Remember the Ten Percenters?

[leftofthedial]

Poll question: Remember the Ten Percenters?

In the days and months following 9-11-2001, were you a proud ten percenter?

(If you don't know what a "ten percenter" was, then you probably weren't one.)

[ZombieNixon]

1. Gotta go with pudding.

D'oh! I just remembered what a ten percenter was. Yeah, I was one. :D

[leftofthedial]

18. pudding is good

can't fault you for going with pudding.

I could use some pudding about now.

[tjwmason]

2. Are we allowed to ask what Ten Percenters were?

I haven't heard the term used (in this context) before - possibly because I'm stuck over here in England.

[Skittles]

4. those of us who were never, EVER fooled by bush

not even after 9/11 when his "approval ratings" soared to 90%

[ghostsofgiants]

6. In that case, even though I'm not American...

And thus not counted in the approval rating, I was a 10 percenter.

[tjwmason]

7. Ahhh, I see.

In that case - good for you. :thumbsup:

Ironically it's at times like that it's even more imperative that there is critical study of leadership. Our own government has been given far too much of a free-ride.

[Skittles]

11. fyi, I love England

I lived there as a child (my dad was an American serviceman married to a Brit) so I've lived in High Wycombe, Peterborough, Great Yarmouth.....I've never gotten England out of my system and visit frequently, I was there just last month :)

[tjwmason]

14. I'm just outside High Wycombe.

One of the most beautiful parts of the country (excluding Wycombe itself).

:hi:

[Skittles]

16. I lived in Bicester too

yes, beautiful country.

Here I am as a British schoolgirl, that is me far right:

Small world, huh? :D

[billyskank]

23. Are you thinking in that picture

TAKE THIS PHOTOGRAPH NOW OR I WILL KICK YOUR ASS! ;)

[Skittles]

25. LOL

I have always been SOOOOO impatient :D

[leftofthedial]

19. too many drank the kool aid

too many ridiculed those of us who spoke the truth

too many are too apathetic

[billyskank]

13. It doesn't count for foreigners

:)

[Skittles]

3. I am one of the one percenters

I was on to that incompetent piece of SHIT when he was running for governor of my state

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. By about 11:00 AM that very morning I was...PassingFair was too.

It was utter bullshit.

[LeftyMom]

8. I was one though I didn't know the term at the time

As soon as I woke up that morning and saw what was happening on the news I felt like something was even more wrong than we knew. As we all watched that idiot bounce about the country before finally saying something I was shocked and revolted at his cowardice and lack of leadership. When all the sheeple rallied around him it felt like the fucking Twilight Zone. I was sure they were watching different news broadcasts than I was and this was back before I was getting most of my info online so it's not even because of that.

[DeaconBlues]

9. I'm proud to say I never let fear turn me into authoritarian tool n/t

[Ignacio Upton]

10. I'm ashamed to say that I wasn't

I hated Bush before 9/11, but I would have been one of those who "approved" of his job in its aftermath. I didn't like him per se (SP?) but I supported going into Afghanistan to get Bin Laden (and I still do.) I stopped listening to what he had to say when Bin Laden got away at Tora Bora, and I became more alarmed when he was sabre-rattling with Iraq. In the case of Iraq, my approach was to let the inspectors do their job, and to have a coalition consensus against Saddam if he really did have WMD's. Of course, Bush was proven wrong, and it only reinforces fact that he is scum.

[wildhorses]

12. I could not believe my ears...

talk about Spin City...sheesh

[Iniquitous Bunny]

15. Of course.

I wondered about his level of responsibility in it back then. I thought the whole thing was incompetence at it's worst.

[liontamer]

17. i'd never heard of the phrase ten percenter

but I was one, I was in NYC on september 11th and Bush was doing a crappy job (I had voted against him and was still surprised by what a crappy job he did)

[deadparrot]

20. Yep.

I was in shock. I remember thinking, "Why do they keep FAWNING over him? 3000 people are dead."

[leftofthedial]

22. I was incredulous that his popularity *increased*

short of fleeing the country, I can't imagine a *worse* example of "leadership" than what the towel-snapping frat boy sociopathic coward exhibited on 9-11 and 9-12.

[Ekirh]

21. Proud Ten Percenter here . . . .

Although he's not a member of D.U . . I would like to say my best bro was also in that ten percent . . .

[huskerlaw]

24. I admit that I was freaked out

and wanted someone to pay, but I would never have said "I approve of GWB" Not ever.

And I thought we ran into Afghanistan way too fast...and of course I never supported going to war with Iraq.