Posts tagged as George W. Bush
'Pet Goat' Listeners Speak Out
The children to whom George W. Bush was reading The Pet Goat when he first got word of the 9/11 attacks: where are they now? They're right here. Also, they're 16, which... man.
Bush and Foucault
"As a postmodern text, many passages in the book are pastiches of moments from other books, including scenes that Bush himself did not witness. These are taken from the memoirs of members of the Bush administration and journalistic accounts such as Bob Woodward’s Plan of Attack and Bush at War. To complete the cycle of postmodernity, there are bits of dialogue lifted from Woodward, who is notorious for inventing dialogue." READ MORE
If Obama Doesn't Invite Kanye And President Bush To The White House For A Beer, Jay-Z Will
"Give me a chance. Maybe in eight years, I'll be the president." READ MORE
George W. Bush Is Content
Remember this guy? According to Matt Lauer, he "seems to be completely at peace with his surroundings." Isn't that great? Aren't you totally comforted by the fact that the dude is fully Zen? Doesn't it cheer you to know that the fella who set the bag ablaze can live life with an overwhelming sense of rectitude and equanimity? Seriously, this is good news for all of us: George W. Bush is showing America that no matter how badly you fuck things up, there's still a chance for personal redemption. I mean, that's what I'm taking away from it.
The "Bad Dad, Good President" Theory
I have been sort of developing this theory on modern presidencies and how the successful ones have all been held by men with distant or completely absent fathers, while the failures were men who came from stable and prosperous upbringings. READ MORE
Elements of Stale: How I Have Missed George W. Bush
I had some questions for George W. Bush, but the ex-president is more elusive than Kanye West. I just couldn't figure out how to get a hold of him. What follows is my fake conversation with the son of the forty-first President of the United States of America. Which is to say, he actually said these things once. Just not to me. READ MORE
Bush Team Still Not Sure Who's Responsible For Everything Going To Shit
"Did we head into a tough period in the last six months in office? Sure. Was it a result of policies in his administration? I think there will be serious debate about that. We'll be debating about it a long time." READ MORE
"The Bush resurgence is happening sooner than any of us would have imagined."
"One thing that's clear is that Bush thinks he was dealt a pretty lousy hand on January 20, 2001. Bush, we learn, 'inherited a recession and an economy struggling under a high tax burden.' Fat budget surpluses were 'disappearing.' Also: 'drug use among high-school-age teens was at near all-time highs.' And this is to say nothing of the 'considerable signs of strain' in Latin American democracy; wars 'raging' across Africa; the Mideast peace process 'descending rapidly into a second intifada'; and children 'trapped in schools without challenging academic standards.'" READ MORE
George W. Bush Made A Video For You
New Facebook member George W. Bush posted his first video to his page yesterday. The audio on this rip makes it sound like he's got a bad case of cottonmouth, but he has definitely jacked up his Texas accent in the year and a half since he's been gone. I can't quite put my finger on who, but he looks like someone famous, right? I'm thinking country singer or older actor who does "character" roles. It's puzzling. Anyway, reviews thus far are mixed, ranging from "Ohh how I miss you in the White house.... GOD HELP THE USA!!!!" to "You are a pathetic sick old man and soon you will sicken and die. This is the only consolation you can offer but indulge yourself if you will. Everyones entitled to make a video. You and your kind are the most loathesome ,the ugliest and the most degrading human beings in the history of human consciousness and there is nothing for you to be proud of. I am glad to have the oppertunity to personally express my most profound contempt to you ,your family , and your former colleagues." That second one is kind of harsh, but it's still better than the critical reaction to the new A-Team movie.
Go Poke George W. Bush
Good news, everybody: George W. Bush is on Facebook! Insert your own privacy policy joke here.
