More Will Ferrell as Bush in 'You're Welcome America.'

[Wetzelbill]

Run time: 05:38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYaoMyUs3Yk   Posted on YouTube: March 15, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: March 16, 2009 By DU Member: Wetzelbill Views on DU: 3140

 

[ihavenobias]

1. K & R n/t

[chollybocker]

2. Broadway Grosses - Week Ending 3/8/2009

$1,231,466 WICKED
$1,066,334 WEST SIDE STORY
$ 952,298 BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL
$ 940,795 JERSEY BOYS
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$ 868,899 YOU'RE WELCOME AMERICA. A FINAL NIGHT WITH GEORGE W. BUSH
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$ 823,607 SOUTH PACIFIC
$ 813,466 THE LION KING
$ 716,774 MAMMA MIA!

Will Farrell's low-cost show is a big money-maker on Broadway. Tony Award for Best Actor to follow?

[DuckBurp]

3. Did your child have hick-ups?

I thought I heard something like hick-ups.

[pattmarty]

4. Great show. Laughed my ass off ******

[lovuian]

5. Baaawaaaahaaa

falling off my chair

the Bush family he has them pegged

[wake.up.america]

6. Thank you for posting - I was laughing so much.

[pam4water]

7. Bawahahah that started slow bit once it got rolling....

[DUlover2909]

8. "Why are you the only one in our family with a Texas accent?"

Hysterical. :kick: :rofl: :popcorn:

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[Dinger]

10. I Don't Get HBO At Home. Can I Order A DVD?

I'd LOVE to!

[Wetzelbill]

11. Probably eventually

I hope so, I don't get HBO either.

[stanwyck]

12. Was anyone else surprised?

That Ferrell, who is reported to be a rather gentle soul, was pretty damned brutal on the Bushie regime? I was. I expected him to be funny. And to poke fun at the usual inane Bushisms. I didn't expect him to be quite as political or to include the entire rogue's gallery. It was more than I expected.

[autorank]

13. This performance, abo ve all else, will summarize Bush for history

I know, you're thinking "Blades of Glory," etc. But this is special and shows that Farrell is
some sort of genius.

Just see the whole thing. You will not regret it.

k*r

[Wetzelbill]

14. I hope I can find it all online somewhere

It's a brilliant concept. Ferrell is brilliant at playing dumb characters who have a false sense of arrogance and entitlment. Ron Burgundy, Ricky Bobby etc. Bush is a perfect Will Ferrell character, except he's unfortunately a real guy.

And the name of his show is genius, "You're Welcome America." It is soooo Bush to be oblivious like that and to falsely believe everyone should be thanking him, lol. Too perfect.

[autorank]

15. It's worth the wait

I took a look myself. I can't find it, not even on the torrents. So find a friend with HBO.

The sneer, movement, rudeness, cadence, and overall vulgarity and gross inappropriate response to
almost everything around him -- he's monster.

It will do for Bush what John Stewart did for CNBC;)

I read that Farrell had two invites to meet Bush when he started doing the "character." He turned
them both down for artistic distance but also because he opposed him politically.