Video: Bush throws out the first pitch
posted at 9:29 pm on March 30, 2008 by Allahpundit
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His national approval rating’s 30 percent, his D.C. approval rating’s probably somewhere north of 10. Knowing what was coming, he could have begged off. He went out there anyway. Click the image to watch.
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He actually did a pretty good job in the booth with Joe Morgan.
malan89 on March 30, 2008 at 9:31 PM
I bet he’s looking forward to retirement. I think he’s earned it.
AbaddonsReign on March 30, 2008 at 9:32 PM
I’m not stadium acoustics expert, but that sounds about 50/50 to me. Given his dismal rating, not bad.
But what do you expect. I’d boo Gore if I cared about baseball, went to a game, and he threw out the 1st pitch. And I’d enjoy doing it too.
VolMagic on March 30, 2008 at 9:32 PM
President has an arm.
DeathtotheSwiss on March 30, 2008 at 9:33 PM
I head some cheers in there. If it was a Democrat, the story would not have been he was booed, it would have been, “He was met with a mixed reaction from the crowd.”
dentalque on March 30, 2008 at 9:35 PM
Nice group of sports fans,yes Bush got booed,
at least
he didn’t have US Military soldiers turn their
backs on him,like Bill Clinton,and for Bill OUCH!
canopfor on March 30, 2008 at 9:36 PM
I wouldn’t boo a sitting President, no matter who he was. It’s juvenile and anti-America. I’m sick of it.
Connie on March 30, 2008 at 9:37 PM
I didn’t hear that horrible of a reaction at all. I heard a few individual boos that no doubt singled those fans for special attention but, really it wasn’t like bad-guy professional wrestler boos or anything. I’d venture to say he had the majority approval out there.
This goes to prove my thesis that code pink doesn’t follow sports.
DeathtotheSwiss on March 30, 2008 at 9:38 PM
Amen.
malan89 on March 30, 2008 at 9:39 PM
Definitely a mix, but for the most part the fans seemed positive.
Jim-Rose on March 30, 2008 at 9:40 PM
Dude’s got an arm… and a set of brass ones to actually put heat on a ceremonial pitch. As for acoustics, boo’s always resonate (more bass). It sounded about 50/50. Stay classy D.C.
Sugar Land on March 30, 2008 at 9:40 PM
Neither would I. I might not clap very hard, but I certainly wouldn’t boo.
I imagine Bush wishes this was over too. No one has been put through what he has for trying, albeit sometimes not very well, to do the right thing.
Sue on March 30, 2008 at 9:40 PM
Did you see the pitch he threw in NYC after 9/11? That thing had some movement on it! Over at DKos they probably accused him of throwing a spitter.
He did a good job in the booth. I liked how after Chipper homered Bush said, “He roped that thing!” As much as Bubba was supposed to be some everyman, he didn’t know the first thing about sports. In America that eliminates you from being a true man of the people. Bush at least has that going for him.
KGB on March 30, 2008 at 9:41 PM
NoVa is blue, Maryland is deep blue, and DC is, dare I say, midnight blue. But at least the man was wearing a red jacket.
And he had that “I don’t care what you think about me” look on his face. Gotta love it.
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on March 30, 2008 at 9:42 PM
I wouldn’t boo a sitting President…
Connie on March 30,2008 at 9:37PM.
Connie:No kidding,add a teaspoon or two of hollywood in the
mix and no wonder politics is becoming less civil!
canopfor on March 30, 2008 at 9:42 PM
You would expect a former owner of a baseball team to know a thing or two about baseball. Even if the team he owned was the Texas Rangers. ::sigh::
Sue on March 30, 2008 at 9:43 PM
Fearless. I like that in this guy. Even when he’s wrong (take your pick) he’s fearless.
SouthernGent on March 30, 2008 at 9:43 PM
That’s why Jon Miller is the best announcer in baseball!
Go Giants!!!!
HockeyTemper on March 30, 2008 at 9:46 PM
That was disappointing. Reflects on all American’s with a bad light. A little respect for the office is not too much to ask or expect.
Hog Wild on March 30, 2008 at 9:46 PM
KGB, I keep hearing that about Clinton too. He was “down to Earth” and the “first black president”. I guess coming from rich elitists anyone who cheats on his wife habitually, lies in court and puts his genitals before his job, country and supporters really is just a dumb, down to Earth, black guy. Talk about enlightened.
DeathtotheSwiss on March 30, 2008 at 9:46 PM
Agreed. I won’t be enthusiastic, but he/she would still get applause out of me.
That being said, the booing actually wasn’t that bad. Maybe it’s just me, but it seemed mixed. I definitely heard cheering in there.
amerpundit on March 30, 2008 at 9:47 PM
I’m not a baseball fan, but I’ll bet it’s pretty hard to throw in a bullet-proof vest. You know he was wearing one, and that just makes the pitch more impressive.
You can tell when a man has played the game, unlike those hilarious pictures of John Kerry trying to prove he was a manly man. Didn’t Kerry bounce one? I think it was him, during the 2004 campaign?
Janna on March 30, 2008 at 9:50 PM
I don’t blame the crowd. I blame the literally thousands of columnists, anchor and reports. I blame the College Professors and pundits who made this man into the Devil because he speaks plain and isn’t a sycophant to public opinion. Those people in the crowd are victims of their hyperbolic rage. History won’t boo him.
AYNBLAND on March 30, 2008 at 9:52 PM
soldiers turn(ed) their
backs on…Bill Clinton
canopfor on March 30, 2008
When did this happen?
Beto Ochoa on March 30, 2008 at 9:53 PM
I still like Bush, regardless of shamnesty and all. He reacted as I would imagine George Washington would have after 9/11. For that I’ll always be grateful.
That new $600,000,000 stadium seems nice. Too bad it was infested with all those democrap congressmen and staffers (probably the only ones who could afford tickets).
Zorro on March 30, 2008 at 9:54 PM
Alcohol and liberals don’t mix. It heightened their boos. Such idiots. They have no respect for their country nor president. Is it any surprise?
jencab on March 30, 2008 at 9:55 PM
The thing about President Bush is that he was dealt one heck of a blow only a short time into his term. The man has made some mistakes and I don’t agree with him on everything, but I think he is a genuinely good human being who has worked his butt off for his country. He hasn’t given in or given up.
Connie on March 30, 2008 at 9:56 PM
For a trip down memory lane….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfniUThXI50
“The Pitch”. Great video narrated by Fred. Over 7 min. long but worth it.
LodeStar on March 30, 2008 at 9:58 PM
Note this Americans: This is what happens when a man with principles, convictions and the intestinal fortitude to turn his back on the crowd and conduct the orchestra uses that fortitude and follows those principals and convictions. These are the actions of the weak, the mislead, the ignorant and the evil. I am holding out hope that at the end of the concert the weak, the mislead and the ignorant will cheer and the evil will face justice.
Claypigeon on March 30, 2008 at 9:59 PM
Exactly right. Sort of like that idiot airhead Jessica Simpson not wanting to meet with the President because she didn’t want it to be ‘too political’. Needless to say the press her cause would have gotten because of the president’s backing would do far more than anything her piddly fame could accomplish. As I recall, that was the beginning of the end for her.
But yeah, I would never boo a sitting president. It’s like booing America. I might not clap so loud for someone I disagreed with, but I wouldn’t boo. . . and I’m a booer at anything I dislike in sporting events.
ThackerAgency on March 30, 2008 at 10:01 PM
No one knows who will throw out the pitches next year, but we know 2 out of 3 probably throw like a girl.
TugboatPhil on March 30, 2008 at 10:03 PM
I just watched the video. Maybe my trusty old Tandy TRS-80 is getting worn out, but it sounded like more cheers than boos to me. Just sayin.
TugboatPhil on March 30, 2008 at 10:06 PM
Honor. Responsibility. Conviction. Love of country and of sport. Steely, imperfect, human, but strong.
Idiots will always be idiots.
Classy people will always have class.
Entelechy on March 30, 2008 at 10:07 PM
I’d like to see some of the pro pitchers toss one down the pipe wearing exactly what he has to wear out there.
UncleOlaf on March 30, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Nice arm on the guy!
Agreed
Ugly on March 30, 2008 at 10:10 PM
George Bush who died on the cross for our sins.
I agree with anyone who says he is at heart a good person but lets not go freakin’ nuts.
aengus on March 30, 2008 at 10:12 PM
“President Bush……..”
How sweet it was…… not “Mr. Bush”…….
Seven Percent Solution on March 30, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Bush at 30%, Congress at 15%…
So, twice as many people approve of Bush…
Mazztek on March 30, 2008 at 10:14 PM
I’m not so sure that ever happened. I think there was an email that was passed around that may have misrepresented what is actually required from our troops when saluting a President. Few good soldiers would show disrespect in any formal ceremony, no matter what their private thoughts were. They follow orders and protocol. That said, I would certainly agree that our troops have much more respect for President Bush than they ever did for Clinton.
But I always loved the the photo of the soldier dissing Hillary
Connie on March 30, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Okay. Maybe I could have worded that a little differently. Since I was thinking in presidential terms. Not mankind.
Sue on March 30, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Entelechy on March 30, 2008 at 10:07 PM
Well said.
Also, I think you’ve just written the job description for all presidents.
Position: President.
Description: Must have demonstrated skills in the the following areas:
Honor. Responsibility. Conviction. Love of country and of sport. Steely, imperfect, human, but strong.
Those who are proud of your country for the first time as an adult need not apply. Those who wish to weaken, disparage, divide or otherwise provide aid and or comfort to Americas enemies need not apply as well.
Claypigeon on March 30, 2008 at 10:21 PM
You don’t have to respect the man, you should at least respect the office. Oh well, consider the make up of the crowd. He should have thrown out the first pitch in Houston. But then they don’t have a home opener for a week.
conservnut on March 30, 2008 at 10:22 PM
You mean like this:
http://people.wm.edu/~bmjord/kerryfootball.htm
Buttercup on March 30, 2008 at 10:24 PM
Think I probably would. A Clinton or Obama for example. And I think these a-holes have the right to. Doesn’t mean I’m not gonna oppose their supposed reasons.
JiangxiDad on March 30, 2008 at 10:24 PM
Well said, god knows I have plenty of problems with Bush. But he is a decent and honorable man. I still admire him.
conservnut on March 30, 2008 at 10:26 PM
http://people.wm.edu/~bmjord/kerryfootball.htm
Buttercup on March 30, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Don’t boo Obama you will be called a racist.. >:D
Chakra Hammer on March 30, 2008 at 10:28 PM
I was only joking. Though I wouldn’t agree that he weathered fiercer storms than someone like FDR.
Like I said he is a good and decent man but there’s no need to exaggerate the difficulties he has faced.
aengus on March 30, 2008 at 10:31 PM
I wouldn’t boo a sitting President. Kids follow the lead of their parents and it’s a bad example. My son is in his 2nd year in college and the professors have confused him so badly. Thank goodness he is still a conservative tho.
tanmany2k on March 30, 2008 at 10:32 PM
I heard plenty cheers among the boos.
But then, those with the loudest horn tend to be obnoxious anyway.
History will judge, history….
Kini on March 30, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Ok then, howsbout a raspberry?
Kini on March 30, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Beto Ochoa on March 30, 2008 at 9:53 PM
I’ve never seen a military person turn their back on Pres Clinton, but he was really disliked. I remember during dining outs when we would stand to make the toasts, all would raise their glasses and drink to the US, the Queen, etc., but when the toast was to the President, glasses would stay on the table, but voices called out “To President Clinton”. Subtle, respectful, and still got the point across.
dish on March 30, 2008 at 10:35 PM
You are putting words in my mouth. He is the first president to sit through 8 years under the microscope of the internet. Not even Clinton, with the VRWC chasing him, has been through, press-wise, what Bush has been put through. Press-wise. I don’t think I was exaggerating how he has been treated by the press, both MSM and via the internet. Even by some in his own party.
Sue on March 30, 2008 at 10:38 PM
As I recall, it was actually veterans, not serving military, who turned their backs to Clinton at one of the annual commemorations.
Russ on March 30, 2008 at 10:38 PM
I agree, but you don’t really expect more from liberals, do you? They’re lowlifes; this is what they do.
But also, there were some good cheers when he made the throw, and I guarantee he brought more heat than I have. Guy can throw the ball!
Jaibones on March 30, 2008 at 10:43 PM
I went to a Hillary Clinton rally about a month ago…yah, yah, talk about walking into the lions den. Well, low and behold I actually got to meet President Clinton. Needless to say he grabbed my camera and for about two seconds I thought about making a face or something like that but I could remember my retired Navy Father’s word about respecting the office even if you don’t respect the man. With everything in me I smiled. This booing of this President is incredibly disrespectful and cowardly. These people have no guts and no respect. No matter who is there he deserves the respect of the responsibility he partakes. I think Bush is a great man and he will be remembered as one, no matter what these cowards say.
brotherbell on March 30, 2008 at 10:44 PM
His pitch tonight certainly looked a lot better than that sorry excuse Jean-Claude Kerry threw at Fenway Park back in 2004…at least Dubyah got it all the way to home plate.
Del Dolemonte on March 30, 2008 at 10:46 PM
My liberal friend / coworker went to the game tonight. I’m sure he’ll come in to the office tomorrow bragging about how Bush got booed.
Vyce on March 30, 2008 at 10:46 PM
The low class left in this country really makes me sick!
The personal level of conviction and strenght of this president never ceases to amaze me. I don’t agree with everyting he’s done but I beleive he has done what he has felt was right and in the best interest of this country. He hasn’t led by wanting to be popular or raise in the polls like Clinton. I respect him and he has earned my love and admiration. He is a good man and I too agree he’s earned his retirement. He probably can’t wait for it!
CCRWM on March 30, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Baseball and politics don’t mix (unless you’re a Cuban baseball player defecting to the United States).
Boo on the audience.
Buy Danish on March 30, 2008 at 10:52 PM
As soon as I read your initial comment I immediately thought you were referring to his savaging by the media, so I think I understood you perfectly.
Go to a major American library and search through their newspaper archives from the 1860s to see what was written about Lincoln in his heyday. Not pretty, I assure you.
Not only did members of his own party treat him badly, many deserted the Republican Party and ran on a Democratic ticket fueled by anti-Lincoln rhetoric.
Getting savaged press-wise is part of the office. The Internet has created more opportunities for Bush’s supporters than his detractors who are already well-represented in the MSM.
To be fair though seeing as I can only think one example (Lincoln) who was treated worse then I must admit Bush has taken an awful savaging from the press. Though Johnson got it pretty bad too.
aengus on March 30, 2008 at 10:53 PM
I wonder how the audience would react if it was BJ out there with his trousers down to his ankles?
Cat calls?
Kini on March 30, 2008 at 10:55 PM
I’m one more that doesn’t agree with all GWB has done. Terri Schaivo comes to mind, and our San Diego border, less then twenty miles from me, is like swiss cheese and is where we had Minute Men all weekend, since the fence still hasn’t been built. I would never boo him….our two current democratic contenders however…..well, like the Marine color guard guarding the presidential helo every time it lands at the white house, I’d probably turn my back on them….
Vntnrse on March 30, 2008 at 10:58 PM
The best wasn’t GW throwing out the first pitch, but rather afterwards when he went into the broadcast booth for a couple innings. He was great. He provided commentary, talked about his own years in baseball, did alittle reminiscing about his first game he ever saw at the old Polo Grounds and also seeing the old Washington Senators play with his Grandfather, Senator Bush. He bantered with Joe Morgan and called the first home run of the season. I hope someone taped the ESPN segment.
Pal2Pal on March 30, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Did you read Burr’s Lincoln. I think it said he had to be brought into DC under cover of darkness hidden under a blanket in a wagon.
JiangxiDad on March 30, 2008 at 10:59 PM
I’m thinkin a lot of folks are going to miss this guy after he leaves office. GW has shown more character than any President since Lincoln. He has a great sense of humor and an easy charm. I know he is looking forward to retirement…Godspeed GW!
Nozzle on March 30, 2008 at 11:01 PM
Then I’m not sure what the purpose of your first comment was.
Half the country couldn’t read when Lincoln was president. And as I said, Bush is the first president to sit through his full presidency with the internet, cable news, instant access to the news, or what passes for the news. He has had immediate and constant scrutiny, something Johnson didn’t have, even with the first television war.
Sue on March 30, 2008 at 11:01 PM
I watched (and listened) and it seemed that the boos were much louder…at first…but later on the cheers seemed to dominate.
Yep. The guy’s got a good arm!
JannyMae on March 30, 2008 at 11:07 PM
My best friend is a bleedin’ liberal leftist*. And she knows how conservative I am. But I would never call her a lowlife. It’s these kinds of generalities that are ripping us apart as a nation.
*She’s also my ex-wife and mother to my kids.
Just sayin’
Ugly on March 30, 2008 at 11:08 PM
Nope.
I already told you, my first comment was a joke.
I hadn’t considered that.
Yes but war coverage has been so sanitised since the ’60s precisely because of the television aar. Images like the ones that came out of Vietnam will never get out again and no amount of new technology is going to alter that fact.
aengus on March 30, 2008 at 11:11 PM
When did this happen.
Beto Ochoa on March 30,2008 at 9:53PM.
Beto Ochoa:I heard this years ago on Rush,and in the news,
and I don’t like b/s stories and now I’ve got
some checking to do.
Anybody else out their remember this story!
canopfor on March 30, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Is Bush our Woodrow Wilson?
President Bush used the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq to reaffirm his belief that history will vindicate him. He likes to compare himself to Harry Truman, who left office with low poll ratings because of the Korean War but today is held in high esteem by most historians.
There’s another wartime president who may be a more instructive comparison when speculating how future historians will regard Bush: Woodrow Wilson.
Bush and Wilson have many similarities. Both were highly religious men who came to office without any foreign policy experience and who responded to a crisis — Wilson to World War I, Bush to 9/11 — with a bold, moralistic vision. Wilson vowed to make the world safe for democracy, and Bush tried to transform the Middle East by imposing democratic government on Iraq. Many of Bush’s speeches about promoting democracy abroad could have been given by Wilson. The expressed ideals in both men’s proposed visions of changing other countries were unachievable given our nation’s capacities.
And both presidents were stubborn. One of Wilson’s advisors said: “Once a decision is made, it is final. There is no moving him after that.”
Future historians are likely to fault Bush for recklessly testing reality by failing to understand what it would take to transform Iraq into a successful democracy and by failing to develop a broad coalition of support. As Canadian politician Michael Ignatieff put it in a 2007 article in the New York Times Magazine, “It was not merely that the president did not take the care to understand Iraq. He also did not take the care to understand himself.”
- Joseph S. Nye
MB4 on March 30, 2008 at 11:18 PM
I just don’t hear that many boos. At one point I hear what sounds like a very big man close to a microphone booing, but it sounds like a minority to me.
I’m going to miss Bush and Cheney. Whether you agree with them or not They Got Balls! Kinda like someone else we know….
R D on March 30, 2008 at 11:20 PM
Exactly.. These dems don’t know how lucky they are.
They’ll be wishing GW was back if any of theirs get
in office.
Texyank on March 30, 2008 at 11:21 PM
I do understand your reasoning. I simply feel my country is more important than any president and because the President represents the country and we are no longer isolated from the global news arena, I prefer not to give our enemies more fodder for their propaganda. Not to mention that my mother was huge on manners and taught me well.
Connie on March 30, 2008 at 11:21 PM
Actually, more cheer than boos. There were some obnoxious ones at the start but by the end I only hear cheers.
Measure it to other first pitches- in 2004 when Kerry was running for Prez he got booed by about 70% of the crowd at a Sox game in Fenway. Booed in his own state. A few weeks later Bush Sr. and Barbara Bush got standing O’s.
eski502 on March 30, 2008 at 11:22 PM
I can take it. I was already called an Islamophobe once today. Oh. But wait. That’s not racist too, is it?
Connie on March 30, 2008 at 11:28 PM
A product of good parenting, I’m sure.
Connie on March 30, 2008 at 11:30 PM
I boo everyone who ever throws a pitch ever. I just really don’t like baseball. I don’t know why I keep going to games; I guess when you buy season tickets, it’s kinda a waste when you don’t.
frankj on March 30, 2008 at 11:34 PM
I believed he rushed the pitch just to get it over with. And yes there were a smattering of boo’s in close proximity to the microphone. But there was a lot more cheers and applause which increased after the pitch.
If Bush walked on water, the news would declare that he did so because he couldn’t swim.
Zaire67 on March 30, 2008 at 11:39 PM
He also brought honor, dignity and respect back into the Oval Office. Something we hadn’t experienced for 8 years.
a capella on March 30, 2008 at 11:44 PM
A very sad commentary on the people in the stand that booed. George Bush is honest and has integrity. IMO, history will vindicate him. While I don’t agree with him on illegal immigration and a few other issues, I have never doubted his love for his country and that he was doing his best. I have appreciated his service and I shudder at what may follow him in the White House.
katieanne on March 30, 2008 at 11:48 PM
I believe you’re correct, I think he will go down in history as one of the more fore-thinking presidents we’ve had.
4shoes on March 30, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Literacy doesn’t always matter. The apocryphal story goes that Boss Tweed was beaten by cartoons, not the printed stories. He’s reported to have said, “Stop them damned pictures. I don’t care so much what the papers say about me. My constituents can’t read. But, damn it, they can see pictures!”
ScottG on March 30, 2008 at 11:57 PM
I can agree with the first part of that sentence. It really is something no one has the answer to. The second part of the sentence, however, is ambiguous. It supposes that Bush is at fault and he really isn’t. When you have countries that are in a state of perpetual ennui from their elitist liberalism not wanting to join forces, what are you supposed to do? This has been one of the problems all along. This is what generated the idea that we must repair our image in the world. How about promoting the idea that much of the blame lies with those other states which have degenerated into such a state of the moral relativism that comes with “diversity” and multiculturalism?” There is a difference between those who are pragmatic about the necessity of being a member of the global economy and those who are “globalists,” or as Lieberman said, “Internationalists.”
The NYT is a perfect example of “internationalism.” This is what gives them the idea that they are responsible for calling out America’s “sins.” They hold no allegiance to this country.
Connie on March 30, 2008 at 11:59 PM
Even worse is when someone goes to other countries & criticizes the President, as countless Democrats have done.
jgapinoy on March 30, 2008 at 11:59 PM
I believe President George W. Bush is a good president. Not perfect, not the best we ever had, but good. Given what has been slopped down on his plate during his term(s), I feel he has done a fine job and he has stood by his convictions, come hell or high water. The vast majority of the kicking, screaming, tantrum throwing nay sayers about him in this country are simple minded fools, who simply didn’t get what they wanted (wahhh). Thank goodness for that.
Given the fact that we have not been bombed and terrorized into submission forcing a government of the terrorists choice on the people, like some weak kneed countrys with leaders of the same ilk as our Democrat party have allowed all too easily, I think a better protector and leader we could not have had at a time when we needed a good protector and leader. Can anyone imagine Al Gore or John Kerry as POTUS doing all the things that needed doing, and that we’re still doing? I shudder to think!
Yes, I believe history will vindicate GWB, and I bet some who booed in that stadium tonight (which sounded to me to not really be that many) will be wishing to God he was POTUS again, in about 4 years.
SilverStar830 on March 31, 2008 at 12:01 AM
I was a Yankee fan at the age of 5. Once my son got into hockey, I had a hard time adjusting to baseball.
Not only was
it
sooooo
slow,
it turned into a pitcher’s game.
Baseball was a lot more fun when I was in kindergarten.
Connie on March 31, 2008 at 12:05 AM
Besides, I had Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris to idolize.
Connie on March 31, 2008 at 12:09 AM
Sadly, that is so true. But his term as President will be judged as one of the best in history. It’ll just take a while for it to sink in because of the left driven media.
R D on March 31, 2008 at 12:14 AM
If any of those future historians bother to study Islam in detail they’ll grasp (what Bush failed to grasp) that nothing can or will transform Iraq into a successful democracy.
The territory known as Pakistan was occupied by the British for 400 years and that wasn’t enough to turn it into a democracy.
You can sit on Iraq for 100 years or 5000 years but as long as Islam exists majority-Muslim countries will not become functioning democracies.
aengus on March 31, 2008 at 12:16 AM
Yep, What you said. That’s what I meant.
R D on March 31, 2008 at 12:18 AM
By the time his two terms as President are sinking in, Europe and Russia will be fighting civil wars against Muslims. China and the Muslims will correctly conclude that a “superpower” that didn’t or could not do anything to prevent dozens of its allies from being conquered is not a “superpower” at all but a global laughing stock. If Bush’s legacy survives such a charade then it’ll be due to future Presidents and he’ll be extremely lucky.
aengus on March 31, 2008 at 12:23 AM
So I guess we should just wait for them to start chopping our heads off here in the USA? Fu(k that. Keep the fight over there.
R D on March 31, 2008 at 12:23 AM
A boo today, a death threat the next.
Those idiots in that crowd don’t know who they’re dealing with! He couldn’t care one iota about what any of them think!
Go Mr. President!
***
I can see the makings of a nasty civil war brewing here. Not North vs. South, or East vs. West, but it will be neighbor vs. neighbor – it will become nasty. All it has to happen is for someone, maybe one of us, to just reach beyond the civil limits of patience because of some outrageous action of a Leftist loonie… And I’ll tell you, all Hell will break loose that day.
And it will be a sad day for all.
newton on March 31, 2008 at 12:25 AM
Seeing that video actually made me have some sympathy for the man. I don’t think I’ve ever been sympathetic towards a politician.
terryannonline on March 31, 2008 at 12:31 AM
I think Gore would break in half if he tried to flex.
malkinmania on March 31, 2008 at 12:33 AM
Say what you will about the guy, but he has a pair.
I guess that is the definition of an alpha male.
cjs1943 on March 31, 2008 at 12:33 AM
Oh wow. Read some of the comments at Crook and Liars.
terryannonline on March 31, 2008 at 12:38 AM
You’ve internalised the Bush/McCain lie that any kind of border control is basically impossible to such a degree that you believe that the only way to stop terrorists from coming to the USA to kill people is to lure them into a war thousands of miles away and kill them there.
You can’t, you know, deny them a visa or close the Southern border. It simply can’t be done, old chap. Yet what if some enterprising al-Qaeda type decides he’d like to quit the Iraq front and go blow up the Sears Tower instead? The surge won’t stop him from doing that, will it?
Or maybe he’s a jihadist who isn’t fighting in the Iraq war but living in Britain and plans to hop on a plane in London and meet up with a jihadist cell in Chicago. What then?
aengus on March 31, 2008 at 12:40 AM
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