A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 12.29.04

yahoo.com, whitehouse.gov, thislondon.com, foxnews.com ^ | Wednesday December 29, 2004 | GretchenM

[GretchenM]

As the Asian quake and tsunami death toll topped 100,000 and is rising, President Bush said the United States' initial grant of $35 million in SE Asia was 'only the beginning of our aid.' He said the United States, India, Australia and Japan have formed an international coalition to coordinate worldwide relief and reconstruction efforts for the Asian region. Aid agencies today warned disease will also cause massive casualties among the survivors as the biggest relief effort in history began.

The president took issue with Jan Egeland, the United Nations' emergency relief coordinator who called the US "stingy" in regard to helping other nations. (Egeland later said his remarks were misinterpreted.) Bush noted that the United States provided $2.4 billion "in food, in cash, in humanitarian relief to cover the disasters for last year. ... That's 40 percent of all the relief aid given in the world last year."

Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island!

[an italian]

john who?

[hoosiermama]

Taking care of your family IS a big job...But so is moving/getting your new home ready...You'll be doing two/three jobs....Don't try to be perfect in both....That's why taking your time, not putting pressure on you or hubby is important....When you're tired, leave it till tomorrow.....

[hoosiermama]

Once misread a tabloid at the grocery: Reagan Entertains Out-of-Word Hemorrhoid (actually was Humanoid/Looked like a Halloween costume)!.......Just couldn't explain to the clerk why I was laughing....

[Pippin]

Good Afternoon!

This is probably a bad time to say this but I have a problem, something that has been knawing at me for nearly two months (Well, longer than that, but this happened just a couple of weeks after the election)

I was hoping there was someone here who can help me sort this out.

You all know how much I support the President, I will always do so!:o)

And you know I am a committed Christian My TRUE HERO is JESUS CHRIST.

One day in November just a couple of weeks after that spectacular win on Nov. 2 by our adorable President I was in the laundry room of my building I live in. I was already annoyed at some of the folks who also live there with thier attitude about me (worst mistake I made was letting them know who I planned to vote for!) Now certian ones hardly give me the time of the day.

I'm not saying everybody is doing this (there are some adults living here) At work there's no problem with it. my family doesn't treat me like a monster either (even if they were Kerry folks) They at least respect my views and my beliefs.

But when I was in that laundry room, there was also this older woman (87) that I got to know when I moved there. now she is a devoute Catholic Christian and she is very ill (she believes she's dying).

She neither likes nor trusts President Bush and she can't understand why I do. I try to explain but she won't hear what ever I have to say because she believes also that I've been "Brainwashed" and I shouldn't believe even the pictures or the speeches here or else were.

She basically accused me of putting the President above God, that's not the truth and you know it. (That's what I said to her) Now I was always taught to respect and honor older people so I didn't argue much with her. but the things she said to me really hurt and I can't seem to put them out of my mind and go on with being the good Christian American Republican Conservative Republican Bush supporter that I wan't to be without feeling I'm doing something wrong. Can anyone help me sort this all out?

I know this ain't a good time for this but I just couldn't let the new year start with this plagueing my mind anymore.

I wan't the shout out to her

I AM A CHRISTIAN!!!!!

[joybelle]

He was too busy with Monica in the Oval Office; while on the phone conducting business with a congressman no less!!
I wanted to throw up every time he said he had "to get about the people's business."

[Lemondropkid31]

Hahahahaha :O) That's a good one. I sometimes THINK I misread the tabloid headlines, but I don't, they actually say such crazy things.

[Lemondropkid31]

Well, for one thing "hate" is not is christian virtue. Mabe in some nice way you can tell her that? If she says you should not believe anything you read or see about him, then there is really nothing you can do. Mabe she just distrusts politicians in general? Do you know that much about her? If she is a Kerry person you could tell her about who supports him, like Planned Parenthood, The gay rights organizations, seperation of church and state people, etc.... and that you cannot link yourself with those people or with politicians who support such organizations.

[Pippin]

Thanks I tried telling her that but she won't listen to me. I guess when I get to be her age (she'll be in Heaven then) I guess maybe my words will have weight. (sarcasm)

I don't really know if she was a Kerry supporter or not (I'm not sure she even voted) but she sure was giving me the business for voting for (in her view) an anti senior citizen monster.

[GretchenM]

Q. Does not the Scripture tell us not to judge one another?

A. Yes.

Q. Did this woman judge the motive of your heart?

A. Yes.

Q. Is she capable of knowing the motive of your heart in this?

A. Not in her current state.

Q. Was she right or wrong in her judgment?

A. Wrong.

Q. Why believe someone who is disobeying the Scripture?

Warfare tools: 1) Refuse to dwell on it; brush it off when the memory of her incorrect assessment comes back; state the truth to yourself out loud; laugh about it. It'll go away as you keep resisting it. 2) Meditate on Romans 14:4 "Who are you [older woman] to judge the servant [Pippin] of another [the Lord God]? To his own master he stands or falls; and stand he will, for the Lord is able to make him stand."

Remind yourself this elderly woman has gotten out of balance with her politics and her theology and now she's tried to inflict her assumptions on you. Refuse it. You and the Lord God know what's in your heart. You know the truth.

[snugs]

At least your President is still in the country at a residence which is "home" and must be equipped with technology for basically running the country whilst there. Our esteemed leader is in Egypt not that I would want him to cut short his holiday but criticism of Bush spending time at "home" is crazy. If this was the UK no one would turn a hair at a Prime Minister or MP going home for Christmas and New Year.

[snugs]

That was beautifully put Gretchen.

[texasflower]

Thanks. That's interesting.

I'm still hoping he has some sort of a bunker though. Maybe just for protection from chemical or biological threats then.

[GretchenM]

Okay folks, set your gag-o-meters to full coating protection.


Bush 'Undermining UN with Aid Coalition'

By Jamie Lyons, PA Political Correspondent
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3944374
December 30, 2004

United States President George Bush was tonight accused of trying to undermine the United Nations by setting up a rival coalition to coordinate relief following the Asian tsunami disaster.

The president has announced that the US, Japan, India and Australia would coordinate the world’s response.

But former International Development Secretary Clare Short said that role should be left to the UN.

“I think this initiative from America to set up four countries claiming to coordinate sounds like yet another attempt to undermine the UN when it is the best system we have got and the one that needs building up,” she said.

“Only really the UN can do that job,” she told BBC Radio Four’s PM programme.

“It is the only body that has the moral authority. But it can only do it well if it is backed up by the authority of the great powers.”

Ms Short said the coalition countries did not have good records on responding to international disasters.

She said the US was “very bad at coordinating with anyone” and India had its own problems to deal with.

“I don’t know what that is about but it sounds very much, I am afraid, like the US trying to have a separate operation and not work with the rest of the world through the UN system,” she added.
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Note, please, the appalling lack of concern for the people who need relief YESTERDAY; note that these four countries set appropriate officials to the task ASAP; note that the UN still has no plan; note that Secretary of State Colin Powell did talk with Kofi Annan and the US is now incorporating the UN in relief efforts; time will tell if the UN helps or hinders ...

[GretchenM]

Reagan probably did entertain a few out of this world hemorrhoids. ;-) It's a tough job but somebody's gotta do it.

[GretchenM]

Best birthday greetings to you!

[GretchenM]

Can anyone see the animation in this graphic? They show up animated in my Email folder but not when I repost them on FR.

[snugs]

You say in a later post that she may not even be a Kerry or Democrat supporter just anti Bush.

I am afraid there are many people both in your country and this side of the pond that are just anti bush and whatever you say to them they will not change this position.

In my experience it all revolves around oil and anything that Bush/Cheney do is looked at how does that impact the oil industry. People such as your old lady who are accusing Bush supporters of being brain washed and or naive are in fact themselves brain washed by the MSM in believing this theory. IMHO it goes way back to the first Gulf War under GHWB where of course incidentally Cheney was Defence Secretary and there starts the conspiracy theories. IMHO I suspect this is where your old lady is coming from.

Unfortunately I see no point in trying to argue or reason with her IMHO you need to see who is feeding her this line of argument and what their agenda is. Unfortunately if it is the MSM there is little you can do about it however if it is a member of her family or friend/acquaintance maybe you can show her what their agenda is in this view point.

At the end of the day I think all you can do is remember what Gretchen has said that it not for us to judge but God alone is the judge and will decide who are the true believers are; the sheep and who are in fact who appear to be but are not; the goats. God alone will separate the sheep and goats not us.

I am afraid I cannot be of more help to you my little hobbit but just keep the faith and pray.

[snugs]

I can see animation here Gretchen but I am broadband not dial up now so I do not know if that makes a difference.

[SwatTeam]

Thank you! I had a great birthday. My son was home and feeling very well and zmy husband and I are healthy. Other than good wishs from my friends on FR, what more could a person ask for? God blessyou.

[snugs]

Happy Birthday from across the pond