Okay, so let’s say you’re a Republican. Not a great past couple years. Now let’s say you were also the 43rd President of the United States. Yes, that narrows it down quite a bit, but we need specificity here. You’ve just completed a ludicrously unsuccessful presidency, and you’re looking to unwind a bit and get back to your healthy love of sports. The problem is that the vast majority of America is acutely aware of your ludicrously unsuccessful presidency and now harbors a visceral hatred for you, especially the young people who comprise college campuses. If only there were a town full of militant evangelicals (y’know, “the base”) and a local university full of the same, plus an NCAA affiliation… wait a second… honey, we’re goin’ to Waco! (*blasts pistols into the air like Yosemite Sam*)
(Wait a second, why is he holding the coach’s hand and not his wife’s? Why is the mainstream media ignoring this?!)
According to the DALLAS MORNING NEWS, President Bush and his wife, Laura, took in a Baylor women’s basketball game last night, and to nobody’s real surprise, the home crowd gave the former First couple a standing ovation. Well, of course they did. The Bushes arrived with Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey (pictured above, brazenly wrecking yet another marriage*) to great cheers. Further, just to remove all doubt that the crowd was purposefully cheering for the President and not the coach by association, the Bushes received another ovation during the first media timeout when arena cameras focused on the two.
And that’s fine, we suppose; there’s nothing wrong with showing some appreciation for a “local” (*cough*Delaware native*cough*not Texas*cough*) celebrity. Just as long as he didn’t actually make contact with the… oh hell, he talked to the team before the game, didn’t he… crap:
Bush provided the Baylor women’s basketball team with a pep talk before the game.
“I told them that every moment in life is precious and this is a big moment for them,” Bush told pool reporter Chad Conine of the Waco Tribune-Herald . “There’s no question in my mind they’ll give it their all and I wish them all the best.”
It should come as no surprise, of course, that 4th-ranked Baylor promptly lost the game, 56-51, to #2 Oklahoma. Oh, Dubya. Is there anything you can’t wreck with your Reverse-Midas touch?
Don’t expect this to be Bush’s last appearance at the Branch-Davidian Complex Ferrell Center. His ranch is in nearby Crawford, and Dallas isn’t much farther away. Further, this isn’t the first Baylor game he’s watched; the 2003 football game between the Bears and the Texas Longhorns was beamed via satellite to the White House (again, to nobody’s surprise, Baylor lost that game 56-0). With rabid support like that, Bush might very well get used to being a regular.
And with results like these, Baylor opponents will be all too happy to pick up the bill for season tickets.
*We can’t support any of this claim.
3:36 pm on January 29th, 2009
His jacket is making me seasick…..
3:38 pm on January 29th, 2009
I heard that when all 12 fans in attendence tried to boo. Dubya's handlers said, "No Mr. Predisent, they're not saying boo, they're saying Booooooooooo-sh."
3:59 pm on January 29th, 2009
You guys are SO funny with your politic musings. Stick to sports.
4:02 pm on January 29th, 2009
I'd still take him over Carter.
4:02 pm on January 29th, 2009
That would explain why Baylor sports have royally sucked since 2000.
4:33 pm on January 29th, 2009
Carter will go down as one of the best… he has some compassion for other people.
5:07 pm on January 29th, 2009
yes, carter will go down as a good president if we would have followed what he tried to do we wouldn't be in this energy/foreign policy mess. the worst thing this country did was elect ronbo reagan
6:01 pm on January 29th, 2009
Exactly what Eric from GB said; Stick to sports cause this is what? A sports site.If you want to talk politics as you see it, go to the utterly objective and factual MSNBC you lefty socialists. HaHaHa and LOL!
P.S. Carter created the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Unemployment was over 10% and inflation was outrageous. Reagan was so terrible that he balanced the budget and fixed the economy. Reagan along with Kennedy and Truman were the truly great Presidents of the 20th century. I'm to the Right and just said that 2 Dems were among the best. That's "objectivity". If you want to know what that word means Liberals, look it up.
Oh yeah, at least Carter was a nice guy.
A bad President but a nice guy.
I sure hope I got all the politics out of my system.
6:41 pm on January 29th, 2009
balanced the budget???, what right-wing wacko world are you living in, he gave us at the time the biggest deficit ever, double the social security tax on the middle/lower class (not the rich though). Fixed the economy??? he brought us the recession in the middle/late 80's
8:31 pm on January 29th, 2009
My bad on #'s. I was young at the time. Still no excuse, so here are a few accurate #'s:
20 million new jobs were created during the Reagan presidency
Of these 20 million new jobs:
-The average hourly wage was $10/hr.
-46.1% were over $28,048/yr, and another 46.2% were from
$7,012-$28,048/yr, while only 6% were under $7,012/yr.
Inflation went down during Reagan’s time in office. In 1980 the
CPI (Consumer Price Index) was 13.5, and in 1984 it dropped to
4.3, and eventually to 4.1 by 1988. (Economic Report of the
President, January, 1993)
The Stock Market rose from 777 to 3,000 points during Reagan’s
presidency, even after the crash of 1987. (Almanac of U.S.
History)
Middle class families earning between $20,000-$50,000/year had
a 28% growth in net worth during Reagan’s time in office
(National Review, April 18, 1994)
During the Carter administration (1977-80), of the new jobs
created, 41,77% were under $7,012, 68.2% were in the $7,012-
$28,048/yr bracket, and 9.9% of the pre-existing jobs in the
$28,048 and up bracket were actually lost (Joint Economic
Committee, based on data from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.
Department of Labor)
In 1981, the beginning of Reagan’s presidency, the top 5% of
wage earners paid 35% of federal income taxes, while the bottom
50% paid 8%. By 1988, the end of Reagan’s presidency, the top
5% paid 46% of the federal taxes, while the bottom 50% paid 6%
(Joint Economic Committee, 1990)
8:34 pm on January 29th, 2009
No more politics from me you socialist, one-world economy, left-wing, fairness for everyone liberal.
8:35 pm on January 29th, 2009
By the way mod's, don't worry about"Your comment is awaiting moderation. " I'm over and out with it.
11:13 pm on January 29th, 2009
"fairness for everyone"? Damn right those lefty sumbitches are completely out of control with that mess!
/not a liberal
4:54 am on January 30th, 2009
"My bad on #'s. I was young at the time"You should check your numbers, and your sources. http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2009/01/09/bush-on-jobs-the-worst-track-record-on-record/Carter 10m, Reagan 16m. Payroll increase of 14% vs. 17% for Reagan (roughly). And, Carter dealt with significantly less population growth.
5:58 am on January 30th, 2009
hmm so bush botched the baylor football game by cheering for them? funny since he was most likely cheering for the university of texas where his daughter, jenna, was attending…
http://www.staugustine.com/images/012305/a19.jpg
above photo of george w. bush doing the hook 'em horns sign at his inauguration in '05…a few weeka fter UT won the bcs national championship against USC…I could go off on USC "splitting" titles when they don't get invited to the big game but well we all know how some people are about not liking the electoral college when it doesn't work out their way…
stick to sports…
9:11 am on January 30th, 2009
At least this "ludicrously unsuccessful" president had the courage to stand up for what he believed in regardless of ratings. I guess we'll soon find out if appeasing terrorists is as effective as eliminating terrorists. Thank God Bush was president on 9/11. Otherwise, we'd still be sitting back begging the terrorists not to hurt us again.
By the way, I love your website.
9:59 am on January 30th, 2009
Thank God Bush was President on 9/11, James? What on Earth do you think he did on 9/11 that any other President wouldn't have done, well, beyond continuing to read My Pet Goat to schoolchildren. Yeah, that sure was decisive leadership.As for his post-9/11 actions, we'd be a lot safer from terrorism if our military wasn't stretched to the breaking point and if the Bush Administration didn't fan the flames of anti-Americanism worldwide.
10:30 am on January 30th, 2009
Jed, please tell me you've got more to offer than that "reading to school children" line. If Bush had gotten up instantly and left the room, he'd been criticized for "scaring the children!" And if the notion of defending ourselves after an attack and then liberating 50 million people from a tyrant causes some other countries not to "like" us, so be it. Those same countries will be the ones begging the U. S. for help whenever their next crisis occurs. If you doubt it, read some history books.
2:04 pm on January 30th, 2009
maybe if he had read his daily briefing in august that said "bid laden determined to attack us" then we wouldn't have had 9/11.
2:07 pm on January 30th, 2009
If there wasn't a 9/11, Bush wouldn't have been reelected.
6:02 pm on January 30th, 2009
If you don't root for Baylor, the terrorists have already won.
12:25 pm on January 31st, 2009
Yo Earl, maybe if Clinton had capped bib laden when he had three chances maybe we would not have had 9/11 and Vince Young Psychiatrist (not) would be out of job. Yo SbB stay out of politics and stay on sports and the babes.