War Widow To Bush "The People Are Not Being Served With This War"

[kpete]

War Widow To Bush: "You're Here To Serve The People. And The People Are Not Being Served With This War."
By Greg Sargent

I just got off the phone with Hildi Halley, a woman from Maine whose husband is a fallen soldier. Yesterday President Bush met with her privately, and news of their meeting was reported in a local Maine paper, the Kennebec Journal, which said simply that Halley objected to Bush's policies and that she said Bush responded that there was no point them having a "philosophical discussion about the pros and cons of the war."

But Halley has just told me that she went much farther in her criticism of Bush, telling him directly that he was "responsible" for the deaths of American soldiers and that as a "Christian man," he should recognize that he's "made a mistake" and that it was his "responsibility to end this." She recounted to me that she told Bush: "As President, you're here to serve the people. And the people are not being served with this war...I was very direct."

more at:
http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/coffeehouse/2006/aug/25/war_widow_to_bush_youre_here_to_serve_the_people_and_the_people_are_not_being_served_with_this_war

[Greeby]

1. Bush to War Widow: Go fuck yourself

Come on, you know he probably said that :eyes:

[YOY]

13. Im afraid she did 'get served'

In the slang meaning...

[DinahMoeHum]

15. probably "got served" with a fart in front of her face. . .

knowing that vulgar asshole who calls himself a POTUS.

:evilfrown:

[BOSSHOG]

2. "Made a mistake?" "Accept responsibility?"

Poor lady. Republicans don't make mistakes nor do they take responsibiilty for anything. And they are proud of that.

[BurtWorm]

3. A family of heroes.

:applause:

[grytpype]

8. Someone start a Thank You Hildi Halley page!!!

[keta11]

4. Bush to War Widow:

"I dont care. After all Laura is in the White House and neither Jenna nor Barbara will ever set foot in Eye-raq. Let me finish, let me finish! They are even protected by a phalanx of Secret Service. Why should I trouble my mind about the families of serfs"

[msongs]

5. tough on security? bush can't even protect himself from protestors LOL nt

[mod mom]

6. *'s people are being served large profits with this war and that is ALL

that matters with these neocons.

[grytpype]

7. Wow, way to get through the bubble!

Where is the Thank You Hildi Halley page??????

[madokie]

9. bless her

[K8-EEE]

10. But...But ROCKY Wants Him To Have Four More Years!

Can the media please cover this woman more than that pathetic GOP plant??

[mindfulNJ]

11. poor woman

...having lost her husband unecessarily AND having to sit within spitting distance of that piece of crap.

Good for her for speaking her mind.

[YankeyMCC]

12. Wonderful quote in the title

it really gets to the core. The people, American and Iraqi are only being harmed by this war.

[UTUSN]

14. He told another Gold Star mother a few months ago...

She gave him a talking-to and asked for an accounting of how things went down in the operation her son was killed in. He said he didn't know and moved on. "Presidential coins" were passed out to the families. When he passed by again, he said to her, "Now don't go selling it on eBay!"

He's a psychopathic turd.