Americans willing to overlook Bush flaws

[Jon8503]

Great article, hard to understand how we in our own country cannot see things or ourselves as others see us or what is going on.

To many who are not Americans, the United States is a most confusing country. Even Canadians, who live next door, can be taken aback by the actions and thoughts of those on the other side of the border.

I suspect that to many outside the U.S., nothing is more baffling than the possibility that George W. Bush might win re-election to America's presidency. When Liberal MP Carolyn Parrish laughingly dismissed Bush's so-called coalition of the willing as a "coalition of the idiots," she struck a chord in this country.

Editorialists and pundits slammed Parrish. So did Prime Minister Paul Martin. But if I read the signs correctly, a good many Canadians thought she was — if anything — too kind to a president who, according to the polls, is viewed in this country as the most dangerous man in the world.

Certainly, any objective reading of Bush's first term does not demonstrate a string of successes.

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[xchrom]

1. carolyn parrish just scratched the surface

when you think about the purple heart band-aid crew or free republic or club for growth morons -- the rest of the world has a very good reason to be alarmed -- they are afraid bush represents a rising tide.
and if he doesn't it will be because liberals and lefties stand up and in a very vigorous way bring sanity, rationality back to our country with the fervor and zeal of a tent revival.
these right wing superstitious freaks need to know == here is the line and no further will you go -- your day has come --- and gone.

[fishface]

2. A lot of Americans are just plain stupid or intellectually lazy.

Shrub's great "Saddam supported terrists" has always been based on ONE GUY that he claims 'went' to Iraq at sometime or the other..ONE GUY YOU IDIOTS!!

It's this type of laziness that affects them when they vote. Disgusting.

[amber dog democrat]

5. They are either stupid, lazy, or evil

Considering what is at stake, I am more convinced that being a repug is equivalant to having a character disorder, or some kind or irrational alliegance due to cognative dissonance and cynacism.

[pretzel4gore]

3. it's the bushit media overlooks geeb's....flaws

don't blame the innocent!....like some here have noted, the bushgoof could rape/murder a lil kid on WH lawn and the freepers would say 'trick photo's and buncha lies' etc, and the media would somehow fortify their stupidity.
Bush isn't the crim...the pigs who own/operate the western media need to be held accountable....
btw the canadian media was almost seamless in its denunciation of Ms Parrish (who's braver then that old prick martin) if it wasn't for quebec problem, the wingnuts, who would undoubtedly break up the country, aren't trusted and remain on margins.....our neocon nazipoos are as bad as any and their ragehate dominate our talk radio and distort entire media.

[amber dog democrat]

6. In much the same way Stalin was beloved of many

due to a well crafted myth.

[pretzel4gore]

8. yep, but soviets never had vote

the crafting of the myth is a little different in that....IF the american people ever realized they were being played like a fiddle....they COULD rip the gop to pieces...and the supreme court, the congress/senate and the newsmedia, who are responsible for it 1st place.... the russians knew damn well they were lil pawns, with their history too grim for belief etc....
the US is quite different.
The 'horserace' isn't a race at all! but the bushit media will lie, hell they'll commit murder if needed to maintain the fiction bush 'might' get back in, and the polling is even etc!....fact is, bush couldn't get elected dogcatcher, not even in the south, being a damn fool ('hank hill' was conned in 00, but way too much is obvious now)! and the BIG LIE just keeps on going going going....

[amber dog democrat]

9. Based on what happened in Florida

I honestly wonder if we have a vote anymore. Meanwhile the myth soldiers on.
Since the Chimp is so good at harvesting money for his rich and corporate friends, naturally the corporations that own the media will craft and distort the news.

And as far as comparing the Chimp to Stalin, he's not even close to being as effective or clever a strategist, however evil is evil.

[pretzel4gore]

10. no time for surrender now!

especially to cowardly sissies like bushinc...lol. let's use what we have, and hammer away at em! i think the race is already won, as bush is damaged big time, and the gop would be wiser to prep jeb for 08 or '12...but that's just opinion: so the dems must be pushed ahead if they too lazy or scared etc!
kerry's a braver man then cheney...proof is he, like al gore, voluntatily went to the war in vietnam

[amber dog democrat]

11. not surrendering

I just know those fascist thugs are desparate to hold on to power and will stop at nearly nothing to keep it. My other fear is what happens if we win.
But let history take its course. I think we can win as well.

[Libby2]

4. Overlooking flaws is one thing

Sticking your head in the sand is quite something else.

Worst President EVER !!

Out the door in 2004....bye bushie and your little squatters.

[Supersedeas]

12. TV Media mantra--repeat as trivial all Bush flaws as 'excuseable'

Iraq - bad intelligence - can't blame a guy for that!!!

*sarcasm off*


An educated electorate is Rove's worst nightmare.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Americans are enablers like in Alcoholics Anonymous. The citizens

who aren't trying to keep the politicians accountable would rather take the easiest option and ignore them, if not encourage their destructive behavior.