I'm going to be real positive, while I keep my foot on John Kerry's throat

[gp]

**EXCLUSIVE**

A QUOTE ATTRIBUTED TO PRESIDENT BUSH IN NEXT SUNDAY'S NEW YORK TIMES HAS IGNITED PREPUBLICATION SPARKS, THE DRUDGE REPORT HAS LEARNED.

FORMER WSJ REPORTER AND BEST-SELLING AUTHOR RON SUSKIND QUOTES BUSH AS TELLING A PRIVATE LUNCHEON OF TOP SUPPORTERS: 'I'M GOING TO BE REAL POSITIVE, WHILE I KEEP MY FOOT ON JOHN KERRY'S THROAT.'

SUSKIND, A REGISTERED DEMOCRAT, WILL CLAIM BUSH MADE THE STARTLING COMMENTS LAST MONTH IN WASHINGTON, SOURCES TELL DRUDGE.

DEVELOPING...

FILED BY MATT DRUDGE // WED OCT 13 2004 16:26:00 ET...

http://www.drudgereport.com

[951]

1. That doesn't 'sound' like something Bush would say

...It just doesn't.

[w4rma]

2. He says those things in private. Read some more private quotes, here.

You’re Invited to the War Party (“Bush at War” book review)
By Georgie Anne Geyer

Ever since his Watergate revelations, which helped evict a president and change the United States for all time, for better or worse Bob Woodward has stood as the major force in a new genre of journalism. He talks, wheedles, and, using government officials’ personal ambitions and dreams of political eternity, implicitly threatens his way into the often closed corridors of power—there, he is a master at getting a certain number of figures who try their best to remain aloof and unknown to tell their stories. The proposition, understood if not explicitly spoken, is that this book, as his former ones, will tell the story—you miss out on leave on this journalistic port, fellow, you miss the whole historic ship!
…
First of all, Bush at War is really about the decision-making process in the upper levels of the Bush administration—the White House, the State Department, and the Pentagon—from the exact morning of Sept. 11th. It begins with a profoundly worried George Tenet, head of the CIA and, from all of the space he gets in the book, obviously one of Woodward’s best and favored sources. That very morning, Tenet is wondering about when Osama bin Laden, whom he has been desperately tracking, will strike the U.S. Then “it” happens—and from then onward, the book delineates day-by-day, and sometimes hour-by-hour and minute-by-minute—what supposedly went on in meeting after meeting. From all accounts that I know of, Woodward’s interpretations are exactly right; it is the quotes that are so bothersome.
…
Another time, he says to Woodward, “I’m the commander—see, I don’t need to explain—I do not need to explain why I say things. That’s the interesting thing about being the president. Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they say something, but I don’t feel like I owe anybody an explanation.”

At still another point after the Afghan war has started, the president says to his staff, “Look, our strategy is to create chaos, to create a vacuum.” And Woodward ends the book with another quote from the president, in which he again reflects the obsessive chaos theory of the neoconservatives surrounding him like sentinels and for whom Iraq has become the sina quo non of political existence: “We will export death and violence to the four corners of the earth in defense of our great nation.” Whew.
http://www.amconmag.com/01_13_03/geyer7.html

[private_ryan]

5. why can't run an ad with that arrogant statement

“I’m the commander—see, I don’t need to explain—I do not need to explain why I say things. That’s the interesting thing about being the president. Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they say something, but I don’t feel like I owe anybody an explanation.”


it's ON TAPE, I heard it. Why do we fight with one hand tied?

[leftchick]

13. I agree totaly... and what about the trifecta statement?

He made that horrible trifecta statement many times at many repuke events. I remeber hearing that on tape as well. WTF? That stuff is gold!

[tuvor]

28. FACT CHECK ALERT: That last quote wasn't bush.

I remember having to check the source of that quote with my own eyes, and FWIW, you can't hang bush on that "export death" quote.

It's some CIA operative or some such.

[w4rma]

31. I just now looked it up on your tip and I'm going to actually have to look

at the book itself. I found one source saying that Woodward said Bush said this at his governor's mansion in 1999. I found another source saying that it was one of 25 men (who was speaking for the group) attending a religious prayer meeting on February 5, 2002. The 25 men consisted of 3 Special Forces units and a CIA paramilitary team. The source was, maybe, leading a pledge (prayer?) for the group.

[napi21]

3. Oh, I dunno, maybe. It's something I would hear in TX.

He's been told to be more positive, and NO SMIRKING! I think someone could have fed him this line.

[AlCzervik]

6. Based on what?

[arikara]

19. It sounds like him to me

What about him attacking Al Hunt in a public place in front of his family and screaming and swearing at him. What about him mocking Karla Fay Tucker with pursed lips, "please don't kill me"... he's more protected from public view now but it sounds like him.

[neverforget]

27. It would require him to do 2 things at once, somthing he's incapable of

doing.

[Demeter]

32. Yeah, It's Grammatically constructed

Sheesh!

[Media_Lies_Daily]

37. Then you haven't been doing your homework.

[Lorien]

4. Hmmmm...how does he do that

while Kerry is handing him his own ass on a platter?

More pathetic macho talk from sock crotch. :eyes:

[Warpy]

7. Kerry was a fantastic prosecutor

Let's hope Bush finds out he's trying to stand on a crocodile.

[progressivebydesign]

8. That's Bush. He's a nasty bastard!

Ask anyone close to him. It's been widely reported that he goes off on people with a string of filthy language, regularly. Ask (who was it?) Al Hunt? from WSJ about Bush verbally abusing his family at dinner one night, after the WSJ printed something negative about Bush's father (who was then either a candidate or president).

Bush has a vile temper, and he's OBVIOUSLY taken this as a grudge match.. you could see him doing his cockwalk at the debate. He looked like he was going to punch Kerry.

Bush is an asshole. Have we all figured that out now?

[Bread and Circus]

9. That actually sounds like Bush to me, I take him to be a bit of a...

sociopath.

He was probably a kid that tortured small animals. He just seems devoid of empathy. His apparent comments are a bad thing to say at a time when people are being beheaded.

[w4rma]

25. He did. He put firecrackers in frog's mouths near the creek behind

his home.

[Dark Jedi]

43. Tough Texan and All that Bleep!

You expect Bushie to actually THINK before he opens his mouth? That's asking too much, damn it! Besides, it would make him appear intellectual and scare off his base.

[silverweb]

10. What's that line from Orwell?

Something about having a foot on mankind's neck forever? I can't remember the exact words, but there's something like that in 1984.

Ol' georgie fits the totalitarian profile well.

:grr:

[troublemaker]

11. A boot stomping on a human face... forever

[silverweb]

21. That's the one.

Thank you.

I reread the book just about a year ago and had nightmares on and off for weeks, knowing that there are people here who would love to live that role.

[TripleD]

34. It's a Nostradamos verse

Century VIII, Quatrain 41

a fox will be elected without speaking one word,
appearing saintly in public living on barley bread,
afterwards he will suddenly become a tyrant
putting his foot on the throats of the greatest men.

http://www.crystalinks.com/quatrainscentury8.html

[glitch]

42. Yikes - it certainly sounds like an archaic term - is it used in the bible

as well?

[TheDonkey]

12. This is outrageous! Media needs to tear into bush for it

What sort of language is that for a president (sic) to say to a US Senator, or anyone for that matter.

He's clearly insane and unstable.

[robbedvoter]

14. Sources tell Drudge? ha!ha! Suskind told Air America this morning

it'll be in an article in Sunday NYT. I started a thread on it earlier:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2484409

[DS1]

15. Wow, he has a foot that can be both nailed to a cross AND on John

Kerry's throat at the same time? That's one talented Jackie Chan Mofuka right there!

[prolesunited]

16. Bush is truly a Christian

that everyone can admire. :eyes:

[PresidentErnestTBass]

17. Guy was told to "get the fuck out" on Bush's orders

This is why I registered with DU today after finding this on Blogger.

The Night George W. Bush Ordered A Thug To Tell Me To "GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!" (Caution: harsh language)

http://theknightshift.blogspot.com/

I want to keep posting about this until I can post real articles :)

[Blue_Tires]

18. welcome to DU

[Zhade]

20. Very interesting post.

Thanks for sharing that. It's always nice to see a Freeper wake up and throw away the Kool-Aid.

[Aunt Anti-bush]

22. Oh, that's awful!

The post, that is. But I'm glad you joined DU. Welcome and thanks for posting that link.

[progressivebydesign]

23. Hi! Welcome! I just read your entire saga on the knightshift.

Wow. You're a really good writer. It's easy to tell, even when you are recounting things that were rather emotional at the time.

I actually remember your name on Free Republic! I was never a freeper, but occassionally, I'd check it out to see what was the outrage du jour over there.. and I remember Darth Sidious from back then.

I have zero reason to doubtyour story, nor the phone call you received about that incident. It all goes with what I've read here and there about Bush's temper and ego, and paranoia. He makes Nixon look well-balanced.

I'm sorry that you don't feel you can vote for Kerry because of your abortion beliefs. I do think that his answer in the last debate truly gives pause to people who feel the way you do. I respect your views, but it's not right for others to impose their own beliefs on their fellow citizens. And.. I think of it this way: If Bush gets re-selected, then we can be sure of more and more killings in the middle east, of already born children, and unborn children and their mothers. Pro-life should include ALL life. Kerry is our only hope.

[PresidentErnestTBass]

35. I didn't write it. I just LIKED it!!!!

But I seem to remember him as Darth Sidius on Free Republic. There was a pretty big stink when he was tossed out, IIRC. Anyway, glad I found it because he's a pretty interesting THINKER, and because it gave me an excuse to finally register on DU :)

[PresidentErnestTBass]

36. Any way to give Knight's blog post an entire thread?

That's the first thing I tried to do when I signed up this afternoon but the system wouldn't let me. I don't have enough seniority yet but considering how other boards get trolled it's a good system.

I wrote him an e-mail earlier tonight. In it I encouraged him to vote for John Kerry because it would be a legit way to spite Bush after what was done to him. He wrote back and said that although he's so pro-life that it disqualified Kerry from readily getting his vote, he _did_ say that he'd only started learning about Kerry in the past few weeks and admitted that "Kerry is a VERY brilliant and articulate thinker. Since I don't consider myself to be either conservative or liberal, I can admit that I respect him... and VERY much so... for his depth of mind without any fear of reprisal."

I also told him that I'd posted his blog address on DU. He said that he hadn't looked in on this site for over two years but "I might have to peek in on Democratic Underground sometime now, if my stuff is getting around. It surely can't be worse than when I peek into Free Republic: people there today were CHEERING that Bush threatened to crush Kerry's throat. That's disgraceful and it's NOT Christian!" He said I could post some of his comments here too. I just found his whole story to be really incredible and wanted to help him see it take off :)

[crispini]

41. Welcome to DU!

The limit's not all that high... just a few more friendly replies & you can start threads. :D

and thanks for the blog entry... good stuff!

[PresidentErnestTBass]

44. I'll just post a few more friendlies then

as opposed to unfriendlies. :o

;)

[MichiganVote]

29. Interesting. Welcome

[Dark Jedi]

40. "The economy is strooooooong"

Heh heh. The pre-screened crowd. It is so that Bush & Co. can keep spouting lies unquestioned.

[Sinnerman]

24. LIAR...LIAR.... He doesn't know how to be positive

[wrate]

26. * exudes arrogance. But this will be his undoing. I hope Kerry gets *

real mad tonight. Let everyone see the psycho they have for president.

[SpinalTeeJoint]

30. Is there a tape of it?

It would make a great smear commercial.

[Lisa]

33. With Bush going 0 for 2 now, whose foot is on whose throat?

Seems to me like it's the other way around, Mr. Snippy!

[goforit]

38. Certainly sounds like a man who DOES go for blood........Madman!!!

Kerry better double up his body gards.

[Dark Jedi]

39. Sounds just like Bush & Co.

I'd believe it. Keep in mind that Bush is a reflection of his base. And they are some of the most rabid, unreasonable people around currently. You are not allowed to question or dislike Bush for any reason. People who aren't exactly gung-ho about another four years of Bush & Co. are (expletive). "Death to intellectualism" - Freeper Conservatism.