2008 Sorry State of the Union Quiz and Contest


Impeachment gift basket winner: Lauria from Tennessee!

Thanks to all who took the quiz!  Check out the answers below.  

 

 

How many times will Bush use the word "success" when referring to the surge? (this includes "successful", "succeed")?
10 to 15

How many times will Nancy Pelosi blink?
More than Cheney

What statement best describes your opinion of George W. Bush?

All of the following responses were acceptable:
He's a clueless moron who couldn't find oil in Texas
He's an arrogant liar hell-bent on world domination
He's a faithful servant of Dick Cheney
He's greatly misunderestimated

The biggest mistake Bush ever made was ___
Waging an ill-conceived & unnecessary war based on lies

What has been the most defining moment of Bush's presidency?

All of the following are true:
Standing amid the rubble of Ground Zero and addressing firefighters with a megaphone
His [not so] triumphant landing on the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln
His surprise Thanksgiving visit to Baghdad
Strumming a guitar while New Orleans drowned and telling Brownie he was doing "a heck of a job"
Continuing to read "My Pet Goat" to schoolchildren for a full seven minutes after being informed that a second plane had crashed into the World Trade Center

If you could give George Bush a nickname what would it be?
Some of the submitted nicknames we found to be most humorous were:
Shredder of the Constitution
Shrub
Curiously Insane George
Worst President EVER

What will the 2008 sob story be?
The cameras only panned to one civilian audience member, a mother and child presumably from Sudan as that is what Bush was talking about during that shot. 

Which statements were actually made by retired, high level US Generals regarding Bush Administration leadership in regards to Iraq (you choose more than 1):
"[Rumsfeld is]incompetent strategically operationally and tactically"
"Poor military judgment has been used throughout this mission"
"I now regret that I did not more openly challenge those who were determined to invade a country whose actions were peripheral to the real threat - al-Qaida"
"They only need the military advice when it satisfies their agenda"
none of the above
all of the above

What was the Bush Administration response to this critique?

"This too shall pass"
"I'm the decider and I decide what's best. And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain"
"Great job Brownie!"
"[The Army's problems] could be solved by lining up 50 of its generals in the Pentagon and gunning them down"

If I had to sum up the President's message on Monday night (9 PM EST!), it would be this:
Stay the course. Kill the terrorists. Cut taxes. Stop gay marriage.

Who will the cameras pan to first?
A wounded veteran
The wife of a fallen soldier
ANSWER: A frustrated Democratic presidential candidate trying to not look frustrated (Obama first, then later Hillary)
Cindy Sheehan (Hey wait! How did she get in there?!)
An Iraqi official that will give testament to the new "safe and secure" Iraq the surge has created

George Bush recently stated: "There is no doubt in my mind when history was written, the final page will say: Victory was achieved by the United States of America for the good of the world."

(Borrowed from Buzzflash.com) A Salon.com article asserts that author Gerald Posner recently made allegations which, if true, make it "hard to dismiss the possibility" that:
George Bush put a rolled-up sock in his "Mission Accomplished" flight suit
The heads of the Pakistani and Saudi governments knew of and approved Osama bin Laden's plot before 9/11
Condoleezza Rice has a crush on Bush
George Bush Sr was briefed about J.F.K's assassination
True