Blogcritics: Comments on You Say It's My Birthday?

Comment by Steve

Thu, 4 Nov 2004 12:56:18 EST

Now that you all mention it, I recall the crusade remark as well. And I, too, cringed. Look, the part of me that was raised by an uber-hawk Daddy sometimes thinks, hell yeah, kill 'em all and let Allah sort 'em out...but the better angel of my nature knows that would be the road to hell for this country as well. The problem is, I think we may be doing just that - hurtling in as a horde with the little cross-bedecked banners hidden, rolled up inside humvee gloveboxes, and WWJD, or WWDD (What Would Dubya Do?) pins on the insides of our chinese-made jackets. There's a nuclear bomb in someone's future, I fear, and the worst thing is, even if we're the ones using it, it still will be a horrific tragedy, a failure. I wonder what file in the local Heimat-Sicherheit (Homeland Security) office the comments and entries on blogs like this and others goes into?

Comment by JR

Thu, 4 Nov 2004 12:44:38 EST

I believe he said it was a 'crusade' during his address to the nation shortly after 9/11 And that was part of Bush's "great leadership" in response to 9/11? Personally, I wished then, and I wish now, that Al Gore had been president.

Comment by andy marsh

Thu, 4 Nov 2004 12:31:33 EST

Anthony - I believe he said it was a 'crusade' during his address to the nation shortly after 9/11...I do remember cringing when I heard him use that word! Definately not a good choice of words there!

Comment by Anthony Veach

Thu, 4 Nov 2004 12:29:31 EST

I even seem to recall at one point early on in the operation in Iraq, that ole Dubya proclaimed our mission a 'Crusade'. While he had to back off of that remark, it is quite revealing. Just speculation, but could it be that in his peanut-sized mind, he sees this as spreading not democracy, but Christianity? Maybe he skipped his history classes at Yale and just got shit-faced instead.

Comment by Steve

Wed, 3 Nov 2004 16:49:27 EST

Thank you! I've celebrated by taking a nap and changing my kid's diapers. It's been a BLAST!

Comment by Anna

Wed, 3 Nov 2004 15:59:56 EST

Happy Birthday, and well said! (From one UMC to another.)