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What Tom Brokaw would have done in response to "America is under attack."
Posted on 08/06/2004 4:26:52 AM PDT by The G Man
On Imus this morning, Tom Brokaw was talking about how when he went to see Fahrenheit 911 and it got to the part where Bush sat there for 7 minutes, he (Brokaw) kept thinking, "You just wanted the guy to stand up and say (GET THIS!):
'Sorry, kids. The President has to go. America is under attack.'
What the??? Yeah, Tom, THAT'S what he should've done! Scare the crap out of a bunch of little kids by telling them "AMERICA IS UNDER ATTACK!"
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: brokaw; fahrenheit911; imus
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Idiot.
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:26:53 AM PDT
by
The G Man
To: The G Man
On Imus this morning, Tom Brokaw was talking about how when he went to see Fahrenheit 911 and it got to the part where Bush sat there for 7 minutes, he (Brokaw) kept thinkingFirst time for everything, I suppose.
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:30:09 AM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
(I feel more and more like a revolted Charlton Heston, witnessing ape society for the very first time)
To: The G Man
Most Dem talking points come from Michael Moore these days.
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:30:13 AM PDT
by
risk
To: The G Man
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:32:34 AM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(A little tiny wit)
To: The G Man
'Sorry, kids. The President has to go. America is under attack.' At which point the Secret Service stops you in the hallway and says "You'll have to wait here Mr. President, until we secure the grounds and plan an alternate route to the airport. It should only take about 5-7 minutes."
At which point the press films you nervously pacing in a elementary school hallway.
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:33:01 AM PDT
by
TomB
("The terrorist wraps himself in the world's grievances to cloak his true motives." - S. Rushdie)
To: The G Man
No one seems to have an answer to this question: where should the President have gone? Remember, apparently the Secret Service had been seeing Arabs following him all morning, some with video cameras (think Ahmed Shah Massoud).
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:33:47 AM PDT
by
dufekin
(John Forbes Kerry: thirty years of experience in treason and sedition against America.)
To: The G Man
I guess my question to all the Moores and Brokjaws in this world is, right after the first jet hit, did anyone know this was a deliberate attack, and even if they did what would the president do, launch missles at every possible enemy of this country. I am quite certain that hundreds if not thousands of people were doing their jobs getting the info the president needed to make the proper decisions, thats what the President needed to do , wait for info and be calm. Frankly if this is all these "idiots" can come up with against Bush all I can say is Landslide
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:34:17 AM PDT
by
blitz128
To: The G Man
Tom Brokaw, eh?
We traded his head for some toilet paper back in 2213...
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:35:43 AM PDT
by
sonofatpatcher2
(Love & a .45-- What more could you want, campers? };^)
To: The G Man
What! Brokaw would have preferred the President stand up and "rush to war"? This 7 minute criticism is idiocy. What possible change in any outcome could have come from such an action? It's a childish argument - again symbolism over substance that characterizes the Democrat party. And now that the topic is brought up I don't recall ever seeing any of the Clinton Administration making any haste about stopping Al Qaeda.
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:36:34 AM PDT
by
rhombus
To: The G Man
I can't believe John Kerry, Tom Brokaw even raised this issue. For most of my life, I have always responded to crisis like it was the end of the world. When I got older, I finally realized that panic and thrashing around was going to get very little done. Now, I ponder, stand back, reflect, get the facts, get counsel and then, and only then move forward. When President Bush received the news, the damage, resulting from years of neglect of previous administrations was done. The President racing out of the room was not going to accomplish anything! It's the system that should have responded, not one man! The President immediately assumed the leadership needed to cope with the situation. Seven minutes one way or the other would not have changed anything!
To: The G Man
Well well, the talking points are making the rounds again.
First time I heard this from someone before F-11 was released was from Ms. Breitweisser.
So now the circle is complete.
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:40:29 AM PDT
by
OldFriend
(IF IT'S KERRY.....HELL IS ON THE WAY)
To: blitz128
I can answer you FOR A FACT that the networks (MSNBC and Fox primarily) did not believe strongly if at all that this was a terror attack. I was watching the aftermath of the first hit and was amazed that the anchors were acting like this was an accident (I mean, we all remember that the Empire State Building was hit by a WWII bomber in the fog). I was SCREAMING at the TV - the weather was CLEAR - airplanes don't hit WTC towers in the clear! It wasn't until the second impact that they figured it out.
To: JLAGRAYFOX
Ditto. The attack that changed the world for all of us deserved at least 7 minutes of thought prior to action. This line of attack for the dems is so low.
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:41:52 AM PDT
by
cajungirl
(no)
To: martin_fierro
Don't forget that on LKAlive, Terraayyzzaa mentioned twice.....and you walked out with John McCain. Which raised Larry's eyebrows so he repeated that statement as a question and Kerry agreed, he walked out with John McCain.
I'd like to ask John McCain what he was doing at a DEMOCRAT leadership meeting in Daschle's office.
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:42:51 AM PDT
by
OldFriend
(IF IT'S KERRY.....HELL IS ON THE WAY)
To: sonofatpatcher2
We traded his head for some toilet paper back in 2213... You got the better end of that deal. :)
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:42:53 AM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
(I feel more and more like a revolted Charlton Heston, witnessing ape society for the very first time)
To: dufekin
The demo-commies would have complained about anthing President Bush did in that situation. I know he did the right thing, protocol was in place and why terrify the school children. Dems never have an answer just criticism, unless it is one of them. Bush/Cheney 2044
To: The G Man
Yup. Bush was supposed to run off half-cocked like the media always does when they get a new story & inevitably get it wrong.
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:46:28 AM PDT
by
elli1
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Re your "We traded his head for some toilet paper back in 2213... You got the better end of that deal. :)"
Well, my shiney metal ass sure did!
When I used Tom's head, he always tried to bite me...
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:46:40 AM PDT
by
sonofatpatcher2
(Love & a .45-- What more could you want, campers? };^)
To: The G Man
What do you expect from a guy who thinks and acts in sound bites?
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:49:12 AM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
To: The G Man
If President Bush had acted immediately, we would have been able to begin the preinvasion bombing of Afghanistan at 12:23pm EDT October 7, 2001 instead of having to wait until 12:30. < /sarcasm>
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posted on
08/06/2004 4:50:22 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Sandy, is that a top secret document in your pants or are you just happy to see me?)
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