"Out of these tragedies can come a better life." (Smirk at 35W collapse)

[TahitiNut]

Think about that for a minute. Or two.

:wtf:

For whom?? Just who the fuck is that dimwit talking about? Does he think he's in the Ninth Ward? Obviously NOT. Are the children who lost a parent going to kiss his ring for this wisdumb? Are the spouses of the dead going to be grateful for their freedumb?? Are the injured going to enjoy years of PTSD?

There's something pathological about this ... the exploitation of the death and injuries to dozens of people just trying to survive in today's economy.

I can only regard this is the attitude of a political necrophiliac ... someone so steeped in the notion that the suffering of others is PROFIT to some that he can't escape, even rhetorically, the paradigm of exploiting mayhem and destruction.

While I'm generally in favor of making lemonade from life's lemons ... I don't make lemonade for myself from the lemons of others. He does. He's beyond detestable.



On edit: Just take a moment and TRY to parse his inane remarks. It defies sanity. Read them at http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/08/20070804-3.html
:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[kenny blankenship]

1. Dead bodies make the best fertilizer--like Iraq, where Bush has made the desert bloom

[aquart]

2. "Political necrophiliac." Yes.

[Beausoir]

45. That is perfect. 5th rec!

[acmavm]

3. Yeah, he's licking his lips trying to figure out how he can give the bridge

contract to Unca Dick's friends.

Do you ever wonder what he gets out of those deals? I used to think he played front man just to be able to say he's the pResident. But now I wonder what else he's getting.

[smirkymonkey]

4. Why, for Halliburton and his other corporate cronies, of course!

That's all that matters, don't you know?

He's the most vile person in the universe.

[Lisa]

5. so desperate to spin things that he just doesn't know when to keep quiet

At least, when regular people attending a funeral say "it was God's will (that your spouse was in a car crash or got cancer, and died tragically early)", or "this sorrow will make you stronger" -- you can remind yourself that they really do believe it, and that they mean well.

[bluedog]

6. how in the heck does this tragedy

make "life better".......I just don't know .....I don't understand how he can make that statement.

How can he.and laura...look at that bridge...the water.....the wreckage... and not realize that there are still bodies in there..lives have been shattered by this ...hopes....love....dreams....
he is the stupidest ass I have ever heard of.......

Shame on that publicity seeking PIG!!!!

[TahitiNut]

11. It's like he's some random spewer of nostrums ... completely senseless bubble-words.

The depth of his comprehension of ANYTHING remotely resembling compassion could only be measured in molecules ... like a drop of mineral oil on the surface of Lake Superior. He's truly and deeply psychopathic.

[WinkyDink]

23. Words mean, literally, nothing to Bush. He speaks syllables that he expects will quiet the masses.

HIS WORDS MEAN NOTHING. They are mere SOUNDS to him. That is why the words of OTHERS---the Constitution, laws, subpoenas, laments, shrieks---mean even less.

I'm very serious.

[truth2power]

70. "words mean nothing.." Part of the psychopathology.

Just sayin'... :eyes:

[CTyankee]

12. I didn't hear his remarks but I am not surprised at his total lack of compassion.

Now he can't do his "state and local" routine he did in New Orleans. The state has a Repub governor who vetoed the funding bill necessary to fix the bridge and the local First Responders have been universally hailed for their efficiency and for saving many lives.

The repubs have to take this one on the chin and I hope it hurts bad. So it doesn't surprise me that Bush would say what he said. He can't very well get up there and say "Sorry, we screwed up."

[pinto]

7. Geez. Guy's consistent. Chaos and death in Iraq are a portent of a better life.

[TahitiNut]

15. 2 million refugees; 2 million displaced people; 1 million dead; countless maimed.

... but it's "better" because Saddam is gone?? :wtf:

It's the 'logic' of a deeply disturbed psychopath ... so abjectly devoid of normal human compassion and empathy that only terms like "Antichrist" can come close. The despicable turd makes Ted Bundy seem like a philanthropist in comparison.

[bunny planet]

8. Unbelievable.

I'm just speechless that he said this. Bottomless stupidity and lack of understanding.
Didn't Pickles say something almost equally clueless the other day, like 'your the happy part of this tragedy', as if there was a happy part.
Why do they let them go anywhere near people who've been affected by tragedy and his failed leadership, he should be forbidden within 1000 miles of people grieving over anything. He just makes it worse, far worse.

[rodeodance]

9. God bless the people of this part of the world" ???????

Out of these tragedies can come a better life. And I, having visited with the people here, believe that not only are they committed to a better life, not only are they committed to turning something ugly into something good, but it's going to happen.

So I'm proud to be with you. Thank you for your leadership. God bless the people of this part of the world.

[TahitiNut]

14. He really thinks, like Wal*Mart, he can paste happy faces on the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?

Where is the sanity? How can he not have gotten stoned for spewing such obscenely superficial nonsense??

[vireo]

21. He said the same thing in New Orleans

May God bless the people of this part of the world, and may God continue to bless our country. Thank you very much. (Applause.)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/20050902-8.html

[rodeodance]

33. thanks--I thought I had laughed about that one before!!

[ananda]

52. Keep in mind.. these platitudes are not actually meant for MNers..

.. they are meant for his base and the media.

Sue

[WinkyDink]

26. Utter non-sense. He speaks as a brain-damaged person.

[Contrary1]

43. Safe response, since he can't remember where the hell he is.

"this part of the world" is applicable to wherever he happens to be.

[Diane R]

54. I'm speechless. He thinks his God favors people 'in this part of the world'. What a sick jerk.

[bdamomma]

60. omg. did he say that again, he is totally detached he said the

the same thing about Katrina too. he really has a problem, he is totally unfit for office......oh,forget it, hey Agent Mike!:hi:

[EFerrari]

10. Who will rid us of this troublesome fucking idiot. n/t

[WinkyDink]

27. Except that Bush is nothing near the principled Becket!

[EFerrari]

30. Very true. But the question remains.

Junior couldn't recognize a principle if it fell on his head, you're right.

[karlrschneider]

34. Did you forget he read four of Shakespeare's plays? Hamlet, MacBeth,

Romeo, and Juliet.

:shrug:

[EFerrari]

36. And if we believe that, I have 800 Bay area bridges

on their last legs to sell.

"Slave, thou hast lived too long!" A&C

[bdamomma]

61. us?

[Cha]

13. How the fuck would bushitler know?

:wtf: That must have made everyone concerned feel better..having bush give his little insensitive speech along with his photo op..

[Dervill Crow]

16. That Christian tripe wouldn't offend me if it came from someone who was aspiring to be Christ-like.

It would annoy me, for sure, because it is stupid and misguided, but from him it pisses me off colossally.

[TahitiNut]

17. There's nothing even remotely "Christian" or "Christ-like" about that tripe.

It's a colossally inane and superficial attempt to string together some vacuous nostrums in a completely inappropriate venue and in reference to an event that bears no relevance. This is NOT a "Nietzsche-esque" time where survival makes one stronger. This was a despicable and avoidable tragedy spawned by greed and neglect.

[Dervill Crow]

18. "All things work together for the good of those who love the Lord."

Heard it for years; yes, it's a huge tenet of Christianity.

[Mz Pip]

19. Yes, I can see

book deals, and talk shows and sponsorships galore for the suvivors of this. Maybe they'll all get to go on Oprah. That will make all of this better :sarcasm:

I do believe there is something pathologically wrong with Bush. How else to explain his completely tone deaf responses.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Liberal In Texas]

20. Rebuild it for an even better NAFTA super highway?

I know this is a big RW conspiracy theory being touted by World Nut Daily and that goofball Corsi, but ya gotta wonder in light of *s remarks.

[Disturbed]

25. Can we expect anything else from this Silver Spoon Sociopath?

I didn't think so.

The Rethug Gov. pushed through a baseball stadium against the citizens protest & ignored the bridge rebuild. Of course, that has been swept aside in these pathetic speeches.

[WinkyDink]

22. He is a sick man. Totally psychopathic, virtually quintessential. The "better life" he speaks of,

is HIS.

We are ruled by a clinically insane man.

[uppityperson]

24. Here is another one I really hate...

"We have an amazing country, where people's instinct, first instinct, is to help save life. "

Yup, in other countries people don't do this. fucking idiot.

[butterfly77]

31. I said the same thing...

he seems to forget that the world is looking and listening to him, after he said it I began searching my memory of scenes of people all over the world and them helping each other.

[TahitiNut]

39. He views humanity from the perspective of an outsider.

He's incapable of seeing anything remotely in common in himself when it comes to empathy, compassion, generosity, integrity, or diligence. He is thus compelled to remark about some strange "special nature" of such observations ... completely clueless.

[bdamomma]

63. he even views his presidency as being an outsider too

always putting himself in the third person. he is not a well man.

[bdamomma]

62. he needs a strait jacket , and around the clock supervision.

he does really.

[butterfly77]

28. I don't have to think about it...

when he said it I said "WHAT IN THE HELL!" better for who.

[TahitiNut]

38. So did I ... and I wanted to post then but had to await the transcript to be sure.

I'm one of those unfortunate souls who is compelled to process what I hear in real-time and attempt to integrate it into my base of knowledge. This one was like passing a kidney stone. It just wouldn't process. Sugar-coated turds ... with VERY thing coating. Meaningless and vacuous. No matter how long I've understood that Smirk is a psychopath (since mid-2000), I find I'm frequently stunned at new lows.

[PCIntern]

29. Excellent...

K & R

[slowry]

32. Just like his mommy said about Katrina.

The were probably "underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them."

Monarchs say the darndest things.

[rodeodance]

35. see it in action NOW--cspan1

[Alkene]

37. "Now watch this drive."

N/T

[eppur_se_muova]

40. PREVENTING this tragedy could have given an even better life.

But for dozens, Republican greed has meant NO life. There is no way to "spin" that to make it good. It can only be slightly less tragic, at best.

[rainbow4321]

41. Fuck *. Good luck telling that to the man who lost his wife, 2 y/o daughter, & unborn child

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1509648&mesg_id=1509648

[Contrary1]

42. It's a damn good thing Smirk brought "prayers from the American people"

along with him on AF1. Otherwise, how would they have ever got them?

What a dip shit.

[Karenina]

44. He can tell it to these two boys...

:cry:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1511558

[L. Coyote]

46. whitehouse.gov/news/releases/

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/08/20070804-3.html

Play Video = http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/08/20070804-3.html#

10:40 A.M. CDT

BUSH: On behalf of the citizens of a America, I bring prayers from the American people to those who suffered loss of life as a result of the collapse of the 35W bridge here in the Twin Cities. I bring the prayers of those who wonder about whether they'll ever see a loved one again.

First, I want to thank the Governor and the Mayor and the senators, members of the Congress for working in a coordinated way to respond to this tragedy. I have met with the Chief of Police and the Sheriff, and rescue workers, people who represent men and women who are working as hard as they possibly can to save life and to find life; to go under these murky waters to find the facts.

And it's going to take a while, but I have been impressed by not only their determination, but have been impressed by their compassion. I have met people that were on the bridge -- I met a man who was on the bridge when it collapsed. His instinct was to run to a school bus of screaming children, and to help bring them to safety.

We have an amazing country, where people's instinct, first instinct, is to help save life. There's a lot of peoples' first instincts here in the Twin Cities was to save the lives of somebody who was hurting. And I know the people of this community thank those their fellow citizens who did that.

I'm here with the Secretary of Transportation, because our message to the Twin Cities is, we want to get this bridge rebuilt as quick as possible; that we understand this is a a main artery of life here; that people count on this bridge and this highway system to get to work. There's a lot of paperwork involved with government. One of our jobs is to work with the Governor and the Mayor and the senators and the members of the Congress to cut through that paperwork, and to see if we can't get this bridge rebuilt in a way that not only expedites the flow of traffic, but in a way that can stand the test of time.

I make no promises on the timetable. I do promise that a that Mary Peters, the Secretary of Transportation, is going to be in charge of this project. I do promise she's going to listen to the local authorities to find out what the folks here need. I do promise that when she sees roadblocks and hurdles in the way of getting the job done, she'll do everything she can to eliminate em.

Out of these tragedies can come a better life. And I, having visited with the people here, believe that a not only are they committed to a better life, not only are they committed to turning something ugly into something good, but it's going to happen.

So I'm proud to be with you. Thank you for your leadership. God bless the people of this part of the world. Thank you.

END 10:44 A.M. CDT

[bdamomma]

65. I can't even read it, he is despicable and he has no remorse for those

who have perished.

[Zorra]

47. Well, if he means that republicans will be voted out of office

because of tragedies resulting from their neglect of the infrastructure, then he might be on to something.

[krispos42]

48. I'm really happy Bush was on that bridge

I'd have been even happier if he had been on it 71 hours and 25 minutes ago.

[Rydz777]

49. Many years ago, I read a little book by Henry Hazlitt called

"Economics in One Lesson." As I recall, the first chapter was "The Broken Window Fallacy" about how some people argue that broken windows are good because they create employment. By this reasoning, both collapsing bridges and hurricane smashed cities would be good things.

[KoKo]

50. I know.... ...you really can't parse the inane remarks....

Did you see my post about his "Presser" with Gordon Brown? He was so "out to lunch" one wonders if he's an Oxycontin victim.

It's some kind of psychologial disorder where he feels he has an "enhanced crotch" and it appears when he's before the M$M ...but when he takes his shower and looks down....alas...there's NOTHING there....

But, he rants on and the M$M treat him as if he's "sane and rational" thereby making the rest of us wonder if we are the "keys of the Asylum."

It's torn me up trying to understand what we are living under....

[TahitiNut]

53. He reminds me of the Kid Shelleen (Lee Marvin) character in Cat Ballou who ...

... staggered drunkenly into the funeral service for Cat's father. When castigated for his drunken and unruly behavior and aske if he couldn't tell what was going on, he looked at the candles, sang Happy Birthday, and blew them out.

That was funny. Smirk isn't. He makes grossly inappropriate comments from some alternate reality. He's devoid of anything approaching comprehension of suffering in anything other than ways to exploit it for personal gain.

[L. Coyote]

51. Can the same be said about Bush's reign? PLUS One photo summarizing Bush's reign.

This rather perfectly symbolizes 2001 to present politically for the USA:

[Beausoir]

57. Excellent post and a must see photo. That one photo says it all.

[Lochloosa]

55. Read "Bush on the Couch"

It will open your eyes....

http://hnn.us/articles/7106.html

[WinkyDink]

58. It IS a MUST-READ. It enables the reader actually to predict Bush's actions/words.

[TahitiNut]

67. My eyes were open long before that book was published.

Smirk is a pathological narcissist (Narcissistic Personality Disorder per DSM-IV) - the poster boy for that disorder. It's painfully clear.

[Berry Cool]

56. Oh, I can parse these, all right...

On behalf of the citizens of a America, I bring prayers from the American people to those who suffered loss of life as a result of the collapse of the 35W bridge here in the Twin Cities. I bring the prayers of those who wonder about whether they'll ever see a loved one again.

("I have to bring you the prayers of the American people, because I myself don't give a damn.")

First, I want to thank the Governor and the Mayor and the senators, members of the Congress for working in a coordinated way to respond to this tragedy. I have met with the Chief of Police and the Sheriff, and rescue workers, people who represent men and women who are working as hard as they possibly can to save life and to find life; to go under these murky waters to find the facts.

("There. I've done my bit by the local politicians, heh heh. They ain't happy at these things 'less they all get mentioned. Heh heh.")

And it's going to take a while, but I have been impressed by not only their determination, but have been impressed by their compassion. I have met people that were on the bridge -- I met a man who was on the bridge when it collapsed. His instinct was to run to a school bus of screaming children, and to help bring them to safety.

("Did a photo op with 'im, too. Ah'm gonna invite 'im to mah nex' State o' the Union. Should be good for a nice roun' of 'plause, even from th' Democrats. Heh heh.")

We have an amazing country, where people's instinct, first instinct, is to help save life. There's a lot of peoples' first instincts here in the Twin Cities was to save the lives of somebody who was hurting. And I know the people of this community thank those their fellow citizens who did that.

"See, that's what makes us differn't from the terra-ists. All they wanna do is TAKE life. We 'Muricans wanna SAVE life, 'cause we're life SAVERS. Well, not Life Savers lahk the candy, but y'get what ah mean? Heh heh.")

I'm here with the Secretary of Transportation, because our message to the Twin Cities is, we want to get this bridge rebuilt as quick as possible; that we understand this is a a main artery of life here; that people count on this bridge and this highway system to get to work.

"'Cause, see, we wanna look lahk we're listenin', y'know? We realize th'importance of lookin' lahk we're listenin' t'y'all."

There's a lot of paperwork involved with government. One of our jobs is to work with the Governor and the Mayor and the senators and the members of the Congress to cut through that paperwork, and to see if we can't get this bridge rebuilt in a way that not only expedites the flow of traffic, but in a way that can stand the test of time.

"An' if we can't, well, we'll blame it on th' Democrats. Y'know--all their paperwork and 'at."

I make no promises on the timetable.

"Wouldn't wanna promise nothin' ah might not deliver! Heh heh."

I do promise that a that Mary Peters, the Secretary of Transportation, is going to be in charge of this project. I do promise she's going to listen to the local authorities to find out what the folks here need. I do promise that when she sees roadblocks and hurdles in the way of getting the job done, she'll do everything she can to eliminate em.

"So, if this bridge doesn't get rebuilt quickly, 'n' better 'n it was before, 'n' gets tied up in all sorts a' red tape, well...you complain to Mary. It'll be HER fault."

Out of these tragedies can come a better life.

"Just ask the people o' Nawlins at th'Astrodome. It worked out very well for them. An' just th'other day, ah was sittin' on Trent Lott's new porch havin' a lemonade, so it worked out well for th' people o' Mississippi too."

And I, having visited with the people here, believe that a not only are they committed to a better life, not only are they committed to turning something ugly into something good, but it's going to happen.

"Cause it's not lahk they have a choice, is it? Ah mean, what're they gonna do--build 'emselves log rafts, lahk Huckleberry Finn? Heh heh!"

So I'm proud to be with you. Thank you for your leadership.

"'Cause Lord knows I ain't shown any."

God bless the people of this part of the world. Thank you.

("Psst...where is it we are again? How soon before we leave? This place is godawful.")

[Olney Blue]

68. You nailed it.

:thumbsup:

[bdamomma]

59. yea, he is out of his mind

yea george tell the Iraqis that, you stupid and evil man.

[Annces]

64. You are right

He is a necrophiliac.

[Hubert Flottz]

66. He's ready for the rubber bunker.

Watch for his arm to start to quiver and shake any day. The clue will be when he holds one arm behind his back every time you see him on camera.

[Olney Blue]

69. "I make no promises on the timetable." Classic "lowering expectations".

As expected, a speech about logistics and mechanisms. Didn't address the grief and rage. But this is the same "leader" who never attends the soldiers' funerals.


:mad:

[malaise]

71. I heard him

That was frightening for the relatives of the people whose loved ones are still in the river. Bush is one sick fuck.

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

72. I can't believe that the WH didn't

edit these remarks before publishing them. They make no sense whatsoever. What a moran

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

73. Was he waving his pom poms and wearing his cheerleader skirt when he said that?

More empty cheers and rote slogans from a man who never imbues his words with the slightest element of sincerity.