BREAKING NEWS: President Bush Will Visit Gulf Coast Tomorrow

[3days]

WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush will tour the hurricane devastated Gulf Coast region Friday.

Bush has asked former presidents Clinton and Bush to lead a private fund-raising campaign to help victims recover.

White House press secretary Scott McClellan said the president will survey the hardest-hit areas by helicopter, then tour some locations on the ground

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[mattclearing]

1. Are they gonna have the area secured in time? n/t

[3days]

2. No way in hell he lands in Nola

He'll do a flyover.

[calimary]

13. Oh, Dear God...

I have seen some of the angry "survivors" (if you can call them that) yelling and screaming. And those who aren't yet - well, just give them another day or so of NO food, NO water, NO even semi-clean place to stay, NO medical care, NO job, NO money, NO car, NO help... oh man... does he REALLY wanna do that? This is like a nightmare... Shit - I'm actually crossing my fingers that nothing bad happens to him - this could get ugly.

[mtnester]

38. They would have to wrap him from head to toe in Kevlar

in order for him to even step out of a car and wave.

No way he walks NO...no way SS lets him.

[AFSCME girl]

48. I love it!

That's the truth, too! :hi:

[JoFerret]

79. Don''t worry. The bubble boy will be secured.

.

[Imagevision]

86. Tomorrow watch that water-food begin to show up. This dude is nutz!

[Mabus]

93. They must have located an enclave of faithful Pukes

or they're flying in their own entourage - Pretzel Boy can't appear in front of unfriendly crowds or without previous clearance. This must mean flyover.

on edit: it also gets him close to Crawford, he probably needs to get back there to pick up his golf clubs or the Bush girls need a ride back to D.C.

[LiberalEsto]

3. Oh no! Run for your lives!

If it isn't one catastrophe, it's another.

[rocktivity]

4. A PRIVATE fund-raising campaign?

What about a PUBLIC one? Better yet, why not ask your corporate lobbyist buddies to chip in?

:boring:
rocknation

[callous taoboy]

29. Yeah, maybe a little fishin', you know, hangin' loose. n/t

[rocktivity]

34. LOL!

Or duck hunting.

:headbang:
rocknation

[Mister Mark]

52. PUBLIC?!

Are you kidding? That would be socialist!

[wakeme2008]

5. And then begin his long Labor Day Weekend

probably at the ranch. :grr: :grr: :grr: :grr:

[LiberalEsto]

7. Hey c'mon, someone has to clear that pesky brush n/t

[direwolf]

6. wow

He must have finished reading "My Pet Goat".

Maybe he'll bring his bike.

:sarcasm:

[calimary]

15. Welcome to DU!

Glad you're here!

Visualize IMPEACHMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pass it on...

[UpInArms]

8. Where will they come up with the appropriate number of "supporters"?

Will he stand on a flattened building still containing bodies and wave the flag (ala 9/11)?

Where was the idiotsonofanutjob on Saturday? Where was the evacuation plan prior to Katrina's landfall? Will he strum the guitar and eat birthday cake?

:argh:

(edited for grammar)

[deutsey]

9. He's flying them in with him

:eyes:

[Strawman]

64. Probably be the same people who "rioted" during the 2000 recount

[OhioBlue]

69. naw - he'll probably do an actual fly over

and then in a controlled set like a movie set - get some photo ops.

[GeorgeGist]

10. Hope he packs his bull(shit) horn...

I'm sure the hacks are out scouting for an appropriate pile of rubble for Bush to 'Stand Proud' on.

[calimary]

16. Welcome to DU, to you, too!

We need you, with your sleeves rolled up.

[tanyev]

23. They can lower him down to the top of the Superdome.

That would make a very dramatic picture.

[calimary]

27. Maybe his fans think he can stretch out his hand and part the waters.

Or maybe walk on them. And don't forget the "Mission Accomplished" banner in the background to make this photo-op complete. Will he be modeling his flight suit again? And will Chris Matthews and that-guy-whose-name-rhymes-with-VANITY gush yet again about his "package"?

[tanyev]

28. Oh, of course the flight suit, or something similar.

It would look very manly as he is being lowered in the sling. *swoon*

[Bridget Burke]

11. And how much money will his little fieldtrip cost?

I dare him to meet with survivors. Or local officials who have been trying to deal with this.

[Lerkfish]

12. put him down in the convention center with the dead and dying.

let him see THAT firsthand. It'll be the opposite of his hand-picked "town meetings".

[Ivan Sputnik]

14. Will he wear hip-waders?

There's not much "ground" there.

[havocmom]

17. Hmm, in a land where guns are plentiful (and now, often unaccounted for)

makes me a wee bit nervous... Where's Dick?

[hunter]

74. Dick's in the freezer next to his buddy Osama.

On ice until another distraction is needed...

:scared:

[RedCloud]

18. Why don't all those fundies pray for this to end?

Where is their connection?

We should all demand that those so high and mighty and their direct link to heaven pray and make it stop.

Then we shove them out of the way after they have been exposed for the fools that they are.

[leftofcool]

26. On no, the fundies believe this is part of God's wrath.............

seeing as how New Orleans is Satan's Den, full of homos and all. The gays, pagans, feminists, witches, liberals and godless democrats brought this on themselves. And Katrina was partly Bill Clinton's fault.

Left of Cool

[leesa]

94. I'll bet there are more whacked GOP Fundies affected by this than

Godless homos...how does that get rationalized?

[bluedog]

19. Now thats a DUMB move...........

with people having guns and shooting at police.........how do you think this little photo-op end?

[MaineDem]

20. Will he meet with people at the Superdome?

Umm, I think not.

[David__77]

21. Send him to the superdome!

He should be left there to get cholera and suffer as many around the world do because of the likes of him.

[shadowknows69]

22. and he'll bring a veritable army of security with him

to protect "his majesty". maybe they'll be inspired to bring a few thousand gallons of bottled water with them.

[OhioBlue]

70. the security force will be

complemented by NG already on the ground - taking them away from evacuations and rescues.

[lse7581011]

24. Bet He Doesn't Share The Water or Food

from Air Force 1! Just what these poor, poor souls DON'T need!

[slackmaster]

25. Big yawn here

So what?

[Pithy Cherub]

30. If * is not bringing food and water then he is UTTERLY USELESS!

:rant: What an ASSHOLE, I am sincerely past angry - he is a failure on each and everything he has ever touched!

[Retrograde]

57. good point - how much bottled water can AF1 hold?

especially if he leaves behind the fleet of limos, and most of the staff and reporters he travels with?

[Malikshah]

31. If there ever was a time for mob mentality....

Send him to the Superdome or Convention center and watch while thousands mob the secret service etc. and strip them bare for their clothing.

[uppityperson]

32. Leave him at the dome for 1/2 hour.

[Kool Kitty]

41. I'd pay good money to see that little meeting.

How much do you want to bet that this trip gets cancelled completely, due to "security concerns"?

[Triana]

33. Why wasn't he there on MONDAY?

What's he going to DO now? He should have DONE something to prepare for this LAST WEEK. Had he done HIS JOB as *resident, they wouldn't BE in such a bad situation down there with NO HELP!

PRIVATE FUND-RAISING? :wtf:

IF THOSE TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS HADN'T BEEN WASTED ON INVADING IRAQ FOR NO DAMN GOOD REASON WE WOULDN'T *NEED* private fund-raising!

[WePurrsevere]

35. Too little... too late....

although I'll bet they try real hard to set him up to look very presidential and he'll try to look sincere and caring as he hands out dixie cups of water and....

cake :eyes:

to any lock stepping neo-cons they bring along or buy.

:puke:

[brook]

84. "too little, too late"

is the mantra that's been going through my mind since Monday. There's nothing he can do to redeem himself.Too bad he's too arrogant and/or stupid to admit defeat and exit stage left.

[livetohike]

36. On his way to Crawford, is he?

Then I lost the bet. I thought he would go to Camp David for the weekend.

[gauguin57]

37. I swear to God, if this lame joker hugs some poor person on camera,

and gets all kinds of props from the American people for it -- after his worthless "leadership" up to this point (a PAP SMEAR has more leadership qualities than Bush) -- I swear I'm finding a new country.

If any large amount of Americans still buys this asshole's act, I will just sh*t myself. I am so disappointed in this country.

[AngryOldDem]

49. He won't go anywhere near the suffering

What I want to know is, why has it taken him the better part of a week to at least acknowledge this? The brush pile at Crawford got down to a manageable level, and he could take a break?

And as an aside, I can't help but constantly wonder about the difference that could have been made if more National Guard and military were here that could have been immediately deployed to the Gulf Coast. That is the question -- among many others -- that this administration needs to answer. That, and why weren't better disaster plans in the works since we have been warned about a catastrophe of this proportion for years?

[callous taoboy]

51. Someone said that as he was flying over the dome he said,

"Gawd I wish my hand was big enough to rub that bad boy."

[Patchuli]

80. I feel guilty because

I just lost it laughing! Shame on both of us! :spank: :spank:

[lucca]

39. Oh no.

Is this a photo opportunity for * to try to appear as if he is so caring; that he has compassion?

Sadly, it will probably be some staged appearance, with * saying some "catch-phrase" to try to show leadership.

But, it won't work this time.

To quote * :
"Fool me once, shame on me"
"Fool me...uh...uh....oh well, can't get fooled again."

That's right *, I believe the American people have had it with your lies, incompetence, stupidity,(and the list goes on and on)......

(I wake up each day and see what has become of America, and I shake me head in sorrow. Please let this nightmare end......)

[damntexdem]

40. Haven't they suffered enough already?

Why does Dubya have to add to their misery?

But, fine -- he can try to explain to survivers why he refused international aid that could already have been aiding them.

[darkism]

46. Almost exactly my words.

GMTA. :D

[hunter]

42. They are building the Hollywood movie sets as fast as they can!

The hard part will be fiding actors to play the part of hurricane victims.

:sarcasm:

[OhioBlue]

71. my thoughts exactly!

[rainbow4321]

43. So basically they will have him step off of AF One..

into a part of a neighborhood with 2 or 3 pre-selected people who will thank/hug him..and then he will get back on the plane.

Better idea: take him to the NO convention center where he can see the dead bodies for himself....

[underpants]

47. It seems the fly over didn't poll too well

No other reasonable excuse for this.

[nini]

44. He'll probably go to florida

and claim it's part of the devastation.


fucker

[DFWJock]

45. Dont they have enough problems

without the Chimp getting in the way?

[mod mom]

50. bu$h, cheney, rumsfeld rice and the rest of neocons should be left to the

crowds. Now that would be some justice!

[DrZeeLit]

53. My first thought: Big whoop! Who the hell cares?

Send money, food, blood, water --- but don't send *. He'll just tie up all the necessary communications and transportation and police that are needed somewhere else.

What an armpit!

[Imalittleteapot]

54. STAY HOME bush. SEND SOMEONE WHO CARES.

Your big photo op isn't going to work this time.

:cry:

[RPM]

55. i sure hope the violence doesnt impact him

would be a real..... something :shrug:

[Maggie_May]

56. OMG

He better bring food and water with him. Maybe he can take some people out with him since he let them sit there with nothing. Or maybe we can leave him there with no food and water for three days.

[Lisa]

58. posing dramatically on a levee, bullhorn in hand, when an alligator ...

... surfaces to bite, takes one look at him, and flees in disgust.

[grumpy old fart]

59. No time to screen the victims to exclude Dems and others with a brain....

So can't see how it could happen. Has this fuck shown a genuine emotion in his pathetic life. This asshole is just a fuckin' robot at this point. I mean, seriously, seriously ill.

[politicasista]

60. 3 days late, 300 billion dollars short war criminal!

You can go back on vacation and let REAL leadership take control.

[The Night Owl]

61. I bet Bush will try the bullhorn thing again.

I can see it now...

Bush: I hear you. The American people hear you. And soon, the natural forces which destroyed this city will hear all of us.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

62. WTF? It's safe enough for Dodo-ass to sashay around for a photo op; but

it isn't safe enough to rescue people?

There are no words to express the fury and rage that are roiling in me right now!!!!!!

[Parkerfur]

63. You mean he is actually going to go there

Too bad he had to cute his vacation short... or did he???

[Peachhead22]

65. Just what the residents of NOLA need

A fucking photo-op! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

The extra security and resourcess that'll have to be diverted for this bullshit. Brett Farve, who has family in the area, didn't go down there because he realized he'd just be in the way and using resources the locals need. If you're not going there with help or supplies, stay the fuck away! It's common sense.

Sorry for the language folks. But this one really tripped my trigger.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

66. I don't think the Gulf coast needs any more looters. N/T

[m_welby]

67. no staged photo ops are gonna save him on this one

People are dying in the streets of america. dying of dehydration and exposure. more will die of disease and hunger before the worst is over and it will all be on the news.

An entire section of this country has been destroyed and he still does nothing except spout platitudes and (more) empty promises.

not even rove can save his sorry ass on this one. this isn't 9/11 when the worst was over in a day and he had an enemy to blame. the dead are in the streets, next to the living, next to the families, next to their own children.

this disaster is just getting going and he can not save the day. This is a tragedy that defies description and there's no official secrets act to keep the video off the news. america will want someone to blame and I believe it will be GWB.

[NorCalDem]

68. That makes him 2 days later than Shaquille O'neal! n/t

[Tesla]

72. He had to sneak another friend in before Congress got back...FIRST!!!

[defiant1]

73. Who the fuck cares??

Spend a couple hours walking around, and then give us the same damn speech he did yesterday, only updated to add that's he's now seen "the horrible devastation firsthand".

:puke:

[Gilmore]

82. Agreed

Bush won't do anything.

[JustSayNO 2 Sheeples]

75. Time for a little photo op

The fine President standing with 'Merica, bring light to people's lives.

I wanna puke.

[Azathoth]

76. Get ready for the photo of Dubya standing on the rubble with a bullhorn

Giving a heroic speech of encouragement to the rescue workers.

:puke:

[geckosfeet]

77. Need a strong rope and a tall tree. n/t

[ramapo]

78. How will they manage this one?

Not his usual photo-op...

[Mountainman]

81. They must have found enough cool aid drinkers to form an audience and ask

questions like, "Mr. Bush, thank you for all the help and leadership you have provided us here in NOLA and can you please lead us in a prayer for the victims?"

[ThoughtCriminal]

83. This visit really is important to the hurricane victims

Seems like they've been holding off committing full scale assistance until AFTER the photo-op. So the sooner we get this over with, the sooner real aid can start getting through.

[kodi]

85. kick his ass off a chopper at the superdome. all alone, no SS protection

let's see how that stupid, lying piece of shit likes it.

[sallyseven]

87. Run for your lives!!!!

[VegasWolf]

88. I'm sure they will land Bush somewhere nice and safe for his little

photo-op. Like Alaska.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

89. I have this fantasy where they push him out of the copter

and he has to walk home alone, through all the devastation.

Now THAT'S entertainment!

[VegasWolf]

90. Put a camera on him and we'd all pay to watch. nt

[KamaAina]

91. Haven't those poor people suffered enough?!

Please, I beg you, spare them this fresh horror!

[Bluebear]

92. And since we hill be so close to Crawford, well..........nt

[Dervill Crow]

95. Gods, what bullshit.

The sensible thing to do is let Clinton handle the crisis and let the fucktard handle the fundraising. That's where their talents lie. The shrub couldn't find his own ass with both hands; what is he going to accomplish by touring the devastation his dumbass budget decisions helped produce?

I'm envisioning something similar to his little WMD comedy routine: Whoops, no survivors under here! Remember when he was first selected and the freepers were saying the grownups were back in charge? What an unholy unfunny joke on this country.