Is it disrespectful to lampoon a great hard working president like Bush?
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You are assuming he is great and hard-working, neither of which there is solid evidence for.\n\nAs to disrespectful, it is in the highest tradition of American patriotism to criticize the President. That is part of the greatness of this country - you can question government officials and actions without facing prison.\n\nAnd as Harry S said, "If you can't stand the heat...."
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and you must be a gay lib Dem,good job ,,is that a joke you would tell to president bush in person and be proud of..
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The term "heckle" can certainly be construed differently by different persons.  In my opinion, your first example illustrates a gentleman asking a tough question to a political candidate.  He certainly has the right to ask that question, and shouldn't have to endure an assault because of it.  On the other side of the coin, however, is the allegation that this individual follows George Allen around regularly asking things that are not relevant to the campaign.  In that scenario, he should be prohibited from interfering with the event.  In your second example, the individual made a rude comment, and Barbra gave him a piece of her mind.  The Bush impersonator is part of her show.  Perhaps the individual wasn't aware of such, but maybe he should have known before he spent top dollar on Streisand tickets.  Anyone that knows Barbra knows she is and has always been very liberal.
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Ya know, I'm no fan of Bush.\nI DO respect the office of president, but Bush is a joke.\nI will, however, give him credit for making light of his faults.\nIts just too bad that America is the butt of the joke, thanks to "W".\nAnd please - someone tell me the punch line to the rumor that Jeb Bush is considering a run for prez.
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No. I feel that his cronies and his staff do. Bush is merely a puppet. His cronies pull his strings and Bush moves to their whims. He is at fault because as the head man he should be asking questions and I don't think he is bright enough to do this. In fact, his stupidity is what made him appealing to the Republican party. He is a mindless puppet who marches to do whatever his cronies want. He is not bright enough to ask questions or know what questions to ask.
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Yes, he is. It took a lot of courage to face down all those Washington insiders and lampoon our loathsome president while he was sitting at the same table. Stephen Colbert is brilliant and what he does on 'The Colbert Report' defines political satire. I still marvel at how some otherwise perfectly intelligent people simply don't "get it" when it comes to what he's actually doing on that show -- it's called parody, folks! \n\nBut even at that, I honestly believe the White House thought he'd simply play up his "support" of bush (as he seemingly does on his show) and thus not disturb their peace of mind at the dinner. Instead, Colbert cranked it up a notch and really went after them in an amazingly effective, if not particularly well-received, manner. I loved his speech, especially because bush and his criminal cohorts clearly did not.\n\nAs for the blogs carrying on about patriotism vs. treason, I just have to laugh at the perfect absurdity of it all. Anyone with any understanding of our Constitution knows that questioning authority is critical to maintaining our personal rights and freedoms. And as for the issue of "patriotism," well, I'll leave that to someone far more articulate than I...\n\n"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."\n~Dr. Samuel Johnson (as quoted by his biographer, James Boswell), April 7, 1775.
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LOL\n;-)\n\nAh if it weren't for "Bushisms" I might not have laughed at all during the last 6 years!\n\nThis is one of many verbal gaffs and mental blunders produced by the George the Wunderkind.  There are so many more that betray his true attitudes (and his Momma's)  toward his fellow Americans.  She can't dirty her beautiful mind with thoughts of dead soldiers and he never stops thinking of ways to harm Americans - Freudian slip or not, it is still very telling.
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What are you talking about?  Even if he wanted to do something like that (and I don't believe he does) he can't.  No president can do that.\n\nI am not now, nor have I ever been a supporter of President George Bush, but I am continually amazed with the comments about and the allegations about, President Bush.  Maybe it is the influence from such propagandists as Michael Moore, but whatever it is, building on a factual foundation isn't part of it.
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There will be a lot of flaming going on once there are several answers, but people in America have the absolute right to say whatever they want - that's protected in the First Amendment to the Constitution. Therefore, we can criticize the president as much as we please. As far as his policies are concerned, I disagree with 95% of them, so I won't get into that...
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what a stupid question\nget real!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nAll of you Bush haters are immature hypocrites who know nothing. GROW UP!\n\nAt least Bush had enough moral and courage to actively do something for this country, in comparison with Clinton, who did nothing much but try to get America to be his best friend by all of his "pimping" in the white house with whatever her name was.\n\nOf course Bush isn't "cool" like that, because he is an actual president who has duties of honor to stand by, and a country to defend while millions of americans talk crap about him everyday...\n\nA million against "one", that sounds fair, especially since that "one" is who volunteered for the job to help defend this country and all of us.\n\nAmericans are pathetic if they talk about our president with all of this hatred, pathetic doesn't even cover it.
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NO...you have to be illiterate (see BUSH), evil, greedy AND dishonest!   You have to look like a monkey (see Bush), act like a monkey (see BUSH) and do as the other monkey's say (see bush administration).---you are thus over-qualified!
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I saw him on the Daily Show last night. He comes out and puts his hands together in a prayer position and bows from the waste like a Buddhist monk. What's more he was dressed all in black with his hair slicked back. He had kind of a Steven Segal thing going. It really looked ludicrous. So, no, I don't take him at all seriously.\n\nPS to Lou: Mr. Bush's score on the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test at age 22 suggests that his I.Q. was the mid-120's.
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Most scholars agree that president Bush is a good speaker who knows how to persuade his audience. The other thing is his work and his overall popularity...:)))\nI definitely like his speeches because he's often making fun of himself which is quite impossible to see in other  countries and other presidents...others are too serious.
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Poking fun at politicians has been a favorite pastime of society ever since politics was invented.  \n\nMaybe it's just that it's easier to sit by and make fun of someone than to do something yourself.  \nMaybe it's just that whatever politicians do they can never please everyone, so they are ripe for ridicule.\nMaybe people are just expressing frustration at the state of the world and the president is an easy target.\n\nBut whatever the reason, it's not unique to Mr. Bush.
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It is possible to support the "President" and Not support bush the man.\nIn a way we all support the President of the United States\n(except those extreme left wing nut jobs who even Liberals like myself hate)\nIts g. bush the man who needs to be called to task. bush failed his country and as good Americans it is our duty to point this out.
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Because unfortunately this is what passes for political discourse for many in this country today. It is acceptable to criticize policies which you don't like. It is acceptable to dislike the man if you choose. A poster about above me stated that it is patriotic to criticize, I can accept that, but there is a difference between constructive criticism and absolute slander and many just appear to be unable to separate the two. Do not be deterred by the negative responses you have received here. If you like the President for whatever reason that is your right and speaking out about why you like him is perfectly acceptable. Your opinions are just as valid as any of the detractors. Freedom of speech is a double edged sword, while we may not like the things that are said it is still the right of people to say these things. In a perfect world people would intelligently discuss issues, but alas the world we live in is far from perfect.
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Just goes to proove you cannot always trust what politicians say. Just about everyone knows Mr Bush has a college education. People tend to say funny and sometimes outright insulting things about him becausse he is KNOWN for having problems with his delivery when speaking. Would you feel a little nervous when speaking, knowing the entire WORLD  will be watching??\nI do NOT agree with our President on many issues either. What really cracks me us is the fact that years ago there was a law on the books that prevented canidates from "verbaly bashing" one another. The law changed over 20 years ago and ever since the feathers have fown! It is human nature to say something you mean the opposite of under pressure. I have done it at work and caught myself and actually caused a chain reaction one time -- people started saying the opposite the rest of the day one time. Can be fustrating. Bush has a lot of verbal funnies. Karry needs to look in the mirror. He has said things he later regretted. Kerry is known for talking for hours at a time without any content! JFK was a "C" (average student) but known to be a great pres. I think problem solving & listening are more important skill to posess if you are to be president than "pillow fighting".