didn't want to answer, he either gave them that look our dads used to give us that told us not to push our luck or he giggled and looked around at the other reporters for their approval of what he was doing.
Why do the reporters laugh along with him when he tries his lame jokey stuff?
Let's face it, anyone who would yuck it up while speaking of WW III has to be insane or damned evil.
Straight Shooter @ 6:
Actually... I think he is showing all the signs of a closeted alcoholic. Now I know everybody dismisses that as a conspiracy theory, but trust me... I've got 2 degrees in Psychology. The man is showing CLASSIC symptoms (flushness in the face, irritability, speech problems, short-term memory problems, fatigue, etc.). It's not a great leap. The man supposedly "cured" his alcoholism without any help. As any alcoholic will tell you, staying sober is something you never stop doing and you need a lot of help doing it. It'd be no surprise that he's hitting the bottle having one of the most stressful jobs in the world.
Or secret answer 3: all of the above.
Tommy@9 - My thoughts exactly. He was slurring his words and looked flushed and blotchy.
I had a call from a democratic fundraiser this morning asking for contributions. I told him that I was sorry, but I can't afford to contribute at this time. I also told him that the democrats should quit backing down and impeach this administration. By the time I was done, I was fuming. I also told him that the democrats should quit falling into the mindset that they would be labeled as "weak on terror." We will stand behind them, if they grow a spine. The weak on terror label is crap. The democratic voters are better patriots than the repugs.
He really does look like he's been rocking in his own feces all day in the Day Room until they clean him up for these occasions.
TimV @ 16:
You beat me to it. And I have 0 degrees in Psychology (but a lifetime of living around alcoholics) so it's not too hard to spot.
George Bush is just insane. What a terrible little man he is.
Perhaps people need to pick up the National Geographic from June 1999 where post-bomb photos were published highlighting the skinless citizen masses of Hiroshima trudging through the rubble after a nuclear warhead exploded 1 mile above their city, at over 1 million degrees.
How a repeat of that nightmare will solve anything is beyond me.
http://www.topblogcontent.com/2007/10/18/world-war-iii/
I agree with all of the comments so far. Bush is a madman. He's stupid. He's sinister. He's a mass murderer. He's a dry drunk, maybe not so dry.
But for all of those reasons, I can't call him "irrelevant." We're stuck with this bastard until January of 2009 (if the world makes it that long). Congress won't impeach him, and although it meekly announces that Bush needs its approval before starting any more wars (what the Constitution requires whether they declare it or not), it has also made it clear that it will fund any wars he starts anyway.
There's nothing irrelevant about him. He doesn't want SCHIP? We don't get SCHIP. He wants another war? He gets another war.
The only thing he hasn't managed to destroy is Social Security. Somehow we need to get the Democrats thinking about all issues the way they think about Social Security.
Whoa!
Does anyone think that he might a little bi-polar?
Seems to me he's more than a mere alky...
I think he needs some quality time in a padded cell.
Then I say, we impeach Ol' "Shotgun" Cheney's punk ass!!!
And once Cheney's outta the way, we give bush a clean bill of health, and prosecute him, and the rest of his cronies as the fucking criminals they are!!!!
Can I get an Amen?!?!
My father was the worst kind of alcoholic. He would never admit it and didn't even in his dying breaths. So much about bush reminds me of him. My dad put himself before anyone else, including his own family. He was quick to anger at home but could charm the pants off a stranger. He never accepted responsibility for the damage his drinking caused our family, it was always someones fault, but never his. He made the rules and there were no exceptions and no discussions, no matter how bizarre the rules were. He never said he was sorry and in his mind, he never made a mistake.
TimV @ 16:
I don't know if he's a closeted alcoholic or if he more closely fits the pattern of a "dry drunk." He had a horrendous drinking problem (and attitude problem) for many years, combined with an unhealthy frequent indulgence in cocaine. I do believe that he is an addict, and has perhaps switched addictions from alcohol to religion, and then from religion to power, without ever going through the necessary treatment to understand and treat the source of his addiction. His narcissism and megalomania are terrifying to behold in someone with such a responsible position, particularly someone who has never accepted responsibility for anything he's ever done in his entire life.
wonders if: "the president isn’t in control of all his faculties or if he’s seriously working on some sort of fundamental, biblical checklist."
ans: yes
why do vids from C and L always make my system crash?
What an arrogant, ignorant, lying incompentent prick. I don't know if there is anyone in politics I have ever loathed as much as this SOB.
A few points about this clip:
If there is a world war III its because Bush is going to start it.
What's more dangerous, a non-nukular Iran who threatens to attack Israel or a nukular Bush who has proven he will attack a country based on lies? Disarm the warmongering Chimp first, then focus on Iran. Prioritize the threat.
Finally, Bush doesn't remember what he was doing in 1980 because he was most likely coked up and drunk.
Bush rolling out nixons "madman theory" again isee.
Wow. Bush is crazy, seriously mentally fucked up. This is incredibly scary. God help us that we last until Jan. 2009...
On the alcohol again, for sure.
God help us all...
Rusty Shackleford @ 10:
....into the ground.
Great minds Captain America...
Veto the President :)
Did you see the recent analysis of Bush malapropisms? Turns out nearly all his tongue tied moments have come when he's attempting to mouth something that sounds "compassionate". He's generally fine when he's playing the big bully boy, like yesterday.
He LIKES this stuff. He's aware at some dim level that nobody's buying the lie that he somehow cares about people. Threatening the entire planet is all he's got left.
Mark my words: this will get us into big, BIG trouble sometime between now and January 2009.
He acts like the unreasonable a-hole at the end of the bar, that everyone avoids ... Deigning to ask him a question which he then labels a 'clever ruse' sweet jeebus ...
why does he always have that little snicker when he is trying to 'explain things' to the simpletons who dont understand...
couldnt these chuckleheads at the presser at least stop laughing at his stupid bully tactics/quips...
I also am disgusted at his little snickers and grins when talking about extremely serious, deadly topics that involve thousands and thousands of dead, pain and suffering, and so on... why the hell does he grin so much about it? INSANE...
Delusional, uninformed and dangerous.
The Repugs sure know how to pick em.
pissed off patricia @ 26:
Wait a minute. PoP, are you my sister?
rasta @ 29:
Librul conspiracy.
How could Iranians start another WWIII when we all know Saddam was another Hitler?
TimV....interesting hypothesis....yet another parallel to Hitler's personality complex....which was reportedly exacerbated by steroids, cocaine and morphine in the last years of WWII.
Straight Shooter @ 27:
People, we need to keep in mind that the same 35% of the country who still backs Bush seriously believes in the end-times scenario, and they know with all their hearts that he's the man to bring it off. They greet this inevitability with glee. THAT'S what he's smiling about! He knows he's God's prophet and tool. I think we can all agree that he's certainly a tool.
This guy went to Yale? He pronounces 'doesn't' as 'dudn't'. He sounds like a fucking backwoods hick and acts like a child.
Makes me wonder if Barbara Bush was drinking when she was pregant with W. It's like he's got Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
I should also add that I long ago figured out how to read Bush. If he's talking, he's lying. If he's talking and smirking, he knows he's lying and doesn't care. He's so used to lying that he doesn't even recognize it any more.
TimV @ 16:
From what I can tell, George's 'cure' was a piece of bullshit. It was a choice between the booze and keeping his family intact. Along comes a friend who takes him to a Bible study meeting, and George gets it in his head that 'he can come to Jesus and keep Laura and the girls!' (c/f Frontline: The Jesus Factor).
In short, it was nothing more than a rationalization with a thin veneer of God painted overtop. God got nothing, and George got to save his marriage and give himself an image makeover.
I don't like second-guessing someone's sobriety, but I do know it requires rigorous honesty with oneself and one's actions. And, as Tim notes, recovery is an ongoing, active process.
Bush and honesty aren't even in the same neighborhood.
The part about not forcing peace and democracy was just amazing. My head almost exploded when he said that.
pissed off patricia @ 26:
For a minute there, I thought you were describing my dad. However, as bad as my dad was, he wasn't and isn't a mass murdering asshole. There is more than just alcohol wrong with Bush. I believe Bush is a sociopath.
Wasn't it so nice though, to see King George talk down to the reporters
as if they were nothing more than a smelly pile of shit?
Except in this case, the reporters were more like flies, and
the POTUS himself was the pile of shit. They should have
kept swarmming.
Seven years ago, when this drunken, draft-dodging, cokehead was running for President, I told everyone I knew that he reminded me of this clip from the movie "The Dead Zone":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1VHSQV0yn8
It's freaky how much he now seems EXACTLY like that guy.
Chris Matthews also asked Barbar Boxer if she thought Bush was unstable. God, the guy can't even pronounce nuclear, and he's doing his damnedest to get us into a nuclear war.
Ruthless People @ 30:
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\Informed Comment.mht
Check out the link.
David @ 45:
Where do you get 35%?
At least, in California, Bush has only 21%.
Dana Perino explains the irrationaly today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0quKB9iS5_c
pissed off patricia @ 3:
What a good idea: IQ test. I also believe that Cheney barking mad. Just watch Cheney's Law, it's even scarier than the Dark Side of Dick Cheney.
Ron @ 19:
I called Dick Durbin's office yesterday, and said the same thing.
Shouldn't the President of the USA be required to pass minimum a medical exam,
similar to what airline pilots are required to pass.
Bush's behavior has been attributed to a number of causes -
- some form of Dementia
- Alzheimer's
- Lyne Disease
- Alcoholism
and maybe a combination of many.
kaT @ 55:
I think the national poll that just came out was 24%.
Annoyed Canuck @ 46:
Interestingly, his asshole brother Jeb doesn't have a trace of W's phony accent. He talks like somebody who was born in the northeast and attended elite schools. As both of them did.
SCHRODINGER"S CAT @ 60:
Sure, but when you've bought off the Legislature, the Judiciary, and you have 9/10 of K Street lobbyists sticking checks in your pocket...who's gonna stop you?
kaT @ 53:
Even Tweety is beginning to question bush's mental state!? What happened to his man crush?
We, the American people, are totally, absolutely, completely f*****! We have a man, who calls himself our president, giggling on national television, while raving about WWIII and vetoing children's health care to ensure he is relevant. He is 100% insane. And no one can or will stop him. Goodbye, world!
TimV @ 16:
Not a psychologist, not possessed of a great amount of exposure to alcoholics, but he sure seemed to be high on something.
He's scaring me.
I like beer. Is this how I'll look in 15 years?
more and more this guy shows how lacking in intellect he is. in all actuality, he is a total embarrassment. it also occurred to me why he is so appealing to the heartland. they see him and they see that he is not so far above them intellectually. he's just a regular shit-kicking middle american. in other words, he's a dumb ass.
hope @ 61:
Hehehehe ayup...and will probably get lower too...yesterday a Republican dude, came in to the shop, who wants to run for county commisioner, wanted us to sign his petition...me and my bro were like, LOL, you republicans sure have created alot of democratic voters...he turned beet red and try to continue with his speil...I'll check out his site...and if he's not a ragin neo-con, I'll sign his petition to let him run for office...
OT: Yahoo News just reported that the U.S. has "intercepted" large amounts of muniations
in Afghan supposedly coming from Iran. Looks as if the bush admin. is insistant on keeping
the war drums beating as to Iran. News report indicates that the supply of arms confiscated
could not have reasonably arrived within Afghan without the knowledge of the Iranian Gov.
Why is it that only today this is being reported, via the MSM, when this supply of arms
was actually confiscated on SEPTEMBER 5th??? Sounds to me as if just more Pentagon
BS being disseminated in order to keep the fires burning as to a military conflict w/Iran.
26 pissed off patricia Says: My father was the worst kind of alcoholic. He would never admit it and didn’t even in his dying breaths. So much about bush reminds me of him. My dad put himself before anyone else, including his own family. He was quick to anger at home but could charm the pants off a stranger. He never accepted responsibility for the damage his drinking caused our family, it was always someones fault, but never his. He made the rules and there were no exceptions and no discussions, no matter how bizarre the rules were. He never said he was sorry and in his mind, he never made a mistake.
I'm sorry that you had a father like him. I have lots of sympathy because you just described my father. After reading your comments for some time now, I would say that you survived quite well. GOOD LUCK IN THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
young turks
the real fear with this deranged individual is whether we like it or not he is the leader of the united states. he does have the power to push the button on world war III, and for the sake of relevancy, prestige, or his place in history, he is apt to do it. and dear people, if we stand by and allow this to happen, we are no longer innocents, we are complicit. whatever platitudes he utilizes to further his cause, they must be exposed as lies and he must be stopped at any cost. there is much to fear.
Not that we needed more evidence, but yesterday's press conference confirms what I think we can all agree on, that Bush is suffering from mental illness. But what does is say about us, and our political system, that he remains in power, continuing to destroy everything this country used to stand for? What does it say about his support in the republican party, that continues to back his policies, when clearly he is harming the country? Or Democrats, who refuse to bring impeachment to the table. Has everyone put party loyalty ahead of duty to country? It's heart breaking to see what my country has become.
I know it's an overused analogy, but it really bears repeating. I used to wonder how rational Germans could have allowed Hitler to lead them to war. I don't anymore.
Nohobear @ 75:
I am open to suggestions. If you ask me we have already been had and short of a mass general strike i can't see us having much impact.
xoites defends Constitution @ 75:
I agree. A strike looks like the best way to get any attention. There's supposedly being one talked about for Nov. 6.
xoites defends Constitution @ 75:
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I am open to suggestions. If you ask me we have already been had and short of a mass general strike i can't see us having much impact.
I think you're right. The time is soon coming when we will have to take to the streets. God knows my phone calls and emails to my Senators and Congressmen have done squat. (and they are democrats!!!)
Do any of those who actually voted for bush and now regret it, actually feel guilty.
They are at fault for the horrible mess the USA and world is in.
Where's the OUTRAGE in this country -- you know in the "liberal" MSM -- over the drug and alcohol-addled presidunce who laughs, actually LAUGHS about nukular war?
WTF is going on?!!!!!!!!!!!
Nohobear @ 76:
I think you're right. The time is soon coming when we will have to take to the streets. God knows my phone calls and emails to my Senators and Congressmen have done squat. (and they are democrats!!!)
We tried to get that started a year and a half ago and it fell apart. When it comes to debt America is Number One! Most Americans can't miss work.
IMPEACH THE MENTALLY ILL NOW !!!!!!
drtoxic @ 52:
I think that guy studied for the part under bush.
WOW - it gave me chills. :( :( :( :(
Dr. Acula @ 78:
I am not sure of all the causes although i think i know some, i am not sure about the cure, either. The medical term for it is "Fucked Up Country Stndrome."
http://www.impeachbush.org/site/PageServer
The only unfinished business we have is to IMPEACH this jerk!
Just as an example of how well the fear card works when the Idiot-President uses it, I was talking to my 82 year-old Mother this morning and I could tell something was bothering her. I asked if everything was alright. She said that was watching the President's press conference and he had said something about starting world war III. I had to explain the context of his remark to ease her mind. I then had to remind her to never watch him as he is an idiot.
Isn't it amazing that such an irresponsible waste of human flesh could be allowed to hold the highest office in our country for eight years? Isn't it even more amazing that both Houses of our Government has allowed it for eight years even when most of the People of this country up to now know something is wrong and our voices are ignored? Yeah....democracy is alive and well in The United States of AmeriKa.
Jerry @ 85:
No it's not.
pissed off patricia @ 15:
I think most of the reporters in the room are aware that displeasing this president could have consequences. That look of disapproval is probably a reminder of that. Think Phil Donohue.
Looks like the stupid bastards are pissing everybody off now....not just us!!!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/18/putin.iraq/
Time is long overdue to call George Bush exactly what he is, an international war criminal. Bush is also a parasite on humanity.
bush and cheney need to be locked up in a fucking lunatic asylum.
they are fucking crazy and dangerous. they are now pushing for WWIII.
WFT is wrong with everyone, we need to take back our govt and sanity.
How scary is it that I agree with Putin?
When he reminded everyone about the Bully Pulpit he was warning everyone that Bullying was gonna be his way of remaining relevant. The word Bully pretty much sums up his foreign and domestic policies over the past six and a half years.
FUCKING IMPEACH HIM ALREADY!!!!!
The Republicans have had only one semi-sane president since Eisenhower and that ain't saying much.
kaT @ 55:
Oops. Pressed the wrong button...
Of course it depends on which poll gets reported on. As of last week, 35% was approximately the number that I saw reported. I think anything above Laura and Barney is scary.
David @ 45:
Listen to Bill Moyer's Journal "Christians for Israel". It explains what you are talking about. To bring about the rapture we have start all these crazy wars. Makes sense "dudn't" it?
Nohobear @ 76:
I think you're right. The time is soon coming when we will have to take to the streets. God knows my phone calls and emails to my Senators and Congressmen have done squat. (and they are democrats!!!)
Here's the scenario I fear we may be leading to:
Bush bombs Iran. US citizens take to the streets in violent protest. Bush gets what he wants--to declare martial law. Comments?
a guy with a 1,600 acre ranch threatening to veto health care for children so he can feel powerful. David Broder should be ashamed of himself for always trying to boost 43
Look at the Chimp smile, smirk, and shrug his shoulders during Gregory's questioning. He is nothing but a man-child. His immaturity is shocking and pathetic.
I still say that Occam's Razor applies here. What we're seeing is just a shockingly spoiled 4-yr-old in a grown man's body. You know, the kind who lives in an area where pets go missing at an alarming rate. The kind who makes scenes in restaurants just to get attention. Replace his statements at these conferences with him shrieking "Obey me! Obey meeeeee!" while stamping his feet, and you'll get the idea. I swear, the guy has "arrested development" written all over him. That's what happens when you're never forced to take responsibility for your actions your entire life.
It's also why the Dems have such crappy approval ratings. They were elected to get the spoiled little brat to shut down and shut up, but they act just like the parents in the restaurant/store who do nothing to rein in their kids. Then, channeling Ned Flanders' parents, they make the interview rounds, saying, "We've tried nothing and all, and we're all out of ideas."
he's just like Kim Jong Il. Just like him. without the bouffant hair do.
silvertongue3398 @ 89:
Bush is totally a parasite. What has he done that has been purely beneficial to humanity? All he has done is enrich his already wealthy base, deny healthcare to 4 million children who would have had it under the $35-billion expansion of SCHIP, caused the death of tens of thousand of Iraqis and the expulsion of millions more who have fled Iraq to Syria, Lebanon and other neighboring countries. And all he can do is talk about his retirement and smirk at questions from reporters.
His bodylanguage together with what he says is enough to scare the shit out of any inelligent person in the world.
If he, the rest of the administration and the people at the American Enterprise Institute don't get a ticket to Gitmo, the world owes Slobodan Milosevic, Stalin, Musolini, and a whole lot of others a sincere apology.
David @ 45:
That's a very dependable 35%. You'll probably find out that they are the same 35% who were trying to impeach Bill Clinton when he had the support of 60% of the country.
Bush is prick, we know that. I hope Gregory remembers it, next time he's gushing about what a nice guy this president allegedly is. I'm sorry, but David Gregory had it coming.
I wonder what the "unforgivable techincal problem" was.
the simple explanation is to pander to the lowest denominator, in bush's case it's the extreme judea-christian wack jobs who still believe that the rapture is coming, and by dropping more bombs is the only way to attain this. Bush needs to appeal to this crowd since it's the only crowd that still supports him and will protect his.
It is bad enough he has below average intelligence, no class despite his blueblood upbringing, and can't speak intelligently unless he is reading a script; but his treatment of David Gregory and other reporters was despicable. I was sicken watching a replay of that press conference!
Pathetic. Lying. Piece. of. Shit.
"I’m sorry, but David Gregory had it coming." agreed. what does it take for these guys who swore allegiance to the republican creed or party to see them bared. they need to denounce them in no uncertain terms. that is what would give gregory, powell and even mccain any semblance of credence. come to think of it as much as i admire joe wilson, wasn't he a republican apointee. if so, and i could be wrong, wrong, wrong, why hasn't he in no uncertain terms denounced this party, it's hypocrisy, and its tainted leadership, although in truth, he has battled them again and again and has come out on top because he has facts and an intellect.
Doggiebobo @ 69:
The equivalent to a 'throw-down' by a crooked cop?
tommy paine @ 9:
Dry drunks (which is what Bush is) often have major control issues (must exercsie it) and delusions of grandeur. Putting down the bottle, without doing the healing, leads to all sorts of delusional thinking. They often get a sort of god complex and have chips on their shoulders. Dry drunks wallow about in a miasma, and can be exceedingly dysfunctional, but unaware of that fact themselves. Since he has great power, no one wants to say it to his face. I also find it disturbing THERE ARE ALREADY MURMURS ABOUT CHENEY in the various halls of Washington.
I don't find the WW III comment particulary distrubing, per se, rather I find the enitre discourse extremely disturbing and question his faculties.
No one wants to step up and tell these guys they need help. They are megalomaniacs, and would certainly react very badly.
This whole episode is very disturbing.
There is an elephant in the room, but no one wants to say. No one will step up to the plate to call him what he is: "Biggus Dickus".
And now for something completely different: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FByERYetqI
;)
pinkobait @ 14:
I say, nuts AND evil.
TimV @ 16:
TOTALLY!!!! And see my post [at]113. I know what I'm talking about. In my sixth year of sobriety now. I totally totally see it.
Last week I was reading the archive of Molly Ivin's articles on Bush and had the American people listened to her we wouldn't be in this mess. I do believe that the press is beginning to wake up a little after seeing them in this clip. They seem to be pushing back more and not accepting him at his word. As far as them laughing with him; at one time they did but if you listen in this clip most of those laughs now are sound very uncomfortable. I believe they're tired of his condescending bullying nature as well as realizing he's unstable and dangerous.
I just don't know anymore where we're headed with this guy at the helm. Will he declare martial law and appoint himself Dictator for Life, will he rapture us by dropping a couple big ones, or will he realize he's pushed the country about as far as he can (with a huge chunk of the treasury in his Swiss bank account) and skip off to Paraguay one step ahead of the posse that's going to take him to The Hague? As I mull this over a vast majority of the citizens of this country go about their lives content in the knowledge that they live in democracy and have freedoms, rights, and privacy. And almost forgot, they have HBO, Survivor, and American Idol too.
Until January 2009....
P.S. Don't forget to stop by and thank Senator Dodd for the FISA bill hold.
pissed off patricia @ 26:
Sorry to hear p.o. patricia (and everyone else with similar comments). Kinda sounds like my dad too. He stopped drinking a long time ago, but he "never had a problem", and exhibits dry drunk behaviour now. You can see my posts [at] 113, and 116. Guess my "secret" is out, (not that it is a secret-- I'm very open) but if it helps even one person... (I'm not a Dad, never have been, and never will be.)
Milbank is clueless, defending Bush's sanity with the AG nomination, as if Junior had anything whatsover to do with it beyond reading the announcement.
t-bone @ 119:
Yes, Milbank does seem to be clueless. Is Keith required to have him on? Yesterday Milbank claimed he was hearing absolutely no rumblings about bush possibly losing it. Apparently, even Tweety is starting to ask questions about bush's mental stability. Milbank is missing something somewhere.
While parallels between Iraq and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict are indicative of the hypocrisy of Bush's policies, implying that what's hindering the peace process is the fact that the Palestinians don't want a democracy is intellectually dishonest on Keith's part.
The majority of Palestinians are Muslims, but they are secular Muslims. They don't see themselves as living in a theocratic state. Far from it. What's hindering the peace process is Israel's refusal to remove the illegal Jewish settlements from the West Bank and withdraw it's occupation soldiers. Prolonging the peace process would only radicalize the moderate Palestinians because they have seen with their own eyes how peaceful negotiations haven't alleviated any of their suffering over the last 10 - 15 years. One must keep in mind that Hamas didn't support suicide bombings until the 1995/96 when the peace talks failed, yet again.
The illegal Jewish settlements are a thorn in the Palestinians' back. And while some Israelis may honestly want peace and the creation of a Palestinian state, the Israeli government's actions have been to postpone a final resolution. If I were cynical I'd say that Israel hopes to reduce the Palestinians' status to one similar to the Native Americans, living in reservations, in isolated pockets of sovereignty, separated from one another with no internationally recognized government.
If parallels between Iraq and the Israeli Palestinian conflict exist, they are mainly in the form of "forcing" an agenda onto another population. In Israel's case it would be forcing the Palestinians to accept a peace deal and a subsequent withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces while keeping the Jewish settlements intact.
PS: The recent "security fence", better known as the separation wall, is indicative of plans to implement what I referred to above as my cynical view.
Thanks for taking the time to read this post.
gee maybe if david gregory had danced a little jig his man bush might have answered him.
and why oh why does the press laugh on cue when he says something, smirks, chortles and pauses...cue stepford audience to laugh along with satan. some of those sickening state of the union speeches. you would think the man had scored a bunch of touchdowns. why so much applause for such stuff?
Yellow Elephant Safari @ 41:
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ok this is just scaring me. i had no idea that my dad had two other families that he was making miserable.
VIDEO-Countdown On Bush's Presser: Iran Irrelevancy & World War III
On Wednesday's Countdown, Keith Olbermann does a mash up of President Bush's train wreck press conference yesterday morning where he fought tooth and nail with the press to desperately force relevancy upon himself.
Great article on the HuffPost by Bob Ceska on this very subject:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/world-war-iii-is-going-to_b_6891...
No truth;No honor-both Bush and the press.Plus they`re a bunch of assholes.
No truth;No honor-both Bush and the press.Plus they`re all a bunch of assholes.
Sorry about the double post.Clinton`s fault.
pissed off patricia @ 15:
My nephew used to do that when he was 6 years old. Very fitting behavior for our President, I think.
Pursang @ 117:
Did you read Molly's book about Bush entitled Bushwhacked? I was able to get through the first 30 or so pages and had to put it down because I was so damned pissed that this country elected him. That's been about a year ago; I haven't yet regained the desire to read more about this moron.
It's all about HIM. It's not about the kids, not about the people. It's about Bushy. Bushy the fucking liar. I HATE HIM soooo much.
approval headed into the teens by xmas.
A fine piece from The New York Review of Books looking at GW's meeting with Spanish Pres. Jose Maria Aznar in the run up to the invasion. It shows how delusionally confident he was then, and how it got everything messed up. What is just so damn frustrating is he was (re) elected in 2004....just how much damage that has done. How much damage the Republican Party has done to our nation and the world through their lust for power...just like GW, and how damn blind Americans have been.
It makes me want to holler!
Compared to how many wars the US started, how many countries the US has invaded and how many people the US has maimed and killed, maybe Iran is not so bad.
Yeah, the Bushies took what someone said and twisted it (again) to fit their policy.
I think the US is the biggest threat to world peace then Iran.
Does this mean that Iran can pre-emptively attack us, using our own rules?
My father was the worst kind of alcoholic. He would never admit it and didn’t even in his dying breaths. So much about bush reminds me of him. My dad put himself before anyone else, including his own family. He was quick to anger at home but could charm the pants off a stranger. He never accepted responsibility for the damage his drinking caused our family, it was always someones fault, but never his. He made the rules and there were no exceptions and no discussions, no matter how bizarre the rules were. He never said he was sorry and in his mind, he never made a mistake.
Wait a minute. PoP, are you my sister?
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ok this is just scaring me. i had no idea that my dad had two other families that he was making miserable.
You want to know what I think? You all had fathers who had Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and people with NPD very often develop problems with addiction. I think a lot of features of the "Dry Drunk Disorder" are actually those of NPD, and the dry drunks had those characteristics before they ever started drinking in the first place. P-Oed Patricia's description is that of a person with NPD.
Good for you all for turning out okay. What that tells me is that your mother, or someone else in your immediate circle, gave you the unconditional love you needed and sure as hell wouldn't get from your father. Children of NPDs who don't get that unconditional love become NPDs themselves. Those that do, turn out normal but with bitter memories.
David @ 98:
Here's the scenario I fear we may be leading to:
Bush bombs Iran. US citizens take to the streets in violent protest. Bush gets what he wants--to declare martial law. Comments?
Methinks whether the protests are violent are not, BushCo will drop the hammer gleefully, and turn this country into the dictatorship he's been having wet dreams about from the beginning..."this would alot easier if this were a dictatorship..as long as I'm the dictator" or someting like that...
Brawlin_Dem @ 93:
Lulz, impeachment? Not likely to happen if Nancy "We've Done Everything We Could" Pelosi is the majority leader and keeping impeachment "off the table." No, no, no.
But yeah, at least impeach the chimp already, or better yet kill him.
Maybe Bush is threatening to start WWIII if anyone tries to impeach him?
Or he and his boss Cheney will bring us "another 9/11", another false flag attack to be blamed on the "turrssts". But I don't think he has anything to worry about, as the Democrats in Congress appear to be playing ball for the same team as the Republicans. They're the fake opposition to make simpletons believe that they actually have a choice in elections. What was it Pelosi said as soon as she got the speaker's gavel? "Impeachment is off the table". Phony fucking fake opposition turd.
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