tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007066.post116302842898424990..comments2024-03-19T01:45:29.978+00:00Comments on feeling listless: "You think I'm nuts?"Stuart Ian Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007066.post-1163193337212915012006-11-10T21:15:00.000+00:002006-11-10T21:15:00.000+00:00I would like to thank Mother Jones (www.motherjone...I would like to thank Mother Jones (www.motherjones.com) for sending me the soundbite of "<A HREF="http://www.skewsme.com/you_think_im_nuts.html" REL="nofollow">You think I'm nuts?</A>"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007066.post-1163115839796361722006-11-09T23:43:00.000+00:002006-11-09T23:43:00.000+00:00Keris: Well for some reason I was should I/should...Keris: Well for some reason I was should I/shouldn't I about posting this but then I thought, yes, bit of politics. He was there again today -- I actually watched him on the Big Screen in Liverpool City Centre (which was a bit of a Big Brother moment) on the BBC News 24 stream. Again he didn't strike me as someone completely certain of what was actually going on. I do think he's a bit of a figurehead, and that he was selected so that he didn't have his own opinion on anything. I think Dick Cheney is probably pulling his strings.<BR/><BR/>Annette: It's on More 4 overhere. Global Edition on a Monday then we get the show the day after it airs in the US the night after. Last night they ran the whole of the indecision special which also included the Colbert Report bit through which I think I only laughed once - there seemed to be many in-jokes and references which flew over my head. I do love The Daily Show though -- with that and The West Wing I probably know more about US politics than the UK.<BR/><BR/>I seriously can't see Bush being able to make *any* policy now. Although he has the veto on anything the Democrats might want to cook up, they're going to be keeping him busy with all of the conduct enquiries and whatnot. Unlike the UK, the two sides are diametrically opposed which doesn't strike me as the most conducive position to be in if you want to have any kind of bi-partisan discussions.Stuart Ian Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18132101517832896837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007066.post-1163109296595041292006-11-09T21:54:00.000+00:002006-11-09T21:54:00.000+00:00I didn't know The Daily Show aired in the U.K. Th...I didn't know The Daily Show aired in the U.K. That's interesting.<BR/><BR/>You really nailed down what I hate so much about Bush's press conferences--he always seems to be on the defensive against the press, even when they are asking the most basic questions. I can't believe we elected this man to the office of President <I>twice</I>. Not me, of course, I always vote Democratic. At least we now have a Democrat-majority Congress to keep him in check.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277472102675871284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007066.post-1163089687423299612006-11-09T16:28:00.000+00:002006-11-09T16:28:00.000+00:00Thank you for watching this so I don't have to. I...Thank you for watching this so I don't have to. I literally cannot watch him, I have a physical response (and not a good one). It reminds me of how my dad used to react to Thatcher in the 80s. <BR/><BR/>See it makes you think that he is either an idiot or, yes, nuts, but surely he can't be, can he? Unless he's a figurehead and the brains are behind the scenes. In which case, why did "they" pick such an idiotic figurehead? It boggles the mind, it really does. <BR/><BR/>And I can never see or hear about him without thinking of The West Wing, Bartlet, and how a president should be. Imagine Toby's response to that press conference. Hee. <BR/><BR/>As for not having a party in this country - I totally agree. I was just talking about this yesterday. How can Green be the only option? <BR/><BR/>Ooh, a little bit of politics (makes me think I should've called Mrs T "Thatch"). Makes a change from Strictly Come Dancing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com