Bush is NOT 'Commander in Chief' of the American People!!!

[Zen Democrat]

I, for one, am challenging the misuse of the term "Commander in Chief" by this administration.

According to the Constitution, the president is commander-in-chief of the military. He's not commander-in-chief of the American people. He's the elected leader of the executive branch of government. Period. Or at least he's supposed to be "elected."

I hear the White House and Simple Scottie saying stuff like "the people of this country want to hear from their commander-in-chief." For once and for all, let's start correcting this inaccuracy because it seems to be heading toward (or "marching" toward) the "dictator" thing that Dumb-Shit-Son so longs to be.

He's not the commander-in-chief of ANYBODY except a uniformed member of the armed services. God help 'em.

[hobbit709]

1. Richard Nixon was

my commander-in-chief from 1969-73 and I certainly wasn't about to follow any of his orders then.

[Up2Late]

5. Really? did the Generals say something like, I don't give a *blank*...

...what that son of a *blank* says...?

Please tell more about the Nixon story.:popcorn:

[hobbit709]

8. I didn't really care

what the generals said either. "What you gonna do, send me to Nam?

[Up2Late]

9. Good Point. Still, if you have a Nixon story, I'd like to hear it

I was just a little kid at the time.

[Career Prole]

2. AFAIC, he's not even my president...

...so the add-on titles don't apply either.

[Joey Liberal]

3. He's not my President either, and never has been

Bush is an unelected Nazi that has illegally "occupied" the White House since 2000.

[ailsagirl]

15. That's absolutely right. And I'm not agreeing because I resent

him :eyes: but because it's obvious that the election was
rigged-- both times.

[SeattleGirl]

4. Amen!

He sure as hell is not comander of ANYTHING as far as I am concerned! Who the hell does he think he is, anyway? Everytime I hear a news story that starts out "p(R)esident Bush* today said he would/would not blah blah blah...", I think, well who died and appointed him God? (Oh yeah, the Fristianistas). Now, the newsies probably always started stories out like this about other Presidents, but when it hear it in connection to *, it sets my teeth on edge and makes me want to throw things across the room. I know he thinks he can have anything he wants, and unfortunately, up until recently, that's pretty much the way it's been. Hopefully, though, the things that have been happening lately (DSM, disillusionment with Iraq, resistance to Bolton, etc.)will start to take him down a peg or two until he falls back into the slime from whence he came!

:puke: :grr:

On edit: accidentally used the royal "we".

[jimshoes]

6. The idea that monkey boy

is being called "my commander in cheif" makes me want to wretch. Let's just nix that kind of characterization.

[TahitiNut]

7. Didn't cha hear? He had his "accountabililty moment" last November.

According to him, he gots a mandate ... a dick-tater. God speaks to him and he pronouncee his b-leafs. Hell, y'all're only alive (even though you're just a terrist-luvin, disassemblin, commie fag) because he's a kumpashunate kunservativ, didn't'cha know?

He's Chimperor Codpiece, C-czar Disgustsus, Kommand Deer In-chief of the Harmed Farces.

[ginnyinWI]

11. what a trip he must be on!

Chimpy was never too happy with reality, having a war hero dad to measure up to and having a cold strict mom. But he did have his family fame and fortune. So he drank and got high. Then he got religion. Now he's got his new reality bubble to live in--the "war president" trip, where what he says, goes. The lies he tells are his reality. The truth doesn't matter in his world, it's the lies that matter.

Unfortunately the effects are all too real for the rest of us. Let's hope he crashes very soon.

[TahitiNut]

12. Chimpy uses lies to 'redecorate' his reality like other people ...

... redecorate their living rooms. For him, and his entire cabal, it's all a matter of manipulation and facade. It's a gross, amoral perversion of "believing will make it so."

[Independent_Liberal]

10. Bush never was "Commander in Chief"...

He's not our President. Never was, never will be.

[ailsagirl]

14. You can say that again. It really annoys me to hear anyone refer

to him as "the President." It's far too respectful a
term and, besides, he's there illegally. Twice.

[ailsagirl]

13. Hey Zen Dem-- how's it going??? Great post!! :=)

To think all of those bastards work for us-- every last one
of them-- yet they're wielding the whip. :puke:

[Zen Democrat]

21. Backatcha Ailsa. But they don't work for us, do they?

They work for themselves and their brothers in crime -- and the people and the Constitution are just so much trash to them.

[ailsagirl]

22. Ain't it the truth. :=( We know all about how the top guys operate

don't we?? We've been down this road before.

Take care!!
:pals:

[Vickers]

16. I believe we can all give him the respect he deserves and address

him as Commander Cuckoo-Bananas.

[DemoTex]

17. Very good point Zen.

Keep that meme on the front burner! Please!

[laugle]

18. Don't waste your time, Bush still thinks there's

are 2 "U's" in NUCLEAR! NUC U LAR...NUC U LAR...... is there a word for DUMMER THAN A MORON?????????

[earthboundmisfit]

19. Nope - he's "Commander in CHEAT" !!!

of a dishonest administration.

[Zen Democrat]

20. I agree with everyone here -- he's not MY president

because he stole two elections and now heads up a Junta government that has turned us into the Most Hated Nation.

But this Commander In Chief business is a little twist I've noticed that is creepy and sinister (just as everything they do is sinister). The president, or resident, or whoever sits in the WH, is NOT and is NEVER the Commander in Chief of the American people. That this terminology is infiltrating the political speech these days is a little frightening to me. Especially when Scottie keeps saying it like a subliminal message (your Commander in Chief, the people's Commander in Chief ... ).

Whoever sits in that office -- from George Washington and on into the future is not entitled to use the term "Commander in Chief" in reference to American citizens. We the people don't have any damn Commander in the government, or anywhere else for that matter.

[kentuck]

23. Excellent points !

Good reminders...

[Bravo411]

24. I agree. enough of the Hail Bush crap....

I'm also sick of him being refereed to as the most powerful man in the country or in the world.

The president is NOT a leader of the people, he is a representative of the people, and not just those who voted for him but of every U.S citizen. He may hold the highest elected office in this country, but he's still a Civil Servant.

To many in this country have forgotten that fact, which is why this administration has been able to get away with what it has.