It would NOT surprise me, if the * tapes were...

[slor]

made 2 weeks ago, as an attempt to stem the gannongate story. Particularly, after seeing tweety spin the poor betrayed monkey routine.

[indepat]

1. Nothing would surprise me

[tanyev]

2. Or they actually were made several years ago,

but the Bush team has known about them all along and were saving them for future use. (Break glass in case of emergency.)

[FreedomAngel82]

3. Definietly think so

Are any of them up online to listen to?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

4. Me either

It also helps divert attention away from him not getting his way with SS. Bush doesn't like to hear that he failed or was wrong.

He has the press corps so well trained they won't even question him about the tapes. He has nothing to lose and everything to gain.

[Just Me]

5. Naw. Prolly the Christian fundies flexing muscle *grin*!!!

:shrug:

[ktowntennesseedem]

6. I swear, my wife just told me...

"they sound like they were recorded just a few days ago."

I can't tell for sure. They do sound very candid, and * sounds very different when he speaks candidly than when he is reading from a script. (e.g.: press conferences vs. state-of-the-union) But perhaps they recored several hours of candid conversation, and just released the best parts. All in all, they aren't that revealing or damaging, and in my opinion the perfect "non-story" to take everyone's mind of Gannon-what's-his-name.

[Chipper Chat]

8. He refers to himself as "President Bush"

when he is discussing his use (or misuse) of mary jane. Is that a clue?

[ktowntennesseedem]

10. Yea, noticed the same thing.

If it was from '98, sound quite arrogant to refer to yourself as the president.

[Chipper Chat]

12. "Oh Doctor KKKKKKKKKKarl - I have a tape that need fixing!

Dont worry, the dumb democrats will never figure it out!

[surfermaw]

7. psychology

People are beginning to think the Republican party an the R/R are and occult, so this comes out to make people think GWB is not as religious as they thought...so Jebbie can win in 2008

[whistle]

9. Maybe not two weeks ago, but almost certainly stage directed

...at some time in the past for just such an occasion.

[s-cubed]

11. Which would mean they are VERY worried about jimmy jeff