[PhiKapMom]

Full text of the President's Speech!

[Bob J]

Tonight on at RadioFR! June 6, 2002
9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. EDT / 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. PST...

YO!
ANNA AND MERCURIA
DO THE "REYNOLDS (W)RAP"
(Well, you knew it had to happen sometime...!)

WITH SPECIAL GUEST
DAVID PALMQUIST
"THE KING OF CONSPIRACY"

Click HERE and listen while you FReep!

Check out the live thread!

[PhiKapMom]

FYI!

[Pete]

I just posted the following on another thread but I thought it might be of interest to some on this thread.
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Many of you might be surprised to learn that a Cabinet level position was the intent long before September 11. The US Commission on National Security/21 Century recommended it over a year ago.

See this article

Here is a link to the Commission's homepage. http://www.nssg.gov I believe the Cabinet level position is recommended in the third report.

Also, some of you might find my recent post on the Commission of interest. It is here. Post #52 (second one down).

[grimalkin]

Thanks for posting this... I was unable to catch the speech live.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

"...this new department will review intelligence and law enforcement information from all agencies of government, and produce a single daily picture of threats against our homeland. Analysts will be responsible for imagining the worst, and planning to counter it.

The staff of this new department will be largely drawn from the agencies we are combining. By ending duplication and overlap, we will spend less on overhead, and more on protecting America..."

Exactly what I suggested would happen the other night on fr. Not to pat myself, but to make note; it is common sense what he is doing in running the Country. Maybe that's why so many of his trash-talkers on FR don't get it; no common sense of how things work, and no understanding of Bush and how he operates. Oh well.

[Reagan Man]

Thanks for posting the President's speech, PhiKapMom.

[SunnyUsa]

Yet we are a different nation today -- sadder and stronger, less innocent and more courageous, more appreciative of life, and for many who serve our country, more willing to risk life in a great cause. For those who have lost family and friends, the pain will never go away -- and neither will the responsibilities that day thrust upon all of us. America is leading the civilized world in a titanic struggle against terror. Freedom and fear are at war -- and freedom is winning

This was wonderful, and even greater to read the text! thanks

[Lancey Howard]

The reason to create this department is not to create the size of government, but to increase its focus and effectiveness. The staff of this new department will be largely drawn from the agencies we are combining. By ending duplication and overlap, we will spend less on overhead, and more on protecting America. This reorganization will give the good people of our government their best opportunity to succeed by organizing our resources in a way that is thorough and unified.

Well, so much for that idiotic "biggest expansion of government since Truman" thread.

[Lancey Howard]

By the way, invoking Truman's name a couple of times was brilliant. It does no damage but helps to soften up the FDR Democrat oldster vote. Smart.

[Sen Jack S. Fogbound]

Thanks for the ping! I was working at a client's place and missed the speech. Glad to read this!

[harpo11]

"History has called our nation into action.
History has placed a great challenge before us:
Will America -- with our unique position and power -- blink in the face of terror,
or will we lead to a freer, more civilized world?
There's only one answer:
This great country will lead the world to safety, security, peace and freedom.

Thank you for listening. Good night, and may God bless America.

Senator Leahy's committee is playing spin the bottle while President Bush is leading the nation and the world in the very critically vital for our survival "titanic" war against terrorism. President Bush is thinking ahead, while Leahy and his democrat comrades are thinking backward trying to spin the bottle in any direction that does not point at their former master, Clinton, (although they all wish a turn at kissing his waggling ring finger) for his apparent appalling disregard for our national security.

[Ole Okie]

Thanks for posting this, PhiKapMom. I thought it was a very effective speech.

Ole Okie

[codebreaker]

Dubya puts the ball back in little Tommy's court..great move!!

[Pistias]

Tonight, I propose a permanent Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security to unite essential agencies that must work more closely together: Among them, the Coast Guard, the Border Patrol, the Customs Service, Immigration officials, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

A powerful organization--and in an Emergency, more powerful than the Executive and the Legislature, while independent of the Judiciary. The man at the head of this operation must be trustworthy, indeed, to be the commander of such might.

[isthisnickcool]

If, at a minimum, if this provides platforms for the good guys to exchange information on the bad guys it will be successful.

It will be more than successful if it allows house cleaning of the countless morons that have no bidness working for these various agencies. Especially, those morons put in places by the last fool in the WH and his shrill, foul mouthed and stupid wife.

[summer]

bttt

[deport]

Thanks.... I've been looking for the following in this speech text and can't seem to find it, can you help?

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BUSH PROPOSES LARGEST EXPANSION OF GOVERNMENT SINCE TRUMAN

CNN | 6/6/2002 | President

Posted on 6/6/02 7:17 PM Central by UnBlinkingEye

I am watching President Bush giving a speech on CNN telling us he is expanding federal government more than any Democrat since Truman.

Thanks for your help

[rwfromkansas]

bump

[Rita289]

Thanks for the post! I was out tonite and, so sorry to have missed the speech. The text sounds so clear, to the point and sincere. I'm so grateful to have GWB in the White House.

[Not gonna take it anymore]

Only the United States Congress can create a new department of government.

Wait, is it just my imagination? or has the Congress been screaming that Homeland Security must be a cabinet position?

Nah, I must be imagining things.