Some knothead Bush lover/author was interveiwed on NPR today.

[cornermouse]

The thing that struck me about the interview was when he stated that he thought Bush should "annoint" (I kid you not, he really said "annoint") Condoleeza Rice to be Vice President after Cheney quit and become Bush's successor to the White House. The symbolism of Bush as either Priest or Pastor, maybe even God, annointing the chosen is aimed directly at the religious right. This is a problem for the rest of us.

[Sal Minella]

1. He was schlepping his book -- I can't quote the title, but the gist was

"How The Brilliant George Bush, Statesman and Diplomat, Has Led Us From The Clinton Darkness Into Eternal Light." That's not exact, but close.

Edit for typo.

Edit b: I just heard Terri's show come on for the evening replay -- "Fred Barnes," Rebel in Chief.

[cornermouse]

4. After a while, I sort of wanted to slap him.

Especially when he wanted Leibermann to be Secretary of something or other in the Bush administration. I guess that irritated me so much because I could see that as something that Leibermann might do.

[Sal Minella]

7. Such a slap in the face -- that Lieberman is such a lousy Democrat

that the Republicans would consider putting him in a cabinet office. I thought that was really vile. We know it's true — we don't need it pointed out by a wingnut.

[Jamnt]

6. The name of the book was "The Rebel President"

if I remember correctly.

[Warren Stupidity]

8. We are a nation of freaking idiots

who accept the theory that the fucking asshole in the white house, the son of a former president, the scion of an old yankee family, is some outsider southern rebel. What utter bullshit. What a hopeless chickenshit media we have that allow this crap to be stated as if it is reasonable and not laughable.

Fred Barnes is a smirking self loathing punditwhore of the worst sort. He has been pandering his vile rightwing crap for quite some time.

[Gabi Hayes]

2. was it that idiot from Fox, Fred Barnes?

Bush the Renegade, the outsider, some insanely funny, self-satirizing book title

[cornermouse]

3. That sounds like it, but he was dead serious.

[yardwork]

5. "This is a problem for the rest of us."

LOL! That is so true. Well said.