Was that a drive-by * speech just now? What was that?

[Skidmore]

I turned away to do something and back to the screen and it was over. What was that all about?

[Solly Mack]

1. the unemployment rate

it supposedly is at 5%

it was a drive-by speech - over and done with it

basically saying "it's a good sign"

[Skidmore]

4. Frist and Bennett's press conference was longer just

before it. Obviously choreographed to precede *'s statement. That looked positively stupid. The reporters there were hooting after it was over. Thus the nation dies the death of 1,000,000 cuts by PR.

[Solly Mack]

6. Well put!

"Thus the nation dies the death of 1,000,000 cuts by PR."

[SCDem]

7. South Carolina's unemployment is 6.5%

I guess because the national rate is so swimming we should be greatful.

[Solly Mack]

9. I'm thinking in a day or two there will be a correction

there usually is after Bush remarks on the economy / unemployment - a press statement is released correcting the numbers.

[MADem]

13. Wonder what the rate is in New Orleans??? n/t

[catmother]

11. it may be 5% -- but it doesn't take into consideration that many

who lost their jobs had to take lower paying ones.

[MADem]

14. Going from paying the mortgage and two car payments, having health

insurance, and able to afford soccer camp for the kiddies, to "Ya want some fries with that?" makes no difference to these assclowns.

So long as the rich get richer, they just do not care...

[catmother]

15. they are so out of touch with reality. when marie antoinette said

"let them eat cake" at least there was cake to eat.

[Solly Mack]

19. exactly

that's why I said supposedly...other factors are involved and not mentioned

[Freedom_from_Chains]

2. Did you notice that the press corp was laughing at him

at the end of his speech?

[Solly Mack]

5. Yep - someone shouted a question about Iraq

as Bush ran away - and they all laughed

[MADem]

17. And as he exited, the news announcement came that 10 kids died in

Fallujah, 11 wounded....

He escaped in the nick of time.

[Solly Mack]

20. Yep! Sure did

he was hurrying along, smiling and waving - coward that he is

Did you hear this part?

"Bush is fighting back against public opinion" (with his stance on Iraq)

[MADem]

22. Pretty funny, innit?

The reason he is so unsuccessful thus far in his efforts to fight back is because the two evil schemers who did all the heavy lifting for him in the past are on the outs with his Bunker Gang. Condi, Karen, Harriet et al may be loyal, but they do not have the cutthroat instincts of Rover and Five Deferments Dick.

This is telling, though--the media isn't focusing exclusively on his jobs/economy bullshit. I've got the tube on, watching MSNBC, and they opened the piece on that by noting that ten guys died, and today Monkey REFUSED to answer questions on Iraq.

Awww, poor Dunce cannot catch a break!

[dogfacedboy]

3. Lies about job growth. Here's a transcript.

Blah blah blah blah. Yadda blah yadda, blah blah...

More bullshit pouring out of the Puppet President.

[Ken065]

8. Lots of slurred words and stumbles too

No wonder he wouldn't take any questions.
All he could do was smirk and laugh.

[catmother]

12. i guess that's what happens when you're on antidepressants. n/t

[Skidmore]

10. Does that spectacularly brief moment in time deserve being KO'd?

I think it would be a great Countdown segment. It was incredibly obvious and downright stupid. Who's handling PR at the WH now?

[catmother]

16. did anyone catch when he said we have lower gas prices -- yeah

lower than 2 months ago but not lower than last year.

[Skidmore]

18. Kinda suggests some collusion to me.

I think the gas prices came down some to save his sorry political butt. He called in some favors.

[SammyWinstonJack]

21. We're not suppose to think about that. We're suppose to be grateful

the prices are lower, period. Doesn't matter if they're still higher than even a year ago. These criminals really think that we are all stupid and have no recall.