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- vudicarus, on 10/12/2007, -13/+66bush doesn't like horror stories.
- Detritus, on 10/12/2007, -14/+59When asked if he had read one book, President Bush replied, "I started too but then I heard that Dumbledore dies!"
- ProximaC, on 10/12/2007, -11/+43Half of Americans didn't read a single book last year... half of Americans voted for Bush... The same half? Most likely.
- TroubleT, on 10/12/2007, -9/+32"The Pet Goat"
I think he stopped reading books after that one. - madtinkerer, on 10/12/2007, -7/+30Yes, but none of those other people are President of the US
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -8/+27Too many people don't read.
- nihility, on 10/12/2007, -9/+25Does he read any books?
- cathars1s, on 10/12/2007, -4/+17Most politicians don't read books about themselves. Why? Because they're usually written with heavy bias. I doubt Kerry took the time to read the Swift-Boat Veterans for Truth book. People read books on politics because they're interested in finding out more about the world of politics. Politicians know enough about that. They read books on *policy*.
- Tenlow, on 10/12/2007, -15/+26He must have gotten a new writer.
- Civil44, on 10/12/2007, -13/+23He used the word myopic....I'm impressed.
- minox, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12I'm not sure why I would be dugg down. Everyone is wondering whether he has read any books at all, apart from ones about him. I cited his interview with O'Reilly where he claimed at least to have read three books about George Washington. I'm sorry if this doesn't help the lynching here. I was just giving information.
- addicted44, on 10/12/2007, -5/+14@cathars1s - I agree that it is possible that most people would not want to read books about themselves, because of bias. I dot believe that is a good reason though, because as long as there are facts stated in those biased opinions, as a reader, you can either be, a) thats a bad conclusion from the facts, or b) hey, that conclusion leads from the facts. Maybe he is right and I am wrong.
However, what is scary though, is his statement that he is uncomfortable about things written about him right now, and that those people are being myopic, because history will judge him differently. It seems, that he believes that anything anyone says about him right now, is useless because history will be the final judge, and so he will not listen to anything said right now. Which basically means, he thinks he can do no wrong, and that he is not willing to listen to advice from anyone else. Which is a scary thought. - lborchardt, on 10/12/2007, -5/+13In the O'Reilly interview he said he had read three books about George Washington in the last year.
- Wavey, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10The guy is President of the United States. He has to read tons of paperwork daily, and the PDB on his desk every morning is just a relatively small part of it. His calendar is jam-packed and orchestrated for him nearly every waking minute. You expect him to be just sitting around reading books about himself, written by "pundits"?
I'm not even talking specifically in defense of Bush. This is what it is like for the U.S. President -- any President. - l0th, on 10/12/2007, -7/+14can't read an intelligence memo, so a whole book...
- davidod87, on 10/12/2007, -6/+11I want to punch the smirk of Bush's ***** face. Oh, "myopic", "aren't I so intellectual".
- ArthurSucks, on 10/12/2007, -13/+19Hop on Pop and See spot Run.
- Jagula, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10"Does he read any books?"
I think the more appropriate question is CAN he read any books? - spankaccount, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7It's important to note that thinkprogress is funded by the DNC.
- kylesellers, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Most people would read all the books because they were so excited to have books written about them. It feeds the ego. Why do you think all the celebrities read so many tabloids???
And before you claim that they don't, I work in the recording industry, and I KNOW they do. - endtime, on 10/12/2007, -4/+9Or, maybe he would feel self-centered spending his time reading about himself. I would.
- Quavistar, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Shoot, I see Dick too!
See Dick Shoot!
Shoot Dick Shoot! - asdfasdf, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7"Like the man or not, he is not stupid."
Don't be so ignorant. Bush is not stupid compared to who? He's obviously a bad president, and it is not a personal opinion, but you can look at facts to enforce this. Why are we losing our already stretched army in Iraq on a daily basis? Even the British are going to pull their troops out soon.
He might be smarter than most people here simply because he has experience, but if you look at how things are going right now, it doesn't change the fact that we NEED a new president, whether you like the man or not.
You can't just keep him in office because you feel sorry for him. I'm sure he's a great human being. He prays to his God, he makes jokes and he lets people borrow his *****, but that doesn't make him a good president. Sorry.
You people need to wake up and see what's going on realistically. You can't keep living thinking everything is OK and the government is protecting you as best it can. Empires DO fall, and we're no exception.
The US isn't the only country in the world and we can't just go ***** ***** up everywhere else. I was only able to realize the magnitude of this problem after stepping foot out of the US for a few months.
You need to start doing your own research. Stop watching TV and open up articles from multiple sources and form your opinion based on that. Look at your source. Who runs News Channel X, what political orientation are they? Would they benefit from saying this? and then find another source that is the complete opposite so you can read both sides of the story.
For some reasons a strict conservative argument is required, but for other things what the liberals say is usually right. Sometimes both are wrong. You can be a republican and still have Bush. He's *just* a bad president. It's unfortunate that he gives the republicans such a bad reputation but ***** happens. We should deal with this problem ASAP and move on. Stop living in a fantasy world where as long as Bush says everything is OK, everything is OK. - bharbhar, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9well if he did all of that.... i wouldnt have to be a bit defensive calling myself an amiercan when i travel overseas..
clinton did all of the above... and still had time to get some head - raybury, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5From time to time you hear a news report about what is currently on Bush's nightstand. Googling didn't bring much up, by I recall for instance Tom Wolfe's "I Am Charlotte Simmons" while it was newly in hardback, and more recently some impressive and more serious works. The man is not an idiot, regardless of whether you disagree with his policies.
- flamingmb, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7"Does he read any books?"
wow didnt see that one coming......... - Soave, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5One of my favorite musicians, Tomas Kalnoky (of Catch 22 and Streetlight Manifesto), never reads any comments/criticism/suggestions about his music, because as soon as you do that, you lose your own style and start trying to please others. I think his philosophy is great for his music.
However, probably not the greatest philosophy for a politician, haha. ;) - garf83, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4it's called a typo, get over it.
- Canthros, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4At this date, there aren't going to be very many good policy analyses of the Bush presidency. Too soon. Of the few that might exist, they're likely to be indistinguishable from the ones that aren't any good (they certainly have no more or less to draw from), and they'd all have to be sorted out from the vast mountain of partisan drivel that portrays him as a saint or a devil.
Given the relatively low cost:return ratio, it's probably the case that there are better things he could be doing than reading, say, Molly Ivins. - gl00pp, on 10/12/2007, -10/+13Whew! good thing the reporter didn't ask him to list any he HAS read.
"....uhh uhh books i have read? uhh uhh well i i i......" - Yage2006, on 10/12/2007, -13/+15The bible :(
- ProximaC, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2by the way, I have read East of Eden, and every other book Harry Harrison ever wrote except the Hammer and Cross series, those are on my bookshelf though.
- smileygirl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I thought interviewer did a terrible job. Image you had the President in front of you and you ask him any question (Iran, Iraq, N. Korea,) and he asks if he read a book about himself? How lame is that?
- bobthehamster, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4keep in mind that 83% of people keep statistics placed strategically in their ass for extraction in such situations.
- shadedream, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3"The bible :("
I have my doubts that he even reads that one either... - Wavey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"Richard Clarke mentioned that he doesn't read the PDBs...he gets his aides to summarize them for him."
I think Richard Clarke is being disingenuous. EVERY President has aides that summarize and give their perspective on the PDBs. In addition, the President reads them as much as his schedule allows, daily. This is true for ANY President. - twisterrust, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@ TSK06
90% ?? where did you get that from? I am sure from a book, please tell us which one!! - SportBilly, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5Dumbledore dies?? Thanks for the spoiler warning :-/
- Canthros, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3@nihility: Quite a few, apparently. More than I can find time to bother with.
- ig33k010011, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2i think thats respectable. i think everyone would be mad if he spent all his time reading books about himself.
- Wavey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"You expect him to be just sitting around reading books about himself, written by 'pundits'?"
"He certaintly has time to, during the few months out of the year when he's down in his little Texan ranch."
You think that presidents are actually, truly on vacation when they are outside of the oval office, whether it be at Martha's Vineyard, a Texan ranch, or wherever? If think that there is anything but a miniscule, superficial difference between the two locations and what the President does in either of them, then, sorry, but you are misinformed and naive about the nature of the President's duties. The President is NEVER truly on vacation, in the manner that we would think of the word. - Jagula, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5You expect him to be just sitting around reading books about himself, written by "pundits"?
He certaintly has time to, during the few months out of the year when he's down in his little Texan ranch. - Taedirk, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5How about pop-ups?
- sathias, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3To quote the great angry bard
"What you readin' for??"
Not what am I reading... what am I reading for. I suppose I read for a lot of reasons, one of them being so I don't end up as a ***** waffle waitress. - nestafett, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Are you all Kidding me! I hate bush as well, but you all look like morons to republicans because of this kind of stuff, so he doesn't read about himself, so? he might be a little busy right now, and guarantee if he said he did you'd all be getting pissed that he's so vain and only reading the good stuff, I'm glad he's not reading about himself, there's better things he should be doing. and all the "can he read" or "he's a moron" comments, let me get this straight, according to some he helped cover up or had something to do with 911 and is smart enough to cover all that up, but he's a moron. He's beat out 2 people more qualified (barely more) than he is, but he's dumb? etc..etc.. if he's so stupid what does that make all the dem's who keep getting beat by him? where's the post about how stupid Kerry is (bush got better grades than him) what does that make us? who's more dumb, the village idiot, the villagers who make him there king, or the court advisers who do everything he says no matter how wrong he is? Sounds like the idiot is the smartest in that group. what does that make all of you?
just a disclaimer, before everyone calls me bush lover, I hate the guy, one of our worst presidents. but I think he stays in power cause so many arguments against him like this one are so 1 dimensional and childlike - bobthehamster, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4@zomvito
no, that would make him a vain republican ***** with his head shoved up his ass.
he can't win either way, lol. - Jagula, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5@ fufubag
I'm surprised that you left out the, "if you don't like American then gtfo," comment from your everyone-sucks-but-america spiel.
Go nationalism! - vudicarus, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3it was reported not too long ago that he was reading Camus' "The Stranger"
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/08/27/PKGDOIM3UI1.DTL - Dustyb, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Would you read books about yourself? Boring!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3I got it from this little fact "99.535632% of statistics are made up on the spot."
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