George Bush Appreciation Thread

[St. Jarvitude]

I think he was a fine Governor, with strong convictions. I didnt want him to be our Presidential nominee but I respect his views and morality. As a fucking douchebag it meant a lot to be when he was our VP nominee in 2000. He is always trashed here at the DU, so this is a thread to say something positive about *.

I'll start us off:

He's learned to stop picking his nose in public.

[genius]

1. He's pretty good at abusing his wife and daughters.

[NVMojo]

3. he taught me never to trust an election process that is unmonitored

[Langis]

2. He only drinks 12 beers a night?

[Morning Dew]

4. He's not going to be in office much longer

that's about as positive as it can get.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. As far as I know,

he has never engaged in sexual congress with a goat in public.

[4_Legs_Good]

6. He said don't get a flu shot if you don't need one

I actually liked that...

Though I'd prefer regulations as to exactly who can get them and governmental intervention to make sure the people who need them get them.

david

[BeyondGeography]

7. He's trying not to hate us for our freedom

I mean, he's really trying.

[underseasurveyor]

8. You mean this sorry looking Loser?

He doesn't drool 'too badly' YET:evilgrin: There, that's as "appreciative" as I can be of that fuckhead.

[LiberteToujours]

9. He has destroyed the reputation of the Republican Party

[bvar22]

10. His fight with the Segway...

...was highly amusing bringing back fond memories of the Three Stoogies.

[pen dragon]

12. He and Cheney and Rumsfeld have shown us

the bottom of the barrel in Washington is much deeper than anyone thought possible. In fact, there may be no bottom at all

[pauliedangerously]

11. HE DIDN'T FORGET POLAND!!!!!

That's it.

[MsConduct]

13. No he didn't. Thanks for reminding us. LOL

[underseasurveyor]

15. LMAO

That's the ONLY thing he can remember, if he has to depend on his own powers :-)

[TahitiNut]

14. He's improved the standing of Warren Harding and Herbert Hoover ...

... in the annals of U.S. history. (Millard Fillmore, too.)

[Senator Lamb]

16. no

I dont think you can compare Lieberman appreciation to Bush appreciation.

[Forkboy]

17. I think one can

and just did.

[donheld]

18. Bushie is Amazingly good for Bulimia

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[Thumb]

19. W

W is what he is

[GreenPoet64]

20. He's getting better at debating with a wire. . . must be hard work

to repeat after Rove. :toast:

[kokomo]

21. He punished Iraq for Saddam being mean to his Poppy.

For Christmas, he decided to give Poppy Iraq instead of a tie rack.

[eridani]

22. His debate performances steadily improved

He went from talking to imaginary people, to screaming at the moderator, to just giggling a bit about uninsured people. Definitely an upward trend here.

[kayell]

23. He's made many people more politically involved, and encouraged

many new voters to register.

[quaker bill]

24. He helped organize and energize the Democratic party

I have, in the past given Howard Dean alot of credit for this. No doubt, Dean brought something new to the table.

However, only Bush could have created the sort of energy that has complete strangers knocking on our door to congratulate us on quality of our home-made Kerry sign and discuss politics.

(we gave our official K/E sign to friends who had theirs stolen)

To top it off.. The call went out for volunteers as poll watchers, van drivers, phone bankers, etc... All slots were filled in 24 hours (thanks DFA!) and there is now a waiting list of backup volunteers.

Only Bush could have created this sort of energy. Even Dean owes some of his success to the stunning failure of this administration.

[hyphenate]

25. He showed that even alcoholics

can be president--with a little help from his friends.

[Jacobin]

26. Presidents Harding, Buchanan, Pierce, and A. Johnson

appreciate G. W. Bush* for getting them off the bottom of the "worst presidents" list.

[bling bling]

27. He helped me define who I am.

I used to think I was a moderate/independent. Thanks to George Bush I'm now a full-fledged Democrat.

Appreciation No. 2: If it weren't for *, I never would have sought out and found the DU. Thanks, Shrub!!

[Walt Starr]

28. Well, he and Joe Lieberrman have a lot in common

LMAO!

[Vickers]

29. He appears to be physically fit for his age

Maybe that's from running away from Osama Bin Laden :shrug:

[Aunt Anti-bush]

30. Thanks to GW

I am now more involved than ever in politics. I'm phone banking and canvassing and talking politics with everyone I know.

[belle]

31. He's given comedy and the publishing industry a huge shot in the arm

Seriously; have you ever seen so many (leftwing, especially)political books out at once, all selling like hotcakes? And good stand-ups could eat for *years* on all the material he's provided.

[auburngrad82]

32. He's good for a laugh

And yes, we're laughing at him, not with him.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

33. He has not had phone sex with Bill O'Reilly

At least... not to my knowledge.

[Misunderestimator]

34. You respect his views and morality? I thought this was a joke thread.

There's nothing good I can say about the man. Nothing.

[St. Jarvitude]

45. Um... you thought right at first

A lot of the times your first instinct is right :hi:

Have you seen the Joe Liberman appreciation thread? I was just mocking it.

[MsAnthropy]

35. Thank God he was on vacation 40% of the time

can you imagine the damage he could have done if he actually showed up for work?

[obreaslan]

36. He has yet to start WWIII...

Although, we are well on our way.

:nuke: :grr::nuke: :grr::nuke: :grr::nuke: :grr::nuke: :grr::nuke: :grr::nuke: :grr::nuke: :grr::nuke: :grr::nuke: :grr:

[philosophie_en_rose]

37. He's an equal opportunity liar.

From breaking his promise to Laura Bush about not having to make campaign speeches to lying to the American public and the world - George W. Bush is the most egalitarian liar.

[ghostsofgiants]

38. I would assume he no longer eats pretzels...

That means more pretzels for me.

[MsConduct]

39. He's united all of us with a brain in one common cause. n/t

[NervousRex]

40. Well...

you are allowed to hate Bush's policies without fear of being labeled an anti-Semite.

[HEIL PRESIDENT GOD]

41. I'm here at DU

With lots of people that I'm sure I'd otherwise despise!

[AlCzervik]

42. When i lived in Texas he signed the bill allowing me to pack heat

in a house of worship of my choice! Thats what i call having your prioriies straight!

[robbedvoter]

43. Helped me lose 20 lbs by stealing the election in 2000

[tnlefty]

44. I have a new respect for the Power of the Pretzel and I feel so smug when

I successfully eat them now. Throwing them at his mug when it appears is kinda fun, too.

[Arkana]

46. OK, fine

He doesn't shit his pants in public--only does it in private.

Happy? :)