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Wonkette : George W. Bush And His Institute Will Save Bloggers, Everywhere
April 22, 2010
George W. Bush And His Institute Will Save Bloggers, Everywhere
The policy arm of the Future, the George W. Bush Institute, is up and running! All of these policies will likely become law, soon. (You didnt hear? George W. Bush granted himself binding post-presidential Papal Bull powers in a 11:59 pardon signing statement. He doesnt know he signed this yet, though, so everyone be cool and shut the fuck up.) On Monday, Bush hosted several bloggers cyber dissidents from around the globe, arranged them according to how Free their home countries were, and then slapped their asses one-by-one with a wet towel before stealin their puters.
Bush, and experts who spoke after him, began by framing the Internet not as the automatic freedom generator it once promised to be, but as yet another battleground in the struggle against tyranny. With his opening remarks, Bush made it clear the day wasnt just about freedom fighters trading war stories, but about laying out a plan of action.
One of the things I was nervous about about a think tank is that all we do is have people come here and they sit around and think, Bush said. I think its important not only to have people come around and think and have experts write and opine, but also to figure out how to act.
Read more at Wonkette: Wonkette : George W. Bush And His Institute Will Save Bloggers, Everywhere
April 22, 2010
George W. Bush And His Institute Will Save Bloggers, Everywhere
The policy arm of the Future, the George W. Bush Institute, is up and running! All of these policies will likely become law, soon. (You didnt hear? George W. Bush granted himself binding post-presidential Papal Bull powers in a 11:59 pardon signing statement. He doesnt know he signed this yet, though, so everyone be cool and shut the fuck up.) On Monday, Bush hosted several bloggers cyber dissidents from around the globe, arranged them according to how Free their home countries were, and then slapped their asses one-by-one with a wet towel before stealin their puters.
Bush, and experts who spoke after him, began by framing the Internet not as the automatic freedom generator it once promised to be, but as yet another battleground in the struggle against tyranny. With his opening remarks, Bush made it clear the day wasnt just about freedom fighters trading war stories, but about laying out a plan of action.
One of the things I was nervous about about a think tank is that all we do is have people come here and they sit around and think, Bush said. I think its important not only to have people come around and think and have experts write and opine, but also to figure out how to act.
Read more at Wonkette: Wonkette : George W. Bush And His Institute Will Save Bloggers, Everywhere
