OMG. He buttoned his shirt wrong.
Sep. 17th, 2005 08:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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This, apparently, is why he's not suited to be president.
Not because he's a screw-up several times over, not because he lied to get us into a war, not because he's running us into the ground - but because his lack of ability to get dressed in the morning proves that he's a "retard".
I often misbutton my shirt - not just mine, but Ana's, if she's wearing something with buttons. And I often don't notice. I've left the house with shirts that were inside-out, shirts that were backward, shirts that were inside-out *and* backward. One time, I left the house with mismatched shoes. They were completely different weights, the soles were different heights, they were different colors, and I didn't notice until I was in Manhattan.
I'm really not sure why the misbuttoned shirt thing is a pressing concern. Not only is it really an offensive thing to be getting worked up about, for reasons I hope I don't have to explain more fully, but it's also just plain stupid. While you're there crying about his shirt, all his remaining supporters are saying "See! This is all they have against him! They're petty! They don't have any real concerns! They're stupid!"
And that's not good to let Bush have the higher moral ground. It's just not.
Not because he's a screw-up several times over, not because he lied to get us into a war, not because he's running us into the ground - but because his lack of ability to get dressed in the morning proves that he's a "retard".
I often misbutton my shirt - not just mine, but Ana's, if she's wearing something with buttons. And I often don't notice. I've left the house with shirts that were inside-out, shirts that were backward, shirts that were inside-out *and* backward. One time, I left the house with mismatched shoes. They were completely different weights, the soles were different heights, they were different colors, and I didn't notice until I was in Manhattan.
I'm really not sure why the misbuttoned shirt thing is a pressing concern. Not only is it really an offensive thing to be getting worked up about, for reasons I hope I don't have to explain more fully, but it's also just plain stupid. While you're there crying about his shirt, all his remaining supporters are saying "See! This is all they have against him! They're petty! They don't have any real concerns! They're stupid!"
And that's not good to let Bush have the higher moral ground. It's just not.
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Date: 2005-09-18 01:48 am (UTC)picking on petty things not only looks petty, it is petty.
but for people in despair, anything they can grasp can be a lifeline. even if that lifeline is stupid. strong emotion often interferes with thinking.
bush does not get the high moral ground just because people are so upset about what the regime is doing to their lives and the lives of those around them. those who support the regime might claim it, but to hold the high moral ground you actually have to demonstrate that you have a 'better' moral position.
and playing propaganda games only appears to be superior.
the greeks and romans had a few things to say about mere rhetoric ...