Newsweek: "Women are sick of Bush and all the macho strutting"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

The Gender Gap
Bush is falling further behind among women—and it could cost him come election time

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4980895/



"It's not surprising that the latest Bush campaign television ad has Laura Bush speaking on camera. A new Pew poll reveals a 12-point gender gap for Bush, enough to sink her husband in November. "Women are sick of Bush and all the macho strutting; it's gotten pretty old," says a Republican strategist."

"Bush is losing the hearts and minds of American women over his handling of the war, just as he has lost the confidence of the Iraqi people. Polls show 82 percent of Iraqis have a negative view of Americans. What's next in the Bush-Chaney campaign arsenal—a Laura Bush mission to Baghdad?"

[w13rd0]

1. Lick your chops..

...haha, well, Kerry has gotten enough of the anonymous Democratic strategist, it's about time we were served a dish on Bush...

[LittleApple81]

4. I have disliked him since the first time I saw him...there is something

horribly fake about him. And the dislike has grown to outrageous proportions... I despise him terribly.

[jean]

18. He's a phony, midget rooster who over-enunciates unnecessarily

[calimary]

49. That's how you talk to prove to the listener that you're NOT drunk!

Ever heard a tippler try to pretend he or she is still sober? Watch 'em enunciate themselves to death.

[drfemoe]

22. flared nostrils

indicate hostility and aggression.

[charlie]

25. True dat

Just ask Jane Goodall.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

26. ...and a sort of chimp-like demeanor...

[kodi]

24. look at his eyes, he has fetal alcohol syndrome

babs must have been hitting the bottle while carrying the little fella'

[Ms. Toad]

107. What is with all the Babs=alcoholic comments in DU?

I do not recall ever hearing that Barbara Bush has/had a drinking problem, and I have not been able to find anything, outside of DU, that suggests it.

Anyone have any links that suggest this is anything other than a DU whisper campaign?

By way of explanation, I have personally watched pretty severe behavior problems develop despite extremely good parenting, I have a real problem with blaming the mom (or parents) for the children's behavior, particularly since the behavior attributed to mom in this case does not seem to be based in reality.

(This is a reaction to the many Babs=alcoholic, evil spawn of Babs, etc. comments I have seen posted here in the last couple of months - so my reaction may be out of proportion to this particular comment.)

[glarius]

32. I know...every time I see him strutting that cocky walk of his I have

an overwhelming desire to smash him right in the face, if I could...I'm not a violent person either and yet I would gleefully punch him out....Uugghhh!!!!1

[smirkymonkey]

73. I know what you mean...

I still can't bear to see his face or hear his voice. He arouses such disgust and violent impulses in me, I can barely contain myself.

He tries to act manly, but anyone can see what a lesser excuse for a human being he is. His put on isn't fooling anybody.

The guy makes me physically ill.

[Kahuna]

39. Me too. All it took was a picture. I could see there was no soul..

behind those small beady eyes.

[susanna]

56. You and me both, LittleApple...

There is something not right about that man. Really, really, NOT right.

My husband didn't see it at first (he loves every Republican). I didn't push it, but even he is turning the channel in disgust when * appears. And I had NOTHING to do with it. I'm bizarrely happy about that. ;-)

edited for dumb word choice.

[Athletic Grrl]

68. Going on here too....

...though my husband was more of a RINO to begin with (RW religious radio got to him though). He's even telling ME some good Bush jokes.

That whole cabinet (especially Cheney) is creepy beyond description. Every last one of them gives me the willies.

[devinsgram]

78. I saw that also

The first time I laid eyes on him. All I know is no mother or grandmother or sister or aunt is going to want to see their family member sent to Iraq or anywhere else to die for nothing. When the women get in the voting booth, my bet is they will not vote for him.

[playahata1]

87. My mom said the same thing shortly after the Selection:

"He just doesn't look... like he's REAL."

[Jane Austin]

96. This is my exact experience re Bush, and

I know several other women who feel the same way.

[burythehatchet]

2. Can some good researcher compile the editorial comments of

of those bushbots like Peggy Nooner and publish them again

[spotbird]

3. They are trying to make the ticket look like Laura/George

at some level though people may realize that there is something more there.

[MuseRider]

11. I simply can not imagine

that Laura could help the ticket. I mean, Ewwwwww. I don't know a single woman who has any respect for her at all. I think it will not help and could perhaps even hurt Bush*.

[spotbird]

19. She is the strong, compliant, Christian heroine.

They adore her, if she'd wear more skirts she'd be perfect. No political mind at all, just perfect obedience to the strong, wise protector-father President Bush.

The antiHillary.

[tcfrogs]

35. I'm not saying she'll help the ticket

but I have a couple quick personal stories to share. Just to show that whether or not you agree with someone politically, you can have some respect for them personally & enjoy their company.

My wife teaches elementary education at a very exclusive private school in Chicago. Soon after 9-11-01, a producer from the Oprah show called to ask if she'd be on a panel to discuss how to explain the incident to children.

My wife went on the show, and was prominently featured and questioned repeatedly by Ms. Winfrey, much to her surprise. The special guest on the show was Laura Bush. (I think Gen. Clark was also on the show) My wife is very apolitical, but certainly leans left. She came away from her meeting with Mrs. Bush believing that she is a "genuine" person. A kind, caring person. From that encounter, I do believe that Laura Bush is a decent person. And yes, I do know about the traffic accident in Midland, etc.

Also, I personally met "W" in 1989. One of my fraternity brothers worked on the elected Bush's campaign, and he arranged for me to sit with W in the front row at a Texas Rangers game. A nicer man you could not meet. I only wish that I would have had the pleasure to meet other future leaders (Clinton!) in a setting like that.

Enough of my family's personal brushes with the Bushes!

[riverwalker]

45. I don't think she is a "decent" person

Have you ever, ever heard her express a single concern for the children of Iraq, even once? Their schools? Their healthcare? The orphans? She is the most powerful person in the world. IF she wanted to do good, she would. A "decent" person? She spent the last year "reading all of the Harry Potter books" according to her Xmas special. Is she trying to ban landmines? Or relieve hunger? Or collect wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs for the children her hubby has butchered? NOPE. Has she, the "former librarian", visited Walter Reed to cheer our maimed troops? Maybe bring a few books for them? NOPE. She is a national disgrace and I think your bar for "decent" is set pretty low.

[MuseRider]

48. In response to you

I misspoke. I am friends with one woman and she is one of the women who is in the group of women that Laura travels with each year, one of the girls from Midland. This woman is a good Democrat and adores Laura. Would she vote for Bush*? I will not ask her but I seriously doubt it. She knows Bush* well, has slept over in the Lincoln bedroom. I thought I should clear it up since I have spoken about this before. She loves Laura but something tells me it won't make her vote for her husband. Again, I will not ask her to make any statements as much as I would LOVE to know. I don't think she would talk anyway she is a good woman and a loyal friend.

Laura may be a decent person, she may be a really nice decent person but that is not enough for me to respect her or to ever consider Bush* may be better than I think because she stays with him. The Ewwww is my real, true opinion of her.

[debannbull]

52. Laura helps vet the daily news for him .... and still

see my signature line

Its my answer/question to every idiot defender.

I have yet to meet a single person who could address this comment, the one comment the horse's ass made that he cannot, cannot CANNOT justify or explain.

Total f*cking moron.

[AgadorSparticus]

64. many a snake charmers appear nice upon first meeting too...

until they stab you in the back and steal all your money. there is a big discrepancy between bush's nonverbal and verbal communication.

he may have an extroverted, easy, informal social demeanor, but that doesn't equate to being a "nice" guy. that just means he can fake it with the best of them.

[Tansy_Gold]

89. They say Ted Bundy was charming, too.

n/t

[Mountainman]

67. Reminds me of the story of the tender hearted woman and the snake

She took the snake in because he was outside freezing to death

After he warmed up by the fireside he bit the woman. She said why did you bite me you know your bite is poisonous.

The snake said to her, shut up silly woman you knew damn well I was a snake before you took me in.

[Hekate]

75. Welcome to DU, tcfrogs!

I think you are correct that in the right setting the Bushes come across as genuine and "nice people."

I caught only a part of Bill Moyers' program on Bush and Jesus (wish I'd been able to see it all) and I was startled that when he was actually in a church setting he seemed real. The way his fellow congregants in Midland spoke about him also seemed very real. I found my heart actually wanting to like the guy.

I was thus startled, even shocked, because the way his religiosity comes across to me in public life is calculating, hypocritical, erasing the line between church and state, imposing his beliefs on the rest of us, and dangerous. Wish I'd seen the whole show.

[FlaGranny]

88. In my younger years

I hung out in places frequented by Mafia and union "enforcers." They were very nice people, too. Fun to talk with, friendly, and warm they were. I even met one of the "lieutenants." Also a very nice fellow to be around. Of course, he might have ordered a execution 15 minutes before I met him. He was eventually given a lengthy prison sentence. You had the feeling, when you talked with them, that they would do anything to help you out. I was smart enough to realize, being female ;-) that they were not people to mess around with.

[lolly]

97. In good company

I'm sure Eva Braun was "a decent person" too.

[leesa]

65. They must be really desperate to push that worthless frump out front

I wonder if she has done anything of value to another human being in her entire life

[Blasphemer]

69. They are super desperate

I've seen the idiotic Laura/Yahoo internet ad (on women oriented websites where most forum participants HATE Shrub - LOL) and it's just pathetic. "Education is my passion" - WTF does that have to do with electing Dubya?

[rocktivity]

5. Tweety will be disappointed

"We’re proud of our president. Americans love having a guy as president, a guy who has a little swagger, who’s physical, who’s not a complicated guy like Clinton or even like Dukakis or Mondale, all those guys, McGovern. They want a guy who’s president. Women like a guy who’s president. Check it out. The women like this war."

Chris Matthews, Hardball, May 1, 2003

:headbang:
rocknation

[robbedvoter]

12. Liddy was on then and said that unlike Gore, W doesn't need a woman

to prove his masculinity...They were both swooning...

[charlie]

14. Matthews must be incapable of embarassment

Not complicated? Like Clinton or Dukakis? Maybe people do like a regular guy, but they want Truman, not the fucking Meter Reader.

[Sparkle]

23. ROTFL!

That is great. That pic and that quote made my day. I got to save this the next time I want a big laugh!

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

33. Here's one to cheer Chris up.

[Hubert Flottz]

79. Is he cheering on the Golden GOPer Nonfightin' A??holes team?

Is that the team he cheered for and isn't he still cheering for them?

EDIT} is that what the big A stands for?

[Kahuna]

40. Matthews is an idiot. He is the worse pundit out there. He is never right.

about anything. A pundit should be right some of the time.

[charlie]

44. Or at the very least

not get all het up and lubricated over the preznit's tight casualwear.

[charlie]

6. Wheeeew

12 points, that's pretty big. In the largest electoral group, too. Goooooo LADIES! Save our asses, please, please, please.

[CatWoman]

7. I've been sick of that phoney ass shit for some time

also, I've always thought he looked tremendously stupid when he did it.

[Deja Q]

8. MSRNC suggests the Iraqi people all asked * for help

Just as he has lost the confidence of the Iraqi people...

When did the Iraqi people speak up, before the invasion? We heard * speak up. Quite often. As if he was Chicken Little on bourbon... Since then, we've seen how the Iraqis have spoken up. They don't seem to want us here.

:eyes:

[SharonAnn]

9. He's a phony, shallow, pretendinder of a man. He's not a real

man. All that strutting and arrogance has always made me think of a teenager, and a young teenager at that.

But then, of course, I've never like immature frat-boys. Not even when I was their age.

[SharonAnn]

21. And he walks like a body-builder who's on steroids. Not

particularly manly.

[SarahB]

10. Ahh yes, Stepford Zanaxed Laura

That'll get my vote. :eyes:

[AlCzervik]

13. Macho? as macho as the village people

or in his case the village idiot people. why in God's name do the media refer to him as manly? What has he done that makes him so butch? Clear a little brush and drive a f250 and all of a sudden you are He-man. Gimme a break, his idiocy is a complete turnoff for men and women, he's like a dumbass frat boy only more dumb.

[Sophree]

34. My thoughts exactly.

I don't know any straight men who use the word "superb." Especially when speaking about another man.

He is SO NOT ATTRACTIVE. Nauseating is more like it.

Thank goodness more women are starting to become wise about who * really is. Maybe he's like the party guy who seems really fun and funny at first, but who wears out his welcome eventually. Especially after he pukes on your shoe.

[smirkymonkey]

74. Thank you!

[robbedvoter]

15. But, but, women didn't like Kerry and loved Patriot Act - makes them

feel safe. This is what I was told to believe. Now I am very confused. I am a woman - help!!!!! What to believe?

[AlCzervik]

17. I dont even know how i got here today

mercy me i'm so confused i'm gonna have to go lay down on my fainting couch, i feel an attack of the vapors coming on.

[PeaceProgProsp]

16. Is it time to take those shoulder pads out of his suits then?

Maybe he'll walk around next to his wife rather than 10 feet in front of her.

Hell, maybe they'll event let her out of the house more often to do things with him.

[Hand]

41. They're not shoulder pads...

I'm pretty certain that he's wearing Kevlar under his clothes. If you look pictures of him, his uppper body shape is completely unnatural, especially around the chest and shoulders.

[SOteric]

20. Sure he struts and I don't like that, but

the fact that he's arrogant isn't even on the top ten list of things I don't like about George W. Bush.

[MoonRiver]

27. I have news for bushco,

we women are sick of his repulsive Stepford wife too. He'd have better luck if he trotted out his bad girl twins. At least they look alive.

:puke:

[cushla_machree]

51. I agree

I don't like her.

"I would never do anything to undermine my husband's point of view."

yeah, sit down and shut-up and be a good wife!

my mom is a school teacher and cannot stand her. she always runs around with laura bush soundbites.

whats the one, every child should learn how to read? ugh i don't remember the exact one. I can't stand her perfect wife demeaner.

Nancy reagan was no better either,

'The Sixties, of course, was the worst time in the world to try and bring up a child. They were exposed to all these crazy things going on. '

[alcuno]

28. I don't like his walk, his talk, or his smirk.

It's up to women to save this country because the white American men have gone google-eyed for George. You could make the argument that it shows that they are clueless about what women find manly. And it really creeps me out that so many men think that this twit is even remotely honorable or courageous.

[put out]

63. If my president is a man, please make him a Real Man.

Same thing goes for Real Women (hint: Laura ain't it).

Kind
Good sense of humor, never at another's expense unless they're in on the joke and don't mind
Ability to take a joke and to laugh at one's own foibles
Protector of all those smaller, younger, older, less fortunate, and those lacking in a powerful voice in their society
Sacrificing of self
Self-aware
Able to appreciate complexities, not ashamed to struggle with them
Able to admit mistakes and take immediate measures to correct them
Modest about one's own gifts
Able to discern between what has been given by lucky circumstance, and what has been earned by one's own efforts
Ability to empathize with another's pain
Willingness to learn of another's worldview, even while not sharing it

That, to me, is a Real Grown-Up person whom I could admire. Neither the First Mr. nor the First Mrs. fits the bill in any way.

[fairfaxvadem]

29. Macho, Schmacho. You can tell Shrub is a terrible lay...

Sorry to be so crude, but there it is. He's got small beady eyes, small hands, and walks like a duck. And since I'm as boy crazy now as I was when I was 14, well yes, I still make these consideratsions and where Shrub is concerned, it's a bad visual. I'm not surprised women are figuring out he is the same jerk-off that you finally wised up to way back in high school.

Now, I can say that when Clinton and Gore ran in 92, my girlfriends and I were quite enamored and were CERTAIN that they were both real men, unlike the boy pretender....

I guess it's not a great way to decide who to vote for, but hey, Laura Bush got herself a real dud, not a real dude!!!

[robbedvoter]

55. Eeeeew! never put those words in your title together again!

What are you trying to do? Turn me off sex? Nooooo!
We all know that W said: "There will be no sex in the White House" as soon as he got in, and the lump in his bed seems to reassure an entire nation that this sort of horrible thing is not EVER connected with that thing....never take me there again!

[charlie]

57. Don't gross yourself out

Bushes don't do the nasty. They reproduce by raiding hyena litters.

[senseandsensibility]

30. I am so proud of women!

:-) :D Are we smart or what? It's the MEN(some men, anyway), who were swooning over *'s ridiculous macho antics, not us! He has always nauseated me!

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

36. As a man...

...I've always felt that women were a better judge of character than men.

You really want to know someone's true colors, ask a woman. And I'm not saying that to kiss up, either.

To answer the question, yes. I was proud of women when I saw the article...that's why I posted it.

:toast:

[senseandsensibility]

54. Thanks!

And just to clarify, I KNOW all men are not impressed by * and his macho posing. The men on DU are great, and I'm married to a fellow DUer who is just as disgusted by the pig as I am. Great post!:)

[calimary]

58. I never fell for him, either. Nor do I identify with his Stepford Wife.

I feel kinda sorry for her. Sometimes. She has to go home with him, and after November, it's NOT going to be pretty. But then again, she could have married somebody else. She could have resisted him, or at least seen through him. Who knows? There are many women who see their men, at least initially, as someone they can change (and improve), and perhaps she's one of those.

But heck, as some people have posted here, she's in a position to have done so much good. She could have been at least a little bit of an activist. As a librarian or one-time teacher, she could have spearheaded a book or save-the-libraries program, or a literacy program, or save-our-schools program or SOMETHING! Her husband is semi-literate, at best. As a teacher, couldn't she have done SOMETHING to help him a little? Hasn't she ever corrected him on his grammar? Or maybe she wasn't that alert or conscientious as a teacher, in the first place? If it were me (first of all, I'd NEVER have married a guy like that), I'd be all over him for his mangling of the English language. I am with my kids, all the time. Grammar, punctuation, spelling, everything. I try to be vigilant with myself all the time, too. It's important how your words speak for you, and what they say about you. His say things about him of which the ordinary person wouldn't be proud.

Oh yeah, and THANKS, bush_eats_beef! That was sweet of you! This adult female humanoid appreciates it! I've got a discerning, intelligent, sensitive guy at home who sounds like you. Wouldn't have it any other way! You're both quite correct, MOST observant, and HIGHLY evolved, by the way!

[senseandsensibility]

61. I'm a teacher

so Laura's lack of activism in educational issues has always angered me. I have never trusted her for that reason. What kind of a teacher allows herself to become part of an administration that doesn't respect children or teachers? She didn't even speak out when Rod Paige, her husband's employee, called us terrorists! Stepford Wife is right! You made some good points about her private motivations and how she may have at one time wanted to change*, but I think that's all over now. In a way, she's as bad as he is!

[anarchy1999]

76. I quit feeling sorry for her when I heard she would not be attending

either of her daughters' graduations from college. That just about did it for me and my compassion for Laura. F' Georgie, couldn't Mom at least go???

[Lugnut]

72. Same here.

He makes me sick.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

31. This woman doesn't like violent, ignorant, intellectually uncurious men

running the country.

I HOPE Kerry starts a MASSIVE outreach to women...particularly those that don't vote.

[charlie]

42. You're being generous

with the intellectually uncurious part. I've never believed that he's limited by indifference, I think we're seeing Dubya burning at full wattage and his glow is DIM.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

43. You're correct..very generous

[charlie]

50. Sucks being smarter than your preznit, doesn't it?

Frightening too.

[Leilani]

37. What took them so long?

I hated him the first time I saw him strut his stuff.

Real men do not strut! They don t have to prove anything to anyone.

[anarchy1999]

85. Hear Yea!

n/t

[SammyWinstonJack]

93. Well said!

I have never liked him! They can parade Laura around all they want , can't imagine that will help the Idiot much. :eyes:

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[roach23]

46. here's why

Women are waking up after the refusal to approve the morning after pill. Birth control pills are practically the same thing, and I am terrified that if he gets reelected that all hormonal birth control will be outlawed. Not only that, but woman are getting arrested for murder because they don't want a c-section, and today a woman was sentenced for a crime when her son committed suicide.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=718&e=10&u=/ap/20040514/ap_on_re_us/son_s_suicide

(sorry i'm new to this)

I am completely fed up, and I am getting discouraged by Kerry's failure to address these issues. We need a lot more than "I will only appoint pro-choice judges."

Also, one of W's first moves was to remove contraceptive coverage for federal employees.

[cushla_machree]

53. oh and i am sure

he didn't touch viagra coverage.

grumble gurmble

[librechik]

47. Hillary and Bill belong in hell for being = life and political partners

But Laura and George are AOK in the eyes of the Lord.

[Elwood P Dowd]

59. But republican women love their Bush.

Even if it is dysfunctional.

[alcuno]

62. They are concerned that Republican women who voted for Clinton will

vote for Kerry. I think for some of these women, * is actually like pancakes. You want them before you eat them, but afterwards they make you feel sick and you don't want to see another pancake for a good long while.

[spanone]

60. Women aren't the only ones tired of his macho man stance.

We don't need John Wayne in the freaking white house.

[AgadorSparticus]

66. I don't think Laura can speak up EVEN IF she wanted to. you don't

talk bad about the "family". very soprano and that is what this bush family is: a legal mob.

[Trajan]

70. What does Betty Bowers say about Laura Bush ? ...

From a Laura Bush Speech at Fort Bragg: http://bettybowers.com/lauraspeechbudget.html

-snip-

A lot of unpatriotic naysayers whine that the new budget is irresponsible in that it both spends fortunes on allegedly outmoded military stuff, while giving away money the government doesn't really have to corporations and other rich Republicans.


Like there is a problem with that!


(APPLAUSE)


Unpatriotic Democrats will tell you: "In this recession, we don't have the money to give away trillions of dollars!" Well, I have been with Bushie for many years now. I stood by his side when he started his failed business with Poppy's money. I was with him when he got the local government to pay $191 million to build a new stadium for the Texas Rangers he bought into with money from his daddy's rich friends. And I can tell you if anyone knows something about spending money you don't have, it is my husband.


(APPLAUSE)



Because of tax-and-spend liberals, we currently have a budget deficit that it is left to us don't-tax-but-still-spend conservatives to address. Some liars will tell you that the deficit arose in part because of all the money my husband gave away to Republicans by cooking the books to show wildly exaggerated surpluses. Well, we didn't hang out with Kenny Boy and not pick up a trick or two. America still has a huge surplus. It just happens to be in the Cayman Islands right now.



(APPLAUSE)



I was watching Fox News last night and some Asian woman who sounded like that Scientologist Greta Van Susteren was saying that there are Democrats who are evil enough to question my husband's budget numbers. There is only one word for the Democrats in Congress who don't want to give my husband every cent he is asking for: America haters.



(APPLAUSE)



When Tom Daschle speaks against enormous tax windfalls for the rich, well, he might as well put on an Axis of Evil uniform and kill all your husbands! Anyone who speaks out against this budget hates your husbands and wants them dead. They are not real Americans and we won't stand for them! Do you hear me? We Real Americans won't stand for it!



(CHEERS AND RIFLE FIRE)

-snip-


Indeed: Laura Bush on the stump would be very nice, iffin you know what I mean ...

I didnt say that ....

BETTY made me ....

[snippy]

80. Outstanding graphic, n/t

[BattyDem]

71. "Women are sick of Bush and all the macho strutting"

In other words...
"Stick it back in your pants, cowboy - we're NOT impressed!" :evilgrin:

[Hubert Flottz]

77. Men Are Too!

This one is! Arrogance, Abrasiveness Selfishness, Untruthfulness, Greed, Childishness, Bullishness, Ignorance, Vanity, Cowardice and just plain Uglyness, are not qualities that cause me to warm up to anyone, male or female, very readily! And the constant smirk says it ALL! Watch them lips indeed! The entire Bush KKKlan has a lip problem, to go with their hateful sullen attitudes!

The only people that would like George Bush, imo, are people who also have these same serious unresolved mental issues and they see in Bush, someone in a very high position such as pResident, who exhibits these same bad qualities also! A leader like Bush helps them find self justification for their own shortcomings! In other words Bush is a horrid example for anyone, especially the younger American, who are is the process of forming his of her own lifelong personality!

It is very hard for me to be pleased with any other person who acts like Bush and has no control, over my life! When a person who exhibits the same bad qualities that Junior Bush does, has control over events that directly effect me, I have even less tolerance for their character flaws! In short I can not help but detest the man and practically everything he's done to me and to you so far!

The fact that GW Bush is probably easily the most detested person on the entire planet, indicates to me that I'm not the only person turned off by a man such as our own fearful misleader! I feel good, about feeling bad, about the National Idiot! I admit that! A HUGE Democratic Victory across the board in November, would make my feel bad feel better!

[meti57b]

81. macho strutting? He acts more like a 3-yr-old Shirley Temple

... on the good ship, lollipop.

[scrotim]

84. LOL...excellent visual analogy, meti! I got it right away. thanks. n/t

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

86. There was a "Bush In 30 Seconds" film on moveon.org....

....that had him dancing and pirouetting around the stage in the exact manner you describe (the http://www.bushin30seconds.org/ section). It was fascinating and terrifying at the same time, and a work of genius. I haven't been able to find it again. Hopefully someone reading this will remember it and can post a link or its title,

[snippy]

82. Maybe the DNC should make an outrageous ad mocking Bush's faux machismo.

If it is outrageous enough it would get free airplay on the news. It could show Bush saying "dead or alive," and "bring 'em on," and some other Bushshit and include pictures like this one from the carrier and then conclude with this picture of Bush working out the Iraq invasion plans (which I originally thought was a parody, but am now not so sure).

[retread]

83. Time to contibute to Emily's List!! n/t

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

90. Friday May 14th: Bush Strikes A Pose

This is the photo that accompanies CNN's "Bush fund raising exceeds $200 million" article (http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/14/campaign.funds/index.html)

The Boy King looks pretty happy and relaxed, doesn't he?

Can you say "BIPOLAR?"

[Sophree]

105. HAPPY AND RELAXED?

Well that's a diplomatic way of saying he looks like a retarded person. No offense to the mentally challenged, but I'm serious. The President is a Retard.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

91. And then there's the thoughtful, intellectual, introspective Bush...

"President Bush speaks Thursday at a high school gathering in Parkersburg, West Virginia, before meeting with House Republicans on Iraq policy."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/13/congress.abuse/index.html

[Sophree]

106. Thoughtful

Translation: trying to remember what they told me to say. Can also mean: trying to hear what they are telling me to say on the earpiece.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

92. ...and the Clint Eastwood-style "Feeling Lucky Punk" Bush

[Sophree]

108. Drunk.

lol- thanks for posting those pics. :)

[patricia92243]

94. Was Hillary in Cclinton campaign ads? I think the Republicans would have

crucified her. Of course it will be alright for Laura.

[opihimoimoi]

95. Bush finally figured out he is the puppet and being used. He don like it

He is doing everything to get revenge on them pesky NeoCons and Fundies who have made his life and name miserable these past 3 years. Payback is a Bitch. Bush is paying the Fundies back for messing with his presidency using bad advice. Now Bush has it wired and he is doing the Andy thing in Redemption of the Pretzels by W. he is intentionally sabotaging the Pub Party... Bwahahahahahaha

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