Bush says Obama has long way to go to be president

[sabra]

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2007-01-31T195651Z_01_N31191535_RTRUKOC_0_US-BUSH-OBAMA.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsArt-L3-Politics+NewsNews-4

Bush says Obama has long way to go to be president

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that Democratic Sen. Barack Obama was an impressive politician but had a "long way to go to be president," as he weighed in on the race for the White House in 2008.

"He hasn't gotten elected yet. He hasn't even gotten the party's nomination. He's an attractive guy. He's articulate," Bush said in an interview with Fox News.

"I've been impressed with him when I've seen him in person, but he's got a long way to go to be president," Bush added.

[NYCGirl]

1. And, like Bush, does he have the SCOTUS on his side?

That's the REAL question.
;)

[Ignacio Upton]

41. Bush knows that a President Obama will be over-ruled by

Justices Scalia, Thomas, Roberts, Alito, and who ever the Decider foists upon us, if or when Stevens or Ginsburg retire or croak.

[twilight_sailing]

2. Bush "has long way to go to be president"

I mean, really. ;)

[Turbineguy]

4. Dang, beat me to it!

[twilight_sailing]

5. Great minds think alike.

[lancdem]

12. Good one!

[all.of.me]

35. Yeah, there he goes projecting again!

:crazy:

[Dulcinea]

53. My sentiments exactly! eom

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Talk about ironic satire without intention. n/t

[grytpype]

6. They don't let just anyone be president.

You have to be real experienced. And smart too.

[Toots]

30. Don't forget articulate it is straticagorily correct...

"Is our children learning?"

[fidgeting wildly]

7. Well that's rich, coming from him.

:eyes: Like the dim son is some expert on presidential competency.

[Jim Warren]

8. Oh shut up

What a pile of shit.

Earlier from a Molly Ivins recognition thread:

Junior.......born on third base thinking he hit a home run

[roamer65]

9. * has never been a president.

Worst pResident ever.

[tabasco]

33. Unfortunately, Bush is the President, but he has never been a leader.

I suppose all of us must accept responsibility for allowing him to be sworn in.

It is a disgrace to this country that a fool was allowed to become the chief executive. I am really pessimistic about the future of this country just because of this. WE ALLOWED A FOOL TO BECOME PRESIDENT. People actually watched those debates and went out and voted for Bush. Absolutely mind boggling and frightening.

[iconoclastic cat]

10. So he should do what, buy bleach cream? You twit. Go ride a lawn mower. nt

[lancdem]

11. Pseudo-praise from Bush

Just what Obama needs, lol.

[Journeyman]

13. By that criteria -- need the nomination, has to be elected -- "everyone" is. . .

a long way from being President.

He never fails to astound, his grasp of the obvious, his inciteful expounding of the idiotic.

[LynneSin]

14. Coming from a man whose only previous political position was more ceremonial

than actually working with politicians.

If I'm correct - it's the Lt Gov of Texas that does most of the work, a position that Bush never held

[sinkingfeeling]

15. Does Bush have a crush on Obama? "Ive been impressed with him when I've

seen him in person..."

[schmuls]

24. He might have a crush on Obama, but he has lust for Jeff Gannon

Come and get me, you henchmen of the dictator!

[femmedem]

16. Bush: the only person alive who thinks repeating what Biden said

will make him look good.:rofl:

[Marnieworld]

17. Surely he doesn't think that being articulate is a requirement of the job?

But is he clean though?

:grr:

I'm not even super crazy about Obama but I am so tired of how people are talking about him.

And for * to criticize someone for not having enough experience when he did not have much himself is amazing.

[Demit]

18. Man, that is just obscene. That putz commenting on anybody's qualifications.

[Cha]

19. bush the little Texas gov

who never did a damn thing but drip poison, lie, and get bailed out by his daddybush who along with the corporatemediawhores and the supremecourt 5 betrayed their country.. and he went in on a morals backlash without a goddamn moral in his sociopathicasss. Let's talk reality here.

Any goddamn body can be president of the United States..even a brainless, dickless(expcept cheney) asshole named bush.

It's who do we want this time?

I want a leader not some nambypamby fence straddlin' dyNASTY wannbe.

[kimsterdemster]

20. Bush Sucks...

Idiot son of an asshole, hit the bottle til he was 40, never left the country before his was appointed (OK, so he went to Mexico). Shut the fuck up already, nobody listens and nobody likes you anymore!!!

[FightingIrish]

21. That's all the endorsement I need.

He just became my candidate.

[Patiod]

22. Notice how low our standards have sunk for this Chimp?

No one even expects him to realize that his "articulate" is really just a code word for "not your typical mumbling nigra"

We bash Biden (who should know better), but have completely given up on this moron.

[schmuls]

25. Who has given up on the ____sucker? I bash him to everyone

who will listen and people who don't want to listen!

[progressivebydesign]

37. I picked up on the racist codespeak, as well. n/t

[mikelgb]

23. "He hasn't gotten elected yet." INDEED

motherfucker

[pink-o]

57. Yeah, Dim Son should talk!

...He never got elected TWICE!!!!

[KamaAina]

26. Bush** said "articulate", too?!

So now Bush** is plagiarizing from Joe Biden. Somewhere Neil Kinnock must be smiling...

P.S. Wonder how many times the Fuckmook-in-Chief has called Condi "articulate"?

[BluePatriot]

55. Someone, somewhere

is banging his head on his desk repeatedly because Bush said that. Poor little Prez-handlers.

[arcos]

27. And he's clean also! nt

[LynnTheDem]

28. So sayeth the 28% approval pResident

ROTFLMAO!

[faithnotgreed]

29. why must he always first describe others as "attractive" or not?

thats what he does basically every time in describing men or women - comments on their looks and often their attire

there is not one level on which he isnt offensive and im not talking about his looks

[Kerrytravelers]

31. Wow. After all this dumbfuck has done, he feels he can judge ANYONE?

:rofl: :cry: :rofl: :cry: :rofl: :cry: :rofl: :cry:

[AngryOldDem]

32. Oh, the irony. n/t

[DemExpat]

34. I'll second that.

DemEx

[progressivebydesign]

36. "attractive guy"? Is Bush the only prez that articulates those thoughts?

He seems obsessed with other men's appearances. Obama is "attractive", well isn't that rather a dismissive thing to say about him? He's "articulate", wow isn't that racist codespeak? Ever notice how some people go out of their way to describe a black as "articulate"? As if that's unusual... bush is an idiot.

Bush is till not ready to be president, he has no room to talk.

[undeterred]

38. Its oxymoronic to hear the inarticulate describe the articulate.

A living oxymoron.

[MissMillie]

59. hear hear!

:applause:

[SquireJons]

39. Score One For Obama

Man, you can't ask for better free advertising than that. I'll bet all of the other candidates are jealous as hell. The president with the lowest ratings since just before Nixon resigned just gave Obama a huge boost. Since 70 plus percent of americans think shrub is a dufus, then probably 70 percent will reject his analysis and give Obama a hard look.

Wahoo!

[aaronbees]

40. As if the * knows anything

about what it takes to be president. What an empty, incoherent pukestorm he is.

[UTUSN]

42. Shrub has a long way to go to be president n/t

[truth2power]

43. Bwa hahahahahahahaha ha..

:rofl: :rofl: Like Monkeyboy is competent to speak to this issue.

[TankLV]

44. Takes YEARS to be as incompetant and criminal like he is...

[lavendermist]

45. The arrogance and total lack of self awareness is astounding. n/t

[Mz Pip]

46. Obama will have to work for it

Unlike Bunnypants who had it handed to him through his Daddy's connections and the Supreme Court.

STFU Chucklenuts.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[killbotfactory]

47. He needs to run some business into the ground first?

[thoughtcrime1984]

48. * and his Palliburton can go straight to hell

[Miss Chybil]

49. ROFLMAO!

Sorry. I couldn't help it.

[jamesinca]

50. So does Bush!! NT

[deacon]

51. So does Bush n/t

[underpants]

52. LOL I almost choked on my lunch I was laughing so hard at the headline

:rofl:

[matcom]

54. Bush means it takes TIME to program those voting machines

:eyes:

[Zorra]

56. "He hasn't gotten elected yet." Well, you haven't been elected yet, either,

ya worthless dumbass POS.

[GregW]

58. Pot says Kettle has long way to go to be black

:eyes:

[One Sweet World]

60. The gall

of all people, Bush is the one to say he has a long way to go to become president. I'd say he has an long way to go before he becomes an effective president. Thankfully we only have two years left.

[harun]

61. Maybe it's because he hasn't owned a baseball team (n/t)

[SecularMotion]

62. He sure does

about 22 months to go, if he makes it. That is a long way.

[SunDrop23]

63. So does Bush.

[mvd]

64. Like someone who wasn't really elected would know anything..

about one's chances. :eyes: