We can be summed up in one word

January 22, 2003 2:03 PM

We can be summed up in one wordAbsolutely the most amazing movie I have ever seen, beyond my expectations (WARNING this is a movie link .mov file with sound, size 6.91MB but it's worth it) Whoever did this, did an excellent job ! Bravo !
posted by bureaustyle (29 comments total)

Interesting little culture jam. Humorous, though perhaps a bit of an obvious fantasy.
posted by mathowie at 2:09 PM on January 22, 2003

Can't view .mov files, but if it's what I think it is, other formats are available here. [NB: URL NSFW, though the content seems to be OK.]
posted by ptermit at 2:09 PM on January 22, 2003

Bush's state of the union? It seems like a double, and yet I can't find it.
posted by jonson at 2:11 PM on January 22, 2003

Humorous, though perhaps a bit of an obvious fantasy

Off course, we are a peace loving nation !!! Sieg Hail
posted by bureaustyle at 2:17 PM on January 22, 2003

I can't make that link work, but if it's Brian Boyce's State of the Union then it is available at the illegal art website.

I would definitely recommend Brian Springer's Spin, available from the same site - big files there, though.
posted by nthdegx at 2:19 PM on January 22, 2003

I applaud the crafting of this piece. Very well done.
posted by Wulfgar! at 2:19 PM on January 22, 2003

Technology is what is seperating us from the activists of the 60s.
posted by Degaz at 2:20 PM on January 22, 2003

the best way to view .mov files is to use quicktime software
free to download mac or pc
posted by bureaustyle at 2:23 PM on January 22, 2003

Must be a damn long word--most words can be encoded in a handful of bytes.
posted by DevilsAdvocate at 2:24 PM on January 22, 2003

It's not brian boyce's state of the union, it's an updated thing featuring cut clips and sound making it look like bush is giving congress an "honest" state of the union. I have to say it is hilarious and well done.
posted by mathowie at 2:26 PM on January 22, 2003

Actually, this link mentioned above is a mirror of it.
posted by mathowie at 2:27 PM on January 22, 2003

This is great. Good production & I applaud anything that makes the president look like a jackass. :)
posted by password at 2:32 PM on January 22, 2003

Huh? Was this any different from the core message of Bush's original State of the Union address?

Summary:
Iraq & terrorist = evil. Us = good.
Those with us = good. Those against us = evil.
Either your with us or against us.
Evil will be punnished, blah, blah, blah....
We don't care who we have to kill, Let's Roll!

This is great. Good production & I applaud anything that makes the president look like a jackass. :)

I think most would agree he does a good job without any help. Great statesmanship inspires great satire.
posted by Gif at 2:44 PM on January 22, 2003

it's ok to be gay
posted by bureaustyle at 3:08 PM on January 22, 2003

notes reviewed just before speech
posted by specialk420 at 3:14 PM on January 22, 2003

hmmm - having now seen it thanks to the mirror i can say i much prefer chris morris's audio bush speech cut-up. the sentences are much more elaborate, the messages and humour more subtle (at first) but as syllables are spliced towards the end it becomes ridiculous, amusing and pretty offensive.
posted by nthdegx at 3:26 PM on January 22, 2003

Absolutely the most amazing movie I have ever seen

I thought this was going to be something really amazing with an intro like that. But no. Just more crap.
posted by hama7 at 3:34 PM on January 22, 2003

Absolutely the most amazing movie I have ever seen

I think THAT goes a little far.

Good link, BTW nthdegx.
posted by Ogre Lawless at 3:49 PM on January 22, 2003

Alternative formats links:

Realmedia/Realplayer

WMV/Windows Media Player
posted by elpapacito at 3:54 PM on January 22, 2003

just more crap
posted by specialk420 at 4:18 PM on January 22, 2003

Direct download to realplayer version (4.6MB).
posted by holloway at 4:20 PM on January 22, 2003

One of the reason this works so well is the time it takes for them pesky wurds to travel from GW's brain to his mouth. The only train of thought he seems to have is the one you could drive through the pauses when he speaks.
posted by ubi at 4:22 PM on January 22, 2003

cool...v.cool
posted by mary8nne at 6:04 PM on January 22, 2003

Huh? I didn't think the State of the Union address was going to be given until next Tuesday.
posted by moonbiter at 7:26 PM on January 22, 2003

reality is worse than fiction
posted by specialk420 at 9:19 PM on January 22, 2003

Mark Gunderson of the Evolution Control Committee did this several years ago to Bush Sr. Excerpt (RA file) here.
posted by Vidiot at 9:41 PM on January 22, 2003

Adolescent, but well done. Cool link.
posted by boredomjockey at 11:13 PM on January 22, 2003

I'm pretty sure it's not real.
posted by eddydamascene at 11:53 PM on January 23, 2003

reality is worse than fiction

Yeah but only if the fiction is better than the reality.
posted by ed\26h at 6:05 AM on January 24, 2003