Stand behind your president. Maintain the solidarity of a strong nation.
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From: Barrett Stridiron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 8:31 PM
Subject: RE: [RCSE] The Attack
>Grr.
>
>GWB instilled not a bit of confidence with his national address this
>morning. I came away from that speech angry, frustrated, and embarrassed
for
>our nation. He looked like Curious George the monkey, blinking his eyes,
>appearing calm and collected, conveying not a bit of the menace I'm sure
>most of the nation was hoping for. I am ashamed and sad knowing that we
have
>Bush as our LEADER. Hearing Bush's words, along with all of the other
>"leaders" who are supposedly representative of our nation, and seeing the
>members of Congress struggle through a staged rendition of "America the
>Beautiful" made me feel like I'm a citizen of a second-rate power.
>
>I think there's a big difference between appearing to be unaffected and
>looking like an idiot, and simply appearing to be unaffected, yet pissed
off
>and deadly serious. Bush, with his constant eyeblinking, mispronouncement
of
>simple words and linguistic stammering, made me feel embarrassed and SCARED
>for our country, and extremely angry on behalf of those who have fought for
>the "freedom" and "democracy" that Bush has promised to protect.
>
>Let's review some facts...
>
>W is an inexperienced leader when it comes to world affairs = TRUE
>W is probably scared, just like the rest of us = TRUE
>
>What kind of leader issues 2 min. prepared statements and refuses to
"speak"
>with the nation during this crisis? I was all for "stand behind the
>President during our time of crisis" but this guy is a wooden puppet.
>Freaking Guliani makes him look like a fool.
>
>They won't let him take questions because all it is going to take is one
>fuxored remark to the press to permanently shake public confidence that
>Dubya is up to the job.
>
>*I* know Dubya isn't up to the job, but Cheney, Powell and the DOD are.
>
>All I want from Dubya is to do his speeches, read off the cue-cards and be
>reassuring.
>Then I want him to get out of the way and let the adults run the show.
>
>It is our RIGHT to question whether Bush can handle this situation; it is
>his JOB to prove he can.
>
>This is the end of an era - of American innocence and (hopefully)
>complacency. We've been giving (and given) plenty of lip service about what
>sort of a dangerous world it is. Well, this is about as rude of a wake-up
>call as it comes, short of a couple of backpack nukes (I guess Osama
>couldn't afford those. Wonder if he invested in any dot-coms last year?)
>
>What does this all mean? I think a lot of my "lefty" friends are going to
be
>bugging out about the rise of an American "police state" and about how a
lot
>of personal freedoms will be compromised in the wake of these events. And
to
>a certain extent, this will happen, but it's an inevitable compromise.
>Adolescence is over, folks. Time to grow up.
>
>What happened yesterday is the mild equivalent of someone walking into your
>house and torching your living room because you left your doors and windows
>unlocked. Feel violated? Oh yeah. Hopefully from now on, we'll start
locking
>the doors and keep that Desert Eagle AE handy when greeting visitors.
>
>BTW: if you haven't given blood yet, DO IT. Type O+ is critically needed;
>your single donation can help save up to three lives.
>To find out where you can donate, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE.
>
>
> -==- Barrett
>
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