One year ago: "Bush Photo with Teen Shows Conviction and Compassion "

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://www.washingtondispatch.com/opinion/article_9003.shtml



Editorial by CK Rairden
May 10, 2004

It started out as a fluke. Lynn Faulkner had been offered an extra ticket to a Bush campaign event by his neighbor Linda Prince. Mr. Faulkner decided to offer it to his 15-year old daughter Ashley who he expected would decline, as she would have to miss some school to attend. But his daughter surprised him. Ashley reminded her dad how four years ago they attended a similar event when then Texas Governor George W. Bush visited the same spot on the campaign trail.

Ashley remembered attending that event with both her father and her mother Wendy Faulkner. It was raining that day and they all stood in the rain awaiting Governor Bush “eating Triscuit crackers” enjoying the time together and hoping to get a glimpse of the would-be president. Ashley recalled holding her mothers hand as they waited. So she decided to go again this year, but this time her mother could not attend. Wendy Faulkner was murdered on 9/11/01 in the south tower of the World Trade Center. She was there on the 104th floor for a one-day meeting. Ashley decided to miss school in honor and remembrance of her mother and attend the event.

So the trip was on. Linda Prince, along with Lynn and Ashley Faulkner, were off to the Golden Lamb Inn in Lebanon, Ohio for the event. The group arrived early and got a spot close to the front. As the event wound down, the president worked the line in full campaign mode shaking hands and signing autographs. As the president passed the group, Mr. Faulkner got an autograph, and the president continued on until Linda Prince spoke up, “This girl lost her mother on 9/11,” Prince told the president.

Then everything changed. “The president’s entire expression transformed,” Mr. Faulkner told me on Sunday. “He turned and came back against the flow and his eyes locked on Ashley’s. His face showed a man who was no longer the president, he was a father and a husband.” President Bush made his way back to Ashley and he embraced the 15-yeal old young woman. “She snuggled in with the president just like she did when she was a little girl with her dad,” Mr. Faulkner said. “I know it’s hard,” Mr. Faulkner heard the president tell his daughter. “I’m okay,” Ashley told the president. The embrace continued.

[dhinojosa]

1. Did he whisper to her "Iraq will PAY!!!!!!!!!!"

:sarcasm:
:puke:

[pk_du]

2. That should read " Photo shows convict and complete-asshole"

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. I WISH we had photographic evidence of a Bush conviction. nt

[CoffeeCat]

4. I rarely say bullshit, but this is total bullshit.

Damn, I'm so mad!

Whenever I give this administration or Junior the benefit of the doubt, I live to regret it.

I read the first half of this article and I *actually* thought, "Wow, maybe I misjudged this situation. Maybe Bush did actually feel sorry for her and wanted to console her."

Then I read the latter half of this story, and I'm reminded that Junior probably felt zilch! It was a publicity stunt. The father was probably paid. For all we know, the entire thing was staged.

This article attempts to persuade us to calm down and accept the catastrophic violence in Iraq and the failure of our military to reach any of its military goals. It does this by rekindling this story--which did have an effect on the 04 elections. They're trodding it out again, for emotional effect. Bastards!

The author actually links 9/11 to Iraq. That scum-sucking pig. There is no link between 9/11 and Iraq!!

What a vile, blatant distortion and sick attempt at manipulating our emotions.

I'm so disgusted. I didn't know I was capable of this level of disgust!

We're supposed to hearken back to the wistful emotion in Junior's eye--and allow that tender moment to pacify us about the utter destruction and murder perpetuated by this war (which was based on a lie, by the way!!).

Take your damn photo op and shove it! You sick clowns have absolutely no soul and you make a mockery of our country on the world's stage!!

[FreedomAngel82]

5. I remember that

They had this whole stink with that and they even had a website and called it Ashley's Story. How corney can you get! Imagine what they'd be saying if this was Clinton. I wonder if she knows Bush and his people killed her mother and all the others. Damn him to hell.

[bullimiami]

6. im the sick little monster that let your mother die for greed and power

[Dinger]

7. Shhhhhhh, I Will Kill The Rest Of Your Family If YouTell . . . (nt)

[Contrary1]

8. The whole thing was scripted...

just like everything else in the Nitwit Son's Variety Show.
I doubt that the poor girl was in on it though. She might
accidentally confide to her friends that it was all a farce.

Turd Blossom certainly wouldn't want that to happen.

[harpo]

9. Why is this on DU? Sounds like something that should be on freeper site

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

10. It's on DU because it happened one year ago

It's on DU because I thought it would be worthwhile to look back on it and reflect on what has happened since then.

Read all 6740 of my posts and then call me a fucking freeper.

I'll be here waiting.

[harpo]

11. I didn't call you a freeper...I asked why this post was here as it appears

from the part I see (didn't read the link yet) that its all pro-bush even though the article that the link points to may not be.