Posted on 09/24/2001 9:26:30 AM PDT by Starmaker
Much has been already been written, but I will try to add some thoughts regarding the speech that received raves and was heard around the world. As President Bush stood there, looking taller than usual and more resolute, he began to speak. I turned to my husband. "This is going to go down as one of the top three of the past century," said I. "How do you know?" said he. "Check out Bush´s demeanor. He´s angry, and determined. Bush is best when he´s angry, because he´s driven." I was right. His rage could hardly be contained in spite of his composed but solemn demeanor. The more President Bush said, the better he said it. His objectives clear, his manner steadfast, his message assured Americans of our nation´s strength, renewed our commitment to freedom, recounted acts of heroism during the attack, and warned that this war will not be a short one, will leave many casualties and be fought without a definite endpoint in sight. Noticeable in the background was Hillary. Glum, pouting and moody, she was having a bad case of PMS (Pre-Presidential Misery Syndrome). It´s easy to see why. Seeing Bush´s commanding presentation, Hillary woke up to see her own dreams of running in 2004 go poof! Oh, the pity of it all! In fact, President Bush exceeded everybody´s expectations. Prior to his address, he was shaking hands with members of Congress, and his fondness and warmth toward everyone was genuine. This is not a pretentious man. This is no Gore, or Clinton. Underrated and scorned by the press as inexperienced, ineffectual, incapable of handling foreign affairs, and too dumb to enunciate a sentence, he seemed articulate enough last night. If this keeps up, President Bush may surpass Ronald Reagan as the greatest communicator of all. Most impressive is that Bush was able to portray and strike a balance between two contrasting images: his humanitarian side and his role as Commander-In-Chief: "Deliver to United States authorities all the leaders of al-Qaida who hide in your land. Release all foreign nationals including American citizens you have unjustly imprisoned, and protect foreign journalists, diplomats, and aid workers in your country. Close immediately and permanently every terrorist training camp in Afghanistan and hand over every terrorist, and every person in their support structure, to appropriate authorities. Give the United States full access to terrorist training camps, so we can make sure they are no longer operating. These demands are not open to negotiation or discussion. The Taliban must act and act immediately. They will hand over the terrorists, or they will share in their fate." This was an ultimatum to terrorists throughout the world to either act in accordance with our terms, or pay dearly. The ultimatum didn´t end there: "Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime." Contrast these stern warnings with Bush´s kind words of praise to members of Congress of both parties: "Speaker Hastert and Minority Leader Gephardt, Majority Leader Daschle and Senator Lott, I thank you for your friendship and your leadership and your service to our country…And ladies and gentlemen of the Congress, I thank you, their representatives, for what you have already done, and for what we will do together." For the American people, he had reassuring words: "I ask you to live your lives and hug your children. I know many citizens have fears tonight, and I ask you to be calm and resolute, even in the face of a continuing threat." For the victims´s families, his words were personal and filled with emotion: "And I will carry this. It is the police shield of a man named George Howard, who died at the World Trade Center trying to save others. It was given to me by his mom, Arlene, as a proud memorial to her son." One specific measure taken by President Bush was the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security, which will help oversee air traffic safety and thwart any future terrorist attempts at home. Finally, these touching words: "Finally, please continue praying for the victims of terror and their families, for those in uniform and for our great country. Prayer has comforted us in sorrow, and will help strengthen us for the journey ahead." One year ago, I had no idea what Governor Bush meant in his campaign when he kept referring to "compassionate conservatism." After watching President Bush last night, I have no doubts. It takes a very big man with a huge heart and a keen understanding of our people and our national interests to accomplish what President Bush did last night. Those old worries about his being too inexperienced to be a capable leader are over. We can finally kiss goodbye any attempts by grumbling liberals to ever bring up the Florida recount again.
"Why, oh why, did I short United and American the day before the incident? What do I say when they ask about it? I should have told Bill to keep his inside information to himself!"
- I was trying to eat my lunch!
YEEECKHHH!
"Hello, housekeeping?"
"We need a mop up here."
(I thought it was funny how much face time Shrillery got during the speech!)
Russ
Don't ya just know that socialist Hitlery is just sooooo jealous that her Bill could not get such a rounding applause and have a nation backing him like this.
Boo= Hoo...... heh heh....
Hey Hillary Clinton if you have someone reading this..... YOU are NOT liked, not even a little bit. Go crawl under a rock. giggle
Even the fool from the East Bay who cast the only NO vote in the House on Bush's requests was merely subdued.
Hillary's obvious steely disinterested contempt was unnerving.
I assume she did the calculation of how many election cycles this set back her ambitions, and was marking time til she could get off the floor and start working the phones.
So she was just being herself eh?
Ummm, er,... In addition to the usual feminine products, I guess the sanitary supplies would have to include a condom feature....
Thank you, Lord, for President Bush. Please continue to keep him safe, and fill him full of Your wisdom.
That statement, I'm sure, is made in the heat of the moment. I'm a Floridan and I find it offensive. I share your hurt and anger...we all do. Think before you write. I've been guilty of the same practice and I regret it. So, let's try to keep working on improving the country and ourselves.
and warned that this war will not be a short one, will leave many casualties and be fought without a definite endpoint in sight.
Technically, not correct. That was one thing Bush left out - was discussion of potential casualties for a "war on terrorism."
Underrated and scorned by the press as inexperienced, ineffectual, incapable of handling foreign affairs, and too dumb to enunciate a sentence, he seemed articulate enough last night. If this keeps up, President Bush may surpass Ronald Reagan as the greatest communicator of all.
I don't think so. I voted for Bush and he does pretty darn good when given a speech to follow...and did a d@mn good job last Thursday.
But, let's face it, he's a little challenged when asked to provide on-the-fly comments. He will not surpass Ronald Reagan even in the scripted speech category.
This isn't intended as criticism ... merely observations to help keep our feet firmly planted.
Vote fraud put her in office, and nearly delivered a President gore as well.
She won her debates with her Senate opponent (what was his name?) because, I recall, he walked over to her with some kind of document and asked her to look at it, and the media reaction was that 'He invaded her space.' IE, he was picking on the Girl.
In the shadow of the smoke rising from the shattered ruins of the World Trade Center, the women of New York City will have to ask themselves if they really want to be protected by a government run by whiney feminists.
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