No More Golf, Mr. President

I don't have many claims to fame, but this article made me think of a day four years ago when I actually had something useful to say (at one of the first places I ever blogged at, which is now located here:

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 

We Call Bullshit 

Posted by Warren Street at 5/13/2008 09:10:00 PM 

BREAKING NEWSBush conveniently "quit" golf at the same time he was suffering a knee ailment: US President George W. Bush said in an interview out Tuesday that he quit playing golf in 2003 out of respect for the families of US soldiers killed in the conflict in Iraq, now in its sixth year. "I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal," he said in an interview for Yahoo! News and Politico magazine. "I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander-in-chief playing golf," he said. "I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them." The US president traced his decision to theAugust 19, 2003 bombing of UN headquarters in Baghdad, which killed the world body's top official in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. "I remember when de Mello, who was at the UN, got killed in Baghdad as a result of these murderers taking this good man's life. And I was playing golf -- I think I was in central Texas -- and they pulled me off the golf course and I said, it's just not worth it anymore to do," said Bush.***
Actually, it is far more likely that Bush quit playing golf because he was suffering from knee problems throughout the latter half of 2003.Bush, 57, will have an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) test on Thursday, Dec. 18. The body-scanning device enables doctors to see internal organs in 3D. The MRI is being performed on the advice of the President's regular White House physician. Last summer, Bush suffered a minor muscle tear in his right calf and that injury, along with aching knees, forced him to abandon his running routine. The calf strain healed by August when he had his annual physical, but the president said in September that he suspected he had a meniscus tear.
UPDATE I/Blue Girl
I say this as someone who has had multiple knee surgeries over the last 3 decades - the physical problems that are described above would be enough to bring an end to ones golfing days.
Here is the part that makes me feel kinda sick in the pit of my stomach - I think there is a bit of "George Costanza syndrome" at play. I think he might actually believe that he is telling the truth when he says he quit golfing for "solidarity" with the families of those who serve. Those unencumbered by conscience can lie at will and believe they are telling the truth. And that's our Bush.

UPDATE II/Blue Girl
***From an update to a post by Brandon Friedman at VoteVets: Bush actually played his last round of golf on October 13, 2003. This means that the reason he gave for quitting after the August 2003 U.N. bombing is dubious at best. More likely, he made the story up in a clumsy ploy to gain sympathy. In many regions and cultures around the world, this is called "lying." 

Posted by Warren Street at 5/13/2008 09:10:00 PM  

Anyway, I think there are huge differences between then and now, in terms of who was lying about playing golf and who should be avoiding the press. To be consistent, it would be fair to criticize the President. It would be great if President Obama stopped playing golf until after he gets re-elected.

George Tierney is America's Greatest Living Douchebag

This is George Tierney, and he lives in Greenville, South Carolina.

Apparently, he does not believe in using a polite and insistent tone on Twitter. He prefers to curse at women and act like a buffoon in public. According to one of the greatest bloggers ever, a one Mr. Tbogg, he is upset that people are taking screenshots of his vile, intemperate Tweets and he believes that there is a legal remedy for said actions.

There is no legal remedy. When he hits the button and sends his Tweet into the world, along with it goes proof that he has no clue whatsoever how to conduct himself in public.

George Tierney is America's Greatest Living Douchebag, and winning the AGLD takes cunning and skill.

I'll bet you didn't think I was going to go there. I'm going there:

Boy, that George Tierney of Greenville, South Carolina sure doesn’t understand how the Google works, does George Tierney of Greenville, South Carolina? I hear there are online rep management organizations that could help George Tierney of Greenville, South Carolina if George Tierney of Greenville, South Carolina were willing to pay them thousands and thousands of dollars.

But I’m not even sure that would help George Tierney of Greenville, South Carolina since the name, “George Tierney,” and the location, “Greenville, South Carolina,” appear on high traffic blogs and popular Twitter streams. And people keep saying “George Tierney of Greenville, South Carolina.” 

I think George Tierney of Greenville, South Carolina is shit out of luck. Unless he wants to change his name to something other than “George Tierney” and perhaps move away from Greenville, South Carolina. Maybe George Tierney of Greenville, South Carolina shouldn’t have been such a giant dick. Lesson learned, George Tierney of Greenville, South Carolina?

Oh, and after the jump, I have a slew of George Tierney tweets archived for future reference about George Tierney, including calling Kirstie Alley "fuckchop" and having a bit of a moment engaging The Christina Kim in a very vocal discussion. And, if you can stomach it, towards the end George Tierney engages both Oprah and President Obama in a discussion on Twitter as well (I do not think they responded to George Tierney).

The Grifter

After finally calling it a day, Newt Gingrich is hoping someone will help him pay his bills.

This is a bit strange coming from a Republican. Millions of Americans can't pay their bills, and you don't see them appealing to Mitt Romney for financial assistance. I'm sure that there are Americans who would gladly endorse Romney in exchange for a few million dollars, but still.

Gingrich went off on a wild tear, spending money like it was nothing long after all of his hopes were dashed in the Republican Primary race. He floated credit, went bankrupt, and never, ever dreamed of the possibility of being rejected as his party's nominee, until, of course, he had that dream last week.

Is this the end of Newt Gingrich, serial stumblebum, grifter and failure? Of course not.

He has ten or twelve more acts in him, and all of them will involve fleecing money out of people in exchange for nothing of any use or substance. He will be hawking books and selling access and trading on his "futuristic ponderings" for years to come.

Meet Alex Wiles, America's Latest Jackass

Alex Wiles

What kind of pansy has to put on yellow glasses to shoot? Is that a new thing?

Well, Alex Wiles is that kind of a pansy. And that is the appropriate word for a preppy with an itchy trigger finger and a disdain for gay rights in North Carolina. He puts on his yellow glasses and shoots a sign asking people to vote against Amendment 1 in North Carolina, which is nothing more than an attack on civil liberties. And, what's remarkable is that the sign survived because Alex Wiles is incapable of finding the right weapon in order to demonstrate his jackassedness.

Yuk, yuk. Well, you sure done showed them libtards.