Bush Calls on Americans to Volunteer, Give

[emad]

Guardian
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush issued a holiday-season call on Americans to volunteer and give to charity - ``to share our blessings with the least among us.'' He singled out for special praise those who have given time and energy to U.S. troops stationed around the world.

``The greatest challenges of our time have come to the men and women who protect our nation,'' Bush said in his weekly radio address Saturday.

``Like generations before them, today's armed forces have liberated captive peoples and shown compassion for the suffering and delivered hope to the oppressed,'' Bush said. ``In the past year, they have fought the terrorists abroad so that we do not have to face those enemies here at home.''

Bush said there was much to appreciate this Thanksgiving weekend. ``We're grateful for our beautiful country, and for the prosperity we enjoy. We're grateful for the chance to live, work and worship in freedom,'' Bush said.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-4640077,00.html
ME? I'd like to give him a one way ticket to Guantanamo and life in jail for his entire administration.

[L84TEA]

1. The Bush family

can surely afford to buy presents for the poor... I wanna see what their giving this Xmas.

[springhill]

16. When has he ever volunteered for anything?

I would like just one example where he has given his services to help anyone other than his big contributors and the time he had to because of his cocaine arrest.

It's just like Vietnam. He calls on other people to serve and volunteer, while he just indulges in wads of money and corruption.

[flamingyouth]

2. What with all the free time people will have

being unemployed and all, this is a great idea. :eyes:

[Solitaire]

3. exactly, flamingyouth! n/t

[Pepper32]

17. LOL, I like that button... says it alot!

[Pepper32]

40. Duh, that should have read... (says a lot) that's what I get ...

for barely sleeping since the election. :crazy::hippie:

[calimary]

27. Cool button! Where can I get one?

[flamingyouth]

32. Here's the site

They have all kinds of great buttons:
http://www.peaceproject.com
:hi:

[montana_hazeleyes]

45. I LOVE that button.

[Strawman]

57. Either that or...

folks can do some volunteering during the 1 hour layover between their first and second low wage jobs while Bush is in Crawford doing "hard work."

[cornermouse]

4. Just say No.

Can't afford it financially and I don't have spare time any more.

[amber dog democrat]

5. screw him

screw his call for charity. This still is not my president. He just happens to be there.

[Carla in Ca]

60. Ditto!

How about he VOLUNTEERS to GIVE up the White House!?!?!?!

[tavalon]

6. Make sure you share extra

because we (your selected, not elected government) has no plans to give those damn ingrate poor folk anything. So make up the difference because we won't. We don't care, we promise you that.

Edit: For the sarcasm impaired - this post was dripping with it. Compassionate conservative, my ass. Covering his ass conservative is a little closer to the truth of the matter.

[Todd B]

7. Compassion and suffering.. by blowing things up!

Like generations before them, today's armed forces have liberated captive peoples and shown compassion for the suffering and delivered hope to the oppressed,'' Bush said.

Errrm, well except for the thousands of Iraqi civilians that have been slaughtered by US bombs and endless assaults on their cities, but, yeah, I suppose. :-/

You know, it is a good idea to give back. In fact, I've been donating some of my money to Amnesty International to help prevent and investigate war crimes being committed by the US. :)

Bush said there was much to appreciate this Thanksgiving weekend. ``We're grateful for our beautiful country, and for the prosperity we enjoy. We're grateful for the chance to live, work and worship in freedom,'' Bush said.

Well, unless your gay, unemployed by the weak economy, or non-Christian at least.

[goddess40]

9. Giving

This is Goddess40's mom. I also gave money to Amnesty International recently. As for giving to any others I have a family member who needs a lot of help and I have 6 grandchildren who do not have health insurance. I have to have some money in reserve for them.

[cliss]

13. I'm going to do the same thing.

I'll contribute to any organization which seeks his ouster. Otherwise, my giving is going to be focused on my own family and extended family.

Under the Bush hammer, we have to take care of each other.

[classof56]

8. I like your idea--a gift that would keep on giving!

As someone posted on another message board re Bushie's call to volunteer--maybe his daughters could volunteer for the military and serve in Iraq. You know, just to prove how grateful they are for all our freedoms and the freedom we're offering Iraqis, thanks to their Daddy.

To quote Orwell: Slavery is Freedom.

[Deja Q]

10. Duplicate?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1025277&mesg_id=1025277

[SOS]

11. Notice he calls on Americans

to give, not American corporations.
90% of all charititable contributions are already by individuals.
Coprorations are around 8%.

Since Shrub was "elected" our family has lost our income, our retirement money and our health insurance.
Why doesn't he ask Halliburton, ExxonMobil and Pfizer for some charity money and leave us alone?

PS. We still give to our favorite causes, even if it's only $20.

[schultzee]

46. $20.00 can do a lot, when many give $20. 00

[NCN007]

53. Is that number of contributions

or total amount contributed?

[SOS]

55. Based on dollar total.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

12. If Junior wants to do something nice for the troops he can BRING THEM HOME

:grr:

[noordinaryspider]

14. I don't want charity, I want a job....

....and I'm too busy doing the things one does to survive on very little money and helping out the folks who help me out to work without pay.

[johncoby2]

15. I have a support the troops ribbon. What more does he want?

Most Americans are lazy bastards who havent done a thing to help their community except put "I support the troops" signs and in their yards and fly the flag.

And most will praise bush for what he called for, then put another sticker on their car.

[Straight Shooter]

19. Coming soon to your neighborhood: "Support the poor" car magnets.

That's all it takes anymore, empty symbolism, like the person who wears a wedding ring and is unfaithful. Empty, useless symbolism.

Sorry, bush, I donate what I can, when I can, to the local shelters, and also to http://www.nrdc.org (National Resources Defense Council), which is trying to save what you and your cronies are trying to destroy, that is, the environment and the defenseless animals in it.

[Pepper32]

18. "The least among us" has significantly increased thanks to B**h

little evil bastard... Now he wants to pretend as if he cares. :eyes::puke:

[Redleg]

20. FUCK YOU BOOSH- WHY DON'T YOU GIVE INSTEAD OF ALWAYS TAKING?

That smug bastard pisses me off.

[slor]

21. He is giving!

Giving grief the world over.

[flordehinojos]

22. I refuse to cover for Bush's responsibilities...

and those responsibilities included programs that would take care of the less fortunate. So, on principle, Mr. Bush. Thank you, but no. Thank you. You lead by example. Restore programs to care for the elderly and the poor, tax those who can afford it, that would be your one way to share "our" blessings with "the last amongst us" ... but as long as you are a Robin HOod in reverse, robing the poor to give to the rich, I refuse on principle to volunteer or to give to charity.
You do it!

[Ice4Clark]

23. Maybe he'd like to "give" his girls to the Armed forces?

[amazona]

24. let him volunteer

If my work is so valuable to society, let me be paid for it. No way I am going to give away my labor and undercut myself and other workers even more. With my munificent annual income in the high 4 figures I'm cheating myself and those around me to work for nothing. I'm tired of the growing appetite for unpaid labor in this society, be it the brain-washed volunteers or the forced labor of prisoners. They are hurting people who need an income from their jobs.

Let the rich volunteer.

[Mari333]

25. Mari333 to Bush...go to hell asshole..n/t

[coreystone]

34. Hi Mari333! I couldn't agree with you more!...

:-)
coreystone

[Contrary1]

52. But before you go...

sell all your assets and donate the proceeds to those less fortunate.

[Skittles]

61. I agree with Mari

if I donate to charity it won't be because that lying, thieving bastard says to.

[tuvor]

26. "Share our blessings with the least among us"?????????????????????????????

Sounds like something a commie would say.

[VegasWolf]

28. Fuck yourself bush! Ooops, sorry forgot about the tiny penis. n/t

[0007]

29. junior will be proud!

Jenna will volunteer her time with the mentally challenged

[LynnTheDem]

30. fuck off, bush

You stupid ignorant lying war criminal motherfucker.

[tabasco]

65. I support this post.

I swear unfaltering allegiance to this post.

[Mr_Spock]

31. F. O. A. D. !

I couldn't be more insulted that this lying motherfucking mass-murdering war-criminal is asking anybody for anything. I'll give you something - no charge ;-)

[Neshanic]

33. Repulsive freak. Get your slattern daughters to work at a charity.

[Starlight]

35. Like father, like son

Remember Bush Sr's "thousand points of light" crap? When his tax returns were made public & showed virtually no charitable donations, Sr claimed that he donated a lot of money, but most of his "donations" were to family & friends so they weren't deductible. Compassionate conservatism strikes again. :nuke:

[Gregorian]

36. Somewhere in Iraq, an injured child is crying.

George, you could stop the pain with the stroke of a pen. That's all it would take. The pain you have caused is great. Gunshot wounds, severe trauma, loss of life. Somewhere a motherless and injured child is crying for your voluntary decision to stop your aggression. That is all it would take for the greatest change possible. All of our efforts have been in vain. We have done our part. Now it is your turn. Turn away from evil, George. Your god does not approve of your behavior. You volunteer. To stop.

[namvet73]

37. Oh YEAH?

He should call on the wealthiest 1% to give back their tax cuts.
He should call on corporations to give back the government incentives to take jobs away from us.
He should call on corporations to PAY their fair share of income taxes by not allowing them to establish their addresses in Bermuda.

By the way, if you're in the mood to vomit, read David Brooks' "Good News on Poverty"
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/27/opinion/27brooks.html?hp

It's his usual "look at the bright side of this miserable administration's policies" type Op-Ed.

OK, I'm thankful for lots of things. I am thankful for all of the things that Prince Chimp has NOT YET done to us.

[Sugarbleus]

58. Good news on Poverty???

In what universe??? Geeeeeeeezus. I don't want to vomit, I want to "lob one".

[andino]

38. I would like to call on Bush to give

the rest of his National Reserve time in Iraq....

On the front line....

[PurityOfEssence]

39. It's all give and take: he and his friends take a lot, so you need to give

Call it Compassionate Freeloading. Support your local Billionaire.

[Postman]

41. I call on Bush to go fuck himself.

n/t

[tandot]

42. Bush taketh away, but he doesn't giveth ... at least not to the poor.

While Bush is giving our hard earned tax money to his rich friends and wealthy corporations, he pisses on the poor and middle class.

I've had it. Besides not having any money to spare anyway, I refuse to give anything to anyone. I've worked my ass off the last couple of years just to pay my taxes and to make it from month to month.

More than 59 Million Americans apparently give a shit about me, the poor and the needy, children, the environment, and America in general. I am tired of being stepped on and kicked around, and then being asked to pay for it. Stop whining ... you wanted 4 more years of wars, deficits, outsourcing, pollution, and poverty.

If you lost your job ... blame Bush voters
If you lost your health care ... blame Bush voters
If your school is underfunded ... blame Bush voters
If you lose your pension or Social Security ... blame Bush voters
If you can't pay for your prescription drugs ... blame Bush voters
If your kids can't afford college ... blame Bush voters
If your son/daughter is drafted and sent to war ... blame Bush voters

Americans had a choice between someone who has demonstrated to America that he is utterly incompetent, ignorant, and anti-poor/middle class and a Democrat who stood for hope, peace, and prosperity.

I am sorry if this offends some of my fellow DUers. I know that we liberals are not supposed to be like that. I've never felt like that. I was raised to care and give to those more needy than me. For right now, the humanitarian in me has ceased to exist, as has my hope for America's future. I hope that in time, this will change.

[rug]

43. idiot

I volunteer to give him a kick in the ass.

[liberal N proud]

44. I don't see him volunteering for anything, Like IRAQ?

What a bunch of bushshit.
Part of his "Faith Based" bushshit I am sure.

I think we all have given enough to this bastard.

[CBHagman]

47. Bush is too busy giving to those who have plenty.

I'd find this appeal a little more convincing if Bush offered to give up his presidential salary (other wealthy public officials have done it, though I can only recall two Democrats right now). It would also help if he wasn't so keen on cutting taxes to those who have millions or billions -- and keen on cutting literacy programs and the like.

Just to recap, folks, you're expected to:

*save for retirement.

*save for your down payment on a house.

*save for your kids' education.

*save extra for a rainy day.

*save for your medical expenses.

*work full-time at a job that will pay all your expenses (no handouts for you unless you're wealthy). If rent eats up a huge part of your income or a house is unaffordable, that's just too bad.

*"love your children with all your heart," or at least that's what Bush says. We all know how well Barbara and Jenna turned out. :eyes:

*volunteer and donate money.

I have no idea when you're suposed to sleep.

Bush simply doesn't live on the same planet as the rest of us. Of that I am convinced. He was fine using the public's money for a baseball team and he's fine using our money for his salary (double what Clinton got, but at least Clinton worked for his).

[daleo]

48. He is war crazy

He can't talk about anything without mentioning war, troops, the military, etc. Just like you-know-who.

[HuckleB]

49. More cheap talk from the chief economic hit man.

Hell, I've probably volunteered more hours than he has actually worked in his entire life. I know my wife certainly has him beat on that account. Ugh. When will the hypocrisy end?!

Geez. I hate to be so blatant and obvious, but I can't help myself. The guy just never stops spewing bullshit.

[rocktivity]

50. Rocknation calls on Bush to take a flying leap

My charitable efforts are going toward to anti-Bush activities.

:headbang:
rocknation

[KingChicken]

51. I'm giving to progressives and the antiwar movement this season.

I'm donating a lot of time to the antiwar thing too, thats my holiday charity, bring the troops home!

[SemperEadem]

54. 21st century 'trickle down' economics

new packaging, but the same old bullshit.

no, how about making the taxation of the riches citizens of this country more equitable and quit putting the burden totally on the middle class.

[Scout]

56. I call on George Bush to go Cheney himself! n/t

[talk hard]

59. Bush should volunteer to give up the White House.

Then we'll all have a Merry Xmas.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

62. Moonbeam calls on bush to kiss her ass

Pucker up, Commander Fulldiaper. You've got a lot of ass kissing to do.

He has a lot of nerve.

[GarySeven]

63. Next we will "volunteer" to go to concentration camps

and "volunteer" to give up our right to property, just as the Jews "volunteered" during WWII.

I say BOYCOTT ALL CHRISTIAN EVANGELICAL charities and missions; refuse to support them and, if you have the ability to do so, DENY all of them the things they need to operate, facilities, resources, etc. If we kill these thinly-disguised Republican fund raisers off at the local level we can KILL the CONSERVATIVES.

[GingerSnaps]

64. I have a greeting for * and his Crime Family

Kiss my ass you GD POS. :hurts: