Skip to comments.
George W. Bush as Joe Six-Pack
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| 08/11/2002
| Steve Kettmann
Posted on 08/11/2002 11:55:25 AM PDT by Pokey78
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:40:43 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
[history]
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-58 last
To: Miss Marple
Very well said Miss Marple!
To: Numbers Guy
Well what I took from that world series first pitch was "Gee I used to own a baseball team I ought to be able to throw a baseball".
Not necessarily true, but I have to admit he made me proud at that moment.
42
posted on
08/11/2002 3:09:32 PM PDT
by
johnb838
To: alnick
'The author of this piece is extremely jealous of Bush's physical fitness. How pathetic'
I think he wants him
43
posted on
08/11/2002 3:12:29 PM PDT
by
johnb838
To: Randjuke
'What exactly is this guy's complaint anyway? The fact that Bush likes baseball and is physically fit? I don't get it... '
Has anyone considered that this might be how GWB manages stress? He does have a rather stressful job.
44
posted on
08/11/2002 3:16:57 PM PDT
by
johnb838
To: Miss Marple
I read this and kept thinking of Frank Bruni and his snobbishness. There is some good stuff in the article but Kettman tries to be clever but fails and instead, just ends up showing disdain. He must not be a very happy man and boy are they scraping the bottom of the barrel now - ragging on Bush for being a sports fan. Sheesh...what will they try next.
The hubris of the press continues to totally amaze me. What a bunch of idiots.
Also, he made a mistake as it wasn't Sara Hughes cell phone, it was Sasha somebody. Pfffttt!
45
posted on
08/11/2002 3:20:41 PM PDT
by
Wphile
To: johnb838
You've got to be kidding! Do you think most owners of professional sports teams can actually play the sport? yeah right.
To: Wphile
Sasha Cohen. Good catch!!
Next we will have criticism because he has gray hair. Blech to the press!
To: Miss Marple
Sasha Cohen. Good catch!!Yeah, and these are the same stupid people that pounce all over Bush and politicians when they flub the facts while answering questions. Sheesh...this guy was writing this and still couldn't get it right.
I hate the press.
Frankly, I prefer to take the word of the athletes who get to meet Bush and spend time with him than the likes of some sappy reporter who doesn't. He gets in a few jabs at the media but fails to see that he is part of the problem too.
48
posted on
08/11/2002 3:30:05 PM PDT
by
Wphile
To: Pokey78
Wah, Wah, Wah! These people get more pathetic every day!!
49
posted on
08/11/2002 3:37:46 PM PDT
by
CyberAnt
To: Pokey78
So, I read every word and I can't figure out yet what there is about our President that this guy can't stand.
He obviously was dissing GWB. How pathetic.
From throwing that pitch at Yankee stadium to grabbing his Dad's hand at the memorial service after 9-11 to chopping down trees and driving his truck around the ranch...this President is more like the average American than any I can remember.
50
posted on
08/11/2002 4:58:27 PM PDT
by
terilyn
To: Pokey78
"It's easy to laugh, as many political analysts and pundits do, when George W. Bush makes yet another over-the-top effort ot show how much he loves sports".
Just WHAT is it about Mr. Bush, an honorable, normal, and focused man, who just happens to like sports (like most normal guys), that the snotty, Fourth Estate Elites don't like?
Let me take a shot at this...well, for starters, he loves his country, respects the military, and never made any excuses for his DUI over a quarter of a century ago, blaming a "Vast Left-wing conspiracy". And, oh yeah, he just happens to love baseball, which he played as a kid growning up in Midland, Texas. Way too normal for the Northeastern & Northern California crowd Kettner hangs out with.
51
posted on
08/11/2002 7:38:01 PM PDT
by
T Lady
To: T Lady
Oops...I mean Kettmann. See how easy it is to forget who these knuckleheads are?!
52
posted on
08/11/2002 7:41:03 PM PDT
by
T Lady
To: cubreporter
Daschle's got dough too thanks to his wife and Kerry of Massachusetts married the Heinz ketchup heiress. I bet they never run out of ketchup. He looks so Revoluntary War to me. What's with Kerry's hair? He should dress in period costume and give tours. He does not look like a modern man.
Now Dubya, there's a modern man and I LOVE HIS ACCENT.
To: gunshy
I know joe sixpack, he's been a friend of mine for years, and believe me, Bush is no joe sixpack. You do realize there is a big difference between Joe-6-pack and Gomer-12-pack? You may have the two confused.
To: Pokey78
......the disconnect between his continuing poll strength and a widespread sense of alarm in the general public about the direction in which the country is heading. I've seen little to no evidence of any "widespread sense of alarm in the general public".
What is this guy talking about?
55
posted on
08/11/2002 7:59:22 PM PDT
by
Jorge
To: Pokey78
I wonder if the writer ever considered that President Bush just might be a sports fan?
IMHO what gets these guys is that Bush really does connect with joe-sixpack because he is a real person, unlike a certain unnamed democrat presidential candidate who needed a woman to tell him how a man acts and dresses.
56
posted on
08/11/2002 8:59:15 PM PDT
by
Valin
To: Miss Marple
I agree. And, what was THIS snotty little thing for: "(a comic physical presence, some would say)?"
57
posted on
08/11/2002 9:04:53 PM PDT
by
redhead
To: Pokey78
FOFLOL. Now, we know why this person.... Kettman ? is someone most of the country has never heard of and why GWB is known as Mr President.
58
posted on
08/12/2002 8:04:55 AM PDT
by
Darlin'
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-58 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson