[Rhodes22-list] New Orleans et al.

[Julie Thorndycraft]

Nell,
Dan and I saw this show the other night and I was laughing so hard I almost 
fell out of my chair.
Thank you for making my day, again.
Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nell" <nellwolfe at cox.net>
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Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2005 7:04 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] New Orleans et al.


>
> Bill Maher, HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher," Sept. 9, 2005
>
>
>
> ""New rule: America must recall the president. That's what this country
> needs - a good old-fashioned, California-style recall election, complete
> with Gary Coleman, porno actresses, and action film stars. And just like
> Schwarzenegger's predecessor here in California, George Bush is now so
> unpopular, he must now defend his job against Russell Crowe, because at 
> this
> point I want a leader who will throw a phone at somebody. In fact, let's
> have only phone throwers. Naomi Campbell can be the vice president.
>
> "Now I kid, but seriously, Mr. President, this job can't be fun for you
> anymore. There's no more money to spend; you used up all of that. You 
> can't
> start another war because you also used up the army. And now, darn the 
> luck,
> the rest of your term has become the Bush family nightmare: helping poor
> people. Yeah, listen to your mom, the cupboard's bare, the credit card's
> maxed out, and no one's speaking to you. Mission accomplished.
>
> "Now it's time to do what you've always done best: lose interest and walk
> away. Like you did with your military service. And the oil company. And 
> the
> baseball team. It's time to move on and try the next fantasy job. How 
> about
> cowboy or spaceman? Now, I know what you're saying, you're saying that 
> there
> are so many other things that you as president could involve yourself in.
> Please don't. I know, there's a lot left to do. There's a war with
> Venezuela, and eliminating the sales tax of yachts, turning the space
> program over to the church and Social Security to Fannie Mae, giving 
> embryos
> the vote.
>
> "But sir, none of that is going to happen now. Why? Because you govern 
> like
> Billy Joel drives. You've performed so poorly, I'm surprised you haven't
> given
> yourself a medal. You're a catastrophe that walks like a man. Herbert 
> Hoover
> was a shitty president, but even he never conceded an entire metropolis to
> rising water and snakes. On your watch, we've lost almost all of our 
> allies,
> the surplus, four airliners, two trade centers, a piece of the Pentagon, 
> and
> the city of New Orleans. Maybe you're just not lucky. I'm not saying you
> don't love this country, I'm just wondering how much worse it could be if
> you were on the other side. So yes, God does speak to you, and what he's
> saying is, 'Take a hint.'"
>
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