So Bush finally talks

[malaise]

to black people. Cheer along Uncle Tom and Condi.

[Jeanette in FL]

1. How anyone can believe this load of BS is beyond me

As always watch what he does, not what he says.

[Bonobo]

2. Notice no one in background behind the grinning murderer...

Couldn't take the chance on anyone making a rude face.

[Mira]

3. Did he bring along Congress? Who is that clapping, and why? n/t

[annabanana]

6. Congress is busy giving our ports to Oman..

Right now.

[CottonBear]

8. The camera is focused only on Bush on all cable networks.

OMG! He just said "...a..hohnnert and fiiiive billun dollrrs..." was sent to the Gulf Coast.

[CottonBear]

4. DimSon is using his best "good old boy" accent.

:puke:

The applause is not tremendous for Bush. The applause is much greaterfor NAACP people that DimSon mentions.

Julian Bond had to introduce him.

Oh lord! Bush just snickered and guffawed and looked extra stupid and NOW he's talking about Katrina. There are no crowd shots on any of the three cable news channels. I'm sure that the crowd is not filled with friendlies.

[malaise]

10. LOL

There are no crowd shots on any of the three cable news channels.
Do you wonder why? Maybe only the officials are there with canned cheering. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :popcorn:
Fuck Bush - he's begging for African American votes!

[madokie]

17. yea he is and bless their souls they are seeing right through him

I'm not watching just listening and he is on a roll, talking, hell yelling real loud. Fuck him

[EFerrari]

53. He's appearing to beg for Black votes so Republicans

can continue to appear to win elections.

[napi21]

5. Yea, I hit the mute button as soon as I heard him in the background!

I still can't believe the NAACP is cheering that he's finally speaking there!

[kentuck]

7. Hypocrite! I hope they start throwing tomatoes...

Run him off the stage. But I know they have too much class to do that...

[pdxmom]

9. Does anyone know who those 4 people that are clapping are? n/t

[CottonBear]

14. Absolutely no crowd shots. The camera is on Bush only. No one else. n/t

[TahitiNut]

45. That had to be a condition set by the advance team.

No way that's accidental.

[CottonBear]

11. "I understand many African Americans distrust my party."

The crowd went wild! And not in a nice way. Lots of jeers and whistles and applause not for Busgh but against the GOP. :evilgrin:

Still no shots of the audience as per Rove, I'm sure.

Oh great, he "remebers being Gov. of TX." I should freaking hope so. :(

[Swamp Rat]

12. "I understand many African Americans distrust my party."

:eyes:

[w8liftinglady]

18. another masterpiece,swamprat!great work.

[Swamp Rat]

24. Way'at dawlin'!!!

:hug: How's your boy? :patriot:

[CottonBear]

23. Yikes! That's a classic Swamp Rat! n/t

[CottonBear]

13. "We must challenge the soft bigotry of low expectations." He said that!

OMG! :( It's another freaking recycled speech. Just rearrange the phrases.

[TahitiNut]

27. From the Amerikan C-czar, that's rich.

The poster boy for Mendacious Mediocrity. His only "high expectations" are in the degree to which he and his cronies benefit from the labors and sacrifices of others. He's a disgusting representative of the human race - an embarassment to the species.

[MsKandice01]

15. He's delivering this speech like a preacher...

I gotta admit, that damn Rove is a smart one. He's not getting much applause on this No Child Left Behind bullshit though.

[Fleshdancer]

16. Sounds like 1999 Bush is back temporarily

I really am trying to get through this entire speech. It's not easy for me though...his lies and voice grate on my nerves.

[madokie]

21. pisses me off to no end

[spanone]

19. They should orderly walk out of the room. I know I would.

[malaise]

51. They should never have walked in n/t

[Libby2]

20. OMG!

He is a fucking lunatic.

[kentuck]

25. Bingo !

He's a lunatic.

[CornField]

22. Only the idiot would tell a group of black people

Whose ancestors were once property that America is so great because of 'ownership'

I want to be sick.

[annabanana]

30. oh no he di' 'int!

Tell me he didn't go there...
Just how tone deaf do you have to be to say something like that?

[goclark]

54. Pleeeeese tell me he did not go there!

:grr: :grr: :grr: :spank: :spank: :spank: :silly: :silly: :silly: :puke: :puke: :mad: :mad: :evilfrown: :evilfrown: :grr: :grr:

Ownership???!!!!

:mad: :mad: :evilfrown: :evilfrown: :grr: :grr:

[spanone]

26. This man is so full of shit it's hard to believe.

I guess he thinks blacks only care about domestic issues. Not a mention of the world exploding. Not even a mention of Homeland Security.

Now he's encouraging the NON-separation of church and state.

[TahitiNut]

33. His 'wedge experts' understand that many middle-class, church-going

... African-Americans are socially conservative - and hammers away at gay-bashing, anti-choice, and voucher program themes.

[w8liftinglady]

28. Oh,Yeah..let's bring religion into it.

[Connie_Corleone]

29. Not a clap during the faith-based part of the speech. nt.

[w8liftinglady]

31. I wonder how many are standing with their backs turned?

..since we haven't seen ONE crowd shot.

[Fleshdancer]

32. His speech writer needs to go hunting with Cheney soon

Seriously. When was the last time Bush talked about HIV/AIDS???

[TahitiNut]

35. It's code for anti-gay in the 'wedge-exploiting' mindset.

:shrug:

[Fleshdancer]

49. I can't decide if it's anti-gay or....

the ridiculous notion that if something is very bad in Africa, then it directly affects African-Americans? I don't know. Either way, it's pretty weird.

[Cha]

56. Zing!

Damn Demogogues!

[pdxmom]

34. This is like watching a snake oil salesman, complete with the shills

in the crowd helping to promote the poison he's selling. Sounds like the crowd isn't buying it.

[Fleshdancer]

36. Sounds like he's being heckled. n/t

[Jeanette in FL]

37. Sure does

I wonder what they are saying, it is so muted.

[Fleshdancer]

40. I hope someone tells us the full story

certainly there's at least one blogger there, right?

[w8liftinglady]

38. what the hell just went on?

[TahitiNut]

39. I hear protesting/heckling.

Junior's ignoring it and yelling over it - smirking disdain. Bond is trying to restore order.

[bdamomma]

52. I hope bush hears more heckling and yelling

because he needs to hear it, and fuck him and his down home accent. He is a murderer and criminal.

[spanone]

41. That's gotta be Condi leading the meager applause.

I wonder how many people are in the audience. They won't show the people. There is only ONE camera for all the network feeds. This IS intentional.

[raccoon]

61. IS there an audience?

Maybe this is a stupid question. I can't watch this where I am now.

On edit: I guess there is an audience if he's being heckled.

[TahitiNut]

42. "without amendment" ... hypocritical bastard!

He fucking damned well knows that the GOP loses on that one ... no matter how much they've tried.

[w8liftinglady]

43. msnbc-a "lone heckler"

[librechik]

47. someone shouted"'Bout time you showed up!"

according to MSNBC reporter

[Bonobo]

44. Did you SEE those handshakes at the end. Talk about aggression!

[TahitiNut]

46. Dismissive, condescending, and completely lacking in any genuine respect.

[malaise]

50. Serves them right

they invited him.

[goclark]

57. I am sure that behind the scenes it was not a pretty picture

Harriet Tubman taught us how to smile in your face and do battle with the Underground Railroad.

You can bet my sisters and brothers are doing their duty.

Better to have him come so they can let him know exactly what they are thinking than for us to never see him face to face.

Oh how I wish I could have been there to see that heckler ~ no, on second thought, I would have been that heckler and they would be taking me to jail right now. :puke:

[malaise]

60. I am hoping bro

Yes I would have enjoyed heckling myself :D

[bdamomma]

48. Just remember how

uncomfortable bush was when in was at Coretta Scott King's funeral, he did not want to be there, he is just so plastic and transparent, I hope those who attended the NAACP Convention give Bush the evil eye.

[DesertRat]

55. here's the story on msnbc

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13949974/

[goclark]

59. What a piece of

:puke:

[otohara]

58. Never Mind