A wonderful video presentation from MSNBC showing the brilliance of the Bush. Makes you wonder what they ask - do we need a smart president or just someone who has smart helpers?

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Is George Bush dumb?

Aug. 15: How dumb is George W. Bush? Do we really need a smart president? MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough gets answers from political analyst Lawrence O’Donnell and John Fund from opinionjournal.com.

And here’s what google had to say when I asked it whether George Bush is dumb…

Oh dear….our poor Annelle. I hope she didn’t lose a contact.

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Daryl Hannah arrested after protest | Video - Celebrity News - MSNBC.com

LOS ANGELES - Sheriff’s deputies evicted people from an urban community garden to make room for a warehouse Tuesday, touching off a furious protest in which actress Daryl Hannah and others climbed into a walnut tree or chained themselves to concrete-filled barrels. More than 40 people were arrested.

I ran across this article written by a historian for Rolling Stone and wanted to share it.

Probably one of the most comprehensive, detailed, and well written analyses of the Bush presidency I’ve seen.

Enjoy:

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/profile/story/9961300/the_worst_president_in_history?rnd=1146152452470&has-player=unknown

Republicans Banned from Adopting Children

No of course it will never pass, but what a great commentary on how much damage it does to a person to be brought up by republican parents.

There are recovering Catholic organizations….

I wonder if there are recovering Republican foundations out there too….anyone know of any?

So before I get started, I just want to point out that it’s “A” historical, not “AN” historical. I simply don’t understand why newscasters, radio figures, etc, use “an” instead of “a” before the word historical. Historical does not start with a vowel. It is not an exception to the rule. It is a word that starts with the letter “h” and requires the “a” before it. Anyway…

Personal Opinion Alert: I thought it was absolutely ridiculous when the congress “changed” the name of French Fries to Freedom Fries.

Historical Reference: This taken from my trivia-a-day calendar…“What food item was referred to as liberty cabbage during WWI?”Sauerkraut. It was part of the patriotic fervor to remove Germanic words and references from the US vocabulary. A hamburger was called a liberty sandwich, and German measles became known as liberty measles.

Ok first…we can obviously see that this ridiculousness didn’t last. It was a temporary fad, kind of like all of the American flags which showed up on people’s cars suddenly after 9/11…I’m sure you’ve noticed…they aren’t on those cars any more.

Second…the measles one bothers me. Someone didn’t think that one through. Wouldn’t you WANT a disease to be attributed to your enemy? It makes it sound like “our measles are better than your measles because they are LIBERTY measles”. Um…personally I don’t care what kind of measles they are, I don’t want them.

And in summary. French Fries have a very interesting beginning, and those of you who enjoy them on a regular basis should take a moment read about where these delicious strip of potato came from. I say, enjoy your French Fries…and if you still harbour any resentment, then just dip them in a tangy Texas BBQ sauce before you devour them.