Posted on 04/28/2010 5:47:44 AM PDT by Artemis Webb
Laura Bush has finally opened up publicly about the mysterious car accident she had when she was 17, a crash that claimed the life of a high school friend on a dark country road in Midland, Tex.
In her new book, “Spoken From the Heart,” Mrs. Bush describes in vivid detail the circumstances surrounding the crash, which has haunted her for most of her adult life and which became the subject of questions and speculation when it was revealed during her husband’s first presidential run. A copy of the book, scheduled for release in early May, was obtained by The New York Times at a bookstore.
On several occasions in the book, Mrs. Bush admonishes her husband’s political adversaries for “calling him names,” and she pointedly rebuts criticism of some of his key decisions. She suggested that his highly criticized fly-over of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina was in the best interests of the victims and aid workers on the ground.
“He did not want one single life to be lost because someone was catering to the logistical requirements of a president,” she says about the Katrina fly-over. “He did not want his convoy of vehicles to block trucks delivering water or food or medical supplies, or to impede National Guardsmen from around the nation who were arriving to help.”
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You need a course in reading comprehension...Maybe you are having trouble seeing....I said this:
""Wrong again. An accident is a deer running into the side of your vehicle""...
Again, to me, an accident involved an error.
You seem dense on this subject...
Errors are caused by something. In your case it was not paying attention and neglect....
I made a sketchy left turn
No such thing....
You neglected to pay attention, and failed to yield to on-coming traffic.
Gezzzz...
First you admit fault, and then you post this, suggesting when collisions occur, no one is at fault....lol
You really are dense.
You need a course in avoiding cliches. I can see you've got an axe to grind. Methinks you can grind it on someone else. Sayanara.
My point in posting the definition was to get the facts on the table. The definition I use for traffic accidents is the one cited above. An accident, to me, is a mistake or malfunction, not merely a chance occurrence. There is nothing accidental about a chance occurrence. It's just chance. An accident is an error, a mistake. Anyway, it's a semantic argument that seems to get you a little hot under the collar.
In my case it was ignorance. I was doing what everyone else was doing--I had 3 cars all out in no man's land behind me. I made an error by not seeing the car that didn't stop. But I understand that my larger error was taking that whole approach to the left turn, not just my poor execution. Nevermind that a lot of people do it that way. I was ignorant of the danger, and of the proper technique. I was also in Maryland, which is a typical Northeast driving experience.
I seriously don't recall any special attention paid to that scenario in driving class. Like I said, I learned my lesson that day, and have successfully executed all my left turns since that day.
The grave yards are full of those that got killed and severely injured because others like you, failed to pay attention and neglected their responsibility behind the wheel.
You need to learn the difference between a simple accident and deadly neglect.
If collisions were just cause by mere "accident" the courts would not be full of people suing others for death and damages.
You just can't seem to grasp this.
I've spent enough time with you now to know you're just not capable of common sense, or critical thought..
Beat it.
lol
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