Comments on: State of the Union? F’ing Pathetic. http://www.firsttube.com/read/State-of-the-Union-Fing-Pathetic/ crunchy nuggets, served semi-daily Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:05:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff Rollin http://www.firsttube.com/read/State-of-the-Union-Fing-Pathetic/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Jeff Rollin Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:59:39 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/State-of-the-Union-Fing-Pathetic#comment-66 This is exactly why presidential systems are a bonkers idea. I can't imagine Tony Blair surviving if 7 out of 10 people thought he was a craphead. This is exactly why presidential systems are a bonkers idea. I can’t imagine Tony Blair surviving if 7 out of 10 people thought he was a craphead.

]]> By: Adam S http://www.firsttube.com/read/State-of-the-Union-Fing-Pathetic/comment-page-1/#comment-506 Adam S Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:33:38 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/State-of-the-Union-Fing-Pathetic#comment-506 <i>If you deny that we are in danger of being attacked again then you aren't being honest.</i><br /> <br /> That's just SILLY. Are you honestly suggesting that if John Kerry were president, he would somehow reduce effort in national security. Don't mistake Bush's doing *something* post-9/11 for being unique. ANY leader who displayed leadership post-9/11 would have been seen as a leader and would have taken similar steps. <br /> <br /> <i>I don't think his presidency can be honestly evaluated for many years.</i><br /> <br /> While this may be true, nothing will change the fact that the W took what was a $5,000,000,000,000 (that's TRILLION) budget surplus and turned it into an $8,000,000,000,000 (that's TRILLION) dollar deficit. And nothing can change the fact that for the last several years, more Americans think he's a bad president than a good one. And nothing can change the fact that more rights have been revoked under his presidency than any other. Or that he's made "signing statements" into his own personal ability to break and bend the law, or that we are now publically engaging in torture, or that the world view of America is poorer than it's ever been... In short, history may sand down these edges, but the legacy, I believe, at least, is sealed. GW is a FAILURE, plain and simple. <br /> <br /> This is not too far from the reason, by the way, that countries eventually have civil wars. Because their leaders no longer represent them, what they want, or the way of life they want. I don't see that happening in the USA, but as the bill of rights is slowly eroded, the groundwork is further laid. If you deny that we are in danger of being attacked again then you aren’t being honest.

That’s just SILLY. Are you honestly suggesting that if John Kerry were president, he would somehow reduce effort in national security. Don’t mistake Bush’s doing *something* post-9/11 for being unique. ANY leader who displayed leadership post-9/11 would have been seen as a leader and would have taken similar steps.

I don’t think his presidency can be honestly evaluated for many years.

While this may be true, nothing will change the fact that the W took what was a $5,000,000,000,000 (that’s TRILLION) budget surplus and turned it into an $8,000,000,000,000 (that’s TRILLION) dollar deficit. And nothing can change the fact that for the last several years, more Americans think he’s a bad president than a good one. And nothing can change the fact that more rights have been revoked under his presidency than any other. Or that he’s made “signing statements” into his own personal ability to break and bend the law, or that we are now publically engaging in torture, or that the world view of America is poorer than it’s ever been… In short, history may sand down these edges, but the legacy, I believe, at least, is sealed. GW is a FAILURE, plain and simple.

This is not too far from the reason, by the way, that countries eventually have civil wars. Because their leaders no longer represent them, what they want, or the way of life they want. I don’t see that happening in the USA, but as the bill of rights is slowly eroded, the groundwork is further laid.

]]> By: Wade http://www.firsttube.com/read/State-of-the-Union-Fing-Pathetic/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Wade Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:24:38 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/State-of-the-Union-Fing-Pathetic#comment-505 Maybe he didn't fool anyone. In 2000 we came off having a president who is most remembered by his sexual exploits and subsequent tap dancing to cover it up. So you had 2 choices, a stiff carryover from the previous 8 years or this seemingly straight forward guy from Texas. The second election was about security and the other guy was a rather weak career politician. When we are threatened we want someone to protect us. (the only thing the national govt really has to do). If you deny that we are in danger of being attacked again then you aren't being honest. We did nothing to provoke 9-11 or any of the attacks in the 90's. I mean you can not like the pres because he isn't a good communicator and his politcal handlers play hardball or that you don't belive in war is fine. I don't think his presidency can be honestly evaluated for many years. Maybe he didn’t fool anyone. In 2000 we came off having a president who is most remembered by his sexual exploits and subsequent tap dancing to cover it up. So you had 2 choices, a stiff carryover from the previous 8 years or this seemingly straight forward guy from Texas. The second election was about security and the other guy was a rather weak career politician. When we are threatened we want someone to protect us. (the only thing the national govt really has to do). If you deny that we are in danger of being attacked again then you aren’t being honest. We did nothing to provoke 9-11 or any of the attacks in the 90′s. I mean you can not like the pres because he isn’t a good communicator and his politcal handlers play hardball or that you don’t belive in war is fine. I don’t think his presidency can be honestly evaluated for many years.

]]> By: Jayson Knight http://www.firsttube.com/read/State-of-the-Union-Fing-Pathetic/comment-page-1/#comment-504 Jayson Knight Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:53:56 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/State-of-the-Union-Fing-Pathetic#comment-504 The problem is that dumb rednecks are numerous here in the states, and they usually vote republican.<br /> <br /> CAPCHA: Facetious? yes sometimes, but only in the morning. The problem is that dumb rednecks are numerous here in the states, and they usually vote republican.

CAPCHA: Facetious? yes sometimes, but only in the morning.

]]> By: Thom Holwerda http://www.firsttube.com/read/State-of-the-Union-Fing-Pathetic/comment-page-1/#comment-503 Thom Holwerda Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:12:09 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/State-of-the-Union-Fing-Pathetic#comment-503 The problem is the "democracy" in the United States, Eugenia. Two words: biparty system.<br /> <br /> It does not work. The problem is the “democracy” in the United States, Eugenia. Two words: biparty system.

It does not work.

]]> By: Eugenia http://www.firsttube.com/read/State-of-the-Union-Fing-Pathetic/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Eugenia Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:29:57 +0000 http://firsttubecom/read/State-of-the-Union-Fing-Pathetic#comment-63 Bush is one of the worst presidents in the history of USA. I hope history remembers him as such. The one thing I can't understand though is how was he able to fool the American public twice. Bush is one of the worst presidents in the history of USA. I hope history remembers him as such. The one thing I can’t understand though is how was he able to fool the American public twice.

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