October 11, 2001
3:47 PM   Subscribe

"Mr. President, do you consider Bert to be an accomplice of Usama Bin Laden?" "Where is VP Cheney?" "Can you say 'Read my lips' like your father did?"

Bush to meet the press tonight at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time

If he would take questions chat-room style, what would you ask?
posted by msacheson (22 comments total)
 
If, as you say, terrorists are attacking us because "they hate freedom", why is your administration pushing so hard to take all of our freedoms away? Are you trying to the help the terrorists or what?
posted by Potsy at 3:51 PM on October 11, 2001




If you could be any kind of tree what would you be?

How bout jello flavors?

Or maybe I'd just go "Dude! You're lit right now aren't ya?!"
posted by Kafkaesque at 4:01 PM on October 11, 2001


what r u wearing?
posted by billder at 4:14 PM on October 11, 2001


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which translates to:

Mr pReSiDeNt, WhAt iS YoUr pOsItIoN On a cOnTiNuEd u.s. MiLiTaRy pReSeNcE In cEnTrAl aSiA?
posted by th3ph17 at 4:23 PM on October 11, 2001


can i have that hat?
posted by quonsar at 4:25 PM on October 11, 2001


Press Core: "Mr. President, is this shameless profiteering or innocent mothers just trying to keep food on the table during these troubled economic times."

Press Core Continues: "What should eBay do about this? Haven't they pulled controversial items from they auctions in the past? Is the FBI investigating? Have authorities noticed a rise in Bert toy sales? Are they tracking individuals in the US who are buying them? Any plans to put GPS tracking devices in these dolls with the hope one will make it back to Bin Laden? "
posted by nix at 4:37 PM on October 11, 2001


that would be Press Corps
as in corpse with a silent ps
GPS devices? LAND MINES!
posted by quonsar at 4:50 PM on October 11, 2001


They want to stop the American People from shopping, he says. Oh dear.
posted by holgate at 5:11 PM on October 11, 2001


well, the speech has begun. i'm cringing. we've got 'evildoers' (why does he use such idiotic, awkward language?) and cropdusters and please continue to shop. gag me.
posted by quonsar at 5:12 PM on October 11, 2001


Less filling, or tastes great?
posted by adampsyche at 5:40 PM on October 11, 2001


less filling.
posted by quonsar at 5:50 PM on October 11, 2001


definitely less filling. bleh.

was it just me, or does he get a gleam in his eye when he says "the evil ones"?

and this bugged me - the idea that what the terrorists want is for us to hide, live in fear, be pussies.... um, my understanding is that one of the things they might want is for us to be dragged into a holy war. why can't he address that?!
posted by epersonae at 6:02 PM on October 11, 2001


Was that a presidential press conference or a meeting of the Midland, Texas Rotary?
posted by Carol Anne at 6:05 PM on October 11, 2001


less filling, alas. "We learned lessons in Vietnam..." Um, well you didn't, mate, since you were AWOL from your National Guard duty. And having handed out his tax cut to the wealthy, he wants a dollar's charity donation off every child. Talk about redistribution.
posted by holgate at 6:06 PM on October 11, 2001


I love the way he stumbled upon the word "crop duster".

Crop...duster...locations
posted by adampsyche at 6:11 PM on October 11, 2001


I was listening to it on the radio - did he actually refer to Bin Laden as "The Evil One"? Something along the lines of "we saw The Evil One on that screen"?

Shades of J.K. Rowling, sorry, but isn't avoiding his real name and instead referring to him as a sort of Satan-figure just going to make him seem more powerful than he already is?
posted by brookedel at 6:14 PM on October 11, 2001


its just not fair. they never ask him questions about cool stuff like, um, partying with billy gibbons 'n shit. hey, you gonna eat the rest of that burrito?
posted by quonsar at 6:53 PM on October 11, 2001


What kills me is that the Bush Administration, whenever the question comes up, is quick to point out that "getting rid of" bin Laden really isn't going to accomplish much. Well, maybe it'll clear up some of that residual guilt for funding him in the 80's.

"The Evil One".

Next press conference I expect to be read to from a book printed on thick paper, with pauses to show us the pictures.
posted by ethmar at 8:03 PM on October 11, 2001


isn't avoiding his real name and instead referring to him as a sort of Satan-figure just going to make him seem more powerful than he already is?

his name is Voldemort!
posted by lotsofno at 9:28 PM on October 11, 2001


Do you like pancakes?
posted by aaron at 12:47 AM on October 12, 2001


Hey, Duhbya, dude! Do you think a Missile Defense Shield would have prevented the tragedy of 09/11?
posted by nofundy at 7:36 AM on October 12, 2001


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