Bush creates uproar in S.C. (not for the easily nauseated)

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Bush creates uproar in S.C.
http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/11430208.htm
Lawmakers vie for autographs; president discusses Social Security
From staff and wire reports

COLUMBIA - President Bush's brief visit Monday to Columbia had all the hoopla of the circus coming to town for political junkies, youngsters and even noontime pub-crawlers.

Inside the Statehouse, where Bush delivered a speech to the General Assembly about Social Security reform, seasoned lawmakers were reduced to star-struck autograph seekers.

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[liberal N proud]

1. So now we he is only speaking to state lawmakers, not the public

Can't even find a few corpse to prop up for a public appearance?

[patricia92243]

2. He has to get them redy for his Executive Order to privitize SS. n/t

[bushisanidiot]

3. Did President Dumbass Sign Any Chinese Made American Flags?

he seems to like to scribble on them.. true patriot that he his.

[liberal N proud]

4. I would like to see a picture of him doing that

I could really blast the bu$h supporters with that one.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. look in photo montage

of poster just before you. It is in the top row.

[Catbird]

6. More on the South Carolina Visit: Obviously He Didn't Want a Fair Debate

They are attacking conservative Republicans as well as the AARP and many others. I haven't seen any of the anti-Lindsey Grahman ads yet; obviously I am not watching the right TV stations.

If the President Wants a Fair Debate, It Starts with Him (Editorial in The State, Monday, April 18, 2005)

PRESIDENT BUSH, touring the country to promote his view on changes in Social Security, comes to South Carolina today. The theme of this campaign has been that Mr. Bush just wants a full and honest debate on Social Security’s future, with all issues on the table. <snip>

<snip>

Sen. Lindsey Graham has been forging ahead in the debate, courageously trying to find middle ground on one of the most politically contentious issues in Washington. Aware of the nation’s long-term fiscal problems, he has refused to ignore them by just calling for huge, additional borrowing. Instead, he has proposed raising the cap on what annual income is taxed for Social Security, now at about $90,000.

For this display of good judgment and consensus-seeking, he is being vilified in campaign-style attack ads, cooked up by a national anti-tax group and run here in his home state.

<snip>

The president’s defenders will be quick to point out that the Club for Growth is a third party, based outside the White House. But that’s a familiar refrain; South Carolinians can remember it from the 2000 GOP primary. . . . If the president asked him to, Karl Rove could end this attack on Lindsey Graham with one phone call. Why, if he wants a full and open debate, wouldn’t the president do that?

<snip>

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/opinion/11421604.htm

"I'm Just Warming Up," Bust Tells SC Leaders (The State, News Article in the State, April 19, 2005)

By AARON GOULD SHEININ
Staff Writer

<snip>

Bush spoke from the former stomping grounds of one of his most visible Republican critics: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham. Graham, a former member of the S.C. House, has placed himself squarely at odds with Bush on one major part of the president’s plan: How to pay for it.

Bush did not address that issue during his 40-minute speech before a joint assembly of the state House and Senate.

<snip>

Bush’s speech was part of a 60-city tour that has taken him to 22 states. But this was his first appearance at a state capitol, and it was a friendly room.

<snip>

Staff writer Jeff Stensland contributed to this report. Reach Gould Sheinin at [phone] or [e-mail].

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/11429415.htm

[Mnemosyne]

7. Full and honest debate?

The theme of this campaign has been that Mr. Bush just wants a full and honest debate on Social Security’s future, with all issues on the table. <snip>
I need to throw up. :puke: :puke: :puke:

Where was his full and honest debate before he sent troops to massacre innocent Iraqi's?
:grr: :nuke: :grr: :nuke:

[signmike]

8. "All issues on the table" ? Like Iran? Is he maybe going to

bomb us into submission, too?

Full & Honest -- hmm, is that a twist on Fair & Balanced ?

[Mnemosyne]

11. You got it!

:spray:

[blindpig]

9. some local quotes

this from the Spartanburg Herald Journal, a RW tool:

"....more than 100 other people who toted signs decrying Bu$hes policies....."

"Though a majority of Bu$hes 40 or so supporters were young people, the president did have several youthful protesters."(???)

"And some young people, while fervent in their beliefs, couldn't help swooning a little while catching a glimspe of W."(please shoot me)

Yep, I live here.

[DemBeans]

10. oh, YUCK

"And some young people, while fervent in their beliefs, couldn't help swooning a little while catching a glimspe of W."(please shoot me)

I'd swoon if I caught a glimpse of him, alright - swoon from nausea and disgust.

The attempts to make Bush look popular in the country are growing very thin, especially when placed next to his current approval ratings.

[signmike]

12. "Swooning a little" ? wtf is that ? Rolling their eyes, maybe ?

:crazy: :eyes:

[Kansas Wyatt]

13. The Mindless Minions Have Made Der Fuhrer So Proud.

*Meanwhile on a a side story there was a large traffic jam of buses in the area. Apparently the area is not accustomed to having large number of buses converging on the area from around the country. Oddly, the people on these buses seem to be in a hypnotic state and drinking large quantities of a fruit flavored punch.