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Bush Loudly Booed Pitching Nationals Home Opener watch!

thinkprogress.org — VIDEO -- President Bush delivered the first pitch tonight at the new Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. to a resounding chorus of boos. After being announced, Bush was showered by boos as he strode to the mound. Even after delivering the pitch, the jeering did not let up until Bush disappeared from the field.

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  • toddcat, on 03/31/2008, -19/+92That was beautiful (the booing.....wasn't a bad pitch either).
    • infinitus64, on 03/31/2008, -14/+13he should have taken the job as baseball commissioner think he could have done that better than his half-assed time in the white house.
      • hammburglar, on 03/31/2008, -6/+24this just in: texas rangers invade yankee stadium. none of the alleged corked bats found.
        • hammburglar, on 03/31/2008, -8/+4one year later: mlb invades nfl. critics claim it was for steroids.
        • alpha88, on 03/31/2008, -9/+2Cork bats make hitting more difficult. True story. If they want to have a handicap, they should be allowed to use them.
        • paul2112, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1thats a load of crap
      • tatltat, on 03/31/2008, -5/+17funny how the majority can support our president and turn their backs on him a few years later.
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaoryQ0oLh8&feature ...
        • kashk5, on 03/31/2008, -2/+4Such potential....
        • urbandistrict, on 03/31/2008, -7/+8Funny? How can you be so naive? At that time, the nation was rallying from the 9/11tragedy and the pitch was in NYC no less. Before 9/11 the nation was already beginning to lose confidence in his ability to lead, but all the sudden after the planes hit everyone got behind him in a showing of support- regardless of politic. Years later, the support seems to have worn off after quite a few failures from the leadership.

          I do see the point in posting the video however, very contrasting. Dugg for that.
        • RepubOperative, on 03/31/2008, -10/+4Thanks for posting the link to the video.
        • Memitim, on 03/31/2008, -0/+4Once upon a time, OJ Simpson was a beloved athlete and didn't have to resort to fear in order to get that support. Eliot Spitzer was a rising political superstar. Scumbags can be popular, too, at least until they show their true colors.
        • Pwelborn1, on 03/31/2008, -0/+2All it takes is the media working together to kill your reputation. Get the media to say something enough and it becomes fact. Just like the global warming scam.
      • cawpin, on 03/31/2008, -0/+2Buried.

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHUAsTrl4JI
    • trenchfever, on 03/31/2008, -5/+11That was anger yo.
    • Sil369, on 03/31/2008, -19/+18Obama would've gotten a standing ovation.
      • RepubOperative, on 03/31/2008, -28/+11Obama is a prick.
        • RepubOperative, on 03/31/2008, -26/+10Obama Lies - Quick Glance

          OBAMA LAUNDRY LIST OF LIES

          1.) Selma Got Me Born - LIAR, your parents felt safe enough to have you in 1961 - Selma had no effect on your birth, as Selma was in 1965.

          2.) Father Was A Goat Herder - LIAR, he was a privileged, well educated youth, who went on to work with the Kenyan Government.

          3.) Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter - LIAR, he was part of one of the most corrupt and violent governments Kenya has ever had

          4.) My Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom - LIAR, your cousin Raila Odinga has created mass violence in attempting to overturn a legitimate election in 2007, in Kenya. It is the first widespread violence in decades.

          5.) My Grandmother Has Always Been A Christian - LIAR, she does her daily Salat prayers at 5am according to her own interviews. Not to mention, Christianity wouldn’t allow her to have been one of 14 wives to 1 man.

          6.) My Name is African Swahili - LIAR, your name is Arabic and ‘Baraka’ (from which Barack came) means ‘blessed’ in that language. Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama.

          7.) I Never Practiced Islam - LIAR, you practiced it daily at school, where you were registered as a Muslim and kept that faith for 31 years,until your wife made you change, so you could run for office.

          8.) My School In Indonesia Was Christian - LIAR, you were registered as Muslim there and got in trouble in Koranic Studies for making faces (check your own book).

          9.) I Was Fluent In Indonesian - LIAR, not one teacher says you could speak the language.

          10.) Because I Lived In Indonesia, I Have More Foreign Experience - LIAR, you were there from the ages of 6 to 10, and couldn’t even speak the language. What did you learn, how to study the Koran and watch cartoons.

          11.) I Am Stronger On Foreign Affairs - LIAR, except for Africa (surprise) and the Middle East (bigger surprise), you have never been anywhere else on the planet and thus have NO experience with our closest allies.

          12.) I Blame My Early Drug Use On Ethnic Confusion - LIAR, you were quite content in high school to be Barry Obama, no mention of Kenya and no mention of struggle to identify - your classmates said you were just fine.

          13.)An Ebony Article Moved Me To Run For Office - LIAR, Ebony has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn’t, and never did, exist.

          14.) A Life Magazine Article Changed My Outlook On Life - LIAR, Life has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn’t, and never did, exist.

          15.) I Won’t Run On A National Ticket In ‘08 - LIAR, here you are, despite saying, live on TV, that you would not have enough experience by then, and you are all about having experience first.

          16.) Present Votes Are Common In Illinois - LIAR, they are common for YOU, but not many others have 130 NO VOTES.

          17.) Oops, I Misvoted - LIAR, only when caught by church groups and democrats, did you beg to change your misvote.

          18.) I Was A Professor Of Law - LIAR, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.

          19.) I Was A Constitutional Lawyer - LIAR, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.

          20.) Without Me, There Would Be No Ethics Bill - LIAR, you didn’t write it,introduce it, change it, or create it.

          21.) The Ethics Bill Was Hard To Pass - LIAR, it took just 14 days from start to finish.

          22.) I Wrote A Tough Nuclear Bill - LIAR, your bill was rejected by your own party for its pandering and lack of all regulation - mainly because of your Nuclear Donor, Exelon, from which David Axelrod came.

          23.) I Have Released My State Records - LIAR, as of March, 2008, state bills you sponsored or voted for have yet to be released, exposing all the special interests pork hidden within.

          24.) I Took On The Asbestos Altgeld Gardens Mess - LIAR, you were part of a large group of people who remedied Altgeld Gardens. You failed to mention anyone else but yourself, in your books.

          25.) My Economics Bill Will Help America - LIAR, your 111 economic policies were just combined into a proposal which lost 99-0, and even YOU voted against your own bill.

          And I have 25 more.
          • thecheatah, on 03/31/2008, -4/+18Alright Hillary, go to sleep.
          • aceakm, on 03/31/2008, -5/+7His whole lists was BS, and I didn't even read it to know that. I don't think anyone read it which makes it all the better.
          • slippiefist, on 03/31/2008, -3/+4Oh ok
          • NeoMatrixJR, on 03/31/2008, -3/+3I read it aceakm...and unless one of you can prove either way, I'll just keep believing he's a prick 'cause that much is obvious.
        • swazo, on 03/31/2008, -6/+15im not reading all of that because i know you're an idiot.

          ps, im pretty sure the University he taught at came out saying he WAS a professor. For ***** sake do some research.
          • GJBlizzard, on 03/31/2008, -4/+2How can you say that you're not going to read his comment and then tell him to do some research.
        • hellotyler, on 03/31/2008, -3/+7Give sources, repub. Without sources, your post means absolutely nothing.
          • artisresistance, on 03/31/2008, -3/+7Just read "RepubOperative" and you'll know it means nothing. He's notorious for nothingness.
          • GJBlizzard, on 03/31/2008, -4/+2"Without sources, your post means absolutely nothing;" unless it's about Bush, then it's taken at face value.
      • GJBlizzard, on 03/31/2008, -4/+2Who cares?
    • Sil369, on 03/31/2008, -12/+8Stadium should've been rick roll'd
    • tundra721, on 03/31/2008, -1/+16Yeah, a little different than the 2001 first pitch
      http://youtube.com/watch?v=NaoryQ0oLh8
      • iziizi, on 03/31/2008, -0/+4haha, that is so funny, how times have changed.
    • winnestow, on 03/31/2008, -43/+9at least he put his hand over his heart when they sang the star bangled banner, unlike barack HUSSEIN obama
      • MisterFreeze, on 03/31/2008, -5/+17Bush has a heart?
      • 74YLOR3k, on 03/31/2008, -5/+16Oh how cute, your primary news sources are chain emails! Same as my Grandmother!
      • mocisme, on 03/31/2008, -4/+10... attacking the middle name again i see.. how insightful
        • artisresistance, on 03/31/2008, -1/+2It's great, because when they do that, you know they're of simple mind. It's an automatic "Hey guys, look at what a big idiot I am!"
      • papipablo, on 03/31/2008, -2/+6Holy *****! His middle name is the same as that guy Bush spent 1,000s of lives to get out of power, all the while making the world a much more dangerous place! He must be bad! Or this poster is a douchebag. Not sure which.
      • toddcat, on 03/31/2008, -2/+4His middle name's Hussein? So did he also gas Kurds? Did we overthrow Sen. Obama in Iraq? Was he a better leader than Saddam there? Can I get some of his cigars? Dillhole.
      • noseeme, on 03/31/2008, -3/+2That was obviously tounge-in-cheek, people.
        • toddcat, on 03/31/2008, -1/+1Oh do tell how you determined that comment was meant ironically.
          • slippiefist, on 03/31/2008, -1/+2You can tell by the look in his eyes while he was typing it.
          • toddcat, on 04/01/2008, -0/+1Oh, OK...yeah, I heard the way he typed it. It was TOTALLY ironic.
          • noseeme, on 04/01/2008, -0/+1It's fake, I can tell because of the pixels.
    • MisterFreeze, on 03/31/2008, -14/+5Five years ago you would have gotten lynched for booing Bush.
    • mrlivingston, on 03/31/2008, -7/+16I haven't heard that much booing since the ghost convention.
    • adrianmonk, on 03/31/2008, -9/+8One thing about Bush that's actually worthy of respect is that he is quite the athlete. In 1993, he finished a marathon in under four hours, which is really quite an achievement, especially for a guy who was about 47 years old at the time. According to the article linked below, at the time, he was doing 3-mile runs at a pace of better than 7 minutes/mile. That's the kind of fitness that it takes years of training to build up to. (I've been running for about a year, and I've only ever just barely broken 8 minutes/mile, and that's only over a 1-mile distance.)

      Here's the article link:

      http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-243- ...
      • MisterFreeze, on 03/31/2008, -6/+4That actually makes him a mediocre athlete. My Mom was doing the marathon in under 4 hours when she was 47.
      • slippiefist, on 03/31/2008, -4/+2He must've hitched a ride.
      • toddcat, on 03/31/2008, -5/+4But he wasn't elected to be a good runner. If he were grossly obese and mildly humane and competent, that would be SUCH an improvement over his tenure as our first Fascist President.
        • GawtMilk, on 03/31/2008, -3/+6Jesus Christ man GO OUTSIDE! Live your life! Bring a ***** camera! If America is really the decaying ***** hole you claim it to be, why not go and preserve it through various media rather than festering away in your room? America is still a very free country. The most "fascist" act of our President was the wiretapping / Patriot act, NEITHER of which affect you.

          Remain politically active, strive towards a better presidency in '08, but seriously. Get some goddamned global experience, America is one of the freest countries in the world. Go ***** enjoy it, asshole.
          • toddcat, on 03/31/2008, -3/+2Thanks for the advice you 25%er. And don't pretend you know me. I'm doing all those things you suggest and then some, and have been. Don't try and undermine the validity of my comments by suggesting I'm not doingi anything.

            It's rather funny that even you admit that you concede there are some more fascist elements of Monkey Boy's presidency and yet still you criticize me. And yes, those things affect ALL of us who live in the US. So don't patronize me, asshole.
      • artisresistance, on 03/31/2008, -1/+2"That's the kind of fitness that it takes years of training to build up to."

        No it doesn't.
    • mal1964, on 03/31/2008, -12/+4Booooo thinkprogress.org, for fake Booing.
    • chrisegilbert, on 03/31/2008, -5/+3He was about 3 feet out of the zone. Rick Ankiel could throw a better pitch than that...
    • brickflow, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1Nice Comment! I included it in my show!

      Who was boo'd more at a baseball game? Bush or Cheney?

      Check out the comparison:
      http://beta.flowgram.com/p/OYBJIRAUIOIOV8

      Bootiful! Who knew that Cheney's unfavorable status was even worse than Eliot Spitzer?!?!
    • Pwelborn1, on 03/31/2008, -1/+2I was proud of our President. He did a great job commentating as well.
  • meteoriot, on 03/31/2008, -18/+409no, they're saying "booo-USH! booo-USH!"
    • Cannon49, on 03/31/2008, -16/+33Dugg for the SImpsons reference
      • mrm3x1can, on 03/31/2008, -11/+2Boo-URNS! Boo-URNS
      • mcfly99, on 04/01/2008, -0/+2I definitely thought of the Simpsons immediately haha! I was there, and I was honestly surprised that the booing wasn't more intense. The reaction from the crowd was actually pretty mixed. Not that I'm stickin up for the guy...by any means.
    • itsthebrod, on 03/31/2008, -15/+30Were you people saying "Boo" or "Boo-USH"?
    • PyroChan, on 03/31/2008, -16/+2lol
    • Sil369, on 03/31/2008, -9/+2~ I was saying Booersh. :{
    • sinnerdigg, on 03/31/2008, -4/+1ahahah....classic!
    • neodorian, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1I made a comic of that maybe a year or 2 ago and posted it here. Lemme see if I can find it again...
    • brickflow, on 03/31/2008, -2/+0Great Comment! I included it in my show!

      Who was boo'd more at a baseball game? Bush or Cheney?

      Check out the comparison:
      http://beta.flowgram.com/p/OYBJIRAUIOIOV8

      Bootiful! Who knew that Cheney's unfavorable status was even worse than Eliot Spitzer?!?!
  • MattFromSeattle, on 03/31/2008, -11/+173Happy to see free speech alive and well. As much as I despise Bush, I have to admit, he's got a better arm than most of the chumps that throw the first pitch.
    • dcollins, on 03/31/2008, -2/+13Yea, I think he used to play baseball in college.
      • elipabst, on 03/31/2008, -4/+11Really? Baseball and cheerleading, that's odd.
      • SoxSweepAgain, on 03/31/2008, -1/+14He was a cheerleader in college, as well as a drunken fratboy who got "C's".
        • dcollins, on 03/31/2008, -2/+5Bush actually had a better gpa @ yale than john kerry (I remember that tidbit from the '04 election). It just happens that yale doesn't hand out A's and B's like most universities in America these days.
        • foofightrs777, on 03/31/2008, -1/+6Somehow I remember the phrase, "You pay the fee, you get the C" being involved with Bush's days at Yale. so this really doesn't tell us much about either man. Ah, legacies.
          • GawtMilk, on 03/31/2008, -0/+3Well if a catchy political slogan can't swing you on an issue, what can?!
          • foofightrs777, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1It's not a political slogan. It's the reality of life as a legacy. A 6 or seven figure donation to a university results in heads being turned the other way quite conveniently. I've read several books about people's recollections and interviews with Bush's former college professors and the gist of them all is he partied his ass off and sat in the back row of the class chewing his tobacco and spitin' away. In this case the charge fits his actions.
      • foofightrs777, on 03/31/2008, -1/+5If by baseball you mean something like the late 80s/early 90s Mets teams then I agree with you. But yeah, decent arm for an older guy.
      • SoulDrift404, on 03/31/2008, -1/+2Does his stellar intellect give it away?
      • brsmnky007, on 03/31/2008, -0/+2I believe George H.W. Bush was the gifted athlete; George W. Bush was the gifted cheerleader and booze-hound.
    • hanyoon, on 03/31/2008, -9/+13Just wait until the media censors out the boos.
    • parallax7d, on 03/31/2008, -15/+32Yeah, good arm. Too bad about those 1,000,000+ dead people.
      • svetty, on 03/31/2008, -15/+4? which?
        • Groovemaster, on 03/31/2008, -1/+4First figure out how to differentiate your ass from your elbow, then move on to the more complicated things.
        • skyroket, on 03/31/2008, -1/+1He killed 1 million people by throwing a baseball...?? Towlie voice: "I have no idea what's going on here..."
    • keltin, on 03/31/2008, -4/+1Most of the time they bounce it to the plate. Get a pai, parallex. At least be a little more elegant with your depravities.
    • avatarpalin, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1Bah, I'd like to see him bowl a Mystery Ball or a Wrongen' as good as Warney...

      (only 20 million Aussies and a few drunken brits, maybe some New Zealanders would get that so it's OK if you are puzzled)
    • Lancer28, on 03/31/2008, -2/+2So what, 5 guys booed him
    • flaknugget, on 03/31/2008, -0/+2This is the work of the 'Commander in Chief'? The 'Leader of the free world'? The 'Decider'?
  • okayokayokay, on 03/31/2008, -23/+10there's no lying in baseball
  • PSWTyrant, on 03/31/2008, -54/+64Impeach now!
    • thatsmyaibo, on 03/31/2008, -18/+37Oh shut up already. By time he is removed from office he will already be out of office.
      • Yatata, on 03/31/2008, -6/+23mmmm.... not if there's another "incident". private security firms have been awarded multi-billion dollar contracts by this administration and have begun to step up their presence in civilian areas, martial law is a definite possibility before the year is out. also impeachment hearings are important symbolically, they set a standard of conduct and say that no illegal action will go uninvestigated. that's an incredibly important standard to set for any incoming administration.
        • GawtMilk, on 03/31/2008, -6/+4The New World Order is in place. We're coming for you. Specifically.
        • fuzzmeister, on 03/31/2008, -2/+4If you're concerned about Bush staging some kind of coup (a somewhat absurd idea to begin with), do you really think that impeachment proceedings would do anything to stop that?
          • Yatata, on 04/02/2008, -0/+3maybe, because it would send a message saying that the American people are paying attention. Potential dictators spook easily when threatened. The only reason bush and co. have been able to be so bold and get away with it is because they know that the American people are too busy staring at their own navels to care about foreign policy and basic economics. That's the problem with a me-first society; there is no sense of responsibility for your neighbors’ welfare or the constitutional welfare of your country. Plus the US education system has steadily declined since the cold war to compete miserably with many third world curriculums, which doesn't make for the most inquisitive or critically thinking of populations. The only truly patriotic Americans are the ones getting off their butts and speaking up for the constitution, not the ones clutching their flag pins and waving their dicks in the air.

            but good luck anyway
      • worldinmyeyes, on 03/31/2008, -4/+8Unless he gets another timely terrorist attack and cancels the November election. Anyone put this past him? I don't.
        • mmmmmbiscuits, on 03/31/2008, -3/+2I will bet you $1000 that it does not happen, you pathetic drama queen.
    • PolishLogic, on 03/31/2008, -2/+22Yep, looks like Congress is right on top of that for ya....

      /facepalm
      • MasterThief117, on 03/31/2008, -2/+1Hello, I'm peach. Nice to meet you.
    • ryan9999, on 03/31/2008, -19/+3The whole Impeach now thing got old a while ago
      enough complaining. you'll have a new president in office soon enough
    • dhVyse, on 03/31/2008, -9/+5You're 4 ***** years too late. Get a clue.
    • ruski1985, on 03/31/2008, -4/+5If Bush was impeached, that would make Dick Cheney president? I think if that happened everyone would be begging for Bush to be reinstated.

      Symbolically it would have been a good idea, ages ago.
    • mmmmmbiscuits, on 03/31/2008, -4/+2"Impeach now!"
      Grow a pair, Nancy. The Eeeeevil Bush will be gone in < 1 year and then you can start getting your panties in a bunch about McCain.
      • dk911, on 03/31/2008, -1/+0Or you can get your panties in a bunch about Obama and Hillary and how all their promises were just that... promises to get them elected. The days of great presidents who really want to do something for this country are LOOOOONG gone.
    • Lancer28, on 03/31/2008, -0/+5Since when did throwing the first pitch become an impeachable offense?
  • marxfriedrice, on 03/31/2008, -32/+16He is completely non fazed. "I thought you were stupid, friend. But I underestimated you. You are a total freaking retard!" - Waterworld
    • jmkiii, on 03/31/2008, -1/+13I don't think I have ever seen anyone quote that POS movie.
      • Chaotics, on 03/31/2008, -0/+3Well, I guess we just found out what Kevin Costner's Digg handle is.
  • boondocksaint22, on 03/31/2008, -96/+12your a complete dumb ass if you think he is going to be impeached it way too late you freaking dumb asses
    • Dumbledorito, on 03/31/2008, -3/+21It's never too late to let someone get at least a hint of what most people think of their performance.

      It's also never to late to learn punctuation, even if you are a refugee from FreeRepublic.
    • Swarms, on 03/31/2008, -2/+15You're*, dumbass.
    • fullback, on 03/31/2008, -2/+12It's never too late to learn English.
      • one1plus1one, on 03/31/2008, -3/+3I have a university level Bachelor's degree in English literature.

        I disagree that everyone should learn to speak and write English with perfect grammatical ability. I believe that it is through grammatical error that new languages and dialects are born.

        Grammatical error adds personality and color to someone's speech, and can convey ideas in new ways that are not always possible through "perfect" grammar.

        Nor would I want to live in a society in which only perfect or native English speakers are allowed to voice their ideas or comments.

        I don't agree with "Boondocksaint's" comment... but I'm glad he expressed it, despite whatever you may think of his English ability.

        You should address his comment rather than his grammar.
        • GawtMilk, on 03/31/2008, -1/+31,000,000 VISITOR TO THIS COLLEGE! PAY HERE TO RECEIVE YOUR B.A! NO CREDIT CARD NEEDED!
    • JedicodeWarrior, on 03/31/2008, -9/+3do you speekee any engrish, round eye?
    • buhbyebot, on 03/31/2008, -0/+5Pretend you're* the cat.
    • withears, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1You say that like impeachment actually means something.
  • slotimus, on 03/31/2008, -27/+17Ok... Now they're just ruining a perfectly good game of BASEBALL!!!!!
  • easyone, on 03/31/2008, -52/+49Too coked out to realize what's going on.
    • ThaDRD, on 03/31/2008, -7/+5Don't know why you're getting dugg down....he was a coke-head and drunk, which alone should disqualify a person from running for President.
      • mmmmmbiscuits, on 03/31/2008, -4/+4Leave Obama alone you meanie!
      • dk911, on 03/31/2008, -1/+0You know, being a murderer and/or drunk should keep you from being a senator... but that never stopped Kennedy (take your pick on which one)
    • HenvY, on 03/31/2008, -1/+6Coming from a BO supporter, that's not exactly an intelligent attack to make.
    • roho76, on 03/31/2008, -2/+1I'm with ya man.
  • dcollins, on 03/31/2008, -53/+224I hear just as much cheering as booing, if not more...
    • insobox, on 03/31/2008, -9/+35I as well heard more cheering a few loud boo's but that can be positional to the camera. As well a lot of claps for his pitch. To the people saying "impeach" and what-not it's useless at this point, he'll be fazed out and the next batter-up will have to see what they can do when they're up to bat.
      • ExRe, on 03/31/2008, -5/+4To the people who say I should be put in jail for committing these crimes I say, would that not be wasting tax payers dollars to keep me in there, and is trying me as a criminal also a waste of your time and tax payers dollars? You should let me go, it would be easier!
        • adrianmonk, on 03/31/2008, -3/+4At this point, impeachment is not going to happen. You can talk about whether it should all you want, but the reality is, it won't.

          Also, if he were impeached, Dick Cheney would be President. Is that better?
        • diaphoni, on 03/31/2008, -2/+2Also, if he were impeached, Dick Cheney would be President. Is that better?

          No no no, we don't want the Palpatine to take the throne!!
      • ostracize, on 03/31/2008, -1/+3Impeachment is about the principle. If we impeach, the future presidents will think twice about trying to mislead the American people in this way again.
    • RedHeadedFreak, on 03/31/2008, -23/+111Shhhh, diggers only want to hear boos.
      • SoulDrift404, on 03/31/2008, -5/+2*****. I heard both. I enjoyed (and respect) the boos more than the cheers, though.
    • awuwish, on 03/31/2008, -7/+16Same here. I hear the booing, but the cheering sounds stronger; sound like 27% actually lol. Like insobox said though, it could be the position of the microphone(s).
      • Soave, on 03/31/2008, -0/+5Yeah, I'm sure the stadium is neatly divided into people who support Bush and people who don't.
    • ancalagon73, on 03/31/2008, -12/+5Actually,according to polls, it sounded like only one third of the crowd was cheering.
    • JedicodeWarrior, on 03/31/2008, -14/+6Nah, they folks who edited the video just up'd the volume on the cheers.
      • mmmmmbiscuits, on 03/31/2008, -2/+1Karl Rove, you magnificent bastard!
    • GJBlizzard, on 03/31/2008, -1/+11Yeah, I wouldn't exactly describe the booing as a "resounding chorus."
    • callmejordy265, on 03/31/2008, -2/+9I was wondering if someone was going to comment on that or not.
    • tanandae, on 03/31/2008, -3/+2Try this video ... audio is clearer:

      http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a81/kos102/2008/V ...
      • GJBlizzard, on 03/31/2008, -2/+4The only thing that this video makes clearer is the one douchebag sitting right next to the camera.
    • one1plus1one, on 03/31/2008, -13/+6If the cheering was louder than the boos... then that sucks...

      That means that the majority of baseball goers think it's ok to cheer a man who brought America into an illegal war, and brought suffering upon millions of innocent people in Iraq, and is eroding Civil liberties, and put America into such deep debt, that the nation may effectively become bankrupt and collapse within a decade or two.

      It means that the majority of people at that stadium don't really care or feel strongly about those things. (If they really cared about those things, they wouldn't be able to cheer that man.)
      • GJBlizzard, on 03/31/2008, -2/+9No, it means that some Americans still have a little couth and realize that if they want to show their disapproval of a president there are better and more mature ways than booing him at a baseball game.
    • munawarali2, on 03/31/2008, -1/+15Typically, you shouldn't be hearing any boo's against a President. It takes a lot to get an audience to boo him live. ANY booing, is a spectacle in itself.
      • GJBlizzard, on 03/31/2008, -1/+4That's the power of the internet and anonymity, you can mouth off to someone that you never would in real life; I'm pretty sure you can throw xbox live in there as well.
        • idreamwideyed, on 03/31/2008, -1/+3oh, im sure i would have a few choice words to say to Bush, if given the opportunity to speak to him in person.
          • GJBlizzard, on 03/31/2008, -0/+2Yeah, and I bet it wouldn't be, BOOOOOOO!
          • idreamwideyed, on 03/31/2008, -2/+1yes, because im sure everyone in that stadium could have really shouted their real complaints about the president from their seats. given their circumstances, BOOOOO works.
          • GJBlizzard, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1So you're telling me that if you sat down with President Bush in person to have a discussion, you would look at him and just say BOOOOOOO.

            That's why you should never have a conversation with the president (read: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y)
    • GoatRoper, on 03/31/2008, -4/+8From a post way down the thread; "I was there and what the vid represents is false. There was nothing but boos yet over the speaker PA system cheers were coming from the speakers. Me and my friend could not believe it. We just sat there listening to the cheers blasting from the speakers thinking, what the hell just happened? What just happened?"
      • TxAggie08, on 03/31/2008, -1/+4Somehow I doubt it, but hell, I forgot that everything on the internet is true.
    • bowens44, on 03/31/2008, -1/+4So you think it's ok that about half of those attending despise commander bunny pants to the point that they will boo him in public shows that he has the support of the American people?

      Are you insane?
    • boomchockalocka, on 03/31/2008, -1/+2He should be proud of that.
  • Bobo44, on 03/31/2008, -21/+70Its America's Favorite Pastime.. and Americas least favorite President!
    • svetty, on 03/31/2008, -9/+4Only president.
      • alpha88, on 03/31/2008, -3/+8Of all time you retard.
      • RAEP, on 03/31/2008, -0/+4Bush has always been our president. We have always been at war with Euras...er Iraq.
    • kss42, on 03/31/2008, -0/+5Speak for yourself. YOU SUCK CHESTER A. ARTHUR!
    • chrisegilbert, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1It's unbelieveable that this clown still - on the surface (half smile/smirk on the way out to the mound and interview in the booth) - seems to think he's done no wrong. The best thing about the last 8 years is that he's going to have to hear over the next 10-20 years of his life the following: "George W. Bush was easily the worst president EVER."
      • GawtMilk, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1This isn't copy / pasted, I'm writing this all now. Give me five minutes.

        How come we treat modern-day presidents like *****? Mid-20th century presidents were certifiably insane and got off so much easier.

        George Washington -- won only 3/9 battles, ran on a campaign of "hardened military experience".

        I mean, if the string of ***** presidents in the 1846 - 1862 had YouTube to deal with, they'd just be lambasted today. That area of Taylor / Filmore / Pierce / Buchanan was just abysmal. Then, Lincoln took power. Thank God, ***** Buchanan ripped America in half.

        Abraham Lincoln -- first president to suspend Habeus Corpus. Worse than that -- he didn't even alert the ***** public. Southern soldiers were being captured and that was it -- no trial, no protection of civil liberties. Abraham Lincoln was president of the US during a time of war based on slavery. His position on the subject? He didn't care about slave's rights, he only wanted to unite the union so people would stop killing each other. In my opinion, it was definitely the right thing to do [dominate the south with Northern projection of power, and the south will have to use both your economy and ideology to rebuild, furthering the slave issue], but the perception these days is that he was doing for the slaves -- *****.

        Same story a century later. FDR, one of Americas "favorite" presidents. Second to suspend Habeus Corpus.

        It's funny. If you look at the three presidents who suspended Habeus Corpus --

        Lincoln
        FDR
        Bush

        Try to match the three sets of stats with the three presidents.

        Modern-day ranking [WSJ, 2005] : 2nd, 3rd, 19th
        Wartime Debt [2001 Dollars] : $1,690,000,000,000, $160,000,000,000, $510,000,000,000
        American Casualties : 618,000, 416,000, 4,010

        Correct Answer :

        Lincoln : 2nd
        Deaths : 618,000
        Cost : $160,000,000,000 [One Hundred and Sixty Billion]

        FDR : 3rd
        Deaths : 416,000
        Cost : $1,700,000,000,000 [One Point Seven Trillion]

        Bush : 19th
        Deaths : 4,010
        Cost : $510,000,000,000 [Five Hundred and Ten Billion]

        Funny how Bush gets BLASTED for an unnecessary, wasteful war while THREE of our country's highest-regarded leaders were worse off. Washington's abysmal military record, FDR's crazy spending and Lincoln's presidency seeing the second-worse loss of life [King Philips war being the first].

        I don't support Bush. I think it'd be better if he were out of office. I also think that America should use 2-year terms, and that conservatism only means you fail to adapt to new scenarios. However, Bush bashing really doesn't help America go forward.

        I wonder if, when I'm in my senior years 50 big ones down the line, Bush will pull his public image around like Jimmy Carter did. Below-average president, good intentions and good effort afterwards.
        • GawtMilk, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1Oh, and one thing. People are looking at the war saying it's an unjust / illegal war. Only for profit. Bush's cronyism, etc. Justification of war, etc.

          The war corporatism mentality was present during the Civil War and World War II. The only difference is that it's now faded after people saw that the war, overall, was actually a benefit.

          I think that all three wars were fought for freedom of oppressed peoples, although there probably are ulterior motives at play [Lincoln - reuniting the union, for example].
        • ligyron, on 03/31/2008, -0/+0Internet
        • artisresistance, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1We hold everything to a higher standard these days; that's a good thing. It means we're actually evolving.
        • chrisegilbert, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1Nobody cares about history. In 12-16 years, Jeb will start his tenure as the worst president ever. The Georges will look like saints.
        • GawtMilk, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1chrisegilbert, that's just stupid. George Bush Sr was a good president, George Bush Jr was an articulate, smart governor.

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw4Bhmm22xo

          The 'Bush' political line has been tainted [a bit unnecessarily] with Dubya's poor public image.
    • mrgriffin, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1Do i hear sitcom?
    • brickflow, on 03/31/2008, -0/+0Great Comment! I included it in my show!

      Who was boo'd more at a baseball game? Bush or Cheney?

      Check out the comparison:
      http://beta.flowgram.com/p/OYBJIRAUIOIOV8

      Bootiful! Who knew that Cheney's unfavorable status was even worse than Eliot Spitzer?!?!
  • Ganja420, on 03/31/2008, -41/+116BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    gotta love that 29% approval rating
    Hitler and Saddam had a higher approval rating
    • jseres, on 03/31/2008, -9/+56That's because everyone was made to say that they approved of the job they where doing. At least you have free speech.
      • rootsthatruin, on 03/31/2008, -5/+4Usually.
      • Ganja420, on 03/31/2008, -7/+14For now... but you would agree, that we're slowly losing more and more liberties and freedoms every day... not gaining them
        • hexydes, on 03/31/2008, -8/+10The fact that you think that is due to President Bush, and not just about every person and agency in the government, is exactly why it is able to happen.

          You people get so wrapped up in blaming one person or the other, you can't see that it's coming from every single person. The sad part is, it isn't even intentional, not all the time; many of the people that are actively eroding your rights, are doing so because they feel it is in your best interest...and in a microcosm, it very well might be. However, when you step back and look at the big picture, you start to see that we are losing the sense of liberty and personal responsibility that our country was originally founded on.

          This isn't Republicans. It isn't Democrats. It's everyone.
          • Ganja420, on 03/31/2008, -2/+5And that is why congress has an even lower approval rating than bush
          • adrianmonk, on 03/31/2008, -1/+3OK, it's true that not everyone else in the government is completely innocent. But Bush is the President. He's supposed to act like a leader and set the tone. And what does he do when it comes to civil liberties? He urges the Congress to give out retroactive immunity to the telcos for warrantless wiretaps. That certainly does set the tone, just not in the way that I, at least, think is best.
        • elTito, on 03/31/2008, -9/+7Give me free health care! Give me free education! Give me free food! Give me free retirement! Give me give me give me!

          Stop taking away my liberties!!

          ROFL.

          You people are blinded by your own greed and stupidity.
          • quokkapox, on 03/31/2008, -4/+8I'd settle for giving me back my civil liberties, my privacy, my congressional oversight of the executive branch, and maybe a little bit of free health care, like they have in the civilized democracies elsewhere in the world.
          • elTito, on 03/31/2008, -5/+3This is exactly the sort of thinking that just blows my mind. You don't want the government hearing your phone call to Aunt Martha, but you're just fine with giving them control over your health care. I will never understand this sort of thinking. It's like saying the sky is both blue and red at the same time.
          • adrianmonk, on 03/31/2008, -1/+3"Give me what the Constitution (that people fought and died to defend) guarantees!" Yeah, what a bunch of whiners, people who want the constitutional limits on government to be respected. It would be more true to the American way to just flush the Constitution down the toilet whenever it gets too inconvenient to stick with the idea of liberty, right?
          • jseres, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1I agree 110%
          • elTito, on 03/31/2008, -1/+3You people aren't the most intuitive lot. Really.

            My point is that the government has no business in any aspect of our lives, be it listening to our phone calls or giving us "free" health care. I make no distinction in the liberty sacrificed from one to the other.
          • artisresistance, on 03/31/2008, -2/+2"It's like saying the sky is both blue and red at the same time."

            Ever seen a sunset?
          • treehugger87, on 03/31/2008, -1/+1Yup, that's me. Blinded by FACT...
        • SoxSweepAgain, on 03/31/2008, -2/+1It's more Republican/Rove/MIS than it is preponderantly Democrat. But the top of the power structure has nothing to do with "Us vs. Them", meaning Donkeys and Elephants.
      • Kabloink, on 03/31/2008, -3/+9Sure we have free speech, but criticize the current administration too loudly and you end up on the no fly list among others.
    • seanc6610, on 03/31/2008, -5/+67It's probably just a coincidence that every dictatorial leader has a 100% approval rating.
      • highPhone, on 03/31/2008, -1/+24Albanian communist dictator Enver Hoxha kept his approval rating at a carefully calibrated 97.4% so people wouldn't catch on.
    • CatcherInTheWhy, on 03/31/2008, -2/+2Does that say something bad about Bush or something bad about approval ratings?
      • biotch, on 03/31/2008, -2/+1I think it says its not as bad as a dictatorship in America..... yet
    • MisterFreeze, on 03/31/2008, -11/+9How is it that he has a 29% approval rating? Seriously, how can anybody think that he's done anything right? Maybe they're thinking "Yeah well at least her speaks proper American and he ain't black." Or something.
      • muckemuck, on 03/31/2008, -4/+5no.. there really are people still driving around with W stickers on their cars.. they voted for McCain.. go figure.
        • Ganja420, on 03/31/2008, -4/+3I drive around with the F stickers
          it says

          F
          The President
          • mmmmmbiscuits, on 03/31/2008, -1/+4Doesn't your mom get ***** when you put your "F The President" and "I ♥ Spongebob" stickers on her minivan?
      • adrianmonk, on 03/31/2008, -2/+7Contrary to what some people seem to think, not every Republican is actually a hypocritical, self-centered, knee-jerk reactionist right-winger. Some of them simply have a simple view of the world where the solution to problems like terrorism or crime is to "get tough" on whatever the problem is. The seductive thing about this method of dealing with problems is that it's about 75% right.
        • MisterFreeze, on 03/31/2008, -7/+5By my calculations you're 92% full of *****.
      • Valkyrie607, on 03/31/2008, -0/+0It's an update to Lincoln famous aphorism about not being able to fool all the people all the time... Apparently, you can reliably fool about 25% of the people all of the time.
    • OriginalLucid1, on 03/31/2008, -2/+8What kind of cheer do you think Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid might get, what with their "approval rating" being even lower than the Presidents?
      • munen123, on 03/31/2008, -4/+3I think either one of them wouldnt be booed as loud as dumbass bush just was!
      • biotch, on 03/31/2008, -4/+1Really, do you have a source that specifically shows Pelosi and Reid with a lower rating? Or are you singling them out for the low congress approval rating?... I have news for all you that are so quick to blame that rating on Pelosi and Reid. People are ***** that congress didnt remove Bush, but its been consistently shown that the dems are favored to lead congress over the repubs.
        http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politic ...

        It has also been shown that there are more dems over repubs in the nation than ever
        http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politic ...

        Given those two facts, it is reasonable to assume the dismal approval rating for congress is because of republicans continual willingness to side with Bush on vetoes and their thwarting of a vote on an Iraq withdrawal.
        • mmmmmbiscuits, on 03/31/2008, -1/+3As the top Democrats of a Democrat-controlled Congress, I think it's a pretty reasonable assumption that Pelosi and Reid's individual approval ratings are hovering near the polled numbers.

          And personally as a former survey researcher, I try not to rely on a single pollster for data. A site like RealClearPolitics.com averages out all of the major pollster results which does a decent job of helping smooth out some bias and sampling problems. With that in mind:
          Bush job approval: 31.3%
          Congress job approval: 21.0%
          • biotch, on 03/31/2008, -1/+1Yes it is a democratic controlled congress but it has been just as influenced by republicans who uphold Bush's wishes. You can assume their poll numbers are as low because of an overall congress rating but wheres the poll to prove it? I showed you evidence the democrats are not at fault for the low ratings. As a former pollster you should be willing to take that into account.
      • treehugger87, on 03/31/2008, -3/+2The only reason congress's approval rating is so low is because that haven't impeached Bush and Cheney yet

        IMPEACH now!
    • Soave, on 03/31/2008, -4/+8Publicly disprove of Hitler = death.
      • Ganja420, on 03/31/2008, -8/+3Public disaproval of G W's = enemy combatant
        • Soave, on 03/31/2008, -0/+8And that's why the majority of Digg has been targeted by the military, yeah?
        • rrbest, on 03/31/2008, -2/+1To be fair, i lost my left testicle because of digg...
    • usingpond, on 03/31/2008, -1/+3ahaha are you kidding? Of course Hitler had a massive approval rating. I mean, I hate Bush too, but that was a different situation don't you think?
    • MoClippa, on 03/31/2008, -1/+2Yeeeeees I loooooooove Hitler.... *soldier with gun behind my head nods approvingly*
    • ciaran036, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1Interesting point. It seems the attempt at mind control of Americans isn't working too well!
  • speel, on 03/31/2008, -30/+25***** that piece of *****, some body should of threw a baseball at his crooked smile head.
  • XedLos, on 03/31/2008, -19/+4ITMFA
    • itsthebrod, on 03/31/2008, -2/+22RANDOM LETTERS
      • mhuggins, on 03/31/2008, -3/+1OFKLEMA!!
      • uptown, on 03/31/2008, -1/+9Holy ***** ... your random letters actually spelled "random letters". What are the odds of that?
        • rkef, on 03/31/2008, -2/+2(26^14 - 1):1 against, assuming a 14-letter word, composed of lowercase letters a-z, and spaces.

          I'm logging into another account, just to digg this comment of mine down.

          Peace in the middle east.
    • MrRad, on 03/31/2008, -2/+4Dude, it stands for Impeach The Mother ***** Already.
      • 15thPD, on 03/31/2008, -1/+7I could have swore it was "I Tickle Malaysian Farm Animals". It does sound like quite an unusual pass-time, but who are we to judge?
    • slvrbullet87, on 03/31/2008, -5/+3Since you have a che guevara icon, that goes to show your opinion on politics shouldn't mater
  • tlo182, on 03/31/2008, -3/+28youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHUAsTrl4JI (found on the orig. page)

    this'll probably be gone soon, ***** MLB.
  • JaybeasCorpus, on 03/31/2008, -19/+105I was there...it was beautiful. Or, should I say, boo-tiful.

    The best part is, near the end of the game, they were doing a highlight reel. They showed the Bush pitch again, and we all started booing once more.
    • vanguardanon, on 03/31/2008, -7/+16It sounded like a mix of booing and cheering. Was is really that one sided in person?
      • JaybeasCorpus, on 03/31/2008, -7/+25There was definitely a mix, but quite a few more boos than cheers.
      • dienaked, on 03/31/2008, -1/+2The boos may have appeared to have more weight than cheers, but cheering is a high frequency sound which gets attenuated by things like atmosphere, grass, clothing, popcorn, hotdog buns, etc easier than a low frequency sound like booing would.

        The cheering may have equaled the booing in intensity, but the cheering would have sounded less intense.
        You've all heard those thumping cars from blocks away. You don't hear the treble, all you hear is the bass. Same effect.
        • DocCochran, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1Just like Michael Moore's speech at the Academy Awards, right?
    • dhVyse, on 03/31/2008, -1/+3That's a beautiful story. Seriously.
  • shugdoo, on 03/31/2008, -25/+51Booing aside, there were a lot of 'tards cheering as well. Sigh...
    • dcollins, on 03/31/2008, -14/+5I would imagine that in the presence of the most powerful man on earth, you kind of forget that you hate the guy :/
      • rrbest, on 03/31/2008, -2/+6No
      • munen123, on 03/31/2008, -3/+4I would spit in his face if I ever meet him in person.
        • dienaked, on 03/31/2008, -1/+2Thankfully they keep asshats like you off of the world stage.
    • hexydes, on 03/31/2008, -16/+25I think it's sad that you are so closed-minded that you think everyone has the same opinion as you, and those that don't are "tards". It really shows a lot of short-sightedness and ignorance of reality on your part.

      Go ahead and bury my comment. Every time you press that thumbs-down button, it just makes what I said more correct.
      • kashk5, on 03/31/2008, -3/+8Dugg up to prove you incorrect
      • kajoob, on 03/31/2008, -2/+15If you digg him down, he shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine

      • rrbest, on 03/31/2008, -4/+12Yeah come on guys, have an open mind... I've been a member of the KKK and consider myself a neo nazi and all I get is society talking me down. It's really sad that yall cant just accept we all have different opinions.
    • keltin, on 03/31/2008, -3/+10Hey, Shug. I understand. You don't like the fact that not everyone reflects your prejudices and values. That's definitely not a bad thing.
  • AoiTakuma, on 03/31/2008, -15/+57Everyone that bought tickets to that game with a credit card is now on the terrorist watch list.
    Good job though
  • Elevener, on 03/31/2008, -48/+102That actually wasnt a lot of booing, like most Digg articles, you just went for the most brash headlines you could, in typical juvenile fashion.
    • segrev, on 03/31/2008, -16/+10The fact you could even hear booing suggests there was a lot of booing.
      • 15thPD, on 03/31/2008, -5/+9I actually had to struggle to hear any booing at all.
      • dcollins, on 03/31/2008, -4/+2Kind of like how the earth's temperature dropping only proves that global warming exists?
    • foofoobee, on 03/31/2008, -7/+25For a sitting president to receive clearly audible booing that way at a baseball game is a big deal. I don't disagree that Digg headlines are often sensationalistic, but this one was accurate.
      • beezneez, on 03/31/2008, -1/+1For a sitting president to receive clearly audible booing is not a big deal. It's actually commonplace at public events, regardless of who the president is (Clinton was often booed in public).
    • S1ngular1ty1, on 03/31/2008, -7/+2Digg disagrees.
    • DeathJux, on 03/31/2008, -7/+4Sensationalism sells.
    • Soave, on 03/31/2008, -7/+3It's what Digg does best.
    • hillbillyboy07, on 03/31/2008, -7/+2People like you are the only reason I can stand digg.
    • jaybird1905, on 03/31/2008, -4/+3Agreed.

      I'm not a fan of this president, but the booing wasn't as loud or blatant as advertised.
  • compgeek, on 03/31/2008, -21/+16heard lots of boos and totally support them bush is a tyrant but I will admit he does have a good arm that was no pussy pitch
    • hexydes, on 03/31/2008, -13/+3What an Internet tough guy you are behind your keyboard and mouse. I bet if you met President Bush in real life, you wouldn't even know what to say.
  • jseres, on 03/31/2008, -39/+11He isn't doing a good job, but the disrespect is uncalled for. I know some idiot is going to respond to me by saying, "he disrespects us by doing such a crappy job" or something to that effect, however if you really think about it your booing the office for which he stands for, not just him.
    • dcollins, on 03/31/2008, -6/+11Indeed. If you research photos of presidents before they go into office, with photos of them as they leave office, it looks like they've aged 20 years do to the huge amount of stress the job brings.
      • JedicodeWarrior, on 03/31/2008, -8/+4It's much less stressful if he wasn't ***** us over!
        • 15thPD, on 03/31/2008, -6/+7I don't know about you, but I haven't been ***** over at all. My life is the same as it was 7 years ago, I just spend a little more on gas, and see more kids on the internet bitching about anything and everything.
    • SteveMTyler, on 03/31/2008, -8/+19he disrespects us by doing such a crappy job
    • JaybeasCorpus, on 03/31/2008, -6/+13I dunno about everyone else, but I was most definitely booing him. And really, it's not just that he's doing a crappy job - it's the way he goes about doing a crappy job.

      Oh, and he disrespects the citizens of DC for opposing any sort of voting representation for the District. So yeah, he's disrespecting me by more than just doing a crappy job.
    • Drogoganor, on 03/31/2008, -6/+3Such priggish authoritarian crap.
    • conjuror1972, on 03/31/2008, -6/+11What?? He's ruined your economy, caused thousands of deaths of american soldiers and innocent people, is guilty as sin in the lies he tells constantly, is an embarrassment to religious people of all faiths and non alike, and is generally not the brightest duck on the pond. But in your logic you can't boo the man because you might disrespect the office he stands for?
      I think he's done a good enough job at disrespecting that office, that 40000 people booing could never touch...

      and because you pre-called me an idiot, let me end by saying, dumbass.
      • jseres, on 03/31/2008, -8/+5So your telling me that the title of "President of the United States of America" is worthless to you? There are people who die every day to defend the fact that we actually have a president instead of a dictator and the only thing you can come up with is a bunch of facts about why this ONE single president has done a ***** job? I would never boo Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr, Clinton, or and other president, so why start with this one? If you guys want to dissent then do it so in a civilized manner, picket, protest do whatever, but don't act like children about it.
        • hexydes, on 03/31/2008, -5/+5Well-said. The way certain citizens of the United States are beginning to act is very disturbing to me. You have the right to free speech, which you are born with, and which every citizen of our country should stand to represent and protect. However, you do not have the right (or at best, should not use your free speech right) to insult other people, whether by making derogatory remarks to their face, or booing them en mass.

          We're beginning to turn into a country of whiny little children who know very little about the fundamental principles our country was founded on...and that is a real tragedy.
        • conjuror1972, on 03/31/2008, -1/+3I'll boo who i want when i want, because, yes it is my right en masse or otherwise. Your thinking is so illogical I can't even comprehend it. As for your presidents, I would boo Reagan, Bush SR, Nixon, Clinton and Jesus if he did as incompetent a job a W is doing and has done. The title "President of the United States of America" is just that a title. As for the dictator part you are correct. You have what.. two options for presidency. Doing the math that's one more than a dictatorship.
        • jroyale, on 03/31/2008, -1/+3>>So your telling me that the title of "President of the United States of America" is worthless to you?

          Well, no, but face it, title of "President of the United States of America" was worth a lot more before Bush got selected to the job.
      • dienaked, on 03/31/2008, -2/+2News flash, other than morons who bought more house than they could afford, the economy is fine.
        Take a walk around your town and notice the restaurant parking lots are full, the grocery stores parking lots are full, Lowe's and Home Depot are still $2000 refrigerators and $3000 washer/dryer sets like there is no tomorrow, etc, etc.

        For a down and out economy, it seems like it's just as money spending mad as it ever was.
    • DyDx, on 03/31/2008, -2/+7America was born of dissent!
    • foofoobee, on 03/31/2008, -2/+6Respect has to be earned. No one buys the "disrespect for the office he stands for" argument. Do you think Clinton (Bill) would have been booed the same way? Not a chance.
    • alpha88, on 03/31/2008, -1/+6Why should anyone respect someone doing a bad job? I'm sorry but where I work, if someone was doing a bad job, I'd tell them, and I'd get them to fix what they were doing wrong, or have them removed. Why should the president get away with everything and still have people's respect? That's the last thing a war criminal deserves.
      • jseres, on 03/31/2008, -2/+1I swear you guys just make it a point to let things go over your heads. Respect him for the office he holds, not the decisions he makes. I figure this lack of respect stems from the current problems with your parents. Learn to give some respect to your authority figures when its due, that doesn't mean agree with then 100% of the time, it just means treat them like a human being. President Bush surely didn't go to your soccer, hockey, football (or w/e the hell else hobby you might have had as a child) games and boo you when you touched the ball, so why the ***** would you do it to him?
        • idreamwideyed, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1My father taught me that if i wanted to be respected in this world, i need to earn that respect. just because you land yourself the presidency, doesn't automatically mean that that the country that you run must drop to their knees and "respect" you for the sheer fact that your the president. i really, *really* hate to say this (because i hate bringing the man into any conversation for comparison), but Hilter was elected too. i'm sorry. but that man has proven, over and over again, that he doesn't even deserve the dirt between my barefooted toes.

          also, it's so stupid to assume that people who don't respect a man like Bush have mommydaddy problems. i actually think my parents did a damn fine job raising me if i don't blindly follow whoever is in power.
        • alpha88, on 03/31/2008, -0/+2Why would I respect him for the office he holds? Anyone could hold that office if they rigged elections like he did. Should I respect ANY authority figure no matter what they say or do? That's a retarded concept, and would be considered a dictatorship. Where I live, I'm allowed to dislike the president and think he's doing a bad job. I refuse to respect someone like him. I respect my university professors, I respect my parents (no, I don't have any problems with my parents, but thanks for the wild guess), and I respect my elders, but if they do anything that I disagree with, I'll let my opinion be known. I won't blindly agree with anything they say. And I'll admit you're right, Bush didn't come to my baseball games and boo me, because he didn't know me, and I hadn't done anything wrong. I do know him however, and he has committed war crimes, so I'll boo him if I damn well please.
    • SoxSweepAgain, on 03/31/2008, -2/+3If I were near him I would love to scream profanity at him. He's the worst thing to EVER get elected in America. He makes Nixon look like a pisher.
    • longhorn627, on 03/31/2008, -0/+2You make me sick.
    • Delphium226, on 03/31/2008, -0/+2Sounds like you're missing the point of a democracy, if you're really into kissing the ass of those in office, go and live in a monarchy.
    • Wronghead, on 03/31/2008, -0/+5***** him and ***** the office. That is OUR office. He is OUR president. He is entitled to exactly as much respect as he earns and not a drop more. I'll respect a ***** murderous, lying, swindling pig when ***** tastes like ice cream. Your limp-wristed, patriotic ***** is infuriating, wrongheaded and poisonous. If the title of "president" leaves a bad taste in your mouth, it is his fault, not the fault of those who criticize him.

      Grow a spine.
    • ciaran036, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1What a ridiculous comment. Why should we respect the same person that approved of a war which left hundreds of thousands of people dead and millions of people with lost homes and families? We already know well that he is as stupid as sin too.
  • RaulMontana, on 03/31/2008, -13/+6pwned
  • scm21st, on 03/31/2008, -16/+13Should have tarred and feathered that traitor.
  • bicyclethief, on 03/31/2008, -16/+35If there was ever a time to rush the mound...
    • brickflow, on 03/31/2008, -1/+0Great Comment! I included it in my show!

      Who was boo'd more at a baseball game? Bush or Cheney?

      Check out the comparison:
      http://beta.flowgram.com/p/OYBJIRAUIOIOV8

      Bootiful! Who knew that Cheney's unfavorable status was even worse than Eliot Spitzer?!?!
  • goatmonkey, on 03/31/2008, -33/+18Give it a break, no matter how much you may hate the guy respect the office. Throwing the first pitch is what the President does so let him do so in peace.
    • nblsavage, on 03/31/2008, -7/+20why?
      • blinktude, on 03/31/2008, -14/+2why not?
        • foofoobee, on 03/31/2008, -1/+7Because it was essentially a form of peaceful and legal free speech/protest that reaches the highest office in the nation directly. Not exercising a rare opportunity like that is inherently un-American, especially when this particular chief executive shuts out as much feedback as he can.
    • JedicodeWarrior, on 03/31/2008, -5/+16Really! Why does he garner such respect. Respect is earned and he has done nothing to earn ours.
    • AwayMessage, on 03/31/2008, -1/+5Sure I would... if he *us* some peace too. Here at home and in Iraq.

      Bury me to sleep now.
    • phybere, on 03/31/2008, -2/+4booo
    • pinguwin, on 03/31/2008, -1/+10I might actually respect the office if he respected it. He's done nothing but crap all over the dignity of the position so don't expect anyone else to have "respect"
    • foofightrs777, on 03/31/2008, -0/+7Because unlike in other systems which draw a distinction between the real and ceremonial power (such as the brittish prime minister vs the royal family) we here in America roll it all together in the presidency.
    • jroyale, on 03/31/2008, -0/+4It would be a lot easier to respect Bush if Bush actually respected the office of the President. Just sayin'
    • Delphium226, on 03/31/2008, -0/+3No.
    • toddcat, on 03/31/2008, -0/+2So not booing is "respecting the office"? I thought Americans prided themselves on their independence and free-thinking. Surely this would be a prime example of those attributes.
  • mhuggins, on 03/31/2008, -35/+36I don't understand how Bush of all presidents hasn't been assassinated yet.
    • seanc6610, on 03/31/2008, -1/+37well that's a good way to get yourself on a watchlist.
      • quokkapox, on 03/31/2008, -8/+5So is reading thingprogress.org
      • phybere, on 03/31/2008, -1/+6What's scary is that your comment is probably accurate
      • DavidGX, on 03/31/2008, -4/+10Being an American is a good way to get yourself on a watch list.
      • longhorn627, on 03/31/2008, -4/+2I hope he does get on a watch list for saying some idiotic thing like that. Deserves to be watched more closely IMO
    • Laughto, on 03/31/2008, -2/+8Hi, "the feds"!
    • ghgh1313, on 03/31/2008, -3/+9PARTY VAN
    • JedicodeWarrior, on 03/31/2008, -1/+3Waiting for the lighting to strike....
    • keltin, on 03/31/2008, -14/+7Huggins, you MUST be a Progressive Democrat. Then your remark seems right on target as far as quality and intelligence.
    • XxbladesfirexX, on 03/31/2008, -11/+13Wow you're an idiot. Apparently you don't realise how big of a deal taking someone's life away is. Quit being selfish and immature.
      • GregIsLegend, on 03/31/2008, -2/+10Seriously?

        How many deaths is that bastard responsible for?
      • Delphium226, on 03/31/2008, -1/+7So we should look to Bush for moral guidance on 'how big of a deal taking someone's life away is'?
    • alpha88, on 03/31/2008, -2/+9brb fbi
    • logan074, on 03/31/2008, -3/+16Because then we get Cheney?
      • m3th0dm4n, on 03/31/2008, -0/+3Definitely the best reason to keep Bush around!
    • kajoob, on 03/31/2008, -5/+12Maybe because you don't murder people simply because you disagree with them? Wow.
      • GregIsLegend, on 03/31/2008, -3/+8Uh, Bush obviously has no problem with that philosophy.
    • rrbest, on 03/31/2008, -5/+5"Bush hates black people" -Kanye
    • MrESaulved, on 03/31/2008, -2/+2Most presidential assassins are enabled by the very same people in power who the assassin is ostensibly trying to eliminate. In other words, assassinations are usually planned and executed from the inner circle, using dupes and patsies as the fall guy.

      Study the circumstances and histories of previous assassinations and attempts and see how incestuous the entire affair is. Don't worry about the Secret Service, when the time comes, they will be in on it and/or the disloyal members made to be somewhere else, again look to history for precedent.
      • mmmmmbiscuits, on 03/31/2008, -2/+2Meanwhile, back in reality land where people don't base all of their opinions on bad movies...
    • mmmmmbiscuits, on 03/31/2008, -4/+3I don't understand how someone like mhuggins you can grow up to be so breathtakingly stupid (although perhaps mhuggins isn't actually a grown-up.) Is it nature or nurture?
  • woofers07, on 03/31/2008, -19/+11I felt uncomfortable for him. that was awesome though
  • Section1, on 03/31/2008, -26/+24I hear the boos, but you have to admit the cheers out numbered them, though not by much.
    • alpha88, on 03/31/2008, -1/+6Well it IS in washington after all. If it were in new york he'd be deaf from all the booing.
      • MrWhite7, on 03/31/2008, -0/+2and dead from the thrown batteries,
      • mass922, on 03/31/2008, -2/+1That's why I am glad to live in the South.
      • TxAggie08, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1HAHAHA! Do you even know the demographics of Washington D.C.!? Trust me, he'd probably have to go to Vermont or Washington (The State) to find a more hostile crowd.
    • SoxSweepAgain, on 03/31/2008, -2/+3Depends on which edited version you hear.
      It's easy to raise the audio higher frequencies and lower the bass. From eyewitness accounts, the boos were clear, loud and sustained.
    • Section1, on 03/31/2008, -0/+3Digg is weird. I made this comment last night, and looked at it before bed, and saw it at +7, now -1. I wonder if U.S. night time digg users are that different from early morning users. It is very interesting.
      Mics! I also wanted to say, that a wide coverage mic covering an arena/field is going to give far more accurate results than individuals hearing what is with in 50 feet of them only. As far as spectrum manipulation, it would be audible, and sounded weird, it doesn't. They maybe had the ability to remix it to be more or less favorable, depending on how many mics were used, and who may have been in front of them, but that seems unlikely also, and possible audible.
  • defectDS, on 03/31/2008, -12/+4Just wondering, does anyone know why videos are always muted on youtube for me? I cleared my cookies and cache and yet every time i visit on my computer, they have no sound. Has this happened to anyone? I'm so desperate for an answer, I am even commenting it because I need to hear this video.

    ...

    :]
    • Section1, on 03/31/2008, -0/+2try reinstalling your driver. If it is specific to you tube, some smart computer people will have to help you, I would guess try firefox, if it is youtube specific.
      • defectDS, on 03/31/2008, -0/+2I'm using safari, but it does it in firefox and camino as well. :!
        • Section1, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1Oh, I have no helpful input at all then, I don't know anything about Mac, though allot of Diggers do, try your question in a different place, someone has probably seen this before.
          gl
    • pnmoore, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1I have that issue in firefox if I have large number of tabs going at once, but no other time. Sounds like you have it in more than just firefox though, so must be a driver or plugin issue I would guess.
    • ArthurSucks, on 03/31/2008, -1/+1Low on ram. Time to upgrade.
  • RSS14, on 03/31/2008, -18/+19I can't believe some people actually whistled for this ass-hat.
    • Section1, on 03/31/2008, -11/+3asshat is a funny word, but not funny enough to justify your dumb comment. i predict -15 by breakfast time.
      • Section1, on 03/31/2008, -4/+1OK that was awesome! RSS14 was at -6 when I posted this, though I was hoping to see him at +10 by breakfast, he is only at -1, so am concluding that my comment boosted his, as mine plummeted. I had a expected this, though next time I try it, I should use a not so mildly dumb comment, like RSS14. Next time it will probably be done to the stupidest comment I can find, or a completely nothing one.
        P.S. sorry to do my social experiments here, but this story is polarizing and too perfect to pass up.
  • quokkapox, on 03/31/2008, -15/+82My local 11 o'clock news edited out the booing sounds and added a voice-over "what an arm he has". Damn "liberal" media...
    • dcollins, on 03/31/2008, -5/+10IT'S ALL A CONSPIRACY MAN!!!!!
    • Projektorboy, on 03/31/2008, -8/+5Gotta love that "liberal" media finding a way to keep good on a conservative!
    • toddcat, on 03/31/2008, -2/+1I know.....didn't we elect the man twice because he can throw a decent fastball? No? Oh........
    • AceKicker, on 04/05/2008, -0/+0um, actually if it was "liberal" media, they would have edited out the cheering. Liibeerrraal. They would be the Opposite of Right Wing Republican.
  • SteelTallon, on 03/31/2008, -22/+21That was stupid! I heard what sounded like 2 or 3 people booing next to the camera....Otherwise, sounded like a normal occasion..
    • AceKicker, on 04/05/2008, -0/+0You can't Say that on Moveon2.org! This is A Bush bashing Website! Get Out of here!
  • tedonion, on 03/31/2008, -8/+21I find it wonderful and amazing that we are able to exercise this type of free speech in this country. If only our leaders listened to it. . .
    • hexydes, on 03/31/2008, -5/+4The majority of voters picked him. Deal with it. If you don't like it, either vote next time (if you didn't before), or do a better job presenting the reason your candidate should win next time.
      • MrWhite7, on 03/31/2008, -1/+3presenting it... like... on tv? or...
  • mystdragon333, on 03/31/2008, -10/+23"Hey guys, i got a great idea. Let's let george bush throw the first pitch!"
    "Yeah! Everybody loves george bush!"
    • kashk5, on 03/31/2008, -3/+2You forgot to cite 2001 World Series at the end of your comment
  • sny1120, on 03/31/2008, -1/+44that was a pretty good pitch considering the heavy layers of bulletproof vests he was wearing.
    • muckemuck, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1His "double" pitches better than him, eh?
  • Projektorboy, on 03/31/2008, -8/+14Just when I thought America had its head jammed irreparably up its ass, it shows me a glimmer of hope.
  • arma, on 03/31/2008, -8/+1YE! You boo that !
  • Condemned, on 03/31/2008, -14/+21I don't know, from the video it seemed like there were more cheers than boos.
    • bowens44, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1the fact that there were enough people booing for it to be obvious is very telling.
  • DarkReign16, on 03/31/2008, -13/+17Unearned automatic respect is the only reason more people didn't boo. They have this idea in their head that they are somehow a part of this nation, and they have to respect the "authority" of the office of president. As if it was some holy ***** thing. It's a guy, in a office, who controls people. Like a giant ***** corporation, except that you have no choices in the matter. Other than who the next CEO will be.
    • hexydes, on 03/31/2008, -5/+3Uhm, being able to "pick the next CEO" seems pretty important to me. Before our system of governance, not only could the CEO kill you at a whim, the CEO picked his or her processor.

      That's why you respect the office, because it is an office that deserves respect.
      • DarkReign16, on 03/31/2008, -2/+4No, that's *****. We have no rights, we have, as George Carlin so aptly put, "Temporary Privileges". Guess what, the CEO in the current system can actually tell you, at gun point, that you are not allowed to put certain plants and chemicals into your own body. They can control every aspect of your life. They can go around killing people, so long as they wear suits, and it's perfectly okay. Kill a few hundred thousands innocent civillians, eh, no problem, ***** happens! Nuke two cities full of civillians? Oh well, ***** happens. Oh well, that was years ago, who cares how many millions have died because of the government, all under the guise of safety, and necessity. It's a ***** joke. It's a monopoly on our lives, it's one big ***** corporation that gives you very little say in what they tell you to do. It's the equivalent of Wal-Mart forcing you to buy their products, or they throw you in jail, and call you a traitor.

        It's ***** sick.

        How about I govern MYSELF? How about YOU govern YOU, and I govern MY ***** SELF. What is so hard to understand about that?
        • MrWhite7, on 03/31/2008, -5/+2Well... based on your broad, overdramatic mischaracterizations and flat out untruths, I'd say your ill-equipped to govern your own ***** speech, let alone your own life. Bluntly, your gibberish-based emotional tirade makes the rest of our jobs harder.
          • DarkReign16, on 03/31/2008, -1/+5Name an untruth.
          • MrWhite7, on 03/31/2008, -3/+1... the soldiers cannot just kill people because they wear suits...If you want to rant about violations of the Military code of justice or the geneva convention, do so, but the flippancy with which you deride government sanctioned violence hurts your argument.
          • DarkReign16, on 03/31/2008, -0/+2MrWhite, I guess you misunderstood me. When I said that the government can kill people just because they wear suits, I meant that the military has a free pass to murder whoever the government tells them to murder. Penalty free! They can even bomb an entire city of civilians, ON PURPOSE (hiroshima, nagasaki) and no charges are brought. No one even says a THING. Just because they wear a government issued suit, called a uniform. They can kill whomever they please. And by they, I mean the government.
          • MrWhite7, on 04/02/2008, -0/+2Force is the only natural law in the Universe. The use of force against innocent civillians is deplorable, but par for the course for every civillization in history. The innocent civillians, in their own right, prop up the government that would harm another country's civillians. You seem to deplore the notion of government violence against innocents. I'd tell you to do something about it, but those whom you would actually harm would be innocent of the acts against which you rail. Death and destruction are sad facts of life and perpetuated by everyone. Most everything in your home is the product of some industry which came to power on the backs of the downtrodden and abused. We all propogate it, we all contribute to it. Some of us apparently, choose not to recognize it.
        • hellotyler, on 03/31/2008, -2/+2That was a good rant.
      • adrianmonk, on 03/31/2008, -1/+0Picked his or her processor? Yeah, King Opteron III was kind of a bummer.

        I guess you meant successor? :-)
        • diaphoni, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1lol right now in this moment in time I love you.
    • almj, on 03/31/2008, -5/+6I guess I'm one of those people. How can you boo your national leader? That's like booing the National Anthem or the American flag. Completely disgraceful, in my opinion.
      • llamapalooza87, on 03/31/2008, -2/+9The American Flag and the National Anthem are primarily symbolic of the values for which America stands (stood?). Bush chooses not to respect those values. In my opinion cheering for him would be the disgraceful option, as it would be to encourage the slow demise of our most precious value, Liberty.
        • mmmmmbiscuits, on 03/31/2008, -4/+1Can you and your drama queen-itude get a room or something?
      • Chunken, on 03/31/2008, -1/+2In my mind cheering him is saying "I support the murder of over a million people to help make oil companies richer, and I don't mind that you lied to me to make it happen." But in my opinion those companies are rich enough. Cheering him would be completely disgraceful. I would have been booing louder than anyone there.
  • vonskippy, on 03/31/2008, -14/+10Like anyone cares - it is after all baseball, the lamest "sport" on earth (ranking right down there with badminton, miniature golf, and shuffle board).
    • alpha88, on 03/31/2008, -3/+4At least it's not gay like football.

      C'mon, admit it, you know it's gay. A bunch of guys running around in extremely tight pants, chasing after balls and tackling each other, and slapping each others asses when they do well? Then once they're finished they take showers together? Gaaay.
      • pnmoore, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1Well, what about a bunch of men running around playing with balls AND wood, slapping each other on the butt and showering together? Maybe baseball should come out of the closet...
        • 1timeuser, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1I'm pretty sure you can make any sport sound gay. Just do what you love and quit knocking other peoples pass times.
    • kashk5, on 03/31/2008, -0/+2Hey now, don't go knocking badminton. At least you're not standing around most of the time
    • 74YLOR3k, on 03/31/2008, -0/+3Yah dude, Badminton and mini-golf are quite possibly the most excellent, if facilities permit, drunk activities.( ranking just below wisest wizard of course) Honestly though, I have never seen you, but I am fairly certain that any random pro baseball player could kick your ass. ........*sighs in preparation for steroid comments*
    • 1timeuser, on 03/31/2008, -0/+3I was with you until you called mini golf lame. That's just blasphemous.
  • smurf22, on 03/31/2008, -12/+33Who the ***** was cheering?
    • ghgh1313, on 03/31/2008, -16/+11your mom
    • quokkapox, on 03/31/2008, -2/+12The dead-enders. You know, the 29%-ers. They're in their last throes, like the terrists in Eye-raq.
      • OneAndOnlySnob, on 03/31/2008, -0/+1I'd bet a disproportionately large amount