"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Long-Awaited Beer With Bush Really Awkward, Voter Reports


WARREN, PA—Although respondents to a Pew poll taken prior to the 2004
presidential election characterized Bush as "the candidate they'd most
like to sit down and have a beer with," Chris Reinard lived the
hypothetical scenario Sunday afternoon, and characterized it as "really
uncomfortable and awkward."


Chris Reinard and President Bush try to think of something to talk about.
Reinard, a father of four who supported Bush in the 2000 and 2004
elections, said sharing a beer with the president at the Switchyard Tap
gave him "an uneasy feeling."

"I thought he'd be great," Reinard said. "But when I actually met him, I
felt real put off."

The president arrived at the bar via motorcade close to 3 p.m. After a
sweep by Secret Service agents, Reinard was asked, for security reasons,
to move from his favorite stool. Shortly after he had reseated himself,
Reinard said he "was pleased" to welcome the president to the Switchyard.

"Boy, it sure is a good day for a cool one," Bush reportedly told the
assembled patrons, who were watching the Dolphins_Patriots game.

"When he first walked in, everything seemed fine," bartender Bob Kern
said. "He told everyone 'Hi' like he was one of the regulars, then sat
next to Chris."

Reinard ordered two Budweisers, but Bush interrupted him, saying he'd
prefer an O'Doul's non-alcoholic beer.

"I completely forgot he stopped drinking," Reinard said.

Following the initial gaffe, Bush attempted to smooth things over, asking
Reinard to call him "George." Reinard complied, but later said "it felt a
little unnatural."

"I guess I was supposed to tell him to call me Chris," Reinard said. "I
didn't like him calling me 'Mr. Reinard' the whole time, but I didn't know
if it was okay to interrupt him to say 'Call me Chris.' And then also, it
felt weird to just say it out of nowhere. Like, 'Call me Chris.'"

Bush asked Reinard if he had any hobbies, and Reinard told the president
that he enjoys spending weekends with his children on local lakes in his
small aluminum boat.

"Mr. Bush, I mean George, seemed to like that, and I felt that we finally
made a connection," Reinard said. "But then he started telling me about
this one time he was on a yacht with some Arab prince and they spent four
hours landing a sailfish."

"It was a good story, but I just like catching a few bass with my kids is
all," Reinard added. "I know he didn't mean to make me feel bad, but
still."

Reinard told the president that he has lived most of his life in the
Warren area, except for several years he spent in nearby Jamestown, where
he attended community college for a year. Bush told Reinard he was born in
New Haven, CT, and grew up in Texas before attending Yale University as an
undergraduate and earning his MBA from Harvard, all while maintaining
membership in many exclusive clubs.

"I asked George how much it costs to be in those social clubs, but he said
he didn't remember," Reinard said. "I think he just didn't want to say the
amount. He'd change the subject on me a lot, say he did a lot of partying
back then, but that was all behind him now, since he found the Lord, or
whatever."

Bush asked Reinard what he did for a living, and Reinard said he runs a
small carpentry business.

"He asked me how it was going, what with the economy bouncing back. I said
that if things didn't pick up soon, I was going to have to close up shop
and work for my uncle in Youngstown," Reinard said. "George was quiet for
a while after that. Then he told me about when his second oil company was
going under. He suggested using my connections to get some outside
investment capital."

"I don't have any connections," Reinard added.

When the conversation reached a dead end, Reinard and Bush were silent
once again, their eyes tracking the game.

"We were sitting there watching the game, and some cheerleaders were up
there waving their pompoms," Reinard said. "Then George mentioned that he
used to be a cheerleader at Yale. I didn't know what to say to that one,
so I just drank the rest of my beer real fast."

After nearly a minute of silence, Bush drained the remainder of his
O'Doul's and wished Reinard goodbye, saying that he'd stay longer if he
could, but had "some business to tend to."

"He shook my hand and smiled, said he had to run," Reinard said.
"Something about a conference or a summit. It seemed like he was actually
relieved to go."

Reinard and Kern both estimated Bush's stay at the bar as no longer than
15 minutes. This included Kern's attempt to pay for Bush's beer. Bush only
smiled and waved at Kern, and a member of his Secret Service escort pulled
a $10 bill from his coat pocket and tossed it on the bar.

Reinard likened the encounter with Bush to "being cornered at a company
Christmas party by your boss."

"It was like, do you act and drink like normal, or are you on your best
behavior?" Reinard said. "Are you up-front with the guy or do you choose
your words carefully? What does he want out of you, anyway? Or does he
just want to connect with somebody, because it's lonely at the top? You
just don't know for sure."

"Overall, it was okay, I suppose," Reinard said. " One thing's for sure,
though—I still wouldn't want to have a beer with that stuck-up Kerry."


(Dunno the source for this one. It arrived in my email from a buddy in
Missouri)



And your point is? It looks like Bush acted pretty cordial to the guy.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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*JimH* wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Long-Awaited Beer With Bush Really Awkward, Voter Reports


WARREN, PA—Although respondents to a Pew poll taken prior to the 2004
presidential election characterized Bush as "the candidate they'd most
like to sit down and have a beer with," Chris Reinard lived the
hypothetical scenario Sunday afternoon, and characterized it as "really
uncomfortable and awkward."


Chris Reinard and President Bush try to think of something to talk
about.
Reinard, a father of four who supported Bush in the 2000 and 2004
elections, said sharing a beer with the president at the Switchyard Tap
gave him "an uneasy feeling."

"I thought he'd be great," Reinard said. "But when I actually met him, I
felt real put off."

The president arrived at the bar via motorcade close to 3 p.m. After a
sweep by Secret Service agents, Reinard was asked, for security reasons,
to move from his favorite stool. Shortly after he had reseated himself,
Reinard said he "was pleased" to welcome the president to the
Switchyard.

"Boy, it sure is a good day for a cool one," Bush reportedly told the
assembled patrons, who were watching the Dolphins_Patriots game.

"When he first walked in, everything seemed fine," bartender Bob Kern
said. "He told everyone 'Hi' like he was one of the regulars, then sat
next to Chris."

Reinard ordered two Budweisers, but Bush interrupted him, saying he'd
prefer an O'Doul's non-alcoholic beer.

"I completely forgot he stopped drinking," Reinard said.

Following the initial gaffe, Bush attempted to smooth things over,
asking Reinard to call him "George." Reinard complied, but later said
"it felt a little unnatural."

"I guess I was supposed to tell him to call me Chris," Reinard said. "I
didn't like him calling me 'Mr. Reinard' the whole time, but I didn't
know if it was okay to interrupt him to say 'Call me Chris.' And then
also, it felt weird to just say it out of nowhere. Like, 'Call me
Chris.'"

Bush asked Reinard if he had any hobbies, and Reinard told the president
that he enjoys spending weekends with his children on local lakes in his
small aluminum boat.

"Mr. Bush, I mean George, seemed to like that, and I felt that we
finally made a connection," Reinard said. "But then he started telling
me about this one time he was on a yacht with some Arab prince and they
spent four hours landing a sailfish."

"It was a good story, but I just like catching a few bass with my kids
is all," Reinard added. "I know he didn't mean to make me feel bad, but
still."

Reinard told the president that he has lived most of his life in the
Warren area, except for several years he spent in nearby Jamestown,
where he attended community college for a year. Bush told Reinard he was
born in New Haven, CT, and grew up in Texas before attending Yale
University as an undergraduate and earning his MBA from Harvard, all
while maintaining membership in many exclusive clubs.

"I asked George how much it costs to be in those social clubs, but he
said he didn't remember," Reinard said. "I think he just didn't want to
say the amount. He'd change the subject on me a lot, say he did a lot of
partying back then, but that was all behind him now, since he found the
Lord, or whatever."

Bush asked Reinard what he did for a living, and Reinard said he runs a
small carpentry business.

"He asked me how it was going, what with the economy bouncing back. I
said that if things didn't pick up soon, I was going to have to close up
shop and work for my uncle in Youngstown," Reinard said. "George was
quiet for a while after that. Then he told me about when his second oil
company was going under. He suggested using my connections to get some
outside investment capital."

"I don't have any connections," Reinard added.

When the conversation reached a dead end, Reinard and Bush were silent
once again, their eyes tracking the game.

"We were sitting there watching the game, and some cheerleaders were up
there waving their pompoms," Reinard said. "Then George mentioned that
he used to be a cheerleader at Yale. I didn't know what to say to that
one, so I just drank the rest of my beer real fast."

After nearly a minute of silence, Bush drained the remainder of his
O'Doul's and wished Reinard goodbye, saying that he'd stay longer if he
could, but had "some business to tend to."

"He shook my hand and smiled, said he had to run," Reinard said.
"Something about a conference or a summit. It seemed like he was
actually relieved to go."

Reinard and Kern both estimated Bush's stay at the bar as no longer than
15 minutes. This included Kern's attempt to pay for Bush's beer. Bush
only smiled and waved at Kern, and a member of his Secret Service escort
pulled a $10 bill from his coat pocket and tossed it on the bar.

Reinard likened the encounter with Bush to "being cornered at a company
Christmas party by your boss."

"It was like, do you act and drink like normal, or are you on your best
behavior?" Reinard said. "Are you up-front with the guy or do you choose
your words carefully? What does he want out of you, anyway? Or does he
just want to connect with somebody, because it's lonely at the top? You
just don't know for sure."

"Overall, it was okay, I suppose," Reinard said. " One thing's for sure,
though—I still wouldn't want to have a beer with that stuck-up Kerry."


(Dunno the source for this one. It arrived in my email from a buddy in
Missouri)



And your point is? It looks like Bush acted pretty cordial to the guy.




Hehehehhehehehehehe.

I don't believe your response. Well, yes, I do.

Hehehehehehehhehehe.

Please, Jim, I know you are brighter than Fritz, et al. Reread it all, and
see if you "get" Reinard's last comment in light of Bush's behavior.

This piece, by the way, is a parable, not a true life adventure.


Duh, I realize that Harry. I still don't see the point. He is not an
average Joe at the corner bar. He is the POTUS with life full of
accomplishments.

" *JimH*" wrote in message
...

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
*JimH* wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Long-Awaited Beer With Bush Really Awkward, Voter Reports


WARREN, PA-Although respondents to a Pew poll taken prior to the 2004
presidential election characterized Bush as "the candidate they'd
most
like to sit down and have a beer with," Chris Reinard lived the
hypothetical scenario Sunday afternoon, and characterized it as
"really
uncomfortable and awkward."


Chris Reinard and President Bush try to think of something to talk
about.
Reinard, a father of four who supported Bush in the 2000 and 2004
elections, said sharing a beer with the president at the Switchyard
Tap
gave him "an uneasy feeling."

"I thought he'd be great," Reinard said. "But when I actually met
him, I
felt real put off."

The president arrived at the bar via motorcade close to 3 p.m. After
a
sweep by Secret Service agents, Reinard was asked, for security
reasons,
to move from his favorite stool. Shortly after he had reseated
himself,
Reinard said he "was pleased" to welcome the president to the
Switchyard.

"Boy, it sure is a good day for a cool one," Bush reportedly told the
assembled patrons, who were watching the Dolphins_Patriots game.

"When he first walked in, everything seemed fine," bartender Bob Kern
said. "He told everyone 'Hi' like he was one of the regulars, then
sat
next to Chris."

Reinard ordered two Budweisers, but Bush interrupted him, saying he'd
prefer an O'Doul's non-alcoholic beer.

"I completely forgot he stopped drinking," Reinard said.

Following the initial gaffe, Bush attempted to smooth things over,
asking Reinard to call him "George." Reinard complied, but later said
"it felt a little unnatural."

"I guess I was supposed to tell him to call me Chris," Reinard said.
"I
didn't like him calling me 'Mr. Reinard' the whole time, but I didn't
know if it was okay to interrupt him to say 'Call me Chris.' And then
also, it felt weird to just say it out of nowhere. Like, 'Call me
Chris.'"

Bush asked Reinard if he had any hobbies, and Reinard told the
president
that he enjoys spending weekends with his children on local lakes in
his
small aluminum boat.

"Mr. Bush, I mean George, seemed to like that, and I felt that we
finally made a connection," Reinard said. "But then he started
telling
me about this one time he was on a yacht with some Arab prince and
they
spent four hours landing a sailfish."

"It was a good story, but I just like catching a few bass with my
kids
is all," Reinard added. "I know he didn't mean to make me feel bad,
but
still."

Reinard told the president that he has lived most of his life in the
Warren area, except for several years he spent in nearby Jamestown,
where he attended community college for a year. Bush told Reinard he
was
born in New Haven, CT, and grew up in Texas before attending Yale
University as an undergraduate and earning his MBA from Harvard, all
while maintaining membership in many exclusive clubs.

"I asked George how much it costs to be in those social clubs, but he
said he didn't remember," Reinard said. "I think he just didn't want
to
say the amount. He'd change the subject on me a lot, say he did a lot
of
partying back then, but that was all behind him now, since he found
the
Lord, or whatever."

Bush asked Reinard what he did for a living, and Reinard said he runs
a
small carpentry business.

"He asked me how it was going, what with the economy bouncing back. I
said that if things didn't pick up soon, I was going to have to close
up
shop and work for my uncle in Youngstown," Reinard said. "George was
quiet for a while after that. Then he told me about when his second
oil
company was going under. He suggested using my connections to get
some
outside investment capital."

"I don't have any connections," Reinard added.

When the conversation reached a dead end, Reinard and Bush were
silent
once again, their eyes tracking the game.

"We were sitting there watching the game, and some cheerleaders were
up
there waving their pompoms," Reinard said. "Then George mentioned
that
he used to be a cheerleader at Yale. I didn't know what to say to
that
one, so I just drank the rest of my beer real fast."

After nearly a minute of silence, Bush drained the remainder of his
O'Doul's and wished Reinard goodbye, saying that he'd stay longer if
he
could, but had "some business to tend to."

"He shook my hand and smiled, said he had to run," Reinard said.
"Something about a conference or a summit. It seemed like he was
actually relieved to go."

Reinard and Kern both estimated Bush's stay at the bar as no longer
than
15 minutes. This included Kern's attempt to pay for Bush's beer. Bush
only smiled and waved at Kern, and a member of his Secret Service
escort
pulled a $10 bill from his coat pocket and tossed it on the bar.

Reinard likened the encounter with Bush to "being cornered at a
company
Christmas party by your boss."

"It was like, do you act and drink like normal, or are you on your
best
behavior?" Reinard said. "Are you up-front with the guy or do you
choose
your words carefully? What does he want out of you, anyway? Or does
he
just want to connect with somebody, because it's lonely at the top?
You
just don't know for sure."

"Overall, it was okay, I suppose," Reinard said. " One thing's for
sure,
though-I still wouldn't want to have a beer with that stuck-up
Kerry."


(Dunno the source for this one. It arrived in my email from a buddy
in
Missouri)



And your point is? It looks like Bush acted pretty cordial to the
guy.




Hehehehhehehehehehe.

I don't believe your response. Well, yes, I do.

Hehehehehehehhehehe.

Please, Jim, I know you are brighter than Fritz, et al. Reread it all,
and
see if you "get" Reinard's last comment in light of Bush's behavior.

This piece, by the way, is a parable, not a true life adventure.


Duh, I realize that Harry. I still don't see the point. He is not an
average Joe at the corner bar. He is the POTUS with life full of
accomplishments.

Harry, like most liebral moonbats, is suffering from Bush Derangement
Syndrome.........

Can you imagine what kind of boob it would take to lose a gubernatorial or
presidential election to this clown?!?


"Tamaroak" wrote in message
. ..
And here are his accomplishments:
George W. Bush Resume
Past work experience:
? Ran for congress and lost.
? Produced a Hollywood slasher B movie.
? Bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas, company went
bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.
* Bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took
land using tax-payer money. Biggest move: Traded Sammy Sosa to the Chicago
White Sox.
? With father's help (and his name) was elected Governor of Texas.
? Accomplishments: Changed pollution laws for power and oil companies and
made Texas the most polluted state in the Union. Replaced Los Angeles
with Houston as the most smog- ridden city in America. Cut taxes and
bankrupted the Texas government to the tune of billions in borrowed money.
? Set record for most executions by any Governor in American history.
? Became president after losing the popular vote by over 500,000 votes,
with the help of my father's appointments to the Supreme Court.
?
Accomplishments as president:
? Attacked and took over two countries.
? Spent the surplus and bankrupted the treasury.
? Shattered record for biggest annual deficit in history.
? Set economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12 month
period.
? Set all-time record for biggest drop in the history of the stock market.
? First president in decades to execute a federal prisoner.
? First president in US history to enter office with a criminal record.
? First year in office set the all-time record for most days on vacation
by any president in US history.
? After taking the entire month of August off for vacation, presided over
the worst security failure in US history.
? Set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips than any other
president in US history.
? In my first two years in office over 2 million Americans lost their job.
? Cut unemployment benefits for more out of work Americans than any
president in US history.
? Set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12 month period.
? Appointed more convicted criminals to administration positions than any
president in US history.
? Set the record for the least amount of press conferences than any
president since the advent of television.
? Signed more laws and executive orders amending the Constitution than any
president in US history.
? Presided over the biggest energy crises in US history and refused to
intervene when corruption was revealed.
? Presided over the highest gasoline prices in US history and refused to
use the national reserves as past presidents have.
? Cut healthcare benefits for war veterans.
? Set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously take
to the streets to protest me (15 million people), shattering the record
for protest against any person in the history of mankind.
? Dissolved more international treaties than any president in US history.
? My presidency is the most secretive and un-accountable of any in US
history.
? Members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in US
history. (the 'poorest' multi-millionaire, Condoleeza Rice, has an Chevron
oil tanker named after her).
? First president in US history to have all 50 states of the Union
simultaneously go bankrupt.
? Presided over the biggest corporate stock market fraud of any market in
any country in the history of the world.
? First president in US history to order a US attack and military
occupation of a sovereign nation.
? Created the largest government department bureaucracy in the history of
the United States.
? Set the all-time record for biggest annual budget spending increases,
more than any president in US history.
? First president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US
from the human rights commission.
? First president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US
from the elections monitoring board.
? Removed more checks and balances, and have the least amount of
congressional oversight than any presidential administration in US
history.
? Rendered the entire United Nations irrelevant.
? Withdrew from the World Court of Law.
? Refused to allow inspectors access to US prisoners of war and by default
no longer abide by the Geneva Conventions.
? First president in US history to refuse United Nations election
inspectors (during the 2002 US elections).
? All-time US (and world) record holder for most corporate campaign
donations.
? My biggest life-time campaign contributor presided over one of the
largest corporate bankruptcy frauds in world history (Kenneth Lay, former
CEO of Enron Corporation).
? Spent more money on polls and focus groups than any president in US
history.
? First president in US history to unilaterally attack a sovereign nation
against the will of the United Nations and the world community.
? First president to run and hide when the US came under attack (and then
lied saying the enemy had the code to Air Force 1)
? First US president to establish a secret shadow government.
? Took the biggest world sympathy for the US after 9/11, and in less than
a year made the US the most resented country in the world (possibly the
biggest diplomatic failure in US and world history).
? With a policy of 'dis-engagement' created the most hostile
Israeli-Palestine relations in at least 30 years.
? First US president in history to have a majority of the people of Europe
(71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and
stability.
? First US president in history to have the people of South Korea more
threatened by the US than their immediate neighbor, North Korea.
? Changed US policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government
contracts.
? Set all-time record for number of administration appointees who violated
US law by not selling huge investments in corporations bidding for
government contracts.
? Failed to fulfill my pledge to get Osama Bin Laden 'dead or alive'.
? Failed to capture the anthrax killer who tried to murder the leaders of
our country at the United States Capitol building. After 18 months I have
no leads and zero suspects.
? In the 18 months following the 9/11 attacks I have successfully
prevented any public investigation into the biggest security failure in
the history of the United States.
? Removed more freedoms and civil liberties for Americans than any other
president in US history.
? In a little over two years created the most divided country in decades,
possibly the most divided the US has ever been since the civil war.
? Entered office with the strongest economy in US history and in less than
two years turned every single economic category heading straight down.

Records and References:
? At least one conviction for drunk driving in Maine (Texas driving record
has been erased and is not available).
? AWOL from National Guard and Deserted the military during a time of war.
? Refused to take drug test or even answer any questions about drug use.
? All records of my tenure as governor of Texas have been spirited away to
my father's library, sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
? All records of any SEC investigations into my insider trading or
bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
? All minutes of meetings for any public corporation I served on the board
are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
? Any records or minutes from meetings I (or my VP) attended regarding
public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public
review.
? For personal references please speak to my daddy or uncle James Baker
(They can be reached at their offices of the Carlyle Group for
war-profiteering.)

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
Can you imagine what kind of boob it would take to lose a gubernatorial
or presidential election to this clown?!?

Can you imagine what Bush would have become were it not for his money, his
family connections, his willingness to smear a far more worthy candidate
in his own party (McCain), his brother's control of Florida, a rigged
Supreme Court, and his affable personality?

I'll tell you what:

A convict serving 10-20 for drug sales.

Bush is an unmitigated disaster as POTUS.

A Marine squad was marching north of Basra when they came upon an
insurgent Iraqi soldier badly injured and unconscious. Nearby, on the
opposite side of the road, was an American Marine in

similar but less serious state. The Marine was conscious and alert
and
as
first aid was given to both men, the Marine was asked what had
happened. The Marine
reported,
"I was heavily armed and moving north along the highway here and
coming
south was a heavily armed insurgent. Seeing each other we both took
cover in the ditches alongside the
road.
I yelled to him that, Saddam Hussein was a "miserable, lowlife,
torturing, scum bag, dictator", and he yelled back that Senator Ted
Kennedy is a
fat,
good-for-nothing, left wing, liberal, drunk. "We were standing
there
shaking hands when a truck hit us..."

And here are his accomplishments:
George W. Bush Resume
Past work experience:
∑ Ran for congress and lost.
∑ Produced a Hollywood slasher B movie.
∑ Bought an oil company, but couldn’t find any oil in Texas, company
went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.
* Bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took
land using tax-payer money. Biggest move: Traded Sammy Sosa to the
Chicago White Sox.
∑ With father’s help (and his name) was elected Governor of Texas.
∑ Accomplishments: Changed pollution laws for power and oil companies
and made Texas the most polluted state in the Union. Replaced Los
Angeles with Houston as the most smog- ridden city in America. Cut
taxes and bankrupted the Texas government to the tune of billions in
borrowed money.
∑ Set record for most executions by any Governor in American history.
∑ Became president after losing the popular vote by over 500,000 votes,
with the help of my father’s appointments to the Supreme Court.
∑
Accomplishments as president:
∑ Attacked and took over two countries.
∑ Spent the surplus and bankrupted the treasury.
∑ Shattered record for biggest annual deficit in history.
∑ Set economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12
month period.
∑ Set all-time record for biggest drop in the history of the stock market.
∑ First president in decades to execute a federal prisoner.
∑ First president in US history to enter office with a criminal record.
∑ First year in office set the all-time record for most days on vacation
by any president in US history.
∑ After taking the entire month of August off for vacation, presided
over the worst security failure in US history.
∑ Set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips than any other
president in US history.
∑ In my first two years in office over 2 million Americans lost their job.
∑ Cut unemployment benefits for more out of work Americans than any
president in US history.
∑ Set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12 month period.
∑ Appointed more convicted criminals to administration positions than
any president in US history.
∑ Set the record for the least amount of press conferences than any
president since the advent of television.
∑ Signed more laws and executive orders amending the Constitution than
any president in US history.
∑ Presided over the biggest energy crises in US history and refused to
intervene when corruption was revealed.
∑ Presided over the highest gasoline prices in US history and refused to
use the national reserves as past presidents have.
∑ Cut healthcare benefits for war veterans.
∑ Set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously
take to the streets to protest me (15 million people), shattering the
record for protest against any person in the history of mankind.
∑ Dissolved more international treaties than any president in US history.
∑ My presidency is the most secretive and un-accountable of any in US
history.
∑ Members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in US
history. (the ‘poorest’ multi-millionaire, Condoleeza Rice, has an
Chevron oil tanker named after her).
∑ First president in US history to have all 50 states of the Union
simultaneously go bankrupt.
∑ Presided over the biggest corporate stock market fraud of any market
in any country in the history of the world.
∑ First president in US history to order a US attack and military
occupation of a sovereign nation.
∑ Created the largest government department bureaucracy in the history
of the United States.
∑ Set the all-time record for biggest annual budget spending increases,
more than any president in US history.
∑ First president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US
from the human rights commission.
∑ First president in US history to have the United Nations remove the US
from the elections monitoring board.
∑ Removed more checks and balances, and have the least amount of
congressional oversight than any presidential administration in US history.
∑ Rendered the entire United Nations irrelevant.
∑ Withdrew from the World Court of Law.
∑ Refused to allow inspectors access to US prisoners of war and by
default no longer abide by the Geneva Conventions.
∑ First president in US history to refuse United Nations election
inspectors (during the 2002 US elections).
∑ All-time US (and world) record holder for most corporate campaign
donations.
∑ My biggest life-time campaign contributor presided over one of the
largest corporate bankruptcy frauds in world history (Kenneth Lay,
former CEO of Enron Corporation).
∑ Spent more money on polls and focus groups than any president in US
history.
∑ First president in US history to unilaterally attack a sovereign
nation against the will of the United Nations and the world community.
∑ First president to run and hide when the US came under attack (and
then lied saying the enemy had the code to Air Force 1)
∑ First US president to establish a secret shadow government.
∑ Took the biggest world sympathy for the US after 9/11, and in less
than a year made the US the most resented country in the world (possibly
the biggest diplomatic failure in US and world history).
∑ With a policy of ‘dis-engagement’ created the most hostile
Israeli-Palestine relations in at least 30 years.
∑ First US president in history to have a majority of the people of
Europe (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and
stability.
∑ First US president in history to have the people of South Korea more
threatened by the US than their immediate neighbor, North Korea.
∑ Changed US policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded
government contracts.
∑ Set all-time record for number of administration appointees who
violated US law by not selling huge investments in corporations bidding
for government contracts.
∑ Failed to fulfill my pledge to get Osama Bin Laden ‘dead or alive’.
∑ Failed to capture the anthrax killer who tried to murder the leaders
of our country at the United States Capitol building. After 18 months I
have no leads and zero suspects.
∑ In the 18 months following the 9/11 attacks I have successfully
prevented any public investigation into the biggest security failure in
the history of the United States.
∑ Removed more freedoms and civil liberties for Americans than any other
president in US history.
∑ In a little over two years created the most divided country in
decades, possibly the most divided the US has ever been since the civil war.
∑ Entered office with the strongest economy in US history and in less
than two years turned every single economic category heading straight down.

Records and References:
∑ At least one conviction for drunk driving in Maine (Texas driving
record has been erased and is not available).
∑ AWOL from National Guard and Deserted the military during a time of war.
∑ Refused to take drug test or even answer any questions about drug use.
∑ All records of my tenure as governor of Texas have been spirited away
to my father’s library, sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
∑ All records of any SEC investigations into my insider trading or
bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
∑ All minutes of meetings for any public corporation I served on the
board are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.
∑ Any records or minutes from meetings I (or my VP) attended regarding
public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public
review.
∑ For personal references please speak to my daddy or uncle James Baker
(They can be reached at their offices of the Carlyle Group for
war-profiteering.)

Harry Krause wrote:

Can you imagine what Bush would have become were it not for his money, his
family connections, his willingness to smear a far more worthy candidate
in his own party (McCain), his brother's control of Florida, a rigged
Supreme Court, and his affable personality?

I'll tell you what:

A convict serving 10-20 for drug sales.


Can you imagine what Krause might have become were it not for his degree
from Yale, his medical doctor wife and his lobster boat?

I'll tell you what:

An honest man.

"William Bruce" wrote in message
...

Harry Krause wrote:

Can you imagine what Bush would have become were it not for his money,
his
family connections, his willingness to smear a far more worthy candidate
in his own party (McCain), his brother's control of Florida, a rigged
Supreme Court, and his affable personality?

I'll tell you what:

A convict serving 10-20 for drug sales.


Can you imagine what Krause might have become were it not for his degree
from Yale, his medical doctor wife and his lobster boat?

I'll tell you what:

An honest man.


Harry is having another flair up of BDS.

"NOYB" wrote in message
nk.net...

south was a heavily armed insurgent. Seeing each other we both took
cover in the ditches alongside the
road.
I yelled to him that, Saddam Hussein was a "miserable, lowlife,
torturing, scum bag, dictator", and he yelled back that Senator Ted
Kennedy is a
fat,
good-for-nothing, left wing, liberal, drunk. "We were standing
there
shaking hands when a truck hit us..."



Wouldn't this have been funny if you had used George Bush material instead
of Ted Kennedy?
Maybe I'm not from a generation that understands why you would bother with
Kennedy; he just doesn't seem like contemporary material while Bush, on the
other hand, is material of the day.