The truth, it is now revealed, is that he was informed of the first attack on the World Trade Center before he even entered the schoolroom, and he decided to continue with his photo-op anyway. There he is on camera when Andrew Card informs him of the second plane and utters the fatal words, "We’re under attack!"—but he continues to read My Pet Goat for another seven minutes, his eyes sliding sideways in his puzzled face, like a moron looking for a bathroom, until his staff insists that he leave. (He stayed for another half hour.) If nothing else, that defining moment says volumes about what we can expect from the President of the U.S. in the center of a supreme, history-altering crisis: He’s just clueless.
Chuck,
I'm the biggest anti-Bush guy I personally know but in fairness, when I first heard about the first plane, I thought it was probably a guy in a Cessna comitting suicide or something so I continued on to work like I normally did that time of the morning.
Now, where it gets a little gray is on the second attack, how he was notified, what details he got and what his reaction was (which I have not seen).
Despite all his flaws, in all fairness, the fact that he kept reading to the shcoolkids does not necessarily make him inept. IMO, stuff like this detracts from the really important stuff and can be pointed to as harboring an agenda which is a criticism that can be used to defuse more pertinent points.
Peace out,
Mud
I'm the biggest anti-Bush guy I personally know but in fairness, when I first heard about the first plane, I thought it was probably a guy in a Cessna comitting suicide or something so I continued on to work like I normally did that time of the morning.
Now, where it gets a little gray is on the second attack, how he was notified, what details he got and what his reaction was (which I have not seen).
Despite all his flaws, in all fairness, the fact that he kept reading to the shcoolkids does not necessarily make him inept. IMO, stuff like this detracts from the really important stuff and can be pointed to as harboring an agenda which is a criticism that can be used to defuse more pertinent points.
Peace out,
Mud
"We’re under attack!"—but he continues to read My Pet Goat for another seven minutes, his eyes sliding sideways in his puzzled face, like a moron looking for a bathroom, until his staff insists that he leave.
Mud, When Bush was told "We're under attack". I think he should of hightailed back to Air Force I, instead of continuing to read a children's book to the classroom.
Mud, When Bush was told "We're under attack". I think he should of hightailed back to Air Force I, instead of continuing to read a children's book to the classroom.
Yeah and if he had got up in a big hurry, fat ass would have portrayed him as someone who panicked in front of the kids...what a farce.
Why would he be worried? He had it all planned out with the oil ragheads anyway!
You tinfoil hat lefty ditzes are something.
Take me to your feckless leader Micahel (Eat) Moore.
Why would he be worried? He had it all planned out with the oil ragheads anyway!
You tinfoil hat lefty ditzes are something.
Take me to your feckless leader Micahel (Eat) Moore.
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I have to agree with Mud on this one. I have read about all the reports that Bush's reaction in the classroom indicates that he was incompetent or had prior knowledge but I do not believe that one can actually read that much from the stupid look on his face.
However, I am totally convinced that 9-11 was an inside job and that he knew about it. If you follow who benefits you will find the culprits, i.e. military industry, Israel, Oil companies. Why would they not sacrifice 3,000 people to get what they want? That is a relatively small sum to pay especially when you are not using your own money but the taxpayers. You are not dealing with common criminals, Bush and company are very diabolical people.
Now, some of my hardcore friends are into this whole New World Order thing which I have yet to fully grasp. But they contend that the reason for War on Terror is to bankrupt the U.S., the lone superpower in order to bring about a single world government. Much like the USSR and Afghanistan. Why? How? I don't know but I'm not a NWO believer as of now.
In any case, the story of nineteen Arab men with boxcutters is a complete sham and would have been exposed except for a press that is just another branch of government.
I have to agree with Mud on this one. I have read about all the reports that Bush's reaction in the classroom indicates that he was incompetent or had prior knowledge but I do not believe that one can actually read that much from the stupid look on his face.
However, I am totally convinced that 9-11 was an inside job and that he knew about it. If you follow who benefits you will find the culprits, i.e. military industry, Israel, Oil companies. Why would they not sacrifice 3,000 people to get what they want? That is a relatively small sum to pay especially when you are not using your own money but the taxpayers. You are not dealing with common criminals, Bush and company are very diabolical people.
Now, some of my hardcore friends are into this whole New World Order thing which I have yet to fully grasp. But they contend that the reason for War on Terror is to bankrupt the U.S., the lone superpower in order to bring about a single world government. Much like the USSR and Afghanistan. Why? How? I don't know but I'm not a NWO believer as of now.
In any case, the story of nineteen Arab men with boxcutters is a complete sham and would have been exposed except for a press that is just another branch of government.
Like I said:
Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:18 a.m. EDT
School Principal Takes on Michael Moore
Michael Moore took a shot from Gwendolyn Tose'-Rigell, the principal at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota Florida where President Bush was speaking to students when he learned about the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
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In his film, Moore attacks the President for listening to Sarasota second-graders read a story for nearly seven minutes after learning the second Twin Tower had been hit by a jet.
Tose'-Rigell fired back, saying that instead of panicking the country and needlessly upsetting the children, the President did the right thing.
"I don't think anyone could have handled it better," she told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune in a story published Wednesday. "What would it have served if he had jumped out of his chair and ran out of the room?"
Bush told the 9/11 Commission that he remained in the classroom because he felt it was "important to project strength and calm until he could better understand what was happening."
In his film, Moore says Bush failed to take charge.
Tose'-Rigell, who was at Bush's side, said she did not hear what White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card whispered to the President but "I knew it was something serious."
"The president bit his lip and clenched his jaw," she said. "I didn't know what happened, whether it was something with his wife or children or something with the nation. I remember praying that God would watch over our school and protect our children."
Bush's presence, she said, had a calming effect and "helped us get through a very difficult day."
She told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune she didn't vote for Bush in 2000. "But that day I would have voted for him."
Michael Moore Exposed in `Michael
Thursday, June 24, 2004 10:18 a.m. EDT
School Principal Takes on Michael Moore
Michael Moore took a shot from Gwendolyn Tose'-Rigell, the principal at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota Florida where President Bush was speaking to students when he learned about the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Story Continues Below
In his film, Moore attacks the President for listening to Sarasota second-graders read a story for nearly seven minutes after learning the second Twin Tower had been hit by a jet.
Tose'-Rigell fired back, saying that instead of panicking the country and needlessly upsetting the children, the President did the right thing.
"I don't think anyone could have handled it better," she told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune in a story published Wednesday. "What would it have served if he had jumped out of his chair and ran out of the room?"
Bush told the 9/11 Commission that he remained in the classroom because he felt it was "important to project strength and calm until he could better understand what was happening."
In his film, Moore says Bush failed to take charge.
Tose'-Rigell, who was at Bush's side, said she did not hear what White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card whispered to the President but "I knew it was something serious."
"The president bit his lip and clenched his jaw," she said. "I didn't know what happened, whether it was something with his wife or children or something with the nation. I remember praying that God would watch over our school and protect our children."
Bush's presence, she said, had a calming effect and "helped us get through a very difficult day."
She told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune she didn't vote for Bush in 2000. "But that day I would have voted for him."
Michael Moore Exposed in `Michael
Apparently the GWB presidential library is ordering 5000 copies of "My little goat"
Other contributions to the library include the blueprint for his economic policy.
And his environmental policy.
http://www.unclemelon.com/george_bush_library.html
Other contributions to the library include the blueprint for his economic policy.
And his environmental policy.
http://www.unclemelon.com/george_bush_library.html
Presidential historian Robert Dallek of Boston University thinks Bush focused too much on appearances, rather than leaping into action.
"It speaks volumes about the preoccupation these politicians have about manipulating image," Dallek said yesterday. Bush should have immediately excused himself and started figuring out what was happening and what he could do. "The way to project calm and strength is to take care of business."
Douglas Brinkley, a presidential historian at the University of New Orleans, concurs: "I don't understand how one sits there. I just don't. Minutes are an eternity in that sort of situation. . . . A quick presidential decision may save lives."
"It speaks volumes about the preoccupation these politicians have about manipulating image," Dallek said yesterday. Bush should have immediately excused himself and started figuring out what was happening and what he could do. "The way to project calm and strength is to take care of business."
Douglas Brinkley, a presidential historian at the University of New Orleans, concurs: "I don't understand how one sits there. I just don't. Minutes are an eternity in that sort of situation. . . . A quick presidential decision may save lives."
Its funny the 9/11 commision dosen't feel that way...They said it was right thing to do theres a million other things in automatic motion...Al Gore would have surrenderd Manhattan and gone on the air and said it was are fault that ragheads hijacked planes and slit the throats of stewardess and killed 3k people including children in daycares.
