A day in the life of President Bush (photos): 9/14/01

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[rintense]

SPECIAL EDITION

On this National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, President Bush gave one of the most inspiring speeches in our nation's history. In one of the most stirring moments, President Bush said, 'This nation is peaceful, but fierce when stirred to anger. This conflict was begun on the timing and terms of others; it will end in a way and at an hour of our choosing.'

Later in the day, the President visited the destruction in NYC, first flying over the rubble of the World Trade Center, and then witness the rescue and ruins first hand. In his rallying cry to the hundreds of rescue personnel, President Bush spoke to the workers with a megaphone. In the highlight of his speech in NYC, the President had the following exchange with the crowd:

RESCUER: I can hear you!

PRES. BUSH: I can hear you too! (crowd laughs)... And the world can hear you... (crowd cheers) and the people who knocked down these buildings will be hearing from all of us soon! (crowd erupts with chants of USA! USA! USA!)

Fittingly so, on this National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, the nation and the world can take comfort in knowing that we have a man of passion and principle leading the greatest country in the world.

Enjoy your daily dose of Dubya!

[DaughterofEve]

Thank you and God bless you. You are helping us by posting these pictures.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Now is the time for ALL TRUE Americans to UNITE and stand behind President Bush!
Any political differences should be put aside during this time of America's darkest hours.
UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL

God Bless America!
V is for VICTORY!
What We as Americans Can Do
1) Pray
2) Check the Red Cross website for what supplies are needed.
3) Fly the American Flag!
4) Be prepared to make some sacrifices BUT continue to live your everyday life.
DO NOT LET TERRORISTS THINK THEY HAVE CHANGED OUR LIVES!
5) Support our military and law enforcement.

[Carolinamom]

Lincoln, Churchill, Reagan, and now...President GW Bush.....each ridiculed at first, but proven to be the Right Man at the Right Time for his country to prevail. Gifts from Almighty God.

Thanks, rintense. President Bush even thanked the dog! 'Love him.

[admiralsn]

One great big THANK YOU from one proud American to another!

[Aric2000]

Why oh why did they have to put such a wonderful first lady next to the criminal in chief?

The Silver Fox must have been SOOO thrilled!!/sarcasm off

They could have put Chelsea between them at least!!

[Angelwood]

Beautiful pictures and commentary. Thank you, rintense. Dubya was very powerful at all his stops today. I especially liked the report that he wouldn't allow cameras when he met with people who had lost a loved one or were looking for someone missing. He felt their pain -- but didn't use it as a photo opportunity.

My neighborhood had candles on the doorsteps and flags flying. My son's girlfriend drove home after the candles were being lighted and said people were out everywhere on street corners, lining major roads with candles, flags and signs. It was quite moving.

The various stations reported the candlelight vigils across America -- how spontaneous they were, and that it seemed a few emails among friends first mentioned the possibility of the vigil and then the email was posted on the Internet -- and the suggestion of a way to mourn as a country took off. The power of the Internet confounds the press.

[esmith]

Thank you for the snaps, we really needed them. Again, the former lst lady had her usual pant suit on in church.

[altura]

As so many have said, we are truly blessed to have this leader at this time.

God must have been with us during the election.

I too loved the picture with the lab. Bush always seems to notice little children and dogs. I saved that one to send to my daughter.

Thank you rintense!

[Sueann]

I was just thinking about that tonight - Remember what Mordicai said to Esther - "you were born for such a time as this". Interesting?

She became Queen Esther and saved the Jews from destruction.

[CatOwner]

Nothing personal, but if I see this same damn post again I think I am going to puke. We get the point already. Geez, why don't they just make your post a flashing banner on the FR front page!

Back to the topic of this thread, #15 is a classic. Am I allowed to copy that photo to my hard drive?

[ladyinred]

The whole day has been so moving, from the Prayer service this morning to the stump speaking with the bullhorn in the afternoon. President Bush has clearly demonstrated that our faith and trust in him as our leader was well placed.
Ladies, and gents, those who have criticized us for gushing over this man have been silenced this week. He has proven his leadership and what true compassionate conservatism is.
God Bless our President and the United States of America.

[Carolinamom]

President Truman also belongs in the list of Right Men at the Right Time for his incredibly tough decision to drop THE bomb, thus ending the war and saving untold American lives. (And he didn't even have a college degree!)

[Batman94]

Awesome pictures, awesome day in our history and RINTENSE,
more than ever, you are an awsome lady who
has been doing a great service literally to the country. I appreciate your work.
I have been an admirer of W's for a very long time.
I have taken a real beating from family, friends and
acquaintences for this thru the years.
I couldn't be prouder of W's presidency up to the 11th.
The ooponents have had to make up, any complaints they have with him.
They have had to stick with their slanderous plan of attack while he has been respectful to all.
Like Clinton said during the transition, "He Gets It".
I don't know if Clinton ever did though,
as talented as he was he wasted his time obessesed with crushing his opponent.
The President has to be the president of all Americans, not just one party or pop culture.
W's approval rating has risen to 91%
and I'm only sorry it took this action to let
Americans see past prejudice to who we really have as our leader.
I remember a great line of W's, "They had their chance, they have NOT led, we will".
Lead W lead!
I am equally overwhelmed by this terror we now share,
the great joy I have with our great leader and
the amazing love expressed to us today by almost all
countries and peoples of the world.
It made me realize how bad this event must have been to see
finally the world in mass, showing us the appreciation
we Americans have longed for all my life.
Its unprecedented.v Below is my response to an article sent to me
by a liberal friend that expresses the wishes of the Taliban
for us to go easy on them because
they are pitiful. I'm no writer, but this fat dumb and happy
American has never felt this much emotion for
national events in my life and I feel the need to share.
Thanks so much again RINTENSE, keep it up!
I wish you the best!


Don't they remember how we helped them fight a vicious
enemy in the soviet Union that laid bombs in toys for
children to find and die playing with?
Don't they know we would once again lift them up
high and help them rebuild their nation if they only ask?
How could a nation that we helped so much be so ungrateful?
Its true they have very little but they could have so much.
Why would a nation choose to risk the lives of their
innocents and let their economy starve due to the
irrational decisions of who to hide and who to hate?
We even boycotted the Olympics for these people.
Now after they had been duly warned, they too, sadly, will
so what they reap as will others who have made these
same decisions to kill and as some say we will.
No one is glad about these matters.
We as the US have killed many.
But with all our power to overwhelm the world and assume control
of as much as we wish, have never done so.
And when we have inadvertently
killed civilians we have apologized and made reparations.
This is unprecedented in history.
I get home from work Friday and finally openly wept
watching a report on all the nations
of the world joining us in our National Day of Prayer.
In my lifetime I have never seen any appreciation for the good
that America has done for all mankind.
I was shocked to see the British and their queen singing
our national anthem about our flag surviving
a mortal battle with the British themselves.
Serbians who finally rose up to defeat the man
who led them down the same path as the Afghans joined us.
The Russians, Iranians, Palestinians, Syrians, Lebanese...
on and on friend and former foe alike. I was overwhelmed.
Now we as mere mortals with great power but the self
discipline not to dominate the world must
find a way to stop this constant use of civilian attack
for once and all.
There are no easy answers.
Only those who choose to be our enemies
can truly stop the bloodshed about to occur.
Again we would welcome them in to our arms as brothers and raise
their states high and help build them back to modern nations
in the blink of a eye if they only asked us too.

John


Taliban Plead for Mercy to the Miserable in a Land of Nothing
By BARRY BEARAK

KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 12 — If there are Americans clamoring to
bomb Afghanistan back to the Stone Age,
they ought to know that
this nation does not have so far to go.
This is a post-apocalyptic place of felled cities,
parched land and downtrodden people.

The fragility of this country was part of the message the Taliban
government conveyed in a plea for restraint issued late tonight.
It said in part, "We appeal to the United States not to put
Afghanistan into more misery because our people have suffered so much."
I believe this is the rest of the article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/13/international/13AFGH.html?ex=1001470510&ei=1&en=f62757f33ab3e7da

[Aric2000]

And Rintense, do you have any pictures of Bush from last night. He was really hurting, his voice was breaking, tears were in his eyes, and you could see right into his heart, it was real, and you knew it!!! I came to tears right there and cried right with him.

I am so proud to be an American in this difficult time, I am so proud to have such a magnificent man as our president!!

[Nea Wood]

Since George W. Bush became President, I have had many occasions to feel proud of him. But I was never prouder than today. Thank You, God, for giving us this good man to lead us at this time.

[right-sidedNYer]

Photo #15 is very moving.....three leaders who have inspired confidence during this horrific week.

One of my favorites too, Julie. I just love the way he's got his hand on Mayor Guiliani's face and I love the look on Rudy's face.

Okay - this is the back of the President -- but the look on Barbara Bush's face is priceless. That's one proud loving mama -- rightfully so.

[reformed_dem]

I have been waiting for these. I've had Fox on all day and have watched the images and am so grateful we have this wonderful man as our President. A lot of people are finally discovering and understanding what we've known all along.

[ohioWfan]

President Bush even thanked the dog! 'Love him.

I couldn't help but think how wonderful it was for those brave rescue workers to witness the great sense of humor that the President displayed when he visited them. I'm sure that a light hearted moment, combined with just his being there was medicine for their souls!

btw, did all of you hear that the rescue dogs are ripping up their paws on the jagged concrete, and that there is a group of people making and shipping 'mittens' to protect them?
The dog deserved to be thanked by the President, Carolinamom!!

[Moridin]

A great bunch of photos.

For those that don't know and use IE with Outlook Express, you can send the page to yourself by email and in the process save all photos to the email. From the FILE menu select SEND and then PAGE BY EMAIL.

[rintense]

Please visit this link to see how our friends around the world are thinking of us. I got misty-eyed so this is your tissue warning...

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