Tag Archives: George W. Bush

20 years since Shock and Awe? ‘Good God, y’all!’

Posted on March 26, 2023 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit examined the playlist of protest songs I compiled to acknowledge the 20th anniversary of the Second Persian Gulf War. He played “Won’t Get Fooled Again” and started laughing. “That song came out in 1971, during the Vietnam War,” … Continue reading →

Posted in apocalypse, history, humor, Iraq war, mainstream media, pop music, terrorism | Tagged "Fortunate Son", "War", "Won't Get Fooled Again", anti-war songs, George W. Bush, Iraq ear anniversary, mission accomplished, shock and awe, Vietnam War | 4 Comments

AR-15, Swiss Army knife — good for both home and battle

Posted on June 9, 2021 by oddmanout215

I showed Swamp Rabbit a copy of the recent court ruling on assault weapons in California. He read the first paragraph out loud: Like the Swiss Army Knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon … Continue reading →

Posted in gun nuts, humor, mainstream media | Tagged American Bar Association, AR-15, Assault weapons, George W. Bush, home defense weapon, Judge Roger Benitez, Swiss Army knife | Leave a comment

Out with the old knave, in with the new

Posted on September 13, 2019 by oddmanout215

“John Bolton’s ouster makes the world safer,” according to a headline in The Nation, but the analysis that followed was unpersuasive. Yes, the mustachioed loony is gone but not his boss, who has launched a misguided trade war against China, … Continue reading →

Posted in history, humor, Iraq war, liar, mainstream media, Politics | Tagged "The Nation", Afghanistan, Boris Johnson, chickenhawk, Donald Trump, George W. Bush, Iraq, John Bolton, Libya, Politico | Leave a comment

Bomb Iran! Oops, my bad, never mind

Posted on June 22, 2019 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit fed the last of his sardines to the swamp cats as I ended my rant about the state of the nation with a quotation that’s been in the news: As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, … Continue reading →

Posted in history, humor, mainstream media, Politics | Tagged Donald Trump, George W. Bush, Grabber-in-Chief, H.L. Mencken, John Bolton, Mike Pompeo, Weimar Germany | Leave a comment

Bribery can get you into top schools. (This is news?)

Posted on March 15, 2019 by oddmanout215

The mainstream media is obsessed this week with parents who got their under-qualified kids into prestigious colleges by using a fixer who funneled bribes to “certain college officials,” as Alia Wong of The Atlantic put it before stating the obvious: … Continue reading →

Posted in mainstream media | Tagged Alia Wong, Beto O'Rourke, college admissions scam, Felicity Huffman, George W. Bush, Jared Kushner, legacy students, Lori Loughlin, William H. Macy | Leave a comment

We tortured. It was wrong… That’s all, folks!

Posted on August 8, 2014 by oddmanout215

Swamp Rabbit was looking over my shoulder at my laptop, chewing Lucky Charms and getting crumbs all over the keyboard. “How come you don’t do that blog no more?” he said. “I used to like readin’ all them lies you … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction, Iraq war, mainstream media, Obama | Tagged Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Good Sal/Bad Sal, Iraq, Obama, sanctimonious, swamp rabbit, war crimes, we tortured some folks | Leave a comment

Do as we say, Russia, not as we do

Posted on March 8, 2014 by oddmanout215

If I read one more time that President Obama thinks Russia’s support for a referendum on the status of Crimea “violates international law,” I’ll scream. This will mean nothing, because I live in a swamp and only my friend Swamp … Continue reading →

Posted in history, humor, Iraq war, liar, mainstream media, Obama | Tagged "The Searchers", "violates international law", Barack Obama, Buddy Holly, Crimea, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, John Wayne, Pussy Riot, swamp rabbit, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, war crimes | Leave a comment

Bush to help convert Jews, speed end of days

Posted on November 16, 2013 by oddmanout215

From yesterday’s Guardian UK: Some people think George W. Bush did as much as he could to bring about Armageddon with his earlier interventions in the Middle East. But not the man himself, apparently. He has signed up for a … Continue reading →

Posted in apocalypse, history, humor | Tagged end of days, George W. Bush, Irving, Messianic Jewish Bible Institute, Texas | 2 Comments

I don’t see color. Obama looks just like Bush.

Posted on September 10, 2013 by oddmanout215

I was back at my shack in Tinicum swamp, eating pizza and reading the Obama administration’s rationale for wanting to bomb Syria. It passes the “common sense test,” an aide said. I don’t know how Barack Obama is defining common … Continue reading →

Posted in history, humor, Iraq war, mainstream media, Obama | Tagged Bashar Assad, common sense test, George W. Bush, I don't see color, Stephen Colbert, Syria | Leave a comment

Walter White, working-class hero

Posted on August 26, 2013 by oddmanout215

Last week the Philadelphia Daily News ran a story about unemployment with a photo of a middle-aged man in a business suit — a former office worker out of luck and money — begging for a job on a streetcorner … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, globalization, Goldman Sachs, Great Recession, humor, mainstream media, Philadelphia, unemployment | Tagged Breaking Bad, George W. Bush, Lawrence Summers, Philadelphia Daily News, Robert Rubin, Tinicum, Walter White | 1 Comment