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Originally Posted by ronaldo
Dude, that's practically word for word Michael Moore's assessment of it in Farenheit 9/11. I think Moore raises some interesting questions in his movies, but you have to go beyond what he says and search for the other side of the argument and THEN decipher the truth. Believe it or not, Moore has an agenda too. (Some of the Bush/Middle East relationships are certainly disconcerting and further fuel the conspiracy theory, but SOME of them have been proven to be totally inaccurate datewise).
As for how Bush reacted? Should he have gone running from the room, arms flailing? He was in a room full of what, 7 year olds? While it doesn't look like his best moment, try seeing it from the OTHER side. He had a commitment to those children to act like the Commander in Chief and, like him or not (and I DON'T btw), he acted reasonably under the circumstances imo. After he got up to be briefed, the MEDIA started asking him questions in front of the children, who clearly had no idea what was going on. He showed a fuck of a lot more tact and concern for those children than the media did. HE told THEM that he'd discuss it in a few minutes. After being briefed, and presumably the children too, he came back and spoke to the nation. If anything, I think he showed a great deal of poise under extreme duress.
www.michaelmoorehatesamerica.com is a movie I want to see, and I'd be curious to see your take on THAT. |
Other than the fact he looked like a donkey that day, Bush did right. The President of the United States doesn't run out of a room as if his hair is on fire - and even more so if he's in a room full of school kids.
Everyone needs to keep in mind that none of us understood the impact that morning would have on us. At that exact moment I knew more about what was going at in NYC than Bush did.