Bush's resignation speech
I got this today....[:D]
We all have our disagreements with President Bush. Immigration, U.S.
Attorney firings, Iraq , Darfur , etc. are all hot topics these days. The
following "speech" was written yesterday by an ordinary Maineiac. While
satirical in nature, all satire must have a basis in fact to be effective.
An excellent piece by a person who does not write for a living. Sent with
the author's permission.
The speech George W. Bush SHOULD give:
Normally, I start these things out by saying "My Fellow Americans."
Not doing it this time. If the polls are any indication, I don't know who
more than half of you are anymore. I do know something terrible has
happened, and that you're really not fellow Americans any longer.
I'll cut right to the chase here: I quit. Now before anyone gets all
in a lather about me quitting to avoid impeachment, or to avoid
prosecution or something, let me assure you: there's been no breaking of
laws or impeachable offenses in this office.
The reason I'm quitting is simple. I'm fed up with you people.
I'm fed up because you have no understanding of what's really going on
in the world. Or of what's going on in this once-great nation of ours.
And the majority of you are too damned lazy to do your homework and figure it
out.
Let's start local. You've been sold a bill of goods by politicians and
the news media. Polls show that the majority of you think the economy is
in the tank. And that's despite record numbers of homeowners including
record numbers of MINORITY homeowners. And while we're mentioning
minorities, I'll point out that minority business ownership is at an
all-time high. Our unemployment rate is as low as it ever was during the
Clinton Administration. I've mentioned all those things before, but it
doesn't seem to have sunk in.
Despite the shock to our economy of 9/11, the stock market has
rebounded to record levels and more Americans than ever are participating
in these markets. Meanwhile, all you can do is whine about gas prices, and
most of you are too damn stupid to realize that gas prices are high
because there's increased demand in other parts of the world, and because
a small handful of noisy idiots are more worried about polar bears and
beachfront property than your economic security.
We face real threats in the world. Don't give me this "blood for oil"
thing. If I was trading blood for oil I would've already seized Iraq 's oil
fields and let the rest of the country go to hell. And don't give me this
'Bush Lied People Died' crap either. If I was the liar you morons take me
for, I could've easily had chemical weapons planted in Iraq so they could
be 'discovered.' Instead, I owned up to the fact that the intelligence
was faulty. Let me remind you that the rest of the world thought Saddam
had the goods, same as me. Let me also remind you that regime change in
Iraq was official US policy before I came into office. Some guy named
' Clinton ' established that policy. Bet you didn't know that, did you?
You idiots need to understand that we face a unique enemy. Back during
the cold war, there were two major competing political and economic
models squaring off. We won that war, but we did so because fundamentally, the
Communists wanted to survive, just as we do. We were simply able to
outspend and out-tech them.
That's not the case this time. The soldiers of our new enemy don't care
if they survive. In fact, they want to die. That'd be fine, as long as
they weren't also committed to taking as many of you with them as they
can. But they are. They want to kill you. And the meanies are all over
the globe.
You should be grateful that they haven't gotten any more of us here in
the United States since September 11. But you're not. That's because
you've got no idea how hard a small number of intelligence, military, law
enforcement and homeland security people have worked to make sure of that.
When this whole mess started, I warned you that this would be a long and
difficult fight. I'm disappointed how many of you people think a long and
difficult fight amounts to a single season of 'Survivor'.
Instead, you've grown impatient. You're incapable of seeing things
through the long lens of history, the way our enemies do. You think that
wars should last a few months, a few years, tops.
Making matters worse, you actively support those who help the enemy.
Every time you buy the New York Times, every time you send a donation to a
cut-and-run Democrat's political campaign, well, dammit, you might just as
well Fedex a grenade launcher to a Jihadist. It amounts to the same thing.
In this day and age, it's easy enough to find the truth. It's all over
the Internet. It just isn't on the pages of the New York Times or on NBC
News. But even if it were, I doubt you'd be any smarter. Most of you would
rather watch American Idol.
I could say more about your expectations that the government will
always be there to bail you out, even if you're too stupid to leave a city
that's below sea level and has a hurricane approaching. I could say more
about your insane belief that government, not your own wallet, is where
the money comes from. But I've come to the conclusion that were I to do
so, it would sail right over your heads.
So I quit. I'm going back to Crawford. I've got an energy-efficient
house down there (Al Gore could only dream) and the capability to be fully
self-sufficient. No one ever heard of Crawford before I got elected, and
as soon as I'm done here pretty much no one will ever hear of it again.
Maybe I'll be lucky enough to die of old age before the last pillars of
America fall.
Oh, and by the way, Cheney's quitting too. That means Pelosi is your
new President. You asked for it. Watch what she does carefully,
because I still have a glimmer of hope that there're just enough of you remaining
who are smart enough to turn this thing around in 2008.
So that's it. God bless what's left of America . Some of you know
what I mean.
We all have our disagreements with President Bush. Immigration, U.S.
Attorney firings, Iraq , Darfur , etc. are all hot topics these days. The
following "speech" was written yesterday by an ordinary Maineiac. While
satirical in nature, all satire must have a basis in fact to be effective.
An excellent piece by a person who does not write for a living. Sent with
the author's permission.
The speech George W. Bush SHOULD give:
Normally, I start these things out by saying "My Fellow Americans."
Not doing it this time. If the polls are any indication, I don't know who
more than half of you are anymore. I do know something terrible has
happened, and that you're really not fellow Americans any longer.
I'll cut right to the chase here: I quit. Now before anyone gets all
in a lather about me quitting to avoid impeachment, or to avoid
prosecution or something, let me assure you: there's been no breaking of
laws or impeachable offenses in this office.
The reason I'm quitting is simple. I'm fed up with you people.
I'm fed up because you have no understanding of what's really going on
in the world. Or of what's going on in this once-great nation of ours.
And the majority of you are too damned lazy to do your homework and figure it
out.
Let's start local. You've been sold a bill of goods by politicians and
the news media. Polls show that the majority of you think the economy is
in the tank. And that's despite record numbers of homeowners including
record numbers of MINORITY homeowners. And while we're mentioning
minorities, I'll point out that minority business ownership is at an
all-time high. Our unemployment rate is as low as it ever was during the
Clinton Administration. I've mentioned all those things before, but it
doesn't seem to have sunk in.
Despite the shock to our economy of 9/11, the stock market has
rebounded to record levels and more Americans than ever are participating
in these markets. Meanwhile, all you can do is whine about gas prices, and
most of you are too damn stupid to realize that gas prices are high
because there's increased demand in other parts of the world, and because
a small handful of noisy idiots are more worried about polar bears and
beachfront property than your economic security.
We face real threats in the world. Don't give me this "blood for oil"
thing. If I was trading blood for oil I would've already seized Iraq 's oil
fields and let the rest of the country go to hell. And don't give me this
'Bush Lied People Died' crap either. If I was the liar you morons take me
for, I could've easily had chemical weapons planted in Iraq so they could
be 'discovered.' Instead, I owned up to the fact that the intelligence
was faulty. Let me remind you that the rest of the world thought Saddam
had the goods, same as me. Let me also remind you that regime change in
Iraq was official US policy before I came into office. Some guy named
' Clinton ' established that policy. Bet you didn't know that, did you?
You idiots need to understand that we face a unique enemy. Back during
the cold war, there were two major competing political and economic
models squaring off. We won that war, but we did so because fundamentally, the
Communists wanted to survive, just as we do. We were simply able to
outspend and out-tech them.
That's not the case this time. The soldiers of our new enemy don't care
if they survive. In fact, they want to die. That'd be fine, as long as
they weren't also committed to taking as many of you with them as they
can. But they are. They want to kill you. And the meanies are all over
the globe.
You should be grateful that they haven't gotten any more of us here in
the United States since September 11. But you're not. That's because
you've got no idea how hard a small number of intelligence, military, law
enforcement and homeland security people have worked to make sure of that.
When this whole mess started, I warned you that this would be a long and
difficult fight. I'm disappointed how many of you people think a long and
difficult fight amounts to a single season of 'Survivor'.
Instead, you've grown impatient. You're incapable of seeing things
through the long lens of history, the way our enemies do. You think that
wars should last a few months, a few years, tops.
Making matters worse, you actively support those who help the enemy.
Every time you buy the New York Times, every time you send a donation to a
cut-and-run Democrat's political campaign, well, dammit, you might just as
well Fedex a grenade launcher to a Jihadist. It amounts to the same thing.
In this day and age, it's easy enough to find the truth. It's all over
the Internet. It just isn't on the pages of the New York Times or on NBC
News. But even if it were, I doubt you'd be any smarter. Most of you would
rather watch American Idol.
I could say more about your expectations that the government will
always be there to bail you out, even if you're too stupid to leave a city
that's below sea level and has a hurricane approaching. I could say more
about your insane belief that government, not your own wallet, is where
the money comes from. But I've come to the conclusion that were I to do
so, it would sail right over your heads.
So I quit. I'm going back to Crawford. I've got an energy-efficient
house down there (Al Gore could only dream) and the capability to be fully
self-sufficient. No one ever heard of Crawford before I got elected, and
as soon as I'm done here pretty much no one will ever hear of it again.
Maybe I'll be lucky enough to die of old age before the last pillars of
America fall.
Oh, and by the way, Cheney's quitting too. That means Pelosi is your
new President. You asked for it. Watch what she does carefully,
because I still have a glimmer of hope that there're just enough of you remaining
who are smart enough to turn this thing around in 2008.
So that's it. God bless what's left of America . Some of you know
what I mean.
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One boxed canyon after another. 0 -
I posted this a while back and caught all kinds of flak from both the anti-bush and pro-bush people here!
Like you I thought it was good![:D]0 -
Good old American way, blame your screw up on every body else, point your finger at other people and cry HE DID IT. 0 -
It is good,...........and that is from a person that voted for him twice.
Where he lost it with me, is on two issues.
He has let Iraq turn into another PC Vietnam,........and the crazed compulsion he seems to have with the illegal alien issue.
He has seen over and over, that the majority of conservatives, are angered by all of this. He had glee in his speech, when the Dems took over the House, and Senate, when it came to being able to get his wish for that passed finally.
And the killer for me,.........was the short "speech" that he gave, criticizing his base for not going along with his "plan". That was a very big mistake.
I have always liked Bush,.........think he is basically an honest guy, but some of the latest things he has done, make me wonder.
If I were him,.........with all of the garbage that has fallen into his lap, I would already be back in Crawford, but he took the job,.........he needs to finish it, and finish it right.
You don't tick off your base, and not expect to destroy your own party. That is where he went wrong, IMHO!0 -
Had President Bush spent even 10% of his time trying to uphold his pledge to defend the Constitution rather than trying find ways around it, the speech may have meaning.
Had President Bush spent even 10% of his time trying to keep budget under control rather than attempting to buy every vote that was for sale, the speech may have meaning.
Had President Bush spent even 10% of his time actually pursuing those that hit us before being distracted by the shiny target of Iraq, the speech may have meaning.
Had President Bush actually offered up anything unique in the way of leadership, the speech may have meaning.
Had President Bush spent even 1% of his time trying to learn the English language, he just may have been able to make the speech.
President Bush, however, conspired with Ted Kennedy over education, conspired with Ted Kennedy over prescription drug coverage, and conspired with Ted Kennedy over immigration reform. The half of Americans that he doesn't know anymore are the half, conservative or liberal, that actually believe in Constitution and the citizenry of this country.0 -
the speech should be given in spanish. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Marc1301
It is good,...........and that is from a person that voted for him twice.
Where he lost it with me, is on two issues.
He has let Iraq turn into another PC Vietnam,........and the crazed compulsion he seems to have with the illegal alien issue.
He has seen over and over, that the majority of conservatives, are angered by all of this. He had glee in his speech, when the Dems took over the House, and Senate, when it came to being able to get his wish for that passed finally.
And the killer for me,.........was the short "speech" that he gave, criticizing his base for not going along with his "plan". That was a very big mistake.
I have always liked Bush,.........think he is basically an honest guy, but some of the latest things he has done, make me wonder.
If I were him,.........with all of the garbage that has fallen into his lap, I would already be back in Crawford, but he took the job,.........he needs to finish it, and finish it right.
You don't tick off your base, and not expect to destroy your own party. That is where he went wrong, IMHO!
WELL SAID ++++++10 -
very true. bush has been attacked in the worst way possible since day one of his presidency but it was his loyal base that stood by and elected him again. how does he honor that loyality ? he sells out his entire country and his base with illegal alien amnesty and he shows NO spine in iraq and wont do whats necesarry to win that war and in the process gets too many american soldiers killed.
screw bush !! i am through with him. i cant wait for a new president and i just hope to God that his amnesty plan doesnt go through. otherwise, we might have to fix it with bullets.0 -
quote:Originally posted by git_r_done
I posted this a while back and caught all kinds of flak from both the anti-bush and pro-bush people here!
Like you I thought it was good![:D]
At least with every passing day there will be fewer & fewer pro-Bush people to critisize you.0
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