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Paul, I am a sound engineer in Sarasota, Florida. Last night I was working an event for a program called "Let's Roll into Reading", put on by students at a local school to honor the heroes (firemen, police, etc.) who had been reading to school kids over the last few months. After the program, I had the opportunity to talk with Principal Gwen Rigell of Booker Elementary school for about twenty minutes. It was quite an interesting conversation. I asked her if in fact the President had been watching the events of 9-11 unfold on TV before he went into that classroom and she told me "Absolutely not." There was no TV in the corridor or anywhere near that classroom (not to mention that the footage he allegedly saw didn't even exist at the time). She said that he knew from his people that the first plane had hit and was told by Andy Card during his time in the classroom about the second plane. After he left the classroom, he was whisked into another classroom (their green room if you will) where they had a TV. However, this was the first opportunity he had to see any footage. Why would he go to such great lengths to make up a story, complete with details about what he was feeling while watching this TV, not once but twice? And why did he sit there as long as he did, knowing that not one but two planes had just struck? It's sad that the picture that was plastered all over the programs and banners last night was of our Commander in Chief sitting on his ass reading children's books while our country suffered as it did. That is the picture I will always remember.
since he knew about the first plane, I said, "a second plane hit the second tower." Those were the facts. And the editorial comment was, "America is under attack."
Originally posted by talisman
Bush couldn't have been that "clueless." He clearly intimated that the Plane (The First Plane) was a lousy pilot, a terrible accident. There is no way around that.
HE Saw the First Plane Hit the North Tower. We didn't. End of Story.
Originally posted by Seventh
Mr President how did you watch the first impact WTC1 The North Tower on T.V. the morning it happened, when the only video capture of the first impact was the Firemen`s video (the Naudet brothers) which was not released until 9/12/2001?.
Even though it matters not where he saw the 1st impact on T.V. the whole point here video footage of WTC1 North Tower did not exist for another 24 hours.
Debunk that.
Originally posted by GoodOlDave
It's blatantly obvious Bush meant to say he that saw a plane HAD hit the building,
Originally posted by _BoneZ_
Originally posted by GoodOlDave
It's blatantly obvious Bush meant to say he that saw a plane HAD hit the building,
I believe this also, that he "had" saw that a plane hit the WTC. He's not that stupid to say he watched the first plane on closed-circuit government tv.
However, Dave, did you read the part where the Principal of the school said there was no tv in the corridor, contradicting that Bush said there was? Bush lied so that he could tell a story about how he felt when falsely seeing on a tv that wasn't really there, that a plane had struck the first tower.
Either way, he lied.
Originally posted by talisman
Bush couldn't have been that "clueless." He clearly intimated that the Plane (The First Plane) was a lousy pilot, a terrible accident. There is no way around that.
HE Saw the First Plane Hit the North Tower. We didn't. End of Story.
Originally posted by Seventh
I also forgot to add Dave - He clearly stated he watched the plane before entering the classroom, the video clearly shows that the only plane able to watch on video had not happened until he entered the classroom ie the one Card informed him off WTC2 the South Tower.
First off, Limos can and do have television screens. Out of all the limos in the world, I can see how the presidential limo definitely would have a TV screen. It isn't outside reality for someone to notify his motorcade about the first impact, and then someone turn on the lomo's television to see the news coverage. Thus, his mispeaking he saw the plane HAD hit the building, and that he really did see it on TV, are both correct.
Then there's Bone'z theory that he didn't see it at all, and was just making the claim up to posture for the camera. That's certainly a credible scenario as well, knowing Bush's penchant for stretching the truth. Misspeaking and lying that he saw any coverage at all are *still* both correct.
Either way, there are more non-conspiracy reasons to explain what Bush did than there are conspiracy reasons. I'm not saying that you should stop discussing your conspiracies, far from it. I'm simply pointing out that there are better conspiracies out there to discuss, becuase THIS PARTICULAR conspiracy is a dead end for you.
what a terrible pilot, what a terrible accident
Originally posted by GoodOlDave
Originally posted by Seventh
Mr President how did you watch the first impact WTC1 The North Tower on T.V. the morning it happened, when the only video capture of the first impact was the Firemen`s video (the Naudet brothers) which was not released until 9/12/2001?.
Even though it matters not where he saw the 1st impact on T.V. the whole point here video footage of WTC1 North Tower did not exist for another 24 hours.
Debunk that.
Easy- you are using a double standard in your citicisms. All up until the 9/11 attack Bush's critics were lambasting him for his poor mastery of grammar and his dull wittedness, and NOW, on 9/11, you develop spontaneous amnesia concerning your prior position and now consider him to be a master at the English language as well as some closet supergenius.
It's blatantly obvious Bush meant to say he that saw a plane HAD hit the building, as in past tense, and after the first impact everyone in the world was rivetted to the TV set watching what was going on in Manhattan, and that is NOT up for debate. In your zeal to support these conspiracies you likewise necessarily have to portray Bush as some closet even supergenius with the sheer perfection of a supernatural entity. Are you talking about the same guy who can't even hand out bottles of water to hurricane victims in New Orleans without slipping on banana peels?!?
I'm sorry, but there's no way I can go that route. Bush was (and is) a C student putz and there's no flipping way he could have pulled off any intricately convoluted plot in the manner you're describing. I'm frankly amazed he was even able to say "I saw the first plane hit the building" and not "I eyed dat sh*t on TV dat wuz whack!". You're giving him way, way, way, WAY too much credit.