Go George W. Bush

January 18, 2005 2:05 PM

Bush Go George W. Bush
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood (49 comments total)

bucket. of. cocks.

Steve, I love you. But you're better than this, man.
posted by LimePi at 2:06 PM on January 18, 2005

you just don't get it, Stevie, do you?
posted by matteo at 2:07 PM on January 18, 2005

You can't take a bunch of people on the internet who have contrary opinions, *gasp*, discussing their opinions?
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood at 2:09 PM on January 18, 2005

Well Nyah Nyah, he showed you pansy liberals!
/sarcasm
posted by Shane at 2:11 PM on January 18, 2005

It's unclear to me how urgent Social Security reform is. But I salute you, S@L for daring to post this on Mefi.
posted by ParisParamus at 2:12 PM on January 18, 2005

Lame.
posted by Ljubljana at 2:18 PM on January 18, 2005

I seem to be at a loss here-how does Barbara Boxer's questioning of Condi Rice and Ohio's presidential election equate with Republican spin about Social Security? Talk about contrary opinions if you wish, but talk about them in the appropriate forum. This didn't work unless you're trying to show us why the prez isn't paying attention to things that don't involve his base supporters. In that case, you did fine.
posted by DeepFriedTwinkies at 2:18 PM on January 18, 2005

Go where?
posted by arse_hat at 2:18 PM on January 18, 2005

Put your pants back on, PP. That kind of saluting is verboten in public.
posted by loquacious at 2:19 PM on January 18, 2005

It's unclear to me how urgent Social Security reform is.

You and the majority of America.
posted by chundo at 2:19 PM on January 18, 2005

Well, given that this is clearly a jab at the earlier Barbara Boxer post, I'm assuming that it's at least a bit tongue-in-cheek.

If S@L's intention was to sarcastically point out that there's still a lot of FPPs that are basically just liberal cheer-leading--with just a bunch of links to either like-minded sites, or to news sites quoting like-minded pundits--then, yes, this is a lame FPP, but that lameness becomes kind of the point. (Maybe better raised in MeTa, but still.)

If this really was a sincere "No...YOU suck!" kinda post, then it's _lame_, and should be deleted before I even get to "Preview".
posted by LairBob at 2:19 PM on January 18, 2005

PP and Steve, puttin' us flamin' liberals in our gosh-darn places. Kind of like Steve and Gary.

Meanwhile, Rome continued to burn.

/on preview: I might have screwed up these links to dailykos and juancole. My apologies.
posted by bardic at 2:20 PM on January 18, 2005

If you're gonna make a point, at least make it with something that is INDEED THE BEST OF THE WEB, to coin a phrase.
posted by Specklet at 2:21 PM on January 18, 2005

I guess I don't understand your point. Can you expand a little and tell us what that might be?

Thanks.
posted by leftcoastbob at 2:21 PM on January 18, 2005

If you knew on preview you screwed them up, why didn't you fix them?
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood at 2:21 PM on January 18, 2005

You can't take a bunch of people on the internet who have contrary opinions, *gasp*, discussing their opinions?

If you feel that way, try discussing your opinions. Rather than discussing the issue, like most Republicans, you have chosen an in-your-face touchdown dance.

For starters, Slate has an interesting piece here. However, you have not chosen to link to any such page or made your thread conducive to discussion which leads me to my first point.

It's unclear to me how urgent Social Security reform is. But I salute you, S@L for daring to post this on Mefi.

Please Steve doesn't get a salute for giving most people here the Bronx Salute. Leave that, and the roids rages, to your boy Arnie.
posted by Bag Man at 2:21 PM on January 18, 2005

Just to piss you off, of course.
posted by bardic at 2:23 PM on January 18, 2005

Ah, of course.
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood at 2:23 PM on January 18, 2005

Among the practice of mass advertisers the one of plastering advertsing everywhere, to the point it becomes annoying for few and the truth for others.
posted by elpapacito at 2:23 PM on January 18, 2005

I think one of the lasting legacies of the Bush administration will be their technique of repitition as truth. I think it will be studied for years to come by political scientists. It's really quite impressive, as it is sinister.
posted by xmutex at 2:28 PM on January 18, 2005

But I salute you, S@L for daring to post this on Mefi.

Indeed, Steve is one of the fiercest warriors in this, our battle against liberalism in all it's nefarious forms. Liberal heads rise like those of the Hydra, yet S@L has bravely fired a truthful salvo of cool, placid rationality directly into the Cyclopean Eye of the Beast. A brave and shapely warrior is our Steve, with the sand in the sack to ignore all posting guidelines and stand up for all right-thinking peoples.

I salute you as well, Steve. I salute you as well.
posted by sonofsamiam at 2:28 PM on January 18, 2005

My guess, bardic wanted to get the comments posted before Matt deletes this ridiculous post.

But hey, big points for making your point, S@L. And no, I'm not wasting my one post a week to MeTa on your trash.
posted by fenriq at 2:29 PM on January 18, 2005

It's funny that the persecuted right on this site reacts so childishly when they feel they've been prodded. If you think you're view isn't represented, by all means put a legitimate post together about it. People may or may not react well, but take a shot. But this childish tit for tat response does the community a disservice and makes you look like a punk kid.

Grow up.
posted by The God Complex at 2:29 PM on January 18, 2005

"Your" view.
posted by The God Complex at 2:30 PM on January 18, 2005

xmutuex, "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State." - Joseph Goebbels
posted by fenriq at 2:30 PM on January 18, 2005

I guess it's not surprising that Bush is ready to grab the "third rail of politics" with both hands. After all, he has lots of experience with another kind of rail, the white kind.
posted by mullingitover at 2:32 PM on January 18, 2005

Only took #25 till Godwin

Impressive!
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood at 2:32 PM on January 18, 2005

snark post.

Bad FPP. Not for content but a FPP that mocks another FPP by style?

Vote for delete, and try it again. You might have something to talk about.
posted by edgeways at 2:34 PM on January 18, 2005

...with the sand in the sack to ignore all posting guidelines and stand up for all right-thinking peoples...

Hey, watch what you say about sand in people's private places...

/joking, assuming this thread will be deleted anyway.

But hey, big points for making your point, S@L. And no, I'm not wasting my one post a week to MeTa on your trash.

My God, we only get one MeTa post too? How about FPP?
/seriously, heh
posted by Shane at 2:35 PM on January 18, 2005

I didn't know some of this information, but as a response to the Boxer post, it's meaningless.

Doesn't (overly simplified for impact) "What about our money?" seem like classic misdirection when juxtaposed with "What about your role in a hasty war that shaped the future of terrorism, destroyed America's international image, and claimed the lives of thousands of innocents?"?

If you want to answer the Boxer post, answer it with any number of the possible justifications for the problems she cites.
posted by dougunderscorenelso at 2:36 PM on January 18, 2005

Shane: yeah, that's what i was thinking about :)
posted by sonofsamiam at 2:37 PM on January 18, 2005

stop hurting metafilter
posted by mr.marx at 2:38 PM on January 18, 2005

Ha ha ha Bush sux.
posted by donkeymon at 2:42 PM on January 18, 2005

Steve Go Steve_at_Linnwood.

No, seriously. Just go. Lamest FPP in... whew. Gotta be a long time.
posted by insomnia_lj at 2:44 PM on January 18, 2005

Steve, this post sucks.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 2:45 PM on January 18, 2005

I am sure all the "S@L you are teh absolute suck, please die die die" replies are just throwing fuel on the fire here.

But by all means, keep at it.
posted by xmutex at 2:45 PM on January 18, 2005

In fact, it sucks so much that I award you:


posted by Civil_Disobedient at 2:47 PM on January 18, 2005

Steve_at_Linnwood, helping heal America one trollish post at a time.
posted by Bag Man at 2:50 PM on January 18, 2005

Steve, you've sank to an all new, craptacular low.

Congratulations on that.
posted by bshort at 2:54 PM on January 18, 2005

Hey, people, maybe S@L has a worthwhile point to make here. No need for a pile-on. What is this a kindergarten playground?

So, Steve, what would that point be?
posted by RockCorpse at 2:55 PM on January 18, 2005

Steve_at_Linnwood, helping heal America one trollish post at a time.
posted by Bag Man at 2:50 PM PST on January 18


S@L, helping to bring America to heel one trollish post at a time.
posted by fenriq at 2:55 PM on January 18, 2005

I'm pretty sure that Steve didn't post this thinking "This post is awesome!" It reads more like a little jab at the Boxer orgiasts who are gleefully embracing the latest episode of newsfilter/agendafilter/circlejerkfilter.

In other words, he knows it sucks. And that's the point.
posted by Kwantsar at 2:56 PM on January 18, 2005

And lastly, don't troll (quick definition: posting purposely inflammatory things for the sole purpose of baiting others to argue the points until blue in the face - basically people do this for kicks, to destroy conversations and communites, for the hell of it) ... Failure to follow these guidelines may result in your posts being deleted, your posting rights revoked, or your account banned. If you have any questions, feel free to email me.
posted by fleacircus at 2:57 PM on January 18, 2005

Giving the average person the ability to invest a portion of their social security fund is a disaster waiting to happen. The market, by definition, is not secure. What do we do with all the workers who invest poorly, lose their retirement funds and then cannot afford the bare necessities of life? History seems to suggest that we are not a society that is friendly to the homeless and hungry - we tend to blame them for their condition rather than trying to give them a hand.

I guess my point is is that there is nothing in these links that convinces me that the President's plan would, in the long term, provide the kind of safety net that social security is supposed to provide. This program basically removes the word "security" from social security, IMO.
posted by Joey Michaels at 2:59 PM on January 18, 2005

See here, what's all this then?
posted by petebest at 3:01 PM on January 18, 2005

posted by neckro23 at 3:02 PM on January 18, 2005

In other words, he knows it sucks. And that's the point.

Huh?

So tell us again why this post shouldn't get deleted?
posted by bshort at 3:06 PM on January 18, 2005

Steve, you have insulted another user, failed to add significant content, and been snarky in your own thread.

You are a troll. You've got nothing to add, no information, no arguments, nothing but snark. As if that was worthy of consideration. No wonder this is a liberal haven. The right has nothing to say. Nothing at all. All they have is snark.

Go away. Piss in someone elses pool.
posted by Freen at 3:07 PM on January 18, 2005

OHES NOES!
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood at 3:12 PM on January 18, 2005