Live Thread: President's 9/11 Address (Update - Transcript)

White House ^ | 9/11/06 | GWB

[M. Thatcher]

IS THIS YOUR IDEA OF A GREAT SPEECH?

Yes. Superb.

[KCRW]

The speech will be re-run on Fox News @ 11:00pm central time.

It was good.

All the things the President has attacked on, such as wire tapping, Iraq, etc, was addressed by the President.

I loved it.

[khnyny]

Bush, Rumsfeld, Rice, etc., have continually said in their speeches that the fight will take a long, long, time. This is like a war from the Middle Ages, decades long. IMHO, it is not only a war against fundamentalist Islam, but also against the remnants of Communism and the marginalization of human worth and the individual. The West's view is that, historically, every human life has value and meaning as God intended.

[MEG33]

I really liked the President's speech..Thumbs up.

[LibLieSlayer]

You are in an extremely small club thinking that... unless you want to count the leftists.

LLS

[windchime]

President's speech repeating on Fox.

[JennysCool]

Zeigler has been a stalwart supporter of the WOT, although the goofy, wussy, uber-PC things that Washington does -- including the Oval Office -- drive him absolutely nuts. Can't blame him. I heard Kobylt's rant and it was so incredibly wrongheaded I was frankly stunned. I'm guessing KFI management was, too.

[bybybill]

The way to lose this war is to paint all Muslims with the same brush. Its the power mad crazies that are the problem and those here that don`t understand the difference.

[JennysCool]

I am frstrated because we are in a "can't win."

THINK for a moment! A "can't win"??? Good God, our "rehabilitation" of Japan after World War II included the difficult struggle of convincing the sheeple there that the Emperor wasn't a deity, when they had had it pounded into their heads forever that he was. Guess what? It got done.

Life magazine (admittedly a Luce enterprise) reported in '46 or '47 the pure hell we were supposedly having in trying to make the peace during our post-war occupation of both Germany and Japan. It included deadly insurgent attacks.

Guess what? It got done.

Then we need to talk about how Italy and other Axis-sympathetic countries got turned around by our post-war diplomacy (obviously augmented by threats on occasion).

That got done, too.

The only thing stopping our getting Iraq wrapped up, turned over to its own government, and moving on is the incredible propaganda combination of the MSM and the Democrats, who bombard America with doom and gloom every time something even remotely good happens.

[FlashBack]

Worth a second viewing too!!!!
God Bless Our President, fights islamofacism on one hand and the hezbocrats un-patriotism on the other.

[JennysCool]

I have yet to see or understand why a moderate Muslim who obviously can see who we're dealing with would be offended by the term Islamic-fascists?

Are you offended by the term "Bible-thumper"? How about "Right-Wing Zealot"?

[Pajamajan]

Great speech. Heart felt and done with steely resolve.

After the US experienced the worst attack in its history- the rats wanted us to just sit there and let Iraq go unanswered. We were supposed to take the corrupt Oil-for-Food scandal UN's word for it that everything's ok-, not to worry about Saddam's regime, missing weapons, and refusal to let "inspectors" in .

And now, AFTER we've gone in, toppled Saddam's regime, sacrificed lives of our soldiers, uncovered hundreds of mass graves and torture chambers of Huessein's "government"- After the Iraqi people have set up the start of a democracy, and have voted in 3 elections,(despite being threatened with death), and as the Iraqi military begins to assume control of the country on its own- Also with Osama Bin Laden declaring Iraq to be THE battle ground in his war with us, and with the capture and/or killing of numerous Al Queda operatives there,-NOW-the rats want us to abandon Iraq to chaos and terror- (like we did Viet Nam)and DemocRat Senator Rockefeller wants to reinstate Saddam as its leader? (madness)

President Bush gave a great speech. I wish he would give many more like this ,and go on MSM shows.

I fear that people don't "get it" about the WOT. If we lose- we lose everything.

The liberals think it will never happen. They think the military that they spit on and be-little, and look down on, will always be there to protect them.

If the democRats are successful with their ultimate "plan", and get in power again, they will continue to psychologically cripple this nation, until they render it incapable of defending itself. (It's has already happened in most of the European nations). This is when radical Islam will strike, and attempt to deliver us a death blow.

It's not that far fetched to imagine a country of people totally immersed in political correctness and self esteem (think the Clinton 90's), to become so mentally disabled- that no one will join the military.

Liberal paradise is no belief in God, no borders, no Pledge of Allegiance, no patriotism, and that constant monitoring of one's own thoughts, and fear of using the "incorrect words" should be the biggest concerns of our citizenry- This could get to a point where no one would be capable of even understanding the concept of defense.

Please see tag line.

Sorry if this post is depressing. I am in a somber mood- sad and beyond disgusted at liberals. I hate them, yes I do. I don't hate them most days, but today I can't help it.

They have done NOTHING to help our nation, since 9/11-not one single solitary thing to support America in the war on terror..They have tried to tear us down, they have tried to tear president Bush down, they have been an obstacle and a burden since we were attacked- They undermined our military effort at every opportunity.

And now, they have made a movie about president Bush being assassinated. I hate them for that. I hate them for all their conspiracy theroies about Bush did 9/11 too (Even some in Hollywood have spouted this crap-Imbeciles!- Why don't they watch a tape of Bush's speech to National Cathedral right after 9/11 and his speech to the Congress and then try to say that?)

It infuriates me-I can't imagine what it must be like to have all the strain of being a president in a time of war ,and have to deal with the monstrous pile of BS that president Bush has had to deal with from the Rats.

FDR didn't have to deal with crap like this--the country was united during WWII- and they didn't even "see" Pearl Harbor live and in real time like we saw 9/11.

I'm very worried for our country . A nation divided against itself can not stand. It's the liberals doing the dividing- . I pray that God will show them the error of their ways.

Pray for president Bush- he needs it.

Pray for our nation, we need it.

[whatisthetruth]

I think a more appropriate question should be Is Islam a religion of Peace or a religion of Fascism?

So far I see it as a religion of control, coercion, violence, deception, brainwashing, indoctrination and not sure what's so peaceful about it. In other words what is a moderate Muslim and where are they? You know? Wanna enlighten me if so?

I need the truth aka 'whatisthetruth' and so far I feel like the so-called 'moderate' Muslims bear as much watching as the so-called 'extremists'. How many more lives must be lose before we look the enemy squarely in the eye as our enemy?

[California Patriot]

Very good speech by W. tonight. Keep it up, Mr. President!

[unspun]

Yes, excellent speech, Mr. President.

May we recognize and win this ideological struggle.

(And in addition to the terrorists, from his comments tonight, it seems someone needs to throw a net over Keith Olberman. Keith, what's your frequency?)

[TAdams8591]

Marking.

[PhiKapMom]

Thanks for the ping! I watched the President's speech and spent the rest of the evening watching football. Great way to relax when none of your favorite teams are playing.

I thought the speech was great. Turned off Fox analysts telling me what I just watched and never went back to the news. I detest the over analyzing by the pundits from all sides. Hate to be as stupid as they seem to think we are as they try to tell us what the President meant and what type of speech it was like we have no clue.

More and more I turn away from all news programs on TV and get my news on line from the print media sources on line. I have just about had it with the cable news channels.

[Salem]

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Honored member of FReeper Leapfrog's "Enemy of Islam" list.
Islam, a Religion of Peace®? Some links...  by backhoe
Translated Pre-War IRAQ Documents  by jveritas
Mohammed, The Mad Poet Quoted....  by PsyOp
"PLAES DO NOT TOCH THE WAR"  by AnnaZ
One FReeper On The Line  by SNOWFLAKE
The Clash of Ideologies - A Review

"It's time we recognized the nature of the conflict. It's total war and we are all involved. Nobody on our side is exempted because of age, gender, or handicap. The Islamofacists have stolen childhood from the world." [FReeper Retief]

[California Patriot]

Has Bill Kristol been on any shows and commented on the speech? He's hard to impress. While I don't need his approval to know it was a good speech, Kristol's interpretation will be influential among some conservatives.

[RedCell]

Ping-a-ling-a-ding-dong (fer laytah)