To whom it may concern : I feel it's my duty as a voter to take Al Gores side on these two issues, 1. Al Gore did not concede the election because he was a quitter he conceded because HE LOST the election FAIR and SQUARE. 2. Al Gore did not grow a beard to hide behind he said he grew it because his favorite president George Washington had one. JonR

Chris, He ran the Texas Rangers for just one example of his intelligence in the real world. To get away from politics.

In pro sports as you well know. Money is the bottom line. He was successful in that franchise. Are you going to dispute that too? Just curious.

Mag

PS: now amuse me with one of those facts you claim the rest of the Republicans have conceeded to.

Come on guys!! we KNOW W is not the sharpest knife in the drawer!

Mag...

In regards to your comment...

"Do any of you on this thread think you are smarter than him? If so, why are you sitting in front of your computer? Wouldnt you be more of an asset to society to do something more productive than he has?

Go ahead, rip on him. Which one of you wise guys have more accomplishments than him? Which one of you will impact the world like he has? I'll answer for you, none of you will & neither will I.

The next time you want to rip him a new one, look in the mirror and ask yourself, could I do it?"



I can't sing better than most of the final 15 or so of American Idol, but I'm not trying to be the "American Idol!" So I feel perfectly free to judge them based on their competition and the title that they are going for.

Don't you think we ought to hold the President of the United States to a higher standard of intellegence than those of us on this board? No offense gang.

Now as I have posted before, if he flew jets, he's no moron. McCain also flew jets (in actual combat mind you, his dad probably could've gotten him in the Guard too) but he's more inteligent, period.! Now I don't have their I.Q. scores to offer you your proof, but I think it's pretty obvious.

Clinton is very intelligent but I wouldn't stack his moral standards up against W's. Take him for what he is. I, for one don't think it's necessarily a bad thing having a "simple kinda' man" for a president.

Mag - He did well with the Rangers, maybe too well...

http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol17/issue19/pols.bush.html 

http://www.cigarbid.com/auction/forum/forum.cfm?action=list&forumID=9&messageDisplay=0000000009019 

Robby, he may not be the sharpest, but he surely isnt even close to being inaffective at his job.

A CEO of a successful company doesnt know every aspect of the companies workings, and especially every technical detail.

CEO's are masters at delegating work to knowledgable people in each department of the company or organization.

Thats the same for the President. He has a cabinet of secretaries that each run that branch of the Gov and keeps Bush informed as to what is going on and gives needed facts so he can make decisions.

Bush is a good leader, and has in place what I believe are the best people for each job. Thats why he is a good President and will continue to be.

Mag

sketcha

I respect your opinion but, are you an expert too on evaluating ones intellegence from news bits? Just curious.

Cause if you arent, then you are guessing and judging without any facts to back what you are saying. Just my opinion.

Mag

I'm afraid that I am unable to purport that I am a registered expert at intelligence interpretation.

Most of us have seen more than news bits. I've seen several debates and mucho live footage of W. He may just have some sort of speaking irregularity. It could also be his lack of self confidence. I really wish the President of the United states could pronounce an important word like "Nuclear" correctly.

Without a well practiced speech, he often has trouble with his words. Can you deny this? Here's a quote you may have heard...

Slight paraphrasing...
"There's an old saying back in Crawford... "Fool me once.....sh...shame on you........


Well fool me can't get fooled again!"


Did he have a Who concert flashback?

Some examples for Poppa Mag... I doubt you'll find the same for ANY other president...

http://www.bushisms.com/index1a.html#List 

http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blbushisms.htm 

http://www.bushcartoon.com/bushisms.html 

http://www.toostupidtobepresident.com/shockwave/bushisms.htm 

http://www.dubbia.com/bushisms.htm 

Good work Chris. Man, there are just too many to read 'em all. I gotta get back to work.

Thanks to c., I found the direct quote...


"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002 (Click for video)


I guess the "video" portion of the copy/paste won't work here. You can find it on c's 2nd address from his post.

Reporting in.

Have not been able to view the Al Gore Vidio clip yet. Not referance to it on C-SPAN website. (Most likely because of the age of the clip.) Have inquiries into both C-SPAN and SNOPES.com.

Chris, I would give a few links of Clintons adventures but, its not appropriate to list PORN sites on this forum. Hehehe!

I would rather have a President that has a few wrong word pronunciations, rather than a Pres who is morally bankrupt.

Mag

heh, he's a cancer, like my wife. She does the same thing with words and says it's a cancer trait. She mixes her metaphors and confuses her words too, but she's very intelligent. He's not dumb, he's no Mensa candidate, he's doing a good job (IMO), and most importantly... HE'S GOING TO BE RE-ELECTED!! WOO WHO!!

High five Robby!...High five!...1,2,3,4, Bush will win in 2004!!!!Hehehe!!!!

Mag

Heck that wasnt a very good rhyme....well it works for me!Hehe!!

Mag

Change the subject when facts are presented, good tactic Mag. And it's not a few sites, do a google search on bushisms and you'll get nearly 17000 hits, not to mention all of the other keywords that will bring in new sites.

Stick to the subject or concede, don't change it...

GWB is an excellent president ... comparable to the best ever? ... none of us will know the answer to that question for at least a generation ... the perspective of history changes a lot of things .... Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, widely admired and quoted now, but it was very badly reviewed at the time is was delivered ... "the cheeks of every American must be red with shame as they read the dishwatery utterances ... " etc ...

I'm extremely pleased at the job GWB has done to date and am confident he'll be well thought of when the history of these times is written ...

Oh, and btw ... I'm SO completely tired of the BS that he wasn't elected or that he was appointed ... those parroting those now extremely tired incorrect phrases either did not pay attention during the last election or never understood the system in the first place ... simply and concisely put, it's this way ...

GWB got more electoral college votes than Gore got ... that means he won the election ... no recount of ballots EVER showed Gore as winning in Florida ... all the Supreme court did was say "enough with the recounting ... it's over".

Oh, one other little tidbit ... the ongoing autopsy on those ballots has STILL not put Gore in the lead ... Bush won in 2000, and he has remained the winner for all of the time since ... it's that simple.

yeaup, sour grapes... but it keeps them happy. But, in fairness, if Gore had won, I'd probably be carrying on the same way 🙂

IF, after a generation from now our country slides morally (which, on average it has done since it's inception), Bill may be highly regarded. Our children may think it despicable that he was derided for lying about sex, especially since his predecessors were left alone by the press for this taboo subject. Ofcourse there is a chance that our moral standerds could swing the other way. Who knows.

Understand that I don't condone lying under oath. He got caught and he should've just taken his lumps, but his predecessors would never have been asked. I think the name "Slick Willy" still fits. He's not someone I would trust with my wife, but I had fun in the 90s, how 'bout you guys?

I think there was a movie once called "Deep Inside Annie Sprinkles." I didn't see it. Could someone post a review?