Category Archives: George W. Bush
Rove: biggest rat jumps sinking ship shock
As the Bush administration continues to implode, Karl Rove leaves to ‘spend more time with his family’. (more) I’m glad to see the back of him. Like Alastair Campbell, he’s nothing more than a media-savvy sociopath. (To paraphrase Banksy; why … Continue reading
Prepare the sick-bags
There’s a lot about the Mark Foley / Congressional page scandal that requires scrutiny and discussion, starting with the initial post on this weblog that led to a series of responses (1, 2, 3) that led to the initial ABC … Continue reading
Fuck him, and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse he rode in on
Belfast Telegraph – Bush claims victory as Senate approves terror suspects bill: Both sides are claiming victory from the compromise. But human rights groups say the final version allows the President too much discretion in deciding what interrogation methods are … Continue reading
Only a vote for the Republicans can save you from the terrorists
BSSC – A War on the “War”: It was widely expected that President Bush would not use the anniversary of September 11th to make a controversial or politically motivated partisan statement but last night that is exactly what he did. … Continue reading
Channel 4 inspires terrorists with the revelation that bullets can kill
Mirror – Bush Whacked: Fury as Dubya ‘assassinated’ by C4: A hard-hitting British TV drama that shows President Bush assassinated by a terrorist sniper sparked outrage last night… John Beyer of TV watchdog MediaWatch said the drama was irresponsible and … Continue reading
A threat so profound that it transcends politics
AFP – Bush seeks political gains from foiled plot: Weighed down by the unpopular war in Iraq, Bush and his aides have tried to shift the national political debate from that conflict to the broader and more popular global war … Continue reading
Beware the self-fulfilling prophecy
“I think that sometimes, for understandable reasons, there’s been a hesitation in putting the real truth of this situation up to people, and the fact is there are those out in that region, notably Iran and Syria, who do not … Continue reading
“Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job… at taking the heat off me.”
Raw Story – Email to Brown claims Bush was happy former FEMA head was taking heat for Katrina response: An “embarrassing email” leaked by former FEMA head Michael Brown to CNN quotes President Bush as saying at a Cabinet meeting … Continue reading
The signal-to-noise rationale
The Boston Globe – Sending shameful signals: “No question Guantanamo sends, you know, a signal,” President Bush said last week. “It provides an excuse, for example, to say the United States is not upholding the values that they’re trying to … Continue reading
A cry for publicity
Guardian – ‘Killing themselves was unnecessary. But it certainly is a good PR move’ : “It does sound like this is part of a strategy – in that they don’t value their own lives, and they certainly don’t value ours; … Continue reading
