George W. Bush on 9/11: "But the day ended on a relatively humorous note."

[elehhhhna]

October 2003 Ladies Home Journal:

Peggy Noonan (the interviewer): You were separated on September 11th. What was it like when you saw each other again?

Laura Bush: Well, we just hugged. I think there was a certain amount of security in being with each other than being apart.

George W. Bush: But the day ended on a relatively humorous note. The agents said, “you’ll be sleeping downstairs. Washington’s still a dangerous place.” And I said no, I can’t sleep down there, the bed didn’t look comfortable. I was really tired, Laura was tired, we like our own bed. We like our own routine. You know, kind of a nester. I knew I had to deal with the issue the next day and provide strength and comfort to the country, and so I needed rest in order to be mentally prepared. So I told the agent we’re going upstairs, and he reluctantly said okay. Laura wears contacts, and she was sound asleep. Barney was there. And the agent comes running up and says, “We’re under attack. We need you downstairs,” and so there we go. I’m in my running shorts and my T-shirt, and I’m barefooted. Got the dog in one hand, Laura had a cat, I’m holding Laura —

Laura Bush: I don’t have my contacts in , and I’m in my fuzzy house slippers —

George W. Bush: And this guy’s out of breath, and we’re heading straight down to the basement because there’s an incoming unidentified airplane, which is coming toward the White House. Then the guy says it’s a friendly airplane. And we hustle all the way back up stairs and go to bed.

Mrs. Bush: And we just lay there thinking about the way we must have looked.

Peggy Noonan (interviewer): So the day starts in tragedy and ends in Marx Brothers.

George W. Bush: That’s right — we got a laugh out of it.





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[jgraz]

1. "all in all, it's been a fabulous year for Laura and me."

Sociopathic piece of shit...

[elehhhhna]

3. rec it, I dare ya.

I feel a duty to repost this periodically. Been off DU for awhile and noticed lots of excellent newbies and this hasn't circulated here since May of '06.

[RufusTFirefly]

9. Bet it wasn't better than that time he caught a 7.5 lb perch!

Now that was truly something.



Like that story, Angela? Well, how's about a massage?

[Nostradammit]

18. Whenever I get low on MIHOP

that quote fills me right back up.

Detestable little man.

[MoonRiver]

2. Now THAT'S roughing it.

:eyes:

[peekaloo]

4. "mentally prepared".....that is humorous.

in his asshole-y kind of way.

[Rocknrule]

5. Yea I'm sure he had a "happy ending" watching all that death and destruction

It must've been his idea of a 24/7 porn fest

[elehhhhna]

6. sick, ain't it? I sure didn't have a chuckle and fall fast asleep. Bet you, neither.

[RufusTFirefly]

12. Well, don't forget that Condi spoke of the Indonesian tsunami as a "wonderful opportunity"

Sociopaths of a feather stick together. I swear they were meant for each other.

"I do agree that the tsunami was a wonderful opportunity to show not just the US government, but the heart of the American people, and I think it has paid great dividends for us," (Rice) said.

"The tsunami was one of the worst tragedies of our lifetime. And it's going to have a 10-year impact on rebuilding that area. I was very disappointed in your statement. I think you blew the opportunity." -- Barbara Boxer

[Octafish]

7. ''That's right -- we got a laugh out of it.''

Of all the stuff the crazy monkey has said and done, his statement on September 11 shows his true, Satanic self.

[Canuckistanian]

8. Leave it to George Bush

To find the bright side of a day of death and destruction.

[Mythsaje]

10. I don't remember laughing at anything that day...

Don't remember a hell of a lot of chuckles for a few days afterward either.

[DemGa]

11. Words. fail. me.

:puke:

[Spazito]

13. Those quotes from bush along with this one have stuck with

me because they reveal who bush really is:

"You know, when I was one time campaigning in Chicago, a reporter said, 'Would you ever have a deficit?' I said, 'I can't imagine it, but there would be one if we had a war, or a national emergency, or a recession.' Never did I dream we'd get the trifecta." —Houston, Texas, June 14, 2002

[troubleinwinter]

14. "And I said no, I can’t sleep down there, the bed didn’t look comfortable"

The BED DOESN'T LOOK COMFORTABLE???!!!

One might expect the president of the United States to be unable to sleep because of the horrors of that day?

"We like our own routine." The families of those killed and missing and fire-fighters and police and medics and doctors and nurses and the rest of the country and the world would have prefered a "routine" day, too.

Classsic fucking insane sociopath.

[Ezlivin]

15. (Let's Roll!) On the Floor Laughing

It's the terrorist hit comedy of the summer!

Chuckle as hijacked aircraft slam into buildings!

Laugh as terrified office workers leap to their deaths!

And there's so much more....

Only $9.11 right now.

[the808]

16. Mrs. Bush: And we just lay there thinking about the way we must have looked.

Because you know, there wasn't really anything else to think about that day.

[bullwinkle428]

17. Wow...talk about perfect fodder for the Clive Clemmons Inappropriate

Response Channel!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwHEpHK342w

[raccoon]

19. Totally insensitive and/or batshit crazy.

Just when I think he can't top himself in insensitivity and/or ignorance, he never fails to come through.

"Peggy Noonan (interviewer): So the day starts in tragedy and ends in Marx Brothers."

Sounds like the interviewer is an idiot too.