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]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> "Yo, Blair!"
I don't know who to be more ashamed of.


bh

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> At least, unlike his father, he can keep it down once he's swallowed it.

There's a metaphor in there somewhere. Heard the gay rumours about Blair?

raincoaster

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> I agree with Gabe. The 6 o'clock news video footage confirms that Bush not only talks with his mouth full but chews with his mouth open. Also, why am I not surprised?

DaveJ

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> "Complex geopolitical and diplomatic concepts make our eyes bleed." Hmmmm, seems to be some people are little too in love with overcomplicating certain problems. I think Bush could get a job as a copywriter considering he nailed the issue in less than 20 words. But I guess a 25,000-word meaningless resolution from the UN (sort of like the years-old one that already demands that Hez-bubblicious be disarmed) would make everyone feel better.

And his abuse of the word irony? More proof he could get a living as a copywriter ... or maybe writing songs for Britney's comeback. (Though I really dig Sycophanticide's alternate take.)


SpecialK

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> Fucking brilliant. Why didn't anyone think of telling them to "shtop doin' all 'is shi-it" before?

NotThatClever

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> Agreed with your Traffy.

I wasn't so horrified about our head of state uttering an obscenity on a live mic, other than his total misuse of the word irony in the statement.

Unless of course, before the quoted statement, he said something like, "The Nuclear tipped J-DAM's are loaded on the B-2's and heading towards Damascus as we speak ... The Irony of the situation is..."

Then, just maybe, there might be some irony in the situation.


Sycophanticide

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> "Shit" has definitly appeared before in the Times. From the Observer obit for Abe Rosenthal (5/15/06):

Rosenthal was famously quotable, although competing publications weren't always smart enough to use his comments. When a Watergate tape revealed that Richard Nixon had said, "I don't give a shit what happens, I want you all to stonewall it," The Times ... The Times printed shit for the first time, though only in the text of the tape, and not in the accompanying news story.

When a Newsweek reporter called Rosenthal to ask if this was a seismic change in the paper's standards, he replied, "No. We'll only take shit from the President."

But the magazine never printed that.

C'mon though, you kids should know this shit.

garth

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> C'mon, Shrub, dumb it down for us. Complex geopolitical and diplomatic concepts make our eyes bleed.

Frankly, I'm surprised he even knows how to pronouce the name of Hezbollah...lotta syllablationousness in that one.

Gotham City Poker

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> I'm with Gabe. I was appalled more at the smacking sounds of mastication...and by the fact that he wasn't saying anything substantial.

Appalled but not surprised.

ljnd

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> Why is the Lexis account expired? Was it in Jesse's name?

Slackferno

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> I reeeally want to do a Lexis search for the word "cock" but I'm 99% sure that would get me fired.

Twizzlers For President

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> Bush comes across as graceful and well thought out. His mind clearly focused on the issues. What a genius.

Let's all kill ourselves.

Greg Johnson

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> I think he's using Alanis Morrisette's definition "ironic" here. Israel bombing the shit out of Lebanon is a black fly in Bush's chardonnay.

agent

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> Alessandra Stanley's written 'shit' before, but it was a mistake.

colinsmith

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> More interesting, I think, are George's table manners - you know, given that it's so frickin prestigous, you'd think Andover would have taught the guy not to talk with his mouth full.

Gabe

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> Nexis has three citations, but they all appear to be typos -- whether the fault of Nexis or the Times is unclear. Two of the entries are for T-shits.

stinkypoo3

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> Addendum: Fuck appears but once, as part of the transcript of the Starr report: "In a recorded conversation later on October 6, Ms. Lewinsky said she wanted two things from the President. The first was contrition: He needed to 'acknowledge . . . that he helped fuck up my life.' "


stinkypoo3

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> I don't think 'irony' is used correctly here.

Also, I do think the situation warrants the word 'shit'. As in, "Shitty shit balls, stop fighting already!"

giraffeluvah

]]> <![CDATA[Foul-mouthed President Drags Family Newspaper Into 20th Century]]> They are playing it un-bleeped on CNN. My ears hurt. Make it stop.

jt

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