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Yes. I titled this thread 'A Bush Rant' because that's exactly what it is. No sense in trying to come up with some other less blunt title in an attempt at pretending that this is anything more than Bush-bashing thread. So, without further ado...
I think Bush has had a rather pathetic presidency. Let's start with the fact that he has a below-average intelligence for a president. The thing that really hammerd that home to me was the press conference last night - that's what set this rant off for me. He was reading from a teleprompter, obviously. Nothing wrong with that in itself, really. What's wrong is how slow he was talking. And he was talking slowly during his speech because he was reading one line at a time from the teleprompter. Call me crazy but I like my president to have reading skills that are above that.
Onto the issues...he talked about Social Security. He can preach about it until he's blue in the face for all I care, but SS just isn't as pressing and urgent as he's making it out to be. Yes, it's a problem, yes, something will need to be done, but not what he's suggesting. I don't even know how he can be so sure about these numbers he keeps spouting off, that are decades upon decades in the future. I understand the idea of taking pre-emptive measures for urgent issues, but I don't believe that this issue is nearly as urgent as he's making it out to be. What really irritates me is that I can't help but think the reason he's going on and on and on about SS and having primetime, nationally televised press conferences about it, is because he wants to distract the public from other issues, that are actually more pressing right NOW.
Like gas prices. That's the other thing he talked about, one line at a time. Basically he rambled about how it's going to take a long time to fix it and how congress needs to pass the appropriate bills and so forth. Blah blah blah. In this regard, I really feel that Bush has no vision. What needs to happen is that the corperations who manufacture cars, need to be pressured to manufacture hybrid-type-cars that are less gas-guzzling, so that we can be less dependent on foreign oil, and eventually independent from it. Talk about urgent issues, THIS will be a REAL problem if it's not solved. We MUST, absolutely HAVE to find a way to stop being so incredibly dependent on the Middle East for our oil. It effects much more than gas prices, because it affects a large portion our foriegn policy. The fact that we've started a war over there at least in part for oil, should be a big red flag.
Let's not say anything else about the war. I was and am against it, because they didn't provoke us, and because we were led into it on false pretenses - he LIED to the PEOPLE of this country and that is fact. Meanwhile, we let Osama get away. I am totally 100% convinced that if Bush and/or his administration had really wanted to catch Osama, they would've had him a long time ago. I think Bush wants Osama to be out there, because Osama is a fugurehead for the war against terror. In the public's eyes, once Osama is caught, the war on terror is over and Bush can longer get the public support he needs for the war he wants to fight. That's what I believe.
Well we're talking about foreign policy, let's talk about Africa. Bush promised eighty-something-billion to Africa and not a cent has arrived. In fact, he's encourage other countries not to give aid to Africa based on reservations that stem from his religious beliefs. NUMBER ONE RULE ABOUT HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE - DO NOT LET YOUR FAITH DETERMINE YOUR POLICIES!!!!!!!!!!!! Right now, a football stadium full of people is dying in Africa every few weeks and we're not doing shit about it. And that is wrong.
What about other domestic issues?
Speaking of not letting your fath deterimine your policies...I seriously can't believe we even have to discuss whether or not gay people 'deserve' to be married - but that is a different thread.
Stem Cell Research - embryonic stem cell research can give lives back to handicapped people or even save lives. Has it done it yet? Probably not much, but it has such massive potential to help things like spinal paralysis, cancer, aids even, that I think it is irresponsible not to look into it as much as possible.
The Patriot Act is ridiculous. It is an invasion of privacy. Enough said about that.
Healthcare. When people are going to Canada to get their medicine, you know something is very wrong. We need a national healthcare system. There is absolutely NO justification for saying to those sick people that can't afford healthcare, 'too bad, nothing we can do'.
And I already talked about SS.
I could go on and on and on. His administration is not much better than him. If Cheany somehow became president, it's very possible he would be even worse than Bush because he shares similar beliefs but has a higher IQ *shudders*. Rumsfeld is just an all-around douche, and Condi just seems really, really cold. Blah blah blah. Now my stomach hurts.
Anyway, one of the things that has annoyed me the most about Bush is that he is ENTIRELY too sure of himself, in a very arrogant way. He tends to be smirkish when people don't agree with him. And I have yet to, in five years, hear him utter an apology for any of his actions. Watergate was crap but Nixon apologized. Shagging a White House intern is not something to be proud of, but Clinton apologized. Lying to your people to get them to go along with you with regards to invading another country, in which over a thousand of your troops are going to die, that's really bad but Bush...oh not wait, he didn't. He never apologized for lying to the country. I've always wondered why that didn't upset more people. In five years I have yet to hear him apologize for anything or admit making any mistakes. That's a terrible trait to have, and I don't just mean for a president. I mean that it's a terrible trait for anyone to have. If you make mistakes, at least be a man and admit it.
End rant. I hope I didn't offend anyone.
P.S.I'm also annoyed that he seemingly intentionally schedules his primetime press conferences/speeches when the most rating-winning shows are scheduled, so as to get those viewers attention and pre-empt the show. I was looking forward to 'Joey' all day yesterday and now I have to wait another week
I think Bush has had a rather pathetic presidency. Let's start with the fact that he has a below-average intelligence for a president. The thing that really hammerd that home to me was the press conference last night - that's what set this rant off for me. He was reading from a teleprompter, obviously. Nothing wrong with that in itself, really. What's wrong is how slow he was talking. And he was talking slowly during his speech because he was reading one line at a time from the teleprompter. Call me crazy but I like my president to have reading skills that are above that.
Onto the issues...he talked about Social Security. He can preach about it until he's blue in the face for all I care, but SS just isn't as pressing and urgent as he's making it out to be. Yes, it's a problem, yes, something will need to be done, but not what he's suggesting. I don't even know how he can be so sure about these numbers he keeps spouting off, that are decades upon decades in the future. I understand the idea of taking pre-emptive measures for urgent issues, but I don't believe that this issue is nearly as urgent as he's making it out to be. What really irritates me is that I can't help but think the reason he's going on and on and on about SS and having primetime, nationally televised press conferences about it, is because he wants to distract the public from other issues, that are actually more pressing right NOW.
Like gas prices. That's the other thing he talked about, one line at a time. Basically he rambled about how it's going to take a long time to fix it and how congress needs to pass the appropriate bills and so forth. Blah blah blah. In this regard, I really feel that Bush has no vision. What needs to happen is that the corperations who manufacture cars, need to be pressured to manufacture hybrid-type-cars that are less gas-guzzling, so that we can be less dependent on foreign oil, and eventually independent from it. Talk about urgent issues, THIS will be a REAL problem if it's not solved. We MUST, absolutely HAVE to find a way to stop being so incredibly dependent on the Middle East for our oil. It effects much more than gas prices, because it affects a large portion our foriegn policy. The fact that we've started a war over there at least in part for oil, should be a big red flag.
Let's not say anything else about the war. I was and am against it, because they didn't provoke us, and because we were led into it on false pretenses - he LIED to the PEOPLE of this country and that is fact. Meanwhile, we let Osama get away. I am totally 100% convinced that if Bush and/or his administration had really wanted to catch Osama, they would've had him a long time ago. I think Bush wants Osama to be out there, because Osama is a fugurehead for the war against terror. In the public's eyes, once Osama is caught, the war on terror is over and Bush can longer get the public support he needs for the war he wants to fight. That's what I believe.
Well we're talking about foreign policy, let's talk about Africa. Bush promised eighty-something-billion to Africa and not a cent has arrived. In fact, he's encourage other countries not to give aid to Africa based on reservations that stem from his religious beliefs. NUMBER ONE RULE ABOUT HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE - DO NOT LET YOUR FAITH DETERMINE YOUR POLICIES!!!!!!!!!!!! Right now, a football stadium full of people is dying in Africa every few weeks and we're not doing shit about it. And that is wrong.
What about other domestic issues?
Speaking of not letting your fath deterimine your policies...I seriously can't believe we even have to discuss whether or not gay people 'deserve' to be married - but that is a different thread.
Stem Cell Research - embryonic stem cell research can give lives back to handicapped people or even save lives. Has it done it yet? Probably not much, but it has such massive potential to help things like spinal paralysis, cancer, aids even, that I think it is irresponsible not to look into it as much as possible.
The Patriot Act is ridiculous. It is an invasion of privacy. Enough said about that.
Healthcare. When people are going to Canada to get their medicine, you know something is very wrong. We need a national healthcare system. There is absolutely NO justification for saying to those sick people that can't afford healthcare, 'too bad, nothing we can do'.
And I already talked about SS.
I could go on and on and on. His administration is not much better than him. If Cheany somehow became president, it's very possible he would be even worse than Bush because he shares similar beliefs but has a higher IQ *shudders*. Rumsfeld is just an all-around douche, and Condi just seems really, really cold. Blah blah blah. Now my stomach hurts.
Anyway, one of the things that has annoyed me the most about Bush is that he is ENTIRELY too sure of himself, in a very arrogant way. He tends to be smirkish when people don't agree with him. And I have yet to, in five years, hear him utter an apology for any of his actions. Watergate was crap but Nixon apologized. Shagging a White House intern is not something to be proud of, but Clinton apologized. Lying to your people to get them to go along with you with regards to invading another country, in which over a thousand of your troops are going to die, that's really bad but Bush...oh not wait, he didn't. He never apologized for lying to the country. I've always wondered why that didn't upset more people. In five years I have yet to hear him apologize for anything or admit making any mistakes. That's a terrible trait to have, and I don't just mean for a president. I mean that it's a terrible trait for anyone to have. If you make mistakes, at least be a man and admit it.
End rant. I hope I didn't offend anyone.
P.S.I'm also annoyed that he seemingly intentionally schedules his primetime press conferences/speeches when the most rating-winning shows are scheduled, so as to get those viewers attention and pre-empt the show. I was looking forward to 'Joey' all day yesterday and now I have to wait another week
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