President George Bush has given up golf in honor of U.S troops in Iraq. During an interview with Politico and Yahoo News, Bush said his decision to give up his favorite sport came after the August 2003 Bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad. The bombing killed Sergio Vieira de Mello, who was the top U.N. official in Iraq.
Bush continued to say, "I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf. I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal."
Good job Bush. We're proud of you.
Did the preseident think that revealing his "sacrifice" would result in the American people increasing their respect for him? Thousands of troops have given up their lives for the war in Iraq , and thousands more continue to risk their lives in the Middle East. Instead of thinking of ways to END the war, Bush decides giving up golf makes him a respectable and honorable president.
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Bush Makes A Big Sacrifice For Troops
Posted May 13th 2008 8:26PM by Ana Kasparian
Filed under: Iraq, Politics, George Bush, Media, Young Turks
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 6)
1. How about the Dems shooting down increased domestic oil production.
Low Supply = Price High
Thanks Nancy & Harry!!!!!!!
Paul Sparcello at 9:39PM on May 13th 2008
2. It is unfortunate that Bush gave up golf after the war started and gave up critical thinking before starting that war.
Paul Halbach at 10:07PM on May 13th 2008
3. Leave it to an ignorant fascist to blame high gas prices on Democrats. Wake up, idiot.
b. foyster at 10:10PM on May 13th 2008
4. Uh, Mr. Foyster "Supply/Demand" isn't "ignorant" at all. It's one of the principals of economics. And what's foolish is to think that we can just continue to depend upon madmen and tyrants for our oil supply or pretend that some alternative has supplanted petroleum products in our economy.
Like the "flying car", it hasn't happened yet. Do you think maybe we should drill for oil in the US for a change? What a concept. And yes, Democrats like Reid, Pelosi and Chuck Schumer continue to declare Domestic oil exploration a non-starter. So, wake up and smell the coffee, brother. Your friends are the problem here. And that's not fascism, that's the truth.
Dave at 11:52PM on May 13th 2008
5. Golly, I feel so bad...I take back all the bad things I said about our Commander in Chimp- Chief! Commander in- (spews laghter, tears in eyes) sorry!
Robert at 12:19AM on May 14th 2008
6. Absurdist drama was created by the French, and WE perfected it!
Robert at 12:21AM on May 14th 2008
7. Bush, Reid, Pelosi, Clinton, Schumer -- all the same to me, really, when you get down to it. Obama and McCain different. And the Clintons? - a joke!
crawfishdude at 3:06AM on May 14th 2008
8. Uh, Dave, it's called price-gauging and windfall profits for the oil companies. And yes, your friends are fascists.
b. foyster at 4:09AM on May 14th 2008
9. This crap satisfies the qualifications of being called AOL news? The Young Turks suck. Go get a journalism degree, or better yet, find a story with the ability entertain me beyond a sigh of resignation.
Mark Werenczuk at 4:26AM on May 14th 2008
10. Gee. I like him a LOT better now. NOT!!!!!
Dottie at 4:38AM on May 14th 2008
11. b.foyster
Typical Liberal Fascist reply, its your fault. For over 15 years democrats have blocked any attempts to increase oil production or oil refining. In 1986, US oil Production was at 8.9 million brls a day, in 2005 it was 4.86 million brls a day. USA IMPORTS 66 milion gallons of gasoline because US refineries cannot meet the demands for gasoline in the USA.
Democrats have blocks oil production in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and on mainland USA. USA consumes 350 million gallons of gas a day (Gibson Consultants).
B.Foyster should read some financial publications, like the Wall Street Journal, and brush up on cost of oil and the reasons for it. As every day passes, USA imports more and more oil and USA keeps sending more and more money out of the country and USA keeps driving and driving without cutting down on consumption.
USA has over 1 trillion brls of untapped oil in the ground that the Democrats keep untapped and block every attempt to get that oil. And the prices keep going up for gasoling and democrats answer, taxes. You cannot put tax money in your gas tank to run your car, you need oil and democrats do not see that, all they see is a political games and making it seem that there is an unlimited amount of oil/gasoline so taxing can work, or so they say.
b.foyster answer-summed up in one few words; idiot and ignorant fascist. Maybe next we will get his explanation of why gasoline prices are high.
robert okane at 5:18AM on May 14th 2008
12. Robert Okane : Excellent explanation. Were you an Economics major? B. foyster : gauging refers to sizing, the word you were looking for is gourging. One of the reasons you could not find it is because, outide the fever swamps of Liberal ideology, it seldom exists.
longwalker at 5:34AM on May 14th 2008
13. Pardon me! I correct b. foyster's spelling then commit the same mistake. "Outide" should read "outside."
longwalker at 5:36AM on May 14th 2008
14. More left-wing nonsense from Mr. Foyster - "Windfall Profits" and "Price Gauging". Oil companies makes 7.5 cents on the dollar, big guy. Facts are very stubborn things. (Almost as stubborn as you.)
Dave at 5:50AM on May 14th 2008
15. I AM READING THE POSTS BLAMING THE DEMOCRATS AND THE REPUBLICANS AND OF COURSE PRESIDENT BUSH FOR THE HIGH OIL PRICES BUT NO ONE PUTS ANY BLAME ON THE REAL REASON OIL PRICES ARE SO HIGH OPEC AND THE TERRORISTS LEADERS OF ARAB OIL PRODUCING NATIONS
STOP BUYING GAS FROM OIL COMPANIES THAT IMPORT MIDDLE EAST OIL AND GET YOUR GAS FROM COMPANIES THAT DONT IMPORT OIL FROM THE TERRORISTS, SUNOCO HESS, AMOCO, CONOCO AND SINCLAIR ARE A FEW COMPANIES DO NOT IMPORT ANY MIDDLE EAST OIL
ONE MORE THING..... THE YOUNG JERKS SUCK
JPARCHERY02 at 6:25AM on May 14th 2008