I don't get it...
That's a newsflash, huh? It's politics. Again.
First of all, I did see one thing I thought was sorta cool...that dancing Bush site (and what does it say about me that I spelled his name Busch twice before I finally got it?...lol). It had a dance floor, disco lights...it was kinda funny. And, as I'm watching it, I'm thinking to myself "If only....a politician like this I could almost like..."
Then, I finally decide to go through the crap entailed (dialup and ineptitude) and see what the hells the big deal about that Dean dude's speech/growl/NBD* or whatever. So, I find the clip, start it downloading (or WHATEVER!), read about 37 blogs waiting for it to get done, go to where I stuck it, turn up the speakers and click play. (*Nervous BreakDown)
Siiiigh.
First of all, from the instant the guy opens his mouth, he sounds like a wrestler. As in: stupid. Growly voiced and manic. Then, while those people are screaming and reminding him what his name is for about an hour, he snatches a flag from someone, waves it around for photo op purposes and finally starts this oh so controversial speech-thing. (Keep in mind...I'm not picking on him or his zealots supporters. I don't discriminate...I disrespect and mock all politicians.) Anyway, he rambles for a while, rather disjointedly, going on about 'a year ago' and 'coming in third' and then names a bunch of places he's going to go. (Yawn.)
Then, at the very end, he yells "Yeah!"
It's not about who is best for the job. It's about who sucks the least.
Which is completely bass-ackward and wrong, but that's the reality. So this asshat articulated a growly, drawn out "Yeah!" at the end of a 'pump-ya's-up' speech while 4000 other mindless cretins also screamed.
Bush can't pronounce 'nuclear', for fucks sake. I could give a good Goddamn one way or the other. Really.
But, if this is the best that the opposition can find to bitch about about this guy...that's just sad. On many levels. Now, let me repeat the very first thing I said...I do not get it. I admit that. Maybe there's even more to the story. But, if there is...again...sad. The only thing being talked about enough to penetrate my consciousness (no matter how much I try to block it all) is that this dude made a weird noise. Which, it turns out, wasn't all that weird. In context, anyway. If making weird noises was any reason to exclude people from doing stuff, no man whose ever had an orgasm would be allowed to do anything. Here's what I know about Presidents...
My very first one was Kennedy. I was only 6 mos. old when he was killed, but I like him. Hell, he was cute.
Then, (and I ain't makin' no promises about gettin' 'em all in the right order here) there was that Viet Nam war mongerin' jerkoff LBJ. From what I understand, he was a shit and he prolonged that war.
Next, I remember the lying Dickweed, Nixon. "I am not a crook", indeed. I never did like him much. He had a 'not to be trusted as fas as you can throw a handful of feathers' look in his beady little eyes.
Then, I remember the klutz, Gerald Ford. It's okay for the country to be run by a man who can't breathe and walk at the same time, but not one who yells "Yeah!"? Please. I liked Ford. He just seemed a little...vertically-challenged, if ya know what I mean.
Then...a peanut farmer. Sigh. I kinda liked him. Not really sure why. But, I do remember hoping he wouldn't be re-elected because the next Pres was due to be assassinanted, according to some 'Presidential coincidence' thing I read somewhere. I felt bad for him, too. That poor bastard aged about 200 years during his term.
Then, Dear God help us all...Reagan. And...boom...He got shot. (Aren't ya glad now ya didn't win, Jimbo?) Reagan did and still does give me the willies. Again...don't know why. Just does. Maybe it was Nancy. Maybe it was his aura. I don't know. I just didn't really like the idea of him being in charge.
The first Bush, I pretty much ignored. I'd learned, apparently, during Reagan's term that it was in my best interest not to pay too much attention to this shit.
Also, starting in about, oh 1980, my life went to hell in a gaily-painted handbasket and I was too busy trying to survive to give much of a fuck about all this. (I believe that if I have indeed exited the handbasket, it happened on September 24th, 2001.)
Anyhoo...along comes Billy-Boy. Personally, I don't hold Clinton's pecker's proclivities against him. He did the same damn thing countless people do every day. Big fuckin' deal. Besides, would YOU wanna fuck Hillary? Ugh. Her, I abhor.
Now, we have this ninny. Can't pronounce 'nuclear', whines about somebody trying to 'kill ma daddy' when thousands of kids DID lose their Daddies on 9/11 and who kinda pissed me off taking so long to respond to that. (Let's don't get me started on that, okay?) And, since my personal survival is less shaky than it has been in years, some of this shit is seeping in again. I hear all kindsa shit, good and bad, about this one. But, I've been 'not in it' for so long, I don't really have a solid background to work from. All I know is this guy is no worse or no better than any of 'em, in a lot of ways.
He can't say that word to save his own life, but he is kinda cute. So, really...what real difference does it make if that other buffoon likes to yell "Yeah!"? If this is the kind of criteria this shit is decided on...I'm gonna keep right on staying the hell out of it.
I do, however, have a few questions about who it really is that just doesn't get it.
Peace.
Comments
Just an FYI concerning GW’s pronunciation of certain words like “nuclear” which he turns into “nuculer”. I’m thinking it has more to do with regional proclivities with words. For instance, JFK pronounced Cuba like “Cuber” like many who are from that part of the country.
Another example would be the word “creek”. How does Eric say “creek”? He’s from Idaho, right? If he’s like me and just about everyone from Idaho, Montana, Utah, East Washington; he’ll say it like “Crick”.
My step mother is from back East; Boston, New York. When her and my dad got married when I was 14 we spent the next few years, going, “huh? Wha? What the hell did you say”? I heard words like “tomaahto”, fiaahsco”, and on and on.
Oh well, just something to chew on.
Posted by: Daniel at January 27, 2004 01:51 PM (5gmGM)
I wasn't picking on either of those guys (GW or Dean) just wondering why people focus so much on one guys verbal foibles while excusing anothers and why these silly things even matter.
And, thank you for one thing, Even-better-lookin'-than-I-realized-One...
That Eric does too have an accent...he says crick and a few other things with this adorable lil accent that I cannot get right. Like, he says 'fill' for 'feel' and Wully instead of Wally...stuff like that.
And, he never believes me that he has an accent...lol.
My mom used to say 'iggles' instead of 'eagles' and my Aunt says 'keller' instead of 'color'.
I actually like these regional accents. They're fun to try to keep up with. Hah...just remembered another friend of mine who used to call light bulbs 'bubs'. (lmao, now)
I think I got lucky...people say I sound slightly southern.
Posted by: Stevie at January 27, 2004 02:17 PM (EKx9F)
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