RuMR Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 While suturing a laceration on the hand of a 70-year-old Texas Rancher (whose hand had caught in a gate while working cattle), a doctor and the old man were talking about George W. Bush being in the White House. The old Texan said, "Well, ya know, Bush is a 'post turtle.'" Not knowing what the old man meant, the doctor asked him what a post turtle was. The old man said, "When you're driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a post turtle." The old man saw a puzzled look on the doctor's face, so he continued to explain: "You know he didn't get there by himself, he doesn't belong there, he doesn't know what to do while he's up there, and you just want to help the poor stupid bastard get down." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sexual_chocolate Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Does your anger towards Bush ever change to pity? What's hard for me is not being able to see the candidates as human, and I suppose that's from the distrust that's almost inherent in politics. I'm sincerely saddened by this. I'm saddened because I know that Bush is human, and feels and thinks, and has similar motivations and problems and neuroses as I do. My New Third Quarter Resolution: I will not hate Bush. I will create space in my heart for Bush. I will even say a prayer for Bush, NOT to win the presidency, by God, but that he too shall know peace and ease and well-being and comfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMR Posted October 6, 2004 Author Share Posted October 6, 2004 yup...i feel bad for him...in fact, i'm gonna do my part to take him off the post and return him to his home so he can go on living his poor hard life... in reality, its hard for me to feel bad for him when i see the total freaking mess goin' on in iraq right now...and for the life of me, i can't see how we are gonna get out of it cleanly regardless of who's elected... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bDubyaH Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 dude sounds pretty buddhist to me. good on yah. let's help him off the post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Fuck Bush. If he was an ordinary guy I might view him as human, but he's the worst president the US has seen in my memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeezix Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Difference between Bush and a post turtle is that bush wants to be up there. Bush is a (ill-suited) mouthpiece for the man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexual_chocolate Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 I think he is an "ordinary guy", but one who's had a life of extraordinary priveledge. I can't fault him for this. As a statesman, I think he's a failure. He has made awful decisions, cannot learn from his mistakes, is stubborn and entirely non-self-reflective.... But, I won't hate him for this! I'll still try to keep an opening for him, an opening that allows me to see him as human. I've found that hating anyone hardens me up too much, and that ain't good for me yo. I have love for George W. Bush, but I sure as heck ain't gonna vote for him.... (ahhh, much better....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo_Montalban Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 I think he is an "ordinary guy", but one who's had a life of extraordinary priveledge. that's an oxymoron if i ever heard one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 did you see this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squid Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 that's funny. thanks j_b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 I think he is a ... moron ... Exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattp Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 During last week's debate there was one point where he paused and said "no, I'm going to answer this" - or something like that - and then he made a statement. I can't remember just what he said but I got the immediate and disctinct impression that he was responding to a teleprompter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 There was a lot of blank, deer-in-headlights staring and silence, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 There was a lot of blank, deer-in-headlights staring and silence, for sure. Yes, but that's George Bush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashw_justin Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Now there isn't necessarily anything wrong with someone who spends more time thinking than talking. But that would assume that one is doing their own thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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