Did anyone catch this? Hilarious!

[KissMyAsscroft]

I was flipping through channels and caught the Bush interview, with Diane Sawyer.

She was asking him how he found out the news of Saddam's capture, and he said something like..."Well, I was reading a book about Ben Franklin when someone told me there was a secure call from Rumsfeld"

LOL!

I fell out of my chair laughing. I dont remember if it was Ben Franklin, I dont have the transcript but it was the most pretentious shit I've heard him spew in awhile. How can people find this fuckhead appealing?

Yeah, you are so Presidential you f*cking douchebag.



*edited for cursing....that last f word was a little over the top.

[tkulesa]

1. It's okay. It was a picture book.

[Jackpine Radical]

4. This is a picture of Ben Franklin.

Color his suit blue. Color his hair brown. Color the kite red.

[Journeyman]

7. It was "Ben and Me". . .

A New and Astonishing Life Of Benjamin Franklin As Written by His Good Mouse Amos

Check it out. I read a few decades ago myself, found it quite enjoyable. I suspect, though, that Pickles had to help our pretzeldent with the non-picture parts of the page.

www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0316517305/102-8118708-5540916?v=glance

[catzies]

10. Disney made it into a cartoon, IIRC

Maybe * was watching the Disney Channel. ;)

[AlinPA]

20. They sell them in the gift shops in Philly in the historical area

Picture books about Franklin and Jefferson, Betsy Ross, et al. I got one for my 6 year old granddaughter. I'm sure its the same one they got for the idiot Bush

[corporatewhore]

2. Maybe he was reading about ben franklin

the book was probably a second grade history book (hes gotta learn now that people are askin him questions) with not to many big words and lots o pictures

[Jacobin]

3. That's about as likely as

....words escape me

[JohnyCanuck]

11. About as likely

as Dubya ever reading the words written about his favorite philosopher, Jesus, who reportedly said stuff like: blessed are the meek, turn the other cheek, return good for evil, it's easier for a camel to get through the eye of the needle than for a rich man to get into heaven.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

5. This was the book:

[wryter2000]

6. Yeah, it was Ben Franklin

Probably the Big Golden Book of Founding Fathers

[moondust]

8. I think it was a girly book.

Since he doesn't do words.

[West Coast Democrat]

9. He's just trying to get in a plug for Walter Isaacson's Book

you know Mr. Isaacson?.... the CNN executive who met with top GOP leaders in congress for suggestions on how CNN could be improved.

[Devlzown]

12. I saw that too.

The only thing that simian knows about Ben Franklin is seeing his picture on a bill before he rolled it up to do a line.

[TexasPatriot]

13. you may want to edit the language

the mods will lock... (trust me... been there ;) )

[chromotone]

14. Are you sure he didn't say "a book about being Franklin" (the turtle)?

http://www.franklintheturtle.com

[Robb]

15. Maybe he was just staring at a $100 bill? nt

[Malva Zebrina]

16. this man is the most dangerous liar ever to occupy the White House

He is armed an dangerous and he has no idea of right from wrong, lie or truth. He is, indeed, a sociopath and he, indeed, needs to be ejected out of the White House . He is a fraud and he is harmful to this country.

[Ksec]

17. Hes very see thru, isnt he..

Im bettin Bush hasnt read a history book since he was changing his grades on his 6th grade report card.

[ParanoidPat]

18. He was 'reading' a $100 dollar bill......

.....folded in half! :evilgrin:

Easy mistake, it looked like pages! :shrug:

[cosmicaug]

19. Smirk.

I liked how they wrote his script to make him seem as the humble leader that he claims to be.

He said:"I haven't made any decisions on Cabinet except for the Vice President. I mean, everybody's got to understand that — that their job is for four years, and I'll make those decisions, if [Emphasis added] I'm fortunate enough to win.".

Unfortunately he couldn't help smirking at the end of that sentence when, unable to keep his hubris in check, he realized that (in his mind) he made a funny and he ended up looking like the arrogant prick that he really is.

[cosmicaug]

21. Or he knows something we don't know.

Quoting myself:

unable to keep his hubris in check

Or, for the more conspiracy minded, perhaps he simply knows something about his chances that the rest of us don't know.

[fob]

22. Actually the last line seems a little underdone, it could use a

"dickhead" between fucking and douchebag.