The anime community collectively listened carefully to the State of the Union speech on Tuesday, hoping that George W. Bush would not forget it in this time of national strife. Obviously, he spoke very little about anime, if at all, which prompted the boys and girls over here at Akadot to poll for the...

10: "In this climate of heightened awareness of abuses in the business sector by large, Texas-based corporations I will commit myself to eradicating ADV’s off-balance sheet investments in Japanese animation studios and children-staffed work houses in Malaysia."

9: "I am going to encourage Congress and the American people to expand the war on terrorism and launch a pre-emptive strike against Central Park Media before they decide to dub another review."

8: "Gotta catch 'em Al Qaeda."

7: "This nation must become more technologically efficient and therefore I am proposing a legislation package that will include the elimination of the region system on all digital video discs. Global peace will begin with being able to watch import DVDs."

6: "I like anime fans. They are people, like you and me. They may look funny, or smell funny, or spout haughty opinionated dribble, but they deserve the rights afforded every American and therefore must not be subject to cultural profiling."

5: "I know Goku. He's a friend of mine. I like him. He's met my family. But because of his ties with FUNimation, and recent accounting improprieties, I will not invite him to be a candidate for my new cabinet position, Secretary of Health and Human Dismemberment."

4: "Our nation has become too dependent on foreign oil, and, therefore, I encourage the development of new drilling facilities and alterative fuels domestically. Our nation has also become too dependent on domestic animation and, therefore, I encourage the production of more titles abroad, especially Japan ... And finish up The Big O, for Christ's sake."

3: "Since I am the education president, I wish to promote reading by banning dubs outright, to motivate the children of our country to read subtitles, thereby fostering a culture of reading that for too long has been allowed to fizzle. This I say in no offense to the folks who did Cowboy Bebop because, let's face it, the dub kicks ass."

2: "I hereby urge Congress to take an immediate vote and to pass Lady Eboshi's proposal that we pay for national healthcare by having all the sick people make guns."

1: "When it comes time to defend this nation against the aggression of enemies of freedom, there is no one I trust more to protect American lives than the American Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Sailor Scouts ... Good luck, and God’s speed, girls."

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