lex_aver Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 "In latest years I was in doubt, but when our intelligence reported that adepts of this godless philosophy are indeed behind 9/11, I could no longer stand aside". So, we got exposed. What are we gonna do next? We'd better respond, Brothers, before it's too late! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonMaci Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 "In latest years I was in doubt, but when our intelligence reported that adepts of this godless philosophy are indeed behind 9/11, I could no longer stand aside". So, we got exposed. What are we gonna do next? We'd better respond, Brothers, before it's too late! What is it Bush was trying to say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Source? Are you sure he was talking about Objectivism? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiberTodd Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Yeah right, an O'ist would never suicide bomb a fucking Financial Building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Where exactly did that quote come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galileo Blogs Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 This discussion seems pretty silly. I doubt President Bush has even heard of Objectivism. Lex, the burden of proof is on you to elevate this thread into something that is worth discussing by showing that Bush really said this and was referring to Objectivism. Right now, this thread stands in my mind as just arbitrary nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RationalEgoistSG Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Hehe guys, why are you so quick to rip this guy apart. Umm, April Fools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acount Overdrawn Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Hehe guys, why are you so quick to rip this guy apart. Umm, April Fools? Personally, I never liked April Fools. Ever. I bet friendships and marriages have ended over the inane pranks that people pull on this "holiday." (Obviously, I've been the butt of many a prank.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitalism Forever Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 April Fools is today? I always thought it was on the 22nd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitalism Forever Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 DISCLAIMER. The above statement is not intended to facilitate the termination of any personal relationship, intimate or otherwise, including (but not limited to) any friendship or marriage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galileo Blogs Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 If the Bush quote is an April Fool's joke, I didn't find it funny, simply because every time Bush speaks he sounds like an April Fool's joke. The humor has worn thin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I tried to watch a Bush press conference once. I was so embarrased for this country that I've never watched another. That, and all of his gaffes made me want to hurl. How many times can a grown man say "uhh..." in one sentance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitalism Forever Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I tried to watch a Bush press conference once. I was so embarrased for this country that I've never watched another. Wait until you see a press conference by whoever gets inaugurated next year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim A. Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 I tried to watch a Bush press conference once. I was so embarrased for this country that I've never watched another. That, and all of his gaffes made me want to hurl. How many times can a grown man say "uhh..." in one sentance? Let alone "nucular"! Has Mr. Bush forgotten that "nucular" reactions begin in the nucleus of an atom? Doesn't his wife--who is a former librarian--ever remind him about how to pronounce certain words properly? Every time he mispronounces something it only makes him appear to be unintelligent. And I would second Galileo Blog's statement that if the first post of this thread is an April Fool's joke, it's not funny. I don't like someone making light of both Objectivism and 9/11 in the same sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mammon Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 "I decided to bring the troops home from Iraq!..... Nah, I'm just kidding, April Fools! They are going to stay there and get shoot at some more!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D'Ippolito Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Let alone "nucular"! Has Mr. Bush forgotten that "nucular" reactions begin in the nucleus of an atom? Funny how no one criticizes Carter for that same tic... and Carter was a "nucular" engineer, supposedly..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Carter was an idiot. Still is, actually... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ifat Glassman Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 If the Bush quote is an April Fool's joke, I didn't find it funny, simply because every time Bush speaks he sounds like an April Fool's joke. The humor has worn thin. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benpercent Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Considering the popular opinion on Bush's intellect, it would probably be a good thing for us if he spoke badly of Objectivism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mammon Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Considering the popular opinion on Bush's intellect, it would probably be a good thing for us if he spoke badly of Objectivism. Aha! That's using the 'ole noggin my boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acount Overdrawn Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 DISCLAIMER. The above statement is not intended to facilitate the termination of any personal relationship, intimate or otherwise, including (but not limited to) any friendship or marriage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_aver Posted April 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 April Fools! My sincere apologies to everyone who took it too seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
putofftoolong Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 (edited) In general when people make fun of Bush's lack of intelligence, I think to myself, well, he is a typical modern conservative. And what are conservatives usually criticized for. Isn't it being reactionary, and behind the times, someone who opposes change. Ok that means he probably will not do any changing of his own initiative or of others whose goal is merely to "conserve". That leaves those who oppose him to influence his makeup. I would say the lack of intelligence of Bush, if I knew nothing else of the american left would lead me to conclude that his opponents(I mean those whose voices are large enough to be heard*) were probably just as stupid as him. If his visable opponents did more than chant "Bush=Hitler" or more to the point if they were smarter to begin with, then a person like Bush would never get elected. In a sense Bush is the left's "frankenstein monster" as Rand once used the term. * I don't mean anything about anyone here or even of any one person, just a general observation of a cause(among others) for which Bush is the effect. Edited April 3, 2008 by jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Here's a question, imagining for a moment that Objectivism gathered a significant amount of support... How do you believe the government would react to Objectivist's/O'ist activism? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
putofftoolong Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 Here's a question, imagining for a moment that Objectivism gathered a significant amount of support... How do you believe the government would react to Objectivist's/O'ist activism? Probably the same way the govt and the people in general responded to communism. It would deny BEING communist/objectivist(honestly) while at the same time adopting all the political policies consistant with objectivism all the while still claiming objectivism to be extremist and impracticable.What about you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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