We all have our disagreements with President Bush. Immigration, U.S. Attorney firings, Iraq, Darfur , etc., are all hot topics these days. The following "speech" was written recently by an ordinary Maineiac [a resident of the People's Republic of Maine ]. While satirical in nature, all satire must have a basis in fact to be effective. this is an excellent piece by a person who does not write for a living. >>> > >>> > The speech George W. Bush SHOULD give: >>> > >>> > BUSH'S RESIGNATION SPEECH >>> > >>> > Normally, I start these things out by saying "My >>> > Fellow Americans." >>> > Not doing it this time. If the polls are any >>> > indication, I don't know who more than half of > you >>> > are anymore. I do know something terrible has >>> > happened, and that you're really not fellow >>> > Americans any longer. >>> > >>> > I'll cut right to the chase here: I quit. Now >>> > before anyone gets all in a lather about me > quitting >>> > to avoid impeachment, or to avoid prosecution or >>> > something, let me assure you: There's been no >>> > breaking of laws or impeachable offenses in this >>> > office. >>> > >>> > The reason I'm quitting is simple. I'm fed up > with >>> > you people. >>> > >>> > I'm fed up because you have no understanding of >>> > what's really going on in the world. Or of > what's >>> > going on in this once-great nation of ours. And > the >>> > majority of you are too damned lazy to do your >>> > homework and figure it out. >>> > >>> > Let's start local. You've been sold a bill of > goods >>> > by politicians and the news media. Polls show > that >>> > the majority of you think the economy is in the >>> > tank. And that's despite record numbers of >>> > homeowners, including record numbers of MINORITY >>> > homeowners. And while we're mentioning > minorities, >>> > I'll point out that minority business ownership > is >>> > at an all-time high. Our unemployment rate is as >>> > low as it ever was during the Clinton >>> > administration. I've mentioned all those things >>> > before, but it doesn't seem to have sunk in. >>> > >>> > Despite the shock to our economy of 9/11, the > stock >>> > market has rebounded to record levels and more >>> > Americans than ever are participating in these >>> > markets. Meanwhile, all you can do is whine > about >>> > gas prices, and most of you are too damn stupid > to >>> > realize that gas prices are high because there's >>> > increased demand in other parts of the world, > and >>> > because a small handful of noisy idiots are more >>> > worried about polar bears and beachfront property >>> > than your economic security. >>> > >>> > We face real threats in the world. Don't give > me >>> > this "blood for oil" thing. If I were trading > blood >>> > for oil I would've already seized Iraq's oil > fields >>> > and let the rest of the country go to hell. And >>> > don't give me this 'Bush Lied; People Died' crap >>> > either. If I were the liar you morons take me > for, >>> > I could've easily had chemical weapons planted > in >>> > Iraq so they could be 'discovered.' Instead, I >>> > owned up to the fact that the intelligence was >>> > faulty. >>> > >>> > Let me remind you that the rest of the world > thought >>> > Saddam had the goods, same as me. Let me also >>> > remind you that regime change in Iraq was > official >>> > US policy before I came into office. Some guy > named >>> > ' Clinton 'established that policy. Bet you > didn't >>> > know that, did you? >>> > >>> > You idiots need to understand that we face a > unique >>> > enemy. Back during the cold war, there were two >>> > major competing political and economic models >>> > squaring off. We won that war, but we did so >>> > because fundamentally, the Communists wanted to >>> > survive, just as we do. We were simply able to >>> > outspend and out-tech them. >>> > >>> > That's not the case this time. The soldiers of > our >>> > new enemy don't care if they survive. In fact, > they >>> > want to die. That'd be fine, as long as they >>> > weren't also committed to taking as many of you > with >>> > them as they can. But they are. They want to > kill >>> > you, and the *******s are all over the globe. >>> > >>> > You should be grateful that they haven't gotten > any >>> > more of us here in the United States since > September >>> > 11. But you're not. That's because you've got > no >>> > idea how hard a small number of intelligence, >>> > military, law enforcement, and homeland security >>> > people have worked to make sure of that. When > this >>> > whole mess started, I warned you that this would > be >>> > a long and difficult fight. I'm disappointed > how >>> > many of you people think a long and difficult > fight >>> > amounts to a single season of 'Survivor.' >>> > >>> > Instead, you've grown impatient. You're > incapable >>> > of seeing things through the long lens of > history, >>> > the way our enemies do. You think that wars > should >>> > last a few months, a few years, tops. >>> > >>> > Making matters worse, you actively support those > who >>> > help the enemy. Every time you buy the New York >>> > Times, every time you send a donation to a >>> > cut-and-run Democrat's political campaign, well, >>> > dang it, you might just as well FedEx a grenade >>> > launcher to a Jihadist. It amounts to the same >>> > thing. >>> > >>> > In this day and age, it's easy enough to find the >>> > truth. It's all over the Internet. It just > isn't on >>> > the pages of the New York Times or on ABC or NBC >>> > News. But even if it were, I doubt you'd be any >>> > smarter. Most of you would rather watch > "American >>> > Idol". >>> > >>> > I could say more about your expectations that > the >>> > government will always be there to bail you out, >>> > even if you're too stupid to leave a city that's >>> > below sea level and has a hurricane approaching. >>> > >>> > I could say more about your insane belief that >>> > government, not your own wallet, is where the > money >>> > comes from. But I've come to the conclusion that >>> > were I to do so, it would sail right over your >>> > heads. >>> > >>> > So I quit. I'm going back to Crawford. I've > got an >>> > energy-efficient house down there (Al Gore could >>> > only dream) and the capability to be fully >>> > self-sufficient. No one ever heard of Crawford >>> > before I got elected, and as soon as I'm done > here >>> > pretty much no one will ever hear of it again. >>> > Maybe I'll be lucky enough to die of old age > before >>> > the last pillars of America fall. >>> > >>> > Oh, and by the way, Cheney's quitting too. That >>> > means Pelosi is your new President. You asked > for >>> > it. >>> > >>> > She has already proposed the following >>> > appointments: (Note: These appointments were no > part >>> > of the original written satire, but were added > later >>> > as an example of the Democratic Party mind set > by an >>> > individual receiving the original email). >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Chuck Shumer- Vice President >>> > >>> > John Murtha - Secretary of Defense, >>> > >>> > John Kerry - Secretary of State. >>> > >>> > Obama -UN Delegate, >>> > >>> > Al Gore-Energy, >>> > >>> > Harry Reid- Homeland Security, >>> > >>> > Al Sharpton- Health, Education & Welfare >>> > >>> > John Edwards - Attorney General >>> > >>> > Ted Kennedy - Labor >>> > >>> > John Corzine- Treasurey >>> > >>> > Hillary Clinton - Special Counsel to the > President >>> > (for double checking all other appointees) >>> > >>> > Bill Clinton/Jimmy Carter - Chief Presidential >>> > Advisors >>> > >>> > Jesse Jackson - Special Assistant on African >>> > American Affairs >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Watch what these folks do carefully, because I > still >>> > have a glimmer of hope that there are just > enough of >>> > you remaining who are smart enough to turn this >>> > thing around in 2008. >>> > >>> > So that's it. God bless what's left of America > . >>> > Some of you know what I mean. The rest of you, > kiss >>> > off. >>> >
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I think it's just the opposite. People just want to hear the truth. That's how respect is earned.
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