That was pretty lame

[TheSpecialist]

Originally Posted by spence

I just watched the entire video and wonder what some of you are smoking.

He's there to address a conference. He starts with his planned opening remarks and cuts them short to address the Ft. Hood issue, which was probably mostly ad lib and sounded quite genuine. Today when there's more information he makes a dedicated statement.

I'd wager that the script was edited by his staff and he didn't even know what was going on.

What exactly is the problem again? Oh, I forgot...

-spence

There in lies the problem he did not know what was going on. He is president of the US of A and better damn well know what is going on in his own country. When 9/11 hit President Bush stepped away so he couold be enlightened.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by TheSpecialist

When 9/11 hit President Bush stepped away so he couold be enlightened.

How soon we forget...

NOTE: THIS IS A CUT AND PASTE FROM:
An Interesting Day: President Bush's Movements and Actions on 9/11

FULL DISCLOSURE SCOTTW/JOHNNYD REQUIRED NOTE:d
I DO NOT CONDONE OR SUPPORT ALL OF WHAT WAS WRITTEN ON THIS WEBSITE, BUT THE TIMELINE WAS WHAT i WAS INTERESTED IN. NO

At approximately 8:48 a.m. on the morning of September 11, 2001, the first pictures of the burning World Trade Center were broadcast on live television. The news anchors, reporters, and viewers had little idea what had happened in lower Manhattan, but there were some people who did know. By that time, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the National Military Command Center, the Pentagon, the White House, the Secret Service, and Canada’s Strategic Command all knew that three commercial airplanes had been hijacked. They knew that one plane had been flown deliberately into the World Trade Center’s North Tower; a second plane was wildly off course and also heading toward Manhattan; and a third plane had abruptly turned around over Ohio and was flying back toward Washington, DC.

So why, at 9:03 a.m.—fifteen minutes after it was clear the United States was under terrorist attack—did President Bush sit down with a classroom of second-graders and begin a 20-minute pre-planned photo op?

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

How soon we forget...

NOTE: THIS IS A CUT AND PASTE FROM:
An Interesting Day: President Bush's Movements and Actions on 9/11

FULL DISCLOSURE SCOTTW/JOHNNYD REQUIRED NOTE:d
I DO NOT CONDONE OR SUPPORT ALL OF WHAT WAS WRITTEN ON THIS WEBSITE, BUT THE TIMELINE WAS WHAT i WAS INTERESTED IN. NO

At approximately 8:48 a.m. on the morning of September 11, 2001, the first pictures of the burning World Trade Center were broadcast on live television. The news anchors, reporters, and viewers had little idea what had happened in lower Manhattan, but there were some people who did know. By that time, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the National Military Command Center, the Pentagon, the White House, the Secret Service, and Canada’s Strategic Command all knew that three commercial airplanes had been hijacked. They knew that one plane had been flown deliberately into the World Trade Center’s North Tower; a second plane was wildly off course and also heading toward Manhattan; and a third plane had abruptly turned around over Ohio and was flying back toward Washington, DC.

So why, at 9:03 a.m.—fifteen minutes after it was clear the United States was under terrorist attack—did President Bush sit down with a classroom of second-graders and begin a 20-minute pre-planned photo op?

Good effort on the copy and paste from that website, but it's wrong.
Spend some time looking over the 9-11 commission reports. You'll see the real testimony of what happened on that day, including sworn statements from FAA employees.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by fishbones

Good effort on the copy and paste from that website, but it's wrong.
Spend some time looking over the 9-11 commission reports. You'll see the real testimony of what happened on that day, including sworn statements from FAA employees.

OK.
How does it change the fact that Bush kept reading at the photo op when he was informed?

Even IF they didn't know it was an act of terrorism, it was asserted that Bush lept into action immediately...

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

OK.
How does it change the fact that Bush kept reading at the photo op when he was informed?

Even IF they didn't know it was an act of terrorism, it was asserted that Bush lept into action immediately...

I was just pointing out that you posted false information. Bush was originally told that it was a small twin engine plane that crashed into the first tower. He was not told until near the end of the classroom visit that the country was under attack. He was advised not to panic because the press corp was in the back of the room. They were finding out at the same time as him because it was on tv and they were getting cell phone calls. You need to keep in mind that it was being shown on CNN before the FAA even alerted the White House.