POLITICS - Bush`s Resignation Speech !

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:05 pm

Subject: BUSH'S RESIGNATION SPEECH

We all have our disagreements with President Bush. Immigration, U.S.
Attorney firings, Iraq , Darfur , etc., are all hot topics these days.

The following "speech" was written recently by an ordinary Maineiac [a
resident of the People's Republic of Maine]. While satirical in nature,
all satire must have a basis in fact to be effective. This is an
excellent piece by a person who does not write for a living. It is sent
with the author's permission.

The speech George W. Bush SHOULD give:

BUSH 'S RESIGNATION SPEECH

Normally, I start these things out by saying "My Fellow Americans." Not
doing it this time. If the polls are any indication, I don't know who
more than half of you are anymore. I do know something terrible has
happened, and that you're really not fellow Americans any longer.

I'll cut right to the chase here: I quit. Now before anyone gets all in
a lather about me quitting to avoid impeachment, or to avoid prosecution
or something, let me assure you: There's been no breaking of laws or
impeachable offenses in this office.

The reason I'm quitting is simple. I'm fed up with you people. I'm fed
up because you have no understanding of what's really going on in the
world. Or of what's going on in this once-great nation of ours. And the
majority of you are too darned lazy to do your homework and figure it
out.

Let's start local. You've been sold a bill of goods by politicians and
the news media. Polls show that the majority of you think the economy is
in the tank. And that's despite record numbers of homeown ers, including
record n umbers of MINORITY homeowners. And while we're mentioning
minorities, I'll point out that minority business ownership is at an
all-time high.. Our unemployment rate is as low as it ever was during the
Clinton administration. I've mentioned all those things before, but it
doesn't seem to have sunk in.

Despite the shock to our economy of 9/11, the stock market has
rebounded to record levels and more Americans than ever are participating
in these markets. Meanwhile, all you can do is whine about gas prices,
and most of you are too darn stupid to realize that gas prices are high
because there's increased demand in other parts of the world, and because
a small handful of noisy idiots are more worried about polar bears and
beachfront property than your economic security.

We face real threats in the world. Don't give me this "blood for oil"
& nbsp;thing. If I were trading blood for oil I would've already seized Iraq's
oil fields and let the rest of the country go to hell. And don't give me
this 'Bush Lied; People Died' stuff either. If I were the liar you morons
take me for, I could've easily had chemical weapons planted in Iraq so
they could be 'discovered.' Instead, I owned up to the fact that the
intelligence was faulty. Let me remind you that the rest of the world
thought Saddam had the goods, same as me. Let me also remind you that
regime change in Iraq was official US policy before I came into office.
Some guy named ' Clinton ' established that policy. Bet you didn't know
that, did you?

You idiots need to understand that we face a unique enemy. Back during
the cold war, there were two major competing political and economic
models squaring off. W e won that war, but we did so because
fundamentally, the Communists wanted to survive, just as we do. We were
simply able to outspend and out-tech them. That's not the case this time.
The soldiers of our new enemy don't care if they survive. In fact, they
want to die. That'd be fine, as long as they weren't also committed to
taking as many of you with them as they can. But they are. They want to
kill you. And the bastards are all over the globe.

You should be grateful that they haven't gotten any more of us here in
the United States since September 11. But you're not. That's because
you've got no idea how hard a small number of intelligence, military, law
enforcement, and homeland security people have worked to make sure of
that.

When this whole mess started, I warned you that this would be a long
and difficult fight. I'm disappoint e d how many of you people think a long
and difficult fight amounts to a single season of 'Survivor.'

Instead, you've grown impatient. You're incapable of seeing things
through the long lens of history, the way our enemies do. You think that
wars should last a few months, a few years, tops.

Making matters worse, you actively support those who help the enemy.
Every time you buy the New York Times, every time you send a donation to
a cut-and-run Democrat's political campaign, well, dang it, you might
just as well FedEx a grenade launcher to a Jihadist. It amounts to the
same thing..

In this day and age, it's easy enough to find the truth. It's all over
the Internet. It just isn't on the pages of the New York Times or on NBC
News.

But even if it were, I doubt you'd be any smarter. M ost of you would
rather watch American Idol.

I could say more about your expectations that the government will
always be there to bail you out, even if you're too stupid to leave a
city that's below sea level and has a hurricane approaching.

I could say more about your insane belief that government, not your own
wallet, is where the money comes from. But I've come to the conclusion
that were I to do so, it would sail right over your heads.

So I quit. I'm going back to Crawford. I've got an energy-efficient
house down there (Al Gore could only dream) and the capability to be
fully self-sufficient. No one ever heard of Crawford before I got
elected, and as soon as I'm done here pretty much no one will ever hear
of it again. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to die of old age before the last
pillars of Ame rica f all.

Oh, and by the way, Cheney's quitting too. That means Pelosi is your
new President. You asked for it. Watch what she does carefully, because I
still have a glimmer of hope that there are just enough of you remaining
who are smart enough to turn this thing around in 2008.

So that's it. God bless what's left of America. Some of you know what I
mean. The rest of you, kiss off.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:13 pm

That would be interesting to watch if that really happened. But the speech is too long. Those it was aimed at would have lost interest at the beginning of the third paragraph.

That would make a great farewell speech with a little bit of rewriting.

Joe

jd45 · Post by **jd45** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:25 pm

Chuck, ..........thanx for refreshing my memory. I've seen this before & thought well of it then. You know, he's got a point. My hat's off to "The Prez", even if he didn't issue this. Joe's got the right idea..........I wonder if we COULD persuade GW to include some of these truths in his farewell speech. If only.......If only! jd45

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:53 pm

...And the (simulated) Democratic response: wrote:
"Don't let the door hit you in the *ss on the way out..."

My personal opinion:

Whether he whines his way out of office like a freshly dumped b*tch as dramatized above, or becomes a high profile victim of his little "War on Terra", it can't be too soon.

Good riddance.

engravertom · Post by **engravertom** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:17 pm

FWiedner wrote:
...And the (simulated) Democratic response: wrote:
"Don't let the door hit you in the *ss on the way out..."

Good riddance.

+1, although I would hope he is above that type of whining. he has failed to protect and defend the Constitution in many ways during his time in office. I am sure he mens well, but he as failed to provide the strong leadership necessary to fend of the destructive policies that many elected officials can't seem to resist foisting upon us. Worse, he has advocated some of those bad policies himself.

I find the above imaginary "speech" very offensive. I rather think he owes us an apology.

Tom

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:13 pm

Good post Chuck. I've seen this around for the past couple of years but it still applies for sure.

GEOFF · Post by **GEOFF** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:33 pm

Chuck,

I've seen that before and agree with it the same now. I don't have time to get in an argument with the above posts, but I support George W. Bush BIG TIME! Hope to someday shake his hand!! High cap magazines again!!!!!!!!!!!

Geoff

Bullard4075 · Post by **Bullard4075** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:08 am

Great post !!!
Some can only see someones errors.
I for one am proud of President Bush.
This "speech" will go in the saved file.

bunklocoempire · Post by **bunklocoempire** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:06 am

FWiedner wrote:
...And the (simulated) Democratic response: wrote:
"Don't let the door hit you in the *ss on the way out..."
My personal opinion:

Whether he whines his way out of office like a freshly dumped b*tch as dramatized above, or becomes a high profile victim of his little "War on Terra", it can't be too soon.

Good riddance.

+1

Yeah I voted for him, twice, call it apathy. Lesser of two evils, never again. Mission accomplished, right.

Bunkloco

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:03 am

engravertom wrote:
FWiedner wrote:
...And the (simulated) Democratic response: wrote:
"Don't let the door hit you in the *ss on the way out..."

Good riddance.
+1, although I would hope he is above that type of whining. he has failed to protect and defend the Constitution in many ways during his time in office. I am sure he mens well, but he as failed to provide the strong leadership necessary to fend of the destructive policies that many elected officials can't seem to resist foisting upon us. Worse, he has advocated some of those bad policies himself.

I find the above imaginary "speech" very offensive. I rather think he owes us an apology.

Tom

And his predecessors were better?
As a president he may be lacking in some things, but when compared to Clinton, Carter, Gore, Clinton, McCain, etc, he's a blessing.
It's time for a change of leadership, yes. But not to the likes of the present group of candidates. And DEFINITELY NOT to a democrat.

Joe

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:21 pm

If we had a president who could talk in seeming honesty like that (Reagan sometimes did, or perhaps it was just his 'acting' skill), people would really love it. They are so afraid of offending someone that they never really say anything more substantive that Obama's campaign speeches, even after elected. You'd think that at least after elected they'd say something strong and honest once in awhile.

Jason_W · Post by **Jason_W** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:43 pm

Sorry to go against the prevailing grain of the board, but I just can't get behind Bush or anything that his administration has done.

The Patriot Act alone is enough to get my disdain. Then there were warrantless wire taps.

He and his adminstration have weakened the constitution. Now, think about what will happen if someone like Hillary gets in and starts taking advantage of the unconstitutional doors that the Bush Administration opened.

piller · Post by **piller** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:22 pm

We have done some good for Iraq while we have been there. People outside of Baghdad are just now learning what electricity, running water, and indoor plumbing are. My brother recently came back from the sandbox of Mesopotamia and told me this. The fact that some good can be found in all of this should show that no one is all bad or all good. I do think that we should be getting some oil from Iraq instead of letting it all go to France and Germany.

Jeff Pitts · Post by **Jeff Pitts** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:32 pm

Pretty easy to sit here and throw barbs at the administration nice and safe and sound, just as they have FOUGHT to keep it that way.

Imagine if the administration HADN'T done anything in the middle east and we were now trying to rebuild from more attacks, both 9/11 sized AND some WMD attacks.

Oh well, I guess then they would be blamed for that too. Can't win for losing.............

Jeff

bunklocoempire · Post by **bunklocoempire** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:21 am

Jeff Pitts wrote:Pretty easy to sit here and throw barbs at the administration nice and safe and sound, just as they have FOUGHT to keep it that way.

Imagine if the administration HADN'T done anything in the middle east and we were now trying to rebuild from more attacks, both 9/11 sized AND some WMD attacks.

Oh well, I guess then they would be blamed for that too. Can't win for losing.............

Jeff

It's fun to imagine! And fear and imagination, oh boy!
Now follow your logic through, a logic of fear and reckless pre-emptive un-Constitutional invasion. Are you one to shoot on site a person you suspect might do something violent? Your not? How is running our Country any different? Do we expect to keep our guns yet take others who might use them for crime?

One goes after the perps, not a whole Country. How 'bout Oklahoma City, we went after the perps not the Country that might produce more perps. Do you not understand there is no such thing as "safe and sound"? And trading "just" wars and Liberty for "safe and sound" is only asking for trouble.

Invade the whole world, I think they may be up to something, that'll keep us safe and sound, Joe Iraq can have a shot at Liberty at my expense (even though he didn't take the initiative himself or ask), I'm sure he'll appreciate it as people always apprecate things given - or is it things earned? We pay for it by printing more money and we do the 'ol stop loss to keep it manned.

This is the same Administration that put the Iraqi Army out of a job, expecting them to go home and raise goats, not take up arms for whoever was paying. Brilliant.

You go to war Constitutionally by the CONGRESS declaring war.
You go after ONLY the people responsible for the attacks.
You create NO incentive to drag it on. (no bid contracts for security contractors/builders etc.)
You create NO policy that trades Liberty for perceived security.

There is no "safe and sound", and I'm glad there's still people around who won't trade Liberty for "security".

Bunkloco

tman · Post by **tman** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:07 pm

good ridance. worst president in my life time. the boogey man clinton went after the second amendment, george raped the 1st and 3rd. totally controlled by corporate america and the industrial military complex. why the hell did we invade iraq and not nuke saudi arabia. why is the southern border of the us left WIDE OPEN , while we frisk old ladies at airports and take away plastic knives knives from food trays. i admit to not being the sharpest tool in the shed, but i'm not that dumb!

Jeff Pitts · Post by **Jeff Pitts** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:04 pm

bunklocoempire wrote:
It's fun to imagine! And fear and imagination, oh boy!
Now follow your logic through, a logic of fear and reckless pre-emptive un-Constitutional invasion. Are you one to shoot on site a person you suspect might do something violent? Your not? How is running our Country any different? Do we expect to keep our guns yet take others who might use them for crime?

One goes after the perps, not a whole Country. How 'bout Oklahoma City, we went after the perps not the Country that might produce more perps. Do you not understand there is no such thing as "safe and sound"? And trading "just" wars and Liberty for "safe and sound" is only asking for trouble.

Invade the whole world, I think they may be up to something, that'll keep us safe and sound, Joe Iraq can have a shot at Liberty at my expense (even though he didn't take the initiative himself or ask), I'm sure he'll appreciate it as people always apprecate things given - or is it things earned? We pay for it by printing more money and we do the 'ol stop loss to keep it manned.

This is the same Administration that put the Iraqi Army out of a job, expecting them to go home and raise goats, not take up arms for whoever was paying. Brilliant.

You go to war Constitutionally by the CONGRESS declaring war.
You go after ONLY the people responsible for the attacks.
You create NO incentive to drag it on. (no bid contracts for security contractors/builders etc.)
You create NO policy that trades Liberty for perceived security.

There is no "safe and sound", and I'm glad there's still people around who won't trade Liberty for "security".

Bunkloco

Cool! Let me see if I can give a summary here. Prepare for nothing. REACT to everything. And then ONLY IF we can prove something. And then maybe. Perhaps. But probably not.

Thankfully I've bought my prayer rug. I'm going to need it.

Jeff

bunklocoempire · Post by **bunklocoempire** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:18 am

Jeff Pitts wrote:
bunklocoempire wrote:
It's fun to imagine! And fear and imagination, oh boy!
Now follow your logic through, a logic of fear and reckless pre-emptive un-Constitutional invasion. Are you one to shoot on site a person you suspect might do something violent? Your not? How is running our Country any different? Do we expect to keep our guns yet take others who might use them for crime?

One goes after the perps, not a whole Country. How 'bout Oklahoma City, we went after the perps not the Country that might produce more perps. Do you not understand there is no such thing as "safe and sound"? And trading "just" wars and Liberty for "safe and sound" is only asking for trouble.

Invade the whole world, I think they may be up to something, that'll keep us safe and sound, Joe Iraq can have a shot at Liberty at my expense (even though he didn't take the initiative himself or ask), I'm sure he'll appreciate it as people always apprecate things given - or is it things earned? We pay for it by printing more money and we do the 'ol stop loss to keep it manned.

This is the same Administration that put the Iraqi Army out of a job, expecting them to go home and raise goats, not take up arms for whoever was paying. Brilliant.

You go to war Constitutionally by the CONGRESS declaring war.
You go after ONLY the people responsible for the attacks.
You create NO incentive to drag it on. (no bid contracts for security contractors/builders etc.)
You create NO policy that trades Liberty for perceived security.

There is no "safe and sound", and I'm glad there's still people around who won't trade Liberty for "security".

Bunkloco
Cool! Let me see if I can give a summary here. Prepare for nothing. REACT to everything. And then ONLY IF we can prove something. And then maybe. Perhaps. But probably not.

Thankfully I've bought my prayer rug. I'm going to need it.

Jeff

Your summary is lacking, and I apparently can't communicate.

Bunkloco