[ARCADIA]

Please don't get mad at me, what I have to say a lot people around me are saying and I wanted to share it with Free Republic

I am very disappointed with the President's performance --

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.

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.

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.

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?

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." Also, the next day, we find that the hijackers had specifically targeted Air Force One. That's why he had to move around! No! That's spin to respond to criticism of his movements the previous day.

Next he'll be bombing empty buildings with cruise missiles.

Well maybe not. I actually have a lot of confidence in his (his father's) national security team.

[Libloather]

Is your last name Jennings?

[Howlin]

Nice of you to drop by FR to leave that LOAD; this is your first post since 1998, apparently.

We are in a crisis. Stand behind OUR president or be quiet.

[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.

[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.

[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

[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.

[Fury]

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. I ran into this today. A co-worker stated that Bush was "running", even after the White House reported there were credible threats against Air Force One and the White House. This guy said "he should have been a man". Of course, I responded "Oh, like you being a man when you declared you would have gone to Canada rather than be drafted/or serve in the Peace Corp/or be charged with draft evasion?" He stormed out of the office. It made my day... Mind you, this is a "man" who stated that he would help his son evade the draft.

[Jorge]

Just what we need in a time of national crisis. Nit-picky petty criticisms of how our President didn't pronounce a word exactly right or parrot the proper cliches you wanted to hear. With friends like you, who needs enemies?

[Bombard]

Sir I don't know who you are but with all due respect You can go to Hades. The man did a great job and your take is so far out I question your loyality to this nation. DEATH TO THE PIGS WHO DID THIS DEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ctonious]

Heyyy ya lil piece of dung. Ya ain't much, but angry as I am - you'll do.

I guess Bush didn't have a whole year like FDR had to engineer the conditions and provocations for an attack on Pearl Harbor, and that lucky Democrat didn't have cruise missiles and ICBM's to worry about when he make his speeches, but at least Bush could face the cameras within hours without Hollywood, the Maybelline cosmetic SWAT team and the Invacare Walker Corporation.

Consume feces, you fetid piece of garbage. I would like to have the privilege of forcing it in you personally.

[arkfreepdom]

Arcadia, you're just mad because the red zone got a lot larger in the last two days.

[Dems_R_Losers]

Also, the next day, we find that the hijackers had specifically targeted Air Force One. That's why he had to move around! No! That's spin to respond to criticism of his movements the previous day.

Hey, dipsh!t, you might want to talk to some people who were actually in Washington Tuesday. I was in a Senate office building when they started evacuating right after the Pentagon was hit. There was a serious and rapid effort to get people the hell away from the Capitol. (BTW, Laura Bush was there for a hearing as well.) I heard three different Capitol Police officers tell people that they had been told both the White House and the Capitol were targets. This was at 10:30 a.m. when the President was still in the air from Florida.

Take a look at the flight path of the plane that hit the Pentagon. It was heading straight for the White House but went in too low and hit the Pentagon. I drive by this side of the Pentagon to work every day and if you look straight across the river you see the Washington Monument, and right up from that is the White House. As my husband reminded me, the White House is a rather small target from the air and the Pentagon is reeeeeally big. I suspect these guys either just came in too low to make it to the White House or got nervous that they couldn't fly the plane precisely enough to hit the White House and so they hit the Pentagon.

Did it ever occur to you that on Tuesday the President's advisors were focused on keeping him alive and not on what idiots like you and your friends would think if he didn't come straight home??? You are clearly suffering from Clinton fatigue. Of course Clinton would have come home first to do the boo-hoo on TV and feel everyone's pain. We have a REAL president now who is actually concerned about being able to run the country.

Sheesh.