Mrs. Bush said (according to this article), "``We saw a handful of people do something so horrible, but then we saw so many other people, on the other hand, do good things. The firemen, policemen, rescue workers -- the children themselves,'' Mrs. Bush said. ``It's really great for families to figure out ways to let their children be involved and be helpful.'' "
FACTS are encouraged on FR. Anyone who has been following this War on Terror this past year KNOW FOR A FACT that there were a lot more bad guys involved in the planning, plotting, propagandizing, recruiting, grooming, training, and funding the September 11th attacks (and future attacks) than just "a handful of people." Any child who studies history should be studying THE FACTS.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: ATTACK ON AMERICA! (click here)Cindy, since you are on FreeRepublic, you are already well informed enough to discuss this with your children. However, there are hundreds of thousands of people out there who are not.
Those are the people she is speaking to. If you have to look to someone else to figure out what to say to your children, then face it those kids WOULD be better off if their parents just turned off the set.
Facts are a wonderful thing, once people know them, for those who will NEVER know them Mrs. Bush's advice is best.