{"id":6542,"date":"2019-02-08T20:25:13","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T03:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bilgebucket.com\/?p=6542"},"modified":"2019-04-13T15:32:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T22:32:58","slug":"rewind-dubyas-2007-sotu-speechifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bilgebucket.com\/?p=6542","title":{"rendered":"Rewind: Dubya’s 2007 SOTU Speechifying"},"content":{"rendered":"

American CEO\/Dictator Donald Trump finally gave his State of the Union address this past week after having it postponed due to the shutdown of the government for 35 days\u00a0 because he wanted his unnecessary border wall. In typical Republican fashion, he pleaded for unity while simultaneously bashing the Democrats for the Russia probe or as Don the Con called it ‘partisan investigations’<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This reminded us of a similar State of the Union address by none other than ol’ Dubya after the GOP got thumped in the 2006 elections because of the Republicans’ disastrous policies during the Bush administration. In that SOTU, Bush trashed the Democrats while all of a sudden supporting things like healthcare and climate change. (For a hilarious breakdown of that 2007 event, watch Jon Stewart’s classic video<\/a>…belly laughs even after 12 years!).\u00a0 Of course, all the corporate media, including late night comedians like David Letterman, could focus on was how many times new Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi blinked her eyes<\/a>. We even made a photo-toon having fun with it, which we’ve rehashed below with our article about Dubya’s speechifying.<\/p>\n

But Nancy Pelosi performed very well during this SOTU with her sarcastic clapback<\/a>. We hope that Ms. Pelosi’s strong attitude toward the Republicans continues. The last thing we need is four more years of the orange haired man child in the White House, which is what happens if the Democrats let the Republicans control the narrative in the media like they’ve done too many times in the past.<\/p>\n

It has become crystal clear: the Republicans are no longer the party of Lincoln. They aren’t even the party of Eisenhower or even Reagan. The last two Republican commanders-in-chief, Bush and Trump, have been the worst presidents since World War II and that’s including Nixon, he of the Watergate break-ins who was ‘not a crook’. The GOP is a broken, criminal party and shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near government ever again. Like we’ve mentioned before<\/a>: modern day Republicans don’t want small government, they want NO GOVERNMENT! And they just proved it with the longest government shutdown in history!<\/strong><\/p>\n

This article is from our January 31, 2007\u00a0<\/strong>issue.<\/p>\n

Bush Addresses Nation; To \u2018Surge\u2019 On Healthcare, Global Warming<\/h2>\n

At his State of the Union address last week, President Bush touched upon many issues like the war in Iraq, the economy, and two issues that have suddenly become very important for him; healthcare and global warming.<\/p>\n

After introducing new Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, Bush got down to business. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a new Democrat congress so I\u2019ll dumb it down a little bit this year. Heh-heh. People we need to give \u2018Surge\u2019 a chance. Now there are some people who think we need to leave Iraq, like the Democrats, the Republicans, the Iraqi Study Group, the Iraqis, a majority of people in the World, and even one of my dogs, Ms. Beazley\u2026the damn bitch. Now I acknowledge their opinion, but since I\u2019m the Decider, we will stay in Iraq whether they like it or not. And we will confront any Iranians which may be trying to influence the Iraqi government. You see, only we can meddle in other country\u2019s affairs. It\u2019s not only in the Constitution but God told me so. Remember, I\u2019m tight with the Big Guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd speaking of \u2018Surge\u2019,\u201d continued Bush. \u201cDid you like my little segue? Pretty cool, huh. Anyhoo, we need to not only \u2018Surge\u2019 on our new way forward, we need to \u2018Surge\u2019 ahead on the very real threat of global warming. Now I know what you\u2019re all thinking, \u2018Who\u2019s going to win that swell Super Bowl game?\u2019 Well folks, I think the best defense is a good offense, which is precisely our strategy in the Middle East. See how everything comes around. Wait a second\u2026 my train of thought derailed.\u201d Bush then excused himself, turned and talked to Vice President Cheney, who hit himself in the forehead with his hand and brusquely reprimanded the President while Nancy Pelosi blinked in disbelief.<\/p>\n

After a few seconds of confusion, Bush continued his address. \u201cLike I was saying. We need to \u2018Surge\u2019 ahead on stopping global warming. That\u2019s why I\u2019m proposing we spend a whopping one thousand dollars to combat this menace. I also propose a New Way Forward Health Plan which will make health insurance affordable to all Americans\u2026with an income over $100,000 a year. The rest of you will just have to work harder. Fortunately, the economy is going like gangbusters. Plus, according to our new federal accountants, who, by the way, did the books over at Enron, we\u2019ve only got a deficit of $250 billion now. By next year it\u2019ll be gone. See tax cuts to the rich do work.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to close by saying, I\u2019m taking the Colts by ten. Oh, I almost forgot. Terror. Terror. Terror. 9\/11. 9\/11. 9\/11. God Bless America only!\u201d<\/p>\n

Afterwards, the President addressed his many critics. \u201cA lot of people were disappointed that I didn\u2019t mention anything in my speech about New Orleans. Well, I was going to mention them but the Saints lost to the Bears so I lost that reference. Why else would I mention New Orleans? Did something important happen there in the past couple of years that I should know about?\u201d<\/p>\n

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President Bush gives a warm welcome to members of both parties at the 2007 State of the Union address. Vice President Cheney and new Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, react in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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