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I was watching The Daily Show the other day, and they showed footage from Bush's meeting with a couple of EU officials. The footage they chose to show was of Bush reflecting on the character of the officials he'd had lunch with.

A reporter from Luxembourg asked a question, and Bush responded with, "your Prime Minister... he's an... interesting guy, I had a good time talking with him and a good lunch. You know, I'd want to say he's a real piece of work, but I don't know how that will translate." Bush then turned to the Prime Minister (who looked very perplexed by the way), and asked him, "do you mind if I call you a piece of work?"

I'm not kidding.

THEN, when asked about suicide bombings in Iraq, and whether the insurgency can really be in its last throes, our President laughed.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov I was watching The Daily Show the other day, and they showed footage from Bush's meeting with a couple of EU officials. The footage they chose to show was of Bush reflecting on the character of the officials he'd had lunch with. A reporter from Luxembourg asked a question, and Bush responded with, "your Prime Minister... he's an... interesting guy, I had a good time talking with him and a good lunch. You know, I'd want to say he's a real piece of work, but I don't know how that will translate." Bush then turned to the Prime Minister (who looked very perplexed by the way), and asked him, "do you mind if I call you a piece of work?" I'm not kidding.

wow is there a clip of this anywhere?and the sad thing is that this moron is representing a powerful country.

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THEN, when asked about suicide bombings in Iraq, and whether the insurgency can really be in its last throes, our President laughed.

I wish someone would shot him right there when he laughed.

I wishing somebodies would teacher you better engrish so I better understand you more.

lol i think its funny you have to learn to see the humor in every situation

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Originally posted by hardcore trancer wow is there a clip of this anywhere?and the sad thing is that this moron is representing a powerful country.

I couldn't find a clip anywhere, but here's the transcript of the press briefing.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/rele...0050620-19.html

The money quote:
]PRESIDENT BUSH: Well, I appreciate that. First, the relations with Europe are important relations, and they've -- because we do share values. And they're universal values -- they're not American values or European values, they're universal values. And those values, being universal, ought to be applied everywhere. And that's human rights, human dignity, rule of law, transparency when it comes to government, decency. And, obviously, if the EU and the U.S. speak with one voice on these issues, it's more likely to hear -- people will hear it.

I think the friendship between our respective countries in the EU are strong. Obviously, there's been a difference of opinion recently on certain issues, but that doesn't prevent the American people from holding the good folks of Luxembourg or Portugal in high esteem. There's a lot of traffic between our country, a lot of tourism, a lot of trade, a lot of commerce between individual countries within the EU and the United States. And that's because of mutual respect and the desire for people to get to know the world better.

In terms of your Prime Minister, he's an interesting guy. (Laughter.) He's a lot of fun to be around. He promotes serious business in a way that endears himself to people. And so I think his presidency has been an important presidency for the EU during difficult times, and he's handled it well. And I was going to say he's a piece of work, but that might not translate too well. Is that all right, if I call you a "piece of work"? (Laughter.)

PRESIDENT JUNCKER: Okay.

bush what an idiot

Bush has never come out as very intelligent.

I wonder what other leaders think of him privately. We would never know, until many decades later.

But, in all instances, the President is surrounded by experts. So the administration is all good.

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Originally posted by xxxtasy I wonder what other leaders think of him privately. We would never know, until many decades later.

Perhaps they think he's a real "piece of work"

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Originally posted by xxxtasy But, in all instances, the President is surrounded by experts. So the administration is all good.

Pardon my French, but he's surrounded by a select group of expert fuck-wads determined to completely and absolutely undermine our National Sovereignty.

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"We shall have World Government, whether or not we like it. The only question is whether World Government will be achieved by conquest or consent." - James Paul Warbug

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Originally posted by Trancer-X Pardon my French, but he's surrounded by a select group of expert fuck-wads determined to completely and absolutely undermine our National Sovereignty.

yeah and you love it

>JM<

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Originally posted by JM yeah and you love it >JM<

I've always wondered how it feels to be a gutless, spineless sellout.

Does it help you sleep better at night, or something?

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Originally posted by Trancer-X I've always wondered how it feels to be a gutless, spineless sellout. Does it help you sleep better at night, or something?

y r u being so harsh? they are reeally intelligent condolleza rice graduated from yale in one yr i think? Those ppl are really intelligent and they are not going against the american ppl. Bush like i said before is an idiot. Not his administration. They know whats best for the ppl.

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Originally posted by metalgearsolid y r u being so harsh? they are reeally intelligent condolleza rice graduated from yale in one yr i think? Those ppl are really intelligent and they are not going against the american ppl. Bush like i said before is an idiot. Not his administration. They know whats best for the ppl.

KindaSleazy is just a lapdog to the Bush family. I'm not disputing her intelligence, but rather her political motivations. As far as I can see, she's just there to help cover the Bush administration's lies.

How is subverting our Constitutional Rights beneficial to "We The People?" I'm still waiting for someone to explain, but I'm not holding my breath!

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Originally posted by metalgearsolid They know whats best for the ppl.

hmmmmm....

Condoleezza went to the University of Denver for math and music. She later switched her major to Russian Studies.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov Condoleezza went to the University of Denver for math and music. She later switched her major to Russian Studies.

r u + i watched a cnn special on her they said she went to yale and grad in one yr.

you know, dems and libs always accuse bush of being a dumbass and stupid, and not intelligent; but when you look at what could have been, it's kinda funny as well.
howard dean is an absolute lunatic.
and all this talk of john kerry being so smart is absolute bullshit. The navy released kerry's records and it showed he had a cumulative average of 76, or C. In fact, he received four D's his freshman year � in geology, political science and two history courses. whoa, what happened to those brains that you guys were depending on.

in addition, the whole, "piece of work" statement is very understandable. if you know multiple languages, which i'm sure a good part of ya'll do, you understand that when trying to translate things directly from one language to another, it becomes difficult to find expressions that are similar to each other. humor is different in different languages; puns can't happen. piece of work is an expression that we use, and i know if you tried to directly translate that into french, it would be "morceau d'travaille", which makes absolutely no sense. it's very likely the prime minister didn't understand what happened.

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Originally posted by JBDreamerie in addition, the whole, "piece of work" statement is very understandable. if you know multiple languages, which i'm sure a good part of ya'll do, you understand that when trying to translate things directly from one language to another, it becomes difficult to find expressions that are similar to each other. humor is different in different languages; puns can't happen. piece of work is an expression that we use, and i know if you tried to directly translate that into french, it would be "morceau d'travaille", which makes absolutely no sense. it's very likely the prime minister didn't understand what happened.

I don't think people are at Bush because of his problems with translation. The lunacy is that someone who's supposedly a part of international diplomacy, and needs to radiate the basics of thoughtful behaviour, should have been able to check his words before they spilled out of his mouth. And Bush should by now have learned that his "humour" never works out to his advantage in these kinds of situations. It may be highly appreciated when he's campaigning in Redneck County, but unlike the US, foreign countries tend to elect less goofy leaders.

Btw. if news like this is your kind of fun, I highly recommend dubyaspeak.com.

Also, the connotation of "piece of work" isn't real positive in an American context to begin with. When you say someone is a real piece of work, you generally mean they don't have all their eggs in the same basket, if you get my drift.

Also, Kerry released his own records, the Navy doesn't have the authority to release college transcripts. Kerry's freshman year grades were quite awful, mainly due to an attendance problem.

Bush's grades were quite awful as well; mainly due to an intelligence problem.

The Ivy League had a well-known policy at the time known as the "Gentleman's Agreement". The agreement stipulates that wealthy individuals that are ear-marked as having high-donor potential are basically given a free pass through college, guaranteed a 2.0 GPA contingent upon good attendance and discipline. Bush didn't make it, despite supposed good discipline and attendance. Kerry's attendance was bad, negating the Agreement.

And someone please substantiate these claims against Dean. He's been called "crazy" and "stupid", and I've never heard reasons for either (and yelling an enthusiastic YEA in Iowa doesn't count).

heheh, pretty funny. not everyone from different countries or regions will understand bush's choice of slang.

Here we all are discussing the intelligence of Bush/Rice/Kerry, and trying to use their college educations as a basis for our points...

Here is what I have to say about that....
I've spent the last 4 and a half years on campus and spend more time socialising than studying. I have come across MANY people from every faculty, and I've learnt a few things from this.

A college/university degree does NOT make you smart!! I have met countless numbers of lawyers, engieneers and the like who are brilliant on paper but are thick as a brick.

anyone can regurgitate a text book, if you read it enough times.. It doesnt mean that you learn anything, or that you're smart. All it means is that you're determined and willing to stick at your work.

Bush is thick as a brick who probably had to work his sorry arse off for a mere passing grade in college. Kerry was lazy about attendence but still came on par with Bush. Rice, on the other hand, is also a fairly intelligent republican. It's not her intelligence that is in question, it is her personal motives that seem to give her the image of a nutjob rightist. But at the end of all this, there is NO defending Bush's intelligence.. the guy is a moron, end of story.

I chuckled when I read that.

And then I laughed out loud when I read the transcript.

We're stuck with the Bush administration for right now, until the next election. I find it useless to constantly complain, because that is one fact that is most likely not going to change.

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Originally posted by squirrelly I find it useless to constantly complain, because that is one fact that is most likely not going to change.

If no one complains, how will the misguided fools that elected the fool be convinced not to chose his successor from the same batch of evil people?

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Originally posted by trancaholic If no one complains, how will the misguided fools that elected the fool be convinced not to chose his successor from the same batch of evil people?

Did it help in the last election? With all the anti-Bush slogans that were everyone and all the lectures and what not, somehow, he still got re elected. I suppose I have no faith.

I should have reworded that. I was more referring to the stupid things that they say. Everyone knows about the Bush-isms. And really, what he said was stupid, but amusing. How about we all take a step back and just laugh?

Like I always said Bush is the worst president since Nixon. I hate this guy with a passion.

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