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i thought he was gonna have an opperation to be able to see somehow as he wanted to see his childrens faces.
Posted: 14:12 Mar 30 2002
Dubbya attempts to get Stevie Wonder's attention by waving to him :D
washingtonpost.com:
• Here's a vignette we're dying to see on the ABC broadcast of Sunday's Ford's Theatre Presidential Gala: When Stevie Wonder sat down at the keyboard center stage, President Bush in the front row got very excited. He smiled and started waving at Wonder, who understandably did not respond. After a moment Bush realized his mistake and slowly dropped the errant hand back to his lap. "I know I shouldn't have," a witness told us yesterday, "but I started laughing."
Oh yeah...thoughts? Opinions?
• Here's a vignette we're dying to see on the ABC broadcast of Sunday's Ford's Theatre Presidential Gala: When Stevie Wonder sat down at the keyboard center stage, President Bush in the front row got very excited. He smiled and started waving at Wonder, who understandably did not respond. After a moment Bush realized his mistake and slowly dropped the errant hand back to his lap. "I know I shouldn't have," a witness told us yesterday, "but I started laughing."
Oh yeah...thoughts? Opinions?
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Posted: 14:12 Mar 30 2002 
Snopes
by Yally
One word: Snopes
Its a collection of urban legends and the like, Inc. And if you search for this it comes up as a false one, apparently Dubya was waving at Kelsey Grammer instead.
Posted: 17:07 Mar 30 2002
Figures. I knew Bush wasn't cool enough to like soul music and thus be a Stevie Wonder fan.
Posted: 21:30 Mar 30 2002
Bush and Cool in the same sentence... never thought i'd see it 
Posted: 21:35 Mar 30 2002 Safe to say you probably never will again.
by Watcher girl
Bush and Cool in the same sentence... never thought i'd see it
Posted: 21:48 Mar 30 2002 Question - Is it unfair to criticize a formerly great artist for his latter-day sins? "Is it better to burn out than to fade away?"...
by Diandra
Figures. I knew Bush wasn't cool enough to like soul music and thus be a Stevie Wonder fan.
As for Dubya, with it's urban legend or not, all I need to know about whether he's a little on the simple side is contained in his 'Axis of Evil' speech. Anything else is redundant.
Posted: 23:22 Mar 30 2002 Or, the "State of the Union" as it's more commonly known...
by Jayjay
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all I need to know about whether he's a little on the simple side is contained in his 'Axis of Evil' speech.
What is it you object to? Consider the Democrat response to Bush's State of the Union - they argued against his comments on the economy, oil production, and welfare, and can be accurateley summarised by the House Minority Leader's comment "I refuse to accept that while we stand shoulder-to-shoulder on the war, we should stand toe-to-toe on the economy". Hardly a radical retaliation.
Posted: 02:23 Mar 31 2002 Oh, I'm not criticizing Stevie Wonder at all, although I always preferred Marvin Gaye.
by Jayjay
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Question - Is it unfair to criticize a formerly great artist for his latter-day sins? "Is it better to burn out than to fade away?"...
And urban legend or not, whether it's by saying: "I know how hard it is to put food on your family" (My personal fave of the Bushisms) or his environmental policies, I think Bush has pretty much shown himself to not be the sharpest tool in the shed.
(Edited by Diandra 31/03/2002 03:36)
Posted: 02:31 Mar 31 2002
Callum, what I object to about the 'Axis of Evil' Speech (I refer to it as that, as it was the only part of the address I found offensive, and therefore the part I wished to highlight) is the dangerously inane grasp on world politics Dubya clearly has. The list of three nations, Iraq, Iran and North Korea, has done untold damage in the relations between the west and these countries, and anyone sympathetic to their governments.
Let's just put Iraq over .. *here* for a mo. We'll come back to them later. Now, North Korea and Iran. Let's have a look-see. North Korea has been in talks with its southern counter-part for some time now. Alienating it publicly will not help the process. Iran has been slowly returning to the international community, with moderates slowly getting the upperhand in the government. How are they meant to encourage contact with the west when their leader describes them as one of the three most 'evil' countries in the world? Exactly what did Bush think he was going to achieve except to push these governments further away and to increase support for anti-US/western organizations? Just how dumb can one man/government be?
Now, back to Iraq. Now, they've been the international bogey monster for some time. Even Dubya couldn't alienate them more than they are already. But let's remember a couple of things. The only reason Saddam Hussein is still a despotic ruler is down to Dubya's pa. Well, and the government of Turkey. But then access to the oil had been assured by then, and who really cares about the killing of some Kurds and Shiites? Besides, help them and the next thing you know the Kurds in Turkey and Syria will want independence...
One other thing. To be an ‘Axis’ is to be allies. There is absolutely no evidence of any coalition between these three governments. Worse still, the mere idea of Iran and Iraq as allies is absurd. Due mainly to religious differences, and the presence of Shiites in the south of Iraq, these governments are bitter enemies.
It would all be laughable if the consequences of this kind of stupidity were not so dire. The ‘Axis of Evil’ isn’t the biggest threat to ‘world peace’, but Dubya just might be.
Let's just put Iraq over .. *here* for a mo. We'll come back to them later. Now, North Korea and Iran. Let's have a look-see. North Korea has been in talks with its southern counter-part for some time now. Alienating it publicly will not help the process. Iran has been slowly returning to the international community, with moderates slowly getting the upperhand in the government. How are they meant to encourage contact with the west when their leader describes them as one of the three most 'evil' countries in the world? Exactly what did Bush think he was going to achieve except to push these governments further away and to increase support for anti-US/western organizations? Just how dumb can one man/government be?
Now, back to Iraq. Now, they've been the international bogey monster for some time. Even Dubya couldn't alienate them more than they are already. But let's remember a couple of things. The only reason Saddam Hussein is still a despotic ruler is down to Dubya's pa. Well, and the government of Turkey. But then access to the oil had been assured by then, and who really cares about the killing of some Kurds and Shiites? Besides, help them and the next thing you know the Kurds in Turkey and Syria will want independence...
One other thing. To be an ‘Axis’ is to be allies. There is absolutely no evidence of any coalition between these three governments. Worse still, the mere idea of Iran and Iraq as allies is absurd. Due mainly to religious differences, and the presence of Shiites in the south of Iraq, these governments are bitter enemies.
It would all be laughable if the consequences of this kind of stupidity were not so dire. The ‘Axis of Evil’ isn’t the biggest threat to ‘world peace’, but Dubya just might be.
Lol! As for ol' Stevie, I didn't mean to suggest you were dissing him. In fact, it was my intention to diss him myself. And to pinch the words of Nick Hornby and pretend they were my own...
by Diandra
Just one of the tools in the shed.
Posted: 03:08 Mar 31 2002 When it comes to Stevie, I find it easiest to pretend that he stopped recording circa 1980.
by Jayjay
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Question - Is it unfair to criticize a formerly great artist for his latter-day sins? "Is it better to burn out than to fade away?"...
As far as Bush is concerned, the scary thing is that even if the above story isn't true, it is not hard to believe that it is.
Heard him on the radio last week where he had the greatest problem remembering Yasser Arafat's name.
Me, scared? Of couse not.
Posted: 10:51 Mar 31 2002
washingtonpost.com:
• Here's a vignette we're dying to see on the ABC broadcast of Sunday's Ford's Theatre Presidential Gala: When Stevie Wonder sat down at the keyboard center stage, President Bush in the front row got very excited. He smiled and started waving at Wonder, who understandably did not respond. After a moment Bush realized his mistake and slowly dropped the errant hand back to his lap. "I know I shouldn't have," a witness told us yesterday, "but I started laughing."
That was a good one, bless 'im.
• Here's a vignette we're dying to see on the ABC broadcast of Sunday's Ford's Theatre Presidential Gala: When Stevie Wonder sat down at the keyboard center stage, President Bush in the front row got very excited. He smiled and started waving at Wonder, who understandably did not respond. After a moment Bush realized his mistake and slowly dropped the errant hand back to his lap. "I know I shouldn't have," a witness told us yesterday, "but I started laughing."
That was a good one, bless 'im.
Posted: 10:54 Mar 31 2002
Nothing stupid the man does surprises me. I have absolutely no faith that he's not a complete jackass. Although I find him a total embarrassment as a national "leader," he doesn't scare me. It's the truly evil people behind him that scare me. The ones who actually have brains, know what they're doing, know the harm it can cause, and for very personal and selfish reasons, don't give a damn and support doing it anyway. I suppose the fact that these people can manipulate him is scary. But the man is an empty suit.
Nah, I'm not bitter about the last election. Not one bit.
Nah, I'm not bitter about the last election. Not one bit.
Posted: 23:40 Mar 31 2002
"Bitter? Party of two? Right this way to be seated."
I'm there with you Sandia. I particularly like that bumper sticker that says "Re-elect Gore."
I'm there with you Sandia. I particularly like that bumper sticker that says "Re-elect Gore."
Posted: 04:17 Apr 02 2002 Haven't seen that one here yet, but I'd buy a couple.
by Diandra
...I particularly like that bumper sticker that says "Re-elect Gore."
The funniest bumper sticker I've seen lately--which has nothing to do with Bush--is "Welcome to New Jersey--now go home." Aaah, can you feel the hostility in the air!
Posted: 21:51 Apr 02 2002