CNN: Bush Not Speaking LIve

[Cush]

it will be another taped speech, to be aired sometime after 12:30

[Brian Sweat]

1. Saddam and Bin Laden never speak like either.

What's up with that?

[democrat in Tallahassee]

16. They say he is going to speak live now... coffee must have worked

They say he is going to speak live now... the coffee must have sobered him up enough ... or his handlers figure he slurs his speech so much anyway that nowbody would notice if he was drunk

[sfecap]

2. They have to sober him up first....

n/t

[Fridays Child]

3. Just heard that. Whoopee. We're going to be treated to another...

"...deer caught in the headlights" moment.

[KC]

4. Probably taped

while he rides to the next hole on the golf course

KC

[Dude_CalmDown]

17. Exactly

And if he has an attitude it's because he had to take the moment to do so.

[Clarebat]

Bush Reaction Taped Again

Isn't it frightening that our president is incapable of reacting in person to events? Remember Friday's "delayed" reaction to the blackout?

[newyawker99]

49. Hi Clarebat!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Cha]

5. Again!? I can't wait to get a Prez who actually cares about

what happens!

[meti57b]

6. That's good. He's so embarrassing when he speaks live.

Of course, it isn't a lot better taped.

[ewagner]

7. I can just picture it

Take #4! Lights? Camera? Action!


uummm ahhh the evil doers...umm where was that again?

CUT!

[Fridays Child]

8. Oops. It's to be audio only. His "blackout" appearance must have...

...generated some pretty brutal feedback.

[Fleshdancer]

9. Tell me this is a joke

tell me you're not serious and we're just having a laugh at the expense of this idiot...tell me he isn't THIS stupid. Wasn't the "bring them on" statement live? Interesting.

[wndycty]

15. How the f$#k does he get away with AUDIO ONLY???

:kick:

[Dude_CalmDown]

19. Listen closely - you can Cheney sink a shot in the background

I think Dick's shouting "Boo-yah" was a bit excessive.

[wndycty]

21. Now that is funny

:kick:

[Brian Sweat]

If it was, that might explain why he isn't doing anything live now.

They want to be able to edit out anything that stupid in the future.

[Warpy]

24. Oh, that was live.

That's why they won't let him out without a good script or rolling videotape.

This boob needs to GO.

[jackstraw45]

10. "Okay Mr. President*...take 44 - annnnd ACTION!"

Can you imagine the blooper reel of him trying to get it right?

Anyone got a Snickers?

[ewagner]

12. ROTFLMAO

Not that would be MUST SEE TV!

[Dude_CalmDown]

26. Too funny

"Not going anywhere for a while?"

[morningtheft]

11. He must be getting...

really annoyed that he just can't seem to get raging drunk first thing in the morning without having to answer for another catastrophe created by he and his cronies.

I don't even talk to my republican friends anymore but does anyone know how this behavior is viewed by Repubs???

[SoCalDem]

20. What "they" are thinking???

freeper # 1.... "Oh my stars, he sounded tired"

freeper# 2......"Well, it's no wonder..that sweet man has the weight of the world on his shoulders.. Gos is guiding his hand, and he will see us through our travails, unlike that evil nasty KLINTOON"...

freeper # 1...."You're so right, he's a christian man and his every thought is about us, his faithful followers"

freeper# 2....."This is all KLINTOON's fault for letting bin Laden escape, and for raising our taxes, and for doing.."you know"..*blush* "..

freeper # 1...."I hope PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH is getting some much needed rest on his vacation.. It seems like his vacation is being interrupted by so many things that are NOT his fault.. I think Daschole is behind all of thes"..

freeper # 2....."Yes, and why does he even NEED to talk..it's only the UN, and we all know how useless THEY are "..




rinse & repeat

[esse_quam_videri]

13. He can't speak live because...

he's brain-DEAD!

[jackstraw45]

14. 3 HOURS....Shameful.

It's shameful that it will take 3 HOURS for Bush to respond ON TAPE to this bombing.

I wish America would wake the F up about this guy and his cabal.

[frylock]

36. c'mon man.. lay off the guy already.

2 hours on the golf tracks, 20 minutes at the 19th for a quick eye-opener, shower, shave and shit. I'd like to see you get all that accomplished in a mere 3 hours!

</sarc>

[Dude_CalmDown]

38. You're right - how many of us can go from shitfaced to a speech 3 hours?

It's not easy.

[wndycty]

18. Its as if he is addressing us from a damn bunker. . .

. . .he is an absolute disgrace!!!

[Dude_CalmDown]

23. Sand trap - close though.

*

[wndycty]

25. Stop it. . .

You are killing me. . .that is too funny.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

22. God , bush* has an evil snakelike lisp...terra - isssssssssssstssssss

trussssssssssst in me...sounds like the snake in the disney movie jungle book

[Brian Sweat]

28. His lisp is fabulous.

[Mari333]

29. Bush speech just another LINE OF BS

same old crap

FUCK YOU GEORGE BUSH

Its a shame his mother didnt seek an abortion, for us all.

[soup]

27. here's my notes

I didn't catch the very beginning. Pure Canned *jr. , halting monotone:

on purely humanitarian mission

number have been killed
or injured

for those who suffered
extend sympathy of US people

spoke to Koffi

terrasts show contempt of innocent
fear of progress
hatred of peace
they are enemies of iraqi people

murderers who reveal themselves as enemies of civilized world

desperation of terrasts
civilized world not intimidated

iraqi people liberated
on irreversible course to self gov
UN and US will stand with iraqi people

terrasts want to return to days of torture chambers and mass graves
iraqis who want freedom must reject them

all nations face a challenge and choice
attempting to spread chaos and fear testing our will
our will cannot be shaken
we will perservere thru every hardship
bring to justice
god bless souls harmed in iraq

on edit added a couple of letters missing here and there.

[Cadfael]

40. great notes

he hit the same points on the audiotape and the televised speech as far as I could tell...why did they trot him out in a suit to repeat that stuff? And what was with the weird inflection in his voice when he said "mass graves"?

[newyorican]

30. "Coalition" (US) Forces *were* responsible for security

n/t

[Karenina]

45. LIHOP?

or MIHOP??? :tinfoilhat:

[imax2268]

31. PATHETIC...

That was pathetic...

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

Go back to your golf game and let real people handle this...!

[Rose Siding]

32. White House contact info-

http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/

Call 'em, write 'em. Tell them that it's insulting that Bush won't respond rapidly and LIVE to tragic world events.

[opihimoimoi]

34. My ET friends and GOD are taking bets on how long the shrub stays in biz

The Odds don look for a long term thingy.

[HootieMcBoob]

37. Great Idea

It's important that we respond rapidly to this embarassment of a man. Not only should we write to the WH but why not write to all the news shows and our local papers as well?

[arcane1]

39. my letter to Bush:

Put the bottle down, George. Your 'address' to the nation after the UN bombing in Iraq was a disgrace, you cannopt stop playing golf long enough to make a statement? Must every word you say be pre-written and reviewed? Three hours it took, to come up with a pre-recorded AUDIO statement?

At least with audio only, you don't have to worry about looking as drunk as you did when you finally responded to tehblackouts in the northeast. I seem to recall we had to wait awhile for that statement too, which was ALSO pre-recorded

The mayor and governor of New York BOTH spoke live, and both spoke soon after the crisis began. You could learn something from them, if you were a real man who really cared about people.

Go back to your golf game, you have an election to rig and can't be bothered with dead peasants

[Stephanie]

41. The blackout statement was PRE-RECORDED?

I was blacked out, didn't see it. What time was the statement, like 8:00 pm or so? It was pre-recorded??? What did he say? Anything? Bloomberg to his credit got on the air right away and kept talking throughout. I had radio on almost the whole time but somehow missed Chimpy's statement. I can't believe he TAPED it.

[berry]

43. I don't remember the exact time it aired, but there was a long delay

--about 4 hours? sort of reminiscent of 9-11. The really bizarre thing about this is that even though it was taped, it was truly awful. People joke about his being drunk, but I can't quite believe that since he was about to be taken to a fund raiser, in San Diego I think. But he was disoriented and blathering, and his face was blotchy, his eyes seemed unfocused. If this was the best he could do even with all the time they took to tape it, it's just plain pathetic.

I'm not sure if this one is available, but some of Bush*'s speeches are made available on video at www.whitehouse.gov (maybe not this one though, if they're smart).

[arcane1]

46. yep, he taped it

after first declaring it a local issue that didn't need his input...


he said "umm" and "uuhhhh" alot, little else...

[Stephanie]

47. a LOCAL issue??

MF! 50 million people is a LOCAL issue? Impeachment will be too good for him, but let's get started anyway.

[soup]

48. One man's take on *jr's reaction

no love lost for *jr in this article written by Bill Gallagher in Detroit during the blackout:

>snip<
"President Bush had a slow and puzzling reaction to the worst blackout in our nation's history. On a brief break from his month-long Texas vacation, he slipped off to California for a mission of supreme importance -- a fundraiser.

It took 4 1/2 hours before the president and his staff emerged from their own blackout to address the unprecedented crisis. Between a rah-rah speech to the Marines and the $1 million fundraiser, the president had scheduled "private time." That means, in White House code, video games, sports on television and a nap.

Finally speaking of the suffering, powerless people living where Bush calls "up East," he did underline the need to improve the nation's electrical grid, noting that he viewed the blackout as a "wake-up call for the need to modernize our electric delivery system."

When it comes to energy, the Bush administration consistently supports corporate over public interests.

Remember, Vice President Dick Cheney shaped our national energy policy with the help of the thieves from Enron and other corporate moguls. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham is a career politician whose singular qualification for the job was that he needed one. He was defeated in his re-election bid for the Senate in 2000 and deflected the embarrassing fact that he once voted to eliminate the energy department.

The president did call for investment in infrastructure. Now that's a real bolt of lightning.

Here's an idea. Take the money from the president's $1 trillion-plus tax cuts that largely benefit the rich with borrowed money and spend it on investments in the nation's power and other infrastructure needs."
full article:
http://www.niagarafallsreporter.com/gallagher128.html

[SpiralHawk]

33. Both Bush and Cheney are indeed in a weird seclusion zone

Whatever is really going on for either one of these characters, they sure don't want the world to get a good look at them. The truth would be evident.

I believe it was Abraham Lincoln (R- Illinois) who observed that after the age of 40, a man's face reveals the truth of who he is.

[DoYouEverWonder]

35. He looks drunk to me

[Garage Queen]

42. Hey, he put on a suit and tie, for gosh's sake!

What more do you evildoers want?

<sarc/>

[trogdor]

44. I can see Wagging the Dog II

The pResident NEVER goes live - EVER. Not only are the speeches canned, but the news conferences, too, the reporters being played by retired adult film actors because nobody knows them by anything other than their double-entendre stage names. The papers the "reporters" work for are never mentioned, to avoid the New York Times (for example) saying, "hey, that guy's not on our payroll!" Smirk gets as many takes as it takes to get it right, and the "umms" are mostly edited out.

Some obscure Hollywood director (played by Al Pacino) catches on, goes public, and is pursued by Secret Service agents (the same ones responsible for keeping the porn actors quiet) for the rest of the picture. He meets an old friend who is something of a hacker, and goes over a tape of one of the news conferences with him.

"Hey, I know that broad," Mr. Hacker exclaims.

"You should," Mr. Director says, "You were in a Mr. Softee commercial with her about three years ago. She was just getting out of the porn business, and you were trying to get into television as a game show host or something. How about this one?" Mr. Director pauses the tape at a uncharacteristically clear closeup of a blonde wearing a red power suit.

"Vicky Victoria, right? Only her hair is different."

"A little more 'professional.' I think she had her nose done, too."

"Wow, how long has the President running this scam?"

"Probably since a few months after taking the oath of office. I've had Secret Service goons after me for weeks now because I know too much. I sent a copy to Senator Goldstein (1984 reference is obvious) on the Justice committee back in May, and you know what happened to him."

"He was in a car accident, right?"

"If you want to believe that. Anyway, the goons got hold of the tape and a note I wrote to Sen. Goldstein telling him what to look for. That's how they fingered me. The way I see it, there is only one thing left to do."

"CNN will never run this in a million years."

"Yes, they will. That's where you come in."

Any Hollywood types out there want to give me a greenlight?