MSNBC Poll: 80% Approval For Bush

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[hawaiian]

MSNBC's Frank Lutz just conducted a poll, which has 80% approving of Bush, 8% not. 80% also approving of force to retaliate, again 8% against.

[Darnright]

>Please don't get mad at me, what I have to say a lot people around me are saying

If I were you, I'd be thinking real hard about what kind of idiots I was spending my time around.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

2. At a time of national crisis, he gave the appearance of hiding. First in Louisiana and then in Nebraska. I know the Secret Service was moving him around according to pre-established procedures, but a real man would stopped them and returned to Washington immediately. VP Cheney never left the White House and Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld stayed at the Pentagon, even though it was on fire. Mayor Rudi Guiliani never left New York City. Guiliani actually had to walk from City Hall (near WTC) to Midtown in the chaos of the streets of New York.

In case you have been living off-planet...........Air Force One and the White House were targets. GWB was using AF One as a war room. Would you rather have had him killed, or is it ok that he was trying to run the country instead of running away.

This isn't Clinton's reign of terror anymore, the grown ups are in charge. This is a man of substance, not symbolism.

[MJY1288]

You and Dan Rather can BITE ME

[Howlin]

Not only are you purposely posting misinformation, you're a disruptor. Go away.

[Rokke]

Thanks for proving that even freepers can be idiots.

[blam]

"Bill Clinton is saddened by the fact that this never happened on his watch..." I had to chuckle tonight at one newscasters words, they were: "Bill Clinton is stuck in Australia but, he's being watched. Algore is in Austria and he is being watched too." LOL.

[Howlin]

That's no Freeper.

[Utah Girl]

The White House and Air Force One were targets of the terrorist attacks yesterday. What would have happened if President Bush had flown right back to DC to give us comfort and then he was killed or hurt? Sorry, the threats yesterday against him were real, and the Secret Service performed their job in keeping him safe. He can be President anywhere he is.

And to say that it is spin that the White House is now saying that his safety was in danger yesterday is beyond rehensible on your part. And then you say, that you have confidence in his security team. Who picked his security team? President George W Bush did. Americans have confidence in this president. Or would you rather have a President Gore in office right now?

[Skip Ripley]

Of course they were moving him around. The White House and the very plane he flies on were potentially under attack. New York and the Nations Capital are still burning.

I'm sorry that the President wasn't fiery enough for you in his speeches. It's what he SAID that counts. He made it VERY clear to the nations who sponor terrorism that they would be held equally accountable.
That is a departure from the mealy mouthed feel good rhetoric of his predecessor. It's the type of policy change that can make a difference

[ilgipper]

What have you been watching? When he gave his first remark, all they new was that two planes crashed into the WTC. A sign of terrorism...no facts known at the time about the major coodinated attacks just occured. The journey back to DC was delayed do to inherent dangers of flying into DC. His speech that evening was remarkedly strong, in terms of word selection.

[patriciaruth]

Yuk, you are uninformed and a real Bush basher type.
Bush was on his way to Washington, D.C. when they got word that the city was under attack and a plane heading to crash into the White House. Also there was some intelligence indicating a hijacked plane was going to try to crash onto Air Force One as soon as it landed.
Yeah, a Bush basher must be really disappointed that the terrorists didn't get a chance to take out the President of the United States, especially such a spineless wimp who hasn't yet nuked Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and let's throw in Egypt and the Palestinians and Michigan.
But stick around. It takes time to coordinate such a wide ranging series of attacks. You may get your wish yet.

[1 FELLOW FREEPER]

IT MATTERS LITTLE WHAT WORDS PRESIDENT bUSH USES RIGHT NOW. wHAT MATTERS IS WHAT HE ACCOMPLISHES THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

[Howlin]

I just saw a blip at the bottom of the screen about the schools in Fayetteville starting two hours late tomorrow because of "traffic around Fort Bragg." Wonder what's up with that?

[Joe 6-pack]

"Bill Clinton is stuck in Australia but, he's being watched. Algore is in Austria and he is being watched too." LOL."

What a couple of great Americans...BTW I heard clintler was, "snorkeling," in Australia. I guess that's what they're calling it these days...

[Go Gordon]

RE: Post #13 - Its people like you that should live in another country, because you don't deserve to live in this one. We are Americans first. Check your political preferences at the door. For God sakes, thousands of people just lost thier lives and you're here trying to make political points. Sir/Mam you disgust me ....

[MJY1288]

If you can't be united behind the President, then take United out of the country! you lowlife

[Howlin]

We're wasting our type on that guy; we have terrorists to find. We may as well beat out heads against the wall as talk to people like that. (However, I can NEVER resist!)

[GUIDO]

To: Texican72

Thanks for the humor break.

No, we need to thank Arcadia for the humor break! sheesh this guy is probably really Peter Jennings or Dan Rather.

[Califreeper]

Re Clinton stuck in Australia -- LOL -- hope he must stay away for awhile. But I suspect since he IS a former Pres., he could probably get dispensation to return if he REALLY wanted to...no?

[ProudGOP]

Please don't get mad at me

Too late.

what I have to say a lot people around me are saying and I wanted to share it with Free Republic

Bullshit.

1. His first remark (and only unscripted one) said he would "find the folks who did this" Actually used the words "folks" to describe these monsters. What an understatement. Even that pipsqueak Tony Blair used "eradicate this evil." Not exactly Lincoln, or FDR or JFK. Even though the moment requires someone like that.

Words do not count for much. Actions do, (you moron).

2. At a time of national crisis, he gave the appearance of hiding. First in Louisiana and then in Nebraska. I know the Secret Service was moving him around according to pre-established procedures, but a real man would stopped them and returned to Washington immediately.

The Whitehouse and Airforce 1 were targets, as you doubtless know. It would have been irresponsible to return to Washington under the circumstances. I will grant you that Peter Jennings agrees with you. That should be some comfort.

3. Once he returned to Washington, he gave a weak and uninspired speech. Obviously it had been written for him by committee - so bland and bureaucratic it sounded.

Again with the words. You need Clinton to lie to you so you will feel better.

4. Now using words like "evil" and "mass murder," he carefully did not say it was an "act of war." Preferring instead to "bring them to justice." Certainly, a carefully calibrated policy statement. Lots of loopholes in that one. Is he going find a few people and try them for murder, while the rest of the terrorist apparatus stays in business?

Not everyone parses words like your hero Clinton. Honorable men say what they mean. You don't have to guess at it.

5. The next day, after the polls showed that 90% of Americans felt it was an act of war, Bush starts calling it an "act of war."

Parsing words again. You really are into speeches, aren't you.

I actually have a lot of confidence in his (his father's) national security team.

Damning with faint praise. Can't put the petty politics aside for even a day, can you? You make a good Democrat.