Then so was appearing at Ground Zero.

Current Events » in reply to That's childlike though.

Then so was appearing at Ground Zero.

Mary Anne — 9/13/2005 12:26:39 AM (archived)

It was just a symbol. He could have hooked his phone up to a giant loudspeaker.

Symbolic acts are a vital part of leadership.

Does it get any plainer? He thought he could phone in a disaster, but give him a photo op and he's all over it.

He does what he wants.

The whole thread (48 posts)

Katrina: Advance Men in Charge - Donald - 9/10/2005 4:41:19 AM
- Sorry, Donald. I'm not seeing any verbs, here. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2005 3:48:22 PM
  - Lets see people are homeless and dying are you're worried about grammar?!? - Donald - 9/10/2005 4:28:38 PM
    - Save it for the rubes. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2005 4:41:09 PM
- Did he really play golf? - Alan G. Archer - 9/10/2005 9:59:55 AM
  - Yes - Donald - 9/10/2005 2:29:18 PM
    - re: Yes - Alan G. Archer - 9/11/2005 1:16:46 AM
      - Careful - Sam F. - 9/11/2005 5:56:28 AM
        
        re: Careful - Alan G. Archer - 9/11/2005 8:57:54 AM
        
        Yes - Sam F. - 9/11/2005 12:29:55 PM
        
        Do you believe in magic? - Alan G. Archer - 9/11/2005 5:05:49 PM
        
        I do now - Sam F. - 9/12/2005 5:35:26 AM
        
        Cut Donald a bit of slack... - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2005 6:41:14 AM
        
        No, Bush didn't "play golf." - Tom Brosz - 9/11/2005 8:14:15 PM
        
        What about San Diego? - Alan G. Archer - 9/12/2005 1:44:31 AM
        
        You don't play golf when it's 108 degrees outside. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/11/2005 10:09:06 PM
        
        Yes, but San Diego's weather was mild - Alan G. Archer - 9/12/2005 1:45:04 AM
        
        I don't care if he played golf. - Mary Anne - 9/12/2005 2:52:14 AM
        
        "Fake, but accurate" has been done before. - Sam F. - 9/12/2005 6:03:49 AM
        
        I don't think he was playing golf, but I don't think it matters. - Mary Anne - 9/12/2005 1:22:43 PM
        
        We're not children, Mary Anne. - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2005 4:30:58 AM
        
        Also: Check out "This American Life" this week. - Mary Anne - 9/12/2005 1:43:24 PM
        
        Maybe the link will work this time. - Mary Anne - 9/13/2005 12:54:12 AM
        
        In that case, he can phone in his inspections. - Mary Anne - 9/12/2005 1:20:18 PM
        
        Playing the game - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2005 6:52:34 PM
        
        Lack of leadership is not sopposed to be praiseworthy in a President. - Mary Anne - 9/12/2005 7:16:54 PM
        
        re: Leadership - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2005 7:38:36 PM
        
        That is not what I said. - Mary Anne - 9/12/2005 9:18:27 PM
        
        That's childlike though. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/12/2005 10:48:02 PM
        
        Then so was appearing at Ground Zero. - Mary Anne - 9/13/2005 12:26:39 AM
        
        supposed. jeeeez (n/t) - Mary Anne - 9/12/2005 7:21:00 PM
        
        Do some legwork on your own. - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2005 2:48:15 AM
        
        Bush not speaking with reporters in San Diego on Aug. 29 - Alan G. Archer - 9/12/2005 4:07:45 AM
        
        If it was media-free, who the hell would know he played golf? - Tom Brosz - 9/12/2005 4:12:01 AM
        
        Bloggers? - Alan G. Archer - 9/12/2005 6:32:59 AM
        
        Background: Bush and golf story from the Washington Post in 2002 - Alan G. Archer - 9/12/2005 3:01:17 PM
- Arabian Horses - Lindy - 9/10/2005 5:24:07 AM
- Again, noise. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2005 4:49:10 AM
  - Seriously Tom......... - Lindy - 9/10/2005 5:08:53 AM
  - Huh?!? - Donald - 9/10/2005 5:03:59 AM
    - Oh C'mon Don - Todd - 9/10/2005 12:58:50 PM
      - The way it works - Donald - 9/10/2005 2:10:02 PM
    - noise signifying nothing - FrankC - 9/10/2005 7:47:19 AM
      - re: noise signifying nothing - Donald - 9/10/2005 2:48:28 PM
        
        And there you have it. The first accurate post. - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2005 3:39:19 PM
        
        You miss the point as usual - Donald - 9/10/2005 3:45:09 PM
        
        To drive the point home - Donald - 9/10/2005 2:54:37 PM
        
        That's the point, all right. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/10/2005 3:40:32 PM

Recent posts

On this day in Current Events

The whole thread (48 posts)