There's no record of Bush issuing any orders the entire day of 911???

[bacchant]

Yesterday I read a TIME article titled "Who was in charge?" which states there's no record of Bush issuing any official orders whatsoever on 911. It would seem that whatever orders were given - in response to the first attack on our soil in over 50 years - they weren't given by the commander in chief. I put it to you; between his stellar performance at the elementary school, and the apparent fact that he spent a good part of the day hiding in the sky, how can ANYONE claim he was "decisive"?

It's hard to imagine such inaction from a US President during a crisis of this magnitude. Maybe it's because Bush's orders were already carried out earlier... by the terrorists.

Sorry if this is old news.

[K-W]

1. I guess thats what they mean by steady leadership.

[Kazak]

22. Steadily crappy...

fo sho.

[murielm99]

2. I don't care if it is old news or not, you stated it well.

Thanks for posting this.

[marlakay]

3. Have you read Clarke's book?

After reading his book it looks like he was in charge the first day and the others almost seem to be hiding scared. Does anyone else agree with that??

[greenbriar]

4. yup

exactly right

[clydefrand]

9. I certainly do

Everyone else was in hiding somewhere or in plain view in front of a second-grade class in his brother's state. He is not a leader IMHO! Never have we had a more ineffective leader at least not in the right direction. Remember: leaders can lead us astray, too.

[Hoping4Change]

12. Agreed Clarke was a pillar of strength on 911.

btw Welcome to DU marlakay. Glad you're here.:hi:

[Malva Zebrina]

5. yes he did

we all saw the picture of him giving orders over the telephone while running out of harm's way. :eyes: That proves he was in charge.

and you can buy it for $150 dollars.

In all that has been revealed about these arrogant lying pricks in the Bush administration, I now believe that picture was not taken on Sept 11, but was another staged event that they saw fit to lie about in order to make it appear Bush was indeed a strong leader and in charge.



It probably is another lie--

[NMDemDist2]

6. what a sweet baby in your sig line!

Bush is a miserable failure, no news there

[Malva Zebrina]

26. Picture taken in Texas at the Monastery of the Poor Clare nuns who raise

and breed these miniature horses to sustain themnself and their monastery.

They also have a gift shop full of ceramics that they sell in order to raise money, I am not sure, however, what their market is. The compound was certainly laid back and tourist friendly.

We were simply traveling about in our travel van in the state of Texas and happened to land here one day.

This baby was ,if I remember, less than a week old. It was so cute and so cuddly looking. It was so very cunning and cute and precious. Does it not look like a cute little stuffed animal that you would love to have sitting on your bed waiting to be hugged?

[Individualist]

7. Shrub only gives orders

when Cheney tells him to announce them. Many of us (most?) on DU are aware that Shrub is merely a puppet controlled by the authors of PNAC - Cheney, Wolfowitz, Perle, etc. Remember how he refused to appear before the 9/11 Commission unless Cheney accompanied him? Cheney was the one giving orders on 9/11.

[Hubert Flottz]

8. I heard he called in sick about 10:00 that day!

I don't know if he had a doctor's excuse or not!

[oly]

10. The brown uunderware and yellow shoes and the

hopping from spider hole to spider hole -- all classified for national security reasons.

[Hoping4Change]

11. Whats wrong with you? Bush is the strong silent type.

Kinda like the farts that leave a big stench but make no noise.

[gauguin57]

13. Bush's one order on 9/11

was "please help me change my shorts! I wee-wee'd myself in front of the children!"

[ljm2002]

14. Criminal dereliction of duty

And he should be impeached for it.

[wurzel]

15. Aren't you grateful for that?

It is hard to imagine what that clown might have done. He might have bombed Paraguay. "Paraguay starts with a P and that rhymes with T that stands for Terrorist".

[bacchant]

16. Ha, true but

I still contend he did nothing because there was nothing to do but let their gambit play out then begin the remaking of America on 9/12.

[wurzel]

25. You really believe Bush "knew"? You would go that far?

It is one thing to say he's an incompetent idiot. It is another to believe he was complicit in the murder of a couple of thousand Americans.

[bacchant]

27. Yeah, I kinda do

That's what my gut tells me. My gut and the mountain of unexplained, covered up, and contradictory, events, behavior, and circumstances that enabled this tragedy. It took more than a simpleton leaving the barn door open.

[Benhurst]

17. There was a complete record of Bush*'s heroic actions taken on

9/11; but unfortunately it was lost when the reel of microfilm on which it was kept was destroyed during an attempt to preserve it.

[Hippo_Tron]

18. Anybody think it's possible that the succession act has been invoked

And that we don't know about it. Eh I doubt it, but it's a scary thought.

[catmandu57]

19. Crusader bunnypants

hid in one hole then another on 11 Sept.

[funkybutt]

20. Good for Time Mag!

I've been wonderring if Time is better about reporting non-biased news (if rhat even exists)

[calico1]

21. It took him the whole day to read

"My Pet Goat." You can't read and lead the country at the same time! :silly:

[Q]

23. I heard that he ordered ham on white bread...

...but that's just a rumor.

[Skittles]

24. like the puppet handlers would let that stupid f*** do anything

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