Just watched Bush and Rumsfeld's briefing from the ranch. It's 18 minutes long, but well worth the watch. I'd forgotten what it was like to watch Bush answer questions unscripted, and I'm guessing most you have too, since all we're used to are his rehearsed speeches or soundbites from The Daily Show. So do your part for civic participation and watch some C-SPAN!
... Plus I just HAD to add this (courtesy of Gothamist), which I found even MORE depressing than Bush's insincere tone and the way he deflected questions by invoking 9/11. Have you SEEN the trailer for Woody Allen's new movie Anything Else? Jason BIGGS from AMERICAN PIE as the Woody Allen character? Christina Ricci as Diane Keaton? Watching this trailer and listening to those Woody Allen lines coming out of those teenage mouths has got to be the most depressing thing in letterbox format that I've seen in a long time. Well, actually, I watched War Photographer again recently and that was worse. But just BARELY.
Posted by cce at August 11, 2003 11:19 PM | TrackBackthe funniest part is near the end, when one of the reporters asks about dick cheney: "is he still alive?"
Posted by: ben at August 11, 2003 08:44 PMUgh.. you made me install RealPlayer.. mplayer didn't want to handle it :(
Posted by: julian at August 11, 2003 08:45 PMjesus. your country's approach to "protecting the american people" is kind of like minority report, only without the same crystal ball technology. and with an ape in charge.
Posted by: sophie at August 12, 2003 07:46 PMHey now, in Minority Report they had all sorts of cool technology and smart people and things like that. I think you're insulting Minority Report (although I didn't like that movie much--the cinematics were far to bright for such a dark-future movie)!
Posted by: julian at August 12, 2003 10:24 PM