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angelmb · Jul 6, 2006, 11:38 AM

source: engadget dot com

Just like you're not supposed to tug on Superman's cape, it's probably not the best idea to send the most powerful man in the world a gag gift on his birthday, so we've got to give props to our good friends at Nintendo for risking an ugly international incident to break President Bush off with a DS Lite in honor of his sixtieth -- and bundling in a copy of Brain Age to presumably help ward off his impending dementia. According to our sources inside the White House, after muttering under his breath about how "this doesn't work like my iPod," Mr. Bush decided to move onto more important matters like national security and regift the console to his Scottish Terrier Barney -- who was able to have a game of Nintendogs up and running within minutes.

I guess this is a good punch on Nintendo's rival marketing efforts… clever, huh?

Landos Mustache · Jul 6, 2006, 11:51 AM

Lets hope he uses it but I can't see him getting past level 1.

Gossamer · Jul 6, 2006, 12:11 PM

Zomg Haha Bush Is A Retard Lol!!1!1!

edit: woah...it changed my all caps post to an all first letters capitalized post. You'll just have to imagine it's all caps.

greenamp · Jul 6, 2006, 12:25 PM

I'd love to be on Dubya's regift list.

willed · Jul 6, 2006, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by greenamp

I'd love to be on Dubya's regift list.

Recent unwanted gifts include:

One Segway. Condition: Faulty
'Occupied Iraq in the Early 20th Century: A Lesson From History'. Condition: Unread, as new
Pretzels, 12 bags

etc.

Landos Mustache · Jul 6, 2006, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by greenamp

I'd love to be on Dubya's regift list.

I'd rather pay a whooping $150 myself rather than owe that man any favors.

greenamp · Jul 6, 2006, 01:23 PM

What kind of favors would he really expect in return for a Nintindo DS?

Landos Mustache · Jul 6, 2006, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by greenamp

What kind of favors would he really expect in return for a Nintindo DS?

Throw an election.

Gossamer · Jul 6, 2006, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

Throw an election.

Like that next presidential election coming up that he could win

Landos Mustache · Jul 6, 2006, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Like that next presidential election coming up that he could win

Na he gave someone and GBA a few years ago that is why he won the last election.

MacNStein · Jul 6, 2006, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

Na he gave someone and GBA a few years ago that is why he won the last election.

and here I thought he won because Kerry was more pathetic.

greenamp · Jul 6, 2006, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

Throw an election.

Damn he's a demanding f*cker isn't he! I think I'd need him to take over an oil rich mid eastern country and promise me drilling rights or something.

davesimondotcom · Jul 6, 2006, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

Na he gave someone and GBA a few years ago that is why he won the last election.

And all this time I thought it was because he earned more votes in the electoral college...

Leftoverchinese · Jul 6, 2006, 02:24 PM

haha, thats awesome!!!!

Gossamer · Jul 6, 2006, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by davesimondotcom

And all this time I thought it was because he earned more votes in the electoral college...

Heyooooo

Salty · Jul 6, 2006, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

I'd rather pay a whooping $150 myself rather than owe that man any favors.

I don't think he wants THOSE kind of favours SWG

Landos Mustache · Jul 6, 2006, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by Salty

I don't think he wants THOSE kind of favours SWG

You never know, his homophobic stance is very similar to yours before you came out.

baw · Jul 6, 2006, 02:56 PM

lame.

greenamp · Jul 6, 2006, 03:55 PM

It's official then. SWG wants to do Bush.

Jawbone54 · Jul 6, 2006, 05:48 PM

This thread went from Nintendo gives Bush a gag gift to SWG wants to do it with the President.

Only in MacNN

memory-minus · Jul 6, 2006, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by davesimondotcom

And all this time I thought it was because he earned more votes in the electoral college...

He can earn my vote in the erectoral college anyday. The man is a total daddy! Woof!

himself · Jul 6, 2006, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

This thread went from Nintendo gives Bush a gag gift to SWG gags on Bush's nintendo.
Only in MacNN

...fixed.

aberdeenwriter · Jul 6, 2006, 09:58 PM

After he took steps to save the free world and you all would treat him so shabbily on his 60th birthday?

Tsk, tsk.

Ingrates.

Paris Hilton shows more class.

dcmacdaddy · Jul 6, 2006, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by aberdeenwriter

After he took steps to save the free world and you all would treat him so shabbily on his 60th birthday?

Ummm, the free world DIDN'T need saving. The Islamic fundamentalists who attacked us on September 11th needed to be caught and/or killed (preferably killed) and the Taleban needed to be removed from power and all their membership killed as well. As it turns out, on today Bush's 60th birthday, Osama bin Laden is still at large, we now have an al Qaeda branch in Iraq (and probably Somalia) and the Taleban is STILL in power in parts of Afghanistan. Sounds to me like Bush hasn't done so well saving us from anything.

And before you start with your "You hate Bush" charges, know that I FULLY supported what he was doing in Afghanistan and ONLY started to attack him when he left the job un-done and invaded Iraq--Check my posts on the issue if you doubt my claims. If Osama bin Laden was captured, all the Taleban were dead, and ALL of Afghanistan was under control of Hamid Karzai, I would be singing his praises for his excellent response to the attacks of September 11th. But he has not accomplished any of those things.

Salty · Jul 7, 2006, 01:04 AM

SWG did you just call me similar to Bush? That's just mean.

aberdeenwriter · Jul 7, 2006, 01:31 AM

Originally Posted by dcmacdaddy

Ummm, the free world DIDN'T need saving. The Islamic fundamentalists who attacked us on September 11th needed to be caught and/or killed (preferably killed) and the Taleban needed to be removed from power and all their membership killed as well. As it turns out, on today Bush's 60th birthday, Osama bin Laden is still at large, we now have an al Qaeda branch in Iraq (and probably Somalia) and the Taleban is STILL in power in parts of Afghanistan. Sounds to me like Bush hasn't done so well saving us from anything.

And before you start with your "You hate Bush" charges, know that I FULLY supported what he was doing in Afghanistan and ONLY started to attack him when he left the job un-done and invaded Iraq--Check my posts on the issue if you doubt my claims. If Osama bin Laden was captured, all the Taleban were dead, and ALL of Afghanistan was under control of Hamid Karzai, I would be singing his praises for his excellent response to the attacks of September 11th. But he has not accomplished any of those things.

Your argument reminds me of a guy who doesn't know he's out of papers and rags on his buddy for stopping at the 7/11 to stock up anyway. And in his haze he'll never really understand he really was going to be in need if his buddy hadn't interceded.

But this is all off topic. Politics belong in the P/L.