Why don't I remember them discussing W's 1st 100 days?

[Ned_Devine]

I just don't remember it at all

[960]

1. I remember it quite well.

Maybe you weren't paying attention?

[Ned_Devine]

4. you are likely right

it just seems that Obama is under a wee bit more scrutiny than George was

[babylonsister]

7. What do you remember? I googled it today, and couldn't find a thing. So

please tell! Thanks!

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[Puzzler]

14. Actually I don't remember either...

... I'm sure the MSM probably did. But, I don't think they made anything like such a big deal out of it. For example, CNN's huge 100 day extravaganza this Wednesday... you know the one they've been trumpeting every 5 minutes for the last couple of weeks.

[WinkyDink]

21. Given September 11, I'd say it was Bush not paying attention.

[Binka]

31. of course you do

you were playing your banjo and humming along.

[spanone]

33. please, enlighten us

[Binka]

35. I Know Mama Said Not To Feed The Strays BUT>>>>>

You gotta love the ones that think they have gone under the radar.

[FuzzyDicePHL]

2. Probably because

they spoke of it in terms of his already having taken four vacations at that point, not anything about anything concrete he got done.

[Puzzler]

15. I agree... there wouldn't have been much for them to talk about either.

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[SemiCharmedQuark]

3. Wasn't he on vacation mostly?

[Ned_Devine]

5. that's what I thought

[jobycom]

6. They did. And for Clinton, Bush, and Reagan.

I'm too young to remember Carter's 100 days clearly. It's a common focus of the media, and Obama and Clinton first campaigned on what they'd do their first 100 days.

W had terrible ratings and several issues during his first 100 days, and up until 9-11. The week of 9-11 he was due to have several issues arise, from a lawsuit and possible perjury charge (funeralgate) to increased publicity over his desertion of the National Guard.

[FrenchieCat]

8. I didn't want to know.....

100 days at that point were like a thousand days of suffering already.
I was hoping if I avoided calendars and didn't pay attention,
it would pass by quickly. Instead it dragged on and on.

[PatSeg]

16. Same here

I figured he'd be an ineffectual one term president and we'd just have to sit it out. I thought he was too dumb to do too much damage. I'll never make that mistake again.

[lordsummerisle]

9. All I can remember

is the discussion of the 2000 election and it not being President Gore...

[The_Casual_Observer]

10. The agenda was talking up the recession so that tax cuts seemed necessary

& the dire need for star wars missile defense. And, of course cutting brush in crayfish.

[Fleshdancer]

11. I found some stuff on CNN.com:

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/bush.100/stories/agenda.html

Acting on his agenda

(click the link for more indepth info on each subject below)

TAX CUTS: Probably the administration's top agenda item, Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut made it through the House of Representatives, but the package ran into difficulty in the evenly divided Senate.

FAITH-BASED INITIATIVE: One of Bush's signature issues on the campaign trail last year was increasing the ability of faith-based organizations to use government funding for social programs.

CAMPAIGN FINANCE: After years of failure, the Senate in April passed the bill, which would double to $2,000 the cap on so-called "hard money," or direct donations to candidates, and eliminate the unlimited "soft money" donations to political parties.

THE ENVIRONMENT: New environmental regulations issued by President Bill Clinton in his final days in office forced Bush to focus unexpectedly on the environment.

BIPARTISANSHIP: Bush promised to "change the tone" in the nation's capital by emphasizing bipartisanship and working with Democrats.

EDUCATION: Bush sent an education bill to Congress just six days after being inaugurated.

MISSILE DEFENSE: Bush has made building a national missile defense system a top priority despite objections from European allies and other countries.



http://archives.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/04/25/bush.interview.02/

April 25, 2001: 'Relaxed' Bush cites progress on tax, education plans

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush said Wednesday he felt "pretty darn good" about the job he is doing, citing progress on a tax cut and negotiations with Democrats on his education agenda.

In a wide-ranging interview, Bush also said the United States would "help Taiwan defend herself" against China if necessary.

An upbeat Bush also acknowledged a more low-key style than his predecessor, former President Clinton, and professed his honor in working in the Oval Office as the nation's 43rd president.

"I feel free and relaxed," Bush said. "I feel comfortable; perhaps that's because I'm on bended knee every morning, asking for guidance and for comfort. Whatever the reasons, I'm enjoying myself."

[PatSeg]

17. Yeah, every day was a joyeous experience!

[WinkyDink]

22. I'm on bended knee every morning...." There's a Jeff Gannon joke somewhere.

[WinkyDink]

23. "I'm on bended knee every morning...." There's a Jeff Gannon joke somewhere.

[Fleshdancer]

37. HAHAHAHAAAA!!!!

DUzy worthy!

:rofl:

[krispos42]

12. It was about missing letter "W"s from White House keyboards

Critically important stuff, yanno. Especially when it never actually happened.

[TahitiNut]

13. Cheney's Energy Task Force ... and Dubya's vacation at Crawford.

:shrug:

[Drunken Irishman]

18. Here is a special from the Washington Post...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/elections/100days.htm

Broken links, tho.

[Jennicut]

19. All I remember is tax cuts and more tax cuts.

That is about it.

[Skittles]

20. don't you remember 9/11?

"HE'S ONLY BEEN PRESIDENT FOR NINE MONTHS!!!"

Democrats are fast-tracked in the accoutability track

[denem]

24. Clearing Brush?

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

25. That's because he was on vacation for most of it! n/t

[stray cat]

26. Did he work 100 days his first year in office? Maybe on vacation 100 dayts

[zbdent]

27. well, I remember one tiny blurb (unrelated to W) about Osama bin Laden

being tied into the USS Cole bombing in Oct 2000 ... but hey, Saddam Hussein was still corralled in his tiny area, with no-fly-zones in place, (with Rupert Murdoch working with the Communist Chinese to set up satellite dishes in Iraq ... forgot about that, eh?) and toothless ... but Bush was talking about the threat from Saddam ...

[Blue_Tires]

28. i remember a freep co-worker at the time bragging

about how Bush's appointees were more racially diverse than Clinton's: "You SEE? Republicans don't hate black people after all!"

and I remember the "Get over it" "Grownups back in charge" and "Run government like a business" talking points...That's pretty much all i can remember from that time...

[onenote]

29. either you weren't paying attention or drugs?

j/k

[Binka]

32. Don't Be Condescending Carlos n/t

[onenote]

40. learn to recognize a joke carlita

j/k = just kidding.

[Canuckistanian]

30. Yes, what was his 'score'?

The big media names are all issuing 'report cards' about the first 100 days.

What were W's grades?

[otohara]

36. I Was So Disgusted By Theft

of the election, I couldn't watch anything Bush.

[asdjrocky]

38. They didn't want to bother him because mostly he was on vacation.

[sofa king]

39. I remember it.

I remember saying to myself, "oh my god, it's even worse than I thought." I remember openly speculating on which war Bush would start first, and the general consensus was that it would be Iraq.

Bush's first 100 days were typically incompetent and malevolent at the same time. Most of his time and effort was spent sucking off his corporate and individual benefactors, and finding jobs for his army of sociopathic political hit-men. And, of course, concealing everything they did in a cloud of deceit.

I recall that the press immediately retracted its claws and allowed all this to happen with minimal comment.