How are the Freepnicks taking the Bush Booze story????

[benburch]

Are heads exploding yet?

[neuvocat]

1. They've gone out drinking to deal with their grief.

[dflprincess]

2. This could be difficult for them

as I'd bet most of them are loyal Enquirer readers.

[DBoon]

23. and I bet most of them BELIEVE what's in the Enquirer

nt

[NMDemDist2]

3. link Ben? I missed that one n/t

[Lin]

11. me too, info pls.....(eom)

[benburch]

12. Linkie!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4839199

[ClintonTyree]

4. I imagine they're in denial, as usual...............

and I'm certainly not going to taint my computer finding out.

[magnolia]

5. What a week they've had.

Roberts gay...Bush drinking...their world is falling apart.

[bleever]

7. LOL.

[snippy]

18. Roberts is gay? Is he Bush's man date? Or is that Mehlman?

Or do they have a menage a trois? And does Jeff Gannon know? Aren't blow jobs impeachable offenses? Inquiring minds want to know.

[ochazuke]

28. Funny

Letterman is always saying "He's drinking again!"

[Politicub]

6. They're probably on the alert and deleting that article

They wouldn't want to give the inmates in the asylum any reason to doubt dear leader

[TallahasseeGrannie]

8. Of course he drinks. He's a man's man! n/t

[tanyev]

9. Crickets, apparently.

I just searched over there and didn't find a thing.

[Catrina]

17. Someone should go over and post

this important story for them ~ :rofl: ~ and there's a bright side to this news, he's not a very nice guy without the booze, even his own aides are afraid he'll throw a hissy fit if they give him bad news. Now that he's back on the bottle, he'll probably be a lot easier to get along with.

[buzzard]

20. I would love to do the honors but alas I have been banned.n/t

[benburch]

26. DONE

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1489035/posts

[benburch]

27. Whoa!

Lasted 30 seconds ONLY

[Catrina]

32. 30 Seconds???

:rofl: :rofl:

Wow! That proves they know and are on alert to protect poor, little freepers from anymore bad news this week!

Look what they did to hide the fact that he was AWOL!! It's an amazing phenomenon, the way freeps put their heads in the sand and fingers in their ears, rather than hear one bad word about this useless POS phony president!!

Hey, thanks for going over there and posting it for them ~ too bad ordinary Freeps are not allowed to choose what they can read. They really are on the ball about this, probably have a special detail working overtime to censor this story!!

I hope you didn't lose your membership!! :rofl: :rofl:

[political_invader]

40. Put this pic with your post benburch, Its PRICELESS

[NNN0LHI]

44. Your mistake was not saying "God Bless George Bush" in your post

It works for me.

Don

[txindy]

34. Nope, unfortunately for the 'help', Junior's a mean drunk

Wanted to deck his dad, once, while drunk. After driving his younger brother around in the car. Charming guy. :eyes:

[Agnomen]

10. What * drinking story?????

Link, please!

[benburch]

16. Linkage!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4839199

[Earth_First]

13. My guess is that they are laughing...

at those of whom are making this to be some sort of story. It's quoted from the National Enquirer for crying out loud.

...and I bet those laughs are directed at DU!

[benburch]

22. Enquirer is usually right about such things.

And I have my own sources that say the same things.

[Garbo 2004]

42. Enquirer broke the Limbaugh pill popping investigation story. They had

inside sources. Most notably, Rushbo's former housekeeper/supplier:
http://www.nydailynews.com/10-02-2003/front/story/122839p-110349c.html

I wouldn't be surprised if Bush has been off the wagon for a good deal longer than the NE's story makes out. Like years.

Recently there was a buzz about a Aug 30 visit he was supposed to have at a military hospital in San Diego. He showed up but didn't stay long and reportedly the Pres was seen being helped up the steps of AF 1 by Laura. Some wondered if he had a medical problem. (Others reading about it speculated that he was just liquored up.) From Raw Story:

But when Bush and his entourage arrived at the medical facility, those plans changed. One local news station reported that the President never left his motorcade, departing for the airport 15 minutes after arriving. The station aired footage of Bush laboring to ascend steps up to Air Force One, aided by his wife, Laura. A newscaster commented on the President's wavering gait and noted that it was unusual for him not to pause to shake hands with well-wishers at the airport. The broadcast led to local speculation that the President may have encountered a medical problem.

KNSD Channel 10 later retracted the story, reporting that Bush in fact entered the medical center and visited briefly with injured patients, but would not allow camera crews to accompany him. A call to the medical center's public relations office was not returned.

"We were providing the pool photography," KNSD TV assignment editor Gonzalo Rojas told RAW STORY. "We were originally told that we were going to be allowed to go in with him, but we were not. No one was. He was only in there a short time."

The President cut short his announced hour-and-a-half visit, departing an estimated 15 minutes after arriving at the medical facility. No reason for the abrupt departure was provided to the media...
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/San_Diego_hospital_closed_to_acommodate_Bush_visit_No_ch_0906.html

[madame defarge]

14. Question...

Is it only online or is it also printed for grocery store distribution? (If so, I might make it a point to hang in long lines and watch their reactions...could be lots of fun!)

[TrueAmerican]

19. Link

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/63426

[madame defarge]

31. Thanks...

I've read the online version. Just want to know if it's going to appear in the printed version... No big deal.

BTW, check here for a great photo...http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4844642

[devilgrrl]

15. No. Remember that * is a guy they'd like to have a beer with.

:crazy:

[DBoon]

25. and another beer and another beer and another beer...

nt

[TahitiNut]

33. Only people who devote their life to killing brain cells could tolerate it

:shrug:

[zoeb]

21. They go to plan B

"It's all Clinton's fault". Seems like the airwaves have been full of it this week. They seem to forget they spent most of the second term trying to impeach him rather than defend the nation from Al-Qaida.

[DearAbby]

24. The Enquirer eh? Wasn't this story placed next to the two headed Dork

boy from outerspace? 'cause enquirer-ing minds what to know.

[walldude]

29. I love this quote from the story:

"The war in Iraq, the loss of American lives, has deeply affected him. He takes every soldier's life personally. It has left him emotionally drained... Ah so the solution? Start drinking heavily. :eyes:

[confludemocrat]

47. Again, an attempt to paint him as having an iota of sympathy while trying

to garner some other grade of sympathy and support for his falling off the wagon, while at the same time providing an excuse for his crminally negligent response to the attrocity he committed concerning New Orleans. This story is targetted toward doing that. he has no caring for anyone, if he drank it is because as with many drunks, he has inner issues he can't deal with: self-esteem, unresolved anger, denial, inner guilt over previous failures, resentments of slights. He is a thug and a killer and slyly attempting to humanize him this way is not credible. The Enquirer is none other than a supporter of Bush.

[Ksec]

30. The Enquirer is legit when it comes to Monica

but whacky when they report this stuff. Typical wingerwhacko groupthink

[WildEyedLiberal]

35. Isn't this a National Enquirer article?

The same magazine that's been reporting Liz Taylor as "TRAGICALLY NEAR DEATH" for about 8 years now?

Are people really taking this seriously?

[titoresque]

36. yes people are

taking it seriously. The Enqirer learned a long time ago...they do their homework.

[WildEyedLiberal]

37. So shouldn't Liz Taylor be dead by now?

And haven't Nick and Jessica been on the verge of divorce for about a year now? :shrug:

Jeebus, people, it's a tabloid. Bush boozin' it up sells tabloids. I can't believe people are taking the National Enquirer seriously. Not that I doubt Bush is still drinking, by the way - I just don't think we should proudly parade the National Enquirer around as a legitimate source.

[Garbo 2004]

38. Don't forget, NE broke the Limbaugh addiction/investigation story.

They got the story from his former housekeeper/supplier.

[nadinbrzezinski]

39. they get valid stories from time to time

also... OTHER sources have been speaking of this little problem for yaers now... from John Dean to CHP to rumors of it last week in the weeklies

[Dr Fate]

41. Ya know, some folks will believe anything...

...and in this case- thank God for that!

[WildEyedLiberal]

48. Well,

I guess if old Biddy Mae picks up the Enquirer while getting her weekly perm and sees and believes this story about Bush, and starts to question his "family values," that's good... but the Enquirer.... sheesh.

[Contrary1]

43. Ok, I'll wade over there and find out...

But you owe me big time!

*** 14 minutes later: I couldn't find anything. Usually they ignore stuff like this as long as they possibly can.

[benburch]

46. Nothing?!

Not even calling us Moonbats for bringing it up?

That *is* amazingly Stalinist even for FR!

[NNN0LHI]

45. Their answer to the Bush booze story is look over there at ABLE DANGER!

Yea man Kurt Weldon is really on it. He has never told the truth about anything in his entire sad miserable life but he is telling the truth this time. HONEST!

Don

[Iris]

49. What else would an enabler do?

Yep. Blame it on the liberal media.