Bush to Rice: 'Great Job' Testifying

[PfcHammer]

Bush to Rice: 'Great Job' Testifying
Thu Apr 8, 2004 02:34 PM ET

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - From his pickup truck on his Texas ranch, President Bush phoned his national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, on Thursday to congratulate her on her testimony before the 9/11 commission.

Bush and his wife, Laura, watched all of Rice's three hours of testimony on a television set at his ranch.

Afterward, "The president was in his truck on the ranch. He talked to Dr. Rice, told her he thought she did a great job," said White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan.

White House officials felt Rice gave a good accounting of what they feel were the administration's strong actions against terrorism taken before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and afterward.

Rice is expected to join the presidential entourage in Crawford for the Easter holiday this weekend.

http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=4789363

[Eurobabe]

1. like attracts like

WHAT, no egg roll on the White House lawn??

[WI_DEM]

2. I have to give Condi credit for this

she at least went into the hearings along. Bush needs to sit on Cheney's lap.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

3. he hangs out in his "truck"?

"From his phoney pickup truck on his phoney Texas ranch, phoney President Bush phoned his phoney national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, on Thursday to congratulate her on her phoney testimony before the phoney 9/11 commission."

[gWbush is Mabus]

4. LOL - so true

[Jim Sagle]

37. SheepyMcSheepster (277 posts) vs. Smirky McChimpster (722 posts).

What are the odds? ;-)

[papau]

8. but was it a video phone?

and was he parked in front of the neighbor's barn where they send all media because the Bush "ranch" just does not look western, or farming, or even rural-

and the media goes along with the con because ?????

Damn good thing he has a secure phone in the pick-up - is it a Ford 150, a hemi - or what ......

so many unanswered questions when you only go with what is in the Rove handout.

:-)

[VolcanoJen]

12. Great observations, papau; I'd give anything for one of the Rove handouts!

I can only imagine the cutesy, folksy stuff contained within them... and the lies and horror they hide...

[Cocoa]

14. smeared with food stains too probably

Cheetos grease and donut jelly.

[progressivebydesign]

11. Oh they just had to get that redneck TRUCK thing in N/T

[Dr Fate]

38. REAL "rednecks" Ride HORSES on their ranches...

But Bush is afraid of horses- he is even called "The Windshield Cowboy" by Crawford cowboys...

[LiberalFighter]

29. Was that so no one could hear what he told her?

[susu369]

33. Perhaps he needed privacy from

Pickles? Um-m-m....

What bizarro reporting: called from his pickup truck down at the Potemkin Ranch.

[bahrbearian]

35. ROFLMAO that was phoney.

[VolcanoJen]

5. I just have to say it. I have to get it out.

This fucker is in a truck on his ranch, while the American soldiers he sent into harm's way squirm, wriggle, cry for their mothers, and die in excruciating pain???!!????

It must take a lot of balls, or no compassion whatsoever, to feel confident and cock-sure while asking young Americans to sacrifice their lives for your misguided re-election campaign, when you're the Commander in Chief and can't even face the 9/11 Commission all by yourself. These soldiers are dying alone, Mr. Bush. Alone. And you can't even stand before that commission without Unka Dick holding your bony, clammy hand.

He is a fucker. I never thought I could get angrier at him, but this little vacation of his, taken in the midst of a trying, horrific time for troops, their families, civilians, and the rest of us is beyond tasteless. There is simply no end to this man's stupidity, lack of compassion, and downright carelessness.

Enjoy your vacation, you fucker. Clear a little cedar, while mothers and spouses wait for a knock on their door.

[livetohike]

9. Well said and my thoughts

exactly. I read a list of the local Marines that died recently and they are all 18-21 years old. Where was he at that age?

He is so void of sincerity. Just an empty shell.

[oneighty]

18. It is because

of people like Bush* that God saw fit to set term limits. This is not a threat Mr.Ashcroft it is a fact of life, and so it is that all evil comes to an end sooner or later.

180

[llmart]

20. The truth is....

he is no more a "cowboy", "rancher", "down home Texan" than the man in the moon. This is all carefully choreographed to make him look that way. He probably hauls away one branch for a photo op and then runs in the house to wash his hands and take a nap. And someone gave him a shiny new pickup truck to play with while he's on vacation just like his Mommy and Poppa gave him a Segway last year (which he fell off of like the dork that he is). And I would wager a bet that the "religious awakening" he had is all contrived also. It's all an image thing with his handlers. This guy is beyond heartless. He puts our country and our soldiers in harms way and then goes off to play. Despicable POS!

[lumpy]

23. He needs to rest

from being on the campaign trail, his most important and exhausting job at the moment, don't you see. Let the underlings run the presidency as they have been doing right along. Wolfowitz, Cheney and Rumsfeld will know what to do.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

27. AMEN!

:thumbsup:

[Malva Zebrina]

36. and he and the lump watched Condi testify together

so it was reported. My my, Laura certainly has grown and become an interested political observer eh? After Rice's testimony was over, Bush apparently went out to his shiny white,pick up truck to call Condi to express his pleasure with her testimony, and the lump went---where?

To her room for a drink or two, or to the pool for a swim and a drink or two, or to the dining room to give the chef his orders for the day?


She and he do not know and cannot imagine the slaughter and crimes and mayhem they have caused--he is a direct cause of the murders of ten thousand innocent civilians, by his lies to invade their country and kill them in their beds as they slept, while they posed no threat whatsoever to us.

The pictures of these bloodied babies and children are heart breaking.

May they both never sleep another wink in their lives for the crying and screaming they will hear in their ears in the darkness of their bedrooms. May they lie awake night after night hearing those babies cry and thos children scream and then go silent and the wails of thier mothers who will mourn for their lost children.

This man has got to be impeached or prosecuted for these crimes. He goes about adding more and more money to his election campaign chest. Apparently those who are contributing care not about human life , honor, integrity and love, either. We know what they do care about and why they see fit to donate enormous amounts of money to the puppet Bush and his president, Dick Cheney

[RedEarth]

6. Great job of filibustering..........

Didn't answer questions, kept talking and didn't say a thing........how do you sleep at night you ........liar

[DrDan]

7. are you sure he didn't say

"great job testi-lying"

[RT Atlanta]

10. Truck references

I like how it's part of the spin to keep throwing in "pickup" and "truck" to add to this fucking nit-wit's appeal to the "common folk."

That is quite telling of the "man" when he is congratulating condi on that kind of testimony.

[progressivebydesign]

13. Okay.. WHY does Rice have to be with Bush constantly?

Umm.. since Hughes gave up babysitting him, is it HER turn? I mean.. how often, in history, has the NAtl. Sec. Advisor spent holidays and weekends with the President??? Are they afraid that if something happens again, he'll be forced to oh... think for himself.. that would be disastrous! I worry that they are anticipating another attack soon.. he is never without a high-ranking official, even at the holidays.. unless he and Laura are into.. oh, never mind.

[Bonhomme Richard]

15. Doesn't Rice have any family or someone..........................

close to her that she would rather spend time with? She is actually going to spend easter with king dipshit?

[Go Eagles]

17. honestly, do you think the people really in charge want him around?

His handlers are probably happy to keep him at his ranch in Crawford playing in his truck. The last thing they need is his incompetence, stupidity and ineptness getting in the way when things are literally coming unraveled.

[LiberalFighter]

31. She has to make sure that her hair is available for his drink...

I am hinting to the Anita Hill incident with scumbag Clarence Thomas.

[ramapo]

16. Does he ever work?

Vacations prior to 9/11.

Hangs out at the ranch while Iraq falls apart.

Weekends at the Camp.

Flys around to fundraisers and make-believe events.

He's an insult to the American work ethic.

[qanda]

19. Didn't he mean "testilying"?

eom

[lumpy]

21. The administration strong actions

before 9/11? That is not what I got out of Rice's testimony. She did a lot of editorializing in response to the questions. Must have been frustating to the panel as well as hearing her responses to many of the questions with : "best of my recollection", "unaware", "really don't remember" repeated several times. The tone of apologizing for the Bush lack of response to the clear warnings that something was in the wind before 9/11 was echoed by some of the questioning by Republican supporters. Disturbing that Rice is very reluctant to release to the public the PDB report that the panel has been privy to viewing. Lehman and Roemer did a good job in spite of the time constraints and her stretching out their pitifull 10 minutes of time allowed with lengthy excuses and editorializing. Didn't read Thompson's questioning, why bother. Analizing what little we were allowed to hear my conclusion is that Rice was derelict and incompetent in handling this most important job of US security. By her testimony it is clear that Bush was disinterested in hearing any of this, but then he has stated himself, he only makes decisions and relies on others to sort out the facts. Typical CEO, not presidential. Placing the blame on intelligence agencies is no excuse for her neglect in following up on the information she recieved from those agencies. She is under oath but if she were in a court of law under oath she would be held culpable of derelict of duty.

[chelsea0011]

22. Hey you F**ked up prior to 9-11, but today, when it matters, A-1 JOB

His pickup truck. Jeesh

[mefoolonhill]

25. bush

He's got 3 hours free to watch Condi on TV, but can only find an hour to appear in front of the 9/11 Commission? And Cheney has to come along and hold his hand? What a putz....

[young_at_heart]

24. This "scenario" is very hard to picture!

Just reading about "The entourage in Crawford" sounds off-the-wall. I keep hoping the American people will begin to notice all the secrecy and underhandedness......surely it will happen soon!

[PartyPooper]

26. Does Junior even know how to change a tire on his "truck"?

I'll bet you he's never changed a tire in his life!

:evilgrin:

[Whoa_Nelly]

28. The opening speech byRatFace Rice

was blatant Bush Campaigning. In everything said by her after that contained repitition of phrases used by Rumsfeld, and others who have testified before the commission, as well as bits and pieces of "effective" (only to the sheeple) phrases from previous Bush, Rumsfeld and Ashcroft speeches.

The opening speech by Rice should have been denied to be able to happen right from the start by the commission. THere was NO NEED to qualify and/or campaign prior to answering quesions and providing testimony.

BTW...just wondering...with all the money this disgusting witch has made, who the hell does her hair in those ugly-do's, waxes her eyebrows into sinister arches...and why has this witch never had her teeth seen and taken care of by an orthodontist? :crazy:

[Ravy]

30. I am finding most of the media slightly hostile to her comments today.

CNN and MSNBC have been noticeably on the critical side of her testimony,

[leftchick]

32. I am suprised he did not say she was...

"fabulous"!.... :eyes:

[symbolman]

34. Time for a cookout pardners!

Bush is left alone with machinery?