"This president doesn't listen to show tunes"

[CatWoman]

Can SOMEBODY tell me what is wrong with listening to show tunes?

Especially if its a man listening to them?

How the hell can that be a measure of someone's masculinity?

All of you guys who like showtunes, here's a big ole kiss. You rock!!!

[BlackVelvetElvis]

1. Where's your source for this quote?

Dubya has said many stupid things, is this real?

[nostamj]

2. the chimp didn't say it

one of his spokesmodels did...


OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK la homo....

[CatWoman]

4. * didn't say it. It was said of him

"It's been raining a lot and the topsoil is loose," the spokesman said. "You know this president. He likes to go all out. Suffice it to say he wasn't whistling show tunes."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=4&u=/ap/20040522/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_injured_2

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

5. The Houston Chronical is one of many sources:

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2587180

The quote came from "spokesman Trent Duffy"...Bush didn't say it.

"Duffy also noted that Bush is a sports enthusiast and said "he wasn't poking along, whistling show tunes" on his ride."

Draw your own conclusions.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

6. Conclusion drawn!

Bush is a manly man. Lookit his scars.

[madrchsod]

12. he`s a burly man!!

he chops down trees..well brush...

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

15. He accomplishes missions, and at the end, announces "Mission Accomplished"

[FleshCartoon]

19. he skips and jumps...

...well, bikes and falls...

[ForrestGump]

9. Trent Duffy. Hmmmm. Sounds like a gay name, to me.

Pretty sure this is him...

[Justitia]

30. "Battle Hymn of the Republic(ans)" maybe??? -eom

[saracat]

3. I didn't see that quote either,

But it didn't seem to hurt Kennedy to listen to Camelot and Clinton was partial to Grease. Neither had their masculinity questioned. And neither had to premptively inavade another country to prove what a man they were!

[Seeking Serenity]

7. Clinton was partial to Grease?? Ewww.

"and Clinton was partial to Grease. Neither had their masculinity questioned"

Not his masculinity, but maybe his taste. :)

[CatWoman]

8. you're the one that I want. oo -- oo-- oo -- oo

[Seeking Serenity]

10. Nope, I'm sorry

can't get off to it.

Olivia Newton-John was darn near menopause and they had her playing a teenager? No willing suspension of disbelief for me there.

[saracat]

11. That was the "movie". Clinton attended the show several times.

Clinton attended the show several times.And as for Oliva in the movie. She was gorgeous and looked 18.She looked way younger tha Stockard Channing or Travolta who were both older than her.JMHO.

[saracat]

13. Song not in musical.

Only in movie , and it is awful!

[bbernardini]

14. Actually, I believe they've put it in the show.

I seem to recall reading that the show was revised to include material from the movie.

[Eye and Monkey]

16. Junior loves one show tune - "Don't be shtupid, Be a shmarty"

Don't be shtupid
Be a shmarty
Come and join
The Nazi Party

[KDLarsen]

21. I always imagined it would be something like...

"I am smart, I am smart, S-M-R-T, I mean, S-M-A-R-T"

Would also connect well to the various bushim's of his.

[Eye and Monkey]

24. It's a line from "Springtime for Hitler" - in Mel Brooks' "The Producers"

[BlueJazz]

17. Fuck!!!! Only a stupid-Ass Republican who is ...

...scared to death of his own "Manhood" would feel it necessary to drive
home the point that their boss (or themselves) wasn't whistling, singing
or even THINKING about those Queer Show-tunes!
Damn...I hate these Sons-of-Bitches...

[Zomby Woof]

18. show tunes suck

The "music" is paint-by-numbers cheese at its worst.

That doesn't mean I think that the comment in question wasn't stupid, because it did come from the Bush people.

Still, I fucking hate Broadway and its lousy middlebrow pretensions. :puke:

[saracat]

26. As A Producer

I am insulted. I don't know what field you are in ,but I doubt you could even begin to imagine the talent and dedication that contributes to making Broadway an American institution. I don't insult anyone's profession.I don't take kindly to others, who as indicated by "middlebrow pretensions" remark, know nothing about the genre.

[Zomby Woof]

28. tough

I don't give a goddamn. The music is overblown cheese and a waste of all that 'talent'.

Pure. Unadulterated. Cheese. :hurts:

[saracat]

29. This is obviously

the opinion of a musical illiterate. And a anti intellectual reverse snob. You have a right to your opinion. It would behoove you to learn how express yourself in a less condesending manner as it does not play well from someone so ill informed.

[CatWoman]

34. don't pay him any attention

he's just a fucking grump, and he loves pissing in my threads.

he's family, so what am I gonna do?? :D

[Jade Fox]

20. Love me a man singin' a show tune....

I'll take Hugh Jackman belting out "Oh What a Beautiful Morning"!

[Neshanic]

22. Why not? He probably did cheers at games to them in college.

"linemen needing linemen....getting the most beautifull first downs in the world."

[St. Jarvitude]

23. I listen to "Master of the House" all the time

And with the size of my ... err, Adam's apple, yeah ... ain't nobody gonna question my masculinity. :evilgrin:

[TrogL]

25. Homophobia plain and simple

[terrya]

33. Exactly right. It's stupid, immature homophobia.

[Lou_C]

27. He sings them instead

:headbang:

[cleofus1]

31. my favorites...

"how to succeed in business without really trying" and
"annie get your gun"
the "music man" gets honorable mention.
oh yes and "fiddler on the roof"...and "west side story"...

[Burma Jones]

32. THIS...coming from a male Cheerleader

As a former Football Player AND High School Musical Lead (Fiddler and Forum - YEAH, SO WHAT....I LIKE ZERO MOSTEL) All I can say is I've been around more Musical Performers with more bravery than our chickenhawk, cheerleader pResident.

I mean, we on the football team had a few choice things to say about male cheerleaders......particularly ones that weren't gymnasts.....

[ArkDem]

35. Well, I certainly hope they weren't homophobic comments....

...

[Burma Jones]

36. Not really

it was more about being a "rah rah" rather than playing ball, or running track or marching band or whatever. More a male/female role thing I suppose.

This was in the 70's and there wasn't much out-front homophobia because there wasn't much out-front Gay pride etc at the time. It was one of those things that wasn't ever brought up much.

[ArkDem]

37. On a football team?

I played in the 60's and 'homo' was tossed around quite a bit.

[Burma Jones]

38. Yes, a Football team.

Of course, we were 1-9, 2-8 and 2-8 the three years I played, maybe if we were more homophobic, we would have won more games. We usually just said asshole, douchebag, prick, loser or redneck.