Posted on 01/20/2005 9:33:31 PM PST by RWR8189
Was the president's speech a case of "mission inebriation"?
It was an interesting Inauguration Day. Washington had warmed up, the swift storm of the previous day had passed, the sky was overcast but the air wasn't painful in a wind-chill way, and the capital was full of men in cowboy hats and women in long furs. In fact, the night of the inaugural balls became known this year as The Night of the Long Furs.
Laura Bush's beauty has grown more obvious; she was chic in shades of white, and smiled warmly. The Bush daughters looked exactly as they are, beautiful and young. A well-behaved city was on its best behavior, everyone from cops to doormen to journalists eager to help visitors in any way.
For me there was some unexpected merriness. In my hotel the night before the inauguration, all the guests were evacuated at 1:45 in the morning. There were fire alarms and flashing lights on each floor, and a public address system instructed us to take the stairs, not the elevators. Hundreds of people wound up outside in the slush, eventually gathering inside the lobby, waiting to find out what next.
The staff--kindly, clucking--tried to figure out if the fire existed and, if so, where it was. Hundreds of inaugural revelers wound up observing each other. Over there on the couch was Warren Buffet in bright blue pajamas and a white hotel robe. James Baker was in trench coat and throat scarf. I remembered my keys and eyeglasses but walked out without my shoes. After a while the "all clear" came,
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Thanks, I had a phone call right as Peggy said she had to 'think about it'.
I agree. While there are varying degrees of 'for sale', at the end of the day these people need to get in print/facetime in the media. I think there's also still a bit of 'the new boss... not the same as the old boss' going on here, in Peggy's case.
I heard Joe Lieberman praising the speech this morning!
I honestly interpreted the speech as the Bush Doctrine writ large and I think Peggy doesn't get it.
I'm still mulling over her charge that they were "defensive" about the choice of music. That is one odd charge to make, IMO.
Me, too. It's just not as recognizable. I say keep playing it and it will catch on!
Gosh, I posted during the one song that I loved it and it was like a prayer and it turned out it was co-written by Hatch.
I actually enjoyed all of the music.
And whether one liked the music or not, to arrive at "defensive" as Noonan does is entering bizarro world, IMO.
Well, first of all the committee chose the music, and the committee was headed by Trent Lott. I liked some of the music but not all of it. At any rate, why stick the music criticism in there, when she has to know that the President didn't choose it?
Well said! Even Charlie Brown gets it, I'm sure! ha!
"As I said before, this isn't the first time she has written something like this. I need to search back and see if I can find the last one which also ticked me off."
Agree, last one that comes to mind is her being in England and flowers.
I thought she was right on with her comments and posted to that effect yesterday.
Thanks for that... my mistake.
Well, FR is about, in part, discussing the opinions and commentary from pundits and politicians and Noonan is in that sphere and wields influence.
Oh, sorry! I didn't realize that was *your* blog! Please rephrase my comment so it sounds a little nicer :-).
I'm sorry...what is your point? (Don't worry, I do get it and you're so very wrong...I get the idea you make a habit of such)
I and others watched the speech and formed our OWN opinions. We are now commenting on one that differs. We are not, to your chagrin, saying "I was wrong and Peggy is right!".
LOL
So take your idiotic and insulting monkey image and shove it.
BTW, Laura Ingraham just gave her props to Noonan. Yuck!
So let's get this straight: The President gives an inaugural speech and Noonan opines, criticizing it.
We criticize Noonan's criticism and THEN you swoop in on your broom to declare that further discussion is off limits and to do so is to begin "conservative splintering"?
Talk about lack of logic and rational thought. How offensive and stupid all at once.
No need... all those years of study & I still can't spell. :)
"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."
I believe she thought she'd be thrown this plum after taking an unpaid leave of absence to help on the Bush campaign.
Now...Bush has a gifted writer after him!
Better throw her a bone...quick!
Yep, that's one of them. There was another one as well, but I can't remember the name. It was critical of Bush's reading and spekaing skills.
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