6!
The number of days it took George W. Bush to say something about the Minnesota school shootings.
Some American Indians have complained that Bush did not respond publicly to the shooting for four days. Just hours after the shootings at Colorado's Columbine High School that left 15 dead, then-President Clinton publicly expressed his condolences.
Bush's delayed reaction was in contrast to his swift intervention in the Terri Schiavo case. The president interrupted his vacation and hurried to Washington on Sunday to sign legislation allowing federal courts to consider the case of the brain-damaged Florida woman.
Aug. 6th PDB says "BIN LADIN DETERMINED TO STRIKE WITHIN THE US" and he doesn't move from his vacation. Court rules (Republican judges as well) that Terri's final wishes were to NOT live this way and should be upheld, Bush flies back instantly to sign a bill that applies ONLY TO TERRI SCHIAVO. School shooting in which 10 Native Americans are killed in Minesotta happens, Bush stays silent until leaders make a stink.
Bush continues to play politics with people's lives and since he's in his last term he don't give a damn.
Truth in, the nation doesn't care. The reason Columbine got so much attention was it was in a rich neighborhood that rarely saw violence. The exact same thing could happen in an inner city poor 'hood, and it wouldn't have gotten even one-tenth the amount of attention.
American Indians? Ha. They are even lower on the totem pole. Most Americans don't even know where or even if Native Americans exist.
This will be swept under the rug ... if it hasn't already.
honestly, i don't care either.
Bush is the man. He is in charge.
White women are important.
Native kids don't vote.
It's really horrible that it took Bush so long to respond. Along the same line the governor who went through the Columbine tragedy and who got lots of support from other governors at the time has also not done a thing or offered his support. He and Bush are two peas in a pod.
Jess and I were talking about this the other night, and I agree with everything you just said. I got really pissed when I started thinking about it.
If this is equality I'm glad I wasn't around for segregation.
People like to talk a lot. What are you going to do about situations like this? Are you personally going to take any action?
It occurred to me that when it happened in Columbine, it was a relatively new thing. That's why there was a big fuss made over it. Now, you can hardly turn around without another screwed-up kid shooting somebody. Could that be it? It's just old news now? (news flash: Everything is not about racism)
there isnt anything you and i can do really except offer your sympathies and condolences to the families who lost their children
Preferably in a timely manner.
^^ true, if you are the president...but i was reponding to 3rdcoasts question
Some Presidents go on the stump to show they are compassionate.
Some Presidents are just compassionate.
Some presidents don't give a until they're told saying they give a would be a good idea.
Yeah, thank God he left office in 2001.
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss
That really is sad and pathetic. He is really a total waste of space. Why can't we have a real president? Someone that has a brain and compassion... someone like Bill. *sigh*
Remember the good ol days when all you had to worry about was if she blew him or not? I really miss that.
Yeah, it was nice that he kept us all in the dark about selling nuke technology to China. Let Jimmy Carter blow the Korean nuke deal. Made token stabs at terrorism as it grew to behemoth proportions on his watch.
Yeah, if only it was that he was getting a blow job.
Bush broke the Korean nuke deal that was in place.
Good job.
There was never a nuke deal. Weren't you paying attention when Kim Jong Il told the world he just ignored the agreement he reached with Carter and went on his merry way? By the time President Bush came to the office, North Korea was much too advanced to deal with diplomatically.
We sure sent them alot of fuel oil. Bush even sent some after he said the deal was null and void.There was never a nuke deal.
Explain that.
And that's related to nukes and how Jimmy Carter went over and had the wool pulled over his eyes and nailed to his chin exactly how?
Besides, I'm not sure to what you're referring anyway.
Yes.And that's related to nukesThat's quite obvious. You shouldn't have brought it up.Besides, I'm not sure to what you're referring anyway.
I didn't. I brought up the fact that Jimmy Carter assured the nation he'd struck a deal with that dictator only to learn from the dictator himself, 6 years later, that he'd bamboozled Jimmy Carter.
President Bush is just the benefactor of 8 screwed up years by the Clinton administration.
Frankly, I haven't followed the fuel oil to North Korea program. Tell us all about it. Origin, purpose, how the Bush policy differs from that of the Clinton policy, etc... I'm sure you've got this pretty well covered in your notes. No?
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