"Americans always win when America leads"
Desperate Measures
31-01-2006, 22:28
Supposedly the center of Bush's State of the Union tonight.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/31/bush.sotu/
What do you think of this statement?
Eutrusca
31-01-2006, 22:30
Supposedly the center of Bush's State of the Union tonight.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/31/bush.sotu/
What do you think of this statement?
Not bad ... as a buzzword phrase. :rolleyes:
Peisandros
31-01-2006, 22:31
Bush is so.... *sigh*.. Who knows.
What is he basing that statement on? How does he define 'win'? How does he define 'lead'?
Just the usual simplistic rubbish by the looks of it.
Hoorah, another Bush-ism!
Gauthier
31-01-2006, 22:35
"All Hail Imperator Shrub of the New American Empire."
Desperate Measures
31-01-2006, 22:39
"All Hail Imperator Shrub of the New American Empire."
I win!
Brians Room
31-01-2006, 22:40
I don't like it. It doesn't flow.
I would have kept it shorter:
When America leads, Americans win.
When we lead, we win.
I like the idea, though.
What is he basing that statement on? How does he define 'win'? How does he define 'lead'?
Just the usual simplistic rubbish by the looks of it.
Agreed, I wish the reporters covering it would implore him to define what he means by things more often.
Ki-en-gir
31-01-2006, 22:47
"Americans always win when America leads"
What is this supposed to mean? Haven't you watched any newscast in the last 5 years?
Gauthier
31-01-2006, 22:49
"Americans always win when America leads"
What is this supposed to mean? Haven't you watched any newscast in the last 5 years?
If that's not a buzzphrase advocating Big Brother-ism across the globe, I don't know what is.
Desperate Measures
31-01-2006, 22:50
"Americans always win when America leads"
What is this supposed to mean? Haven't you watched any newscast in the last 5 years?
Maybe you just don't like winning.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
31-01-2006, 22:50
Supposedly the center of Bush's State of the Union tonight.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/31/bush.sotu/
What do you think of this statement?
Generally, when someone is in the lead at the end of a game, they win. Except in those games where the only way to win is not to play, but even then you lose by default.
Or in golf, where the goal is to have the lowest score.
Generally, when someone is in the lead at the end of a game, they win. Except in those games where the only way to win is not to play, but even then you lose by default.
Or in golf, where the goal is to have the lowest score.
But having the lowest score in golf means you are in the lead.
And not playing isn't losing by default, the only way to defeat a more powerful enemy is to deny him battle.
Desperate Measures
31-01-2006, 22:54
But having the lowest score in golf means you are in the lead.
And not playing isn't losing by default, the only way to defeat a more powerful enemy is to deny him battle.
In such a case America would win by denying battle first, therefore leading in the denial of battles. Then we win money and a pizza party.
Lacadaemon
31-01-2006, 22:56
So does this mean we are going to start building nuclear power plants?
Tactical Grace
31-01-2006, 22:57
Meaningless mouth-on-autopilot bullshit.
When you lead, doesn't someone have to follow? How many people are obeying Bush's commands out there? Guy must be delusional.
Brians Room
31-01-2006, 23:01
Agreed, I wish the reporters covering it would implore him to define what he means by things more often.
Well, in this case, we don't have to worry. If this is the theme to the speech, he's going to talk for an hour about what he means by it.
Brians Room
31-01-2006, 23:02
Meaningless mouth-on-autopilot bullshit.
He hasn't even given the speech yet. Give him four more hours before you commence crapping on it.
Desperate Measures
31-01-2006, 23:05
He hasn't even given the speech yet. Give him four more hours before you commence crapping on it.
We just can't wait. We have so much to crap on already.
Muravyets
31-01-2006, 23:10
Well, in this case, we don't have to worry. If this is the theme to the speech, he's going to talk for an hour about what he means by it.
More like he'll be talking for 2 years about what he means by it, because he and Cheney and McClellan and every neo-con and party hack in the House and Senate and all the right wing talk show hosts and tv pundits are going to be explaining, selling, and re-explaining this meaningless piece of drivel until the next national election.
I'd love to see the waste can of the highly paid consultant who came up with this.
<scribble, scribble>
"When Americans lead, they end up in front."
"America wins if it gets to the finish first."
Americans finish first."
"Nice guys finish last."
"He who laughs last, finishes first."
<scribble, scribble, scribble>
What do you think of this statement?
It's so vague as to be pretty much meaningless. Possibly this is intentional.
Desperate Measures
01-02-2006, 00:27
It's so vague as to be pretty much meaningless. Possibly this is intentional.
The statement is definitive and backed by facts and various figures.
The statement is definitive and backed by facts and various figures.
Possibly. Possibly not.
Bobs Own Pipe
01-02-2006, 01:19
Not always true. Especially in World Hockey. Frequently, Americans end up losing the game, even if they lead for most of it.