Posted on 09/23/2005 12:45:07 PM PDT by paulat
It looked to me like the President lost his temper for a split second, and then recovered before he pulled Gregory's heart out between his tonsils.
Last August, members of the press repeatedly referred to Hurricane Andrew, while Bush was giving a press conference about one of the 4 hurricanes that occurred in 2004.
The press was so determined to show that Bush was incompetent, that they repeatedly dredged up references to a hurricane from 12 years before.
President Tours Hurricane Damage, August 15, 2004
Q There was some consternation after Andrew that the federal aid didn't arrive soon enough. Can you promise that there will be a more expeditious response this time?THE PRESIDENT: It's happening now -- [snip]
Q Mr. President, some people are going to say that there's a political component to your rapid visit to Florida.
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, and if I didn't come they would have said, he should have been here more rapidly.
Q Yes. (Laughter.)
Q What about what happened in '92, with Hurricane Andrew? That was obviously in August of a presidential --
Thank you, the truth is still around here.
" He is scheduled to monitor Rita from Colorado Springs, Colorado. "
That was the plan all along and that is what he did.
Is that true?
Perhaps because he stands out in a crowd - the guy goes at least 6' 4".
I can. It's part of the liberal media code book. You can bet that they did not use that term with Clinton. The bad part is that Bush played along.
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