I haven't watched The Simpsons regularly since about season 12 or 13, but in those episodes I did happen to catch on TV, I have never seen them directly attack President Bush. I do remember back in the 'golden age' they used to regularly poke fun at Clinton (to name but one example, Clinton playing the sax and Moe telling him to "get back to work"). I'm wondering if regular watchers of The Simpsons can point me to episodes from season 13 onwards where they did directly parody or attack Bush.
posted on Feb 14, 2008 - 19 answers

What stereotypes do Americans have of Massachusetts and New England? [more inside]
posted on Jan 1, 2008 - 64 answers

I have just spent the afternoon watching stocks around the world decline partially based on sub prime market fallout. My question is how can things be so great when the Fed is handing out stacks of cash to keep things stable (34 Billion USD and counting, not including the international bail out)?
posted on Aug 10, 2007 - 25 answers

Where can I find hi-res images of George W Bush--especially candid pics? I've checked all the usual places (google images, whitehouse.gov, etc). I'd even pay a few bucks if necessary.
posted on Aug 8, 2007 - 6 answers

How do I remove stubborn rear subframe bushes on my 2003 MK3 Ford Mondeo? [more inside]
posted on Jul 14, 2007 - 3 answers

Celebrating George W. Bush's birthday ironically - any ideas for party games, trivia questions or otherwise? [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2007 - 32 answers

Why is the presidential administration working so persistently to bequeath extra powers to their likely Democrat successors? [more inside]
posted on Jul 5, 2007 - 31 answers

Is there a parallel between the Special Prosecutor problem in US v. Nixon and the commutation of a sentence imposed pursuant to a Special Prosecutor investigation, as in the case of "Scooter" Libby? [more inside] [more inside]
posted on Jul 4, 2007 - 17 answers

Are there any good quality, tropical weight, 100% cotton pants for close to $50? [more inside]
posted on May 15, 2007 - 6 answers

In light of a recent mefi post, I'd like to ask a question I've been meaning to ask for a long time. Where can I find the most thorough indictment of the Bush administration and its activities to date? [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2007 - 13 answers

Does Laura Bush really smoke cigarettes? Did she ever? Did she quit then start again? Evidence please. I need to win, or at least start, a bar argument.
posted on Apr 25, 2007 - 7 answers

[AppropriationsFilter] If the Democrats vote *against* funding the troop escalation, what recourse does the President have to follow through with his plan? [more inside]
posted on Feb 7, 2007 - 4 answers

Some time during the past few years, I'm sure I read a quote from someone connected with the Bush administration, but I can't seem to find it now. Something along the lines of "El Salvador's current government is the political ideal." Can anyone point me to the quote, and some context for it?
posted on Feb 5, 2007 - 6 answers

How do civics teachers handle their jobs? [more inside]
posted on Dec 12, 2006 - 15 answers

Trying to track down a couple of Doonesbury cartoons. [more inside]
posted on Dec 8, 2006 - 8 answers

Does the US President take his own car on overseas trips and how? [more inside]
posted on Nov 13, 2006 - 15 answers

Did President Bush swear today during his speech? [more inside]
posted on Nov 8, 2006 - 17 answers

We have 2 mature boxwood bushes (about 10 years old) that are roughly 5 feet tall and 4 feet in diameter. My wife hates them because they obscure our front door. She wants me to cut them down and trash them. Being the cheapskate I am, I would like to dig them up (difficult, I know) and sell them. My question - is there a market for these and roughly how much do they sell for? It looks like small ones sell for $10-$20, but I couldn't find any large ones. Thanks for helping settle this marital dispute.
posted on Oct 30, 2006 - 8 answers

Any help identifying this plant? It's a shrub about 10' high and the photo shows what it looks like in October in New England. Bonus points if you can provide a reference about whether it's poisonous or not.
posted on Oct 30, 2006 - 9 answers

So George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Kim Jong-Il walk into a bar... [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2006 - 24 answers

I was at a restaurant recently and they were playing a foreign language cover of Bush's "Machinehead." The cover version was much slower but the melody was recognizable and every once in awhile the singer would say "machinehead" in english. Does anybody have any idea who this is by?
posted on Oct 2, 2006 - 5 answers

I heard a snippet on the radio about Bush naming the General that was responsible for capturing Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Turned out the General's involvement and association to anything was highly confidential, his name not even being listed at the base he worked out of. Anyone Know of something to back that up? I can't find anything.
posted on Jul 12, 2006 - 2 answers

I'm getting pretty tired of hearing the line "if you've done nothing wrong, you have nothing to worry about" in regards to what's happening right now in Washington. I've heard some long articulate responses to this, but what's a good one or two sentence response that succinctly points out the error in this line of thinking?
posted on Jun 1, 2006 - 56 answers

Was this actually shown on TV?
posted on May 30, 2006 - 10 answers

This thread got me thinking about contemporary protest songs. [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2006 - 50 answers

Say you wanted to organize a protest re: Bush's warrantless wiretapping... [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2006 - 10 answers

Was what we were told about Flight 93 a myth? [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2006 - 32 answers

I'm looking for a version of today's Al Gore speech I can put onto my iPod for the commute tomorrow. Does anyone know where I can find it in a format other than the annoying Real Media format?
posted on Jan 16, 2006 - 5 answers

Bush used the "Zawahiri letter" today as part of his justification for his policies and the war in Iraq ... I have heard a number of doubts about it's authenticity, does anyone know what the chain of custody/origin of this letter is? and what the current conventional wisdom is on its authenticity?
posted on Dec 14, 2005 - 2 answers

I find the Bush Jaw Thing incredibly creepy. What the hell is behind it, and has he always done it? [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2005 - 31 answers

I am looking for a website (not a specific one) that has a list of quotes from members of the Bush administration, with the quotes now obviously misleading, incorrect, and or lies. This is the kind of thing I am looking for. http://www.house.gov/schakowsky/iraqquotes_web.htm [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2005 - 9 answers

How many people, in the world, have not heard of George W. Bush. [more inside]
posted on Nov 29, 2005 - 40 answers

Has the Bush administration been cutting or curtailing benefits to active duty soldiers and veterans, and if so, can you point me to non-opinion sources that would back up such an assertion? [more inside]
posted on Nov 18, 2005 - 6 answers

Did the President's Advisory Panel on Tax Reform radically change their plans at the last minute? I read through the first few chapters of their report (released November 1), and then googled to try to find some independent analysis. Several of the top links are angry articles from around October 14, talking about how the panel is going to recommend nothing more than a couple of minor tweaks to programs to pay for repealing the AMT, and won't "seek a wholesale reform of our tax code." But the report that came out on November 1 seems to recommend drastic changes, essentially throwing out most of the existing tax code and rewriting it from scratch. (Not that that's a bad thing.) What happened between October 14 and November 1?
posted on Nov 4, 2005 - 6 answers

Anybody know of a link to a good "Plamegate for beginners" article that I could send to someone who really wasn't paying attention until today?
posted on Oct 28, 2005 - 16 answers

This is an honest question to just those people who voted for Bush in the last election. If you didn't vote for Bush, please don't respond. I want to know if you still feel like you made the right decision. With all that's been happening lately, do you have regrets? Do you feel betrayed? Bonus points: What are your top 3 sources for news?
posted on Oct 6, 2005 - 40 answers

Can Bush be forced to resign? Criminal incompetence is probably not an impeachable offense, but something has to be done about Bush. I'd be interested in being part of a "Bush Must Resign" movement, but absent the threat of impeachment, what kind of pressure could be put on him? Can anyone think of another country, with a system similar to the US, where the leader was forced out without revolution?
posted on Sep 2, 2005 - 34 answers

Anyone know where I could find the numbers relating to how often Bush gives speeches in front of the conservative choir (i.e., right-wing and/or fundraising groups) AND Military audiences VERSUS, say, actual "public" speeches to regular folks? [more inside]
posted on Sep 1, 2005 - 7 answers

So I'm thinking about going down to Texas to protest with Cindy Sheehan... [more inside]
posted on Aug 16, 2005 - 35 answers

Why are my juniper bushes sick? [more inside]
posted on Aug 3, 2005 - 5 answers

President Bush showed up at the G8 in a fancypants "United States of America" helicopter. How did it get to Scotland? [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2005 - 11 answers

Before the U.S. Election, a number of people said that they would move to Canada or elsewhere or even renounce their citizenship if Bush won. Does anyone know of anyone who may have actually done this? Or how to find such a person? [more inside]
posted on Jun 8, 2005 - 17 answers

There are a few evergreen bushes in front of my parent's home and they are overgrown. How do I trim them back? [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2005 - 6 answers

Does anyone know a bush pilot, have contact with one, or know anything about the becoming one? I'm thinking about becoming one, and while I've found a great deal of narratives about bush pilot adventures, I haven't found anything that that talks about it as a career path, which is what I'm primarily looking for.
posted on May 20, 2005 - 8 answers

I'm looking for conservative bloggers who are going to make me, a fairly well-entrenched liberal, re-examine my ideas and my own precepts by the weight of their arguments, and yet be an enjoyable read in the process. [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2005 - 15 answers

Does anyone know what the song "This Woman's Work" by Kate Bush is about?
posted on Mar 25, 2005 - 2 answers

What accomplishments have been achieved by the current Bush administration? [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2005 - 25 answers

I have been told by a few people something that I don't really believe and I would appreciate confirmation of its untruth, They have said that Condoleeza Rice referred to GW Bush as her husband - in some interview or in answer to some question. Could this be true?
posted on Feb 9, 2005 - 13 answers

A question, delivered by proxy: Why isn't there a computer on the desk in the Oval Office? (This isn't W. bashing. We think he's cute, and none of the other US presidents had one either.)
posted on Jan 19, 2005 - 25 answers

Did anyone ever figure out what was behind the photos of various Bush administration appointees, with Bush in the background, out of focus, giving the exact same smirk in each one? I saw another one in a story a few days ago and could hardly believe my eyes.
posted on Jan 13, 2005 - 15 answers