The President Is Not Ready for Prime Time
All the kiddies who were tuning into 'The O.C.' on Pacific Time are getting a big surprise - George II's mug on their tee-vee screen. We at the Pepper were just a-passing through with the remote, considering settling on 'Sportscenter,' but we screeched to a halt on Fox. Our stream of consciousness thoughts follow below:
Why must Fox take up one-third of the screen with their banner? Soon the Fox banner will be as large as George II's tiny, tiny head!
Ooooh ... Social Security. He talks about the impending mass baby boomer retirement and says, "I happen to be one of them." No, George II, you have never been one of the common herd.
More reassurance regarding Social Security and zero explanation of how we can get this done. So, seniors and the disabled will still get their checks (said with a smile, why?), and low-income workers will get more than high-income workers. How will we pay for said reforms? No talk of higher taxes. Where's the money gonna come from with that debt?
He dropped the ANWAR bomb. From the way he talks, you'd think drilling in Alaska would not only provide more natural resources but also cure the common cold.
Either George II is wearing blush, or he's blushing.
We love Terry Moran. He looks so annoyed all the time. He looks really annoyed when George II uses sports language like "We will stay on the offense." You think you're Brett Favre or somethin'?
"We can't trust the Iranians when it come to enriching uranium." A scary but melodious statement. He makes "Iranian" sound like "uranium." The words merge together until Americans respond to the sound like Pavlov's dogs. Iranian. Uranium. Say them together ten times fast.
That's hard.
He's raising his voice when talking about John Bolton. The red is creeping up. "The UN needs reform!" Yeah, John Bolton's idea of reform is destroying the UN altogether.
He's yammering. Refrigerator break.
His country accent fades when he's angry. When he yells, he is pure Northeastern.
Those oranges look old. Should we eat them?
Back to the ownership theme.
"Why should ownership be confined only to rich people?" Translation: "Why should rich people be responsible for you poor losers?"
"You ought to have the right to set up a personal savings account." Most people don't know how money works. The mere thought of making more money will prompt people to turn their cash over to Uncle Sam. And if they retire on a bad stock day, they're screwed. Excuse the language.
The orange still tastes good.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if Chevy Chase were still young and funny? He would have gone to town with a George II impersonation.
"I'm sure there's some people who don't like me." This reminds us of the cartoon on our coworker's desk in which a large elephant wails "no fair!" when a Democrat threatens him with a stick.
"There's a lot of politics in that town." BECAUSE IT'S THE NATION'S CAPITOL, DIPSTICK. Where's there's politicians, there will be politics. The dumbest criticism in the world is "you're getting too political." He just said, "I don't want to politicize this issues." Gee, George II, we don't think you can help it. You're president. That's your job.
He always calls Rice "Condi," but he refers to men by their proper, last names. He should call her "Dr. Rice," with full-on respect. He's talking about her as if she were a beloved pet. C'mere, Condi, c'mere. We're not fans of Condoleezza Rice, never have been, but she is DR. RICE, thank you very much.
No child left behind. He doesn't know a dang thing about it. "The measurement is showing progress ... we expect the states to show us whether or not they are meeting objectives." He's talking about spending money at the federal level. Our collective ass. Yes, cussing at the Pepper. No child left behind is an unfunded mandate. States are paying out of their own pockets. He's defensive regarding the teacher's lawsuit. His accent is careening all over the place.
"I've heard some states say they don't like it ... if you teach a child to read and write, it shouldn't bother you to measure! ... let's change the attitude!" Just like Ah-nold, he's blaming the teachers. Here's to hoping that the teachers will bite George II in the butt just the way they're nailing Ah-nold. How dare he. Teachers work harder than anyone. Perhaps kids can't read because their parents are checked out, there are too many kids in each class (no teacher can have more than 20 kids in a class, tops; we know from personal experience).
Then again, George II is smart to blame the teachers. They're too busy grading, prepping their lesson plans, and defending themselves against violent students. They don't have time to talk back.
"I dont' wanna cut into some of these tee-vee shows that are getting ready to air - for the sake of the economy."
That was a joke, right? Oh, no. "The Simple Life" is next. The beast that is Paris Hilton must be indulged.
On the proposed levels of Social Security benefits: "Don't get personal here, Hutch! That was a cheap shot!" He wasn't insulting you, George II, he was insulting Cheney. Or have you two become one person?
They just cut off the rebroadcast in favor of "The Simple Life." Our society is disintegrating entirely. That's NOT hot.

Comments
I watched less than ninety seconds, just for the exercise eye-rolling provides. He has nothing to say I'll ever listen to, and the WH press will never redeem itself, so it winds up like watching a Bengals-Browns game in mid-December.
Anyway, what occurred to me was that our local news hairdos--whom I watch just for the exertions of shoulder-shrugging and fist shaking--talk just like him now. They mumble, they trip over "big" words (in recent days I've heard "alias" pronounced "alley-us" and "con-JU-gal" for "conjugal") and move blithely on as if they not only don't know the difference but don't realize there might be a difference. We were much better off when the President's behavior encouraged real blowjobs instead of figurative ones.
Posted by: doghouse riley | April 29, 2005 07:28 AM