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friday feast: presidential poetics

mood: indescribable

 
"Light travels faster than sound. That's why most people seem bright until you hear them speak." ~ Anonymous 

                               

Oh, come on. 

Stop shuddering. 

You haven't even read the poem yet!

Due to recent happy events in the political world (Obama, Obama, yay Obama!), I thought it was only fair to give the outgoing leader of the free world one last chance to speak his peas. After all, he has shaked many hands and put food on his family.

Udderly amazing.

And, it's PIE MONTH here at alphabet soup. Political pies are not usually my thing, but for purposes of comparison and contrast, I felt Mr. Bush deserved some hair time. 

Obama = soaring rhetoric.

Bush = saddle sores.

How could we have stooped so low?

MAKE THE PIE HIGHER
by George W. Bush


I think we all agree, the past is over.
This is still a dangerous world.
It's a world of madmen
And uncertainty
And potential mental losses.

Rarely is the question asked
Is our children learning?
Will the highways of the internet
Become more few?
How many hands have I shaked?

They misunderestimate me.
I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.
I know that the human being and the fish
Can coexist.

Families is where our nation finds hope
Where our wings take dream.
Put food on your family!
Knock down the tollbooth!
Vulcanize society!
Make the pie higher!
Make the pie higher!

~ Actual Bushisms aesthetically arranged by Richard Thompson of The Washington Post

Gallop on over to Sarah Reinhard's Just Another Day of Catholic Pondering for today's Poetry Stampede.

                             

  **Edited to add: Gregory of GottaBook reminded me that Snopes has a full rundown of the origins of these Bushisms. Thanks Gregory!
 
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[info]linbinwriter

Oh my, that was good.
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 12:36 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jamarattigan

Glad you thought so. I'm thinking his pie is deep rather than high.
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 01:19 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]juliakarr

ROFLMAO! All other comments I might make, I promise to keep to myself! =^)
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 12:38 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jamarattigan

You have to translate ROFLMAO for us neanderthals.
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 01:20 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]juliakarr

Sorry! Rolling On Floor, Laughing My A** Off
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 01:24 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

(Anonymous)

Hoo and ha! Thanks for the laugh.

Why did he ever say "make the pie higher"?

Jules, 7-Imp
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 01:10 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jamarattigan

I don't know, and I don't think he knows, either!
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 01:21 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]boreal_owl

I first saw this on a poetry forum in 2000, before he stole the--ooops, I mean--got into power. It still makes me giggle, despite everything.

Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 01:40 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jamarattigan

Yes, this has been circulating on the net for quite some time. I still can't believe he actually said all those things.
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 01:59 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]writer2b.wordpress.com

Oh dear... I'm glad Richard Thompson will never turn his gaze on me...!
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 02:03 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jamarattigan

You, of all people, have nothing to worry about :)!
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 02:43 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

(Anonymous)

Presidential Poetics

Elaine M.

Jama,

Thanks for making my day! There's nothing like a good laugh early on a Friday. It's great to have so many "Bushisms" all put together in one place. I've got to make a copy of this and hang it up in my office.
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 02:09 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jamarattigan

Re: Presidential Poetics

Just don't go memorizing it.

Also, it could be dangerous to your present pursuit of writing poetry. I'm just saying . . .
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 02:35 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]gottabook

Apparently, the pie quote comes from a debate in 2000. You can see all the attributions here: http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/piehigher.asp
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 02:10 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jamarattigan

Thanks, Gregory. I had actually seen that snopes page and forgot all about rereading it and then including a link to it today. I fear this Bush disease may be contaigious (gasp).
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 02:34 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]karen_edmisten

Oh, my gosh, I can't stop laughing! I had heard most of these, but a couple were new. And thanks for the Snopes ref. -- I love Snopes.

Now, I must go see, on this fine morning: Is my children hungry?
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 02:27 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jamarattigan

Bless you, peas maker.
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 02:36 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

(Anonymous)

Brilliant!

This is perfect. And totally hilarious. And I am celebrating right along with you.

~eisha
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 04:33 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jamarattigan

Re: Brilliant!

Yay!!
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 05:26 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

(Anonymous)

From a. fortis

Fabulous! I forgot about this one, though I vaguely remember seeing it when it was first published. I love it. :)
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 06:42 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jamarattigan

Re: From a. fortis

Yes! Hopefully we'll never have to see the likes of it again . . .
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 07:21 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]saralholmes

This makes me want to shout some rhetoric of my own: Climb the peaks of meringue! Pie for the people! Jama for President! ooops. That last just slipped off my fork...
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 09:50 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jamarattigan

If I am elected, there will be pot in every chicken! Poets will be paid! Dylan will be my personal chef! *falls off soapbox*
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 10:44 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]alotalot.wordpress.com

Um...

This is what I love about Poetry Friday. I would never have thought to put these Bushisms into a poem.

This is also why I love term limits!
Posted on Jun. 6th, 2008 11:12 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jamarattigan

Re: Um...

Let's hear it for term limits!
Posted on Jun. 7th, 2008 02:14 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]cloudscome

"Where our wings take dream." Yes! That is the one thing he said that I can say yes too.
Posted on Jun. 7th, 2008 10:48 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jamarattigan

It only works for me if I stand on my head :)...
Posted on Jun. 7th, 2008 02:17 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]mlyearofreading

Just like everyone else, I'm rolling on the floor laughing! The quote, the picture, your mind-reading act ("Oh, come on. Stop shuddering. You haven't even read the poem yet!") and then, of course, the poem. And maybe even the round up site. (I didn't say that. At least not in a mean way, just as an observation...)
Posted on Jun. 9th, 2008 10:49 am (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jamarattigan

When it comes to Bush, we have to laugh. Otherwise, it's too painful.
Posted on Jun. 9th, 2008 12:02 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply