Post Turtle

Post Turtle

While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75-year-old Texas rancher, whose hand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to former Texas Governor, George W. Bush, and his elevation to the White House.

The old Texan said, “Well, ya know, Bush is a post turtle.”

Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a post turtle was.

The old rancher said, “When you’re driving down a country road, and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that is a post turtle.” The old man saw a puzzled look on the doctor’s face, so he continued to explain. “You know he didn’ t get there by himself, he doesn’t belong there, he doesn’t know what to do while he’s up there, and you just want to help the dumb shit get down.”

Hat tip to my buddy Roger!

I originally posted this on July 17th, 2007 on another blog I once owned, minus the picture. Today I thought about that post and was looking for a picture to include in an email when I discovered that FreeRepublic was using this for Obama. What a comparison, Obama to Bush. Obama got into Harvard on a scholarship and graduated Magna cum Laude. From the Wikipedia on George W. Bush, “Following in his father’s footsteps, Bush attended Yale University from 1964 to 1968, receiving a Bachelor’s degree in history in 1968.^[18] As a college senior, Bush became a member of the secretive Skull and Bones society. By his own characterization, he was an average student.^[19]

In 1970, Bush applied to but was not accepted into the University of Texas School of Law.^[20] Beginning in the Fall of 1973, Bush attended Harvard University, where he earned a MBA.^[21

^{Only a Freeper would think Obama is a post turtle.}

Ijaz Mansoor

Once again we are in the height of the election season. If Pinocheo were around he would never be able to get out of the door because his nose would be so much longer than his arms. But there is one character who I like to remember because he was the source for the meme that President Bill Clinton refused to arrest Osama bin Laden and as a result OBL lived to wreak havoc on the World Trade Center. Those of us on the left could provide all the evidence we wanted that the story was untrue, those on the right just would not let that go. Quite probably today many on the right probably still hold that Bill Clinton just sold us out.

Ijaz became an instant celebrity on the right, he even got a gig on Fox News with Sean Hannity. Then Ijaz took a step too far and accused one of the right’s own. 

IANS[ SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2003 06:49:05 PM ]

LONDON: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has struck a deal with the US not to capture Osama Bin Laden, fearing this could lead to unrest in Pakistan, according to a special investigation by The Guardian.

The paper reported Saturday that Bin Laden was being protected by three elaborate security rings manned by tribesmen stretching 192 kms in diameter in northern Pakistan.

The paper’s information is based on comments made by Mansoor Ijaz, an American of Pakistan origin who, the paper said, knows al-Qaeda better than most people and had close contacts in Pakistan’s intelligence agencies.
Ijaz believed an agreement was reached between Musharraf and US authorities shortly after Bin Laden’s flight from his stronghold Tora Bora in Afghanistan in December 2001. 

 Needless to say Ijaz lost his position with Fox and not too much has been heard of him as an authority on the Middle East since. But he did serve his purpose as a useful idiot for a while and helped advance the right wing’s impression of President Clinton as a traitor of our country. That’s what useful idots are for.

Fox News NH Debate

The Worldnet Daily is reporting the New Hampshire Republican Party is withdrawing its co-sponsorship of Sunday’s debate because Fox refuses to allow Ron Paul and Duncan Hunter to participate in the debate. It will be interesting to see how craven the remainder of the Republican pack is. What would impress me would be if one or more of these worthies would also refuse to participate if Fox refuses to allow these other candidates to participate. That would be a show of character. We’ll see who has it and who is just another politician.

Quote of the Day

Al Hunt of Bloomberg Television during an appearance by Robert Novak had this to say:  “Bob, there’s only two differences between you and Warren Buffett: $40 billion and a conscience.”