Posted on 11/09/2001 3:25:56 AM PST by Chairman_December_19th_Society
My Fellow Americans, LET'S ROLL![President Bush, November 8, 2001]
Good Morning!! Do not let them die in vain!!
What a speech!! IMO, the best yet.
But I must draw a contrast - it just screams out to be done.
A certain junior Senator from New York goes before a crowd of police and firefighters two weeks ago in New York's Madison Square Garden to give an introductory speech, and she is booed from the stage.
A certain President of the United States, exercising ultimate gravitasTM, goes before a crowd of police and firefighters in Atlanta and receives a hero's welcome.
I think the junior Senator from New York has to be wound so tight this morning that her broomstick broke.
On the war front:
In the South Asia Theater of Operations (SATO), NA ground forces are reportedly moving on Mazir-e-Sharif. No word on whether the city's fall is imminent.
The Stennis CBG is on its way to SATO and will take station in the Arabian Sea.
On the Home Front - the Government has turned to using a Civil War sedition statute to both detain and prosecute suspected terrorists. It's sort of a natural follow on when you announce a jihad against the United States.
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
Let's Roll!
Simply stated, I have never heard a better speech. 24 ovations, 10 STANDING "O"'s!!! The Florida fight was certainly worth it. That was the first time I have EVER heard the Blonde cheer out loud during a speech!
India will be working with us on cyber-terrorism. That is an interesting development.
Also, the PM looks to be rather elderly and the President was very protective of him. A nice touch from a good man.
Fox News just showed the F-16's from The Enterprise arriving at Virginia Beach, flying in formation...there must have been about 20 of them. Way cool looking.
I found myself looking at W's facial reactions - something I guess I learned with the last President, because you could tell when he was trying to put one over that way - during the ovations.
Each time I could see a quiet Christian humility. Accepting the thank you, being overwhelmed by it all, but really feeling that it wasn't he who should be the object of the adolation, but others.
It was all very refreshing. And a sign the man realizes that it is not he at the center of it all, but that there is guidance from something, someone, and a Being that is much larger. Wonderful!
If Mazir falls today, I will fly the parade flag tomorrow (the 5x8 version). I'm flying the working flag otherwise (3x5).
[Parade flag will fly on the 11th and 12th in any event, weax permitting.]
lepton - You are with or without brownies??!! lepton - I'm calling you on your confusing report...the brownies vis a vis the cider!!:-) Glad you checked in!
Nita - I hope your T-day travels and plans go well. How is your Mom??
Limbaugh talking about Jennings and his comments on Bush's speech...
Jennings, what a buffoon.
He totally dissed the closing line of the President's speech.
"Let us roll," deadpanned.
Ugh. Dissed Todd Beamer as well.
Prestitutes. Typical.
Jennings - Bigtime JERK!!!
First of all here is the link to the FR BUMP LIST Bump-list
Now, what I did was, first I copied the URL bump list, then hit the "BOOKMARK" tag at the bottom of this thread...The window will show the name of this thread in one box, and the URL for this thread in another one right below it. I pasted the URL for the Bump list in the bottom box and Named it BUMP list. Then clicked on ADD.
Now all you need to do is go to your profile page, click on the bookmark, and look for *ATRW. Pretty neat!!!
I seem to be the only person in America to miss the President's speech(except for the viewers of Surviror and Friends)..LOL!
I fell alseep before the speech !!
Nita I was not in a very good mood last night....sorry if it seemed I ignored you.......long hours and lack of sleep will make a fella grumpy!
kachina - Saw that young man-without-a-clue, too. O' looked exasperated and, disgusted.
I kinda think it doesn't hurt for the public to hear this kind of silliness every once in awhile, tho.
Ahem. We're reviewing your VRWC credentials. ;>)
Seriously, there's a link to the speech earlier in the thread.
ALL --
BREAKING....
Northern Alliance claims capture of Mazir-e-Sharif.
United States only confirms entry of Northern Alliance into city.
[Sourced to ABC Radio News.]
Maybe the time spent with my sisters the week of T-giving will boost her spirits a little and they give her a few pep talks...we'll see.
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