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Critics of the former president are pointing to the diary as evidence that Mr. Bush was a detached and disinterested commander-in-chief who was out of his depth as president. At one of the most important moments of his presidency, all the guy was thinking about was food, said longtime democratic strategist Bob Shrum, in reference to what has quickly become the most widely discussed section of the diary: a fourteen-page entry written on the eve of the Iraq War in which the president vents about the quality of the White House food, specifically the poor selection of comfort snacks, his dissatisfaction with the chimichangas and his ongoing frustration with the size of the hamburgers.
If a chimichanga isnt deep fried then its JUST A BURRITO! wrote the frustrated president. I spent most of last week down in the kitchen showing Roland how to do it, but he still doesnt get it, the president fumed, in an apparent reference to former White House Chef Roland Mesnier. Mr. Bush also complained about the quality of the White House snacks, dismissing them altogether as wussy granola things. He went on to list his 300 all-time favorite snax, which included barbecue Boogie Woogies, mashed up Funyons mixed with Cheeze-Itz and Goobers dipped in tartar sauce. But the president seemed particularly distressed when writing about the size of the White House hamburgers. A hamburger the size of my palm aint a real hamburger, complained the president, Its a breakfast patty!!! On the following pages he scrawled WHERES THE BEEF? over 300 times.
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Many of the presidents diary entries do not contain any words, but are simply drawings of characters from popular animated childrens programs. Mr. Bush seemed to particularly enjoy drawing Snuffleupagus, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Baby Huffington, an infant bunny featured in the highly rated Max & Ruby series. Several professional artists have already praised the presidents work. Sure, his early Cliffords lack polish, said Simon Hannay, a professor of drawing at the Rhode Island School of Design. But the later Cliffords, particularly the last couple thousand he drew during the financial crisis, are very, very professional. Mr. Bush also drew several original animated characters, including Vegas Larry, Cool War Dudes and Mean Phil, an angry talking toilet.
The president also describes occasional disagreements with his advisors. On June 22nd, 2007, Mr. Bush wrote of his frustration with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld who, during an emergency meeting in the Situation Room, disagreed with Mr. Bushs assertion that Ikea, the popular ready-to-assemble furniture store, was a country in Australia. On another occasion, Mr. Bush writes that Condoleeza Rice talked him out of creating a national holiday to honor Cody Abramson, the inventor of the Slip-n-Slide.
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TOPICS: SATIRE
Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)steve allen pointed this out many years ago.
Back in the 1960s.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)this was real.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)i thought it real too, until i glanced at satire. that i would really think that is all bush is capable of in his stupid and irreverence to anything important says something, lol.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)dionysus
(26,467 posts)Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)dionysus
(26,467 posts)seabeyond
(110,159 posts)DearAbby
(12,461 posts)shades of the Shining:
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
this is funny thanks for posting.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)Duer 157099
(17,742 posts)If a chimichanga isnt deep fried then its JUST A BURRITO!
If only.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)i liked that, too
Duer 157099
(17,742 posts)if it's not a corn tortilla, it AIN'T a TACO!! It's just a folded burrito or a quesadilla.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)my hubby keeps wanting me to make soft tacos and that makes no sense to me. it is not a taco. and FISH taco. what??? stick some fish in a flour tortilla? that is not a taco. lol
Duer 157099
(17,742 posts)if it's a flour tortilla and fried, it's a flauta NOT a taquito!
For me, there is a time and place for corn and flour tortillas, and they are not interchangeable. I hate having to ask when I see an item on the menu, whether it is corn or flour tortillas.
There are rules ya know.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)i do know. and i had the flauta down before even clickin into your post
you are funny
PBass
(1,537 posts)Until I figured it must be from The Onion or something.
Another satire article at Salon I loved: how Bush is thinking about running for president again... but not this year, maybe in 2013
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)that is cute.
NYC Liberal
(20,136 posts)it's not at all unbelievable.