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six7s Started conversation Jan 24, 2003
http://www.popmatters.com/features/021227-conspiracy.shtml
Of Big Oil, By Big Oil, For Big Oil - The 10 Most Startling Speculations and "Conspiracy Theories" About September 11 and America's New War
For about thirty minutes after his chief of staff told him that America was under attack, George W. Bush continued to sit in an elementary school classroom listening to a second-grader tell a story about a pet goat.
I know that I'm not alone in believing that Bush little more than a puppet, so I find it hard to believe that those pulling the strings would allow him to dally in such a way at such a time
Does anyone know if this 30 minute 'delay' really happened?
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abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein Posted Jan 24, 2003
It did.
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Researcher Eagle 1 Posted Jan 24, 2003
Bush was at an elementary school in Florida when it happened, reading a story and talking with children. On the tape (yes, it was taped) an advisor came over and whispered something in his ear. Bush grimaced, nodded, and said something back, before turning his attention to the children. Less than an hour later he addressed the press before moving on.
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abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein Posted Jan 24, 2003
Yep. *caught on tape* I could only guess at the time, all were too stunned to address it OR it was thought we are so stupid to notice.
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Researcher Eagle 1 Posted Jan 24, 2003
Um, I didn't mean to support the idea of a conspiracy. I was just confirming that the delay happened. I don't really believe that it was an intentional conspiracy of any sort to allow 9/11 to happen.
Whether completing his time with the children was the right move or not is up in the air, but I think he did what he felt was best at the time (at least, politically).
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abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein Posted Jan 24, 2003
There is a reasonable question in it though
*not supporting conspiracy just the facts*
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six7s Posted Jan 24, 2003
Thanks,
I'm no conspiracy theorist either - I just find it incredible that even Shrub (or rather his aides) wouldn't at least be seen to be responding immediately to such a monumentous event
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Researcher Eagle 1 Posted Jan 24, 2003
Well, for example...
Aide: "Sir, there's been a terrorist attack, we need you ASAP. We'll brief you when you're finished here."
Bush (after a short pause): "Get everything ready, we'll speed this up."
*Shrug*
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26199 Posted Jan 24, 2003
Well -- it's not necessarily their job.
Delegation and all.
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Saturnine Posted Jan 24, 2003
Sorry to be abrupt folks, but are you lot completely stupid? What would you do in front of a load of kids? I'm the last person to defend Old Bush, but frankly, I would have done the same if I was listening to a bunch of kids speaking to me. He would have risked scaring the living daylights out of them.
Not to mention the fact nobody knew the severity of the attack at that point...
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six7s Posted Jan 24, 2003
I might be a bit thick but I'm not *completely* stupid
It doesn't take an expert in child psychology to curtail a meeting with 7-year-olds without inflicting permamnent scars
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abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein Posted Jan 24, 2003
Really. They also KNOW the president has possibly more important things to do!
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26199 Posted Jan 24, 2003
Hmm. Surely the correct course of action for the president in case of a major terrorist attack is to make for a place of safety...?
That seems to make sense, anyway. Maybe he felt he was safe where he was...
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six7s Posted Jan 24, 2003
Indeed
Does anyone here have a reliable timeline of events?
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Saturnine Posted Jan 24, 2003
I knew I should have kept the list the Mail published.
Anyway, to defend my point, he did the right thing. Kids pick up on the tiniest amount of panic, and he probably prolonged the details for them just a little longer than all the other kids in the Western world. The kids at the day care centre where my Mum works were *so* unbelievably scared. And if you had the choice, what would you do? I'd rather sit with some kids for a little while and then go deal with it than rush out and ruin their morning...
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abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein Posted Jan 24, 2003
YOU r not the president tho....
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Otto Fisch ("Stop analysing Strava.... and cut your hedge") Posted Jan 24, 2003
Because at leat some of your posts contain words of more than two syllables.
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six7s Posted Jan 24, 2003
Cos the president's mother doesn't work in childcare
the CIA / big business takes care of her little boy now 
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abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein Posted Jan 25, 2003
you 2!
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- 3: Researcher Eagle 1 (Jan 24, 2003)
- 4: abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein (Jan 24, 2003)
- 5: Researcher Eagle 1 (Jan 24, 2003)
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- 7: six7s (Jan 24, 2003)
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- 9: 26199 (Jan 24, 2003)
- 10: Saturnine (Jan 24, 2003)
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- 12: abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein (Jan 24, 2003)
- 13: 26199 (Jan 24, 2003)
- 14: six7s (Jan 24, 2003)
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- 17: Saturnine (Jan 24, 2003)
- 18: Otto Fisch ("Stop analysing Strava.... and cut your hedge") (Jan 24, 2003)
- 19: six7s (Jan 24, 2003)
- 20: abbi normal "Putting on the Ritz" with Dr Frankenstein (Jan 25, 2003)
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