A Close Encounter With Our President

Personal Email | March 3, 2004 | Laura Lefler

[fatima]

Old Sarge,Bump.

[Lazamataz]

Great! Well, we'll marry as soon as you can afford the alimony payments! *S* Deal? *L*

Sweet! We can skip all the stupid stuff, and I can just hate you now and buy you a house!

Modern life. Ain't it grand. Just pop it in the microwave, 5 minutes later, they're burying you.

[arjay]

Snopes says its status is undetermined. They are trying to confirm it one way or the other.

They do say that Pres. Bush has attended this particular church at times.

[NewRomeTacitus]

Laz, the president has ultimate say over security procedures. Wuss had little old ladies shaken upside down, this guy has class and some consideration of the inconvenience his wake can generate. I understand he's had a hard time getting the SS to treat people properly after their 8-year ordeal of checking under ashtrays and watching out for Hillary.

[Quix]

AMEN!

PRAISE GOD!

though I think posting her info is still a big hazard on such a public, popular forum. You might consider asking the Lead Moderator to alter it.

[Happygal]

Never mind the kissy, hootchie kootchie stuff (even though, that MIGHT be fun!!)...scroll back to the bit where you are buying me a house! *L*

[Kaslin]

I read somewhere that this is an urban legend.

This is what I found in snopes

Claim: Churchgoer describes encounter with President Bush at St. John's Church.

Status: Undetermined.

St Johns

[Lazamataz]

Laz, the president has ultimate say over security procedures.

P'haps. However, if true -- and I'd like a little backgrounder on that one way or the other -- I really don't think it should be his call. His safety is important to the country, to keep it from chaotic turmoil should someone take an opportunity to do him harm. He's responsible for more than just his own life. He *owes* it to us to defer to the Secret Service.

But seriously, I just don't think you turn around and there's the President. There's a War on Terror going on. The Wahabbists would LOVE to know that this is possible -- they'd salt every scene with potential actors.

[StarCMC]

Thanks for posting and thanks for the ping Sarge! He truly is a great man -- mostly because he's so normal!

[NewRomeTacitus]

I don't blame your skepticism at all. It's been so long since we've seen a real leader. He's got the Rats scurrying around like, well, rats trying to sell us a weasel.

[McGavin999]

I wonder if he knows that we all pray for him every day?

[trussell]

Sarge--Amazing article!! Thank you for pinging me to it.

Wonderful article on the spirit that surrounds the President. Hope you dont mind me pinging the list for this story.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

WE got one of those pictures addressed to us also...... it's fund raising time.........

[sfRummygirl]

Hey, if they don't find you handsome, at least they find ya handy.....

[Sabertooth]

P'haps. However, if true -- and I'd like a little backgrounder on that one way or the other -- I really don't think it should be his call.

He's the Commander in Chief!

You're forgetting (assuming this story is true), that no one got near the President without being checked for weapons, he got close to them. This happened on his initiative.

If this story is untrue, it's not because it couldn't have happened this way.

The Secret Service are vigilant and diligent, but they are not a Praetorian Guard.

[lizma]

I know but who's gonna tell that to my future grandkids?? ;->

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Hey, I didn't say ours wasn't going to be framed, did I? lol

It's a very nice photo of them, isn't it?

[Humidston]

What a contrast to BJ Clinton.

No fanfare, no parading himself in front of cameras, strutting and carrying a prop Bible. Just a quiet visit to worship his God in humble anonymity. We are blessed!

[lakey]

This was an e-mail to me. I was not impressed.

[SwinneySwitch]

"I wonder if he knows that we all pray for him every day?"

Yes, he does.