Comments on: DC 5/11: Day of Inconvenience

By: The truth

The truth — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 22:31:47 +0000

Is negative job growth still considered growth even though its negative?? My friend Mr. Kafka is writing another book and wanted to know.

By: clueless

clueless — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 19:26:23 +0000

When time is up, Bush will not walk out. Since the ‘visit’ will probably be at the White house, at the end of one hour, Bush will just ask the secret service to escort the panelists out. Bush – he keeps his promises.

By: Grumpy

Grumpy — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 03:11:01 +0000

This is disgraceful. How dare you concoct this fiction when everyone knows that the credibility of America cannot be doubted! He was reading “The Pet Goat” that morning, not “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Get your facts straight!

By: Lionel Chetwynd

Lionel Chetwynd — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 02:13:16 +0000

You’re good, Ted. But nothing can beat “Try Commander-in-Chief! Whose present command is: Take the President home!”

By: norbizness

norbizness — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 02:06:09 +0000

Where’s the part where Bush describes how Sergeant Mahoney put glue in the Captain’s shampoo bottle? After all, much of August 2001 was spent in Crawford, in quiet contemplation of the comic nuances of all seven Police Academy movies…

By: Andrew Nortrhup

Andrew Nortrhup — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 01:10:47 +0000

Actually, I think the one-hour format could work, but only if Regis Philben gets to ask the questions.

By: Kevin A. Hayden

Kevin A. Hayden — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 01:05:52 +0000

Wait. I could swear he was reading about goats last time. Nobody can advance from goats to caterpillars that fast. He must have superhuman powers.

By: Realish

Realish — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 00:40:20 +0000

Ted, please also note that “unprecedented” is a five syllable word. I’m just saying. You might want to revise the Bush part of the transcript to reflect current linguistic/intellectual realities.

By: Ted Barlow

Ted Barlow — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 20:41:38 +0000

Thomas, You’re right; sorry about that. I’ll make a note.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 20:27:35 +0000

Lee Hamilton is a Republican now? When did that happen? I thought he was a Democrat, and that he was appointed by Tom Daschle.

By: Ophelia Benson

Ophelia Benson — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 19:46:23 +0000

An hour? An hour?!? That would be hilarious if it weren’t so so [gasp]

By: Ted Barlow

Ted Barlow — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 19:23:43 +0000

Matt, You’re right, sorry. I’m fixing it now.

By: Matt Weiner

Matt Weiner — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 19:11:28 +0000

I was laughing at the end of the first speech—but isn’t the WH counsel Alberto Gonzales? (Not sure about the S/Z.) Your friendly neighborhood ex-copy editor, Matt

By: matthew

matthew — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 18:45:50 +0000