tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post541350444788118815..comments2024-03-20T05:19:35.526-04:00Comments on Mauigirl's Meanderings: Are You Kidding Me? Pot Calling Kettle Black...Mauigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-39501649694849424392008-08-24T05:02:00.000-04:002008-08-24T05:02:00.000-04:00Bush's hypocrisy would have undercut his credibili...Bush's hypocrisy would have undercut his credibility, if Bush had any credibility to start out with. I feel sorry for the Georgians. Being stuck with an ally like Bush is worse than having no allies at all.libhomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537213558568338561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-92054503560892499342008-08-21T22:10:00.000-04:002008-08-21T22:10:00.000-04:00Welcome Featheradrift! I agree - they are the big...Welcome Featheradrift! I agree - they are the biggest hypocrites, and they have the nerve to turn around and criticize others! A pox indeed!Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-61950247067852284642008-08-20T11:50:00.000-04:002008-08-20T11:50:00.000-04:00Snave, I agree - and Russia makes such a great tar...Snave, I agree - and Russia makes such a great target for this nonsense given our history with them during the Cold War. If Obama wins I think we'll have that dialog we need; if not, it will just get worse.<BR/><BR/>D.K., I know, I wonder sometimes, does he or his minions even hear how this would sound to the rest of the world? I guess not. That's interesting that you were thinking of posting about "Here's to the land" - another great Phil Ochs song that is still so pertinent today. We have several of his albums on vinyl and a two-CD "best of" set as well. I wish he were still here today to fight the good fight.<BR/><BR/>Fran, yes, it is disgusting but nothing to be surprised at - much like Bush condemning China for its human rights violations when we were (and probably still are) torturing prisoners ourselves.<BR/><BR/>Christopher, exactly. He has no sense of what his pronouncements sound like to others or how they will be viewed. And no self awareness at all, you're right.<BR/><BR/>Amanda, well-said. I hear, though, that he may be moving to a less rural location - Laura doesn't want to live out her days in Crawford!<BR/><BR/>DCup, irony is something lost on the right wingers in general and Bush in particular. <BR/><BR/>Dave, you're right, this is their modus operandus it seems. Take their own sin and project it on the other side. They did the same thing to Kerry via the Swift Boat accusations - when it was Bush who was a draft-dodger!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Ruth - when he said this I just couldn't let it go by!<BR/><BR/>Glenn, glad I could say it for you! It must be frustrating to live in an actual civilized country so close to ours, and feel as if you shouldn't comment on the craziness that this government is perpetrating. Please feel free any time as far as I'm concerned!<BR/><BR/>Carlos, welcome! Yes, worst of the century it will be. Unless McCain wins. Then we'll have to see. <BR/><BR/>Spartacus, good point, sometimes it does take one to know one. Could probably make a big psychological analysis of Bush and why he says the things he does, but it wouldn't be worth the effort.<BR/><BR/>Di, welcome! I love New Zealand - went there back in the 80s. You have the right ideas there. I often say if the Republicans keep winning elections I'm going to move there!<BR/><BR/>Utah, glad you liked it - nearly all of his songs are great. He has some really scathing ones about Mississippi, Nixon, and even liberals (phony ones of course). But he also loved America and just didn't like what it was doing. And he still wouldn't if he were here today.<BR/><BR/>Tom, you're right, we are not getting the full picture of what is going on over there. I don't know what we would do without the Internet - and The Daily Show of course. (There was a NY Times article Sunday about Jon Stewart possibly being the most trusted man in America!).Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-28521479131011457802008-08-19T17:27:00.000-04:002008-08-19T17:27:00.000-04:00Great song; very accurate. I've heard of it but I...Great song; very accurate. I've heard of it but I don't think I ever heard it before.<BR/><BR/>I can't believe the simplified one-sided version of this situation that the "media" is feeding us, or that so many Americans are swallowing it hook line and sinker. Our corporate media is about as informative as Pravda. But unlike Russian citizens 20 years ago, we have the option of going online and visiting "alternative" and foreign news sites. That's about the only way to get any real news these days.Tom Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610417770240609022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-75362625596126339362008-08-18T16:27:00.000-04:002008-08-18T16:27:00.000-04:00Great song. Not since the '60's have I heard such...Great song. Not since the '60's have I heard such a great anti-war/folk song. I'm not an Ochs fan, but I now see I should listen up.<BR/><BR/>Nothing Bush says or does surprises me any more. Hell, I expect martial law just before the election.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-22947772354340056532008-08-18T12:33:00.000-04:002008-08-18T12:33:00.000-04:00Oh ... I so nearly blogged on the hypocrisy of Bus...Oh ... I so nearly blogged on the hypocrisy of Bush's words but I restrained myself, trying to keep my blog nice.<BR/><BR/>That man, he drives me crazy and I'm just a New Zealander living in Europe.Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-63647214530696401662008-08-18T10:18:00.000-04:002008-08-18T10:18:00.000-04:00Chimpy's got a great pair of big ones, doesn't he ...Chimpy's got a great pair of big ones, doesn't he MG? When I heard he said this, I was flabbergasted. Oh well, I guess it takes a bully to know one...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-69701226327013515662008-08-18T05:16:00.000-04:002008-08-18T05:16:00.000-04:00I thought the same thing when I heard those statem...I thought the same thing when I heard those statements. I've said it once, and I'll say it for the rest of my life: this administration will go down in history as the worst of this century. And yes, I know this is the beginning of the century; I'm just sayin' :-)<BR/><BR/><I>Stumbled over from Tom Harper's blog.</I><BR/><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://dumbassesingovernment.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Dumbasses In Government</A><BR><BR>Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760014102220519736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-42545680413395155642008-08-17T22:06:00.000-04:002008-08-17T22:06:00.000-04:00Thank goodness you said it. I was going to write a...Thank goodness you said it. I was going to write a post saying essentially the same thing, but didn't feel I could criticize too much because I'm canadian.<BR/><BR/>Bush and Rice look like a pair of squawking wet hens on TV. In fact, Bush has been doing everything he can to stick his thumb in Russia's eye. Missile shield, arming the Georgians to the teeth. It just goes on.<BR/><BR/>At least the Russians have some legitimate interests in Georgia.<BR/><BR/>Its too bad it has to go this way, but I think Bush and Co. are the ones that sabotaged hope for a better way of resolving differences when they went into Iraq. Even more than giving up the high ground they destroyed the very concept.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-86109326678925970982008-08-17T16:25:00.000-04:002008-08-17T16:25:00.000-04:00You've hit the nail on the head.You've hit the nail on the head.Ruth Hull Chatlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797146501548509911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-67962636082865849382008-08-17T16:14:00.000-04:002008-08-17T16:14:00.000-04:00It's the old Republican trick of projecting their ...It's the old Republican trick of projecting their crimes and sins on others.<BR/><BR/>Like when silver spoon fed arrogant aristocrats like Bush and McCain suggest Obama is the elitist.<BR/><BR/>Give me a break.Dave Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279370558997246976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-86065252728466016662008-08-17T15:31:00.000-04:002008-08-17T15:31:00.000-04:00Their missing a sense of irony, I guess.Their missing a sense of irony, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-12871186231776060262008-08-17T10:06:00.000-04:002008-08-17T10:06:00.000-04:00"Bush" and "self-aware" are two words that can rar..."Bush" and "self-aware" are two words that can rarely be worked into the same sentence... at least not as a direct positive correspondence.<BR/><BR/>Bless his tiny little heart. Hopefully he'll be able to spend the rest of his years in the pasture at his Crawford ranch...Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775794907218052899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-82363980505412208512008-08-17T09:06:00.000-04:002008-08-17T09:06:00.000-04:00It's stunning to me that Bush could reach the rip,...It's stunning to me that Bush could reach the rip, old age of 62 and lack any self-awareness.<BR/><BR/>He blathers on and on and on, without realizing he's guilty of the same crimes he accuses others of being guilty of.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788931352232874850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-86450436417407595882008-08-17T07:43:00.000-04:002008-08-17T07:43:00.000-04:00Great song!Yes - the hypocrisy of this astounding ...Great song!<BR/><BR/>Yes - the hypocrisy of this astounding and infuriating. <BR/><BR/>McCain said something similar too, what a surprise.<BR/><BR/>It is disgusting, but then what isn't that Bush and company do every day.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-56971090571127960932008-08-17T06:00:00.000-04:002008-08-17T06:00:00.000-04:00It's always amazing that Bush can make statements ...It's always amazing that Bush can make statements like that with a straight face ... I suspect these pronouncements are part of the alternative history to be featured in his presidential library (you know, the one without any books cuz he doesn't read). <BR/><BR/>And this is eerie ... I was thinking about doing a Phil Ochs post recently using his song, "Here's to Land You've Torn Out the Heart of" (he was referring to Nixon, but it translates well to Bush). I didn't think very many people remember him -- glad that you do!D.K. Raedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451065603615752038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34240686.post-87109108639099706142008-08-17T01:12:00.000-04:002008-08-17T01:12:00.000-04:00I guess he wants Russia to know who's "top dog" in...I guess he wants Russia to know who's "top dog" in the world. What will this lead to? I shudder to think.<BR/><BR/>We don't need to be telling the Russians what to do, nor do we need to be setting up our missiles in countries so close to theirs. We need to be engaging in dialog and we need to work with them. But I guess that doesn't happen when you have an Armageddonist in office.Snavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13763424943041003098noreply@blogger.com