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So CNN edited out all the BOO's from Premier Bush's first pitch (pg. 3)
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| jdat |
| quote: | Originally posted by Elec
Thats pretty ing lame of CNN if this is real. You can even hear a faint, weak booing in the CNN video, as if they just EQed it. |
Self censorship is the most dangerous thing ....
Not taking a pro or anti stance against CNN but for X reasons they could have done it .... |
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| RJT |
If leading my country into an unjustified war isn't reason enough to boo someone, I'm sure just being a plain old douchebag is.
Either way, my standards are met. I'd have joined right in, even if I granted a certain measure of assumed respect based on his position when initially elected, he's done a bang up job of losing it these past 8 years.  |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
What does it mean to "respect the office?"
The idea of "respecting" an office regardless of the quality of the person who holds it is ridiculous. It's like saying a kid should "respect" his abusive, crackhead deadbeat dad. that.
"Authority figures" get respect from me only if they deserve it. |
Exactly.
| quote: | Originally posted by verndogs
I've seen worse cases of booing/fan behavior, so I still give this a meh. |
And exactly. The booing on the Youtube videos sounds really tame, almost as though only 40% of the audience is doing it. Hell, A-Rod coming back to Seattle for the first time after he sold-out got the entire crowd to boo and throw fake money out into the field. Even Ashlee Simpson got more boos at that football game. This was so tame compared to those. |
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| Lira |
Same thing happened to our president last year, and...
| quote: | Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov
I was there. They booed, and it was loud. It was pretty embarrassing to be honest. You don't boo a President, no matter how unpopular he is in my opinion. |
... I agree with Lebez.
| quote: | Originally posted by kamil
trying to access CNN from canada is a ing drag, it keeps redirecting me to some ing story on the yankees and some idiot says baseball is a global sport. :rolleyes: :mad: |
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| RJT |
Given the opportunity to have President Bush's ear for even a moment, I assure you that a lot more than just "Boo" would come out of my mouth.
:p
This was just thousands of people using the opportunity efficiently. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| I don't understand why people have such a romantic reverence for politics that leads to these silly ideas like "respecting an office." |
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| RJT |
Needs moar Bush chops:
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| barbina |
| quote: | Originally posted by kamil
A piece of like Bush, I'd do a lot more than just boo if i had the chance. |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
I don't understand why people have such a romantic reverence for politics that leads to these silly ideas like "respecting an office." |
Indeed. I understand what kind of a "high, respectful" position he has. Sure, I think it's something that deserves a certain amount of respect. If a president was just average or made a some less significant mistakes, then I probably wouldn't boo him. However, when you lead us on a senseless "witch hunt" over some bull reason, consistently piss on our leg while telling us it's raining, and try to on the Constitution then I'm sorry, but you've earned your boos and whatever soda bottles someone may or may not try and throw at you. |
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| Project-K |
It's always bothered me how so many americans give their president so much unquestioned loyalty and respect. The people are his boss, not the other way around. If he slouches on the job then he should get it. Respect has to be earned, and this president deserves none of it.
Even more disturbing is the idea that balant propaganda is easily shrugged off and taken for granted. But then again, this isn't surprising coming from the Christian News Network. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by idoru
Indeed. I understand what kind of a "high, respectful" position he has. Sure, I think it's something that deserves a certain amount of respect. |
Exactly. My default is to assume a president is a good guy and to respect him -- but that respect will continue only as long as he shows that he is worth it, that he is at least competent at the job people elected him to do. |
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| kamil |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
What does it mean to "respect the office?"
The idea of "respecting" an office regardless of the quality of the person who holds it is ridiculous. It's like saying a kid should "respect" his abusive, crackhead deadbeat dad. that.
"Authority figures" get respect from me only if they deserve it. |
+ing1 on that.
Respect should not be automatic, it should be earned. Some parents deserve respect, most do not.
Same with politicians. In this case, bush deserves absolutely no respect at all. The way he's been driving USA and its image to the ground has been so bad, the entire world hates on americans because of this idiot. I feel *very* sorry for the americans who are better than the average bush loving morons. |
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