Posted on 11/27/2003 7:37:26 AM PST by ChiefKujo
Yes, I agree. In the transcript of a discussion with reporters on board AF1 he said this...
"I even went up to the cockpit and watched Tillman bring it in -- which, had the security been broken there would have been the time that we would have been most vulnerable. However, the plane -- that's why Colonel Tillman's judgment was so important to this -- this plane is protected, it's protected against the kinds of things that could be used against it. It also -- we obviously flew in, in the dark, precautions were taken."
He certainly seems to be implying that he was aboard AF1 when they landed in Baghdad. I wouldn't think that he would lie about something like that after the fact. It would serve no good purpose that I can discern. In fact, it could be used against him if it can be proven that he lied like that.
I'm aware of that. That's why I phrased it the way I did.
Implied=Assume=Ass U &Me.
Implied=Niger yellowcake=16 words in SOU=Mission Accomplished=Media manipulation and tomfoolery.
You can't give those media jackals even a tiny opportunity like that.
BTW....It's not my assumptions that are of concern here. The dims and the media are the ones who have been making claims that Bush lied based on what their assumptions led them to believe he meant rather than what he's actually said in the past. They've been trying to turn the carrier landing into a liability by distorting the meaning of the mission accomplished banner. They would love to smear Bush in any way they can in an attempt to diminish the impact of his visit to the troops in Baghdad.
The President left Waco secretly Wednesday at 8:25 p.m. Eastern (7:25 p.m. Texan) with a small pool, stopped at Andrews to pick up a few staff and a few more poolers, change planes and then head to Baghad. Both flights were what we think of as the normal Air Force One, Boeing 747 with the normal marking. The President landed in darkness at Baghdad International Airport at 9:31 a.m. Washington time (5:32 p.m. local) on Thursday, Nov. 27, Thanksgiving Day. He took off at 12:03 p.m. Eastern time, so was in Baghdad roughly 2.5 hours. ..............
Asked whether plane was flying under other code than Air Force One: "I'm not going to be able to go into all the security measures that are being taken and how we are flying. But it's safe to say that is correct ? that people on the ground do not know that this is Air Force One that's landing." ............
10:35 p.m. ? Stopped taxiing. The front door of the press cabin was closed, perhaps so we could not see some of the gear or personnel descending. Shortly thereafter, we stepped off the plane and were inside the super-secret Air Force One hangar at Andrews, with the other Air Force One at an angle abreast of the one we had flown in on. The floor is painted white, and the superstructure, which has girders that give it an industrial, hangarry look, is off-white. Red tape marked lines on the floor and a bright blue, low-slung tug was hooked to the plane. Air Force One rugs were at the bottom of the stairs.
***10:45 p.m. -- We walked the short distance between the planes in the noisy, brilliantly lit hangar and saw the President walking up the stairs that descend out of the belly of Air Force One, followed by Secretary Card, Dr. Rice and other aides.................
Eyes on ^ | 271830(C)NOV03 | ChiefKujo
Posted on 11/27/2003 9:37 AM CST by ChiefKujo
President Bush secretly landed an hour ago and is currently eating Thanksgiving dinner at my undisclosed location. Anticipate a press release after he takes off.
ChiefKujo
bvw; who thunked up the name.?
Elizabeth Dole is a classic upper-crusty Republican by background and education. All these social issues you cite are about her courting the women's vote on the "Hillary Cluster" issues, plus most women's always wanting to feel safe, even at the price of liberty and progress. If the human race had listened to such women, we'd still be living under rock shelters and eating raw bison. But Liddy Dole courts them and reflects their concerns. She wants to be a Women's Candidate and ride into the White House of a newly feminized America on an estrogen-soaked platform that would turn the stomachs of our conservative sisters who know what it's really all about, and that without freedom we'd have nothing, especially if we were never willing to risk a bloody nose.
At the end of the day, I don't think you could wedge a credit card between Liddy Dole and Beast Woman herself on the "Hillary Cluster" issues.
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