Countdown: Lame Duck Laughs or The Oaf Of Office
By Logan Murphy Wednesday Jun 25, 2008 8:45am
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We regularly post segments from Countdown, and normally they deal with serious issues such as FISA, GOP hackery, McCain's flip-floppery and such, but the #1 story on Wednesday's show provided some much needed comic relief that was too good to pass up.
President Bush is always good for plenty of unintended humor, and recently he's been serving up some of his best stinkers to date. VH-1's Christian Finnegan joined Keith Olbermann to talk about Bush's recent awkward moment with Filipino President Gloria Arroyo, the initiative in San Francisco to name a sewage treatment plant after him and an absolutely hilarious video of the president stepping off of his helicopter last Friday in North Carolina, waving desperately at two men (pictured above right) trying to get their attention -- but, to no avail.
Finnegan: "What you can't hear is that the two men in the clips are actually saying -- don't look, don't look, don't look, don't -- awww, I think he saw us. How do you go from being leader of the free world to the guy who THINKS he's invited to your birthday party? You know, like hey, who invited President Bush and why is he playing a Toby Keith cd?"
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Tough job. Savior of the free world and no one wants to acknowledge it. I guess some of us just don't know greatness when we see it . I think id rather be blind.
Foist?
OMG.
Gilberto Gil was on democracynow.org yesterday.
Told a story of how Bush asked the President of Brazil
"You have black people too huh?" ...
(Brazil has the 2nd largest black population outside Nigeria).
That Finnigan bit was non-funny.
Ah well...
ok, back on topic....Bush is such a turd...he reminds me of the unpopular kid in school who had all the cool toys and would invite alot of people over for his b-day, and like 3 people show up...just for cake, and to play with his cool Evel Knievel Stunt Set and Stretch Armstrong...hehehehe what a schmuck.
This is a Statement written by Robert Heinlein and read by his wife years later:
"I believe in -- I am proud to belong to -- the United States. Despite shortcomings, from lynchings to bad faith in high places, our nation has had the most decent and kindly internal practices and foreign policies to be found anywhere in history."
George W Bush has taken even that away from the USA.
George, your the worst, your Legacy will be torture, trampling on the Constitution, and Lying us into an unnecessary war of "your" choosing.
Your a pig and your memory will be just that.
Good riddance, the World will rejoice when you are gone.
Very funny. Somebody told the Decider that it looks good when you wave when you get off the helicopter. It make you look friendly. Apparently these two guys didn't get the memo. Hahahaha
why does this dickweeb, bush, always and i mean always mention food when he is meeting with world leaders? there are few press availabilities with other leaders where he doesn't joke or mention eating? WTF is up with that?
liberalDAPofJUSTICEmoderation @ 4:
Also reminds me of Bobby Brown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IlE8yAmW3E
Huh?!? He thinks that's a compliment? How fucking clueless can a person be? He really needs to go. He is just a complete embarrassment to the country, and makes us an embarrassment to the rest of the world.
I've seen less flippin and a floppin in the slop on the bottom of a fishing boat with a fresh catch.
Did boosh ever say how he can't wait to dig into the pig during a meeting in Israel?
I like the way he looks just completely desperate for acknowledgement the second time he waves. It's like, "Hey, over here, look at me, please, please?"
JustSickOfIt @ 9:
I didn't see it on the tape but he must have complemented them on their floor sweeping abilities.They are very good floor sweepers if you didn't already know that.
I wonder if this made Filipino President Gloria Arroyo bitter?
I would laugh - If I could. But just the sight of this pathetic little frat boy pains me. And to see Karl Rove on the boob tube now more than ever - it seems the wheels have really come off this country. Trying to explain this to foreign visitors leaves me exasperated. How did we let this happen? I only have one answer for them. Elections were stolen, by those so brazen to want to establish a totalitarian police state. Yes, that is their goal. Do not doubt this. Every bit of action this administration has perpetrated on us is towards this goal. It is pitchfork time! And in the western nation with the highest percentage of firearms in the hands of citizens, it could get VERY,VERY UGLY.
from the Declaration of Indepence
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
"See, they like me. They didn't flip me the bird like everybody else does these days."
And what's with Bush in that photo op with the Philippine president. He's slouched down in his chair in a rumpled suit looking like old grampa at the barbecue waiting for his plate to be brought to him.
Classic lazy, privileged, jerk who has never worked a day in his life, surrounded by intimidated peons who routinely laugh heartily at his stupid comments for job security. When President Blood drinker is out of his comfortable element, he is then exposed for what he is.....just another hopelessly worthless member of the lucky sperm club.
I'm sure he compliments Felipe Calderón on the great job his L'il Mex'kins are doing on the White House lawns ...
Oh that boy Bush... always the elitist.
Boosh is just a poor littel sociopath that no one will pay attento to anymore.
I love Keith, but these so-called comedians he often has on at the end of this show are just UN-funny. He should just skip them and do his own stuff as he's much better at getting laughs.
He may be a freakin' imbecile, and stupid lying pig that 3/4 of the country would like to tar and feather, but in the only statistic that matters, this vapid incompetent loser is 22-0 against the democratic majority!
The hearing with Addington et al is on now on c-span3 if anyone is interested. You can watch it on c-span's site if you don't get it on tv
willie @ 7:
Exactly. It's a wonder the nimrod doesn't weigh 300#, what with this strange fetish of his.
Amitola @ 19:
Scripted and awkward.
Poor delivery.
Not the least bit believable. ...kind of like a WH Press conference.
You know, that that I think about it. This is exactly how this fucktard spent his first 8 months in office. Just one moronic photo shoot after another. The whole country groaning over his utter lack of tact, common sense or general knowledge of the world. Everyone wondering if we could just lock this dumb shit in a closet for 4 years, and let him out when he lost in 2004.
Then 9/11 happened and the scared shitless cows in this country turned to this poster boy for abortions for guidance and leadership.
Funny how he's going out the way he came in, except he destroyed 3 countries (US, Iraq, Afganistan) over 8 years and cost us all about $4Tn in extra debt. Should have locked that fucker in the closet when we had the chance.
Left&Left @ 16:
Lucky sperm club! ROFLMAO! Good one L&L. LOL.
liberalDAPofJUSTICEmoderation @ 4:
http://b6.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00400/62/27/400167226_s.jpg
Whew! At least he forgot to mention the Phillipino Nanny that lived in the basement and raised young Georgie.
Please, please, oh please spend the next 6 months down in Waco clearing brush and mountain biking.
JustSickOfIt @ 24:
"Poster boy for abortions!" ROFLMAO again! I sure am glad I logged on this morning. You guys are crackin' me up. Carlin would be proud.
Keep the laughs commin'. Its all we got right now. That, and Feingold and Dodd.
Yellow Elephant Safari @ 26:
HA! Exactly!..."I bent my wookie!"
Cats r Flyfishn @ 18:
Now put this together with what his mother said about the nice little happy negros in Houston during Katrina and you can see how it filters down.
ExSubmariner @ 14:
Hells yeah!
Since everything Bush touches turns into shit I really can't think of a more fitting name for a sewage treatment plant. Go California!
Truly, truly... the idiot son of an asshole.
EJG @ 32:
But shouldn't it be a broken down, non-functioning, useless, trillion dollar debt sewage treatment plant that only 20% of the population wants?
Left&Left @ 16:
You are so right.
He's also a violent individual.
The delusional war criminal who should have been impeached in 2003 for lying us into war thinks he has fans. There is no doubt this guy is an idiot. He's merely a puppet for the neocons who are even bigger war criminals and must be punished for pushing the country into a Hitler like war.
Actually, I don't think it's an appropriate name for a sewage plant, because you put sewage in, and reduce its impact on the environment.
I think it'd be better to name a landfill for George. It's where people dump everything from busted televisions to dirty diapers. Eventually, something gets built on it ... but ultimately, even a landfill turns out to be a poor foundation. There's always something toxic bubbling up from it, or what is built upon it collapses.
Olbermann missed the obvious - that Major General Antonio Taguba, a Philippine-American, labelled the Bush Administration 'war criminals.' So obviously, we had to praise the cook.
Has anyone done a close-up of the two guys who won't acknowledge Dubya? I swear it looks like the one on the right raises his arm in such a way that he could be flipping the bird. Or he may just be taking a puff of his cigarette.
Apologies SM for a waaaay off topic post...but this is just too ridiculous to wait...
Our tax dollars at work ladies and gentlemen...
http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/06/fbi-pays-visit.html
If boosh is the Flim-Flam man
Does that mean he coughs alot?
Cocaine will do it.
Left&Left @ 16:
just another hopelessly worthless member of the lucky sperm club.
And to think he coulda just ended up in his father's undershorts.
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Dump Lieberman, sign the petition.
http://liebermanmustgo.com/
At least he didn't try to give Arroyo a back rub.
There's the individual person who is POTUS, and there's the POTUS. You can only be "yourself" in private; in public, you play the role of President. Bush hasn't figured that out yet.
it will be interesting, to say the least, how idiot boy is treated after his reign of terra.
just more proof that he lacks wit to do anything. change your sights people, it's worse than you thought, the gov has been run by cheney and his back room boys for 7 years. gw has neither the wit or intelligence to do anything more than be a comedic front man and a bad one at that.
The comedian (Christian Finnegan) just 'aint funny'. That segment was borderline lame. Funny is funny, stupid is stupid, and half-ass is truly half-ass.
You know, Bush is easy fun all by himself. He don't need no help. It's truly embarrassing.
OhBummer @ 46:
I can't imagine many speaking engagements for him in the future.
http://www.backwardsbush.com/
This is a news program? Really?
Gretchen @ 49:
the words 'pelting' and 'eggs' comes to mind.
From the website http://noquarterusa.net.
This is the website of Larry Johnson, a frequent guest on Countdown especially during the Valerie Plame controversy. Regarding the content of this article, I borrow a line from Olbermann.
"Great Thanks"
http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/06/25/keiths-traintrum/
A Comment for Keith
Most people reserve a portion of civility for solemn events. You know, births, deaths. Usually people in polite society, or at least those pretending to polite society, find a way to take some time and recognize that sometimes it IS about someone else.
Unless you’re Keith Olbermann. Then it’s all about you. Always about you.
Keith, what made you think having a first class TRAIN ticket was your due for attending a colleague’s MEMORIAL? Most people would be reflecting on their friend and thinking of the family - and just happy to be alive to attend a memorial. Not screeching and threatening a staffer over a damn first-class train ticket.
That must be one dream train car. Maybe it has massage therapists inside or maybe lots of merlot and cute young chicks who don’t know the real you. Or maybe it’s just filled with mirrors so you can practice your remorseful face. That probably takes you a while. I can see where a pocket mirror wouldn’t cut it either. Other riders might see you holding a little mirror, trying to fit your whole mug into it, and think you were just another narcissist.
And that cannot be tolerated, sir. You are NOT just another narcissist. You are in a league of your own. And that means every trip must be first class, by god. Particularly if you are en route to a place where you might be expected to act like a human. We understand you need time and privacy to practice.
But I guess you just can’t pull off the “human thing” if you have to ride with other, more ordinary, humans. So, you didn’t show at the private ceremony. But don’t worry, I’m sure your absence was not a terrible loss. And it must have been a relief to you, Keith, not to have to muster up a facade of sorrow and empathy, because we’ve certainly never seen you show THOSE emotions. Or maybe, just maybe, you actually cared for your colleague, but you simply couldn’t stop your pathological narcissism, sense of entitlement and quite possibly a strong desire for ketchup.
EIther way, you Keith, are a total schmuck.
Whatta Joke @ 53:
am i supposed to care about this?
OhBummer @ 54:
I thought Larry was a friend of the show and valuable resource for Countdown. If it looks like a knife in the back and feels like a knife in the back, it's probably a knife in the back.
I guess Larry won't be "great thanks'd" any time soon.
Those two guys with their hands in their pockets are great Americans.
Do they have a Gitmo mailing address yet?
Others have been arrested for indicating displeasure at the BushCo misadministration performance such as here: (Criticize Cheney, Go to Jail), here: (Cheney Raises War Chest; Protester Arrested), or here: (Arrest over Cheney barb triggers lawsuit)
or detained such as here: Physician who told Cheney to go F*ck Himself Lost his Home in Katrina, Detained, Cuffed by Cheney's M-16-carrying Goons
Another shitty day in Bizzaro world.
Whatta Joke @ 53:
Thanks for living up to your screen name! It takes a lot of intellect to cut and paste directly from a blog and paste it here at C & L as of it's your own! Larry Johnson? NY Post's Page 6.
Whatta joke indeed!
That was a really great clip of things I haven't seen, thanks C&L Industries, I needed that. Three things...
The sewage treatment plant. Yeah, it should be a one that's a boondoggle but this'll do. I think it would give San Franciscans immense post-fecal elimination pleasure knowing that it's going to pass through the Duhbya Treatment Plant. I know it'll do it for me just knowing it's happening. The sad thing is our Dear Leader will actually go to the re-christening and think they're giving him a great honor.
The slouching. Nevermind the idiotic comments about the colored servants to leaders of foreign nations, what IS up with that slouch? Was he bagged again? What time in the day did this take place? Seems like it might be a little early in the day for the Decider to be 6 sheets to the wind but that's just me. Could it possibly indicate the presence of what you humans call, a conscience?
The wave. Give those two gentlemen the freaking Medal of Freedom. Man, oh man, the big boys *have* left the administration. They have clearly got the third stringers in if somebody let this happen. Sweet though, really sweet. :D
NoGWBpolicyleftinplace @ 20:
What, like he did it all by himself? No disrespect to you at all, but I am weary of people giving Bush credit for kicking the Dems around. The man is a puppet of a moron of a sack of detritus. He has, however, a whole cabal of ruthless, evil, galactically selfish people who have been pushing their long-mapped out agenda, with him as their front man. Not even an intelligent individual could get away with as much as the Bush Admin has, not without a lot of help and an endless well of callous indifference. The Democrats aren't cowards (well, not any more than the AVERAGE craven politician); they're as much a part as the system as we are, We The People, who tolerate this system rotting from the inside out.
Sandi @ 38:
Looks like that to me as well, and then pixellated. Would be great to see an enhanced video.
We need those two gentleman on the other side of the fence in the Senate.
LanceThruster @ 56:
And lets not forget the Commander-in-Thief himself: Bush Protester Arrested for Carrying Sign
bush is a media creation. without the msm he would have never gotten the nomination and would have been totally forgotten.
I bet those two on the other side of the fence were Secret Service who have become as indifferent to the Chimp as the rest of us have.
btw:
I will vote against naming anything after George Bush, even a sewage treatment plant. Frankly, a sewage treatment plant performs a necessary function vital to our collective good health. George Bush is the antithesis of that. But I don't even have to go that far; I just don't need to see his name on anything, ever again, if I can help it. If everybody wants to start calling any and all human, dog, cat, or bird turds "Walkers" from now on, sign it into law, etc then heck, I'd be for that, but I am not down with putting his name up in big letters on anything short of a banner celebrating his prosecution for crimes against humanity.
Just keeping repeating: January 2009, January 2009, January 2009......
These are the rare moments that cause me to briefly feel sorry for the man.
It usually takes about a day for him to then overcompensate and create a brand new reason for me to loathe him and wish him the worst.
Is it any wonder that we have mexican troops now attacking civilians in there homes, I can vouch for accuracy cause I live In Pheonix area, check out story on Info wars, we are in serious trouble folks.
Dr. Bitterly Elitist Acula @ 57:
Hey Einstein, the link I provided is to Larry Johnson's website Noquarter. Larry Johnson is Keith’s source of record for CIA matters and specifically the Plame affair. He has been a frequent guest on Olby's show.
The question is ... Why .... would Larry's website reprint the facts alleged in the NY Post article. Perhaps, just perhaps there is some semblance of truth to the allegations in the article. Just wondering.
I want to compile all the video of this loser being a retard on camera, from him trying to open a locked door, to when the bird pooped on him to the above vid of the ignored wave. We should compile them into a DVD set and give them away for free when he steps down at Obama's inaugural next year, and then give him the one-finger salute as he drives away. Did anyone else noticed how much like a big dumb ape he looked with his meeting with the Filipino president? He was slouching and looked disheveled as hell, fine example there.
watchdog @ 70:
I believe it's called being a functioning drunk.
Ruthless People @ 66:
Chance the face, race and place ........... and it will still be the same game, the US is lost.
watchdog @ 70:
See my comment up a #15
Jerry @ 72:
I will say this:
The game is bigger than Obama or Gore or the Silver Fucking Knight on his white horse. The whole system is a mess; Georgie Poergie and Co. are just the most selfish, evil fucks to ever exploit it to their full advantage. While I am all for not seeing McSame carry out the neocon policies for another 4-8 years and DO believe that Obama will do some good, if not as much as us weathered libs may think he should, I am also not naive enough to think that in January 2009 the skies will open up and bathe us in golden light, making all well and healed.
I love Keith Olbermann but these unfunny comedians he gives airtime to gets on my nerves.
Remember, this is the same man who waved hello to Stevie Wonder.
Hilarious! Of all the comedians, Finnegan is my favorite commentator and he really nailed it with the whole "some of my best friends are _____"
Whatta Joke @ 69:
Perhaps it's because Johnson is a vehement Hillary Clinton supporter, and to a lot of them Keith is on the Bad List.
(Just for the record, he's not on mine.)
I wonder how much the former president Bush will command for speaking engagements ? LMAO
Annlindgk @ 78:
know why keith is not that popular with his counterparts? because he does his job.
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