Best Part of the State of the Union Address
This slayed me:
Bush: America opposes genocide in Sudan.
*Standing ovation*
Hahaha, what? That’s not a given? Way to draw the line on the mother of all wedge issues, genocide; good to know where we stand. I imagine that got a standing ovation because everybody was afraid that if they didn’t stand, it would look like they support genocide. “Oh, genocide? That’s the really bad one! I better stand while I clap this time!”
January 29th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
I dunno, I guess I’m just kind of indifferent to the whole thing.
January 29th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Oh, I always thought you were super pro-genocide. Learn something every day.
January 29th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Well, I was pretty into the whole, one clean race thing when I was still “coming into my own.”
But these days, I just see it as more of a cry for attention, so I try to turn the cheek so to say.
January 29th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Of course, we don’t actually DO anything about genocide in Sudan. But that’s probably because we know it’s better to torture them and make them suffer rather than killing them straight out.
January 29th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
It makes for better State of the Union addresses.
January 29th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Although this last year, Bush and his cabinet did make a huge uproar about America finally “recognizing” the Armenian genocide in Turkey. His basis for opposing it was that it “would harm U.S. security interests”. So his comments last night just make him seem that the genocide in Sudan is not good, not genocide in general. He can live with genocide if his interests are not effected in a negative way.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
I fuckin’ missed American Gladiators because this shit was on.
January 29th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
american gladiators was on at 9
January 29th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
and joe knows.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Why do we have a state of the union address in an election year in the president’s second term? Shouldn’t his only legislative plans be getting the fuck out of office? Is the South threatening secession again? Oh no just the same old shit propagandhi warns us about.
“It is my distinct pleasure to introduce you to a loving father of 2 and a champion of the sanctioned use of armed force in pursuit of policy objectives.”
“Thank you, let me begin with some sentimental appeals to our national myths. Then we’ll be moving directly into assorted cliches coined by the state. This ideological shorthand meant to sweep all your private doubts away.”
Then of course the very bold conclusion that “the state of the union… is…” (tears well up in eyes, people emotionally stirred into standing, flags flapping, stoic soldiers in the background)… “strong” (thunderous applause, star-spangled banner begins playing, a thousand doves are released into the air, a baby smiles, etc…)
Not that I watched, that’s just what I’m guessing.
January 30th, 2008 at 1:44 am
Actually only about half the chamber was applauding Bush.
Barack Obama particularly had a pretty critical response to it.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:47 am
whos bush i thought this was about the american gladiators
wolf and titan are the raddest ones of ALL
January 30th, 2008 at 9:36 am
I really don’t understand this…people’s response to this in general. It doesn’t matter who’s running our country, someone will always find something that he/she is doing wrong. If America did do something about the genocide in Sudan or the Armenian genocide in Turkey SOMEONE would be pissed off, and probably say “Why are we poking our noses into other countries business”. And if we didn’t, people would say “This is something we (Americans) need to stop!”
If America should stop acting as the worlds police, then people should stop bitching about it when we do indeed put a stop to these heinous acts. Seems America is damned if we do and we’re damned if we don’t.
January 30th, 2008 at 10:05 am
I wasn’t saying one way or another, I just thought it was funny that he got up and said “America thinks genocide is bad!”
January 30th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Howard is a fan of Bush
January 30th, 2008 at 11:28 am
whos justin howard
January 30th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Justin doesn’t seriously support Bush, does he? Or did you mean to type Busch?
One of those would just be disappointing; the other inexcusable.
January 30th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
I meant the band
January 30th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
hahahahaha i was just destroyed by the last two comments.
Bush-dumbass
Busch-would rather drink Schlitz. Then again I do drink Schlitz anyway every now and again.
Bush (the band)-not a fan…at all
January 30th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
BREATHE IN BREATHE OUT BREATHE IN BREATHE OUT
BREATHE IN BREATHE IN BREATHE IN
January 30th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I thought he was talking about hairy vagina.
January 30th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
And the award for most obvious joke goes to…
January 30th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Shawn?
January 30th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Award for guessing award for most obvious joke recipient goes to…?!
January 30th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Shawn?
January 31st, 2008 at 5:17 pm
I thought he was talking about the foliage. Howard is super-way-gnar pro-foliage.