Sarasota principal defends Bush from "Fahrenheit 9/11" portrayal

Naples Daily News ^

[doesnt like kerry]

This has been posted before.

[livius]

Good post! I have always been impressed by the way Bush calmly finished reading. Aside from the panic that he would have created by leaping up and running out of the room, it gave his aides time to get the story clarified, have transportation arrangements ready, etc. And it probably gave him time to say a silent prayer and gather himself for what was going to happen.

[OldFriend]

There has been NO positive 'news' on President Bush in months. The media is determined to make every trumped up lie part of their newscast.

[dawn53]

I saw this article yesterday with a picture of the principal.

She is a black woman and a Democrat.

[angcat]

Good Morning, My local Hillbilly TV station, Newswatch 16, Scranton/Wilkes Barre, keep talking about Michael Moron, all morning that is the headlines in the news. So boring and old. I have been watching Rachel Ray cook instead!

[blackworm]

I don't understand why most discussions on this subject assume that the only alternative to Bush's sitting doing nothing for seven minutes was a panicked, irrational response. Is it unreasonable to expect that a person charged with the security of the nation should react immediately to news of a massive deadly terrorist attack? Must we defend Bush's seven minutes of seemingly dumbfounded inaction in the face of a major crisis? Would we have defended Clinton in a similar pose, under the same circumstances? The response of a mature, capable leader would have been to calmly stand, inform the group that an emergency has arisen, excuse himself, and demand a more detailed briefing. When I learned that Bush had remained silent and idle for seven minutes after learning of the attack, my first reaction was denial.

[Zechariah11]

Thanks for posting this!!!

[OldFriend]

Every single radio news station in the NY metro area has all MM all the time. Every lead, every time.

[macrahanish #1]

Who are these "we" to which you refer?
You don't appear to be a DU'er; your post is literate and profanity-free.

[GeorgeBerryman]

The response of a mature, capable leader would have been to calmly stand, inform the group that an emergency has arisen, excuse himself, and demand a more detailed briefing.

A more detailed briefing? No one knew anything other than two planes had hit the WTC. Bush was told one had hit as he was entering the school - but not what kind. Hell when I first heard of the first plane even I thought it must've been a Cessna or something small. He did the right thing finishing the visit with the class.

[arbee4bush]

Ozone with Sunday morning breakfast, anyone?

Welcome blackworm--joined June 27, 2004

[opbuzz]

When I heard about the attack, I assumed it was a Cessna OR SOMETHING SIMILAR.

There is a time for quick reaction, but also a time to gather more information.

A rapid and poorly thought out response is generally a waste of time and effort.

The first responders were the ones responsible for dealing with the situation; the President is not a traffic cop.

By the way, welcome to FreeRepublic.

[jimtorr]

I was watching television when the second aircraft hit, when the aircraft hit the Pentagon, and again when the first WTC building collapsed. I heard the dumbfounded talking heads talking about more aircraft being hijacked.

At that time, I knew as much about unfolding events as anyone. There was no more detailed briefing to be had. The only practical leadership role to be undertaken at that time was to let those responsible for emergencies do their job.

The proper response for the President was to bug out to a place of safety until events unfolded more fully. Our President waited in that classroom until his protective detail and his aircraft were ready for a bug-out, and then he bugged.

[dfwgator]

YOu know, President Bush mentions 9/11 in a campaign ad and he catches all hell for it. Why isn't anyone coming down on Michael Moore for making money off of 9/11?

[angcat]

This is really bad. I have never seen so much hate for Bush it is all around. No one will step up and put an end to this nonsense.

[dfwgator]

Relax, the lefties had as much hate for President Reagan when he was in office, didn't stop him from slaughtering Mondale in 1984. President Bush will be fine.

[jimtorr]

Why isn't anyone coming down on Michael Moore for making money off of 9/11?

Michael Moore is a part of the "Defeat Bush at any Cost" campaign, that's why.

[dighton]

Would we have defended Clinton in a similar pose, under the same circumstances?

Welcome to FreeRepublic.

[stevem]

"Fahrenheit 9/11," which won the top honor at last month's Cannes Film Festival, portrays the White House as asleep at the wheel before the Sept. 11 attacks...

Moore hasn't been fully awake for even one second since he entered puberty. One day when he finally gets through that difficult part of life he may grow up just a bit, though probably not.