"Harm's Way": a campaign ad

[dpibel]

<IMAGE> 9/11 image similar to those used in Bush ads.

<VOICEOVER> On 9/11, as the Twin Towers burned, George Bush flew to Nebraska.

<IMAGE> The shot of the brave leader talking on the phone aboard AF1.

<VOICEOVER> What was he thinking about as he flew around the country?

<IMAGE> People fleeing as the towers fall.

<VOICEOVER> To use his own words, "I mean, I was trying to get out of harm's way."

<IMAGE> Banks of flowers; missing persons posters in post-9/11 NYC.

<VOICEOVER> He was thinking about his own family. As he said, "I was concerned about things like, is my wife safe? You know, I was worried about that. I was worried about things such as my parents. I was worried about my girls."

<IMAGE> Military images.

<VOICEOVER> He was thinking about strategy. "At the same time, you need to know about me that I was also thinking clearly about how to respond," he said.

<IMAGE> Grieving family members.

<VOICEOVER> On 9/11, what did George Bush forget to think about?

<IMAGE> Crowd shot.

<VOICEOVER> You. He forgot to think about the American people.

<IMAGE> Kerry.

<VOICEOVER> Isn't it time for a President who thinks about you?

Source: LA Times article 5/22/02, by Edwin Chen. Not accessible to me on LA Times website, but archived at http://www.rense.com/general25/bushfled.htm

I remember when this article came out. It's the clearest illustration I know of the Fierce Warrior Chieftain's complete self-absorption.

The quotes were from an interview with a German reporter.

It amazed me then, as it does now, this this goober could think that it would be as evident to everyone as it is to him that the most important issue on 9/11 was keeping his sorry ass "out of harm's way."

I understand that it's absolutely self-evident to him, but you'd almost think (if you hadn't been paying much attention) that he'd have enough sense not to say it out loud.

[Stephanie]

1. Excellent

I'd like to find the articles that appeared later that proved that Rove and Karen were plain LYING about the supposed threats to Air Force One that were their sorry excuse for the bunker-hopping.

You might be interested in this thread:

Bush was AWOL on 9/11

The German interview is archived here (of all places!):

http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/nato/02052107.htm

We have pictures of your travel pool on Air Force One looking in horror at this little flat screen, which was back in the plane, seeing the second tower collapse.

The President: Yes.

Q: I wondered what was going on at about that time in the front of the plane?

The President: Well, thanks for asking. First of all, I learned about the attack -- the second attack; I knew about the first attack when I walked into a schoolroom. I thought it was an accident. And I'm listening to an education briefing, and Andy Card, my Chief of Staff, whispered in my ear, he said, "America's under attack. There's been a second plane crash; America is under attack."

I made up my mind right then and there that if somebody was attacking us, we would respond with the full might of America.

Q: But there was little you could do at that moment, in that plane.

The President: At that moment, no, there wasn't. You're right. I mean, I was trying to get out of harm's way. We were concerned about threats on the President. We were worried about future attacks, and there's a lot of belief that Flight 93 was headed to the White House.