Bush: Reality is Unacceptable

Jeffrey Smith in The Washington Post: "In speeches, statements and news conferences this year, the president has repeatedly declared a range of problems "unacceptable," including rising health costs, immigrants who live outside the law, North Korea's claimed nuclear test, genocide in Sudan and Iran's nuclear ambitions." Unfortunately, he doesn't actually have any plans to cope with any of these "unacceptable" problems beyond railing at the skies. And the unacceptability of the world is rapidly on the increase:

In the first nine months of this year, Bush declared more than twice as many events or outcomes "unacceptable" or "not acceptable" as he did in all of 2005, and nearly four times as many as he did in 2004. He is, in fact, at a presidential career high in denouncing events he considers intolerable. They number 37 so far this year, as opposed to five in 2003, 18 in 2002 and 14 in 2001.

Which is just to say that willpower, empty rhetoric, and idle threats won't change the world. You need to be willing to grapple with the actual world. Instead, as things get worse and worse, Bush reacts by escalating his level of self-righteousness.

Comments

That quote sounds like it could have come from the Onion. Wow, what a sad, sad world we live in.

Posted by: Shane Wealti on October 14, 2006 10:44 AM

The only "unacceptable" thing he ever did anything about was Saddam's hold on power, so perhaps we shoud be thankful that it ended there. Contemplating what this crowd might try to do about N. Korea, Iran, etc., is frightening.

He never actually said taxing wealthy heirs was unacceptable, so that doesn't count.

Posted by: Davis on October 14, 2006 10:56 AM

mathew, your last 3 sentences are as a good an analysis of the fundamental problem of bush-ism as we are likely to read.

Posted by: howard on October 14, 2006 10:56 AM

what about 2003? the back of Dubya's baseball card is incomplete without it!

Posted by: humbucker on October 14, 2006 11:02 AM

George Bush is insane.

I saw that a long time ago. His invasion of Iraq was not the action of a rational human being. Think about that decision and how it came about. There is plenty of other evidence that he is crazy ranging from his irrational belief that he can cut taxes and increase spending without any consequence to his irrational belligerance at anyone who offers fact instead of ideology as a basis for policy making.

George Bush is insane.

Posted by: ken on October 14, 2006 11:10 AM

Yep, dat BushAsshole is nuttier than say....

Ann Coulter

Mark Foley

Bill O'Reilly

Sean Hannity

Richard Cheney

That's why he's head of the BugHouse Brigade; better known as The Party of Pederasts.

Posted by: A.Citizen on October 14, 2006 11:21 AM

ken wrote, There is plenty of other evidence that he is crazy ranging from his irrational belief that he can cut taxes and increase spending without any consequence...

Well, so long as Asian central banks are willing to buy up Treasury notes, the consequences can be postponed.

Posted by: liberal on October 14, 2006 11:35 AM

Which is just to say that willpower, empty rhetoric, and idle threats won't change the world. You need to be willing to grapple with the actual world. Instead, as things get worse and worse, Bush reacts by escalating his level of self-righteousness.

Nobody ever accused GWBush of being a proud member of the reality-based community.

Posted by: Tom - 大肚腩 on October 14, 2006 11:38 AM

The article about Bush's finding more and more of the world "unacceptable" reminded me of a story that Al Franken told when he was in town a few weeks ago, a story I think is relevant.

Franken said that in 2000 he encountered Barbara Bush, accompanied by a Secret Service agent, on an airplane flight. He decided he couldn't pass up the opportunity to speak with her, and after a few polite exchanges tried to make a joke. At that point she frowned, said "I'm done with you," waved her hand dismissively, and turned away. After about an hour he decided that she'd been teasing him and tried again. She again was polite but quickly reminded him "I'm done with you" and ended the conversation. Later he told some DC friends about it and they laughed--at his naivete at thinking Barbara Bush, whom they'd known, would be more likely to tease him than to treat him like dirt. "No," they said, "she's really horrible." The point, of course (admittedly not a new one), is that a sense of entitlement and a belief in one's own superiority rarely seen outside of authentic royal families is a significant part of who she is, e.g., the notorious "They're doing quite well" comment about Katrina refugees at the Astrodome.

George H.W., whatever his weaknesses, once shared his table, sleeping quarters, and mortal risks with those his family considered the lesser breeds. And he seems to have learned that some things simply have to be faced, and that your own desires are sometimes beside the point. Not Barbara, and not George W.

George W., the draft-dodging eldest son, really is less George H.W.'s son than he is Barbara's. So things that are "unacceptable" are, in a sense, simply beneath one's notice. George W. looks at aspects of the world and in essence waves his hand dismissively and says "I'm done with you." And in his mind, like his mother's, that settles it. Period.

Posted by: estiv on October 14, 2006 11:47 AM

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Posted by: croatoan on October 14, 2006 11:56 AM

for bush (and all dry drunks), reality IS unacceptable, which, if it wasn't so pathetic and didn't exert such an extremely negative impact on so many hundreds of millions of people, would be totally hysterical...

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Some presidential scholars and psychologists describe the trend as a signpost of Bush's rising frustration with his declining influence.

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yes, it's a signpost of his rising frustration... to me, it's also a signpost for inner rage that threatens to erupt whenever an addict (in this case, a dry drunk) has his bubble of denial threatened...

http://takeitpersonally.blogspot.com/

Posted by: profmarcus on October 14, 2006 12:12 PM

I have experience as a Psychiatric Case Worker. I have real experience with sociopaths, especially in one case, a Narcissitic Sociopath.

George W. Bush would not be considered "insane" in a traditional psychiatric assessment. I posit, however, that he would be diagnosed as a sociopath, with narcissitic, anti-social and oppositional tendencies. Like many of that ilk, he believes the information given him by people who have learned that their success hinges upon telling him what he wants to hear. The rest he discards, and replaces with beliefs that are comfortable to him. Thus, facts become mutable.

Which is probably more dangerous than someone who is classically "insane", because the sociopath really enjoys his disease.

I would recommend that you Google "Dr. Sam Vaknin" for more information on Malignant Narcissism. A wealth of information that explains much, both with Dear Leader and others you may know. Another reference source is a book called "The Sociopath Next Door".

Posted by: T. Scheisskopf on October 14, 2006 12:20 PM

The Republican party is all of a sudden starting to focus on real issues. They loudly repeat that Democrats don't stand for anything, yet here's what the GOP so often says it stands for: 1) Limited government, 2) Tax cuts, 3) Strong defense 4) Family Values. The only problem is that Republicans don't stand for any of the above, other than tax cuts, but they have already cut the actual distribution of the massive taxes they do collect so far that it's become truly dangerous and counter-productive for our entire society and world.

Limited government? Let us all laugh together. Republicans are running the most intrusive, invasive, and predatory government since the Nazis. Tax cuts? They have turned the $400 billion surplus generated during the 8 years of the Clinton Presidency into a massive 7-trillion dollar deficit in order to pay for the most bloated beurocracy the world has ever seen. This is not limited government, but rather its exact opposite. If this government worked for us perhaps there might be some justification for its size, but Katrina proved that the GOP controlled US Government doesn't care in the least about its citizens.

Strong on defense? The recently released National Intelligence Estimate clearly states that more terrorists have been created by GOP policies since 9/11. Republicans have invaded the wrong country (Iraq), and never finished the job in the country they already invaded (Afghanistan). This is not strong defense but rather perpetual war on behalf of Dick Cheney and George Bush's oil interests. Howbeit, the GOP enjoys nothing more than pointing their greedy bloodstained fingers in your face and repeatedly screetching that they are the only party of Family Values.

A simple two word reply is sufficient to the Family Values lie: Mark Foley, and two more words if needed: Dennis Hastert. The GOP talks a good talk. But in the end, they've been preaching the same party platform for at least 30 years now. The GOP does not mean any of the things they're saying, and they don't know what else to say. The fact is that Republicans don't stand for anything other than tired slogans. Have you had enough?

The real reason you recently saw a spate of patronizing hand-wringing "prevelance of conspiracy theories are a troubling sign regarding the nations psyche" stories lately is that Two-Party politics itself is in reality one of several divide and conquer strategies designed by those who already literally hold nearly all of the power and have all the money in the world to distract you from the fact that a massive conspiracy does in fact exist, and has existed for many centuries, to arrogate to themselves whatever power and money the wealthy and powerful do not yet possess, and thereby literally enslave humanity.

Some of the better known clandestine societies include:- The Bildeberg Club, The Club of Rome, The Illuminati, The Mafia, The British Round Table, The Knights Templar, The Freemasons, The Trilateral Commission, The Council of Foreign Relations, The RIIA, The Travistock Institute, The KKK, The Skull and Bones Society and The Project for the New American Century. Many World leaders are members of these influential organizations. For example, failure to attend the annual Bildeberg Club meeting is said to all but ensure failure at the next national elections.

Additionally, there is an ever more worrying proliferation of criminally based networks of paedophiles, satanists, cultists, illegal researchers and so on. Each watches out for its own members and thereby allows them to prosper and multiply. The more of them there are in any field of endeavour, any sphere or sector, the more acceptable their ways and so the greater their influence. Many use various forms or terrorism to achieve their goals.

A Subtler Terrorism: In the Middle East, the perceived hub or terrorism for us in the West, many brand the US as "The Great Satan". This is as much for their oppressive stance in the zone as for their perceived immorality. Certainly there's no denying that The New World Order is an American concept. Likewise, we in the west are encouraged to see Islamic/Arabic extremists from that region as devils; fanatics waging
a cowardly, "holy" war based on religious differences. Their collective hatred is supposedly directed, indiscriminately, at Jews, Westerners etc. Neither extreme view is strictly correct and even then it only applies to some. However, both sets of leaders are, with their allies, guilty of manipulation, provocation and escalation. This has led to numerous, tragic acts of terrorism in recent years; the World Trade
Centre disaster, The Bali bombings and so on.

Now, "terrorism" is defined as the use of violence OR INTIMIDATION to achieve your goals. Therefore, the abhorrent use of psychological and emotional violence, pressure or harassment is just as much an act of terror as a violent hijacking or a suicide bombing. So, bloodless hostage
crises, political or state repression/oppression, covert agency harassment, media fear campaigns,etc are all acts of terrorism. Accordingly, the unregulated media mafia, the unchecked government spy agencies and so on should all be placed under careful scrutiny during any legitimate "war on
terror". But no legitimate war exists, and if one could, it could not be against such a "concept".

This is why the media has become less, rather than more regulated when it comes to truth-telling. Most people fear corrupt media representatives and covert agency people (e.g. the CIA) more than anyone else, and with good reason. So much so that mere mention of their involvement instills
such fear that it's an absolute conversation stopper; evidence of the worst terrorism imaginable. And unlike known terrorist networks they cannot be questioned let alone stopped. Of course, as the truth is always an early casualty anyway, the media/agency/crime figures involved replace it with whatever they choose; pointing away from themselves with suitable indignation and outrage.

State Sponsored Terror: Many of the US's enemies were trained and armed by the US. This, coupled with subsequent provocation of those enemies, must be recognized as part of the terrorism problem. The provocateur escapes detection then uses the retaliation as an excuse to escalate activity. The fact
that money is generated by all of this is both a central and disturbing truth that is being largely ignored. If there was nothing to gain by it then it wouldn't happen. The public are also unaware that covert methods are used. For example, regular readers of "Exposure" and now "Hard Evidence" will be familiar with the existence of high tech satellite, microwave and ground based weapons such as thought scanners, advanced neurophones and the like. Unlike the deaf-friendly miraphone, modern neurophone based technologies are weapons used for state-sponsored crime effected by agencies like the CIA, NSA,
DIA, and their criminal "business" associates. This is where billions of your tax dollars are spent.

The technology allows operatives to use advanced computer programs to deliver aural harassment and or threats via microwave and satellite. Satellite brainwave monitors and powerful computers (at secret facilities and relay stations) also allow for the deciphering of the targets thoughts, simultaneously. You can research this yourself fully later on but suffice to say for now that the mind reading capabilities
of the relevant technologies are another conversation stopper, not because of disbelief but because of fear. Protestors, writers, human rights campaigners, whistleblowers etc may be severly traumatized by long term exposure to techno-based torture and oppression. The results can be discrediting. Most who are targeted, have a "political" background. To debase anyone is bad enough, but to exacerbate the suffering of such people is unbelievably cruel.

Yet another form of all too common terrorism is the media feedback of surveillance results. This is often facilitated by the state through MP's, agency personnel etc, who set up the spying, then relay the frequencies or pass on results. How it works is that any unwelcome (though private) comment leads to a response (directly with live TV/radio or later if not). Your own words/views/thoughts/actions etc are thrown back at you from the surveillance, usually from the appropriate public figure or sector (with or without their knowledge). It often takes the form of a threat. For example, the writers 91 yr old Aunt, who lives at Parramatta, had a turn and was taken to Westmead hospital. The next day, as I prepared to take the final draft of this article to my typing service (near my Aunts home) I listened to the morning radio news. The no.1 item was about a 91 yr old Parramatta woman (not my Aunt) who'd died at Westmead hospital after a bashing outside her home.

Investigation and subsequent reports revealed that the news details were (deliberately) incorrect. "They" search for coincidences, then time and prioritise the reports in an attempt to terrorise their targets. When all else fails they just make it up. The facts are wrong but the intention is clear. Despite the general public's suspicions, most don't realise that the media's role in controlling knowledge, perceptions and beliefs extends to this sort of crime (against those who offend the criminals perpetrating this agenda). In any event, taking an undue interest in a non-public figure to the point of spying on them (yet refusing to talk to them) reveals the foul intentions of all involved in such practices, and those journalists that oppose it suddenly find themselves unwelcome in mainstream media circles.

So only those who are complicit or silent survive. Therefore, to give these media terrorists the benefit of the doubt, to trust anyone in the mass media once victimized in this manner, is to make a serious error in judgement. Lies are spread, recordings made and there is no privacy at all. One example of this involved a female whistleblower contending with corrupt media execs, at channel 7. They lodged a false complaint through their own media "crime stoppers" people with "friendly"/corrupt police. It was said that she was about to rob a bank. This stopped her whistleblowing and she hid in her house for fear of being framed/set up with weapons, drugs etc. The terrible realization that those you should be able to turn to for help are fully culpable themselves is shattering for most.

Getting back to the governments themselves, with the legal/constitutional amendments taking place these days (supposedly only to combat terrorism) we now have a situation where innocent people can be framed/tortured/oppressed by the state with "terrorist watch" type excuses used to suppress the truth. Secretive societies, even groups of criminally connected "mates", can arrange this all too easily through their contact, and a conspiracy of silence covers it up. It's an excellent way of victimising and isolating people. Recent responses to the September 11 tragedy have seen civil liberties take a battering, bringing democracy itself under fire. Draconion laws have been passed and corrupt agencies are covertly targeting supposed suspects who are usually nothing more than concerned citizens exercising their democratic rights. By "pretending" to doubt a target and refusing to talk with them agencies (like the CIA, DIA, MOSSAD, MI6, ASIS, ONA etc) can use their arsenal of "anti-citizen" weapons in a trial of how to terrorise, silence, and discredit people. Those responsible remain "beyond reproach" using remote space-based technologies etc and quoting "National Security" as their justification for silence and the secrecy orders placed on the weapons themselves.

As a result the public doesn't question this because they don't know the technologies exist. So, we have a situation wherein patriotic, compassionate people who are raising awareness on important issues are not only be terrorized by government agencies (silenced on behalf of corrupt "business" interests), but they can also be falsely accused to justify the surveillance in the first place. The "Don't talk to them" attitude
of the ruling class and associated "clubs" fuels the situation, along with their involvement in harassment directed at the targets who are usually totally innocent. In the post cold-war era, crimes against citizens are becoming a more substantial part of agency operatives work. Protected agency/"business" operations (like the drug and arms trades, prostitution, paedophile networks etc) cannot be questioned without consequences, especially for ordinary, unconnected people, and these same people can be offered up for experimental programs where techniques and technologies are employed to study how to control and thereby silence them.

Posted by: Truth on October 14, 2006 01:12 PM

The lowest form of life I know and that includes cancer, e-coli, and a host of other diseases that do not benefit mankind. So obvious to me, yet perplexed by the fact people actually feel him (Bush) a benefit, decidedly gross.

Posted by: denali varela on October 14, 2006 01:23 PM

Bush writes exactly none of his own speeches, talking points, or even quips. I'm not sure what his use of the word "unacceptable" tells you about his psyche, anymore than the occurrences of this or that word on the series "Will & Grace" tells you about Debra Messing's state of mind.

Obviously his writers' fondness for 'unacceptable' has to do with that word's evocation of moral clarity. Politically, saying something is unacceptable but then letting it pass makes you sound weak and unserious. That's the story here; what's going on in Bush's brain could not be more beside the point.

Posted by: kth on October 14, 2006 02:31 PM

Agree with kth. I don't really get the overanalysis of his word choice.

Posted by: SomeCallMeTim on October 14, 2006 02:43 PM

The reason for the analysis is that traditionally, for a president to label something "unacceptable" is actually a pretty strong statement. It means that the president is going to do something about the problem he identifies -- in other words, that the "uncceptable" situation is actually not going to be accepted.

If Clinton, for instance, had found North Korean nukes "unacceptable," he might have done something like declare that plutonium reprocessing constitutes a "red line" that, if crossed, would lead to military action. Such a statment might be accompanied by mobilization and drills for the troops in South Korea, the tasking of a naval group to the area, preparations to send more troops and approval of a bombing campaign. It might include readying the South Korean military to support American action and informing North Korea's neighbors that the US was hours from attacking.

On the other hand, we have Bush's version of "unacceptable," which implies that he will...have political operatives go on cable news shows and complain about Clinton being weak.

You may decide for yourself who the world finds more credible. As a thought experiment, you may feel free to consider how seriously the world will take the US in the future.

Posted by: Kiril on October 14, 2006 03:42 PM

kth @ 2:31, that's a great point, but the times I've heard Bush use the word (only twice that I can think of) it's been off-the-cuff. I wonder how many of the cited instances were in the script.

Oh, and truth @ 1:12, you comin' over this weekend, buddy?

Posted by: clarke on October 14, 2006 04:02 PM

Yes, Bush's speeches are written for him...but he obviously has trouble reading a teleprompter and has to wing it. For example, the famous 'comma' comment was intended to be 'Iraq is a comma, not a period". But Bush got lost and had to find his own way out of the sentence.

Honestly, the guy is messed up. Maybe he's on some kind of anti-epilepsy medication.

Posted by: serial catowner on October 14, 2006 05:03 PM

We need a War on Unacceptability !

Posted by: moron on October 15, 2006 08:49 AM

You're either with us or you're with the Unacceptables !

Posted by: moron on October 15, 2006 08:49 AM

"... illegal researchers"

I think I may be one of those. Does that make me a member of the Illuminati? The Bildeburg Club?

Where's my secret decoder ring?

Just goes to show not all crazy people are Thuglican'ts

Posted by: Cal Gal on October 15, 2006 03:23 PM

the only thing that's unacceptable is ANIMAL-HUMAN HYBRIDS! !!!!

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