Video: Bush filled with heart-ache at shamnesty’s demise
posted at 4:05 pm on June 28, 2007 by Allahpundit
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He looks stricken. I trust you feel as bad as I do. FYI, what you can’t hear him saying at the very beginning of the clip because the dopey anchor is talking over him is, “Legal immigration is one of the top concerns of the American people, and Congress’ failure to act on it is a disappointment.” Uh huh.
Elsewhere, Pelosi blames Republicans for the failure of this spectacularly craptastic bill. You’re welcome.
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He should be grateful. We helped saved whatever legacy he’s going to have.
TheBigOldDog on June 28, 2007 at 4:07 PM
To pull a phrase from Ace of Spades: “I haven’t felt this bad since I got my last BJ.”
Hoodlumman on June 28, 2007 at 4:08 PM
Actually I think he has it wrong. I think that this administration has to wake up to what the people want!!!!
HarryStar on June 28, 2007 at 4:09 PM
What a weaselette and liar Pelosi is. Ain’t going to stick. The media didn’t focus on the center and lefties who oppose this, but they are there in droves.
Entelechy on June 28, 2007 at 4:09 PM
I hope he was crying………
doriangrey on June 28, 2007 at 4:09 PM
Bush’s phone lines obviously weren’t clogged with constituent phone calls, because if they were he’d know exactly where the American people are coming from. It’s sad that he’s so disconnected.
Mindcrime on June 28, 2007 at 4:09 PM
How about the Executive Branch come together on hard issues, like say, enforcing the law?
Spirit of 1776 on June 28, 2007 at 4:10 PM
W, I’d settle for congress coming together on an easy issue, which is ENFORCING THE &*$#ING LAWS ON THE BOOKS!!!
BTW, is our “stopping amnesty without Allah getting an iPhone is a hollow victory” campaign moving he boss any?
thirteen28 on June 28, 2007 at 4:10 PM
The boss, ’scuse me.
thirteen28 on June 28, 2007 at 4:11 PM
- – President Bush, 43
Sir, one little change – s/b “when it comes to not enforcing our immigration laws”.
Entelechy on June 28, 2007 at 4:11 PM
surely it must! He would use it to call Senators after all.
Spirit of 1776 on June 28, 2007 at 4:13 PM
Pelosi,you ignorant slut.
DCJeff on June 28, 2007 at 4:13 PM
I used to defend Bush. My best friend, a true conservative, was always saying he would go down as the worst President in history. I emailed him and apologized and told him he was right.
*hangs head
On-my-soap-box on June 28, 2007 at 4:15 PM
wow he sounds like he has had the wind knocked right out of him…good job everyone.
zane on June 28, 2007 at 4:15 PM
tommy chong is on cavuto right now talking about immigration………”there is no immigration problem. only if you make it a problem”
pmoshields on June 28, 2007 at 4:16 PM
So what’s he stricken about? The fact that he didn’t get the bill he wanted, or the fact that he realized he just got snookered by Reid, Pelosi and company? Notice he didn’t say anything about the American people this time around. No, he was talking about Congress. They’re giving it to him, so he’s giving it back to them. You’re not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy, and the sooner you wise up to who the winged monkeys work for (if I may extend the metaphor), the better off you’ll be.
smellthecoffee on June 28, 2007 at 4:16 PM
“The American people understand the status quo is unacceptable when it comes to our immigration laws.”
Mr. President, if by status quo, you mean your consistent refusal to enforce our current laws, then yes, that is unacceptable. But enforcing our current laws would be a hell of a lot better than this sellout of a bill!
greggish on June 28, 2007 at 4:17 PM
I fixed it for you Ms. Pelosi.
By golley – she’s got this one right, with the addition of one single word
Entelechy on June 28, 2007 at 4:17 PM
Bush looked gaunt and skeletal; a shell of a man with a pitiful legacy of wavering in the face of dictators, pandering to Islamic thugs, and subverting our nation.
PRCalDude on June 28, 2007 at 4:19 PM
Claaaaasss, Claaaaaasssss, SHUT UP!!!!!
Thank you.
Bigfoot on June 28, 2007 at 4:19 PM
Actually, I don’t enjoy seeing him like that at all. I really would prefer we were on the same side. I still like the guy in spite of this.
Hopefully he’ll dedicate his full attention to winning the GWOT now.
see-dubya on June 28, 2007 at 4:21 PM
A few more triste figures, aside from the obvious ones:
- the Wall Street Journal circle, remember the video?
- quite a few talking heads on FOX
- chambers of commerce
- fat and skinny corporate cats, the country and the world over
Entelechy on June 28, 2007 at 4:21 PM
How does he know the current laws we have don’t work? They have never been enforced. If they were enforced, then we will all know if they work or not.
As far as I am concerned, his legacy is worse than Carters. Something about those Bushes. NO new taxes, reward law breakers. Too bad.
If he wants a decent legacy, he needs to step up and enforce the laws we already have on immigration. Don’t hold your breath.
saiga on June 28, 2007 at 4:21 PM
Boo Freakin’ Hoo
Hening on June 28, 2007 at 4:21 PM
I cannot even bring myself to listen to him as he did not listen to his own party. I have lost all respect for him and the tools in his cabinet and senate who think the American people fools and ignorant. The whole process was to keep the people ignorant of the facts and play on emotions to get this thing passed. I hope they all cry in their beer…
jimwesty on June 28, 2007 at 4:22 PM
Fox news has really taken a hit with this whole thing, IMO.
PRCalDude on June 28, 2007 at 4:22 PM
Why couldn’t he have been this staunch with Social Security?
natesnake on June 28, 2007 at 4:22 PM
I’m over Presidente Boosh. No more defending him. I’m starting to believe that he IS clueless. Good riddance.
robblefarian on June 28, 2007 at 4:22 PM
Exit question: When did this Administration jump the shark?
BillLalor on June 28, 2007 at 4:23 PM
I think he meant “Legal immigration is one of the top concerns of the Undocumented American people, and Congress’ failure to act on it is a disappointment.” This whole shamnesty lost my support of President Bush (and a lot of Republican Congress) as well.
Tuari on June 28, 2007 at 4:25 PM
If it wasn’t hanging Libby out to dry, then today was the day.
natesnake on June 28, 2007 at 4:25 PM
I’m warming up the popcorn now.. This is going to be the best news casts I have EVER seen..I’ll be clicking like crazy to make sure I can catch tears..thxs AP you all need a good pat on your backs.
Legions on June 28, 2007 at 4:26 PM
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa
heatherrc77 on June 28, 2007 at 4:26 PM
The war on Terror didn’t begin in 2001 it began well before that…You all jumped on a president because he wasn’t popular while you hid with your tails between you legs when you didn’t put the importance on the issue as you should. Look at yourselves while you pat yourselves on the back. You all are really more to blame because you supposed to care about these issues. You weaken our country with the way you went about this…you weaken what our country stands for. The bill wasn’t the best and shouldn’t have passed, but you allowed the ‘93 bombings to occur without doing anything, you allowed Al queada to declare war in 96 and you did nothing. All these years later you call yourselves heroes…I think not.
Why do you think Reagan chose amnesty?
tomas on June 28, 2007 at 4:27 PM
I hope Laura denies him the 1st Cookies for at least a month over this.
unamused on June 28, 2007 at 4:27 PM
good job guys.
jummy on June 28, 2007 at 4:27 PM
Yep, I feel really really bad………….
Ok, going to watch the humpbot again…woo-hoo
conservnut on June 28, 2007 at 4:28 PM
I’d like to clarify this – most of you already know – here writes one of the staunchest supporters of capitalism and free enterprise.
However, the shamnesty bill would have continued the ugly circle of yes, some near-slave labor, extremely cheap and illegal labor, discrimination against skilled American workers, discrimination against elderly American workers, and simply discrimination against American workers. Period.
Entelechy on June 28, 2007 at 4:28 PM
Again,
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh
heatherrc77 on June 28, 2007 at 4:28 PM
He thought, as many of us did, that it was the one time deal Kennedy said it was.
Secure the borders? Yes.
Amnesty? Never again.
Just because you got over the border doesn’t mean you have the right to be here.
You want citizenship? Get in line.
unamused on June 28, 2007 at 4:29 PM
excuse me. bad link. all the same, pat yourselves on the back.
jummy on June 28, 2007 at 4:29 PM
Lol!
PRCalDude on June 28, 2007 at 4:30 PM
If it seemed Bush had leprosy in 2006, the next 18 months will look like he has the ebola virus coupled with exploding diahrea.
GOP contenders would be smart to give him presidential respect, but should also be vocal in talking about his failures.
This was a failure.
natesnake on June 28, 2007 at 4:30 PM
The Reuters headline is “Senate hands Bush major defeat on immigration”. Have they been following the same story I have? It should read “Clear thinking, hard working Americans send the U.S. Senate and the Bush administration packing”.
repvoter on June 28, 2007 at 4:31 PM
Heh! After this, AllahPundit and talk radio will be declared public political enemies of the state (although history may beg to differ on this one).
That alone is deserving of an iPhone (or two).
Darnell Clayton on June 28, 2007 at 4:31 PM
*pat* Just did! Haven’t seen you out from under the bridge in awhile.
PRCalDude on June 28, 2007 at 4:31 PM
Correction:
There we go!
Darnell Clayton on June 28, 2007 at 4:31 PM
i’ve been posting several times a week.
jummy on June 28, 2007 at 4:32 PM
Again, with apologies to Bryan:
Trolling
On
Michelle’s &
Allah’s
Site
thirteen28 on June 28, 2007 at 4:33 PM
I dont feel ANY sympathy or pity for JORGE.
HE WAS THE ONE who crawled up and kissed Teddy Kennedy’s poobah and embraced the open borders left while calling his own conservative base nothing more than a bunch bigoted racists. HE WAS THE ONE who wanted to grant amnesty to millions of undeserving illegals and refuse to build a legally mandated fence or enforce the border. HE WAS THE ONE.
As ye reap, so shall ye sow……
Always Right on June 28, 2007 at 4:33 PM
To quote Kurt Cobain, “I’ll Take All the Blame./Aqua sea-foam shame.”
Thomas the Wraith on June 28, 2007 at 4:33 PM
tomas, you’re familiar with “repeating the same thing and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity”?
Entelechy on June 28, 2007 at 4:34 PM
Lame. Duck.
And Pelosi’s constituents are stupid enough to swallow her BS press release hook line and sinker. Republicans better be on their toes in the media. If they let the MSM brand them as anti-Hispanic that will be a shame. Sessions needs to be on Fox Regulary siting the entire countires disgust with the bill as well asn Nancy’s need for 70 Republicans to vote for amnesty to give her politcla cover.
Theworldisnotenough on June 28, 2007 at 4:35 PM
my god, why it is so hard for this man to understand that we want to secure the border first. Before you can heal a man, you have to stitch up the wound. Before we can deal with the illegals already here we have to stitch up the border.
Keli on June 28, 2007 at 4:35 PM
You’ve been drinking right?
JackS on June 28, 2007 at 4:36 PM
*country’s
Too many errors to correct them all. =(
Theworldisnotenough on June 28, 2007 at 4:36 PM
Surely you jest! TJ himself said (you remember him right? Clinton used his name alot)
There was no blood here! Merely peaceably assembled outrage via email and phonelines to redress grievances. I can’t imagine a more appropriate way to operate in the manner the country stands for…seeing as it is the 1st Amendment.
Spirit of 1776 on June 28, 2007 at 4:37 PM
I’m filled with heartache knowing this clown can’t see the forest for the trees.
Griz on June 28, 2007 at 4:37 PM
Does anyone know what the recall procedures are for our Senators?
redriver59 on June 28, 2007 at 4:39 PM
The moment they decided it would be better to put Border Enforcement agents in jail than it would be to actually enfore the existing laws…
Barry Kearns on June 28, 2007 at 4:39 PM
It took you guys 20 years to figure that out…right?
tomas on June 28, 2007 at 4:39 PM
He knew exactly what this bill was and what its effect would be and that’s what makes his behavior in support of it so disturbing.
rplat on June 28, 2007 at 4:40 PM
This was the most wrongheaded, stupid, downright retarded attempt at a legacy I think I’ve ever seen. He will have a legacy though, oh yes he will have a legacy.
bmac on June 28, 2007 at 4:40 PM
GWB could recover his stride if he came on TV tonight and said we are going to get out the 86′ bill, dust it off, find out what it would take to make it enforceable and do it beginning tomorrow.
Well, I can dream can’t I?
BacaDog on June 28, 2007 at 4:40 PM
Did you mean to say lunacy?
natesnake on June 28, 2007 at 4:41 PM
George W. Bush is no longer whom I voted for, and he hasn’t been for quite some time. The day of his departure comes none too soon. For me, his legacy is and always will be one of complete ineptitude and assinine decision making. He could have been the man we needed to lead us through hell and high water in response to 9/11, Katrina, and Illegal Immigration. He has failed miserably at everything he has attempted since 9/11. He is, an utter failure when we really needed someone to lead us.
In my estimation, after he cleans his desk out, he’ll hold the title of Second Worse President in US history. Jimmy Carter, of course, being the absolute worst.
The entire GOP is a shameful mess anymore these days. The majority of those bloated stogie sucking ba$tards self destructed. Having already walked away from the Republican party and re-registered as an independant, as well as contacting the RNC and demanding they not ever contact me again via phone or mail unless I reinitiate contact (and they haven’t for a few weeks now which is actually a nice change from their usual begging and pleading), I feel I have done all I can do as one person to slap them upside the head. That is, until the polls are open again.
Now, how do we keep any one of the front running Commie Socialist Reprobate Democrats from taking his place?!
SilverStar830 on June 28, 2007 at 4:42 PM
Hi.
I have severe narcolepsy.
Sincerely,
tomas
thirteen28 on June 28, 2007 at 4:42 PM
so, now that you have your fence i suppose you’ll all….
oh, wait. you don’t have a fence. or a congressional majority. or any prospect of introducing any plan you’ll find any more acceptable than the one which just died.
well, at least you just confirmed the anti-gop stereotype of the hemispheric hayseed hollerin’ “git offa mah lawn”, and cut latino support for the gop from 46% to 21% overnight despite the number of times you’ve professed that this fixation is not, by some complex web of rationalizations, racist.
so, you know. good job.
jummy on June 28, 2007 at 4:42 PM
I apologize if you’ve said that before and I missed it, but that is an excellent analogy.
Spirit of 1776 on June 28, 2007 at 4:43 PM
No seriously:
Does anyone know the recall precedures for our Senators?
redriver59 on June 28, 2007 at 4:47 PM
jummy
Two options: The party moves to the majority, or the majority moves to the party. The WSJ’s bell is consistent with their views, not majority views.
Spirit of 1776 on June 28, 2007 at 4:47 PM
Revisionist history and all that aside, there were quite a few “D”s that voted it down.
How can you spin a GOP President introducting the bill, and then have a bi-partisan Turkey Shoot, as a GOP debacle. It was a $hitty bill. There was plenty there for everyone to hate.
natesnake on June 28, 2007 at 4:47 PM
Tomas, how many verses to your song do you have? (i.e., can you sing something else for once?)
ricer1 on June 28, 2007 at 4:47 PM
This guy is an idiot after all! The all knowing in Washingtoon town either think we are complete morons or, they are themselves. After that speech, I’m convinced that Bush is the latter.
smokin1 on June 28, 2007 at 4:48 PM
The fixation is not, as you say, racist. Why is is a racist act to simply want our immigration law enforced? Why is it a racist act to use our right to petition our grievences before our Congress?
Why would you assume that there are no immigrants who are here legally, with voting rights, against the bill? Where did you get your facts?
Anyway, I don’t take kindly to being called a racist.
BacaDog on June 28, 2007 at 4:49 PM
Oh, I get it. We should sh!t all over the ideas of rule of law, of citizenship, of national sovereignty, and of national security because if we don’t, some people might call us racists. I guess we should also favor affirmative action laws since opposing those is also characterized as racist.
You go stand over there with tomas now, ok?
thirteen28 on June 28, 2007 at 4:49 PM
If any exist, they’d be at the state level, as they’re elected by the citizens of a particular state.
BacaDog on June 28, 2007 at 4:50 PM
He looks scared, … terrified actually.
stenwin77 on June 28, 2007 at 4:51 PM
This whole site is beating one drum…what are you talking about. Doing nothing for 20 years caused this problem, Bush is a convenient excuse for conservative failure to do the right thing because it wasn’t important enough.
well, now we have 12 million illegals and the affects will not go away. I think you all are a day late and a dollar short.
tomas on June 28, 2007 at 4:51 PM
Jummy – Get back under the bridge.
Guardian on June 28, 2007 at 4:52 PM
Another feather in the cap of the good guys…!
I was actually hoping that Bush was planning to pull a fast one on the Dems. Would’ve been nice if the whole lot of Reps would’ve voted against it and embarrassed the hell out of the ‘majority’…
Pelosi has nerve telling her constituents (the unprincipled ones remaining) that it was
defeatedblocked by Republicans when the patriots within her OWN party numbered enough to pass it. Sheesh…!Rugged Individual on June 28, 2007 at 4:52 PM
In fact, you had 15 Dems vote no and 11 Repubs vote yes. Statistically speaking there were a disportionate amount of Dems against it than Repubs for it.
natesnake on June 28, 2007 at 4:53 PM
This may be slightly off topic, but I looked at DailyKos. Over there, it’s like the immigration issue never existed. Does anyone understand Kosistan enough to explain their silence?
thuja on June 28, 2007 at 4:54 PM
I heard Pres. Bush on the radio. Based on the way he sounded, I pictured him looking like this. And it made me happy every step of the way! I ended up talking to the radio saying, “See you at the signing… hahahah!” Now he knows how it feels.
“Shamnesty”: 0 “Power To The People”: 2
Sultry Beauty on June 28, 2007 at 4:55 PM
Where have you been, captain narcolepsy? Conservatives have been pushing border enforcement for years. This site’s founder published a book about the perils of open borders and uncontrolled illegal immigration 5 FREAKIN’ YEARS AGO!!!
And furthermore, I don’t recall a justice dept. that was ever as aggressive in prosecuting border patrol agents as this one.
If anyone here is a day late or a dollar short it’s you. No go take your meds.
thirteen28 on June 28, 2007 at 4:55 PM
gladly. i stand and have stood with thomas; the president, sober analasys on the right such as can’t be found on many of the blogs any longer, but which has consitently been present in places like the wsj.
i certainly don’t stand with you.
jummy on June 28, 2007 at 4:55 PM
Best as I can tell, Bush hasn’t been President for 20 years. Also, control of Congress has changed a couple of times during that period as well.
You’re right though. Since the 86′ bill was passed, nothing serious has been done. That turd lays squarely on the doorstep of Congress as they were assigned oversight of the bill. GOP or Dem. Plenty of blame to go around on this one.
BacaDog on June 28, 2007 at 4:55 PM
No, Mr. President. You and Congress need to prove to us the American people that you are serious about border security. Do that first, and then we’ll talk.
infidel4life on June 28, 2007 at 4:57 PM
The notion that the hispanic community is, in fact, itself racist in its singleminded devotion to their ethnic group before the needs of the nation apparently eludes you, leading to the conclusion that it must be us hayseeds what needs thumpin on the head. Nice deductive reasoning, that.
TexasDan on June 28, 2007 at 4:57 PM
text of an email i sent to the rnc about bush’s upcoming birthday:
Sorry,
President Bush has called me a bigot, and ignored the Republican base in regard to the Immigration Reform fiasco, which was only defeated in the Senate because some courageous true Republicans listened to their constituency. I will NOT be wishing him a Happy Birthday this year, as he failed to enforce existing laws, punish sanctuary cities, make employers accountable, clear the ICE backlog, empower the Border Patrol, and build the border fence. He has demonstrated that he clearly doesn’t want to hear from me and millions of his former supporters, so he won’t.
aqvik on June 28, 2007 at 4:57 PM
I must echo to some extent some previously posted sentiments.
As someone who has stuck by and defended President Bush through thick and thin, I too have in recent weeks lost confidence in the man and his now impotent administration.
He looked like a deer in the headlights today; like someone who doesn’t have a clue. Perhaps 7 straight years of pounding by the MSM has taken its toll…?
I feel like Annette Benning in The American President for cryin’ out loud!
Mr President, enforce the existing laws, build the fence, secure the borders, go after employers who hire illegals, and for pete’s sake… show some leadership and PARDON SKOOTER LIBBY!
singlemalt_18 on June 28, 2007 at 4:57 PM
jummy on June 28, 2007 at 4:42 PM
Obviously you have a problem GOPers and especially Southern Republicans.
So while were sterotyping allow me to illustrate the typical liberal troll stereotype:
A lonely, attention starved, latte sipping, intellectually and morally banckrupt individual who is only capable of vomiting halfbaked phrases (unoriginal at that) in order to get back at “all the jerks” who gave you wedgies in school and maybe- just maybe -get the attention of a female for the first time in your life.
Creep.
Trooper on June 28, 2007 at 4:58 PM
Amen, singlemalt.
BacaDog on June 28, 2007 at 4:58 PM
My Mother is a Legalized Citizen. I have a brother fighting in Taji, Iraq and myself and my Father own small businesses. He tried to crap on those that chose to come here legally with the SHAMnesty bill. He is blatantly ignorant about those that wish to kill us and therefore puts our fighting men & women in more danger. What’s next? He will help the Dhimmicrats pass some legislation to cripple the small businessman before he crawls away from Washington… Then he will be 3/3 with me.
“George,” kisses cheek, “you are dead to me.”
Swinehound on June 28, 2007 at 4:59 PM
isn’t it something? the phenomenon of border-enforcement dimentia is a decade old and only “broke” in 2005. yet one of their biggest memes is the idea that the bill cannot be trusted because it hasn’t been worked on long enough.
jummy on June 28, 2007 at 4:59 PM
thirteen28 on June 28, 2007 at 4:55 PM
If you gave have a damn before now…things would have been done. This is the same mentality that starts world wars.
tomas on June 28, 2007 at 4:59 PM
I bet he is really wanting a Jack & Coke right about now.
OrthodoxRobert on June 28, 2007 at 5:00 PM
“I knew it was you Fredo.”
natesnake on June 28, 2007 at 5:00 PM
jummy on June 28, 2007 at 4:59 PM
It is unfortunate…I think there was some serious piling on. I don’t agree with the Bill and it could have been handled better by the president…but the response while effective is going to hurt in the long run. They just don’t realise it yet.
tomas on June 28, 2007 at 5:01 PM
Oh yes, that ’sober analysis’ that says we are all a bunch of racist bigots who don’t want to do what’s right for America because we want secure borders, believe in the rule of law, want fairness for legal immigrants, believe citizenship means something, believe in American sovereignty, and believe that bills as big as this one should be crafted and debated out in the open as long as necessary instead of using parlimentary chicanery to ram it down our throats.
Who’s (delusionally) patting themselves on the back again? Oh yes, that would be you.
Good.
thirteen28 on June 28, 2007 at 5:02 PM
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