bush bush bush bush. bush bush! bush bush bush? bush.

May 8, 2003 11:35 AM

In the last month: Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush (George H.), Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush (Jeb), Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush. Obsessed?
posted by timeistight to Etiquette/Policy at 11:35 AM (44 comments total)

...or Lobster Thermidor a Crevette with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and Bush.
posted by yhbc at 11:41 AM on May 8, 2003

that's a lot of bush.
posted by birdherder at 11:45 AM on May 8, 2003

Millions of frat boys could not be wrong.
posted by rocketman at 11:45 AM on May 8, 2003

Honestly, you'd think people around here had voted for Gore or Nader or something, the way they carry on. ;)
posted by MiguelCardoso at 11:48 AM on May 8, 2003

I'm confused about who's obsessed. But I agree that too many posts about the Bush family do not enhance MeFi for me. I also know that a lot of members feel very strongly about them (as do I) and expect that posts of this nature will continue as long as W is in office.
posted by pfuller at 11:50 AM on May 8, 2003

yhbc -> that is your single best comment, ever. congratulations.

You people don't understand - President Bush, see, is stupid.
posted by Marquis at 12:06 PM on May 8, 2003

I'm obsessed with our obsession with questions.

Can this representation of his views be accurate?
Did Bush know?
If Bush or Powell or Rumsfeld are proven to have been knowingly deceitful, will the American public be even half as angry as the rest of the world?
Isn't it lovely?
Does TDE or "supply side" economics actually work?
Who's the only man who can take on President George W. Bush in a debate?
So are there WMDs in Iraq or not?
...
Obsessed?
posted by pitchblende at 12:08 PM on May 8, 2003

I didn't get yhbc's reference at first. Maybe someone could do a Bush version of the song and post it on the music site.
posted by timeistight at 12:10 PM on May 8, 2003

By the way, I had my first MetaFilter birthday on Tuesday. Can I talk about the good old days now?
posted by timeistight at 12:12 PM on May 8, 2003

In the past three weeks...

TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT.

Obsessed?
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:16 PM on May 8, 2003

Politics is important, and we live in a politically charged time, so some of this can be forgiven. I wish the discussions were less vituperative, though. Half those threads are the usual suspects lining up to give each other the not-so-secret anti-Bush asspat.

TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT.

Finally! Some discussion topics I like!
posted by UncleFes at 12:18 PM on May 8, 2003

excuse me, but the man's administration is the biggest disaster to befall america since the civil war, and we're not supposed to talk about it? sheah, right, that's gonna happen.
posted by quonsar at 12:22 PM on May 8, 2003

the man's administration is the biggest disaster to befall america since the civil war

That might be overstating things just the teensiest bit. Aren't we forgetting Richard Nixon, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter (matter of opinion, and not entirely his fault, but times were tough then, hoss), two world wars and several little ones including Vietnam...

Relatively recent history is rife with times worse than these. Most of the people here just don't remember or haven't read or heard about them.
posted by UncleFes at 12:26 PM on May 8, 2003

It's certainly the biggest disaster to befall MetaFilter.
posted by timeistight at 12:32 PM on May 8, 2003

But quonsar is old enough to remember the Panic of 1873 and 8 years of McKinleynomics.
posted by euphorb at 12:35 PM on May 8, 2003

Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush,
TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT.

Ergo...

Bush=tit

(obsessively speaking...)
posted by jpburns at 12:57 PM on May 8, 2003

Bush=tit

Eh... more like git.
posted by grabbingsand at 1:21 PM on May 8, 2003

excuse me, but the man's administration is the biggest disaster to befall america since the civil war, and we're not supposed to talk about it? sheah, right, that's gonna happen.

Can you prove this?

10 pages, double spaced. With bibliography.
posted by konolia at 1:27 PM on May 8, 2003

Heyyyyyyyy, nobody questions The Quons.
posted by The God Complex at 1:29 PM on May 8, 2003

Who needs 10 pages? Bush had been the man in charge for 9 months (give or take) before 9/11, and that was the biggest foreign relations disaster for the US ever. Therefore, he and administration are responsible. ;-P
posted by mischief at 1:35 PM on May 8, 2003

uncle fes, i'm perfectly well aware of the cited historical events, and stand by my assertion. time will tell.
posted by quonsar at 1:54 PM on May 8, 2003

Hey, it's better than hearing about Clinton's penis every frickin' day for two years.
posted by Space Coyote at 2:16 PM on May 8, 2003

That was boring, too.
posted by timeistight at 2:28 PM on May 8, 2003

Would other presidential penises be better?
posted by gramcracker at 2:28 PM on May 8, 2003

that'll be next season, when mr. penis personality debuts, hosted, judged and consumed by that wonderful new fox star monica lewinski.
posted by quonsar at 2:53 PM on May 8, 2003

Quonsar, don't joke about it. The Fox executives might hear you.
posted by konolia at 3:05 PM on May 8, 2003

7-to-2 quonsar is a FOX executive.
posted by gleuschk at 3:57 PM on May 8, 2003

That was boring, too

penis, penis, penis, penis, penis, penis, penis, penis, penis, penis, penis.

So the moral of the story is people love talking about the Bush and the cock.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 4:00 PM on May 8, 2003

I knew there had to be a moral somewhere.
posted by timeistight at 4:09 PM on May 8, 2003

MR. BLUE: How many dicks was that?
MR. WHITE: A lot.
posted by eddydamascene at 4:25 PM on May 8, 2003

Use to hear, Carter Administration great yet Reagan's Administration received all the credit. So is Bush being credited for Clinton's Administration? Asking, because I can see how the past can overlap into present.
posted by thomcatspike at 4:31 PM on May 8, 2003

Metafilter: Bush, tits, and cock!
posted by Hildago at 4:48 PM on May 8, 2003

Malcovich!
posted by WolfDaddy at 5:12 PM on May 8, 2003

Try not to link to any Bush on your way to the parking lot.
posted by PrinceValium at 5:23 PM on May 8, 2003

The Bush zone is for loading and unloading only.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 5:57 PM on May 8, 2003

Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush,
TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT, TiT,
penis, penis, penis, penis, penis, penis, penis,

...is the new

Meme
(Meme, Meme, Meme, Meme, Meme, Meme)

..but it's a little unwieldy.
posted by Shane at 6:09 PM on May 8, 2003

Oops, I forgot Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich
posted by Shane at 6:10 PM on May 8, 2003

Like we say in the Midwest, "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain."
MeFii-ers need to "identify their obsessions as senseless and their rituals as useless and distressing."
Of course, "oppositional defiant disorder ... makes compliance with treatment more difficult."

Let us pray:

"I know that I don't appreciate the leaders who work hard to meet my needs. It is often so easy to get critical instead of encouraging them on what they are doing right. I really want to change that ...

"I think about my emotional needs. God, you are fully aware of my depression, obsessive-compulsiveness, my ADHD. I often struggle with seeing that these can be good things. I'm learning to accept the ADHD, but I guess I have difficulty seeing how depression and obsessive-compulsiveness can be good."

posted by sheauga at 6:44 PM on May 8, 2003

Is there a neurotic, often-hilarious obsession with Bush at MeFi?

Absolutely.

Is it justified?

Probably.

Does it reflect, even in the vaguest sense, what the purpose of MeFi is supposed to be?

Nope.

Do any of the posts mentioned by timeistight ever devolve into tedious circle-jerks?

Bring a mop.

Are the FPPs bringing anything new to the table?

Only if you don't read the news.

Is Bush's presidential term the "biggest disaster to befall america since the civil war"?

Only if you haven't cracked a history book.

Doesn't this question/answer format I'm using get annoying?

Oh yes.
posted by dhoyt at 6:46 PM on May 8, 2003

These are the two finest bits of mefi commentary ever:





both by Rory
posted by mathowie (staff) at 7:07 PM on May 8, 2003

Half those threads are the usual suspects lining up to give each other the not-so-secret anti-Bush asspat.

Ahhhh. All this time I accused the very predictable usual suspects of pushing their agenda, and really, it was all about the 'asspat'.

It all makes sense now.
posted by Dennis Murphy at 7:25 PM on May 8, 2003

Wow, I thought I was the only one who had that dream.
posted by dg at 8:03 PM on May 8, 2003

mmmmm. asspat.
posted by quonsar at 9:01 PM on May 8, 2003

Heyyyyyyyy, nobody questions The Quons.

Arthur Quonsarelli, to you.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 12:42 AM on May 9, 2003