An Open Letter to President Bush: Events of 10-24-01 Make Me Angry

my own brain on overdrive ^ | 10-25-01 | me

[LiberteeBell]

Did yesterday's events make anyone else angry?? Please comment.

[Coop]

Well, the other points of your letter didn't particularly upset me, but President Bush bagging out of the governors' dinner (which was to support Earley and Schundler) definitely did.

[RayBob]

My wife works for a local NBC affiliate. They have all mail opened in a remote facility: a trailer in the parking lot. Gotta keep those talking heads safe, ya know. Guess who has to go out to the trailer to open the mail? That's right, my wife, the station's accountant.

I keep telling her to quit, but she won't.

[LiberteeBell]

I guess I was so busy being angry about all the other stuff that I didn't realize he had bugged out of the dinner.

He probably doesn't want to appear too partisan right now--it might upset the dems. /sarcasm

[Mark was here]

American Citizens should come first.

Couldn't agree more!

[RayBob]

It has nothing to do with partisanship. It has everything to do with the appearance of putting aside the serious business to raise money. Cheney is going in his place. If Bush did this fundraiser, he would catch hell from the media, from the dems, from everyone. He had no choice.

[roylene]

Stop whining and take charge of your own life here at home. If you are worried about small pox get a vaccination, if you are worried about anthrax don't open you mail, follow protocol. Good grief, be a man!

[ninachka]

On January 20th, 2001, you returned integrity and honor to the White House in a way that I could never have imagined. I took my children out of school on a miserably cold and misty day to watch your motorcade drive by on your first visit to my city.

1/20/01 was a Saturday. Your kids go to school on Saturdays?

[Coop]

If Bush did this fundraiser, he would catch hell from the media, from the dems, from everyone. He had no choice.

I completely disagree. If Bush doesn't do this fundraiser, he'll still catch Heck from the Dems and media, but you can add many of his loyal base to that number.

[Coop]

Good grief, be a man!

It's not my call, but I don't think she'd care for that very much.

[KSCITYBOY]

Sorry folks fund raisers are NOT the thing W. needs to be doing. The thing with the mail is that the postmaster is just telling you the truth, sh*t common sense should be telling you the same thing. Stop acting like children when this country is a war with people who would like to see us all dead. Gee I hope we would all show a little more courage in the face of adversity and stop looking to blame someone. I am glad the Brits weren't as whiney as many Americans seem to be when the bombs were falling on London during WWII.

[Malacoda]

If you are worried about small pox get a vaccination

WHERE????
I tried to get one through MY Primary Care Physician (I got one before I went overseas, back in 1980; my husband got his via the Navy, 1989). No soap.

If I could get my family vaccinated, I would!

[Revolting cat!]

I agree and I advise you not to get into pissing matches with the members of the fan club. I was especially upset by the Cheney statement, an open admission of surrender or resignation if you prefer, in view of the fact that the potential perpetrators present on these shores are already known and identifiable by, yes, race and nationality and perhaps even by religious faith.

[Mixer]

There is no doubt that your feelings in that letter are also felt by many members (including myself) in this forum. I was not a Bush Supporter until 9/11. In fact I didnt care much for American politics at all before then.
I have however always felt that our boarder should have been more secure and that all hostile countries flights should have been looked at more carefully. This whole business about letting flights arive from countries that will not share a passenger list.....rubbish...Every passenger on that plane should be checked three time over and if they do not have proper ID they should be detained or deported on the spot. Also learn to speak English. This should be a requirement for anyone seeking a visa to the States
Sorry but the ways of the old USA have got to be considered. Sure WE should have the freedom we have always enjoyed but what about those that want to cause us harm. Should they be privy to the same rights as us. Times have changed and the USA has to restucture it's open door policy.

[LiberteeBell]

I have taken charge of my life, thank you very much. I just want straight information from the government, minus spin designed to "keep us calm" and I want the illegals and non-citizens out of here.

Small pox vaccinations are not currently available unless you know something the rest of us don't know.

BTW, I can't be a man, I'm a woman.

[Physicist]

If you are worried about small pox get a vaccination,

It's not commercially available. I tried to get some for my kids about a year and a half ago.

[KSCITYBOY]

That post was intended for the person starting the thread.

[N00dleN0gg1n]

If you are worried about small pox get a vaccination

I'd be getting one right now if not for the fact that the federal government has restricted access to the vaccine.

[ancient_geezer]

What will it take to have these people deported?

Please do tell us the distinguishing physical characteristic you would use to identify an illegal alien from an American citizen.What specific methods do you endorse in rounding them up?