A different man

January 29, 2008 6:36 AM

Bush would rather talk about sex than God. Surprise, surprise
posted by wyspa03 (18 comments total)

Wait, so am I supposed to hate him for being interested in sex? You fail at Bush hating.
posted by boubelium at 6:41 AM on January 29, 2008

Reggie Bush?
posted by Mister_A at 6:42 AM on January 29, 2008

[Religious rituals] made it possible for him to...manage his aggressive behaviour...

lol but also weep
posted by DU at 6:43 AM on January 29, 2008

I talk about God during sex. Or at least yell out his name. I am very religious.
posted by ND¢ at 6:45 AM on January 29, 2008 [1 favorite]

But would he rather talk about terror than sex? That's the real question.
posted by thewalrusispaul at 6:47 AM on January 29, 2008

boubelium wrote:
Wait, so am I supposed to hate him for being interested in sex? You fail at Bush hating.
You kidding me, I love Bush and his ability to manipulate masses.Master!
posted by wyspa03 at 6:49 AM on January 29, 2008

Thank goodness for false equivalencies, eh 23skidoo? Just imagine how hard a faux-jaded attitude would be without it!
posted by DU at 7:02 AM on January 29, 2008

I talk about Bush during sex. Or at least yell out his name. I am very religiousvisual.
posted by CynicalKnight at 7:03 AM on January 29, 2008

Wait, so am I supposed to hate him for being interested in sex? You fail at Bush hating.

Uh, read the article, maybe? It's more about his Machiavellian approach to evangelism than Dubya's dirty mind.

I'm not sure how to feel about this, actually... should the fact that he's not a real evangelist (a point in his favor) outweigh the fact that he's clearly even more of a lying weasel than most people realize?

Good article, thanks.
posted by supercres at 7:05 AM on January 29, 2008

this article reads like propaganda...
posted by lunit at 7:05 AM on January 29, 2008

What a Ritardo
posted by growabrain at 7:06 AM on January 29, 2008 [1 favorite]

This would have been a decent post back in 2005 when the New York Times broke the Doug Wead tapes.
posted by uaudio at 7:06 AM on January 29, 2008

I talk about Cheney during sex. Or at least yell out his name. I am very religiousvisualturned on by the idea of having sex in a man-sized safe.
posted by ND¢ at 7:06 AM on January 29, 2008

David Kuo and John Dilulio (both mentioned in the first link) take a slightly different focus in their op-ed piece in today's NY Times.
posted by dsword at 7:14 AM on January 29, 2008

"a lot of his faith seemed to be politically calculated."

I might need to see a doctor, I may have injured my throat exclaiming the loudest "NO SHIT!?" known to man. Back in a jiff.
posted by Uther Bentrazor at 7:17 AM on January 29, 2008

But would he rather talk about terror than sex?

If you're Laura, what's the difference?
posted by Horken Bazooka at 7:19 AM on January 29, 2008

Eventually, maybe, we'll have the "first atheist president," except he'll probably actually be something like the 30th atheist president. The idea that all these hypocrites actually believe religion is anything but a good way to get votes and power is hilarious.
posted by TheOnlyCoolTim at 7:22 AM on January 29, 2008

I don't know which idea I find more scary; that Bush is cynically manipulating people into believing that he is a servant of his faith; while only actually doing the bare minimum to be considered a member of his denomination, and ignoring all the aspects of his religion that seem difficult.

Or that he actually believes that he talks to god, or more importantly, that god occasionally responds.

Both prospects are pretty freaky.
posted by quin at 7:23 AM on January 29, 2008