You know

Jun. 11th, 2004 12:16 pm
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The current President, is a room killer.
Perhaps a vibe killer.
You know that song, that clears a full dance floor, and brings down the whole vibe of the room?
Yeah, that's him.

Edit
Some comments:
Bill Clinton and Prince Charles are ASLEEP. *grins*
Gorbechav must be sitting there, as they're talking about "The Evils of Communism" saying to himself "You know, it wasn't THAT bad, why don't you have a nice cup of "Shut The Fuck Up"?"
Now I think Hilary is asleep too.
*snicker*

Someone explain this statement:
"Death has done all that death can do."
What?
Fucking Republicans. A Blight on the Ass of the Country.
(no I don't mean any Republican in particular, but sheesh - stop being so damn greedy! Effing help out your neighbor when he's down, help raise the next generation so that things go BETTER, don't just sit in your big house figuring out how YOU can save more tax dollars. Fuck you, divendeds and gains are GIFT MONEY, they SHOULD be taxed at a higher rate, you fat fuck!)

(*ahem* thank you drive through)

Date: 2004-06-11 09:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] panzerpenguin.livejournal.com
I know. Your current administration is staggeringly corrupt and hopefully not long for this world come the election.

Date: 2004-06-11 10:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] panzerpenguin.livejournal.com
Of course we do. ;-)

He can only fiddle the election if the result is really close again, so I'd be quietly optimistic if I were you. I think Bush is taking his core constituency too much for granted - his enthusiasm for massive illegal immigration in the interests of big business denanding ultra-cheap labour is going to lose him votes there.
Kerry being a distinguished war vet should help too.

> Some suggestions for the upcoming TV broadcast:
>
> Whenever President George W. Bush mentions "terrorism" in his eulogy,
> take a drink.
>
> Whenever a clip or still shot from one of Reagan's movies is
> broadcast, take a drink.
>
> For every TV commercial aired between now and Saturday offering its
> respects to Reagan, take a drink.
>
> If Ron Reagan Jr. is seen standing in the vicinity of the Dubya
> Daughters, take a drink.
>
> If he is caught making passes at either or both of them, take a whole
> bottle.
>
> If Gorbachev mentions the "tear down this wall" or "evil empire"
> speeches, take a drink.
>
> If some left-wing idiot crashes the funeral with a picket sign, take
> two drinks.
>
> If the left-wing idiot actually makes it onto live TV without being
> censored, open a new bottle.
>
> Finally, a suggestion from a friend on IRC:
>
> "Every time you feel like putting a brick through the TV, drink."

Date: 2004-06-11 12:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] galliana.livejournal.com
I remember recently reading that GWB's approval rating is now the lowest of any President in history. If true, it's a good sign.

I find the Religious Right phenomenon hard to understand. Evangelicals are attempting to get more of a clawhold into the population of this country, but in general they're still regarded as, well let's say it, insane.

The striking thing is that so many of your popular religious leaders so consistently turn out to be *so* hypocritical and *so* scarily corrupt, and yet still enjoy a considerable following. This is just an impression and I know I'm generalising. If I'm wrong, please say so.

Date: 2004-06-11 09:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] panzerpenguin.livejournal.com
I imagine Gorbachev must be feeling a little miffed though as he deserves a vastly greater share of the credit than your senile ex-president for the end of the moribund dictatorship in question...

Date: 2004-06-11 09:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] panzerpenguin.livejournal.com
Gorbachev took a lot of personal risks in dismantling the system. He is a hero of mine.

Reagan did contribute to some extent, as it can be argued that the 'Star Wars' bluff appeared to suggest from the Soviet side that keeping up with the Americans militarily would require another vast swathe of money they didn't have. Thus, strengthening the arguments for reform in the face of the economic bankrupty of the Marxist-Leninist system. I'm sure that said blowhards will suggest that Reagan was single-handedly responsible for the end of the Soviet Union, of course (and knew exactly what he was doing, which is debatable too)...

Btw, you can find a great 'Reagan funeral' drinking game on alt.tasteless. ;-)

Date: 2004-06-11 09:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] developer.livejournal.com
Gorbechav must be sitting there, as they're talking about "The Evils of Communism" saying to himself "You know, it wasn't THAT bad, why don't you have a nice cup of "Shut The Fuck Up"?"

I would suspect he is thinking "And capitalism has FUCKED my country over..."

Date: 2004-06-11 10:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] panzerpenguin.livejournal.com
Gangsterism, the continued power of the corrupt and authoritarian Soviet ruling class (Putin is ex secret police, like pretty much every Soviet leader since Stalin) and the transformation of decrepit state industries into rotten private monopolies have fucked his country over again after decades of Marcist-Leninist totalitarianism laid waste to it in the first instance. You can't build a functioning liberal democracy and advanced market economy out of a vast, bankrupt socialist dinosaur overnight.

I'm not too optimistic about Russia itself (they just can't seem able to get over their imperial pretensions and their need for authoritarian leaders, and they're riddled with organised crime on an insane scale), but a lot of the smaller ex-Soviet republics are starting to do quite well. Georgia's an interesting one, now they've had their bloodless second revolution and finally turfed out the old Soviet-era politicians.

Date: 2004-06-11 10:42 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] witchchild
I can't believe you're actually watching it. ;)

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