Posted on 08/16/2006 12:41:13 PM PDT by gondramB
I got called a Bushbot again yesterday - its happening more and more. Now this particular person wants machine gun nests set up at the border to kill anyone who crosses and he sees all foreign trade as evil and thinks the President is trying to end U.S. sovereignty and when he calls me a Freeper he means it as a bad thing... So I'm not too worried about his opinion but it got me thinking...
In a lot of ways I'm more conservative than President Bush - I don't think he places enough importance on controlling spending, border security or dealing with existing illegals. I don't think he has vetoed as much as he should have.
Sometimes I differ on what the President thinks is conservative, for example with evolution or privacy - I'm big on science, individual rights and limits on government.
In some areas, like holding the country together after 9/11 and dealing with Afghanistan, judicial appointments, trade and opposing abortion Presient Bush has done a great job - not perfect but no President is perfect.
I don't think we went into Iraq at the right time in the right way. I don't bring this up much because we are at war now - there is nothing to be gained by complaining about how we went into Iraq - we are there and it needs to be a national effort to see the job through, support our troops and leave a stable Iraq that isn't a threat.
I'm starting to think that a Bushbot is a conservative who, even though he sometimes disagrees with the President continues to support our commander in chief in time of war and who is darn glad he's the President instead of Kerry.
I guess there are worse things to be called.
Even if you disagree with the President, but still insist on standard conservative principles, you will get called a Bushbot because you oppose the imposition of Marxist trade policies, or criticize the criminal organizations known as unions, or are a Christian or what have you.
Bushbot is what Teddy Rooselvelt would have called a weael word - a meaningless word meant to suck the meaning out of the words surrounding it.
Punk the prez? - Moby's anti-Bush tricks (New York Daily News - 2/09/04)
One of Sen. John Kerry's celebrity supporters is ready to pull out all the stops to get him elected. Republicans are shrieking over a suggestion by rocker Moby that Democrats spread gossip about President Bush on the Internet. "No one's talking about how to keep the other side home on Election Day," Moby tells us. "It's a lot easier than you think and it doesn't cost that much. This election can be won by 200,000 votes." Moby suggests that it's possible to seed doubt among Bush's far-right supporters on the Web."You target his natural constituencies," says the Grammy-nominated techno-wizard. "For example, you can go on all the pro-life chat rooms and say you're an outraged right-wing voter and that you know that George Bush drove an ex-girlfriend to an abortion clinic and paid for her to get an abortion.
"Then you go to an anti-immigration Web site chat room and ask, 'What's all this about George Bush proposing amnesty for illegal aliens?'"
Moby didn't claim that he believed the abortion story...
You supported Arabs controlling American ports.
You supported Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court.
"Arabs controlling American ports."
When? and with what military?
You support "Comprehensive" Immigration Reform before securing our borders.
REally, when were the Arabs going to control American POrts?
You've been talking to Pat Buchanan?
Where you been? Ever heard of the Dubia Ports deal?
Where you been? Ever heard of the Dubia Ports deal?
You need to get out more...
Sure did, but it wasn't about Arabs controlling american ports was it., The way I understood it, it was about Arabs handling the containers that come into our ports.
You mindlessly, in knee-jerk fashion, oppose absolutely every policy initiative of Pres. Bush.
You might be a "Patsie" if:
Every candidate you've ever voted for never got more than 1% of the vote.
You might be a "Patsie" if:
You are so ethically challenged that you see no difference between the Republicans and Democrats.
Sounds like a Pat Buchanan supporter, otherwise known as a "Patsie".
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My impression is that the Left defines a "Bushbot" as anyone who doesn't believe that President Bush should be impeached and sentenced to life behind bars.
See post 17.
That's a Patsie. If he/she begs you for money to fix the problem, that's a Keyster (Alan Keyes supporter).
Oh, my bad then.
Just managing the containers, not the actual ships.
Gee, Where's the problem with that?
Wideawake >>Bushbot is what Teddy Rooselvelt would have called a weael {weasal} word - a meaningless word meant to suck the meaning out of the words surrounding it.<<
That's pretty close to my gut reaction on how the word is often used but I wanted to hear from other Freepers.
Me: "Now this particular person wants machine gun nests set up at the border to kill anyone who crosses and he sees all foreign trade as evil and thinks the President is trying to end U.S. sovereignty"
My2Cents: "You've been talking to Pat Buchanan?"
Thanks for that - first smile I've had since I started thinking about this. But, no it was an ex-Freeper.
And thanks for that - only the second smile I've had recently.
This should be an entertaining thread.
Loew's has a similar device with a different name but it runs off
electricity and can foul it's own cord, I don't recommend it.
Me: I'm starting to think that a Bushbot is a conservative who, even though he sometimes disagrees with the President continues to support our commander in chief in time of war and who is darn glad he's the President instead of Kerry.
Trisham: My impression is that the Left defines a "Bushbot" as anyone who doesn't believe that President Bush should be impeached and sentenced to life behind bars.
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I realize now when I posted the vanity I only considered conservative usage - but you are right - its used all the time by liberals too.
A Bushbot is someone who's right 90% of the time. Not bad, IMHO.
"Ex-Freeper.' Another term for an obnoxious Patsie troll.
You might be a moron if thought that there ever was a chance that Arabs were ever going to control US ports, and if you bought into the MSM's idiotic hysteria over nothing.
A little infighting or disagreements among Republicans is one that distinguishes us from the other party.
Come Nov. I'd be voting one time (straight party) but I've got to figure out who to write-in or dial-in for Tom Delay.
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If they're priced the same as Bushbabies then they are $12.50 US. |
A Bushbot is a mythical creature who dwells on the internet, has poor sleep habits, bad breath, is socially objectionable, lacks originality or insight. He is characterized by slavish admiration for all things W and willingly believes and ratifies the fruits of the Cheney-Rove-Libby cabal.
Bushbots are the creation of people who fail to understand that politics is the art of the possible, or that close battles are won on the margins. They cannot comprehend that character counts more than glibness; that smooth words more often conceal evil than reveal virtue.
Name-calling.... That doesn't make up for your lack of intelligence.
Did I hit a nerve or something? Geezzzz
Supporting a war time commander in chief after admitting and thinking through differences is very different from a robotic response.
And what is irritating me is that I am doing the first and being called the second.
You might get called a Bushbot if you don't say, "Well, I'm sitting home this year and I hope the liberals win the elections! That'll show the Republicans and maybe they'll get some backbone!"
You might get called a Bushbot if you think people who voted for Perot were duped, because Perot was running specifically to drain off conservative voters and throw the election to Clinton.
You might be a Bushbot if you support the President, even though you disagree with some of his policies.
Proud Bushbot:
Voted for GHW Bush in 1988
Voted for GHW Bush in 1992
Voted for W in 1994 Texas Governor
Voted for W in 1998 Texas Governor
Voted for W in 2000 President
Voted for W in 2004 President
BTW, I took the top photo. Yes, I'm a proud Bushbot.
HumblegunnerL >>A Bushbot is a kind of gas powered robot that trims hedges, you can get them at Home Depot.<<
Boy, I bet they hate this new usage - I couldn't find that device on google even adding lawn care to the search.
Kinds like a Roomba then...
A Bushbot is someone who relexively agrees or defends the president no matter if his policies are in contrast to Republicanism or Conservatism, even to the point of attacking fellow Republicans or Conservatives. An example of this might be Harriet Miers, Dubai Ports, spending, or illegal aliens.
TC: >>There have been several issues where Conservative Republicans have not agreed with The President.
A little infighting or disagreements among Republicans is one that distinguishes us from the other party.
Come Nov. I'd be voting one time (straight party) but I've got to figure out who to write-in or dial-in for Tom Delay.<<
I think you've got it about what defines the difference. I certainly disagree with the President on some issues but I don't understand conservatives who want to make Nancy Pelosi speaker and Hillary President to punish the GOP.
That was almost painfully cute. :)
Hmmm, odd.
Well, Bushbot is one of those hot-button words that gets under peoples' skin, so expect a LIVELY 'debate' (lol).
Personally, though I voted for Bush 2x and support him on MOST issues, I am not a Bushbot.
I consider the term pejorative, and when I hear it, I picture certain Freepers who doggedly refuse to admit the man can do ANYTHING wrong.
You know the type... they're awfully thin-skinned.
Have a good 'un!
I generally agree with your sentiments as expressed in the original post. I don't consider myself a Bushbot, but by those standards, I would qualify.
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