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DemoTex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 08:00 AM
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Bush: ‘I don’t see America having problems.’
This evening, NBC interrupted its Olympics coverage of women’s gymnastics for an interview with President Bush. Last week, Bush gave a speech and expressed “deep concerns” with China’s “detention of political dissidents, human-rights advocates and religious activists.” Costas brought up this speech and asked about “America’s own problems.” Bush denied that America has any problems:

COSTAS: This past week, you restated America’s fundamental differences with China. But given China’s growing strength, and America’s own problems, realistically, how much leverage does the U.S. have here?

BUSH: First of all, I don’t see America having problems. I see America as a nation that is a world leader that has got great values.

Watch video at link:

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/10/bush-i-dont-see-america-having-problems/



What? ME worry?
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 08:02 AM
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1. Which is, of course, one of America's problems
But the flag-humping 17% love to hear Bush blather like this. And since there is a disproportionate number of them working in the popular media, we get to hear this sort of childish drivel presented as legitimate news.
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 08:03 AM
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2. Well, Chimpy, if you think America consists solely of your biggest donors
I guess you would be spot on.......
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jimshoes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 08:04 AM
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3. Does reality ever pierce
the bubble of ass kissing sycophants that surround his pampered existence?
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LeftinOH Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 08:08 AM
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4. Further proof of the reality-free foundations of the conservative movement...n/t
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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 08:09 AM
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5. There are none so blind as those who will not see.
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DFW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 08:11 AM
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6. America has no problems? Boy is THAT a relief!!
Like the old joke about the alcoholic:

Some say I have a drinking problem.
I drink.
I get drunk.
I fall down.
No problem.

No wonder Bush thinks we have no problem.
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DemoTex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 08:21 AM
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8. Or the old joke about that river in Egypt ..
De Nile.
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book_worm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 08:14 AM
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7. This is the reason why we are hated world wide.
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 08:22 AM
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9. Don't see--or WON'T see?
:mad:
rocknation
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Ganja Ninja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 08:24 AM
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10. He sees the problem every time he looks in the mirror.
He just doesn't recognize it.
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Cassandra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 08:25 AM
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11. Moral blindness will do that.
Picking up a big chunk of taxpayer money helps, too.
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arcadian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 08:25 AM
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12. America has great values! That's right folks, we have prices so low we're practically giving it away
If it ain't bolted down we'll sell it to you. If you are a large corporation or defense contractor don't even bother with purchasing, just come and take it. That's right folks it's the final close out sale of our "American experiment" Everything must go!
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crikkett Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 09:42 AM
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14. bingo! n/t
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dajoki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 08:33 AM
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13. Thanks for posting this...
I saw the interview last night and I bust out laughing when W said that. The words combined with the look on his face, I just couldn't help myself. Later I cried.
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Marnieworld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 09:43 AM
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15. Well, we were
:eyes:
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vanlassie Donating Member (826 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 09:46 AM
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16. He Also Said, Re: Georgia:
He told Costas that he said to Putin: "It's just interesting to me that here we are trying to promote peace and harmony, and we're witnessing a conflict."

I kid you not. He said that.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 09:49 AM
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18. ...
:crazy:
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LynnTheDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 09:47 AM
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17. Torture. Extraordinary renditions. Invasions. Occupations. Murder.
Disappearing people.

Yes, "great values".

As for the "world leader" bit, the rest of the world disagrees.

How's that record level deficit coming along, Forger George?
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 10:01 AM
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19. Who asked the rat bastard to see anything?
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Brewman_Jax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 10:17 AM
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20. Of course he doesn't see America having any problems
but, what one sees depends upon the place from which one looks. When the view is from the penthouse, you can't see what's going on below at ground level.
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area51 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-11-08 10:35 AM
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21. "I don't see America having problems."
Bush: "Let them eat cake." Truly, Bush is just like Herbert Hoover; HH did nothing about the Great Depression of the '20s-'30s, and Bush not only caused this new Depression, he's trying to keep the Depression going.


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