Bush Booed at Inauguration... - Page 2

StringsnKeys · 01-21-2009, 09:02 PM

Silence would have spoken louder.

arrekusuof93 · 01-21-2009, 09:20 PM

they voted for him
they're booing themselves

footbull3196 · 01-21-2009, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Bob

i feel bad for bush. being the president is the most technical occupation in the entire nation imo

I know, right? XD

http://www.theonion.com/content/news..._given_nations

**MooMoo_Cowfreak** · 01-21-2009, 09:44 PM

You know, I totally agree with foil. Bush may have been bad, but he tried.

Izzy · 01-21-2009, 10:24 PM

Racism ended this week.

Grandiagod · 01-21-2009, 10:25 PM

Yeah that free speech thing can be a bummer

Izzy · 01-21-2009, 10:27 PM

btw, i read the title as bush booing obama at the inauguration.

**stretchypanda** · 01-21-2009, 10:28 PM

So, today I learned that the grocery store in the Bushes' new neighborhood gives a discount if you've ever been the President.

**GG_Guru** · 01-21-2009, 10:31 PM

Lmao! They made bush look like a little b*tch.

**gnr61** · 01-21-2009, 10:34 PM

Lmao!

ps

bitch

**foilman8805** · 01-21-2009, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GG_Guru

Lmao! They made bush look like a little b*tch.

Lmao! Censoring 'bitch' makes you look like a little bitch.

Sh4d0wD3v1L · 01-22-2009, 12:13 AM

When I saw him throw out the first pitch at the National's game and he got booed, I laughed. This wasn't as funny. I don't like him in any way shape or form, and I won't miss him, but it does suck to take that job and then get booed by millions of people, probably all of which have no idea how difficult it is.

Oh well, GObama.

ieatyourlvllol · 01-22-2009, 02:16 AM

Nobody enters a presidency expecting to exit with a sullied track record. The President makes decisions that he believes will best benefit the nation as a whole. Whether or not his choices succeed depends much on factors outside his immediate influence. The President's job, then, is to manipulate odds, not to dictate outcomes. Though the reaction at the inauguration may have served to clearly demonstrate the widespread dissent with the policies of the last two terms, it also served to display the threshold for public composure, which in its current state falls far below standards that any reasonable individual would set. It seems that many constituents are ready to receive but not to give, almost as if it's the President's tacit duty to be a wellspring of prosperity. Nonetheless, risk and gain coexist; you can't have one without the other. Unfortunately, not enough people seem to recognize this fact, and what would have otherwise been a joyous occasion was tarnished by a smear of ill-bred contempt.

Grandiagod · 01-22-2009, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ieatyourlvllol

it also served to display the threshold for public composure, which in its current state falls far below standards that any reasonable individual would set.

Yes, booing is unreasonable. Next thing you know people will start criticizing him publicly!

Jesus **** man it's not like they pelted him with shoes. Publicly and nonviolently expressing dissatisfaction with the President is reasonable discourse. Is it "classy"? Maybe not. But it's definitely not unreasonable or unexpected for a guy with the lowest public opinion polls since Nixon.

ieatyourlvllol · 01-22-2009, 02:31 AM

I'm not exactly saying it was unreasonable, but that it was unnecessary. The former President doesn't need a reminder. He's well aware of public opinion, and rubbing it in isn't going to change any of the decisions he made. In any case, it's more about being tolerant than being classy.

Afrobean · 01-22-2009, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Grandiagod

Yes, booing is unreasonable. Next thing you know people will start criticizing him publicly!

Jesus **** man it's not like they pelted him with shoes. Publicly and nonviolently expressing dissatisfaction with the President is reasonable discourse. Is it "classy"? Maybe not. But it's definitely not unreasonable or unexpected for a guy with the lowest public opinion polls since Nixon.

The problem with that idea is that the point of Bush being there wasn't a "Bush leaving office" ceremony. It was a "Obama sworn in" ceremony. Their focus shouldn't have been so negative... in fact, they should have been expressing glee at the idea of him being out of office if they hate him so much.

All things aside, yes, freedom to express one's self is a great thing, but that doesn't mean one still cannot be prone to expressing one's self immaturely. I don't think anyone is saying that they shouldn't be free to do what they did, just that they should have known better than to do what they did.

**Squeek** · 01-22-2009, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Afrobean

The problem with that idea is that the point of Bush being there wasn't a "Bush leaving office" ceremony. It was a "Obama sworn in" ceremony. Their focus shouldn't have been so negative... in fact, they should have been expressing glee at the idea of him being out of office if they hate him so much.

All things aside, yes, freedom to express one's self is a great thing, but that doesn't mean one still cannot be prone to expressing one's self immaturely. I don't think anyone is saying that they shouldn't be free to do what they did, just that they should have known better than to do what they did.

Ok, then why was Bush leaving office during Obama's "sworn in" ceremony? Have him leave office before the Inauguration. Simple.

Seriously, they knew this would happen. Who voted for Obama? Mostly Democrats. Who attended the inauguration? Mostly Democrats. Who hates Bush the most? Democrats. Actually, non-Republicans.

Wow, I think I just blew my mind.

Sometimes I wish I were Republican so I could see why people like a president who managed to destroy the entire world in just eight years.

**Adamaja456** · 01-22-2009, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by foilman8805

Maybe if more than half of the American public didn't vote for him twice in 8 years, he would never have to be booed. So maybe we should boo everyone who voted for him in 2000 and 2004 instead.

in 2000, only about 17.9% of the American public voted for Bush
in 2004, only about 20.6% of the American public voted for Bush

in 2008, only about 23.2% of the American public voted for Obama
I'm not seeing more than half in these numbers...

figures are just estimates. 2000 popular vote divided by 2000 census.
2004 and 2008 percentages are from popular vote divided by 300 million people. so of course the numbers arn't accurate but they are somewhat close.

just because a president won the election, it doesn't mean more than half the american people voted for him. Half the population didn't/cant vote.

ps someone flame me pleeasseeee

bluguerrilla · 01-22-2009, 08:56 AM

Nitpicking

I'm pretty sure everyone meant half of the people that voted.

**foilman8805** · 01-22-2009, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adamaja456

in 2000, only about 17.9% of the American public voted for Bush
in 2004, only about 20.6% of the American public voted for Bush

in 2008, only about 23.2% of the American public voted for Obama
I'm not seeing more than half in these numbers...

figures are just estimates. 2000 popular vote divided by 2000 census.
2004 and 2008 percentages are from popular vote divided by 300 million people. so of course the numbers arn't accurate but they are somewhat close.

just because a president won the election, it doesn't mean more than half the american people voted for him. Half the population didn't/cant vote.

ps someone flame me pleeasseeee

Not gonna flame, but we both made a mistake here. I misused 'American public' in my first post and you took my mistake as such and ran away with it in a really literal sense.

I meant to say American eligible voters which would change your statistics drastically. I thought I was implying that I wasn't talking about everyone under 18 who can't vote, and those that abstained.

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Originally Posted by bluguerrilla

Nitpicking

I'm pretty sure everyone meant half of the people that voted.

Oh hey, blu. =)

01-21-2009, 09:02 PM	#21
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Sh4d0wD3v1L FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 34 Posts: 693	Re: Bush Booed at Inauguration... When I saw him throw out the first pitch at the National's game and he got booed, I laughed. This wasn't as funny. I don't like him in any way shape or form, and I won't miss him, but it does suck to take that job and then get booed by millions of people, probably all of which have no idea how difficult it is. Oh well, GObama. __________________ Funny stuff goes in this area right?

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ieatyourlvllol FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: it's a mystery oooo Posts: 3,221	Re: Bush Booed at Inauguration... Nobody enters a presidency expecting to exit with a sullied track record. The President makes decisions that he believes will best benefit the nation as a whole. Whether or not his choices succeed depends much on factors outside his immediate influence. The President's job, then, is to manipulate odds, not to dictate outcomes. Though the reaction at the inauguration may have served to clearly demonstrate the widespread dissent with the policies of the last two terms, it also served to display the threshold for public composure, which in its current state falls far below standards that any reasonable individual would set. It seems that many constituents are ready to receive but not to give, almost as if it's the President's tacit duty to be a wellspring of prosperity. Nonetheless, risk and gain coexist; you can't have one without the other. Unfortunately, not enough people seem to recognize this fact, and what would have otherwise been a joyous occasion was tarnished by a smear of ill-bred contempt.

01-22-2009, 02:31 AM	#35
ieatyourlvllol FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: it's a mystery oooo Posts: 3,221	Re: Bush Booed at Inauguration... I'm not exactly saying it was unreasonable, but that it was unnecessary. The former President doesn't need a reminder. He's well aware of public opinion, and rubbing it in isn't going to change any of the decisions he made. In any case, it's more about being tolerant than being classy.

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