Posted on 11/21/2004 9:55:13 AM PST by ArmyBratproud
In an extraordinary display of physical bravado, President Bush personally overrode Chilean security officials Saturday night who were blocking his Secret Service bodyguards from accompanying him to a state dinner in Santiago.
As Bush stepped inside the cultural center where the dinner was held, Chilean agents closed ranks at the door, blocking the president's agents from following, according to the Associated Press.
are there any video's of our beloved President kicking some butt?? I've only seen still photo's. Thanks
A good, concise video link is at http://www.foxreno.com/news/3937064/detail.html#
...just click the link under the photo. (It's a pop-up video window-- disable any pop-up protector first.) A brief ad plays, then boom: you're in the action.
Watch the cable news channels...I'm sure they will run it.
It is not as big as they make it out to be.
Bush walked over...parted some waters.
He looked better that Presidential....He looked Texan!
Were the Chileans arrogant? Maybe this is a sign of extremely high security there.
Are there reports out as to WHY the Chilean police were blocking Bush's security detail from entering the building? I've heard lots of recounts of this whole thing, have seen the footage replayed several times, but as yet have not heard anyone explain what was really going on, and why the Chilean police were doing this.
FOX news has shone the fracus several times. It was great to see how he handle this event.
WOW....That's why people elected bush. He's a real man that know's how to get things done, even if he has to get his own hands dirty. I wonder what the french poodle jean-francois kerry would have done? Called the UN?
Rumor is the cooks only had appetizers for 47
In an extraordinary display of physical bravado, President Bush personally overrode Chilean security officials Saturday night who were blocking his Secret Service bodyguards from accompanying him to a state dinner in Santiago.
As Bush stepped inside the cultural center where the dinner was held, Chilean agents closed ranks at the door, blocking the president's agents from following, according to the Associated Press.
While posing inside for pictures with Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and his wife, Luisa Duran, Bush noticed that a shoving match had erupted between his security team and the Chilean guards.
Confronting the Chilean guards head-on, Bush returned to the door and reached through group to pull his agent from the scrum and into the building.
Looking annoyed, Bush proceeded to straighten his shirt cuffs and returned to the dinner.
"Chilean security tried to stop the president's Secret Service from accompanying him," White House deputy press secretary Claire Buchan told the AP. "He told them they were with him and the issue was resolved."
The presidential altercation was widely broadcast on Chilean TV.
Bush was in Chile for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
Kerry would have ran, hidden, and asked for a purple heart.
I saw at that Clinton LIEbrary...he had someone holding his umbrella for him as he walked around.
what a punk.
I LOVE 'W'
HOWEVER, to make it sound like he rode on his white horse and rescued a damsel in distress is FOOLISH.
He just pulled the Chilean Agent to get his attention, who was NOT stopping the American Agent because he is arrogant, but because in South-America, an American President is always in 'more' danger than any other place (except for middle east), and especially for an un-popular President, that risk even goes higher and every one is anxious.
That guy was simply doing his job.
BTTT
I love the Chileans, but these guys were a--holes.
No, this sounds like arrogance or incompetence, probably on the part of Chili. These things are usually ironed out way in advance.
Absolutely!
Bush is my hero.
John
The only way this could have been anymore embarrassing, is if this turned into what happened in the basketball game the other night.
This is like something that would happen at a drug dealers convention.
Is there no planning that goes into these events for the leader of the free world? Or does everyone just show up?
LOL!
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