Phi for All

Sorry, I guess I was trying to, like, think beyond the immediate. But what you and the Cap'n are talking about is a kind of stage fright, something that goes away (maybe never totally) the more exposure you get and the more confident you are. Bush has never lacked confidence when it comes to speaking publicly. In fact he seems to have convinced his cabinet that he doesn't need any help in order to speak in public.

Wrong thread. Jordan's being poor over in the Bushisms.

Cherry-picking out-of-context for what supports your pre-conceived notions and throwing the rest away? *sigh* Jordan, Jordan, Jordan.

Sometimes extremism is needed to compensate for lack of progress and a tired, routine beaurocracy.

That was beneath you, jordan. IMO, you sound like a child yourself when you make a rash conclusion like that. I've always found you to be very well-spoken and logical yourself. I realize you have the time to type your responses and Bush does not, but I never suggested an intelligence comparison between myself and the president. I'm sorry if it offends your platform views to have Bush's speeches picked apart. I'm never concerned with his misspeaks that are obviously grammatical errors like, "This has been tough weeks in that country." That is the type of thing that can happen to anyone. I'm a little more firghtened when he misuses the language entirely, forgetting the word "disgusted" and substituting, "Like you, I have been disgraced about what I've seen on TV that took place in prison." These make him and all Americans look bad all over the world. What really bothers me is when he says things like the one yesterday, where he is clearly not listening to what he is saying. "He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me." "This very week in 1989, there were protests in East Berlin and in Leipzig. By the end of that year, every communist dictatorship in Central America had collapsed." This, to me, is a sign of someone who has no idea what they are talking about. They've heard someone else spout off the facts and they regurgitate them badly, passing it off as their own wisdom. When it is so obvious that the president of the US could have the very best speech writers at his disposal, the latest teleprompter technology and other help with his public addresses, it pains me to see that he is obviously turning them all down. Can he be bothered to rehearse his speeches as past presidents have done? Can he read from a teleprompter? Can he read from a piece of paper? And don't point to the fact that many of his speeches are impromptu, because the signing of the military budget yesterday was NOT exactly unforseen. I will admit I was biased about Bush's intelligence from the outset when I heard that he refused to read reports given him by staff and demanded "Cliff Notes" versions of everything. Clinton, Reagan, Carter, Ford, Nixon, all were avid readers who insisted on as much info as they could get because they could all speak from an informed point of view. I think Bush hides a vast repository of illiteracy behind that smirk of his, supremely confident that his family wealth and personal power can overcome any and all shortcomings.

I remember hearing that moths use the moon (or sun?) to navigate and lights throw them off because they try to use them the same way. Since the lights are much closer they end up going around and around them, eventually spiraling inward to them. This was hearsay, and not from a trusted source.

Used your avatar (Alicia Silverstone) for your friend's haiku!

Do the math. In his political career, Kerry has given many times more speeches than Bush has. I can guarantee there won't be a dozen websites devoted to "Kerryisms" if he's elected. I may not have liked Clinton's giveaway of the country's media, but that man was a masterful speaker. As bloodhound says, Bush is the president of the US. We expect him to sound more educated than some backward, inbred, hill-dweller who's family name got him through school. I respect and love my country and I respect the office of the president of the United States. The way an adult taxpayer does, not like a four-year-old child who's love and respect is completely unconditional.

"Haiku Ninja SWAT!" (tear gas cannister goes off) "Come out with hands up!"

Communism defeats individual drive and spirit, but mega-corporation Capitalism strangles small business, which will eventually lead to decreased drive and spirit. What's the best compromise between Communism and Capitalism?

I think if you know what you believe, it makes it a lot easier to answer questions. I can't answer your question.

Never plagiarize. Haiku SWAT team surrounds home even as we speak!

OK to hate school, but never hate the learning! Go blow up balloons.

I was talking about us.

Don't you like the Zim-sults in the Jokes Forum?

I worry that in creating a society of docile workers who don't question authority, those who control the purse-strings have weakened the whole country, making it ripe for economic and social overthrow.

I'm the master of low expectations.

You rock hard, pal! In my judgment, when the United States says there will be serious consequences, and if there isn't serious consequences, it creates adverse consequences.

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." George W. Bush, at the signing ceremony for a $417 billion defense spending bill, 8/5/04.

A stew like Sukiyaki would be good. Avoid anything he'd have to cut.

Lawyer: "Judge, I wish to appeal my client's case on the basis of newly discovered evidence." Judge: "And what is the nature of the new evidence?" Lawyer: "I discovered that my client still has $5000 left." The National Institute of Health announced that they will no longer be using rats for medical experimentation. In their place, they will use lawyers. They have given four reasons for this decision: 1. There are now more lawyers than there are rats. 2. The medical researchers don't become as emotionally attached to the lawyers as they did to the rats. 3. Humanitarian groups won't protest the terrible things they do to them. 3. There are some things that rats just won't do.

Not in pseudo-German. Funnier when inaccurate. Diene neues Avatar ist toll, btw. I wanted to qualify this. There is a big difference between large, natural breasts and amplified, augmented, unnatural, surgically enhanced uber-boobs, the really largest of the implants, the ones that make it difficult for a woman to drive a car. You know the ones I mean. To me, those are just a pitiful attempt at recognition, and it pains me that some guys like that, because women will keep busting up to that size as long as some men keep drooling over them.

Jesus. Anything but fish. Maybe a sandwhich with Miracle Whip.

I had a girlfriend in college who's father was a dentist. He made her a set of vampire fangs for Halloween that looked like the ones in the movies. Probably get them for $100.