From a Trip to the other side.
The President We Need
This is why I voted for George W. Bush: Bush Pulls Top Security Agent From Fracas.
SANTIAGO, Chile - President Bush stepped into the middle of a confrontation and pulled his lead Secret Service agent away from Chilean security officials who barred his bodyguards from entering an elegant dinner for 21 world leaders Saturday night.
Several Chilean and American agents got into a pushing and shoving match outside the cultural center where the dinner was held. The incident happened after Bush and his wife, Laura, had just posed for pictures on a red carpet with the host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and his wife, Luisa Duran.
As Bush stepped inside, Chilean agents closed ranks at the door, blocking the president’s agents from following. Stopping for more pictures, Bush noticed the fracas and turned back. He reached through the dispute and pulled his agent from the scrum and into the building.
The president, looking irritated, straightened his shirt cuffs as he went into the dinner. The incident was shown on APEC television.
“Chilean security tried to stop the president’s Secret Service from accompanying him,” said White House deputy press secretary Claire Buchan. “He told them they were with him and the issue was resolved.”
Can you imagine President John F. Kerry doing something like this?
No, I can't imagine that someone who pulled a green beret out of the water while taking fire, or the same dude saving the life of a fellow Senator when know one else had a clue. Nope can't imagine Kerry grabbing his security guards jacket and pulling him through a crowd, that's like downright heroic. With 280 comments, there has got to be something humorous in there, and lots of projection.
Lady of Shalott (ylreveb) 11/20/2004 06:59PM PSTAlright, thats enough for me. If you must you can see the rest here.
That's Georgie's Texas Cowboy influence showing. Good thing we got him out of Connecticut. :-))))
Watched the Texas rodeo today, and I had the thought, "Who do the jihadis think they're taking on? If they watched these guys, they'd think twice!"
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Dave the..... 11/20/2004 07:03PM PST
A) Kerry would of had to fly in his hairdresser from Christof after that.
B) Neither Clinton nor Kerry would have done what Bush had done, but they maybe would have considered it if they thought it would be a good photo op. Bush definitely didn't consider how this would look on TV or in newspapers before he acted on instinct. (I've broken up bar fights when friend were involved, you just do it without thinking how it plays out in public).
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Firebreather 11/20/2004 07:03PM PST
Uh, the word "stud" comes to mind...
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. Edgren (the Merciless Infidel) 11/20/2004 07:30PM PST
Ooh, but JF'inK's response would have been so nuanced.
OH...MY...GOD are we the luckiest nation (U.S.) on this earth right now.
We didn't just dodge a bullet by passing on Kerry, we dodged a fuckin' 155 howitzer round.
D. Edgren
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