Bush gets loudly booed at Nationals home opener
By SilentPatriot Saturday Mar 29, 2008 8:56pm
Or maybe they were yelling "Boooooosh!"?? We report, you decide.
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Cheney got a similar greeting in 2006.
ThinkProgress notes that Paul Lo Duca, the former NY Mets catcher who was mentioned 37 times in the Mitchell Report, was replaced by Manager Manny Acta to catch the first pitch.
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Where were the torch-wielding mobs?!
"Smithers, are they booing?"
"No, they're saying 'Boo-urns! Boo-urns!'"
"I was saying Boo-urns."
He sure looked pissed walking to the mound. I don't think he'll emerge from the bubble again anytime soon. Guy can't handle how many people hate his guts.
Spin that frat boy.
I'm surprised this scumbag is allowed out in public.
Did his shirt say 'War Criminal'? I think that should be posted on his vehicle and residence.
Its the only way we can protect our children from monsters like this.
i don't know much about such, but it sure looked like he was in a hurry to get off that field...
good catch... hope the guy didn't pull a muscle going "high" for it...
and, of course, the obligatory "9 / 11" reference...
This is how he mourns the death of our troops.
you have to give him credit, that single pitch might be his best accomplishment in 8 years
The SOB was auditioning for the job as the next Commissioner of Baseball.
My abiding hope is that even the birdbrain owners got tonight's message loud and clear: GW Bush will live out the rest of his days as the most reviled American on the face of the earth.
Just like everything else, he didn't take the time to make sure he executed his pitch properly.
seevee @ 3:
That suck-up of an announcer was sure trying to do that. He may have covered up some of the booing at the end, but there's no doubt Bush was thoroughly booed when he came out.
Booooooooosh has got it coming to him!
The pitch was strong but a bit high, probably because he was distracted thinking about the Iraqi dead.
This would be a great scene in a "Dead Zone" parody: with Bu--sh-- winding up and thrwing, but then seeing into a vortex revealing the future, where he is being given a life sentence for his crimes at the Hague.
Was this broadcast on Fox? The announcers managed to work in 9/11, thats the only thing that worthless scumbag can say he accomplished: For a few days after a tragedy, SOME people thought he was a leader. Thats IT.
I wonder if that broke through his bubble....?
Just a thought, but I would suspect that mr. bush will toss and turn in his bed over this before he misses a wink about 4000 dead soldiers. By "this", I of course am talking about throwing nearly over the catchers head.
Did anybody get the clip of him in the announcer's booth?
This assfuck cannot be out of office any sooner!
That pitch would have been high and behind the head of a right handed batter. He might have been thrown out of the game for intentionally trying to bean the batter. Which would be just like him now, wouldn't it?
bob @ 17:
My thoughts, exactly!
Miller and Morgan were far too kind.
No they were yelling "Bourn's." For Monte Burns of course. He and Georgie have lots in common.
Announcers don't mention the very mixed reception.
"So?"
I always enjoy season open'ers. However as i watched this game ,each time they mentioned dumbo was comming out or gonna be in the booth for an interview I switched channels. I wonder if the baseball lords understand how hated this sub human is ,when they bounce around ideas such as who will be future commissioner, etc. To align themseleves with and auto matic channel changer may not be good for the game or ratings, to the tv excs. who would promote his appearances,,,,
Filthy Harry
After 911, the country would have exalted Jeffrey Dahmer as a hero if he spoke with some clarity. The vacuum created by the bush administration's ploy to shock and awe the country by performing 911, has left a gaping hole in her pscyche that has yet to truly be fixed/explained, or remedied. It is starting to get salt rubbed in this wound from the Adminstrations SECOND absence of conscience called the mortgage crisis. ALl the white people had no real problem with Katrina because it was a natural catastrophe and it was poor minorities being hurt. Now, it is the white folk who tried to take the biggest bite out of the American Pie and leverage their meager holdings to get a better house, a bigger slice of Americana, only to now have their face rubbed in it, and told No help is forthcoming. While yet the credit amd banking institutions that gave the high risk, no document loans are getting bailed out with direct corporate welfare from bush, and or loans. Fu(king disgusting. So everyone again let us repeat. IT WAS THE SAUDIS who supposedly attacked us on 911, why did we go into Afghanistan and Iraq? Please once again explain that????
Wow, that was some pretty loud booing. He can't pretend he is in the bubble anymore, can he but he doesn't care. He came to do what he planned: increase the power of corporations, start and unending war, and screw working America.
I understand people booing but who were the ignorant numb nuts that were applauding?
I did not know that there was anyone left in America that stupid?
Maldoror @ 1:
Not torches or pitchforks areallowed without your Bob Jones Univ. diploma.
Andy "George W. Bush has never been elected. The ‘Machine’ took it and gave it to him." K Jong Il @ 18:
Joe Morgan is one of the true nice guys in baseball, as is Jon Miller. Sadly, in this case, they should have called a Bush a Bush.
He perverted the office and now he has perverted the game
Wow, he took a big risk going out where so many hate him. Must have been wearing a bullet proof vest.
Some cheer, some boo, you can hear what you want. Keep in mind, though, that this is anything but a blue collar crowd. Opening night at a new stadium and it's the social/cocktail/political set, all being as diplomatic as possible. President Bust (sic)should try to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" at a Cubs game this summer, that would be interesting. I also think it's interesting that they almost had to drag him out of the broadcast booth - in the past the president would only stay a few innings and then have to go off to pressing national business. Bust was all "Yeah, I can hang around another inning or two! Whose got the beer and hot dogs!"
SilentPatriot:
"Or maybe they were yelling “Boooooosh!”??"
HAHAHAHAHAHA...that's Awesome...
I watched the game, and later checked the internet to hear it again, and the news channels had filtered out the boos from the crowd...
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2008/03/30/vo.bush.baseball.open...
It makes me sick how quick the media rushes to protect Bush.
Filthy Harry @ 13:
espn
announcers are joe morgan and jon miller
miller is one of the best in the game
The ESPN announcers were complete sycophants. They sounded like they really admired Bush.
They should quit their jobs and move to Crawford Texas after Bush is out of office so they may serve their master and king.
Most of the 28 percent who still love this man are work in the MSM.
Hey Joe Morgan, I loved you as a player, but you are pretty critical of a lot of people - why spare Bush?
I guess if Bush has time to go to private corporations like Baseball teams, he just have solve all the problems. Way to go. Will he now come to my private business, and do some free p.r. for me?
this was also the inaugaral of the new national's stadium
fuck booosh
Something I've been saying for years... he may reside in Washington (when he's not on vaca in Crawford) but we in this region sure as hell don't like him.
I think this was broadcast on MASN, which is a regional sports channel. I don't think any announcer on any station would acknowledge the booing, they could care less who threw out the pitch, just the game itself.
Still, he high-tailed the hell out of there.
lo duca wasnt catching, cuz lo duca probably woulda taken his head off
fuck booooosh
Wow, it sounded like "fuck YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU!" to me.
17 bob Says: That pitch would have been high and behind the head of a right handed batter. He might have been thrown out of the game for intentionally trying to bean the batter. Which would be just like him now, wouldn’t it?
You're right, it was a brush back pitch. The announcers made it sound like the greatest pitch ever made.
Couldn't happen to a bigger asshole. I was taken back by the loudness and length though. I suspect the chimp was too. Oh well he wont have to go through that humiliation again.
JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin @ 33:
ummmm....dont diss on morgan and miller....they are doing their jobs
they are sports announcers not political commentators
One big screwball throwing a screwball. Like all of his other actions, it was WAY out of the strike zone ! When asked about his errant toss, he replied, "I spent the whole week practicing pushing Laura around. I thought they said they wanted me to throw out the first bitch!"
Right around the 1:50 minute mark they cut to a close up of Bush's face, and he looks really pissed.
Surprised the announcers didn't say "stop being respectful to the king, er, President".
Booing is a start,a baby step--I suppose.
I'm hoping prison is the finish.
bob @ 26:
[emphasis added]
That wasn't gonna happen. I've never heard an announcer speak ill of someone who was coming up to the booth.
But if it had been uber-rightie Al Michaels, it would have been much worse, I guess.
And I love Joe Morgan. As a kid growin' up in the '70's, I used to mimic Joe's "chicken wing" when I was in the batter's box.
2 uncle joe hussein mccarthy Says:
ummmm….dont diss on morgan and miller….they are doing their jobs
they are sports announcers not political commentators
I know they're sports announcers, but still, they didn't have to sound so damn pro-Bush. They could have said "well, the President isn't very liked at the moment, and the people here are expressing their opinion, a great American pastime, like baseball itself".
It's a little corny, but it would have sounded better.
There is something special when you go to a sold out game ... NOTHING beats Game 3 between the Yanks and Boston in the playoffs at Yankee Stadium ... Nothing beats hearing 54,00 diehards boo Pedro!!!
Except maybe this...
DAMN! This is one of the few times I wish I could have been in the presence of Bush... What could be better than hearing 32,000 Americans (figure there were 10k or so who are part of the 18%) boo the bastard in unison?
Wouldn't even need to stay for the first pitch!
JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin @ 47:
trust me
miller is also the voice of the sf giants....my home team
the man doesnt talk politics
and im sure they both got the word from the booth not to say anything negative
They were yelling...ARREST THE WAR CRIMINAL , at least that was what I was yelling , until a peanut vendor cracked my cranium .
uncle joe hussein mccarthy @ 42:
Bullsh*t. This isn't the first time ESPN hacks shilled for the reich-wing and herr dubyah
http://espn.go.com/gammons/s/blues/000715.html
http://sports.espn.go.com/gammons/s/2000/1222/969933.html
Andy "George W. Bush has never been elected. The ‘Machine’ took it and gave it to him." K Jong Il @ 47:
Joe Morgan was an amazing player. And he's great with his charity work.
But he does not have a clue as an announcer. He probably thinks the biggest problem with Bush is that he's not consistent enough.
Happy to hear the booing...would've been happier to hear more of it, though.
jnratliff @ 25:
There are always people who believe you must respect the Office of the President, no matter what. And Republicans have come to use & abuse that sense of patriotism for jingoistic BS like this. It's about as blatant a perversion of power as Joss Ackland's South African ambassador in Lethal Weapon 2. I half-expected Bush to whip the ball at the head of a baby brought to the stadium by a father wearing an "Obama in '08" button, then whip out his ID and sneer "Diplomatic Immuuuuuuu-nihhhh-taaayyyyy."
JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin @ 47:
Sorry, Janeane, but you're making too much out of this.
They played it like a good sports announcer should- apolitically. They didn't invite Bush to throw out that pitch, and it's outside their realm of expertise to make political comments. They piss off enough people when they opine on the play on the field. They do owe it to their employer- ESPN/Disney in this case- to keep viewers, not lose them.
And, honestly, for a guy who never played the game professionally, it wasn't a horrible pitch. Miller and Morgan were spot-on when they pointed out that Bush made the pitch from the rubber- most 60+ year old amateurs who try that don't manage to reach the plate. Hell, most would skip the ball about 10 feet in front of the plate. You try it.
I just had the pleasure of watching this weeks presentation on HBO of the John Adams series , the swearing in of George Washington was very poignant.
Its hard to believe how much this country has digressed when it comes to leaders . I wonder how the bar could be lowered so much so fast when it comes to high office in this country it now lays in the dirt and is repeatedly shit upon by this phony president and all the traitors he surrounds himself with. I only hope this country is still strong enough to rebound from the scourge that has been , the Bush years.
Definitely a boo.
Not surprised that he throws a better pitch than most Presidents - I bet FDR threw a really lousy pitch and then there's the others who spent their time reading and doing their job rather than working out to keep them off drugs and alcohol. Sucks at everything as a President but for the vacant brains --- they're excited because he wears flight outfits, and clears the brush and d@mn, wouldn't he be great to have a beer with. What a joke!
"... soon after September 11th"
Oh man. The world goin' one way, people the other.
God bless the Washington, DC crowd for booing the Prez.
jnratliff @ 25:
It sounded like the faint applause came in when he threw the ball... I'm guessing it's either out of habit (good sportsmanship to applaud the first pitch) or some saw it as him getting off the field.
Slaw @ 53:
No clue as an announcer? You don't have to listen to Jim Price, do you?
And don't forget last year, when baseball honored Jackie Robinson's #42-- and Morons honored # 43.
http://satiricalpolitical.com/?p=717
Mikeinmd @ 30:
Bite your tongue. Bush better not come and pollute my beloved Wrigley Field and Cubs.
Maldoror @ 1:
Sorry... "Torches & Pitchforks" Night is this Thursday.
Very fitting....as monkey-ass-hole sure hurried out and back. Thank you to all the souls that booed the son-of-a-bitch! If I had been there, I'd have been yelling more than "booo".
This is a dumb ass who probably tells himself that they boo all presidents, or they weren't really "boo-ing", they were chanting "go booosh" or some other fantasy bullshit.
I hope he does become baseball commissioner, or some other "high visibility position" in society, cause I don't want this scum-bag going covert on us. Keep him in the lime light so we can eventually turn him over to a war crimes tribunal, where he and the hunchback belong.
Disgusting, pathetic, worthless idiot...and he's OUR president. Shame on us!
Blue Taliban Osama Buddha @ 64:
I thought that "Torches & Pitchforks Night" was "Nickel Beer Night" in Cleveland.
Andy "George W. Bush has never been elected. The ‘Machine’ took it and gave it to him." K Jong Il @ 61:
I do, actually. But I don't know of any blogs called firejimprice.com. Can't say the same for Joe.
The crowd should have publicly hung him right then and there for high crimes and misdemeanors.
They weren't booing bush- Rosanne was about to sing the anthem.
jj @ 44:
It took me 10 minutes to finally type this 'cos I was laughing so hard!!
I wonder if they announced ahead of time that W was making a public appearance... or if the security people rushed him in and out of the stadium like they rush him in and out of Iraq?? I wonder if that's the way he will spend the rest of his days on Earth... AFRAID of being seen... scared of his own reflection... wondering where the bullet is going to come from.
He looked like he didn't give a shit that the people were booing. This man doesn't give a crap about any of those people in that stadium. Except for the owners and the corporate people who were there. He was wearing his arrogance on his sleeve.
And the sad part is that, including many Boo-ers, he would still get enough votes for a third term... I don't trust the voting public.
Oh why, oh why are all the sports in the US flaming liberals!?
wait till bush gets out of office and is a civilian. He will than find out how many people hate that incompetent asshole!
Andy "George W. Bush has never been elected. The ‘Machine’ took it and gave it to him." K Jong Il @ 66:
Sorry, it was "Dime Beer Night" .
jj @ 44:
I can't top that! Nicely done.
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A question for all you working class Bush/Cheney supporters:
How long is it going to take for you guys to realize these people have been dog humping you for eight years now and laughing their asses off at you every time you played keyboard warriors in their defense?
You guys have got to be as thoroughly boned as any other working class schmuck or at least well on the way to getting there but you just keep on bending over. Amazing.
Slaw @ 67:
Then you should know that the sentiment to fire Jim Price is pretty widespread amongst the Tiger faithful. How the guy has made a career of being the back-up to Bill Freehan- a HoF catcher who rarely took a day off- is beyond me. I cringe when Price brings up the '68 Tigs. He had less a hand in that championship than the ushers at the old stadium.
Mokus @ 73:
If the Dems don't get their $hit together and find a sack big enough to carry it in, he's GONNA get a third term... by proxy.
I saw this clip on Fox news. Fox anchors reported that bush was enthusiastically booed and that many in attendance were calling for his impeachment.
O.K. I made that up.
Too bad he didn't stick around for the national anthem, I can think of place old glory should have been planted.
Andy "George W. Bush has never been elected. The ‘Machine’ took it and gave it to him." K Jong Il @ 55:
no joke
its 60 feet to the plate
gotta hand it to bush, he has stayed in shape
but he did play ball in both hs and college
and he wanted to be the baseball commish
so the person to really hate is selig
it was between the two as to who would become commish
and the rest is history
PLAY BALL
These jeers were the least surprising of anyone being booed.
Mokus @ 73:
you and me both! americans are to dumb to be able to pour piss out of thier boots!present company excluded of course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, yes, they were booing alright. Surprised at how Bush was able to throw that ball so high with the flak jacket on under his windbreaker. He must have practiced all week.
I was in the crowd for opening day in St. Louis in 2004. Bush threw out the 1st pitch there as well. Although he wasn't hated as much then as he is now, there were still plenty of booing taking place. The Cardinals management must have anticipated that possibility because they enhanced the (canned) cheers via their sound system. Even then, seeing him was disgusting.
CHEAP, PHONY LITTLE PRICK> THE VENTRILOQUIST DUMMY IN CHIEF
uncle joe hussein mccarthy @ 37:
I was going to point that out as well. BTW, the stadium is called Nationals Park. Not bad for a team that our nation's capital rescued from French Canada.
bloodclot @ 32:
Nice audiomorph by the Ministry of Information.
ya know @ 72:
You are right. This sociopathic bastard, and his vice sociopathic bastard, couldn't give two shits about what anybody in this country thinks. They pulled the greatest 2-term scam in history, and they are going to be laughing all the way to the bank until the day their worthless asses finally expeire. If they really cared what the people think of them, they could have never done to this country what they did.
Post 87 is correct
Some of the applause you heard (that was trying to counter the boos?) ... was piped in on the loudspeaker system...in large stadium appearances, heads of state always have a wave file or cd of whistles and applause that their separate press secretary's carry with them. I have seen the sound man in the stadium production and mixing room, q up a cd of applause and play it just under the actual stadium crowd. Remember the stadium crowd is also mic'd ...so the sound man plays their CD at about 50-60% of the actual crowd noise...it blends in and spikes the noise level...hell... NFL and College teams are always getting accused of the same thing at games
I guarantee you, that would have sounded 3 times worse without them 'padding his stats' to use a baseball phrase.