aaaah men ! On Jan 17, 11:25 pm, Gonzo <[email protected]> wrote: > Well at 12:00pm on January 20, 2009 Bush will drop being the fake > President of the United States of America. > > On Jan 17, 12:39 pm, "liberal mike532 !" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Bush Drops Fake Cowboy > > Shtick George Bush bought > > his "ranch" down in Crawford in 1999 shortly before he started > > running > > for president. And now that he's done with politics, he is moving out > > of there as soon as he possibly can. The Bushes have bought a new > > home > > in a tony neighborhood (and until recently a whites-only community) > > in > > Dallas. So, what happened to retiring down to the ranch? > > > > http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/15/122945/168/47/684412 > > > Well, it's what most of us suspected - all total bullshit. He was > > never a cowboy. That ranch had nothing on it. No cows, no farming, > > just a lot of bullshit brush that Bush pretended to clear (for what > > fucking purpose?). The ranch was always a political gimmick. It was > > purchased so that Bush could play the role of the Texas cowboy when > > in > > fact he has always been the Andover cheerleader. > > > So, that pisses me off a little bit. And his brazen abandonment of > > the > > ranch as soon as he is out of office just throws it in everyone's > > face, as if he's saying, "You didn't really believe all that cowboy > > bullshit, did you? You weren't that stupid, were you?" > > > But what pisses me off a lot more is how the press never told the > > American people the truth. Now, it might seem like a small thing, in > > light of all the horrors of the Bush administration and how the press > > hardly challenged him on any of it. But it is truly indicative, and > > it > > did matter when it counted - during the elections. > > > I don't know why the press feels the need to be so credulous, > > especially when it comes to Republican candidates. Fred Thompson has > > this fake red truck he uses whenever he campaigns for office. He > > instantly puts it away when he's done with that shtick. Why doesn't > > the press mock him whenever he gets in that stupid red truck that he > > normally wouldn't be caught dead in? Why did they never challenge > > Bush > > on his fake cowboy persona? Why didn't they ask him - hey, what the > > fuck is this ranch for? And isn't it convenient you bought it right > > before the election? > > > Why the hell has our press gotten so timid? And when did they think > > their job became to reinforce the fake images and storylines of > > politicians rather than to challenge them? It's like they're playing > > their role in this scripted movie. It's almost as if they're being > > paid to go along with the fraud. The man grew up in a very exclusive, > > private boarding school in Connecticut. He was a snotty nosed > > cheerleader. His grandfather was a United States Senator and his > > father was the President of the United States of America. He was > > possibly the most privileged man in America. And the press helped to > > sell the American people on a line of bullshit about how he was a > > simple cowboy from a ranch down in Crawford. And it helped to get him > > elected! > > > That should be a stain on every reporter who covered him for the rest > > of their lives.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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