Bush pardons self for war crimes?
January 20, 2008 6:42 PM   Subscribe

Bush attempting to pardon himself for war crimes. Yes, it's a single-link YouTube post. Yes, it's about politics. Yes, it probably won't wendell. And yes, I'm suffering outrage fatigue.
posted by caution live frogs (21 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: When the entire text of your post is an explanation of why you shouldn't post it, you probably shouldn't post it. -- cortex



 
Heckuva job there, clf.
posted by miss lynnster at 6:45 PM on January 20, 2008


yes its on the front page of digg.
posted by empath at 6:52 PM on January 20, 2008


Yes, it's also more than a year old.
posted by parmanparman at 6:52 PM on January 20, 2008


All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach.
posted by KokuRyu at 6:53 PM on January 20, 2008


Seems we've had plenty of time to recover from out outrage fatigue since this happened fifteen months ago.
posted by prosthezis at 6:54 PM on January 20, 2008


Bah, that was cute of me.
posted by prosthezis at 6:55 PM on January 20, 2008


The ironic part is that this post against the Bush Administration is as quality filled as the Bush Administration. No wonder they won both times.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:57 PM on January 20, 2008 [1 favorite]


Uh, this is from September 2006.
posted by gubo at 6:58 PM on January 20, 2008


If you spent less time making excuses for your post and more time setting it up to begin with, there'd be less to apologize for in the first place.

That said, I guess now I'll watch it.
posted by hermitosis at 6:58 PM on January 20, 2008


well, way to sell it, clf.
posted by puke & cry at 7:00 PM on January 20, 2008


If you spent less time making excuses for your post and more time setting it up to begin with, there'd be less to apologize for in the first place.

You sound like my dad, circa 1986.
posted by KokuRyu at 7:01 PM on January 20, 2008


Yeah this is old cheese. Cafferty's current question is this: Is it the news media’s job to keep all the candidates happy?
posted by ZachsMind at 7:01 PM on January 20, 2008


I'm gonna let Astro Zombie 3 have a little taste of this thread, but it's pretty stale, and I'm afraid if he eats too much of something this far past its expiration date, he'll get sick.
posted by Astro Zombie at 7:02 PM on January 20, 2008


CHOMP.

Erk.

Narf.
posted by Astro Zombie 3 at 7:02 PM on January 20, 2008


The archive at cnn.com apparently doesn't go back fifteen months. So I can't find the original blog that Cafferty refers to in the video. Maybe someone smarter than me can find an independent archive that might have it?

Frankly if I hit 'post comment' and this FPP hasn't already been zapped, I'll be very surprised.
posted by ZachsMind at 7:03 PM on January 20, 2008


THIS JUST IN: The Chocolate Rain guy sells out. Those suffering from outrage fatigue go 'meh.' Suddenly I'm thirsty. Film at eleven.
posted by ZachsMind at 7:06 PM on January 20, 2008


Who's this Bush character? Is he new to the world stage or something?
posted by CKmtl at 7:14 PM on January 20, 2008 [1 favorite]


Pardon me? No, pardon you.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 7:16 PM on January 20, 2008


this is why we need embedded dates and tags in all video files.
posted by Dave Faris at 7:17 PM on January 20, 2008 [1 favorite]


pardon me if I'm missing something, but this is a law, not an amendment to the Constitution, not an actual, irrevocable presidential pardon.

Therefore, couldn't the democratic-controlled Congress just, you know, make another law that cancels this one out?
posted by drjimmy11 at 7:25 PM on January 20, 2008


I still think that Chocolate Rain guy looks like a woman impersonating a guy. Kinda like this. But more chocolatey.
posted by miss lynnster at 7:26 PM on January 20, 2008


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