Well, I guess it's easier to be a "self-made millionaire" when you can afford to buy a baseball team for only "under $1mm". Which I believe is not close to the actual number. However, if you check your facts, you may be surprised to find out that the power of having your dad as President goes a long way. In this case, his team, the Texas Rangers, was able to get municipal funding to build a new stadium. And that stadium dramatically increased the value of the team. So please, admire GWB for what he has done without the clout of his family. Yes, he did manage to get degrees from Yale and Harvard. (Would he have gotten in without his father being an alumni?) And yes, he has managed himself well (IMO) after the disaster of 9/11. Some things he is good at, and some things not. Like any president (or person) he has his strengths and weaknesses. Why is this important though? It was just a JOKE!!! Every president is the butt of jokes. Comes with the job. It was not meant to demean the man. Sorry you took it personally. Peace, Rs7 PS: Now if you want to read a REALLY funny joke, read this:
Nothing personal - just a comment. How we feel about our leaders is an important subject, because that's how, imo, we (collectively) feel about ourselves. Thanks for sharing your views. Take care.
I agree with you both: Yannis - it's an important subject and the president is getting a bum rap in some circles. RS - it's just a joke and the more successful W becomes, the more jokes like that one the dems will circulate. Just foggetaboutit
A small boy was lost at a large shopping mall. He approached a uniformed policeman and said, "I've lost my dad!" The cop asked, "What's he like?" The little boy replied, "Beer and pussy!"
You know you are living in the year 2003 when: 1. Your reason for not staying in touch with some family and friends is because they do not have e-mail. 2. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three. 3. Your grandmother asks you to send her a JPEG file of your newborn so she can create a screen saver. 4. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home. 5. Every commercial on television has a web site address at the bottom of the screen. 6. You buy a computer and 3 months later it's out of date and sells for half the price, or less than you paid for it. 7. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 years of your life, is no! w a cause for panic and you turn around to go get it. 8. Using real money, instead of a credit or debit card, to make a purchase would be a hassle and take planning. 9. You just tried to enter your password on the microwave. 10. You consider second-day air delivery painfully slow. 11. Your dining room table is now your flat filing cabinet. 12. Your idea of being organized is multiple-colored Post-it notes. 13. You hear most of your jokes via e-mail instead of in person. 14. You get an extra phone line so you can get phone calls. 15. You disconnect from the Internet and you get this awful feeling, as if you just pulled the plug on a loved one. 16. You get up in the morning and go online before getting your coffee. 17. You wake up at 2 AM to go to the bathroom and check your e-mail on your way back to bed. 18. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. 19. You're reading this and nodding and laughing. 20. Even worse; you know exactly who you are going to forward this to!
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