Brian, This is scary. My wife and I have always thought that this could be a conspiracy.
Dick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 11:31 Subject: [biofuel] Re: THE HOT MOVIE > I know that I will be slammed as a conspiracy theorist here, but has > anyone else ever considered that the reason that Bush didn't respond > more aggressively was that the news wasn't news to him. His > popularity rating did go WAY up after 9/11. Do I think he's > psychopathic enough for that? Yes, I do. And that's the scariest > thought of all. > > Brian > > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Richard, > > > > Don't you think that there is something problematic with a > president who > > sits for 7 minutes and continues to read about goats to children > when bombs > > (or airplanes) are exploding within his country? > > > > What if those two planes had only been the first of an entire wave? > > > > Think that those wasted seven minutes could have been used in a > more > > efficient manner? > > > > Hell. He had no way of knowing that they weren't the beginning of > the end of > > the world. > > > > Or perhaps that's just it. With his peculiarly twisted bent on > Christianity > > and the "end times," maybe that's exactly why he wasn't pulsed in > the least. > > > > Too damned bad he discounted the rest of the nation that he swore > to serve > > in lieu of his "mulling things over." > > > > In the military it's called "dereliction of duty," and depending > upon the > > severity, punishable with prison time. > > > > Can I get an "Amen?" > > > > Todd Swearingen > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "RICHARD BOGRAD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 4:40 PM > > Subject: [biofuel] THE HOT MOVIE > > > > > > > The conversations and accusations are flying around, so I > thought I would > > post an article I received from a humor writer which may help > someone put > > this whole discussion in perspective. Enjoy. > > > > > > Dick > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > THIS WEEK'S COLUMN: > > > > > > "THE HOT MOVIE THAT'S BURNING BUSH" > > > > > > Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" has already > > > set records at the box office, treating moviegoers to a > > > scathing attack on President Bush and his co-architects in > > > the war on terrorism. If you hate Bush, you will absolutely > > > love this movie, which probably explains why so many people > > > are eager to dub the movie into Arabic. Not to mention > > > French, Spanish, German, Russian, Mandarin, Hindi, Tonga, > > > Swahili and (please insert your native language here). > > > > > > As much as I love to bash the president, I have misgivings > > > about this movie. It's a rather one-sided presentation of > > > facts, designed to get Americans to ask a serious question > > > about their president, a question that has been asked > > > countless times in other countries: How did this idiot get > > > elected? > > > > > > But Bush is hardly an idiot and if you don't believe me, > > > just ask the woman who dresses him. She will tell you that > > > he's quite capable at what he does, leading America against > > > the forces of evil, who are involved in all sorts of > > > mischief these days, even producing award-winning > > > documentaries. > > > > > > While "Fahrenheit 9/11" is certainly compelling, it's > > > important to ask ourselves how fair it is. For example, > > > Moore shows us what Bush did on Sept. 11 after learning that > > > a second plane had hit the twin towers: He continued reading > > > a book called "My Pet Goat" to a group of schoolchildren for > > > almost seven minutes. In other words, he didn't do what most > > > Americans would expect of him in this moment of crisis: Jump > > > out of his chair, grab a phone and say, "Hey Dick, what the > > > heck should I do?" > > > > > > What people don't realize, however, is that the president is > > > an expert multi-tasker. The demands of his job often dictate > > > that he perform several tasks at once, sometimes even using > > > both sides of his brain. In those seven minutes of seemingly > > > casual reading, he had not only planned the wars on > > > Afghanistan and Iraq, but also determined, through a highly > > > analytical process, what he was going to have for lunch. > > > > > > Moore also shows us that despite the involvement of at least > > > 15 Saudi Arabian natives in the Sept. 11 attacks, the Bush > > > Administration allowed a number of Saudis, including the > > > extended family of Osama bin Laden, to charter planes and > > > leave America soon after the terrorist attacks. Of course, > > > there is a logical explanation for this. And as soon as I > > > find it, I will let you know. > > > > > > Moore and other critics of the Bush Administration seem to > > > imply that the Saudis were allowed to leave America > > > unquestioned. But that's not true at all. Before boarding > > > their planes, all of them were asked the all-important > > > question: "Did you pack your bags yourself?" And all of them > > > gave the correct answer: "Of course not. We have maids for > > > that!" > > > > > > Citing a figure from the Washington Post, Moore charges that > > > Bush spent 42% of the first seven months of his presidency > > > on vacation, implying that he was ill-prepared to prevent > > > the terrorist attacks. There are two problems with this > > > argument. First, Bush took what he calls "working > > > vacations." He didn't just sit around -- he WORKED on his > > > golf swing. > > > > > > Second, the 42% figure includes weekends. Most Americans do > > > not think of their weekends as vacations. Even when they get > > > a Friday or Monday off, they call it a "long weekend," not a > > > "short vacation." If ordinary Americans can get four > > > weekends a month, surely the president is entitled to six or > > > seven. > > > > > > But this kind of logical reasoning seems to escape Moore, > > > perhaps because he doesn't have the intellectual capacity of > > > President Bush. In fact, we can be reasonably certain that > > > Moore, in his entire adulthood, has never even read "My Pet > > > Goat." > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > (c) Copyright 2004 Melvin Durai. 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