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1. #1
   On June 11th, 2008 at 4:52 pm, lonewolf said:

   Just when you think George W. has outdone himself. I am a Bush supporter on Iraq but, dang, he does some dumb things.

2. #2
   On June 11th, 2008 at 4:53 pm, thefoundingfathers said:

   OH GOD, NO!

   Why are we placating them?

3. #3
   On June 11th, 2008 at 4:55 pm, letget said:

   Gads, what in the world in happening with our elected? Is there something in the food or water in DC that makes every human there an idiot who eats or drinks?
   L

4. #4
   On June 11th, 2008 at 4:56 pm, josetheguerilla said:

   What you talken bout Willis?

5. #5
   On June 11th, 2008 at 4:57 pm, John Ansell said:

   Isn’t she the mother of all trolls? Like you LoneWolf, I support Bush but this one makes me think he’s hit the bottle again.

6. #6
   On June 11th, 2008 at 4:58 pm, letget said:

   #3 s/b ‘that makes almost every human there’. We do have some that have there food and water shipped in.
   L

7. #7
   On June 11th, 2008 at 4:58 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

   Of all the educators in the country to choose from, including those who have suffered under the type of politically correct regimes that Shalala has built up and overseen, the choice of Donna Shalala to receive our nation’s highest civilian award is beyond puzzling; it is obscene.

   There you go! Bush has lost his mind. There are still two border patrol agents in the clink there President Bush. How about giving then their actual freedom?

8. #8
   On June 11th, 2008 at 5:02 pm, graysonret said:

   Well, I see the Left is taking over. Anyone with decent morals and values is to be avoided. I’m sure she was cheered for her PC. Government run amok, and everyone is clapping.

9. #9
   On June 11th, 2008 at 5:03 pm, mymanpotsandpans said:

   She likes football, so she can’t…no. All bad.

10. #10
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:03 pm, Paul-Cincy said:

    Strangely, this is the only thing I remember Shalala for, 2 days after the Lewinsky story broke, and Clinton met with his cabinet, and they walked out to reporters:

    MADELEINE ALBRIGHT, Secretary of State ‘97-’01: I believe the allegations are completely untrue.

    BILL DALEY, Secretary of Transportation: I’ll second that. Definitely.

    DONNA SHALALA, Sec’y of Health & Human Services ‘93-’01: I’ll second that, too.

11. #11
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:05 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    U of M doesn’t play football. They mug opponents - if they were let out for good behavior.

    Go Gators!

12. #12
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:07 pm, Jeddite said:

    President Bush cannot leave office soon enough :/

13. #13
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:08 pm, cf said:

    And in addition to her political shortcomings, she’s never done anything particularly distinguished. University president? There are thousands of them, and thousands upon thousands of distinguished professors who have actually made positive contributions to knowledge. She’s done none of these things, a politically correct education bureaucrat.

14. #14
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:13 pm, brooklyn red said:

    I wonder where the Bush library will be built…

15. #15
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:13 pm, Scooter36 said:

    Everything George Bush does is dumb..this is just another example.

16. #16
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:15 pm, John Ansell said:

    yeah Tax cuts were really dumb, Scooter.

17. #17
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:15 pm, wise_man said:

    Donna Shalala (NYT account, which incorrectly claims she’s president of Hunter College, although she left in 1987)).

    Two Democrats are among the six: Donna E. Shalala, a former president of Hunter College and current president of the University of Miami in FLorida who was secretary of health and human services under President Bill Clinton,

    WOw. THe NEy YOrk TImes REally SPends A LOt OF TIme PRoofreading THeir STories, DOn’t THey?

18. #18
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:15 pm, Goldwater Knight said:

    This demostrates further that bush is really a liberal. It should show everyone what’s going to happen to this country if the liberal politics continue; if it’s done by a democrat or republican. And as far as I can see the liberal politics will continue no matter who gets into office.

19. #19
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:15 pm, Donut44 said:

    No, this is good! Maybe now all the liberals will like us and stop saying those hateful words that make Laura Bush cry at night!

    For the love of all that is good, has everyone checked their balls at the gates of DC.

20. #20
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:17 pm, DBNinKY said:

    I am sorrowfully surprised and disappointed to hear this, but I guess the President has his reasons…I just wish I could understand what they are and why.

21. #21
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:20 pm, Alphonse said:

    Bush, the King of Spenders, the Coyote-in-Chief, is as liberal as any walked the earth. His signature fiasco, the Iraq war, could be regarded as the first politically correct war, as it was based on the PC wishful thinking that Iraqis are “just like us” and would take to democracy like ducks take to water. In truth, universal God-given human rights are Islam, corruption, and terrorism–in that part of the world.

22. #22
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:22 pm, Scooter36 said:

    #16…yea they were dumb, and now we are practically owned by the Chinese. I hope you learn to speak Mandarin John Ansell

23. #23
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:22 pm, IndependentTom said:

    “Politics of the absurd”

24. #24
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:23 pm, CO2 Producer said:

    Oy vey.

    (No offense to the late Tom Lantos, who also got a Medal of Freedom.)

25. #25
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:25 pm, MNUSMCDavid said:

    Medal of Freedom!!!!! That’s it…. I’m sending my ribbons , medals and warrants back…… This country is going to hell fast.( Let me rant, I’ll feel better in a moment.)

26. #26
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:28 pm, John Ansell said:

    Shi Shi, Scooter. My wife is from Taiwan so I can handle it.

27. #27
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:31 pm, wise_man said:

    I’m not sure the chinese will look any more favorably at someone speaking mandarin with a taiwanese accent.

28. #28
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:37 pm, Rinoalert said:

    New tone compassionate conservatism.

29. #29
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:37 pm, Die Hippie, Die said:

    She next served as Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Under her chancellorship and with her support, the University adopted a broad speech code subjecting students to disciplinary action for communications that were perceived as hate speech. That speech code was later found unconstitutional by a federal judge. Also while chancellor, Shalala supported passage of a revised faculty speech code broadly restricting “harmful” speech in both “noninstructional” and “instructional” settings. The faculty speech code was abolished ten years later, after a number of professors were investigated for alleged or suspected violations.

    Yeah. That’s the resume bullet I look for in a Medal of Freedom(!?!) recipient.

30. #30
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:39 pm, Scooter36 said:

    #25, wo shi ni de ba ba

31. #31
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:41 pm, wise_man said:

    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:37 pm, Die Hippie, Die said: … Shalala supported passage of a revised faculty speech code broadly restricting “harmful” speech in both “noninstructional” and “instructional” settings.

    The faculty speech code was abolished ten years later, after a number of professors were investigated for alleged or suspected violations.

    Hmm.

    Now isn’t that funny when the snake of unintended consequences slithers up one of their legs and bites them in the arse?

    LOL.

32. #32
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:43 pm, hrobusto said:

    brooklyn red said:

    I wonder where the Bush library will be built…

    ummmm…I’m thinking it’ll be a small rack in the back of a classroom at Crawford Elementary School. So much promise and all of it wasted. And Bush and McShamnesty and the rest of the GOP wonder why the grassroots are angry all the time.

33. #33
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:53 pm, love2rumba said:

    The reason I finally voted for Bush in 2000 despite the my suspicions about his his true self (”compassionate conservative”=clandestine liberal) was that the congress in 2000 and 2004 was decidely conservative) at that point it was prudent to vote for the leasser of two liberals only because the grassroots had an effective and immediate check on George W. Bush’s liberal tendencies-the congress.

    In short then we had teeth to bear, if necessary, aginst crap like this. Even with this teeth, Bush still like try to wander away from us: arming pilots after 9/11, Illegal Immigration, re-enactment of the assault weapon ban etc. Still it was better than with Al Gore, who had proven himself a complete turncoat on conservatism.

    This year we have a candidate who is even more liberal than GW Bush-almost the equal of Obama- McCain, and we have no teeth to bear against him other than grass roots pressure- a force he has decidely mocked and ignored already-unlike GW Bush.

    and yet there are those with whom I respectfully disagree with who advocate we should vote for him anyway.
    So be it.

    At least the reader will better understand my rationale of why I have come to believe what I believe.

34. #34
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:56 pm, IndyRich said:

    John & Scooter,
    Ping ding ling bong!!

    Sorry. I was feeling a little left out…

35. #35
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:58 pm, Brian Paasch said:

    Some of you folk need to invest in a pinyin dictionary. But really, I don’t think we need to worry about Mandarin. Arabic probably, but not Mandarin.

36. #36
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:59 pm, wise_man said:

    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:53 pm, love2rumba said: This year we have a candidate who is even more liberal than GW Bush-almost the equal of Obama- McCain, and we have no teeth to bear against him other than grass roots pressure- a force he has decidely mocked and ignored already-unlike GW Bush.

    McCain is a lot of things. “almost the equal (as liberal) of Obama” … is not one of them.

37. #37
    On June 11th, 2008 at 6:00 pm, wise_man said:

    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:56 pm, IndyRich said:

    ching chong odonnell with subtitles

    (Holy crap I miss the videos)

38. #38
    On June 11th, 2008 at 6:03 pm, sam.i.am said:

    This little troll is all that is wrong in our Universities, but don’t expect Bush to recognize this. He also doesn’t understand the illegal alien problem. There is a growing list of things Bush has done that have undermined the rule of law and our rights. Rewarding an ultra-liberal who is famous for tyrannical speech codes and diversity education and quotas sends a signal. As donut44 pointed out, the signal is–our Republican leadership is feckless and nutless.

39. #39
    On June 11th, 2008 at 6:13 pm, et said:

    As I said earlier today President Cheney looks pretty good right now. Someone in the Whitehouse should tell him you can’t buy friends across the isle.

    So what gives? Is this the result of some backroom deal with Harry and Nancy?

40. #40
    On June 11th, 2008 at 6:16 pm, americangrunthog said:

    She gets a medal and the two border patrol agents can’t get a pardon. Pathetic.

    I am sorry I defended Bush all those years. It wasn’t worth the grief.

    Summary - Despicable traitor - medal
    Heroes - jail

    Donut44 (named after the 44 magnum, the most powerful donut in the world?) was correct in every sense. Gutless wonders in the beltway.

41. #41
    On June 11th, 2008 at 6:45 pm, Blind_Mule said:

    Don’t tell me, let me guess, old Chavez sent Bush some cocoa paste.

42. #42
    On June 11th, 2008 at 6:48 pm, love2rumba said:

    On June 11th, 2008 at 6:45 pm, Blind_Mule said:
    Don’t tell me, let me guess, old Chavez sent Bush some cocoa paste.

    That and perhaps a fifth of Jack Daniels

43. #43
    On June 11th, 2008 at 6:53 pm, winemkr said:

    Affirmative action puts it’s grubby paw on the Medal of Freedom. Even though the recipient is so unabashedly anti freedom that the Supreme Court struck her policies down.

    I’m getting to the point that I feel I have more information than I want or need because my reading about the death of my nation as it happens has turned out to be very depressing for me.

    Its us or them, and it will always be that way, is it true that ignorance is bliss. I think it might be.

    OK, back to reality.

    Ignorance should be a crime.

    winemkr, out.

44. #44
    On June 11th, 2008 at 7:01 pm, DiamondMair said:

    Soooo, he’s giving the highest civilian honor to a woman who, as HHS Secretary, tried to justify late-term abortions on the grounds of the mother’s health, when the mother has hemophilia …………………… ri-i-i-ght, ’cause women are SO prone to hemophilia ……………… {CliffNotes version - girls/women develop hemophilia so rarely they aren’t even included in statistical models}

    Head shaking in disbelief
    Semper Fi’
    DM

45. #45
    On June 11th, 2008 at 7:10 pm, gandolphxx said:

    Another ‘award’ that has become useless and denigrated - more to come under Obama.

46. #46
    On June 11th, 2008 at 7:16 pm, Paul-Cincy said:

    gandolphxx said:
    Another ‘award’ that has become useless and denigrated

    When Brian Lamb got it last year, I thought, “right on”. But Donna Shalala? Shalala hasn’t done 1% of what Lamb has.

47. #47
    On June 11th, 2008 at 7:24 pm, chicagojedi said:

    The medal of freedom is, “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.”

    Umm…Donna Shalala?

    I’m not surprised though. Bush has always tried appeasing the leftists rather than standing up for conservative principles. Despite his many outstanding qualities as President, Bush doesn’t have guts. That’s the true betrayal - we hired a cowboy and got a coward.

48. #48
    On June 11th, 2008 at 7:32 pm, Wade said:

    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:07 pm, Jeddite said:
    President Bush cannot leave office soon enough :/

    yes he can

49. #49
    On June 11th, 2008 at 7:49 pm, Christian Soldier said:

    JUST REACHING ACROSS THE ABYSS…..

    LOTE —– anyone!!!!!

50. #50
    On June 11th, 2008 at 8:11 pm, polokfla said:

    Maybe ol Dennis Kuscinich has a point? Besides the one on his head…
    impeach the guy and let Cheney run the country for a while.
    We might then settle up with Iran,
    continue to win in Iraq and maybe, just maybe start drilling for some damn oil!

51. #51
    On June 11th, 2008 at 8:13 pm, Die Hippie, Die said:

    On June 11th, 2008 at 7:49 pm, Christian Soldier said:

    JUST REACHING ACROSS THE ABYSS…..

    LOTE —– anyone!!!!!

    You have a hotkey programmed with that post? Just askin’

52. #52
    On June 11th, 2008 at 8:15 pm, martin.musculus said:

    #26
    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:28 pm, John Ansell said:
    Shi Shi, Scooter. My wife is from Taiwan so I can handle i

    Ni Hao, John.

    I was under the impression that Taiwan used Cantonese… extra tonal(maybe 2, its been years…), sound-shift and all that…

    BTW, I thought it was xie xie…

    – martin.musculus

53. #53
    On June 11th, 2008 at 8:35 pm, nyc123me said:

    Peh. I guess she swallows.

54. #54
    On June 11th, 2008 at 8:39 pm, beenthere said:

    It’s easy to figure out how Bush thinks: He gets up in the morning and the first thing he does is wonder — how can I make democrats love me? Because if I do something nice of them, they are certain to do something nice for me. Yeah. How about giving one of their hacks a totally undeserved medal or some ridiculous praise? It has never worked, but maybe just this once. Hmmmm. What would my moral ideal Jimmy Carter do?

    The man will never get it. All he can do now is get out.

55. #55
    On June 11th, 2008 at 9:17 pm, Goldwater Knight said:

    You know something there are no coincidences. I paid a visit to my alma mater today for a conference and was able to get a real good look at George Low’s Medal of Freedom:

    Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Dr. George M. Low

    DR. GEORGE M. LOW
    Awarded by
    President Ronald Reagan
    May 23, 1985

    During his distinguished public service at NASA, Dr. George M. Low helped lead this nation’s space program to its greatest achievements, directing the first manned landing on the moon and planning the shuttle program. As President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he continued to make his mark on the future, improving academic excellence and launching a program to spur technological innovation. Our Nation will be reaping the benefits of his wisdom and vision for years to come.

    We’ve gone from this to awarding absolute miscreants and racists.

56. #56
    On June 11th, 2008 at 9:23 pm, mlog said:

    Maybe Kucinich has the right idea on impeachment after all.

57. #57
    On June 11th, 2008 at 9:53 pm, Die Hippie, Die said:

    On June 11th, 2008 at 9:23 pm, mlog said:

    Maybe Kucinich has the right idea on impeachment after all.

    Naw. Kucinich just likes to “play” with ropes. It’s all a “game” to him.

58. #58
    On June 11th, 2008 at 10:09 pm, maisy said:

    Invasion of the Body Snatchersstarring Jorge Bush as the leader of the POD people….watch your step or you could become anti-American too!

59. #59
    On June 11th, 2008 at 11:05 pm, rightisright said:

    No surprise here…The Medal of Freedom carries about as much prestige as the Nobel Peace Prize now days.
    And the Republican Party wonders why we’re off the tracks, grouchy and grumpy…can’t imagine myself.

60. #60
    On June 11th, 2008 at 11:18 pm, emjem24 said:

    Yep, Pres. Bush and I will have to agree to disagree on this one. What the heck did Shalala ever do for this country? Her and McCain/Feingold need to get together and praise each other about what a wonderful achievement they’ve made restricting speech for American citizens.

    I say rewarding any freaking Clinton phoney is playing to the dumb peeps out there. Remember when Shalala and Dole got together to look into veterans’ healthcare. That was a thrill ride right there.

    Ugghhh… for a president who has thought of himself as a “conservative,” kissing up to Dems just doesn’t do it for me.

    Especially with this typical, higher education bureaucrat of a woman.

61. #61
    On June 11th, 2008 at 11:41 pm, tuffy said:

    8o.

    C’mon. What’s the punchline!?!

62. #62
    On June 11th, 2008 at 11:49 pm, fulldroolcup said:

    Here’s the punchline:

    The political version of a nice warm Slurpy.

63. #63
    On June 12th, 2008 at 12:38 am, AlohaDaze said:

    With actions like that taking place in the White House… it should ease the shock of potentially having a far left liberal… or just a leaning-left McCain.

    The next four years, one way or the other, is going to be very interesting. At least there shouldn’t be any shortage of stories to report.

    RLR

64. #64
    On June 12th, 2008 at 12:46 am, Bhishma said:

    On June 11th, 2008 at 4:52 pm, lonewolf said:
    Just when you think George W. has outdone himself. I am a Bush supporter on Iraq

    Bet you believe Bush attacked Ieaq beause of Saddam, which is partly true. However, Bush would have never attacked Iraq had Saddam not plotted to kill his fther Bush Sr. who would have never attacked Iraq if his extended-family in Riyadh was not in danger… if you can see the real purpose of the two gulf wars.

65. #65
    On June 12th, 2008 at 2:11 am, love2rumba said:

    On June 11th, 2008 at 8:39 pm, beenthere said:
    It’s easy to figure out how Bush McCain thinks: He gets up in the morning and the first thing he does is wonder — how can I make democrats love me? Because if I do something nice of them, they are certain to do something nice for me. Yeah. How about giving one of their hacks a totally undeserved medal or some ridiculous praise? It has never worked, but maybe just this once. Hmmmm. What would my moral ideal Jimmy Carter do?

    The man will never get it. All he can do now is get out.

    Are we talking about Bush or McCain?
    Scary.

66. #66
    On June 12th, 2008 at 3:53 am, Django said:

    Although I’m a registered Republican, I unreservedly despise President Bush. There’s no point in rehashing here every craven, groveling, utterly idiotic thing the man has done and said over the last 8 years. I keep hoping he won’t do anything at all so he won’t do any more damage between now and January. I’d prefer he go to his ranch and turn off the phones ’til it’s all over.

    His relentless nitwit pandering to people who should be his political opponents is sickening. And, as if that weren’t bad enough, he’s too inarticulate and bumbling and too flat out lazy to effectively promote the few conservative ideas that seem register in his pin head.

67. #67
    On June 12th, 2008 at 5:14 am, yohannbiimu said:

    I agree with Michael Savage with regard to GWB. He’s actively destroying the Republican Party. He’s doing everything in his power to create a Democrat one-party system by marginalizing our once-great, America-preserving party into a “Democrat-lite” bunch of mamby-pamby morons.

68. #68
    On June 12th, 2008 at 6:21 am, Dandapani said:

    Bush’s true colors? The RINOs are coming home to roost. All these years of fooling us. Same on me. I stuck by Bush from the beginning but his last 18 months as President broke my camel’s back. Global Warming, now this? And I won’t be fooled again…

69. #69
    On June 12th, 2008 at 7:44 am, Rob Roy said:

    That’s NOT the Donna Shalala I new.

    -GWB

70. #70
    On June 12th, 2008 at 8:33 am, guitarguy said:

    It’s gotten to the point where I don’t discuss politics anymore, because I’ve run out of ways to defend this man.

    What an absolute disappointment.

    January can’t come soon enough.

71. #71
    On June 12th, 2008 at 9:50 am, Dasher said:

    This must fall under the “Can’t we all just get along” category. Or maybe it confirms the GOP = “Stupid Party”… and I am one of them… yikes!

72. #72
    On June 12th, 2008 at 10:12 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    A wedgie would be more appropriate.

    On June 12th, 2008 at 8:33 am, guitarguy said:
    January can’t come soon enough.

    Sad but true.

73. #73
    On June 12th, 2008 at 10:41 am, Amglo said:

    I have a feeling that this will not be the last liberal move by Bush. Too bad the left does not really understand all of the things wrong with Bush, the important stuff (you all know what it is). So once again the Republicans have nominated a liberal to run in November…when will we wise up and find a true Conservative.

74. #74
    On June 12th, 2008 at 11:57 am, pueblo1032 said:

    LAME DUCK??? Hell, I think he is more like a BULL with no BALLS!!!

75. #75
    On June 12th, 2008 at 3:24 pm, martin.musculus said:

    #74
    On June 12th, 2008 at 11:57 am, pueblo1032 said:
    LAME DUCK??? Hell, I think he is more like a BULL with no BALLS!!!

    That’s what’s called a *steer*!

    As in “… a bum *steer*…”

    — and what better description?

    – martin.musculus

76. #76
    On June 13th, 2008 at 7:19 am, sfcmac said:

    On June 11th, 2008 at 5:22 pm, Scooter36 said:
    #16…yea they were dumb, and now we are practically owned by the Chinese. I hope you learn to speak Mandarin John Ansell

    “We owned Bubba Clinton”.–Charlie Trie, John Huang.