Koppel Reports: Bush says this is a "Domestic Problem/Doesn't Require

[KoKo]

input from the White House!" Koppel says this with huge sarcasm...

[KoKo]

1. Can someone help me with this on what Bush has said from the Cables?

I'm trying to type and post...but that comment by Koppel was priceless! OMG. That F**king Shit!

[DagmarK]

3. the fact that Bush is ONLY on cable tells me EVERYTHING!!!!!!!

*

[KoKo]

2. Can someone help me with this on what Bush has said from the Cables?

I'm trying to type and post...but that comment by Koppel was priceless! OMG. That F**king Shit!

[TioDiego]

5. Yea Smirk

You Nazi Bastridge.

[Vadem]

26. KoKo, he hasn't said anything, except through an aide,

according to Kate Snow on ABC. He is still at the Miramar Airbase; the White House aide said that Bush was aware of the problem. That's about it!

[DagmarK]

35. Well, Kate reported 1/2 hour ago that Bush had LEFT FOR the Hyatt.......

Did he go back to the base? Or is he sunning by the pool at the Hyatt?

LIARS!

[KoKo]

61. Bushes whole life is AWOL! You'd think he would have learned...if he was

a decent human being on this planet!

[sham]

4. yeah, that's Smirk's attitude about everything.

Job loss? Poor economy? That's a domestic problem. It doesn't require my input!

Fuck him! What an ass.

:grr:

[Cocoa]

6. wow

Domestic problem meaning it concerns the American people. Yeah, I can see how that isn't within the White House's responsibilities.

[Davis_X_Machina]

7. Reminds me of Kevin Bacon...

....in Animal House.

[FlashHarry]

24. REMAAAAIIIIN CAAAAALMMM!!!

Hilarious!

[mandyky]

8. Dumbya's on vacation and fundraising -

he could care less about common people. That remark just lost him NY.

[Kamika]

9. well hes right

give him a break for once whats he supposed to do? declare martial law? it happens.. its no emergency

[Cocoa]

13. please elaborate

on why the President wouldn't be expected to take some kind of action on a potential national security emergency.

[Brian Sweat]

15. No, he's wrong

He's the president of this country, not all the others. A domestic problem means that there is a problem with the country of which he is president. The scale of this problem means that it does require presidential input.

On the other hand, with this idiot it is better if he keeps his mouth shut.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

16. No Emergency?

[fishnfla]

17. how much looting occurred during the last blackout?

Oh yea * was stoned then, he shouldn't know

[KoKo]

39. NO LOOTING! EVER in NYC......and I was there for a huge blackout!

New Yorkers are really great...like the rest of America....we are hardy and we don't look to do crime when we are really in the "dark!" LOL's But it's true!

[Mikimouse]

95. You are absolutely correct...

Looting during natural disasters, technological disasters, etc., is a disaster myth. Does not happen! Looting is a phenomenon associated with riots or other politically, economically, or socially charged collective behavior.

[diplomats]

19. This is an emergency

????

[bahrbearian]

21. So why bother with an energy task force!

Oh yeah, there's no money in black outs, just polictical gain! (califorina)

[fishnfla]

25. What he shouldn't do

is blow it off. Rove must hate this guy, every time he talks he fucks up.

[haymaker]

27. I had to sign on and reply to that

ridiculous statement. How on god's green earth can you defend that little prick? Not to mention that domestic problems are his responsibility too, but in this day and age, his ass should be reassuring people about the magnitude of the problem and whether or not this is terrorist related. There is no excuse for that fuckwad, or your inane post.

This one will stay atop my "Dumbest Fucking Posts" list for a while.

[Kamika]

31. You shouldnt have bothered

"but in this day and age, his ass should be reassuring people about the magnitude of the problem and whether or not this is terrorist related."

Thats kinda exactly what he did.. if you would bother with the initial post you would have seen he said it was domestic hence "not" terrorist

But i guess with rethorics like yours i wouldnt exactly expect you to read that

[diplomats]

36. No, he didn't

his aides did that (sort of) through various reporters. Not the same thing.

[bahrbearian]

38. Of course conservation wouldn't have helped

an over used power grid.

[haymaker]

41. It is more than that

Kamika, just because you think that it is more important for him to take his nap than get engaged in a regional blackout, and just pass it off with a nearly dumber than ever response, and that is saying something, good for your apologist ass. As idiotic as it may seem, some people look to him for leadership.

Hey, he got away with abdicating his responsibilities to the Mayor of NY on 9/11, I guess he feels like it is OK today.

Now you occupy spots one and two. Want to go for three?

[Kamika]

44. ok so now you changed

So now you do admit he did do a statement cool.

Now answer me this. What do you want him to do?


Btw you argue just like a freeper its incredible.. you put tons of words in my mouth.. and draw all kinds of conclusions.

Its pretty incredible.

Im just waiting for whats next.

[haymaker]

46. Come out of his princely surroundings

and address the peasants.

[Kamika]

50. maybe hes waiting

You know.. until they actually can see him on tv?

[SweetZombieJesus]

54. Yeah, who cares about the rest of the country who might be concerned

Apparently the rest of the country is as apathetic about our fellow Americans as you are and I wasn't informed. Sorry to disturb you steady diet of ignorance. Hope we didn't tear you away from Blind Date.

[haymaker]

57. So your saying that he is waiting for the power

to come back on? I can hear him now "As you can see by seeing me on the TV, the power outage is over, now get back to the mall. Did I mention that we need to build more coal powered power plants and nucular power plants? That's about right for his IQ. Now explain your defense of this idiocy?

[DoYouEverWonder]

74. Most people in the NE

are listening to their radios, even if they couldn't see him, some of them do still support him and would be comforted just to hear his voice.

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[Kamika]

52. i dont know

You guys are startin to remind me of those guys, just because someone dont agree shes slow, etc etc

[bahrbearian]

59. Remind you of what ? Freeper.com

Clinton's Cock...Clintons cock... These are people Millions of people who put their trust in a government that should foresee these kind of problems. Including the prez oily dick cheney.

[spotbird]

60. What?

Punctuation is your friend.

[diplomats]

51. What's a "statement cool"?

Bush has made no statement. That's our point. He's invisible.

[w13rd0]

78. I want him to resign...

...immediately. If not for this, there's a list a mile long of things he should have already resigned due to...

[DoYouEverWonder]

43. So has usual

it means, he didn't do shit.

You would think under the circumstances he could at least pretend he's concerned enough to come up for air from his fund raising. He is supposed to be the one who is in charge.

[spotbird]

56. You are kidding, aren’t you?

The right still feigns outrage that Clinton didn’t go to the WTC after the first attack.

This is a time in American history that the President should LEAD. Folks are frightened and would be reassured if he went on the tube to say there is nothing to worry about. No one here would be assured, but that is truly beside the point.

[bahrbearian]

33. Right on

They must of been jokeing. Just a domestic problem.

[w13rd0]

47. All of the Northeast US...

...you think panic won't occur? You think this won't impact the economy? Haha, ok, a few hours of a DDoS on a few internet sites causes billions in damage to the economy, but the whole NE going black isn't his concern. Sure...whatever...

Bush...getting out of harms way...

[Cheswick2.0]

76. give him a break for once?

Are you lost?

No way am I giving that election stealing fraud and general piece of shit a break over anything. He can get his skanky ass on TV and do his job. Is the he the pResident of the USA or just multinational corporations?

[SoCalDem]

10. WHAT THE F?????

Isn't the president in charge of DOMESTIC stuff too????


what an ASSHOLE :(

The lest he could do is go on tv and address the nation to allay terrorism fears... Oh SHIT what was I thinking.. He EATS THAT TERRA-ISM stuff up.. It's what makes his polls go up.. move on nothing to see here...just keep stuffing money in his pants :(

[Brian Sweat]

18. Evidently, he doesn't do Domestic stuff.

The Democrats need to get a tape of that an play it over and over again.

[havocmom]

53. domestic problems?

shouldn't the butler handle those? ///sarcasm off

[Blue_Roses]

83. Excellent idea!!!

n/t

[madrchsod]

22. calm down

you know karl couldn`t get to him before he spoke..this -if true-should be on every democrats lips..should be hammered over and over-just like they do to us.......

[Brian Sweat]

34. Future Democratic Presidential Campaign add.

"When the lights went out all over the country George Bush couldn't be bothered to step in and lend a hand because it was a "Domestic Problem. If you put me in the White House I will concentrate on foreign AND domestic issues and when there is an emergency here at home, you can count on me to get involved. Vote for me, <insert candidates name here>, I do windows."

[Kamika]

40. so like what do you want him to do?

Im still curious..

[SweetZombieJesus]

45. I'm curious as to why you're so hot to apologize for a criminal

So..like...why are you such a tool of the administration?

[Kamika]

65. ok

Seems you guys expect way more out of him then i do. Thats all

[Brian Sweat]

71. No, we expect more out of a president.

[greekspeak]

81. Your damned skippy I expect certain things

God FORBID we peasents ever get information from inside the Forbidden City...ooops White House. Excuse me while I expect the LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD to drop a frigging FUND RAISING event for something so TRIVIAL as a catastrophe in an AREA HIT BY A MAJOR DISASTER LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO. I would certainly hate to see Shrubbypoo give a-god forbid-press conference. This move says money to get reelected is more important than calming A REGION down. 5 Minutes. Five precious little minutes-if 5-is all it would take. Excuse me if i don't cut him some slack. Shesh...the audacity!

[never cry wolf]

91. Whoa there!! Who are you crapping??

5 minutes??? for a shrub speech???? it would take his handlers to pull an all nighter just to figure out what he should say (while trying to figure out how to profit from it) and another 4 or 5 hours of rehearsing the puppet and making sure only the "right" media is there and knows the proper spin if the puppet screws the pooch. There IS a reason he only has press conferences a few times a year, ya know.

(Not really meaning to get on ya, greekspeak. Sarcasm always appreciated.)

[chromotone]

86. A comment to the nation isn't expecting much...

Perhaps he could recycle some of his old material and say something like, "Blackouts? Bring 'em on!!!"

It would be a very stupid thing to say, but at least it would be something.

[HFishbine]

89. How about

at a minimum, a statement that can be attributed to him? Last I heard, the highest ranking "official" who was even available was chief of staff Andy Card. How about:

"President Bush issued a statement in which he said that he has been in touch with the homeland security director and the region's governors. He has directed FEMA to assist where needed and assures those affected that everything possible is being done to restore power as soon as possible. The president also <has> <does not have> reason to believe this is terrorist related.

[DoYouEverWonder]

49. Pretend

he's the fucking president.

Cut short what ever he's in the middle of, get to a secure place and get on the horn and find out what the fuck is really going on and make sure things are under control. Or would that be asking too much of him?

Oh that's right, they have to sober him up first. That's the real problem.

[SoCalDem]

55. Three things..

1. Go on TV and say IT'S NOT TERRORISM

2. Tell people that NY is SAFE and Bloomberg has things under control

3. QUIT sucking up money all over the country like a damned vacuum cleaner, and get back to WORK..

[Brian Sweat]

62. If he were a real president,

I would want him to act like he gave a fuck about millions of americans being without power. I would want him to meet with his advisors and make sure that everything that can be done to resolve this problem is being done and I would want him to cancel his fund raising event.

However, since he is a fake president, I want him to keep doing what he is doing.

[leftofthedial]

63. just addres the nation and give us one clear, reassuring message

he has devoted his entire junta to scaring the bejeezus out of us and now something bad has happened. He owes it to us to let us know this isn't "the big one."

Clinton would have done it by now.

Of course, if Clinton were still Pres, there would be no "war on terror" and half the nation wouldn't be scared of their own shadows.

[Brian Sweat]

67. Now you asking the impossible

I seriously doubt he can do a clear message or a reassuring one, but there is no way he can do a clear and reassuring message.

[leftofthedial]

82. exposing this inability is my hidden agenda!

:-)

[KoKo]

94. Exactly! Just reply in a calm soothing tone to the American Citizens...

Is that too much to ask? Didn't he learn from 9/11 where he was absent while Juliani was our Father....leading us in the Nation through that disaster.

[fishnfla]

77. I'd like him to come out and say something stupid

thats "kinda exactly" what we'd expect of him. whats your excuse?

[never cry wolf]

80. Actually, now that I think about it...

I like what the statement said for two reasons:

1. Does anybody really want this administration to do ANYTHING? Everything they touch gets poisoned, especially anything energy related and,

2. It does have the potential to give a bad impression to all the sheeples who believe gee-duh-bya cares about their interests.

[Blue_Roses]

84. LOL! Add to that

..."oh, and by the way I don't do domestic problems!" LOL!!!

[ElementaryPenguin]

73. JAW CRASHING TO THE FLOOR!!!! WTF???

Can this guy possibly be this fucking ignorant!!!

[CMT]

11. As Koppel was reporting this I wonder how many people

slapped their foreheads and said, "What an idiot!!"

[Jacobin]

12. This is good. Like Father, Like Son

King George the First got thrown out on his ass for having the same attitude.

[diplomats]

14. I heard that, too, KoKo

I loved the tone in his voice!

[KoKo]

66. Thanks for verification Diplomats! My ear and fingers aren't always

coordinated....but I was horrified by what he said.........Thanks!

[midnitemoleman]

20. Let's be honest, would you like Bush to help you with ANY problem?

I'd say. "Um...thanks George, but you know what. I believe you have been involed with this energy stuff long enough, and you just let me handle it ok ;ittle buddy. Look their's a brand new gas truck toy I just got from the gas station. You play and us common folk will handle this." And "Please don't play with the tool's georgie, working people need those, and they really use them too:.

[Brian Sweat]

29. You're right,

but it is still a shitty attitude and the wrong response to a situation like this.

[Brian Sweat]

23. "This is a domestic problem."

Let them eat cake.

[midnitemoleman]

28. Hey, did'nt Arnold just vist NYC?

Sneaky little Hitlerite!

[WillyT]

30. I Just Got Home From Work, And...

When I turned on the tube and saw New Yorkers streaming by the hundreds of thousands across the Brooklyn Bridge AGAIN, I tought we were under attack again. Fuckin freaked me out.

The Turd from Texas should have had his ass on TV right away trying to reassure the public!!!

Got what a fucking IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!

:grr::nuke::mad:

[sham]

68. the same thing happened to me.

I came in, turned on the television, and saw people streaming out of New York. ON FOOT. ACROSS THE BRIDGE. AGAIN.

I almost had a fucking panic attack. What are we supposed to think when we see imagery like that? The little prick should come on TV and make the simple statements that someone mentioned above. For no other reason than to calm other Americans.
1. We are not under attack by terra-ists.
2. New Yorkers are safe. Bloomburg is handling the situation with my full confidence.

How hard would that be? I'm sure this is drudging up those 9/11 feelings again all over the country, and the Boy King thinks it not his problem.

[WillyT]

75. Wow, I Didn't Even Think Of THAT !!!

You said: "I'm sure this is drudging up those 9/11 feelings again all over the country, and the Boy King thinks it not his problem."

Hell, I bet these asshole think that this is actually great for them. You know, give the people a little fearful reminder of 9\11-like proportions, but with out all those messy dead bodies!!!

Fear Factor, the Bush II years!!!

I swear I wouldn't put it past those pukes!

:puke::puke::puke:

[DagmarK]

32. Bloomberg talked to Andy Card, though......

and ANDY has offered assistance.

Wow......Andy has a lot of power! (no pun intended)

[KoKo]

37. Mayor Blumberg on now .......doing a Guiliani....during 9/11 He's saying

there wasn't a fire in a Con Ed Plant.......He's saying things are being handled calm and reasonably.

He's saying NO Evidence of Terrorism! He's saying that power is coming back online and it's grid by grid.

He's saying Subway folks are being evacuated and he's telling people to turn off their power so that they don't get "power surges!" He's very confident that NY will be back online before dark. He's saying thinks are going as planned...and NY is reacting very well with no other problems

[Brian Sweat]

64. NOTE

This is the kind of stuff I would want a real president to do.

[htuttle]

42. I'm sure that New Yorkers will return the careful attention to Bush...

...when the Republicans hold their convention there next September.

:eyes:

[Brian Sweat]

70. Maybe they will plan an extra special power outtage for him.

By kicking him out of power.

[ewagner]

58. If I were dubya's advisor

Here is the speech that would have been given:

ladies and Gentlemen:

I have been informed that there is a massive power failure affecting major population centers in the Northeast, including the great City of New York.

Upon hearing of the failure, I immediately consulted with Homeland Security and I can tell you at this time that there is absolutely no evidence of terrorism at the root of this outage.

I have contacted Mayor Bloomber, and Gov Pataki, as well as high ranking elected officials from other major area affected by this outage and placed the full services of the Federal Emergency Management Administartion at their disposal if them determine a need. At this moment, I have been assured that such assistance is not required.

I am also imformed that the people of New York City are responding in a calm and orderly manner and showing the country, and indeed the rest of the planet, that New Yorkers are among the most brave people in the world. Again, they are taking the outage in stride and responding with calm and great acts of kindness and compassion. My salute to the people of New York.

Thank you very much

[Brian Sweat]

69. And I am glad you are not one of his advisers

because that would bump his approval 10%.

[never cry wolf]

88. Geeze, you're good!

That is exactly what a real leader should do and say. I too am glad you are not his advisor, because obviously when no one is pulling his strings he is lost.

[liberalmuse]

72. I didn't think I could hate this man more. Excuse me...

but several states and a bit of Canada lose power a couple years after 9-11. Granted, due to the heat wave, this should've been expected, but a true leader of the people would get on TV and ease our minds that this is not a terrorist attack and maybe let us know he'd been talking to these states governors about how the situation is progressing? This man needs to go NOW.

[FredScuttle]

79. Tell me...

was he reading "The Hungry Caterpillar" to some schoolkids prior to this statement?

What a tool. His "compassion" is about as strong as Cheney's heart

[DoYouEverWonder]

90. No, he was playing GI Joe today

pretending to be a war hero.

[susu369]

85. Give georgie a break

it was time for dinner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bu$h* needs his opulent meal before he has to go to his "taxing" fundraising.

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[Tierra_y_Libertad]

92. Bush is a domestic problem.

Also an international problem. Also a mental problem.

[MuseRider]

93. Andrew Card is not

a fucking elected official. Oh.. I forgot, neither is Bush*. Whatever, domestic. That is you and me and all of us, right? Supposedly the people who elect presidents? What a moran. This HAS to buy us some votes.