Bush Meeting American Idol Stars While World On Brink Of War

Nonphixion · 08-02-2006, 11:14 PM

Political Stage Is Next for 'Idol' Stars

WASHINGTON — "American Idol" will reach the pinnacle of political validation today when President Bush welcomes this year's winner, Taylor Hicks, and the show's nine runners-up to the White House.

Story: ShoutWire - Bush Meeting American Idle Stars While World On Brink Of War

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It's good to see that we have our priorities in line, as a country

Donkey® · 08-02-2006, 11:17 PM

Oh....this isn't going to be pretty.

kinggovernor · 08-03-2006, 12:17 AM

wtf is the point of this

IminWonderland · 08-03-2006, 01:20 AM

You know the point....

It's on the same lines as smiling when you talk about war....

motivez · 08-03-2006, 01:29 AM

I think with everything going on in the world right now that demands immediate attention, he should be spending his time focusing on them instead of people who won a reality show for singing well

imind · 08-03-2006, 09:47 AM

i heard on hardball last night that bush has yet to speak with the PM's of either israel or syria. wtf is he doing? bush is more ceremonial than anything else, it seems.

ballz2wallz · 08-03-2006, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by motivez

I think with everything going on in the world right now that demands immediate attention, he should be spending his time focusing on them instead of people who won a reality show for singing well

i think he is

how much is he supposed to do? i don't think any president should focus on one thing and one thing only...his job is to take care of many things. while focusing on international policy, no president should forget his own people. he's handling the international crises well...why shouldn't do this? what else do you want him to be doing?

ballz2wallz · 08-03-2006, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by imind

i heard on hardball last night that bush has yet to speak with the PM's of either israel or syria. wtf is he doing? bush is more ceremonial than anything else, it seems.

that's Condi's job.

motivez · 08-03-2006, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

i think he is

how much is he supposed to do? i don't think any president should focus on one thing and one thing only...his job is to take care of many things. while focusing on international policy, no president should forget his own people. he's handling the international crises well...why shouldn't do this? what else do you want him to be doing?

I'd like him to get off his ass and call Olmert and work on getting a solution so that the people of Lebanon can stop suffering and the people of Israel can come out of their bomb shelters.

The sooner an international force is in place, the better for everyone involved. We've been sitting on our hands intentionally, and it's disgraceful.

ballz2wallz · 08-03-2006, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by motivez

I'd like him to get off his ass and call Olmert and work on getting a solution so that the people of Lebanon can stop suffering and the people of Israel can come out of their bomb shelters.

The sooner an international force is in place, the better for everyone involved. We've been sitting on our hands intentionally, and it's disgraceful.

i agree with his decision to let israel take care of business. israel wants to create a 'buffer zone' between them and lebanon. what's wrong with that? nothing IMO. they are doing a fine job limiting civilian casualties (it could be a LOT worse) and they have a plan...disarm or severely limit hezbollah. for years the UN was in charge of disarming hezbollah; what happened? hezbollah strengthened. if nobody else is going to take care of business, israel will...and should.

btw, bush HAS been on the phone with olmert. and an i believe an international team will be sent down there in time. the following article shows olmert's idea of what they need:

Olmert: 15,000 int'l troops needed

this in and of itself show's olmert's desire to work with the international community and approach this in a reasonable manner. is hezbollah making calls to work with the international community? of course not, because that's not their desire. israel waited too long for others to do something about hezbollah, and now they are doing it themselves. bush is doing the right thing i believe.

lew · 08-03-2006, 10:11 AM

Clinton did the same shit.

Scrum · 08-03-2006, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

this in and of itself show's olmert's desire to work with the international community and approach this in a reasonable manner. is hezbollah making calls to work with the international community? of course not, because that's not their desire. israel waited too long for others to do something about hezbollah, and now they are doing it themselves.

Hezbollah isn't a member of the international community and they aren't a government/state. It's going to be difficult to deal with them as such.

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

bush is doing the right thing i believe.

Of course you do.

ballz2wallz · 08-03-2006, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent

Hezbollah isn't a member of the international community and they aren't a government/state. It's going to be difficult to deal with them as such.

and therefore we can't approach them or treat them as such. israel is dealing with them appropriately.

Of course you do.

that's not always the case

Concept · 08-03-2006, 12:46 PM

Who the **** cares if President Bush met with American Idol stars for a few minutes?

We have a case here of the liberal media blowing things way out of proportion. It is honorable for the president to commend, at the prestiguous White House, a group of people who have the entire country virtually infatuated with them.

Just let it go.

TheMrs · 08-03-2006, 01:05 PM

If he does this, he'll be burnt at the stake.. if he doesn't.. he'll be burned at the stake.

It's a fact folks. You guys know this. It's been the same thing with all Presidents. Deviate at all from what people think you should be doing (which btw I have to wonder why people are under the impression that heads of state should be televised doing their jobs because I'm getting the impression that if they DO NOT - then they must not be doing anything.. because we can't SEE them doing their job???) and there will be screamers and criers.

That's politics, and as POTUS its a constant damned if you do, damned if you don't.

avsp · 08-03-2006, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

that's Condi's job.

Has she spoken to the Syrians? I'm under the impression that she hasnt, ..., but I'm hopefully wrong

avsp · 08-03-2006, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by imind

i heard on hardball last night that bush has yet to speak with the PM's of either israel or syria. wtf is he doing? bush is more ceremonial than anything else, it seems.

Cheney-Bush role reversal?, ..., surely not!

Scrum · 08-03-2006, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by Concept

Who the **** cares if President Bush met with American Idol stars for a few minutes?

We have a case here of the liberal media blowing things way out of proportion. It is honorable for the president to commend, at the prestiguous White House, a group of people who have the entire country virtually infatuated with them.

Just let it go.

My old boss didn't even let me take a smoke break most of the time.

People seem to forget, this guy works for us.

Concept · 08-03-2006, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by avsp

Has she spoken to the Syrians? I'm under the impression that she hasnt, ..., but I'm hopefully wrong

She doesn't need to travel to Syria or make a large issue of speaking with Syria. We have diplomatic relations with that nation.

Rice: Poor Syria relationship overstated

This article comments about the relationship between the United States and Syria.

Of course we've been talking to them.

"The problem isn't that people haven't talked to the Syrians. It's that the Syrians haven't acted," she said. "I think this is simply just a kind of false hobby horse that somehow it's because we don't talk to the Syrians.

avsp · 08-03-2006, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by Concept

She doesn't need to travel to Syria or make a large issue of speaking with Syria. We have diplomatic relations with that nation.

Rice: Poor Syria relationship overstated

This article comments about the relationship between the United States and Syria.

Of course we've been talking to them.

Thanks for info.