funny recent Bush audio, if you missed it

[West]

"From the moment Bush took the stage of the Washington Convention Center on Friday morning, it was clear he would rather have been somewhere else. Anywhere else. Bush had come to the convention of Unity: Journalists of Color not because he wanted to, but because he had to. When he snubbed the NAACP’s annual convention last month his absence made headlines. Not a good thing in a closely contested election where every vote counts, not only among minorities but—more importantly—among the white swing voters who value tolerance and diversity. So when Unity, the largest journalist group in the world, invited the president to address the meeting it holds every five years, Bush couldn’t afford to look like he was dissing the entire American minority press corps."

Listen (http://mp3.dubyaspeak.com/sovereignty.mp3) to the audio of Bush responding to a question at this conference from a Native American journalist.

[busguy]

Now that's funny

You just can't write humor like that.

I still cannot believe that the American public elected a male CHEERLEADER to run the country and a C student to boot.

Well hey November is just around the corner, I'm sure you folks will get it right this time

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[Cyrus]

Muchas gracias for the link. Very funny. Surprised to hear the usually deferential crowd of journalists breaking out in guffaws. But, then, Dubya said the word "sovereign" six times in ten seconds and still could not formulate a coherent phrase.

Ronald Reagan without a script was Demosthenes compared to Dubya without a script.

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Audio link (http://mp3.dubyaspeak.com/sovereignty.mp3)

[elwoodblues]

That's just painful. To be fair, it's actually a pretty difficult question.

[Cyrus]

JOURNALIST: "What do you think tribal sovereignty means in the 21st century and how do we resolve conflicts between the tribes and the federal government?"

(Now that didn't seem such a difficult question to me! I mean, I or you or anyone else could answer that, easily. Even if you did not want to give an answer of substance.)

GEORGE W BUSH : "Yeah. Tribal sovereignty means that ... sovereign. You're a... you're a... you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. [Audience guffaws] And, therefore, the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between, uh, sovereign entities."

OK, I know it doesn't come off good on the written page but then you gotta hear it!

[Stu Pidasso]

I have to admit, sometimes the man is truely an embarrasment.

Stu

[elwoodblues]

[ QUOTE ]
Now that didn't seem such a difficult question to me! I mean, I or you or anyone else could answer that, easily.

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You opened the door. How would you answer the question. I'll get the ball rolling for you.

Since the early 1800's Indian nations have been deemed "domestic dependent nations." Supreme court doctrine since that time has struggled with the balance between Indian Nations' dependent status and their sovereign status.

What do you think tribal sovereignty means in the 21st century?

[nicky g]

More casinos.

[elwoodblues]

We can only hope

[Cyrus]

"You opened the door. How would you answer the question?"

You are kidding me, right? Tell me you are kidding me.

There are a dozen ways one can give an answer to that question! And you don't have to say anything substantial to make it a legitimate answer! This is a politician talking.

Politicians without mental deficiencies such as the one obviously afflicting the 43rd Us President handle such questions routinely every day. No one embarasses the hell out of the audience as Dubya does. Sorry but there's a whole bunch of such transcripts for ya.

(Sample legit answer, since y'asked:

"This is an interesting question because I have actually assigned some of my closest advisors to look into the matter of tribal sovereignty and the relation of tribes to the federal government. All I wil say is that I am committed to moving into the 21st century as a friend of the tribes."

...And moves on to the next question. There you have it. I typed that in one go, no re-writes.)

[elwoodblues]

So, I guess my original point was correct. It is a difficult question to answer. Your response doesn't answer the question. It responds to it, but it doesn't answer it. Your response is certainly better than Bush's response --- he sounded like he just heard a new word and wanted to repeat it several times to sound smart.

I stand by my original assertion that it is a tough question.

[MaxPower]

[ QUOTE ]
That's just painful. To be fair, it's actually a pretty difficult question.

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It is a difficult question - for me. But for the President of the United States or any experienced politician is should not be that hard.

Everytime I see Bush speaking extemporaneously in public recently he seems to be lacking in self-confidence. It seems to be getting worse and worse. I'm sure he will be coached to look great during the convention, but I wouldn't be surprised if he has total breakdown at the debates.