Watching him in a BBC interview last week, he used the term 'suicider' a couple of times. I was amused to discover that this isn't the first time he's used the expression. How, this far into a presidency that will be forever synonymous with terror itself, can he still be under the illusion that this is a real fucking word?

The authors of the George W. Bush Presidential Library webpage wrote: This patriotic website will serve as an authoritative digital archive, dedicated to preserving and celebrating the godly legacy of the most honest, peaceful, and intelligent leader in the 6,000 year history of the planet Earth.

Sadly, no. It's not a joke. Bush was bragging about the construction of his presidential library to the press about 2 weeks ago.

Wait a minute... the officious George W. Bush Presidential Library? Officious and not Official?

"Officious" means volunteering for responsibility without being asked. That's not the correct word to use for a presidential library. ...and "Godly legacy"? "6000 year history of the planet Earth"?

Sounds like a hoax, but it could be just another Bushism! I can't tell if this is real or not. It could very well be real. Nothing would surprise me at this point.

BTW I would definitely go see a band called "Suicider"

Colonel Panic wrote:

The authors of the George W. Bush Presidential Library webpage wrote: This patriotic website will serve as an authoritative digital archive, dedicated to preserving and celebrating the godly legacy of the most honest, peaceful, and intelligent leader in the 6,000 year history of the planet Earth.

Sadly, no. It's not a joke. Bush was bragging about the construction of his presidential library to the press about 2 weeks ago.

Wait a minute... the officious George W. Bush Presidential Library? Officious and not Official?

"Officious" means volunteering for responsibility without being asked. That's not the correct word to use for a presidential library. ...and "Godly legacy"? "6000 year history of the planet Earth"?

Sounds like a hoax, but it could be just another Bushism! I can't tell if this is real or not. It could very well be real. Nothing would surprise me at this point.

BTW I would definitely go see a band called "Suicider"

Check the links at the bottom, dude. One of them goes to whitehouse.org, which is a parody site.

"We got an issue in America. Too many good docs are gettin' outta business. Too many OB-GYNs are unable to practice their -- their love with women all across this country."

DrAwkward wrote:

Colonel Panic wrote:

The authors of the George W. Bush Presidential Library webpage wrote: This patriotic website will serve as an authoritative digital archive, dedicated to preserving and celebrating the godly legacy of the most honest, peaceful, and intelligent leader in the 6,000 year history of the planet Earth.

Sadly, no. It's not a joke. Bush was bragging about the construction of his presidential library to the press about 2 weeks ago.

Wait a minute... the officious George W. Bush Presidential Library? Officious and not Official?

"Officious" means volunteering for responsibility without being asked. That's not the correct word to use for a presidential library. ...and "Godly legacy"? "6000 year history of the planet Earth"?

Sounds like a hoax, but it could be just another Bushism! I can't tell if this is real or not. It could very well be real. Nothing would surprise me at this point.

BTW I would definitely go see a band called "Suicider"

Check the links at the bottom, dude. One of them goes to whitehouse.org, which is a parody site.

I love their selection of "patriotic posters".

This site is a very funny read.

that moment, yet to happen, where he stops breathing.

Colonel Panic wrote:Are you saying that his rhetoric of oversimplification and failure to communicate effectively has somehow "rubbed off" on the American people as a whole? I don't believe that, Bush's approval ratings have clearly shown that the American public are not happy with his performance and no longer trust or believe in his message.

Am I saying that? To be honest, once I start using Bush words I quickly lose the ability to understand what the hell I'm saying. In that universe of semantic degradation ideas like irony and meaning become just as empty as the language they are supposed to be describing.
The Reagan comparison is interesting. The great communicator might not have been interested in truth, but he used the same language we all do, and if you fell victim to his babble, I'd say the fault is still your own. Everybody simplifies, just like everybody believes the simplifications that suit their ends. I mean, it sure is nice to imagine that cutting tax rates is going to send tax revenues soaring through the ceiling. But "con" is the operative word here, and cons always work by appealing to the marks' wish to cut a corner.
The awful thing about the Bush era is that a notion like "study their rhetoric" is just about as useless as a voting machine in Florida. We are in an era of nihilism. Our leaders lie to us and don't even try to disguise the fact. They don't speak to us in complete sentences. Grammar is below them. The only response a question elicits is an insult. Language is a jumble of menacing sounds and we are lucky they even give us that. Unfortunately, this has infected the wider culture. Bush's approval ratings don't have anything to do with it.

Thank you for clarifying that.

I certainly hope you're wrong, but I guess we'll find out soon enough. If worse comes to worst, and we do end up with yet another of "that" kind of president after the next election, I for one am gonna get the hell out of this godforsaken country.

Colonel Panic wrote:Thank you for clarifying that.

I certainly hope you're wrong, but I guess we'll find out soon enough. If worse comes to worst, and we do end up with yet another of "that" kind of president after the next election, I for one am gonna get the hell out of this godforsaken country.

seconded.

that damned fly wrote:

Colonel Panic wrote:Thank you for clarifying that.

I certainly hope you're wrong, but I guess we'll find out soon enough. If worse comes to worst, and we do end up with yet another of "that" kind of president after the next election, I for one am gonna get the hell out of this godforsaken country.

seconded.

Pffft. Everyone's been saying that since 2004. "If Bush is reelected, i'm leaving the country." "OK, no, wait, if someone LIKE Bush gets elected in 2008, i'm leaving the country." Actions, people!