That . . . person in the White House

[pegkerr]

I didn't tune in to his speech last night. I can't bring myself to listen to him anymore. It's gotten to be a truly visceral reaction: every time his whining little voice is on the radio, I find myself lunging to snap it off. Did any of you catch the speech?

Honestly, is there any reason to listen to him anymore? (Other than, I suppose, to keep track of the new and imaginative ways he's finding to trash the Constitution.)

How much longer until he is gone?

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[magicwoman.livejournal.com]

I didn't tune, didn't plan to. I can barely stand to hear the tone of his voice, let alone listen to more nonsense.

Susan

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

I know--every time I hear that whining voice of his, I'm lunging to the radio to snap it off. It's truly visceral loathing now.

[magicwoman.livejournal.com]

Uhg, don't you know it! Thank goodness for remotes - quickly change the channel!

Susan

[sternel.livejournal.com]

My local paper (Newsday) pretty much predicted his whole speech, point-for-point, in their editorial yesterday, right down to the lame justifications.

So no, there's absolutely no reason to do so.

[pameladean]

I haven't listened to him since 2002. If I want to know what he said, I read a transcript. It's all lies anyway, and has been for years.

P.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

I hate that I feel this way about him, because I have respect for the office he holds (that he stole) and I want to model good citizenship for my kids.

But . . . I just loathe listening to him.

[pameladean]

It's partly my respect for the office he holds that makes me hate him so much, because of the stain he has spread on it.

Part of good citizensship is refussing to be bamboozled by people like Bush, and knowing what civil disobedience is, and respecting the rule of law and the Constitution. In my opinion it's disrespectful to all these things to hold Bush in any kind of respect or admiration.

P.

[pameladean]

Wow, apparently my inner Gollum got out and added those extra s's. We hatessss him, preciousssss, yessss we doesssss.

P.

[amethistdolphin.livejournal.com]

"How much longer until he is gone?"

Careful, the idiot in my country is trying to change the laws so he can stay indefinetly! UGH!

[bluewaterlilies.livejournal.com]

494.1 days. Approximately.

How much longer until he is gone?

[mplsvala.livejournal.com]

Why, yes, I did listen to him. At points I wondered if he is actually insane. The glazed look in his eye as he stumbles over his words, his bizzare assertions, his laughable claims. It was a revelation to me. Time to join the Impeachment movement. Time to put that issue back on the table. This guy is nuts. He mentioned 36 nations fighting together in Iraq. Huh? Do the other 35 add up to providing one percent of the forces? He talked about the wonderful success of the surge in Anbar and tried to show us the bright side of the guy he was dealing with getting blown up that very morning. Wow. Although Petraetus testified that circumstances in Anbar were unique and not transferable in other areas, Bush claimed it was generalizable. And the Great Decider told us that after careful consultation with Iraqis, military specialists, and leaders of both parties that he had decided to go with P's plan. (!) This brought to mind the Daily show matching of the testimony that P wrote himself matched with prior footage of the Pres saying exactly the same thing, point after point.
Best of all, he flatly asserted that we'll be there well beyond his Presidency. In fact, I got the impression that we'll be making it a puppet state if he has his way. But of course this is at the request of the Iraqi government who unanimously desire a long and lasting "special" relationship with the US forevermore. There is the consulation that this suggests that he may be planning to leave when his term is over.

I liked Reed's Dem response. I only hope he'll actually do what he says. I, for one, am now ready for drastic action. The sooner, the better. Watching the commentators on CNBC was far more entertaining than the speech. The Air America one used the word "weird" in her response. The guy doing the interview used a phrase which reminded me of the old FlyingKB line: Listen carefully to the following fact-like phrase. He pointed out several things that were pitched to sound plausible while not actually being true, a theme even. Biden was scathing about the desires of the Iraqi government and just what power they might have in the country as a whole, using "bizzare" several times to refer to various claims. Pat Buchanan was visibly dismayed with Bush's seeming dependence on Gen P. Huckabee assured us that the Republicans heard just what they were hoping to hear and he feels that their guys will be able to go back to their districts happy with the good news. (How stupid are these people really?) Several people mentioned that Bush was obviously just trying to keep things going until he could dump it on the next Admin which with this approach he could safely assume would be Democratic. Edwards aired a paid ad in which he urged that the House and Senate actually do something about this now. Like cut off the money, let's say.

Today's Townhall.com doesn't have a single story on the Pres's speech. There's one talking about how maligned poor Gen P is and one which claims that the true point is never talked about (you have to click on the story to learn that the author is referring to the cost of leaving Iraq) but no rah rah on the actual speech. I think even they are going to have trouble selling this one.

[aome.livejournal.com]

I (wincingly) sit through the State of the Union, and that is about my limit for Bush-speakage. Actually, I also forgot that he was supposed to talk last night. Darn. :P

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

I wish I couldn't fathom why on earth he spoke during Rosh Hashanah, during a time many Jews couldn't see or hear him. If there'd been a national crisis, sure, but what's the difference in making that speech now or four days from now? Better yet, making the speech before or after then entire period encompassing Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur?

The speech didn't have to be made right that minute. If there's a good reason why it should have been timed as it was, I'd love to hear it.

[mkaout.livejournal.com]

http://www.bushslastday.com/

there you go.

a nice countdown.

Plus cheap gear. I have the bumper sticker. :-)

[dichroic.livejournal.com]

How much longer until he is gone?

You know, that's a good question - I'd bet somewhere on the Internet there's a downloadable counter that shows days until he's gone. I should go looking.

[cakmpls.livejournal.com]

I have the same reaction. As soon as I see his face on TV, I reach for the remote; if I can't get to it or someone else has it, I start yelling, "Turn it off! Turn it off!"

[sraun]

I have the same reaction to his voice - actually, I've always had that reaction to his voice, it's just grown quicker recently.

[auriaephiala.livejournal.com]

From 1984 to 1993, Canada's Prime Minister was Brian Mulroney. He was a controversial figure for many reasons. Those who didn't like him referred to him as "Lyin' Brian" and worse.

He retired, and turned the federal Progressive Conservative party & the federal government over to Canada's first female PM. By the time he retired, his approval ratings were as low as 11%. The new PM had to call an election very quickly because the 5-year term was almost up.

In the ensuing debacle, the PCs lost 149 seats -- reduced from a majority to only 2 seats. It was the worst defeat for a government ever in Canadian federal political history.

Think of this as a possible example of what could happen in 2008.

[nmalfoy.livejournal.com]

I didn't listen either. I have no interest in anything that man says. I have utterly no respect for him, and I'm almost ashamed at times of the mess we've made of the rest of the world's good will that we had right after 9/11.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

"How much longer until he is gone?"

Gone isn't enough. It'll take a generation to undo the damage.

B