Bush On $4 Gas: "I Hadn't Heard That"

During a White House news conference Thursday morning, President Bush said the country is not headed into a recession, noting that the government has acted "robustly." His view of the economy, however, is far more chipper than that of many economists, who fear the country is entering a recession (or may even already be in one. In fact, when asked by a reporter about what advice he'd given an average American, who is faced by the prospect of $4 gallon gas, the President responded: "That's interesting. I hadn't heard that. ... I know it's high now." Watch the video from MSNBC:

Bush is asked about predictions of $4 gas during his press conference and he says he hasn't heard anything about predictions of $4 gas. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1435509410http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=1178199204

(From MSNBC, 2/28)

Comments

[MrRex]

Sorry, airplanes. Heavy finger on the keyboard, lazy eye on the review.

[MrRex]

Sort of like he didn't hear "Bin Laden plans to fly ariplanes into buildings"! Does he only hear the divine voice that calls him to embark on Crusades? How long oh Lord, how long!

[wild1a]

How long? If McCain gets elected just imagine what the economy will be like in four more years. His emphasis he has stated will be on the war in Iraq and he has promises that he will convince the American people to accept "winning" in Iraq as the priority issue of his campaign. In other words we can look forward to Bush 2. It took the "decider" only 7 years to reach our current state. Think of what can be accomplished in the next 5 following the Neocon strategy.

[BobC46]

Would any of you Huffpo-Mental -Giant try to estimate the price of gas if John F. Kerry would be the president today.

[Citizenofreality]

I guess I should infer from your post that you are the mental giant willing to give us the answer to this hypothetical question. No thanks, I'm sure your response won't be based on any kind of reality, but you can rest assured that the public's disgust with $4 a gallon gasoline will be.

[guntotinganglion]

POS NEW FORMAT!!!!

With apologies to Bob Dylan...

How many times can one man lie

Before he's called a liar

How many times can a man commit a crime

Before he's called a criminal

Yes and how many times can one man kill

Before he's forever a killer

The answer my friends is blowing out his ass

The answer is blowing out his ass!!!

[guntotinganglion]

With apologies to Bob Dylan...

How many times can one man lie
Before he's called a liar
How many times can a man commit a crime
Before he's called a criminal
Yes and how many times can one man kill
Before he's forever a killer
The answer my friends is blowing out his ass
The answer is blowing out his ass!!!

[jungfookid]

at least reality as we know it is still intact. bush is still an idiot.

[USVeteran]

Obama and Bush have one thing in common. THEY BOTH MAKE ME CRY!

[Whitehouse]

I don't see why everyone is so upset. He only pumps gas or his pickup truck when he's in Texas. Geez, you guys need to calm down. He doesn't watch the news because he doesn't have to.

[KOisGod]

George Wanker Bush - our caring, compassionate Pres. The man with the midas touch.

Shit happens: Oh well, WATCH THIS DRIVE!

[Star123]

I was thinking of this remark this morning and added in my mind: "How do you people afford that?"

[gappytoofcondi]

The man is a train wreck. Five minutes later, he contradicted himself mentioning he was studiying the price of gas. EVERY prediction he has made has turned out to be wrong. Honestly, the man should have a cable show on investing in the stock market. You could become a gazillionaire by just doing the opposite of what he would predict.
Can't Dick just tell him to stay in his room until next January to avoid the embarrassment? Give him some Jimmy Beam. let him watch cartoons, re-read favorite book, My Pet Goat, and let him wear his flight suit. He would be a pig in shit, while we would all be spared from his bullshit.

[guntotinganglion]

Below is just another hilarious example of Lord High Inquisitor Bushemada's duplicitous dissemblin­g...aka LYING...

Q What's your advice to the average American who is hurting now, facing the prospect of $4 a gallon gasoline, a lot of people facing --

THE PRESIDENT: Wait, what did you just say? You're predicting $4 a gallon gasoline?

Q A number of analysts are predicting --

THE PRESIDENT: Oh, yeah?

Q -- $4 a gallon gasoline this spring when they reformulate.

THE PRESIDENT: That's interesting. I HADN'T HEARD THAT.

------ 4 minutes later....

Q Any restrictions on who can give? Will you take foreign money for this?

THE PRESIDENT: Yes, I'll probably take some foreign money, but don't know yet, Ken. We just haven't -- we just announced the deal and I, frankly, have BEEN FOCUSED ELSEWHERE, LIKE ON GASOLINE PRICES and, you know, my trip to Africa, and haven't seen the fundraising strategy yet. So the answer to your question, really, I can't answer your question well.

[TNFarmer]

There just isn't a satisfactory comment for this asinine remark - they've all been used on the other stupid statements this guy has made over the last 7 years.

[shag11]

I am not lying to you. He was asked a question on another subject about five minutes later and he said, "I've been concentrating on other things, like gas prices." He nodded to the person who'd earlier asked the question about $4 gas prices, as he made the latter comment. He's really, really, a dimwit.

[SDgirl]

It's gonna take some hard work and some THINKIN' to figure this out

[liberallinda]

He is really stupid isn't he. Sad thing is that he is smarter than most people in this country! That is the sad thing indeed. Look at the number of americans who don't even finish high school much less go to college. Ask the average person on the street who fought in the civil war in the united states and in what years and most will just stare at you. But ask what Britney wore to the bar last night and most can give all the details. yes Bush is stupid but he is brighter than 90% of the american people. Go figure!

[TLP]

What do you expect from a dangerous idiot with a double digit IQ?

[guntotinganglion]

You're being nice. Double digit? Your giving him way too much credit there.