Barbershop Wisdom Says Bush Is in Trouble

Pacific News Service ^ | 6/11/2003 | William O. Beeman

[ArcLight]

"Bush is in trouble," he said.

This was neither a columnist nor a politician. It was my barber, Phil. And when Phil says that Bush is in trouble, he is.

Phil was born in the United States, but his parents are from Mexico. His Spanish is fluent. His intimate barbershop in San Jose reflects much of contemporary American society. His customers are U.S. citizens, but born everywhere: California, the Midwest, Latin America, East and Southeast Asia -- they all come through. The TV is tuned to CNN, when there are no sports to watch.

"We knew that Saddam was a bad guy, but how many bad guys are there in the world? Are we going to go after them all?" Phil asks. "And where are all those weapons?"

I expect that Phil's words are being echoed in many barber shops, beauty salons, taverns, ball fields, golf courses and around a lot of kitchen tables this month as Americans begin to ruminate on the Bush administration's actions in Iraq.

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[Cicero]

My barber disagrees.

[DoughtyOne]

Barbar shop wisdom and a lit candle could get you blown up. Most of it is foul smelling air.

[gcruse]

The TV is tuned to CNN,

There's his problem, right there.

[JennysCool]

The TV is tuned to CNN, when there are no sports to watch.

Pretty much says it all.

[jocon307]

What, no Barf Alert?

[clintonh8r]

Phil is obviously an idiot....

[spokeshave]

So ask Phil about Estrada

[Jim Robinson]

Hate ro mention it, but your barber doesn't cut hair very well either.

[CobaltBlue]

>>Americans begin to ruminate on the Bush administration's actions in Iraq.<<

Desperation. Not happening.

[Poohbah]

My barber says that Phil the barber is full of (expletive deleted).

[DannyTN]

And you let Phil stand behind you with a knife in his hands???

[Nick Danger]

Is this a great gig this guy Beeman has, or what? Here's the Bay Area Sage writing down his own politics, passing it off as some sort of news.

But never mind Phil the barber, what does Greg Packer think?

[willieroe]

Mr. Beeman wouldn't have an anti-Bush agenda, would he?

Google cache of a March 26 article by Beeman: "The Backpedal War -- Possibility Of Quagmire Looms."

[HitmanLV]

I don't fall for this crap. I wager the writer made this whole article up. It just doesn't ring very true.

[sarasmom]

Your barber is a DU plant!
Bush is not home free, but any of his potential "trouble" spots does not involve the war in Iraq.
Not everyone has such short term memory problems as CNN and Phil.
;^)

[Arpege92]

I have always found bartenders to be more intelligent than barbers!

[Drango]

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[Poohbah]

But never mind Phil the barber, what does Greg Packer think?

Oh, DUDE...that's WICKED!

I really feel for Ann Coulter having to wade through a gazillion NY Slimes articles to ask not "Who is John Galt," but, instead, "Who is Greg Packer?"