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themp
Citizen
Username: Themp
Post Number: 421
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 1:08 pm: |     |
Remarks by the President to the Press Pool
Nothin' Fancy Cafe
Roswell, New Mexico
11:25 A.M. MST
THE PRESIDENT: I need some ribs.
Q Mr. President, how are you?
THE PRESIDENT: I'm hungry and I'm going to order some ribs.
Q What would you like?
THE PRESIDENT: Whatever you think I'd like.
Q Sir, on homeland security, critics would say you simply haven't spent enough to keep the country secure.
THE PRESIDENT: My job is to secure the homeland and that's exactly what we're going to do. But I'm here to take somebody's order. That would be you, Stretch -- what would you like? Put some of your high-priced money right here to try to help the local economy. You get paid a lot of money, you ought to be buying some food here. It's part of how the economy grows. You've got plenty of money in your pocket, and when you spend it, it drives the economy forward. So what would you like to eat?
Q Right behind you, whatever you order.
THE PRESIDENT: I'm ordering ribs. David, do you need a rib?
Q But Mr. President --
THE PRESIDENT: Stretch, thank you, this is not a press conference. This is my chance to help this lady put some money in her pocket. Let me explain how the economy works. When you spend money to buy food it helps this lady's business. It makes it more likely somebody is going to find work. So instead of asking questions, answer mine: are you going to buy some food?
Q Yes.
THE PRESIDENT: Okay, good. What would you like?
Q Ribs.
THE PRESIDENT: Ribs? Good. Let's order up some ribs.
Q What do you think of the democratic field, sir?
THE PRESIDENT: See, his job is to ask questions, he thinks my job is to answer every question he asks. I'm here to help this restaurant by buying some food. Terry, would you like something?
Q An answer.
Q Can we buy some questions?
THE PRESIDENT: Obviously these people -- they make a lot of money and they're not going to spend much. I'm not saying they're overpaid, they're just not spending any money.
Q Do you think it's all going to come down to national security, sir, this election?
THE PRESIDENT: One of the things David does, he asks a lot of questions, and they're good, generally.
END 11:29 A.M. MST
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Tom Reingold
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 1866
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 5:40 pm: | |
What the heck was that?
Tom Reingold the prissy-pants
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themp
Citizen
Username: Themp
Post Number: 422
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 5:53 pm: | |
You know, I'm not sure. I think he was aiming for coltish playfulness at an unplanned stop. The transcript is on the official whitehouse website. It is strange when he keeps talking about "high-priced money" in reporters' pockets.
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Dave Ross
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Username: Dave
Post Number: 6208
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 6:02 pm: | |
Part of me thinks Bush dislikes being president and can't wait to get back to managing baseball teams. The other part thinks our president is living out Peter Sellers' part in Being There.
Little known fact: the co-owner/manager of the What Exit? Theater Co. and Maplewood resident had a part in that movie. Hi Brian... |
Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 1868
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 6:05 pm: | |
What a stunning analogy, Dave. The public has faith because it wants to.
Tom Reingold the prissy-pants
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Ukealalio
Citizen
Username: Ukealalio
Post Number: 394
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 6:11 pm: | |
If only Dumbya was as naive and good natured as Chauncey Gardner. The intellect may not be far off but the heart and soul are miles apart.
Dumbya is not a good gardener.
I can just imagine tho, one of the Bush's servants watching Dumbya as Prez and saying to a friend, "I took care of that boy, he was dumb as dirt. Now he's the President". |
Dr. Winston O'Boogie
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Username: Casey
Post Number: 495
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 10:39 pm: | |
Bush is just giving the reporters a hard time (because he can). He's not that dim, he's being purposely obtuse in order to stymie them.
Little known fact is that the guy sold to American voters as Mr. Nice Guy is actually an arrogant jerk most of the time.
But I really don't think that should disqualify him from being president. Personally, I think the office of the presidency calls for being obnoxious a lot of the time.
There are plenty of other reasons I don't think he should be president, though. |
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