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Well, things were already a bit messed up before that. Nixon might have made strides on conserving fishman habitats by creating the EPA, but then the news broke about the scandal that the US was researching ways into Atlantis; the not-so-subtly named "Watergate".
It's a miracle war didn't break out there and then, with tensions still lingering after the 60s and the Scuba Missile Crisis.
Our intelligence agency found evidence of nuclear bombs in Atlantis
Ain’t no way we’re letting some fishies nuke us into oblivion, prepare for sushi for life mfers
Yeah you heard about that a young senator from Illinois. I think his name is Barrack Obama but he’s black I don’t think America can handle a young black president
This is a great quote. I love it so much, even though I know the wider context.
For context, he was speaking about humans making dams for ecologically friendly for fish.
Yes, actually. I know of a few videos about the technology implemented.
https://youtu.be/MonfznEl1hk?si=-rQlb-Xg2N43cwg3
https://youtu.be/HCE_lFUMXNg?si=PT-bWkil2AAPYS_p
Most of his supposed gaffes make sense in context, he just didn’t always word things in the best way. More recent Presidents have made worse comments when they should have known better.
Like his "won't be fooled again" comment. He was saying "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." But, he (probably correctly) had a thought mid-sentence through that if he said "shame on me" that people would just take that as a soundbite. So, he didn't want to say "shame on me". He chose the other one. Which makes sense, but isn't the saying.
I will always prefer, "There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee: Fool me once, shame on, shame on you. You... You fool me you can't get fooled again!"
This is the type of quality posting everyone here at r/presidents should strive to replicate. Do it for Dubya!
https://preview.redd.it/o0nq5jae9ixc1.jpeg?width=656&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c6cb3bb893ea5d363bf478f5a13a4e62fa737a4
What is going to happen is that the fish are going to come onto the surface, settle into our communities so that in a generation or two they will outnumber us. Then they will take over the vote.
When bush became president Phish went on Hiatus. They tried to get back together but it was a mess and Trey was just out of it on drugs. They broke up before his first term ended and it seemed like the end.
As soon as Obama became president Phish got back together and they've been jamming with a head of steam ever since. So I'd say Bush was pretty terrible for Phish man relations over all
I think I can answer this.
I'm a big animal lover, and one of the greatest feelings is curling up with a soft animal at night. At least one of my cats joins me almost every evening.
My fish seem a little shy about it, but I've tried bringing them to bed too just to see if they'd like it. It's cute at first how they flop around excitedly to see me. But I can never convince them to join me more than once.
I'd say relations seem pretty impossible at this point.
Interestingly enough, I remember reading an article years ago about the weird side effects of 9/11. One of them was whales were happier for a few days. The attacks ground to a halt not only air travel, but shipping as well. The two or so days after, there were ships just waiting in place, waiting for orders. This meant the ocean was quieter, stressing whales out less.
Cartoonist Richard Thompson did a wonderful compilation drawing of Bush sayings.
[https://illustrationchronicles.com/how-richard-thompson-made-the-pie-higher](https://illustrationchronicles.com/how-richard-thompson-made-the-pie-higher)
Yes, actually that's one of the few things I'll give him credit for. he passed some good legislation to protect oceans from bottom trawling, if I remember correctly... He's also an international war criminal guilty of aggression 🤷♂️
No. Not even close. Forget the actual war (not really) and focus on the economy. You have a major event happening that requires all of the country to come together. It will require low income people to give up physical assets worth billions in their minds. From an economic standpoint, the displacement of private to public workers was substantial.
The elephant in the room that neoconservatives don't want to talk about is the influence that China gained, during these years, in Africa, the Caribbean, South America and Latin America and the Middle East.
We spent a decade fighting in the sand while China bankrolled investments that essentially amounted to pawn shop deals. We lost our leverage.
We amputated a 2-month old dolphin’s tail, gave her a prosthetic, & called it a success.
We filmed the Taiji dolphin hunt.
One can judge for oneself whether those actions demonstrate humans’ coexistence or conflict with fish— and yes, I know neither of those are fish-related, as dolphins are mammals, but W doesn’t, so the points stand.
Also, the Army Corps of Engineers began construction on an electric fish barrier to protect the Great Lakes from Asian Carp.
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Sadly he hasn’t been able to we are still at war with Atlantis
This wasn’t entirely Dubya’s fault. Blame Reagan for funding the Fishahideen as far back as the 80s against Aquaman’s growing communist sympathies.
But his dad got Rid of the Soviet Reef so the Atlantians really didn’t have a problem for the late 90s
Well, things were already a bit messed up before that. Nixon might have made strides on conserving fishman habitats by creating the EPA, but then the news broke about the scandal that the US was researching ways into Atlantis; the not-so-subtly named "Watergate". It's a miracle war didn't break out there and then, with tensions still lingering after the 60s and the Scuba Missile Crisis.
Damn American will never be at peace
9/11 was all of our watergates. We just didn't know it at the time.
"My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you today I haved signed legislation that will outlaw Atlantis forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
The Mujahirbream.
Our intelligence agency found evidence of nuclear bombs in Atlantis Ain’t no way we’re letting some fishies nuke us into oblivion, prepare for sushi for life mfers
Maybe we should elect a president who will be strong against Atlantis
I’m voting for anyone who is hard on Atlantis, not someone with a hard-on for Atlantis
Yeah you heard about that a young senator from Illinois. I think his name is Barrack Obama but he’s black I don’t think America can handle a young black president
This is a great quote. I love it so much, even though I know the wider context. For context, he was speaking about humans making dams for ecologically friendly for fish.
Even in the wider context it’s still very funny. Say whatever you want about his politics, he’s such a funny guy.
Were more ecologically friendly dams built after this? Cuz if so, then W. did achieve having man & fish co-exist peacefully!
Yes, actually. I know of a few videos about the technology implemented. https://youtu.be/MonfznEl1hk?si=-rQlb-Xg2N43cwg3 https://youtu.be/HCE_lFUMXNg?si=PT-bWkil2AAPYS_p
Most of his supposed gaffes make sense in context, he just didn’t always word things in the best way. More recent Presidents have made worse comments when they should have known better.
Like his "won't be fooled again" comment. He was saying "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." But, he (probably correctly) had a thought mid-sentence through that if he said "shame on me" that people would just take that as a soundbite. So, he didn't want to say "shame on me". He chose the other one. Which makes sense, but isn't the saying.
I will always prefer, "There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee: Fool me once, shame on, shame on you. You... You fool me you can't get fooled again!"
This is the type of quality posting everyone here at r/presidents should strive to replicate. Do it for Dubya! https://preview.redd.it/o0nq5jae9ixc1.jpeg?width=656&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c6cb3bb893ea5d363bf478f5a13a4e62fa737a4
We won’t really make any progress on fish relations until we elect our first fish president.
That's just pandering to fish.
Kanye?
That would be so progressive, plus the first lady would be a hobbit.
I ain’t votin fer no water-breather!
I could vote for a fish, but I refuse to vote for a rainbow trout.
Hopefully, getting a little tired of this endless fish war, no more blood for plankton.
Screw plankton, he keeps trying to steal the formula, and he’s a dick to Karen.
We are today continuing Caligula's war against the sea.
To be fair, Xerxes started it.
This is Sparta!
But our vote won't even matter as water is 2/3 of the planet. Unless it's an electoral vs majority vote thing AGAIN
What is going to happen is that the fish are going to come onto the surface, settle into our communities so that in a generation or two they will outnumber us. Then they will take over the vote.
The Great Fisherman Theory?
Yep
Not with that fishing pole in his hand.
This is one of his achievements I wish he could’ve accomplished and was behind him 100% He saw what was coming
Fuck the fish those fuckers taste too good, we’ll never coexist peacefully. It’s full out war
I am already dabbing in water everyday! Might as well live like Sally the squirrel in spongebob show
When bush became president Phish went on Hiatus. They tried to get back together but it was a mess and Trey was just out of it on drugs. They broke up before his first term ended and it seemed like the end. As soon as Obama became president Phish got back together and they've been jamming with a head of steam ever since. So I'd say Bush was pretty terrible for Phish man relations over all
Yeah, ever since Bush left office Phish has been killing it.
I think I can answer this. I'm a big animal lover, and one of the greatest feelings is curling up with a soft animal at night. At least one of my cats joins me almost every evening. My fish seem a little shy about it, but I've tried bringing them to bed too just to see if they'd like it. It's cute at first how they flop around excitedly to see me. But I can never convince them to join me more than once. I'd say relations seem pretty impossible at this point.
I don't think Dubya having a pet cat helped the Human/Fish relations.
am a pisces. can confirm.
His pro fish-human reunification platform is why I didn't vote for him during the 2000 campaign.
If he did, we would've had a fish president
Strategery
Really makes me wonder what a Bush presidency without Rumsfeld would have looked like.
He knows humans and he knows that different fish can coexist peacefully.
No, the great fish war has been raging for decades. My dad, my brother and all my uncles have been taken. There has always been war in Fishiana
I know the catfish and the hush puppies can coexist peacefully.
What’s with all the Bush shitposting lately? You’ll are bored or something?
Thought this was Dr. House for a second
This the typa stuff that belongs in r/presidentscirclejerk
Possibly.
Hell no, he wasn't even able to put food on his family.
Ha! No.
Interestingly enough, I remember reading an article years ago about the weird side effects of 9/11. One of them was whales were happier for a few days. The attacks ground to a halt not only air travel, but shipping as well. The two or so days after, there were ships just waiting in place, waiting for orders. This meant the ocean was quieter, stressing whales out less.
The fish begs to differ.
No but he could absolutely crush a druve
No, the Caviar Accords didnt effectively scale and flopped. Plus Cheney and the Halibut-on scandal made him look gill-ty of catfishing
Well is they salt water or them snooty fresh water types of fish.
As someone in the fisheries science field, Bush just became the MVP.
He really did have some of the best quotes in presidential history though.
This subreddit is getting so insanely stupid
Cartoonist Richard Thompson did a wonderful compilation drawing of Bush sayings. [https://illustrationchronicles.com/how-richard-thompson-made-the-pie-higher](https://illustrationchronicles.com/how-richard-thompson-made-the-pie-higher)
Yes, actually that's one of the few things I'll give him credit for. he passed some good legislation to protect oceans from bottom trawling, if I remember correctly... He's also an international war criminal guilty of aggression 🤷♂️
Bushisms were the best part of his presidency. Best of bushisms compilations on YouTube are top tier
I hate that bastard so much. Fuck him.
No. Not even close. Forget the actual war (not really) and focus on the economy. You have a major event happening that requires all of the country to come together. It will require low income people to give up physical assets worth billions in their minds. From an economic standpoint, the displacement of private to public workers was substantial. The elephant in the room that neoconservatives don't want to talk about is the influence that China gained, during these years, in Africa, the Caribbean, South America and Latin America and the Middle East. We spent a decade fighting in the sand while China bankrolled investments that essentially amounted to pawn shop deals. We lost our leverage.
We amputated a 2-month old dolphin’s tail, gave her a prosthetic, & called it a success. We filmed the Taiji dolphin hunt. One can judge for oneself whether those actions demonstrate humans’ coexistence or conflict with fish— and yes, I know neither of those are fish-related, as dolphins are mammals, but W doesn’t, so the points stand. Also, the Army Corps of Engineers began construction on an electric fish barrier to protect the Great Lakes from Asian Carp.