Andy Card says Bush sees America as a 10 yo kid..

[fishface]

"I know as a parent that I would sacrific all for my children"...In Bush's case it should have been "sacrifice all my children"


PRESIDENT AS PROTECTOR
Card says president sees America as a child needing a parent
By Sarah Schweitzer, Globe Staff | September 2, 2004

NEW YORK -- White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card said yesterday that President Bush views America as a ''10-year-old child" in need of the sort of protection provided by a parent.

Card's remark, criticized later by Democrat John F. Kerry's campaign as ''condescending," came in a speech to Republican delegates from Maine and Massachusetts that was threaded with references to Bush's role as protector of the country. Republicans have sounded that theme repeatedly at the GOP convention as they discuss the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the war in Iraq.

''It struck me as I was speaking to people in Bangor, Maine, that this president sees America as we think about a 10-year-old child," Card said. ''I know as a parent I would sacrifice all for my children."

The comment underscored an argument put forth some by political pundits, such as MSNBC talk-show host Chris Matthews, that the Republican Party has cast itself as the ''daddy party."

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/bush/articles/2004/09/02/card_says_bush_sees_us_as_a_child_needing_a_parent/

[BootinUp]

1. Its true, such a distorted view of reality

the root cause of all his failures.

[Jack Rabbit]

2. Funny . . .

This American sees Bush as a ten-year-old kid.

The people are the parents and Bush needs to be sent to his room without his supper.

[0007]

3. My coffee just went all over my keyboard, goddammit!

Who dreams up this shit?

Off to get a new board.

[Connie_Corleone]

4. Well, right about now,

Bush is committing child abuse on America!

[bryant69]

5. If we are a 10 year old child?

Why should we be allowed to vote and select a new "daddy?"

Bryant
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[devinsgram]

6. That is so Machevellian.

People are too ignorant to know what is good for them.

[aquart]

7. 10 years olds don't have civil rights.

They are told only the most simplistic versions of the truth.

They are not permitted to vote because they cannot make informed decisions.

Does Card have the smallest idea of what he was saying?

[GiovanniC]

8. I Thought You Meant

Bush looks at America as if he's a 10-year-old child.

[Francine Frensky]

9. And how many parents use fear to control their children?

I know I do. "don't touch that -- you'll get burned" "be careful! you'll fall" when they're on the playground. "if you don't drink enough water in the summer your stomach will hurt"

Maybe I'm a bad parent, but thinking back on what I say to my kids, I can tell I use fear sometimes to motivate them.

I was having an argument with a freeper recently and I was expressing disgust with all the meaningless terror warnings, and my friend said, "so what? what's so bad about it?" and I couldn't express why I knew it was wrong.

But that's it -- the fear is meant to intimidate us into being easier to manipulate. And overtime, the fear that leads to non-events gives us the "IMPRESSION" that everything is being taken care of and this admin is our "daddy" who can and will protect us.

But it's all baloney based on propaganda.

[seabeyond]

10. daddy party, after watching the bush girls

even in this i am once again not too awfully confidence in bushies abilities. would much rather have kerry as our daddy. what say you all

[ramapo]

11. That explains it!

Now I know why Americans are fed a constant stream of superficial nonsense that basically says "Trust us, everything is going to be ok".

There are no problems: the economy is strong, the environment is healthy, America is loved throughout the world.

Every once in awhile Daddy must put a little scare into the children by talking about the bad people in the world who want to hurt others but again, don't worry we'll take care of you.

This is scary stuff.

[cthrumatrix]

12. ten year olds don't run country's....he's in over his head

[JerseygirlCT]

13. Condescending is right...

especially coming from someone who hasn't yet achieved "grown-up" himself...

[SheepyMcSheepster]

14. at first i thought he meant "bush sees america as if he was a 10 year old"

[elehhhhna]

15. he spends more like a babysdaddy than a real parent....

borrowing $ from Momma to go sportin with his pals. Meanwhile there's no food in the fridge.

[sundancekid]

16. an ABUSIVE daddy party -- time to call children protective services???

[skygazer]

17. What has Bush sacrificed?

"I know as a parent I would sacrifice all for my children."

Well, what has he sacrificed? Many people (you know, us ten year olds) have sacrificed THEIR children. What has Bush sacrificed? Not even a night's sleep, as far as I can see.

What an insulting, condescending remark! :puke:

[cthrumatrix]

19. the burden is on the people... from his errors...he's the teflon puppet

[mondo joe]

18. That's okay, We see him as a 10 year old in return.

Asshat.

[GOPAgainstGW]

20. THIS IS THE SICKEST MOST DISGUSTING GOP CRAP YET!

[July]

21. And his supporters love to be patronized this way.

Protect me, Daddy, please, please, please protect me from the boogeyman!

The rest of us are adults who know where the ten-year-old child is.

[GOPAgainstGW]

22. Gee Lets Add Another Constitution Amendment For This Bush!

[Shadoobie]

23. It feeds into his messianic complex.

which fits in nicely with his core constituency. I liken this to the vision of God as portrayed in the Old Testament. (Don't ______ or you'll go to Hell). To me, Jesus was God's way of telling people that they have become "adults" with free choice but to just not forget who their Father is, a concept that fundies seem to have a hard time grasping.

Greg

[MrBenchley]

24. Funny, I see this pResident as childish and ignorant....

[hippiegranny]

25. well, then, that's a new thing, eh?

Georgie sure wasn't willing sacrifice much of anything back in the day when it would have counted for something. Talk is cheap.

[DrFunkenstein]

26. Bush Sacrificed Enough In Vietnam

Do you know how hard it is to put together a coke party on a military base?

[tnlefty]

27. Of the billions of people on this earth he wouldn't be ONE of my choices

for a parent. What a jackass!!!

Oh, and by the way you fake flyboy, my Dad was a real veteran of the Air Force who served his time and was honorably discharged.