Bush says he understands Americans' worries

[sabra]

http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=73308084&p=733x8386&n=73308464

Bush says he understands Americans' worries

US President George Bush said today that even though the state of the union is strong, he understands why some Americans are worried in a time of war and job cuts.

“I understand there’s an anxiety about the time of war,” Bush said, trying to keep the momentum of the previous night’s State of the Union address with an appearance at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.

“That’s natural, seems like to me, even though this economy is roaring. It is strong, when you recognise we’ve overcome a lot.”

...

“Our economy is the envy of the world,” Bush said. “And yet people are changing jobs a lot and there is competition from India and China, which creates some uncertainty. My worry is that people see that uncertainty and decide to adopt isolated policies, or projectionist policies.”

[hatrack]

1. State of the Union "momentum"?

What "momentum" would that be?

[William Seger]

53. Angular momentum

a.k.a. spin.

[Bandit]

2. Economy is roaring as compared to what

Certainly not as compared to 2000 when Bush* came to power.

[hatrack]

7. This just in - 5,100 net jobs added to Kansas City MSA in all of 2005

The metropolitan area has a population of about 1.9 million and change.

Yeah, that economy's just roaring along.

:eyes:

The 15-county Kansas City metropolitan area added a modest 5,100 non-farm payroll jobs — largely due to the construction boom — in 2005, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

The 0.5 percent employment increase for the metro area lagged the 1.5 percent jobs gain recorded nationally.

But, Stanley Suchman, regional commissioner for the statistics bureau, noted a bright side: The metro area now has had 22 consecutive months of job growth, when measured on a year-to-year basis.

The Missouri side of the metro area gained 2,900 jobs in 2005, figured on an estimated, non-seasonally adjusted basis, with numbers derived from establishment payroll reports. The Kansas side added 2,200 jobs.

EDIT

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/13765503.htm

MSA = "Metropolitan Statistical Area"

[NativeTexan]

3. The last time there was something that Bush really understood...

...he was watching swirl around the toilet bowl as it flushed!!

[whosinpower]

4. Roaring?

Well the oil industry is roaring - and that is a direct result of middle eastern instability.....caused mostly by the Iraq war.......hmmmmmmm.......

[stillrockin]

5. Yeah,

he understands and couldn't care less.

[barb162]

6. Is Pinnochio's nose getting longer or what?

[madinmaryland]

8. I guess he does understand American's worries..

The worries of the American Haves and Have mores about when they will be getting the next tax cut!

[coalition_unwilling]

9. No Iraqi ever left me on my rooftop to die

How's that for a worry?

[Tsiyu]

10. HE is afraid

Guess what, Fuhrer Bushhhhhh? YOU are the one who is frightened. You now realize that we Dems don't have to spend our money on Repuke-controlled businesses.

We can buy our gas at Citgo rather than Exxon.

WE can cancel your propaganda machine (cable and satellite service) and live quite happily without hearing all the Nazi bile they spew.

We can refuse to purchase food that has been genetically modified by your buds at Monsanto.

We can stop buying gas-guzzling American cars and SUV's.

We can work on a local level to find producers of items close to home, taking a few more $$ from the transportation sector.

We can cancel our credit card accounts and pay cash.

We can buy only what we need. And bankrupt the businesses that use slave labor, that donate to your war machine, that support your reign of corruption and oppression and warmongering.

HE IS AFRAID! DON'T STOP, DUers! STARVE THE BEAST!!!!!!!

[magellan]

32. "We can buy our gas at Citgo rather than Exxon." -- Don't forget Hess!

If there's one in your area....

[Chemical Bill]

59. How is Hess like Citgo?

I'm not trying to say you're wrong, I really want to know.

Bill

[magellan]

63. I understand Hess get their gas from Venezuela like Citgo

Sorry for the delayed reply.

[brentspeak]

11. Bush understands the worries of the super-rich

Worries like, "How can I inherit the old man's millions without having to pay any taxes? I worked hard to inherit that money."

[thereismore]

12. HAHA, it's George's "I feel your pain" immitation. nt

[rodeodance]

13. how much George?--enough to step down?

[warrens]

14. Roaring?

Real wages are declining, medical coverage is WAY up for the average guy, fuel costs are through the roof, the housing market is about to fall apart, cost of living is accelerating while wages are going down...it's only "roaring" if you're a CEO or make over $1 million a year.

[adriennui]

28. it's usually described as "booming"

both are lies perpetuated by our friends in the media (although lou dobbs has been excellent in pointing out that americans are hurting). i cringe when i hear "the booming economy".....it's booming for CEOs and exxon.

[American liberal]

40. EXACTLY!!!

He understands how it feels if you are in the upper 2% income bracket (like the five people who own EVERYTHING)...from what I hear (I couldn't even stomach the thought of watching him smirk his way through an hour-long lie), he didn't even MENTION the current Medicare debacle. Bush doesn't understand SHIT!!!

[wordpix2]

15. hey, Chimpbrain, we're worried since we don't have the * money behind us

like you silver spoon Bushboys

[Arkansas Granny]

16. I've heard several economists lately state that the economy is

strong for those in the highest income sector who have money to invest in the stock market. Middle and lower income families aren't feeling the effects of the growing economy yet. It's just a new take on the trickle down theory and we all remember how well that worked, don't we?

[shantipriya]

17. Bush

Does this guy know English?He speaks and pronounces words as if English is his second language.I suggest Yale and Harvard take back the degrees awarded to this piece of work.

[CountAllVotes]

18. great idea!

and also something that should be done! Harvard & Yale should be ashamed for allowing such an obviously illiterate person like this even attend, much less graduate!!!

:kick:

[CountAllVotes]

19. this part really bothers me

>> Three-fourths of the people who watched the speech said they approve of the proposals made by Bush, according to a CBS News poll last night of 734 viewers.

Those who watched the speech were more likely to be Republican, but only a third who saw the speech thought the president will be able to achieve the goals he mentioned. <<

I hope that they do not think in Ireland that this very small highly skewed sample of people that they say approve of the proposals made by * do not believe that this IS THE CASE for ALL Americans.

* has a huge disapproval rating and I bet it is a lot bigger than the 58% that think * should be impeached!!

Don't believe the B.S. IRELAND!!!

:dem: :kick:

[donkeyotay]

48. I noticed that, too, but it says 3/4 approve of the proposals

The proposals that have no place in the bush agenda, but polled well as things he should include in the SOTU. They make it up as they go along. He's a Serial Liar.

[CountAllVotes]

51. yes and it was a handpicked audience

as we know. It is not the least bit realistic but this is what is being read in Ireland and it is NOT a true representation of what the American people et al. believe(!!!).

I wish they'd stop this. Does anyone have the email address for the Irish Examiner? I would like to email them but all I could find on their website was a physical mailing address and phone number. Thanks to anyone that can help me. I'd really like to set the Irish Examiner straight on this one.

:kick:

[Maeve]

20. Bush understands two things--"diddly" and "squat" eom

[Mad_Dem_X]

56. LOL! nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

21. I don't doubt for a second that he does.

After all yacht maintenance is a bitch.

[Vickers]

22. "this economy is roaring"

Holy fucking shit, this guy is as disconnected as they come.

Listen you pathetic, cowardly assmonkey, just because a few companies are doing well in the stock market does not mean the economy is OK.

[americanstranger]

23. Umm...Shouldn't that be 'protectionist' policies?

My worry is that people see that uncertainty and decide to adopt isolated policies, or projectionist policies.”

He's afraid people will start showing movies?

-as

[magellan]

33. Maybe he's afraid people will start projecting their anger at him.

He should be.

[adriennui]

24. this birdbrain

is delusional, he isn't living in reality anymore.

he makes me ill.

[newspeak]

39. well, you know it's delusional

when he tells a single mother that it's great that she has to work three jobs to support her children-only in America can you have the freedom of working not one job, but three.:eyes:

[raccoon]

49. That was a cruel for him to say that.

I think it's called rubbing somebody's nose in it.

[ColonelTom]

25. The economy is strong, once you've lowered your expectations...

... and disregarded the national deficit, the national debt, the negative individual savings rate ...

In other words, once you've exited reality and entered your own happy little imaginary world, it's all good. All he needs are four padded walls and a straitjacket, and he'll be fine. Just fine.

[Ally McLesbian]

26. Yeah

Only Korean-American tax evaders' worries.

[Az_lefty]

27. Yeah right. Bubble-boy doesn't understand shit. n/t

[yorkiemommie1]

29. no, he. does. NOT. understand our concerns

what stupid, stupid platitudes. this ass needs to be trying to support a family by working in a carwash.

[Fleshdancer]

30. Understanding is NOT the same as caring

It's not a question of understanding...he just doesn't give a shit. Plain and simple.

[Canuckistanian]

31. So, he understands himself

Good to know.

[humbled_opinion]

34. Wood Chips and Sawgrass...

Exactly what I worry about 95 percent of the day...

[remfan]

35. If you did, you'd resign

You know...he's just like a doll. Pull the string and he'll say whatever talking point they've put out recently. It's really kind of sad that this is the best the GOP has to offer the country....a Chatty Cathy Preznit.

[HockeyMom]

36. What the hell does a RICH FRAT BOY know

about the average American's struggles? I took a job (out for 6 months) with a pay cut nearly in HALF in order to get Health Insurance. I now find that I cannot afford to pay the difference in what the insurance doesn't pay. My utilities are HALF my monthly salary and my gas driving to and from work is about $150.00 a month.

Should I be working THREE JOBS,fort EIGHTY HOURS A WEEK for make ends meet? I am too OLD for that. I will DROP DEAD. What the HELL do YOU know, Mr. RICH FRAT BOY.

[WinkyDink]

37. Bush says he understands Americans' worries ---

Yeah---when he looks in the mirror.

[Orsino]

38. "Message: I care." n/t

[PVK]

41. AKA, "I feel your pain", a page from the Clinton playbook. n/t

[tabasco]

57. "Now watch this drive!"

[Corgigal]

42. an anxiety about the time of war

Yeah ,yeah he had to inject this part into the conversation.

Idiot doesn't understand, it's not the war so much but the person who is supposedly running it that cause the anxiety for the war and our domestic problems.

Unless it's bad news then it's the CIA's fault.

[Zech Marquis]

43. roaring huh?

yeah, the roaring sound of auto plant workers finding out that they've lost their jobs, while the NFL celebrates the Super Bowl basically in their faces :eyes:

[yy4me]

44. Knowing it would be more drivel., I hardly paid attention, until

I heard "I'm white collar, he's blue collar. I'm president, he's a singer." I almost fell off my chair. The quote is close. what was it about? I can't find it written up anywhere? He has truly lost it!

[JudyM]

45. "It is strong, when you recognise we’ve overcome a lot.”

Yeah, like especially in spite of who's running the country.

[JerseygirlCT]

46. He does? Did someone explain it to him using very small words? nt

[donkeyotay]

47. Don't those furrin journalists know they are to fix Dear Leaders speech?

“Our economy is the envy of the world,” Bush said. “And yet people are changing jobs a lot and there is competition from India and China, which creates some uncertainty. My worry is that people see that uncertainty and decide to adopt isolated policies, or projectionist policies.”

He may have meant "isolationist policies, or protectionist policies."

Alright all you Mercans. Stop changing jobs! That's what's wrong. It's not that the previously greatest country in the world has been taken down the toilet in under 5 years by the most incompetent and corrupt man to ever steal an office, it's that you guys can't make up your minds about which Wailmart to work at.

[confludemocrat]

50. WTF is a "projectionist policy"?!

who is the fool trying to impress?

[wordpix2]

54. he probably meant protectionist but maybe he's talking about policy based

on images projected on a screen that aren't real

[sakabatou]

52. "The economy is roaring"

BWHAHAHAH! :rofl:

[Mad_Dem_X]

55. STFU, you delusional POS!

Go put your head back in the sand, alongside all your brainless followers! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! :grr:

[Nikia]

58. The man has so little empathy

It is so scary that he is running this country and had access to weapons of mass destruction.

[pro_blue_guy]

60. Bush sucks.

Yeah he doesn't care about you or me at all..........he started a neverending war and his bank account is full.........he's doing just fine.

[laylah]

61. That big

dumbass doesn't understand SQUAT about Americans' worries! Two faced roostersucker! He only knows how to screw us even further! :mad: I have ALWAYS been against hate; however, I have learned these past 5 years, there is a time and a place for it!

Jenn

[BiggJawn]

62. "How can a Man who's Warm understand a Man who's Cold?"

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Ever since I realised that somebody who makes $400,000 a year looks at gas prices as I would if it were 25 CENTS a gallon, I would laugh in his face if he said "I feel for ya, buddy", and you know what? that includes the Big Dawg, too.

NO rich man can understand what it's like to live from paycheck-to-paycheck.

[against all enemies]

64. He should - he's it.

[dysfunctional press]

65. if that's true- why hasn't he and cheney resigned?

that would qualm A LOT of those worries.

[Sacajawea]

66. And chicken have lips.