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Bush says he uses “the Google.”

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HOST: I’m curious, have you ever googled anybody? Do you use Google?

BUSH: Occasionally. One of the things I’ve used on the Google is to pull up maps. It’s very interesting to see — I’ve forgot the name of the program — but you get the satellite, and you can — like, I kinda like to look at the ranch. It remind me of where I wanna be sometimes.

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Geez, I didn’t know you could google hell?
Or Jeff Gannon’s bathroom!

Comment by RUCerious — October 23, 2006 @ 5:05 pm
He should google “failure.”

Comment by Five+of+Diamonds — October 23, 2006 @ 5:06 pm
Reminds us of it too!

Comment by unitynow — October 23, 2006 @ 5:06 pm
that makes two of us anyway

Comment by walter66 — October 23, 2006 @ 5:07 pm
So he IS spying on us! We knew it!

Comment by unbelievable — October 23, 2006 @ 5:08 pm
“It remind me of where I want to be sometimes. ”
…instead of doing the job i was sworn to do: protecting the Constitution of the United States of America. Presidenting is hard work!

Comment by nffcnnr — October 23, 2006 @ 5:08 pm
It remind me of where I want to be sometimes.

I wish I were home… I wish I were home. Maybe Condi can buy him green slippers.

Comment by Bill from Dover — October 23, 2006 @ 5:09 pm
Them there map thingy on Google is real cool. But when I looked at the Ranch, my truck wasn’t in the driveway.

Yeah, I google stuff, like Bush Condi affair. And see what I git.

Comment by ForTruth — October 23, 2006 @ 5:09 pm
Please, please google “failure”. See if you recognize the person that comes up!!!!!!

Comment by not+impressed+with+the+U.S. — October 23, 2006 @ 5:10 pm
Yeah Bush, get to know the word Google, that’ll be the deficit by the time you are done.

Comment by ForTruth — October 23, 2006 @ 5:10 pm
I wonder on which one of “the internets” he uses “the Google”?

Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — October 23, 2006 @ 5:11 pm
George, Google Uranus.

-GSD

Comment by GSD — October 23, 2006 @ 5:11 pm
He can use a computer?????…wow….Earth Google too..WWWowww….
Google ‘Keith Olbermann’…and see what you get.

Comment by wisedup — October 23, 2006 @ 5:12 pm
Alright, time for a top ten list of things the Chimp should pout into ‘the google’. GO!

Comment by TerrytheTurtle — October 23, 2006 @ 5:14 pm
One of the things I’ve used on the Google is to pull up maps. It’s very interesting to see — I’ve forgot the name of the program but you get the satellite

Er, that program would be Google Earth, sir.

You know, the planet you’re currently living in…

Comment by Gregor Samsa — October 23, 2006 @ 5:14 pm
This is a funny funny man who is not supposed to be funny! Ugh.

Btw, Google bought YouTube for 1.6 billion. Does anybody else have a problem with this? I mean, all youtube has for assests are storage devices and internet bandwidth. Is advertising worth THAT much? One day, ‘the google’ bubble will burst.

Comment by Yikes — October 23, 2006 @ 5:15 pm
“I kinda like to look at the ranch. It remind me of where I wanna be sometimes. ”

What’s stopping you? We would all like you there, too.

Comment by June — October 23, 2006 @ 5:18 pm
‘Google ‘Keith Olbermann’…and see what you get.’

Sportscaster.

ESPN anchor.

Baseball announcer.

Sports reporter.

Comment by Exley — October 23, 2006 @ 5:18 pm
I wonder on which one of “the internets” he uses “the Google”?

Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — October 23, 2006 @ 5:11 pm

He uses the internets that are a series of tubes, not the dump truck internets.

Comment by JaneESchneider — October 23, 2006 @ 5:19 pm
Sometimes I am not so sure English is the president’s first language.

To all of you right wingers and nativists out there I say: Pres Bush is the best argument against any English-only policy.

Comment by Gregor Samsa — October 23, 2006 @ 5:19 pm
1. Cutting brush

2. Condi’s underwear

3. God

4. the future

5. prozac alcohol

6. librul media

7. torture techniques

8. wholesale whiskey

9. the president

10. elections for dummies

Comment by ForTruth — October 23, 2006 @ 5:20 pm
Er, your Presidency, no one is stopping you from going back to the ranch - especially if you take your cronies back with you - and stay there for ever.

Comment by Richard — October 23, 2006 @ 5:20 pm
Can anyone please tell me just where in Crawford, TX “the ranch” is? I’d like to use the google on it… I need a street or intersection to zero in… got the coordinates, anyone?

Comment by Show me the ranch — October 23, 2006 @ 5:21 pm
#19….Jane…We haven’t spoken since last Thursday night….Or as I call it, “Black Thursday.” How ya holding up????

Comment by Exley — October 23, 2006 @ 5:23 pm
lol i bet u cant look at it..bush just made it up on the spot

Comment by Jak+Fulasofy — October 23, 2006 @ 5:24 pm
It remind me of where I wanna be sometimes.
Trust me, alot of us wish you were there all the friggin’ time!

Comment by DRxJ — October 23, 2006 @ 5:25 pm
What an insightful question to ask in the first place.

Can she gush and giggle any louder?

Comment by Crackers — October 23, 2006 @ 5:26 pm
I bet he has never used it, and some aide was the one that showed him his ranch on Google Earth, so that he knew what to say in case the question was dropped at him.

Comment by Manuel — October 23, 2006 @ 5:27 pm
Jane, Wayne, and exley
Sorry ’bout those Mets! and now, because of those pesky “redbirds”, our house is divided: Cardinal shirts on the stairway, Tiger baseball caps by the TV. Wife (Cardinals) vs Moi (Tigers).
Dammit, had Beltron not looked at a called 3rd Strike!!!
Anyways, off topic, but I feel your pain (especially after game 1 of the WS)

Comment by DRxJ — October 23, 2006 @ 5:28 pm
Alright, time for a top ten list of things the Chimp should pout into ‘the google’. GO!
Comment by TerrytheTurtle — October 23, 2006 @ 5:14 pm

Here’s a few:

1. Mental heath institutions

2. Business etiquette for G8 Summits

3. How gandhi won his freedom peacefully

4. How to speak English

5. Geography lessons

Comment by unbelievable — October 23, 2006 @ 5:30 pm
Here’s my Google list for Bush:

1. U.S. Constitution
2. Bill of Rights
3. Separation of church and state
4. Honesty
5. Resignation from Presidency
6. Retirement Options in Iraq
7. MapQuest to Oblivion
8. English as a Second Language

Comment by PatrioticLiberalChristian(PLC) — October 23, 2006 @ 5:30 pm
I’m amazed he even knows what a computer is let alone how to use it.

Comment by Green — October 23, 2006 @ 5:30 pm
Funny thing Ex, when I googled Keith Olbermann the first thing that came up was Countdown with Keith Olbermann. Maybe you should watch it some time.

Comment by hellinabucket — October 23, 2006 @ 5:30 pm
Bush also fell off “the wagon”.

Comment by ForTruth — October 23, 2006 @ 5:32 pm
#29 DRxJ,

I have been waiting to hear from you since Thursday. I appreciate your condolences. Rest assured I am rooting HARD for your Tigers! I despise the Cardinals…..GO DETROIT!

Comment by Exley — October 23, 2006 @ 5:33 pm
#24, Exley, still alive, but I’m just not ready yet to get into football, despite the fact that my namesakes (J.E.T.S.!) have already won as many games as they did all of last year. Have you checked Wayne’s new blog for his comments? Click on his name in any post of his. How’re you holding up?

Sorry to be off topic, all!

Comment by JaneESchneider — October 23, 2006 @ 5:35 pm
#33 Just being tongue-in-cheek, HellinaBucket….Thing is, I found Olbermann insufferably pompous when he was reading hockey scores. He has gotten only more pretentious and unwatchable when he comments on things he knows nothing about. Stick to sports, Keith. Even you can’t screw up: “Kings 2. Rangers 0.”

Comment by Exley — October 23, 2006 @ 5:38 pm
wait a second, bush is telling the terrorists how to google his homestead?

Comment by Dog_named_Boo — October 23, 2006 @ 5:38 pm
There must be dozens of sports chat rooms/blogs that you trolls can go to. Thank you in advance.

Comment by Republicans are the fear and smear party — October 23, 2006 @ 5:41 pm
Baseball sucks.

Comment by Dog_named_Boo — October 23, 2006 @ 5:41 pm
#36….Jane..Yeah, TP…We won’t stay on this off-topic for long. Jane and I just need to commiserate for a moment. Thursday night and Friday were rough. We’ll get ‘em next year, Jane! I had no idea Wayne had a blog. I’ll check it out. Keep the faith, Jane. LET’S GO METS! J-E-T-S! JETS! JETS! JETS! Have a good night…

And now back to our regularly scheduled squabbling.

Comment by Exley — October 23, 2006 @ 5:41 pm
I wonder if he’s seen the giant Pentagram you see when you Google Earth “Washington DC”? maybe that’s what made him want to go back to his Ranch…

Comment by June — October 23, 2006 @ 5:42 pm
Thing is, I found Olbermann insufferably pompous when he was reading hockey scores.

Umm change the channel?

Comment by Dog_named_Boo — October 23, 2006 @ 5:42 pm
My 10
Map of Paraguay
Impeachment proceedings
Resignations for Dummies
My pet exploding frog
Deficit
China (the country)
How to be a soldier
flying outdated planes for fun and skippy doo
Where is Iraq
How to tell a Sunni from a Shiia

Comment by RUCerious — October 23, 2006 @ 5:43 pm
“It remind me of where I want to be sometimes. ”

Don’t worry Mr. Presdent we can make you go to the ranch permenantely.

Impeachment anyone?

Comment by Gp — October 23, 2006 @ 5:43 pm
1. Texas Rangers
2. Power Rangers
3. K Fed
4. Brangelina
5. Chuck D
6. Dick “The Dick” Cheney
7. Mom
8. Dad
9. Me
10. Nucular

Comment by Wilco — October 23, 2006 @ 5:43 pm
And now back to our regularly scheduled slapping Exley, the teach, upside his head

Comment by Exley

Comment by Dog_named_Boo — October 23, 2006 @ 5:43 pm
“I occasionally use the google when I’m on the internets”

Comment by Marley — October 23, 2006 @ 5:44 pm
#39, yeah, but we like it here, RATFASP. And don’t call Jane and DRxJ “trolls.” That’s not polite.

Comment by Exley — October 23, 2006 @ 5:45 pm
Bush also fell off “the wagon”.

Comment by ForTruth

He not only fell off the wagon he also managed to get run over by all four wheels trying to use his blockhead as a wheel chock

Comment by Dog_named_Boo — October 23, 2006 @ 5:47 pm
please post

Comment by Marie — October 23, 2006 @ 5:48 pm
Exley,

Your constant digs at Keith Olbermann’s non-sports-related work is getting tiresome. Have YOU actually spoken to ANY of the people he’s interviewd on his MSNBC show “Countdown with Keith Olbermann”? (Notice that the show is not called “Countdown with Exley”.) I think he knows more about the current political landscape than you or me, if only because he actually talks to the people involved (unlike the vast majority of us). So don’t belittle what you don’t understand. Why not write to Think Progress and ask them to put up more sports-related threads for you? That seems to be what you’re interested in, not politics.

Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — October 23, 2006 @ 5:48 pm
wait a second, bush is telling the terrorists how to google his homestead?

Comment by Dog_named_Boo — October 23, 2006 @ 5:38 pm

Why is George W Bush appeasing the terrorists and letting them know where the president has a home (so he doesn’t have to pay taxes).

Comment by SpudgeBoy — October 23, 2006 @ 5:49 pm
#39, yeah, but we like it here, RATFASP. And don’t call Jane and DRxJ “trolls.” That’s not polite.

Comment by Exley

Trolls. =)

Comment by Dog_named_Boo — October 23, 2006 @ 5:49 pm
caption contest; “See, look, Hitler held his arm much to high, its like this ‘heil!’

Comment by Dog_named_Boo — October 23, 2006 @ 5:50 pm
sooooo, let’s impeach and convict him and send him back to where he longs to be….

Comment by Briseadh+na+Faire — October 23, 2006 @ 5:51 pm
“I like to use the google when I’m looking up some Shakespeares.”

Comment by Republicans are the fear and smear party — October 23, 2006 @ 5:52 pm
Exley,

Your constant digs at Keith Olbermann’s non-sports-related work is getting tiresome.

Exley is a group think painter, he thinks all ‘liberals’ parrot Olbermann…but to tell the truth he watches more Olbermann than I do! LMAO!!

Comment by Dog_named_Boo — October 23, 2006 @ 5:54 pm
Awww shucks, itn’t he cute how he like to practice his geography, remind him which country he’s dictator of. Make his daddy proud- little bitty Georgie.

Comment by disgusted — October 23, 2006 @ 5:54 pm
Boo Dog ~~~~~ BWAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Comment by RUCerious — October 23, 2006 @ 5:56 pm
don’t call Jane and DRxJ “trolls.” That’s not polite.
Hey, I’ve been called worse. Just try and post a right wing blog sight with “progressive ideas”…OUCH. Of course ,that was before my post mysteriously disappeared

Comment by DRxJ — October 23, 2006 @ 5:57 pm
Wayne,

“I think he knows more about the current political landscape than you or me.”

Well, I might agree with half your statement, Wayne. I will leave it up to you to figure out which half.

But, I’ll tell you what, Wayne…Why don’t you write to TP and insist on more “Keith Olbermann is Great” threads or — better yet — start your own fan club!

What has become tiresome, Wayne, is your recent penchant for writing posts that say merely, “Hey gang! Watch Keith Olbermann tonight! He’s great!”

You used to write and think for yourself, Wayne. Try and get back to that.

Comment by Exley — October 23, 2006 @ 5:57 pm
He wants to be back at the ranch? Let’s send him there!

Comment by Publicus — October 23, 2006 @ 5:58 pm
He should google ASS PUPPET, there is a great photo of Ren there.

Comment by TruthTeller — October 23, 2006 @ 6:00 pm
BoyOBoyOBoy - that is one incurious dolt.

Comment by RUCerious — October 23, 2006 @ 6:01 pm
DRxJ, thanks for the condolences, go Tigers! Exley, good night!

Okay, 39 + 54, you can have TP back. Dog named Boo, at least we’re not the real Jason Hendler-type trolls! :-]

Comment by JaneESchneider — October 23, 2006 @ 6:01 pm
#58 he thinks all ‘liberals’ parrot Olbermann

Oh, God…I hope not, Boo. If the best spokesman the Left has is an ESPN radio talk-show host, you guys are in trouble!

Comment by Exley — October 23, 2006 @ 6:05 pm
Ah, it’s some reassuring that Mr. Bush can use “the google” along with his crayons and his coloring books when he’s planning his next moronic foreign war adventure…

Mr. Bush, you better brush up (pun intended) on your Spanish, because they don’t hablar los ingleses down in Paraguay, your new home away from Crawford where you will flee to try to avoid your coming World Court war crimes trial…

Cheers.

Comment by james+k.+sayre — October 23, 2006 @ 6:10 pm
58 he thinks all ‘liberals’ parrot Olbermann

Oh, God…I hope not, Boo. If the best spokesman the Left has is an ESPN radio talk-show host, you guys are in trouble!

Comment by Exley

Exley I don’t watch TV.

How can you then explain the recent polls?

Comment by Dog_named_Boo — October 23, 2006 @ 6:15 pm
Exley,

I do write and think for myself, so there’s no need for me to try to get back to that. And that’s why I started my blog. But it doesn’t mean that I won’t think that someone else here might be interested in knowing about what’s on TV tonight.

Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — October 23, 2006 @ 6:15 pm
As long as he’d prefer to be back on the “ranch” perhaps he should go there - permanently. Until his trial in the Hague.
So he googles the internets to see an aerial view of his place in Crawford - wow! I am so impressed.
The man is a moron.

Comment by Marie — October 23, 2006 @ 6:15 pm
he must be taking the pot

Comment by Mr.+Todd — October 23, 2006 @ 6:15 pm
Oh, God…I hope not, Boo. If the best spokesman the Left has is an ESPN radio talk-show host, you guys are in trouble!

Comment by Exley

Again, you watch more TV than I do, which is none, I refuse to watch it.

Comment by Dog_named_Boo — October 23, 2006 @ 6:16 pm
#68

Hmmm. What is the best the Right has to offer? Oh yes, your president. The WORLD is his forum. No limitations. Actually, Fox cleans his drool best. Your “spokesman” is a buffoon. Is that the best the right has?

Comment by disgusted — October 23, 2006 @ 6:18 pm
So he googles the internets to see an aerial view of his place in Crawford - wow! I am so impressed.
The man is a moron.

Comment by Marie

You would think he’s seen his ranch from above when he flies in on Air Force One. Besides, why would he waste his time looking at satellite pictures of his ranch on Google when the NSA undoubtedly can show him real-time surveillance footage?

Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — October 23, 2006 @ 6:19 pm
Answering your question about google’s youtube purchase - here is what you said.

“Btw, Google bought YouTube for 1.6 billion. Does anybody else have a problem with this? I mean, all youtube has for assests are storage devices and internet bandwidth. Is advertising worth THAT much? One day, ‘the google’ bubble will burst.”

Google fails at innovation when it requires creativity in the visual kind of form and marketing skills that will reach across all groups quickly. Google doesn’t have that; they’ve failed on their own movie site, they failed on internet telephony, etc. They have been buying up small companies for the intangibles (youtube is mostly comprised of intangible assets, ie not physical assets, - they are going to have to amortize the goodwill on that transaction for awhile). The ‘intangible’ assets that Google happens to be interested in is 1.) a popular site (brand is an intangible) and 2.) the people behind the brand (not an intangible per se as in part of the company but they want to retain them). The companies like youtube, myspace, etcare worthless if they can’t find someone who has some marketing skills, ability to make things rather simple, but also an ability to draw people to their site. It’s sad google can’t do that but that could be because they hire tons of engineers and few of anything else.

Youtube’s servers aren’t worth that much. Their bandwith is not a tangible asset but is a fixed and/or variable cost (could be flat rate, could be flat + above charge, could be per gig charge). Anyway all they own are some chairs, office, and their server farm which isn’tanything compared to Google.

In case you have been wondering where google/gmail space is coming from it’s extra space on google’s server farms that they installed expecting for there to be video traffic etc.

Google bought youtube because its offering failed. I mean really failed. Google did have a youtube equivalent but because they make their sites that require HUMAN CREATIVITY look like THEIR SEARCH PAGE they have failed several times on projects they should not have.

Their video clip service was one. Their news site is another - it is absolutely horrific and uses an algorithm that places stories on the page no one cares about. Also the way it places them makes it even less appealing (humans would know a better in your face piece etc). Their business/financial section is appalling. Kos has issues with their blog search feature in that it returns absolute junk. What he really means is that it returns poorly written anti-semitic rants on DailyKos journals that are nothing like what gets front paged (ie the front page is quality). Reading about zionist plots and the evil jews on a search for dailykos is pretty sad (this isn’t the main search figure). You don’t win converts that way. By the way the economist finds the site to be mildly amusing, they do cite it, but they have little respect for the vast majority of the diaries. That’s just a side note…

Comment by James — October 23, 2006 @ 6:19 pm
“The Google” is on the “internets,” right?

Comment by Hesiod — October 23, 2006 @ 6:21 pm
#70,

Wayne…I know you can and do write and think for yourself and I look forward to checking out your blog….We have always been civil with eachother, Wayne. Let’s keep it that way. Let’s just say that we disagree on Olbermann and move on from there. We have been civil when discussing REAL issues of war and peace, constitutional law, and terrorism. I think we can look past our disagreement on the relatively minor matter of the merits or lack thereof regarding a TV commentator.

Comment by Exley — October 23, 2006 @ 6:23 pm
Correction- #69

Hmmm. What is the best the Right has to offer? Oh yes, your president. The WORLD is his forum. No limitations. Actually, Fox cleans his drool best. Your “spokesman” is a buffoon. Is that the best the right has?

Comment by disgusted — October 23, 2006 @ 6:23 pm
If he wants to be back at the ranch so badly, I’ll pitch in for the plane ticket. Coach, of course.

Comment by IgnoranceIsNotBliss — October 23, 2006 @ 6:24 pm
You know he doesn’t actually push the buttons himself, he just yells for someone when he wants to look at his bushes. It must be nice for him to have all of those distractions, to keep his mind off of what a frightened little man he is right now. He feels ’safe’ behind the gates, with all of those guys with guns protecting him. But there is the issue of getting there first. Get ready to run, mister!

Comment by CyraBrown — October 23, 2006 @ 6:26 pm
Let’s just say that we disagree on Olbermann and move on from there.

That is a nice sentiment Exley, the problem is that you like to bring it up on every thread you post to. Just like how Rainman always had to watch Whapner at 3:30.

Comment by SpudgeBoy — October 23, 2006 @ 6:31 pm
“it reminds me of where i want to be tonite”. where does he really want to be tonite? I know i don’t want to be anywhere near him.
We are lucky he won”t come here in the Northeast. He is the plague.

Comment by theswan — October 23, 2006 @ 6:32 pm
#78 Okay, Exley. fair enough. But before we get off the Olbermann topic, just one last thing. Many of us do tune to him for some of our information (and the rest, admittedly for many, comes from The Daily Show, which is just as valuable a source of political news as the three major networks - and I am not making that up). And he does it in a style that appeals to many of us, especially where his concern for the truth comes through, unlike the people at Fox News Channel (who never met an inconvenient truth they could handle). So, the next time I hear that Keith is doing something that other posters here might want to know about, I’ll say something to them about it. Besides, I intend to spend more time working on my blog (which is only about a week old), so I don’t have time to post long things here which TP would probably delete anyway. And thanks for visiting my blog; I responded to you there (about what you wrote there). And I am more than willing to remain civil with you, since you obviously aren’t one of those religious loony-bins who thinks Jesus is going to do anything for my ass.

Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — October 23, 2006 @ 6:32 pm
#82, Spudge…I only brought it up after the topic was raised in posting #13. Believe me, I am never the first one to raise the issue. But I vow from now on not to comment on KO ever again.

Comment by Exley — October 23, 2006 @ 6:34 pm
[…] Think Progress has the video: […]

Pingback by DoubleSpeak with Matthew and Peter Slutsky » “The Google” Maps Are For Kids — October 23, 2006 @ 6:36 pm
#84,

Fair enough, Wayne. Like I just told Spudge, I won’t comment on K.O. again. I have made my feelings on him clear. No sense beating what appears to be a dead horse.

Comment by Exley — October 23, 2006 @ 6:37 pm
Let’s just say that we disagree on Olbermann and move on from there.

I would have to actually watch him first….Why would you want me to watch crappy tv?, You one o’them there Sadists? l =)

Comment by Dog_named_Boo — October 23, 2006 @ 6:40 pm
#87 Agreed.

Back to the dope-in-chief. You know, I don’t really believe that Bush was being forthright here. When he says that he’s done it, I think he did it only to see what it was like, and they showed him how to call up a picture of his ranch. I seriously doubt that Bush surfs the internets every night calling up stuff. So I think he should have been more honest and said that he’s familiar with Google, was shown how it’s done, but doesn’t have time to do it himself. I would have believed all that. I don’t believe what he said to the interviewer.

Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — October 23, 2006 @ 6:43 pm
EXLEY:

It is true. Olbermann was a sports caster. But if you Google O’Reiley this is what comes up

Phone Sex addict
Sexual Harassment of staff
Moron

BTW is Exley your real name, or is it a accronym for the Shrub’s “Ex” “Ley”?

Comment by Pissed+Off — October 23, 2006 @ 6:45 pm
I would sugggest that W Google on ‘worst president ever’.

Comment by WaltTheMan — October 23, 2006 @ 6:46 pm
#82, Spudge…I only brought it up after the topic was raised in posting #13. Believe me, I am never the first one to raise the issue. But I vow from now on not to comment on KO ever again.

Good enough for me.

Comment by SpudgeBoy — October 23, 2006 @ 6:46 pm
#77

It appears you’re the one witout a clew. What GW means by “internets” is correct. There are parallel networks that are used by the government and the private sector. However, I wouldn’t expect your types to know this.

An extranet is a private network that uses Internet technology and the public telecommunication system to securely share part of a business’s information or operations with suppliers, vendors, partners, customers, or other businesses. An extranet can be viewed as part of a company’s intranet that is extended to users outside the company. It has also been
described as a “state of mind” in which the Internet is perceived as a way to do business with other companies as well as to sell products to customers.

It is also called EDI or Electronic Data Interchange, but again, you entiltlement bozos wouldn’t know.

Comment by Tim — October 23, 2006 @ 6:48 pm
wow, he just found out about the google. Here’s something I was wondering while zooming in on my house and almost being able to read the license plate of the car in my driveway…

why didn’t GW use “the google” map thingy to show us PROOF of WMD PRODUCTION in IRAQ!!!

Hell, at least JFK had PICTURES of what was going on in Cuba.

Comment by Kelso — October 23, 2006 @ 6:49 pm
Google + YouTube = GooTube?

Sounds like Google Image Search, actually… heheh

Comment by slarti — October 23, 2006 @ 6:49 pm
lol Bush commands the most powerful spy network on Earth, controls the most advanced technologies in the world, and he uses GOOGLE to see his freakin’ ranch?? He’s got like 100 satallites in space under his control, many with nukes probably attached to them.

For cryin’ out George, are you trying to connect with the American people when you claim to use “the Google”, as if you were just an average Joe? Sorry pal, but the average Joe is considerably smarter than you and much more capable of handling the presidency.

Comment by Jamie+Z — October 23, 2006 @ 6:53 pm
YOU KNOW THERES A PART OF ME THAT FEELS REALLY SORRY FOR THE GUY _ HE”S JUST SO OUT OF HIS DEPTH

SOLUTION? THE SOONER WE CAN RETIRE HIM TO HIS RANCH THE SOONER WE”LL ALL BE BETTER OFF

Comment by Gourney — October 23, 2006 @ 6:54 pm
I’m not certain of this statement, but I would imagine Google Earth wouldn’t make a clear image of the Crawford Ranch available. And, why would the president use Google Earth (or any similar site) anyway when his has access to the best satellite images available. I don’t believe he’s ever used “The Google” or the “Internets”…he’s just not that curious about the world.

Comment by roundup — October 23, 2006 @ 6:57 pm
Tim, #93, what “entitlement bozos”? Where the hell does that come from? Many of us know what EDI is, but it would depend on what business you’re in and what businesses you deal with. (Yeah, bad grammar, I know.) Not everyone works with EDI, don’t be so supercilious.

By the way, #77, among MANY others, was making a joke. Do you know what that is? From your post, I’d say maybe not.

Comment by JaneESchneider — October 23, 2006 @ 6:59 pm
Lol, yeah, he’s using the google through Ted Steven’s Tube ;)

Comment by [GEEKS ARE SEXY] Tech. News — October 23, 2006 @ 7:01 pm
It appears you’re the one witout a clew.
Comment by Tim — October 23, 2006 @ 6:48 pm

Need I add anything?

What GW means by “internets” is correct.

No. There is just one Internet.

There are parallel networks that are used by the government and the private sector. However, I wouldn’t expect your types to know this.

Ugh… this statement was painful to read. I have the feeling any of us knows a whole lot more than you about this.

It is also called EDI or Electronic Data Interchange, but again, you entiltlement bozos wouldn’t know.

Yikes! Internet = EDI !?

You are hopelessly clueless about this subject….

Comment by Gregor Samsa — October 23, 2006 @ 7:03 pm
Google earth doesn’t zoom in very well on areas that are in the boonies, like Crawford. However, I’m sure the CIA has digital satellite cameras that can zoom in on a zit on a persons face. Surely they could have found proof of Iraqi WMD production prior to our imminent invasion in ‘03.

Comment by Kelso — October 23, 2006 @ 7:03 pm
Bush isn’t “the decider”, he’s now “the google-er”

Somebody must have recently introduced him to the google. Up until then he was still using the AOL internets from the account he purchased back in 1996.

Get with the times g-dub.

Comment by the google-er — October 23, 2006 @ 7:07 pm
I love it!! When he’s not taking one of his multiple vacations, he’s dreaming about them. What a pre-adolescent mindset!

Since Google Earth isn’t live, maybe he’s actually thinking of that defense satellite he’s got trained on ‘the ranch’ to keep an eye on the brush.

Comment by editor — October 23, 2006 @ 7:09 pm
#90, PO’d

Believe me, I hold no brief for Bill O’Reilly or really any other television commentator — left or right. I find most of their commentaries shallow, superficial, and factually inaccurate. There are some exceptions — George Will, Christopher Hitchens, Evan Thomas, etc. — but these folks come primarily from print media (rather than talk radio). Their commentaries and analysis seem somewhat more substantive than your O’Reillys or your “commentator who shall not be named.”

Comment by Exley — October 23, 2006 @ 7:11 pm
hicks always put the infront of everything

Comment by somebody — October 23, 2006 @ 7:14 pm
Kelso (and anybody else),

Go to Google Earth and type in Crawford Texas and then zoom in. Kelso is 100% correct here. Does George Bush sit around dreaming of which frickin’ blob of color is his ranch.

“Mine is the greeenish brownish squarish roundish one there Karl”

Comment by SpudgeBoy — October 23, 2006 @ 7:14 pm
wow, in the middle of massive violence and anarchy raging across Iraq and North Korean nukklear testing, what a good question to be asking the person most responsible for the disasters. A CNBC Exclusive! heckuva job there corporate media - keeping the people informed about that which most affects their lives.
.

Comment by pluege — October 23, 2006 @ 7:17 pm
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Pingback by galley proofs » The Google — October 23, 2006 @ 7:24 pm
Oh, and Tim,

I was really intrigued how it was possible for someone as clueless as you to post an ignorant paragraph, followed by a cogent one, followed by more nonsense.

So, I googled “extranet wikipedia”, and lo and behold, there it was: You lifted your middle paragraph almost verbatim from the Wikipedia.

See, to sound smart you have to know what you are doing…

Comment by Gregor Samsa — October 23, 2006 @ 7:30 pm
If the best spokesman the Left has is an ESPN radio talk-show host, you guys are in trouble!

Comment by Exley — October 23, 2006 @ 6:05 pm

Man, Olbermann is reallyunder your skin, isn’t he? He’s got you all riled up. Must really boil your blood the way he talks to Bush. So much so that you gotta bring him up again and again; and denigrate him as just a ’sportscaster’. Doesn’t that strike you as….petty? Hmm?

Comment by It's+Hard+Out+Here+for+a+Chimp — October 23, 2006 @ 7:31 pm
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Pingback by cerulean ink » so, i found this on the internets.. — October 23, 2006 @ 7:32 pm
Oh, and Tim,

I was really intrigued how it was possible for someone as clueless as you to post an ignorant paragraph, followed by a cogent one, followed by more nonsense.
So, I googled “extranet wikipedia”, and lo and behold, there it was: You lifted your middle paragraph almost verbatim from the Wikipedia.
See, to sound smart you have to know what you are doing…
Comment by Gregor Samsa — October 23, 2006 @ 7:30 pm

**Snap**, Mr, Samsa!

Very nicely done.

Comment by trueblue — October 23, 2006 @ 7:37 pm
Actually, in order to view the Crawford Ranch, you have to use a commercial pay per view service. The Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld estates and Camp David are blotted out in the Google views. Makes them easier to find.

Comment by WaltTheMan — October 23, 2006 @ 7:37 pm
Will right wing bloggers now call for the President’s resignation now that he has told the terrorists his ranch is viewable on Google Earth?

Comment by shilshole — October 23, 2006 @ 7:39 pm
While Rome burns , the Nero in the WH googles . My cartesian logic revolts at anything POTUS says or does , he says more than he does . It’s mind boggling how we got here .

Comment by Grey+Eagle — October 23, 2006 @ 7:41 pm
I can’t wait until the guys at YTMND exploit this for what it’s worth. There have been already volumes spoken about our current president’s inability to speak well impromptu, so I don’t wish to make a redundant comment on that.

Comment by IDM — October 23, 2006 @ 7:46 pm
MAYBE BUSH SHOULD USE ‘THE GOOGLE’ TO LOOK UP ‘BUSH STAY THE COURSE’ -

“Then there are some odds and ends at this vague site here called Google, where there are about 1,110,000 Results for ‘Bush stay the course’. However, one could mistake that for a coincidence.”

at

http://www.defworld.blogspot.com

scroll down

1,110 000.

Comment by Gourney — October 23, 2006 @ 7:46 pm
Will right wing bloggers now call for the President’s resignation now that he has told the terrorists his ranch is viewable on Google Earth?

Comment by shilshole

You’re right!
He’s helping the terrorists!
Send him to Gitmo!
LOL!

Comment by trueblue — October 23, 2006 @ 7:47 pm
The Googleicider

Comment by Badmoodman — October 23, 2006 @ 7:54 pm
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Pingback by Dr4g0n » Blog Archive » hehehe, what a noob — October 23, 2006 @ 7:55 pm
the President has the combined technical resources of the United States Government at his disposal -

…and he uses a company whose primary income is generated by consumer advertising to look at satellite views of his ranch?

wtf?

Comment by Brian — October 23, 2006 @ 7:57 pm
[…] And when he has serious business, he has someone deliver to him an internets […]

Pingback by Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum — October 23, 2006 @ 8:06 pm
Also, Brian, if he’d rather be there, then why doesn’t he just go?
He’s already treated these past 6 years as some kind of part time job in between his workout sessions.

Comment by trueblue — October 23, 2006 @ 8:07 pm
Duh… you can’t see the ranch on Google maps. Bush views his ranch via the Government satellites.

Comment by CoffinsDrapedWithFlags — October 23, 2006 @ 8:13 pm
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Pingback by Amandoo’s Handle of Realitumtum » Blog Archive » Myers-Briggs Personality Test (and more heartbreak) — October 23, 2006 @ 8:14 pm
guess George looks up the Google on the internets, huh…

this is our president? oh my God please let this be over soon!

Comment by Tim — October 23, 2006 @ 8:17 pm
Googles on the internets. Hey George, Googles Jeff Gannon.

Comment by Mr. Evil — October 23, 2006 @ 8:24 pm
Exely

Interesting that you find Olberman so threatening to your world view that you need to try to demean his resume. Given that he is outnumbered by conservative/neocon hacks by at least 20 to 1, his content must be truly impactful or you would not even notice.

Thanks for the continued validation.

BTW, out of curiousity, since you are focusing on early resume rather than current content, was your first job along the lines of flipping hamburgers, or astrophysics researcher?

Comment by gorn — October 23, 2006 @ 8:29 pm
so?

Comment by rob — October 23, 2006 @ 8:36 pm
every now and then I get thrown to one them sites with Cowboys eating vanilla pudding,…………..by accident…

Comment by Dubya — October 23, 2006 @ 8:40 pm
are there two Tim’s posting? wierd

Comment by Maria — October 23, 2006 @ 8:58 pm
are there two Tim’s posting?

Comment by Maria — October 23, 2006 @ 8:59 pm
Well, will wonders never cease? I had no idea the Idiot could use a computer.

Comment by Karim — October 23, 2006 @ 9:01 pm
[…] I guess he does that when he’s surfing through the tubes of the Internets.� He says he likes to use The Google to look at the ranch, to remind of where he wants� to be sometimes.� We’d like for him to be there too.� Full time. […]

Pingback by Birmingham Blues » Blog Archive » Bush Likes To Use the Google — October 23, 2006 @ 9:06 pm
Good God.

Comment by steve — October 23, 2006 @ 9:12 pm
Of course, he uses the Google when he wants to search the Internets. There’s so many of ‘em that a guy like him needs the Google to keep track of ‘em.

Comment by War4Sale — October 23, 2006 @ 9:13 pm
Gee, I hope Exley didn’t see Keith Olbermann tonight because he would have heard another scathing commenatry on how the RNC and Bush&Co are using fear in political commercials better than OBL could have ever wished.
KO speaks real truth to power, and that is so hard for the repugs to take. They are so accustomed to lies and distortion that when they hear truth, they recoil.

Comment by Marie — October 23, 2006 @ 9:18 pm
google digg.com

Comment by qq — October 23, 2006 @ 9:36 pm
Marie,

I think KO hit another homerun with his Special Comment tonight. I’ve always thought it interesting how the GOP will use terror to allege that they protect us from terrorists, but KO said it far better than any of us could.

Comment by Zooey — October 23, 2006 @ 9:38 pm
[…] President Bush isn’t merely concerned about “rumors on the internets.” He’s also “on the Google,” he revealed today. Hmm. […]

Pingback by Waldo Jaquith » Blog » Bush is “on the Google.” — October 23, 2006 @ 9:43 pm
Damn, there are a lot of assh*les who visit this site.

Comment by Chas — October 23, 2006 @ 9:53 pm
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Bush says he uses ‘the Google’…

Bush says he uses ‘the Google’ posted at IndianPad.com…

Trackback by IndianPad — October 23, 2006 @ 10:22 pm
What a progess! He did not use email.

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Pingback by Cash The Checks » Bush Says He Uses “The Google” — October 23, 2006 @ 10:37 pm
[…] Today on CNBC, when the host asked Bush whether he ever googles anyone, Bush replied, “Occasionally. One of the things I ’ve used on the Google is to pull up maps. It’s very interesting to see — I’ve forgot the name of the program — but you get the satellite, and you can — like, I kinda like to look at the ranch.”read more | digg story […]

Pingback by Kyle » Blog Archive » Bush says he uses “the Google.” — October 23, 2006 @ 10:46 pm
Hey George, try typing “post turtle” on the google.

Comment by Stu — October 23, 2006 @ 10:55 pm
Well so much for “do no evil”…

Comment by The Sultan — October 23, 2006 @ 11:01 pm
#152 - that’s not nice.

Comment by TerrytheTurtle — October 23, 2006 @ 11:08 pm
I have to admit that this item is pretty frivolous. Nevertheless, I laughed my head off. “The Google.” Good heavens.

Comment by Jim — October 23, 2006 @ 11:15 pm
[…] He apparently likes those map thingees. […]

Pingback by geeked. » Blog Archive » Bush uses “the Google” — October 23, 2006 @ 11:17 pm
#105: There are some exceptions — George Will, Christopher Hitchens, Evan Thomas, etc.

I hope you’re kidding about George Will. While I credit Will with being more intelligent than most of the right-wing talking heads–Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, et al–he also has a long track record of obfuscation and dishonesty. One of my favorites is his ridiculous claim (echoed by many conservatives) that scientists in the 1970’s were claiming that the earth was headed into a period of “global cooling.” In fact, scientists warned against extrapolating the short-term cooling trend (from roughly the 1940’s to the 70’s) into a long-term pattern.

Comment by Jim — October 23, 2006 @ 11:23 pm
Anybody who uses “the google” does not use google.

Comment by amy — October 23, 2006 @ 11:26 pm
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Pingback by aaron lee » “the google” — October 23, 2006 @ 11:30 pm
Well I’m sure Al Gore has googled, especially since he invented the internet. Or maybe he doesnt get wireless on his Gulsfstream as he jets across the country telling YOU to stop consuming fossil fuels.

Comment by BonesTwo — October 23, 2006 @ 11:32 pm
I think people should be ashamed of making fun of President Bush. I mean its almost a sin to make fun of the mentally handicapped.

Comment by Shinobi — October 23, 2006 @ 11:37 pm
#160: Well I’m sure Al Gore has googled, especially since he invented the internet.

Do you actually think that Gore claimed to have invented the Internet? Or are you making an ironic commentary on the stupidity of the corporate media?

Or maybe he doesnt get wireless on his Gulsfstream as he jets across the country telling YOU to stop consuming fossil fuels.

So Gore would be a more effective spokesman if he rode around via horse and buggy?

Comment by Jim — October 23, 2006 @ 11:44 pm
#161 Shinobi: I’ve never been one to be politically correct. Retarded is the correct term.

Comment by Mr. Evil — October 23, 2006 @ 11:46 pm
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Pingback by Think Progress » Bush says he uses “the Google.” : Popular Bookmarks : eConsultant — October 23, 2006 @ 11:49 pm
Bush. What a liar. What a damned liar!

Comment by beajerry — October 23, 2006 @ 11:54 pm
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Pingback by Think Progress » Bush says he uses “the Google.” : Popular Bookmarks : eConsultant — October 23, 2006 @ 11:59 pm
[…] Today, on CNBC, President George W. Bush was asked if he ever googles anyone, to which he responded, “Occasionally. One of the things I’ve used on the Google is to pull up maps. It’s very interesting to see — I’ve forgot the name of the program — but you get the satellite, and you can — like, I kinda like to look at the ranch. It remind me of where I wanna be sometimes.”. The full video can be found on Think Progress. No word on whether he was referring to Google, or actually uses The Google. Watch Video […]

Pingback by Bush Uses “The Google” at Coolio! — October 24, 2006 @ 12:09 am
Folks, he googles them there, so he doesnt have to google them here. Happy?

Comment by Juan+C — October 24, 2006 @ 12:14 am
Also, Bush doesnt open his e-mails unless Langley checks them for anthrax.

Comment by Juan+C — October 24, 2006 @ 12:19 am
The Google…

Couldn’t pass this one up… my comments in italics:

“HOST: Im curious, have you ever googled anybody? Do you use Google?

BUSH: Occasionally. One of the things Ive used on the Google is to pull up maps.”
Looking for those elusive WMDs, n…

Trackback by codepiranha dot org — October 24, 2006 @ 1:05 am
Wow so much hatred for the peace loving liberals out there.. Maybe you should remember the only reason your all so pissed is because you pot fields show up on Google earth too. Maybe if you put your efforts into something constructive you might have a better chance of getting something done about your problems…… Hmmm maybe not your all too fried and to remember where you put the keys to your 85 Volvo and not bright enough to remember that taking a shower is a good thing…….. May G W B find a special place in hell for each and every one of you bleeding heart suck ups that can do no wrong…. No wrong in your eyes that is……

Comment by mike — October 24, 2006 @ 1:41 am
Oh, and Tim,

I was really intrigued how it was possible for someone as clueless as you to post an ignorant paragraph, followed by a cogent one, followed by more nonsense.
So, I googled “extranet wikipedia”, and lo and behold, there it was: You lifted your middle paragraph almost verbatim from the Wikipedia.
See, to sound smart you have to know what you are doing…
Comment by Gregor Samsa — October 23, 2006 @ 7:30 pm

Nice smackdown! I didn’t think Tim could come across as any more pathetic, but Mr. Samsa has managaged to do just that.

Comment by LookItUp — October 24, 2006 @ 1:42 am
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Pingback by Video: Bush says he uses “The Google” at Tong the Lifeless Geek — October 24, 2006 @ 1:56 am
I love “the Google”. Maybe he should Google “impeachment”.

www.getsomejosh.com

Comment by Josh+P. — October 24, 2006 @ 1:56 am
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Pingback by gonzalolopez.net » Bush y el Google — October 24, 2006 @ 2:10 am
You can see the ranch in Google Maps here
http://www.tagzania.com/item/28187

Comment by Tagzania — October 24, 2006 @ 2:14 am
Who cares about Bush, Maria Bartiromo is smokin’ hot!

Comment by Rob — October 24, 2006 @ 2:20 am
[…] Go watch it over at Think Progress. […]

Pingback by Bring it On! » Blog Archive » Bush says he uses “the Google.” — October 24, 2006 @ 3:25 am
hahaha he is such dumb ass

Comment by ap — October 24, 2006 @ 4:35 am
Timing is interesting

So… just before the US attacks Iran (whereupon Iran will attack US forces in Iraq) those US forces lose most of their ammo.
Cool. Nice shooting, and nice timing, IR!

About the ‘big blast’ - at least one commentator is claiming this to have been a mini-nuke. But its unlikely. Firstly, nukes are designed to _not_ go off in accidents. Unless the conventional explosives go off in_exactly_ the right sequence - no fission.

Plus, there are other videos around of this event, and extensive commentary of the attack and results. One video apparently taken from much closer, which shows the flash and fireball without overloading the camera. Unlikely to have been even a small nuke. Just many tons of big bombs going off all at once, seen by a sensitive camera with its gain turned way up due to it being nighttime.

Camp Falcon mess-
htt p://www.iraq-war.ru/article/105374

Video Clip: Shock And Awe Explosion At US Falcon Base In Baghdad
htt p://www.iraq-war.ru/article/105534

Original of TV video at htt p://www.jihadunspun.com/ intheatre_external.php?article=106538&list=/ home.php&

Mortar attack caused US ammo dump fire in Iraq
htt p://www.iraq-war.ru/article/105243

And of course “no US casualties”.
Yeah, right. Nine planeloads of ‘no casualties.’
Bet the graph of official US fatality figures at
htt p://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/USfatalities.html

never shows a bump. Nice straight line as always.

Wonder how many troops were barracked there? Hundreds? Thousands?The US has pulled troops from all over Iraq, to bolster Baghdad. There could have been a _lot_ of them there.

=Camp Falcon mess”

ht tp://www.iraq-war.ru/article/105374

I wonder…if the UK General asked to be interviewed by the Daily Mail as an act of desperation because there was a media blackout on this oh so significant event - and as an insider he would know the full extent of the destruction, and fear for the safety of British troops in Basra.

Pity he didn’t mention Camp Falcon in the interview, and a pity the interviewer didn’t ask him about it. http://www.iraq-war.ru/article/105534

Comment by rose — October 24, 2006 @ 4:46 am
[…] Breaking news: George W. Bush doet af en toe ook wel eens van “the Google“, zo getuige dit filmpje. […]

Pingback by zetduivel » De Google — October 24, 2006 @ 4:46 am
[…] BUSH: Occasionally. One of the things I’ve used on the Google is to pull up maps. It’s very interesting to see — I’ve forgot the name of the program — but you get the satellite, and you can — like, I kinda like to look at the ranch. It remind me of where I wanna be sometimes. […]

Pingback by POTAME :: All the freaky people make the beauty of the world — October 24, 2006 @ 5:05 am
[…] And to round up today’s list of links… here’s George W. Bush admitting on television that he uses “the Google”!! […]

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[…] Today on CNBC, when the host asked Bush whether he ever googles anyone, Bush replied, "Occasionally. One of the things I ’ve used on the Google is to pull up maps. It’s very interesting to see — I’ve forgot the name of the program — but you get the satellite, and you can — like, I kinda like to look at the ranch."read more | digg story […]

Pingback by Bush says he uses “the Google.” at World & Business Online — October 24, 2006 @ 5:58 am
The president’s english is worse then the english of illegal aliens, still he claims they don’t want to assimilate. Don’t ever assimilate to Bush, or you’ll end up a moron.

Comment by Jericho — October 24, 2006 @ 6:14 am
it’s Google Earth…

Comment by Pete_Bogs — October 24, 2006 @ 7:04 am
he probably uses “the google” to check out that land deal in Paraguay, too. What do you bet Ken Lay is already there, setting things up?

Comment by loretta — October 24, 2006 @ 7:18 am
[…] An amusing way to start your Tuesday (assuming you have access to the Internets and the pipes aren’t full)… […]

Pingback by Decision ‘08 » Blog Archive » Use The Google, Dude! — October 24, 2006 @ 8:08 am
For some reason everytime I go to google and type Bush and press enter the first thing that shows up on the top of the page is …

Did you mean: Dumb Ass

Comment by ggibson — October 24, 2006 @ 8:22 am
Since Bush dreams about his ranch all the time, and since his presidency is a complete failure as well, then he should RESIGN immediately and go bicycle on his ranch for the rest of his damn stupid life! Better yet he can go to Paraguay and be eaten by a panther or something or get Deng Fever > bye W!

Comment by Jay Randal — October 24, 2006 @ 8:30 am
Sheesh. No need to get your knickers in a bunch, folks. Number 43 is just making one of his patented elliptical remarks…. think:”the google search engine.”

Comment by whirli — October 24, 2006 @ 8:44 am
[…] remind me of where I wanna be sometimes.

Bush: - I love google earth, I can see all the things I’ve destroyed at Iraq and I think I’ll find Osama Bin Laden soon…

Comment by voyager — October 24, 2006 @ 8:55 am
[…] You can’t make this sh*t up (Click here to watch) HOST: I’m curious, have you ever googled anybody? Do you use Google? […]

Pingback by Marginal Utility » Bush Uses ‘The Google’ — October 24, 2006 @ 8:55 am
This latest crap by bull shit bush is just another little ploy to make the non observant voter’s think he is a regular guy, yah! the guy they want to have a warm beer with….This is so like all his crap…Bush is still on the campaign trail with his lies telling evey one how great everything is…The only one’s that think and say how great thing’s are, are at the top 2%…Only 2 more week’s to see how this all shakes out…..Guess the fool in power can google that…What a load of crap, bet Laura has to set the google up for him.. Or maybe he is using cheney or roves computer…Bet he is checking on all the electronic voting machines……Blessings

Comment by Sharon Cox — October 24, 2006 @ 9:19 am
[…] Indeed, after copious research (I used “The Google”) I found the registration form for Colorado and I see that, in fact, one registers one’s party affiliation on the form (more copious researach reveals that one indicates party affiliation in Arizona as well). Hence, the author of the piece is using voter registration stats to represent voting behavior. However, the two are not the same thing–not by a longshot. Filed under: US Politics, 2006 Elections | |Send TrackBack […]

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Pingback by Noticias24-Tecnologia » Bush ‘googlea’ — October 24, 2006 @ 9:41 am
Isn’t google giving money to GOP candidates through their new PAC now?

Comment by Chris — October 24, 2006 @ 9:50 am
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Pingback by intermaweb.net » Blog Archive » The Google? On The Internets? — October 24, 2006 @ 9:53 am
‘I’m from Texas. And I like toast. he he hehehe he he. he. I’m the decider. I decide things.”

Comment by Scott — October 24, 2006 @ 10:07 am
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Pingback by Bush Uses “The Google” » Another Blogger — October 24, 2006 @ 10:13 am
anyone know if GOOGLE EARTH is set up for macOS yet?

guess i could try down loading it again to see - lot hoops to go through to find out it’s not compatible… anyone know?

Comment by katy — October 24, 2006 @ 10:25 am
Sorry, Katy, haven’t a clue. Speaking of which…

Gregor, #101/110, looks like troll Tim cut and run, eh?

Comment by JaneESchneider — October 24, 2006 @ 10:30 am
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Pingback by Baltimoremick.com :: “the Google” — October 24, 2006 @ 10:51 am
Will he bomb the Internets if he doesn’t find his ranch?
Is it that difficult to remember the name of the program? I mean, people from all around the world who use Google Earth know the name of the program even if they don’t know English…
Is George Bush’s native language English — Does he have such thing as a native language?
As for the 10 things I’d like him to google…
1) Wikipedia in Simple English
2) Weapons of Mass Destruction
3) Learn English in only five months
4) Separation of church and state
5) Spain (maybe he could tell his brother Jeb that Spain is a kingdom, not a republic)
6) Bushisms (he could spend the rest of his term just reading them)
7) Science for dummies
8) Geography for dummies
9) My Pet Goat (the book he was reading when terror struck on 9-11)
10) North Korea (they DO or WILL have “nukular” weapons)

Comment by anon — October 24, 2006 @ 11:14 am
[…] Adesso bisogna prendere in giro George W. Bush perch� in un’intervista ha detto che lui usa “the Google” (”il” Google”) per guardare le mappe, compresa quella del suo ranch. Ci� detto, nei commenti a un blog che segnala l’intervista ce n’� uno illuminante, che fa anche pi� ridere: �Geez, I didn�t know you could google hell�. […]

Pingback by leibniz » Andate all’inferno — October 24, 2006 @ 11:25 am
Reminds him where he wants to be? Damn, he’s spent enough time during his presidency at the ranch. Maybe he needs to google “work” to remind himself what he should be doing

Comment by David — October 24, 2006 @ 11:28 am
[…] Just priceless. […]

Pingback by Bush Uses "The Google" - Some Mid-Week Fun | The Last Podcast — October 24, 2006 @ 11:30 am
Laugh all you want, lefty tools.

He’s still President, and will be for two more years.

Fifty years from now he’ll be remembered along with JFK and FDR,
while Clinton will be one schoolkids struggle to remember
along with Taft and Harding.

Frankly, I’d be worried if he WAS overly familiar with Google.

He’s got more important things to do. And if you think he’s not in 24/7 contact when he’s at the ranch, you’re sadly ignorant. That place is more wired than Bill Gates’ office.

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Pingback by Blogging Marnik » I use The Google — October 24, 2006 @ 11:36 am
Fifty years from now Bush will be remembered along with JFK and FDR,
while Clinton will be one schoolkids struggle to remember
along with Taft and Harding.

Frankly, I’d be worried if he WAS overly familiar with Google.

He’s got more important things to do. And if you think he’s not in 24/7 contact when he’s at the ranch, you’re sadly ignorant. That place is more wired than Bill Gates’ office.

Comment by fred — October 24, 2006 @ 11:37 am
One of the things I’ve used on the Google is to pull up maps. It’s very interesting to see — I’ve forgot the name of the program but you get the satellite

Doesn’t he have access to real satellite imagery? Is this the technology we are using to defend our country now? Google earth? Forget NSA satellite’s!!! We got Google Earth!

Comment by Jeff — October 24, 2006 @ 11:49 am
#209/211, yes, we’ll keep laughing, you righty tool, because otherwise we’d be screaming over the stupidity and ineptitude of your president. The Crawford ranch may be “more wired than Bill Gates’ office”, but it doesn’t make any difference if the occupant is, to use a computer term, “off-line.” And you just couldn’t resist bringing up Clinton–is there is single right-wing Bush-lover out there who doesn’t refer to Clinton when Bush is the topic? Get over Clinton, Bush is YOUR idiot in the White House right now screwing our country. But don’t worry, after the mid-terms, we’ll be laughing at you (as if we weren’t already.)

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Pingback by Akkam’s Razor — October 24, 2006 @ 11:58 am
Bush uses "the Google"…

He likes to spend his days looking at "the satellite" on "the Google" and pining for the ranch. This guy is so disconnected from the reality of modern American it’s not even funny. Ok, it is a little bit funny….

Trackback by buzzflash.net — October 24, 2006 @ 12:03 pm
Geez Fred, Bush won’t be remember in the company you gave (FDR, JFK) because they don’t have a mile long list of verbal gaffs. And as of right now, Bush is losing not one, but two wars. Already something like 75% of historians have Bush in the category of worst presidents, of course most historians are liberals, right?

And since Crawford is so wired up, how come he was so lost when New Orleans drowned? He had to fly over NO a couple of days later to see what everyone in the country already knew, it was a catastrophe. And then after getting back to DC, he had to fly back into the Gulf Coast to tell us “Heck of a job, Brownie.”

Yup, Bush is right up there with the memorable statements of FDR and JFK, with things like, “mission accomplished” and most recently “I never said ’stay the course’” which of course followed many times saying “Stay the course.”

And I think it’s ironic that the dude that is leading our country during the coming of age of the on-line exeperience calls it the “internets” and refers to the largest search engine as “the google.” It reminds me of his father when he was campaigning for president and stopped in a grocery store to be dumbfounded by scanner checkouts. How can I put it more bluntly? OUT OF TOUCH.

Comment by jon — October 24, 2006 @ 12:08 pm
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Pingback by President Bush Likes the Google Maps — October 24, 2006 @ 12:10 pm
[…] Bush googelt Bei Thinkprogress findet sich ein kurzes Video zu einem Interview von CNBC mit Bush. Die interessante witzige Frage: HOST: I’m curious, have you ever googled anybody? Do you use Google? BUSH: Occasionally. One of the things I’ve used on the Google is to pull up maps. It’s very interesting to see — I’ve forgot the name of the program — but you get the satellite, and you can — like, I kinda like to look at the ranch. It remind me of where I wanna be sometimes. […]

Pingback by » Bush googelt — October 24, 2006 @ 12:11 pm
Ted Stevens is getting a 2 billion dollar earmark awarded to AK, ’cause he told dubbie there was a way they could fit the ranch into the tubes of the internets and move it anywhere dubbie wanted to in the world….

Comment by tom+baker — October 24, 2006 @ 12:12 pm
[…] Hear him here. He actually apparently uses Google Earth, which he can’t remember the name of, and perhaps confuses it with “the Google”. In any case, he’s tech-savvy, all right. […]

Pingback by gathkinsons.net » News Flash! Bush uses the Google! — October 24, 2006 @ 12:23 pm
[…] 布什总统近日在CNBC上回答著名的财经节目主持人Maria Bartiromo关于他是否也GOOGLE时说:”他只GOOGLE地图”, 怪不得他经常听信过时的情报,呵呵…有兴趣的读者请看这段录像. […]

Pingback by 拉阔:娱己后娱人 » GOOGLE到头了… — October 24, 2006 @ 12:32 pm
The Google is the new Internets.

Comment by Aaron Landry — October 24, 2006 @ 12:35 pm
[…] Posted: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 9:18 AM by Will Femia The Ethics of Web 2.0: YouTube vs. Flickr, Revver, Eyespot, blip.tv, and even Google - Lessig explains true sharing versus fake sharing. Basically, true sharing is allowing a (non-DRM) download. The bottom line is whether you actually have control of the content or whether you just feel like you do. I followed the link at the end of that post to Joi Ito on the how it fits into the definition of Web 2.0. If you’re still interested, as I was, the discussion spreads to Tim O’Reilly and the “switchboard vs. repository issue.” A couple weeks ago everyone was abuzz with scandal over the news that Wal-Mart’s PR firm, Edelman, widely respected for their lip service to social tools as marketing strategy, was publishing a fake blog on their behalf. I didn’t mention it at the time because frankly, who cares about fake WalMart blogs? But in this context the significance is more clear. Web 2.0 as a philosophy requires faith that sharing and openness benefits everyone. This is the spirit behind the many sharing and networking tools and the fights over intellectual property rights. For the Web 2.0 faithful, exploiting Web 2.0 momentum with fake sharing or fake blogging is akin to blasphemy. Web 2.0 is a prescriptive philosophy, not a description of a trend. Speaking of the spirit of Web 2.0, Barenaked Ladies successfully stick it to the recording industry Free Pong - I wasn’t going to post this because Pong is nothing new, but then I saw that I could find my name on the scoreboard with even a crappy score, so at the time of this writing I’m 76, 96, and 103. Yahoo is soliciting entries for a global talent show. You have 20 days left to think of something worth filming. Make A Cylon Jack-O-Lantern - Some electronics required. Lego flame thrower - Wha? I’d like to see the bricks after it’s fired. Surely there’s a melted plastic stink. “YoungFeds aims to be a place for young government professionals to ‘meet, network and advance’.” From the name alone I would have guessed “porn site.” Remember those riots in Paris? Apparently they didn’t exactly end. Shuttle launch viewed from really high. Firefox asks that you not jump the gun on downloading the new Firefox 2.0. (It was big news last night that there were FTP links to be found to get the new version in advance of the official release. This is a pubic service reminder that for downloads like this, you’re better off getting the official version from the official source.) Speaking of the new Firefox, here’s a look at what’s new. Speaking of new browsers, I don’t have IE7 yet or the new Firefox yet (I prefer to let others learn the early lessons), but I have tried the new PandoraBrowser. Pandora, as you know, is a free music player that tries to figure out your musical tastes while presenting you with songs in a category you select. One annoying thing about it, however, is that it sits in a browser window in your task bar. PandoraBrowse puts it in your systray. Simple, but makes a surprisingly big difference. Sure to replace “the Internets” and “a series of tubes” is using “the Google.” You’ve no doubt seen video compilations of President Bush saying “stay the course,” but Whisky Bar offers an annotated list. Speaking of lists, a schedule of all the Halloween TV specials Can the blogosphere help find the owner of a lost iPod? Google-Bombing the Election - I’m not sure how I feel about this. In essence, they plan to use a combination of AdWords purchases and heavy blog linking to surface unflattering results when Republican candidates’ names are called up in the Google. It’s not spreading lies, but it does seem like gaming the system. Since I’m sure similar efforts are taking place to promote candidates (and if they’re not, they could be), I suppose all’s fair in love and elections. I do not understand the Vegemite ban at all. Actually, I don’t understand Vegemite in the first place — blech! But regardless, what’s the real story? If it was a health hazard, there wouldn’t be an Australian left alive. Are they somehow infringing on the domestic yeast-based salty spread market? “Fantasy Congress offers you the power to ‘play politics.’ As in other fantasy sports, you - the Citizen - draft a team of real-life legislators from the U.S. Congress and score points for your team’s successes.” It’s a really cool idea, though the point scoring looks a little complicated. […]

Pingback by Clicked : Acolytes of the Second Web — October 24, 2006 @ 12:39 pm
Man you guys are desperate. Get ready for another electoral defeat.

Comment by Wow — October 24, 2006 @ 12:49 pm
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[…] As if Google needed a plug: Bush says he uses “the Google”, via thinkprogress. The interview transcript: HOST: I’m curious, have you ever googled anybody? Do you use Google? […]

Pingback by On The Turning Away » Bush and Google — October 24, 2006 @ 12:49 pm
God Bless America!
God Bless George Bush!
…and God Bless “the Google!”

Comment by Gern+Blanston — October 24, 2006 @ 12:56 pm
Quick, get the Google signal!

Comment by Bruce+Gorton — October 24, 2006 @ 1:04 pm
#219, Tom Baker, I would have thought that putting the ranch in Alaska would have required the “dump trucks” type of internets, not the “series of tubes” type. ;-)

Comment by JaneESchneider — October 24, 2006 @ 1:04 pm
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Pingback by Hyper123.net » Bush uses “the Google.” — October 24, 2006 @ 1:08 pm
Over a year and a half worth of vacation isn’t enough for you?

Comment by jake3988 — October 24, 2006 @ 1:12 pm
[…] LibriVox is a site offering free audiobooks. “LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain and release the audio files back on to the net”. Their aim is to make all public domain books available in audio format for free. A hefty task! Their latest project is the recording of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in 21 languages no less, from Afrikaans to Walloon. For more information and to download audio files use this link, alternatively you could always find them using The Google. […]

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Pingback by Dirty Carl » Blog Archive » Bush uses “The Google” — October 24, 2006 @ 1:24 pm
Now that bush knows the just anybody can view satellite imagery, I’m sure they’ll soon make it illegal. Remember, if maps are outlawed, only outlaws will have maps.

Comment by gwen — October 24, 2006 @ 1:32 pm
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Pingback by Though this be madness, yet there is method in ‘t » george bush uses google — October 24, 2006 @ 1:36 pm
What the C-in-C should look for on the Google…

1. The First Amendment (Church & State - wait, there’s a separation?)
2. The Fourth Amendment (Privacy - we’re supposed to get that too?)
3. Dan Quayle (for a slight ego boost - or inspiration…)
4. How to run a baseball club (gotta start somewhere)
5. How to run a country (if there’s time and the “internets” is fast enough)
6. Lingual Abuse/Neglect (nucular? - if you can’t pronounce it, you shouldn’t be able to use it…)
7. “George Bush” and Monkey (begin making funny faces… Now!)
8. Using your name to win elections (and get into college, etc.)
9. Using religion to win elections (Who Would Jesus Hate?… Democrats?)
10. MySpace: Bush Twins (what are those two up to now?)

Comment by Mikey — October 24, 2006 @ 1:38 pm
Google is just a new branch of the “Liberal Media”: http://www.liberalsmustdie.com/ Home/ tabid/ 36/ EntryID/ 20/ Default.aspx

Us Republicans use Ask.com because it a conservative search engine: http://www.liberalsmustdie.com/ Home/ tabid/ 36/ EntryID/ 111/ Default.aspx

Ask.com gives the right (as in Right-Wing) answers to most important questions:
Question: Is the war in Iraq going well?
Ask.com Answer: “Despite Perception, War in Iraq Going Well,… ”

See??? Ask.com even knows about the liberal bias and the perception that is caused by its propaganda. Awesome!!

Question: Is George Bush the best president?
Ask.com Answer: George W. Bush is the best…

He sure is!!

Question: Are the Democrats going to win ever?
Ask.com Answer: Bush is going to win…

Comment by LiberalAK — October 24, 2006 @ 2:13 pm
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Pingback by VentureBeat » Bush uses “the Google” — October 24, 2006 @ 2:22 pm
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Pingback by Appelogen » Bush gebruikt “the Google” — October 24, 2006 @ 3:11 pm
Too perfect….
http://buzz.smileycentral.com/view_article/id/185.html

Comment by Smiley C — October 24, 2006 @ 3:14 pm
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Pingback by Eight Black » Blog Archive » “I Use The Google” — October 24, 2006 @ 3:52 pm
It’s NASA’s website … what a TOOL Chimpy is.

Comment by vfein — October 24, 2006 @ 4:01 pm
This is a silly post. Things like this distract from the real debates and dialogue and only make room for more evil to happen. Stop being petty, be substantial, and get this guy out of office!

Comment by Todd — October 24, 2006 @ 4:09 pm
[…] En una entrevista en la cadena de TV estadounidense NBC, el presidente de este país -George Bush- reconoce haber ‘googleado’ alguna vez a alguna persona para buscar información sobre ella. […]

Pingback by Disier -en blogeo- » George Bush usa “el Google” para buscar información sobre personas. — October 24, 2006 @ 4:19 pm
I for one welcome The Googling