So Bush doesn't understand how state and local governments work!!??

[WI_DEM]

I heard that Bush said one of the things he has to better understand when it comes to handling a disaster is how the state and local governments work together. I saw a clip of him saying this last night on the Daily Show. I couldn't believe it! Wasn't this guy supposed to have been Governor of Texas for six years? and he still doesn't know how state and local governments work together? What an embarrassment this guy is to this country.

[knowbody0]

1. straight faced he says these things

he sure knows all about executions, torture and vacations

[jackstraw45]

2. Jon Stewart on The Daily Show pointed that out yesterday

Had one of those "wiping the eyes" moments of disbelief after Bush, the Governor of TEXAS for six years, said he needed to learn more about how state & local governments work.

Simply amazing.

[rzemanfl]

3. He still doesn't know how to button a shirt, and how long has he

been doing that?

[BlueJac]

4. Go figure....

he was only a governor!

[jackstraw45]

5. The actual quote

"What I am going to do is observe the relationship between the state and local government, particularly out in Colorado Springs. That's what I want to see.

See, NORTHCOM is the main entity that interfaces, that uses federal assets, federal troops to interface with local and state government. I want to watch that relationship. It's an important relationship, and I need to understand how it works better."

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050923.html


Dim-son

[babylonsister]

6. Insert "errr", "ahh", "errr", every couple of words. nt

[jackstraw45]

11. Yes, I should note that the above comes from the scrubbed WH transcript

So there could be more missing.

[rodeodance]

8. "and I need to understand how it works better."---just as silly!!

[htuttle]

7. I've always heard that the Governor of Texas was a figurehead position

I think I read that it's the Lt.Governor and the legislature who really have power in the Texas state government.

In any case, I'm sure he paid as much attention to his job when he was Governor as he currently pays to his job as President. In other words, he only really pays attention to it when he wants something, and only as much as he needs to in order get it.

[otohara]

9. It's True, He's That Stupid

Dumbass didn't make the connection even after he said it!


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[tanyev]

10. Well, that was several years and quite a few brain cells ago.

He could actually speak in complete sentences back then, something else he no longer understands.

[pinto]

12. Good catch. It's about political cya. We've got a Photo Op President.

Many think he's some kind of mastermind...I disagree. He's a managed product for the fundraising stump and the TV.