Posted on 09/04/2005 2:02:34 PM PDT by Wolfstar
PRESIDENTIAL NEWS OF THE DAY: President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush attended church this morning before visiting the Red Cross Headquarters in Washington. The President also made a statement about the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Mr. Chief Justice Rehnquist spent more than 50 years of service to the nation, 33 of which were at the Supreme Court. During his tenure, William Rehnquist was among the most influential Chief Justices in history. His death creates a rare double opening on the U.S. Supreme Court, giving President Bush the chance to make a significant mark on the federal judiciary.
The President will tour the Gulf Coast disaster area again tomorrow to personally assess progress.
When you try to wrap your mind around all President Bush does every single day he's in office, it's daunting. The hardest job in the world, and yet he does it such grace, energy, and good cheer. God bless him; we're so lucky he's President. Just the thought of Kerry in the WH is enough to make your blood run cold.
Did you see that witch, Celine Dion, on CNN today? She was all teary eyed as she raged against the President. How, she demanded, was it possible to so quickly send the military to take over another country, but we can't even take care of her own.
Well, missy Celine, go back to French Canada and your pampered life, and STFU!!!!!!
Hehehehehehehehehe...take that Leftist scum, wherever you are. We still have over three more years of this Presidency.
They flew a plane over Reunion Arena in Dallas, banner saying Blame George Bush. I am sure that helped the victims lounging outside.
Yeah. Very tense and -- I think you're right -- angry.
Thank you for the Dose. We surely do need it today, more than ever.
The media, most of them, have been ugly and disgusting. It's made me feel hateful and I don't like feeling that way. Every time we think they've reached a new low, they reach lower.
I just marvel at her composure, though. She's a remarkable woman. (BTW, she'll turn 59 soon. We on the Dose need to remember to celebrate her birthday.)
Here's an Ahhhhh! copy of the Rehnquist / W photo.
They are a part of history but I don't always have to look at them! ;-)
The MSM are screaming the sky is falling and why doesn't nanny govt. do something! They show themselves up as ignorant and worse. The funny thing is that the average man/woman in the street knows more about how govt. is supposed to work than these Leftist journalistic school elites. I wonder how many Americans simply turned the sound off and watched hurricane coverage without the benefit of Wolf's giant intellect...if they watched CNN at all. Most watched Fox, and were rewarded last night with an excellent show on Rhenquist's death and repercussions.
On a happy note..I am celebrating something wonderful..My SEAMAN RECRUIT grandson just graduated from Great Lakes...His mom and dad are there and I am babysitting the cats and kittens.
GO NAVY!
We just have to hope that enough people have the same reaction to the media performance during this catastrophe as we do.
Hmm, that's Rehnquist.
Patience. It IS a photo thread.
It's not a guaranteed permaphoto thread.
If you want to keep the pictures, feel free to right click to your heart's content.
~ mrs tiggywinkle .. nephew Michael is in the Navy
~ WomanofStandard .. a dear friend's sons, Troy (Air Force) in Italy and Tyler (Army) at Ft. Bragg, NC
~ leenie312 .. son Nicholas is in the Marines
~ rintense . . friend's brother, Brian Z.
.. friend, Matt (who is a Freeper), deployed to the Mid-East
~ AF_Blue .. active-duty AF
~ fc2tomschermuly (Navy) he is a FReeper, as is his sister (mjaneangels@aolcom) and their father is a lurker
~ EuroFrog .. husband, SSG Mike, deployed to Kuwait
.. SSG Kris, friend of SSG Mike in Kuwait
~ annyokie .. son, Ian (Navy)
~ azGOPgals friends friend, Jeremy who is in the 10th Mountain Division
~ FresnoArmyBrat .. a cousin
~ Jim Robinson .. two nephews
~ tinacart .. best friend's son, Cody - 4th Infantry
~ bigghurtt .. 5 years in the Army, soon-to-be Special Forces
~ JulieRNR21 ..... friend Betty's grandson, Matt, in US Army
~ ladyinred .. Josh, newly deployed to Iraq
.. Also, Josh's sister Pamela
.. their mother now has 2 children over there and one who has just returned home
~ ntnychik .. the members of the 10th Mountain Division (which will be in Iraq for the long haul) and their families
~ Pan_Yan & Pan_Yans Wife .. friend, Mike, stateside now but expects to go back to Iraq in late winter
~ hoosier_RW_conspirator .. son Jake
~ Jaguar Girl .. nephew Jimmy is serving in the Air Force
~ hoosierpearl .. friend Robert, deployed to Afghanistan in March. He has three small children and a wife at home and has a particularly dangerous job
~ Kewlhand Tek, a FReeper, is currently serving in Iraq
~ St.Mark .. nephew, somewhere between Syria and Fallujha (Marines); and son, in Twentynine Palms CA in training (Marines)
~ savagesusie .. son Cory is in Afghanistan
~ Militiaman7 ..... son, Jonathan, who is a FReeper, is in Afghanistan with the Virginia Army National Guard.
~ jonsie .. son Ryan has been in Iraq as a medic with 1st Cav since Sept. 2003, he is now guarding the green zone
~ elder5 .. brother-in-law W0-2 Brian F., Army Reserve Chopper pilot, on his 2nd tour in Iraq
~ Kate of Spice Island .. son has been sworn in as a Marine Reserve in the delayed entry program as he finishes up high school
~ Don'tMessWithTexas .. 2 brothers-in-law in the service
.. a Lt.Cmdr in US Navy deployed in Guam
.. a Major in US Army deployed in the Sunni Triangle outside Baghdad.
~ notpoliticallycorewrecked .. scoutmaster of our BSA troop, Rick (Army National Guard). His unit will be leaving for training in Sept. and shipping over to Iraq before the end of the year though he will not be going with them.
~ Texas Princess .. nephew Roland, (Air Force), currently stationed in Korea
~ W04Man .. Jared, the son of a high school friend, is in Iraq with the Louisiana National Guard
~ an anonymous FReeper .. son, Stephen (Army), in Baghdad
~ Kentucky .. has a request for prayer from a Marine Mom whose son, Ramsey, is in Iraq
~ W04Man .. wifes niece's son, Brooks, is in Iraq
~ snowtigger .. Peter, 1/24 INF (he drives a Stryker armored vehicle) .. just shipped out to Mosul
~ marylina .. friends son, Brandon (Navy) stationed on a destroyer that will be deployed to the MidEast in December
~ homemom .. Kelsey, a young lady now serving in Iraq
~ mamaduck .. cousin, Carl, is a Sargeant Major stationed in FL right now and will deployed to Iraq after the new year
~ Pippin .. nieces husband, Sung, (Air Force and brand new American citizen) is deployed to S. Korea
..niece, Melissa, is in the AirForce, currently stationed in GA
~ Blue Scourge .. a Freeper (Air Force), leaving for basic training
~ Collier .. friend, Jim, father of 3 girls....Iowa National Guard, currently in Afghanistan
~ GOP-Pat .. cousin's husband Tommy, retired from sheriff's department in July to volunteer to go to Iraq to train the Iraqi troops.
~ SE Mom .. son Tommy, 101st AB, home now in Florida undergoing chemotherapy
~ Severa .. husband, Jason (FR screen name Hostel), USN P-3 Aircraft Mechanic
.. .. brother Wes, USAF First Lieutenant
.. .. Jason's cousin David, 101st Airborne
~ MontanaCowgirlCop .. brother Ted, who is an 18-year-old Marine medic overseas right now
~ FReeper MikeinIraq
~ reformed_dem .. brother Drew is in Iraq
~ gatorbait .. brother-in-law John (Army) and nephew Andrew (Marine) in the mid-East
~ nelibeli .. nephew Tres (Army), is serving his 2nd deployment to Iraq (he volunteered to go back!)
~ pGfwabf .. son Mark (Marines) has been assigned state-side duty after graduating from boot camp.
~ It's_me_K.E.T. .. son, Brian (U.S. Army), deployed March 6 to Iraq for 13 months.
~ FreedomHasACost .. brother Ted (Marines) is in the Middle East
~ hoosierkitties .. brother Philip is leaving for bootcamp on April 12th
~ arbee4bush .. daughter Kristen (Freeper KB4W) training for loadmaster C-17 US Air Force.
~ hoosier_RW_conspirator .. son, Jake (Army) deployed to Afghanistan
~ hoosier_RW_conspirator .. friend's son, Danny (Army) awaiting deployment for 2nd tour in Iraq
~ DebWisconsin .. nephew will complete his basic training soon and then go for his specialty training
~ jch10 .. son, Maury, US Army, who is in Qatar, soon to be in South Korea before returning home
~ GVgirl .. son Nathan, active duty, California National Guard
~ herewego .. brother-in-law Robert has just left for Iraq
~ FReeper stompk has re-enlisted, this time in the Army Reserves after serving active duty in the past in the Navy, and hopes to be serving in the War on Terror soon as a medic
~ jtill .. Vic, Youth Minister at her church, will be leaving for Iraq for one year
~ BUSHdude2000 .. brother currently stationed at Fort Drum, NY, will be going to Iraq in August
~ TruthNtegrity .. Friend from church has returned from the mid-East. Retired Navy pilot hubby trying to get his wife to retire but she is committed to helping the military in her field of expertise and wants 2 more years to support the WoT.
~ Prophet in the wilderness .. nephew (Marines) has returned home from Iraq but has shipped out elsewhere.
~ LUV W .. son David is a Captain in the Air Force, currently on deployment in the mid-East
~ ntnychik .. friend's son, Erik, an Army Ranger, on second tour in Iraq
~ from hoosiermama
.. George, in Iraq
.. Bill was home but is heading back to Iraq
.. Dan, our teacher, is still working stateside and his son has been accepted to one of the Military academies (West Point I think).
.. Brad is doing his second tour in Iraq
.. Tre, from work, has reinlisted and is currently working stateside.
~ PhiKapMoms daughter, Jennifer, U. S. Navy; Jennifers husband, Tyler, U.S. Navy both currently deployed
~ Happy2BMe .. son Aaron has returned safely from Iraq (having been awarded a Bronze Star), though quite a few from his Arkansas National Guard unit made the ultimate sacrifice. Prayers for their families.
~ CyberAnt .. nephew Jody (USMC) awaiting deployment orders
~ Jet Jaguar (U. S. Air Force) - Republic of Korea
~ Ladysmith .. brother's fiance's son, Shane, leaves in late June for Iraq
~ Sea2ShiningSea Chad, her adopted soldier
~ Marysecretary .. Jerry, a dear friend's only son, is going to Iraq
~ RoseofTexas .. Richard from Texas left for Iraq this past Feb.
~ Reagan79 .. brother, Chris, a Marine Reservist from MS, is in Iraq
~ JulieRNR21 .. a friend's grandson, Wesley in the USAF, is in Iraq
~ Slip18 .. nephew, Allen (USMC), is expecting to soon be deployed for his fourth tour of duty in the mid-East
~ Himyar ..... son, Robert (Air Guard), is home from the mid-East but volunteered for more active duty in the states
~ repubmom .. son Brian has finished basic, Airborne training and is now in Selections for Special Forces
~ TruthNtegrity .. cousin's son, Andy, is a Firstie (senior) at the US Navy Academy, and passed Phase 1 of qualifying for pilot training.
~ BonnieJ .. cousin Doug (Army) will be returning to Baghdad by December
~ BonnieJ .. cousin Josh will be going to Afghanistan with the Green Berets by the end of summer
~ OldSarge .. a FReeper, Kentucky National Guard, is deployed to the mid-East
~ SuziQ .. nephew, Alexander, an Apache Longbow pilot in Afghanistan
~ SuziQ .. cousin Johnny serving with the MS Natl. Guard in Iraq
~ SuziQ .. Chrissy, a West Point graduate and the daughter of friends, serving in Army Intelligence in Iraq
~ SoldiersPrayingMom .. son Greg is in Iraq
~ Marine_Uncle ..nephew LCpl Steven (USMC) currently in Iraq, second tour
~ StarFan .. son's friend Scott (USMC) just ended basic and will be deployed to Mid-East soon
~ Warriormom ..requesting prayers for the family of the Navy Seal in Afghanistan whose death has been confirmed
~ Warriormom .. updates prayer requests for Thomas Howes, Marc Gonsalves and Keith Stansell, CIA agents whose plane crashed in Columbia two years ago and are being held captive by the FARC according to a State Dept. briefing on June 27, 2005.
~ Kate of Spice Island .. classified assignment, stateside
~ Kate of Spice Island .. Sister-in-law, Deanna, USAF active duty HAFB
* ~ Kate of Spice Island .. cousin, Kenneth, US Navy in California
~ Keith Matthew Maupin, the soldier who was taken hostage and whose whereabouts are unknown. Prayers for his well-being and for his safe release and for strength and courage for his family. [July 13th was his 21st birthday.]
~ Scott Speicher from Desert Storm [July 12 was his 48th birthday.]
~ shezza .. husband in Afghanistan, brother in Germany (med-evac crew bringing wounded troops to Walter Reed), sister-in-law in Afghanistan
~ N8VTXNinWV .. brother-in-law in Afghanistan, brother in Germany (med-evac crew bringing wounded troops to Walter Reed), sister-in-law in Afghanistan.
* ~ notpoliticallycorewrecked .. Kenny (Marines) is going to Iraq in August. Please remember his mother, also she is having a very difficult time with this.
* ~ pGfwabf .. nephew Sam (Marines) leaving for Iraq in September
* ~ jtill .. Bob, who is the son of her friend Bess
* ~ MozartLover .. son Evs National Guard unit has left for intensive training in preparation for deployment to the mid-East
* ~ patriciaruth ..
.. In Tal Afar - James
.. In Mosul Victor, Kevin, Ron, Mac, Malik, and Sean
.. In Kirkuk Antonio, George, Brad
.. In Baghdad Keith, Karl, Phillip, Terry, Barry, Michelle, Michael, Sheila, Lysandwr, and Rebecca
.. In Bagram, Afghanistan Erica
* ... those helping with disaster relief after Hurricane Katrina
* denotes change to the list (an addition or sometimes, thankfully, someone who has come home safely)
Hi LUV W. I've been battling a cold all week. It's nearly gone, but an annoying dry cough keeps hanging on. So I'm not in the best of moods anyway, and the media has all but shattered my normal easy-going manner. A dose of sanity island was much needed by me today, that's for sure. BTW, thanks for linking that thread to this one.
W has been looking like it's taking a lot of effort to contain his aggravation over the way the feds couldn't get the local authorities moving. His grimace seems to me to be connected with the obstacle fighting rather than primarily the disaster and deaths. He didn't look like this after 9/11, when he had state and local officials who were pouring their hearts into the rescue and recovery.
Yes...and each other as well in these difficult times.
We needed a smile and gave me one.
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