Posted on 08/21/2008 5:42:08 PM PDT by snugs
Today the President continued to operate from his ranch in Texas where he is vacationing, a White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe briefed reporters on the President's activities.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Iraq
Pray for President Bush -- Day 2899
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Florida The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Fay beginning on August 18, 2008, and continuing.
The President's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population, and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures, authorized under Title V of the Stafford Act, to save lives and to protect property and public health and safety, and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in all counties of the State.
Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency. Debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, will be provided at 75 percent Federal funding.
R. David Paulison, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named Thomas P. Davies as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected area.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEMA (202) 646-4600
PHOTO OF THE DAY
This NOAA satellite handout image shows Tropical Storm Fay as it continues to move slowly along the eastern coast of Florida at tropical storm strength. Fay began a second slow slog across mainland Florida Thursday, as President George W. Bush declared an emergency in the waterlogged, wind-battered state.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Gordon Johndroe calls on a reporter during a press briefing in the "Western White House" press filing center in the school gymnasium in Crawford, Texas, August 21, 2008. US President George W. Bush is currently vacationing at his nearby ranch.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, accompanied by Iraq's national security adviser, Mouwaffak al-Rubaie (to Rice's left), arrives at the Prime Minister's office in the heavily fortified Green Zone in in Baghdad, August 21, 2008.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, (L) meets Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, while aided by a translator, in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari (R) hold a joint news conference in the heavy fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice listens to the English translation of a reporter's question during a joint news conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari (not in the picture) in the heavy fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008.
Hi!
Hiya snugs.
Hope Condi stays safe while gone. She’s so classy!
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) shakes hands with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari after a news conference in the heavy fortified Green Zone in Baghdad August 21, 2008
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (C), accompanied by Iraq's national security adviser Muwafaq al-Rubaie (R) and US Ambassador Ryan Crocker (L), leave after a meeting with Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in the Green Zone in Baghdad
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Congratulations to toaster winners - if I have missed your choice of photo or toaster please ping me and I will change it.
Hiya. Looks like we both get a toaster for today
Hello, congratulations you have won the toaster yet again heading towards to number 100
She is indeed and on a lighter note she has a wonderful smile which lights her whole face up.
My pleasure
Congratulations a toaster for you to double winners today
Thanks for my toasters. They are perfect. I Like them very much
Thanks: I’m working on it. LOL
agreed! ((hugs snugs))
Hiya Kaslin. Usually you’re the pingster. LOL
Hope all is well in your corner of the world. :)
Gene Upshaw was a dear friend of Condi’s.
She must be very sad today.
My turn is Tuesdays to ping
ahhh ok :))
What happened and who was Gene Upshaw?
I googled his name and apparently he has died. If I remeber correctly there were photos of Condi and him at the Inauguration in 2005.
OIC, thanks
Head of the NFL players union.
He found out sunday he had pancreatic cancer, he died today.
How’s that for fast?
snugs: Thank you for posting the DOSE tonight!
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Just in case you missed this AWESOME moment from last night:
Video: (BEACH) VOLLEYBALL TEAM WINS GOLD, BLINDSIDES NBC WITH SHOUT-OUT TO (PRESIDENT) BUSH!
August 21, 2008 by Allahpundit
A palate cleanser by popular request; you’ll remember our heroines here from the Butt-Pat That Wasn’t. The official Olympics site has highlights of the match but this snippet had to be rescued from oblivion by Tivo. Exit question: Good lord — don’t they know who runs this network now?
[Refer to the comments section for multiple additinal links!]
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/08/21/video-volleyball-team-wins-gold-blindsides-nbc-with-shout-out-to-bush/comment-page-1/#comments
“He found out sunday he had pancreatic cancer, he died today.”
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WOW! Prayers up for his family and Condi!
That has been a crazy storm!
Thanks for the Dose tonight, Snugs.
Prayers for the people of Florida...and for Condi who is
in harm’s way!
The comments were worth going to the link...but couldn’t
watch the video at this time.
Those are awesome girls. I have always made fun of beach
volleyball...but I think I like it now! LOL!
Wow, it must have been advanced quite a bit when he only found out Sunday about it.
I was watching it last night
SNUGS! Thanks for keeping us up on where our President is and what he’s doing. Without you presenters, we’d rarely even know.
Hi Snugs,
The football player that has escorted Condi on several occasions was Gene Washington. He is very distinguished looking. I remember Gene Upshaw’s name during the players strikes during past years. I’m sorry to hear about his passing so quickly.
I was watching the May-Walsh volleyball match the other night when they thanked the President. I was really surprised and very pleased.
Wow, it must have been advanced quite a bit when he only found out Sunday about it.
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Pehaps it was a football players’ mentality to tough out pain- who knows?
ThHat’s the fastest I’ve ever heard regarding diagnosis and death.
Thanks for the ping!
It seems that NBC Really does not want anyone to see that Shout out to President Bush. Although the item is still listed on Hot Air, not even the link to 187 comments about the video works now (unless it is just a problem with my computer.)
Since I couldn’t see the video on Hot Air, I went to google to look for other reporting and found a point by point description of the match. The author worte a good story all the way to the last paragraph and then -— Wow! was all I could say.
“May and Walsh won their 108th consecutive match and became the most successful beach volleyball team of all time. May brought a vial of her mother’s ashes to scatter in the tournament sand. Then, strangely, Kerry Walsh exclaimed to an NBC reporter that she wanted to “thank President Bush for all that he does!””
“Not the best way to end the most amazing professional beach volleyball career in history, but as someone who’s not likely to ever win a gold medal, it was nice for me to know that nobody’s perfect...”
May and Walsh Win Beach Volleyball Gold; Walsh Thanks President Bush
By Elizabeth Brown, published Aug 21, 2008
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/971982/may_and_walsh_win_beach_volleyball.html?page=2&cat=14
The leftist mind is a TERRIBLE thing to behold — sometimes the bias just takes your breath away!
You can watch the ‘Thank you President Bush’ video here:
[Note: The website is getting a lot of ‘hits’ so it’s abit slow; however, the videoclip is worth the wait!]
http://msunderestimated.com/
Thank you! You’re the best! :D
Thanks for correcting me
President & Mrs. Bush continue their vacation at their home in Crawford, Texas.
It was announced today that President Bush will welcome President John Kufuor of the Republic of Ghana to the White House next month.
President and Mrs. Bush visited Ghana in February 2008 and welcome the opportunity to return the generous hospitality that President and Mrs. Kufuor and the Ghanaian people extended to them during the visit.
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island 
Gordon Johndroe: Good morning. The President had a rather full morning this morning, so let me run through it and then I'll be happy to take your questions.The President started his day by recording the radio address; the topic is energy. The President urges Congress to work with him to expand domestic oil production and take meaningful steps now to address the pain caused by high energy prices.
He then heard from Secretary Rice on her trip to Baghdad and received an update from his national security team on the current situation in Iraq; that was by secure video. He then had his normal intelligence briefing after that, also by secure video. President Bush spoke to Prime Minister Maliki of Iraq. The two discussed the agreement we are currently working on with the Iraqis and agreed that our teams would continue those discussions.
After that, the President spoke by phone to French President Sarkozy. The President expressed his condolences to President Sarkozy and the people of France for the soldiers recently lost in Afghanistan. The two discussed President Sarkozy's recent trip to Afghanistan. They also shared assessments on the situation in Georgia. The two agreed that Russia is not in compliance and that Russia needs to come into compliance now.
Also, next week the President will return to Washington on Wednesday. On Friday, the President meets with the President of Tanzania in the Oval Office, and that evening the President will attend, at the United States Marine Corps Barracks in Washington, the Evening Parade.
HI!
Thanks for the link. It was great to see the Thank you to Mr President!
Evening FRiend. Hope all is well with you!
Thanks for the ping! :)
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