George W. Bush's new book "Decision Points"

[Bfgrn]

THIS was George W. Bush's "Decision POINT"

And he FAILED

The Test of a Leader
I've never been Commander in Chief, but I've been a CEO. I understand a few things about leadership at the top. I've figured out nine points, not ten (I don't want people accusing me of thinking I'm Moses). I call them the "Nine Cs of Leadership."

9) The Biggest C is Crisis Leaders are made, not born. Leadership is forged in times of crisis. It's easy to sit there with your feet up on the desk and talk theory. Or send someone else's kids off to war when you've never seen a battlefield yourself. It's another thing to lead when your world comes tumbling down. On September 11, 2001, we needed a strong leader more than any other time in our history. We needed a steady hand to guide us out of the ashes. Where was George Bush? He was reading a story about a pet goat to kids in Florida when he heard about the attacks. He kept sitting there for twenty minutes with a baffled look on his face. It's all on tape. You can see it for yourself. Then, instead of taking the quickest route back to Washington and immediately going on the air to reassure the panicked people of this country, he decided it wasn't safe to return to the White House. He basically went into hiding for the day, and he told Vice President Dick Cheney to stay put in his bunker. We were all frozen in front of our TVs, scared out of our wits, waiting for our leaders to tell us that we were going to be okay, and there was nobody home. It took Bush a couple of days to get his bearings and devise the right photo op at Ground Zero. That was George Bush's moment of truth, and he was paralyzed. And what did he do when he'd regained his composure? He led us down the road to Iraq, a road his own father had considered disastrous when he was President. But Bush didn't listen to Daddy. He listened to a higher father. He prides himself on being faith based, not reality based. If that doesn't scare the crap out of you,I don't know what will.

Iacocca: Where Have All the Leaders Gone?

Lee Iacocca


"They misunderestimated me." George W. Bush, Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000

 

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how did he fail? by appearing calm and collected and in control....

tff how you libs bash bush for anything, if he got up quickly, you would whine he caused a panic and has no control

he did many things wrong as president, to continually bash him for the 9/11 reaction is pure hackery

 

[evince]

Still defending bush?

 

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Still defending bush?

still hacking bush?

 

[NOVA]

Excellent book.....got it on my Kindle last week....

 

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how did he fail? by appearing calm and collected and in control....

tff how you libs bash bush for anything, if he got up quickly, you would whine he caused a panic and has no control

he did many things wrong as president, to continually bash him for the 9/11 reaction is pure hackery

For under seven minutes he remained calm in front of a classroom of children...SHOCKING!

His book is receiving mostly favorbale reviews including one written by Former president Clinton.

 

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"They misunderestimated me." George W. Bush, Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000

I wonder if he was misunderestimated in all 57 states....

Especially in that one state called Alaska and Hawaii....

I know there were some corpse men that did....

 

[Bfgrn]

how did he fail? by appearing calm and collected and in control....

tff how you libs bash bush for anything, if he got up quickly, you would whine he caused a panic and has no control

he did many things wrong as president, to continually bash him for the 9/11 reaction is pure hackery

No....I wouldn't.

The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America was told by his Chief of Staff: '"A second plane has hit the tower, America is under attack."

At that moment, Andrew Card withdrew...no instructions were given to Card by the Commander in Chief, and it seems none were even expected by the Chief of Staff.

At that moment the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America didn't know the size, scope or outcome of the attack. He didn't know if he was a target. His whereabouts were no secret. The press knew where he was and so did the terrorists. He endangered every one of those school children in the classroom and the entire school. ALL he knew is America is under attack. He sat there for more than 5 minutes, then after that he didn't leave. He talked to students and teachers, posed for photo ops. And then after that he still didn't want to leave. He said he was hungry and wanted a hamburger!

 

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U

No....I wouldn't.

The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America was told by his Chief of Staff: '"A second plane has hit the tower, America is under attack."

At that moment, Andrew Card withdrew...no instructions were given to Card by the Commander in Chief, and it seems none were even expected by the Chief of Staff.

At that moment the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America didn't know the size, scope or outcome of the attack. He didn't know if he was a target. His whereabouts were no secret. The press knew where he was and so did the terrorists. He endangered every one of those school children in the classroom and the entire school. ALL he knew is America is under attack. He sat there for more than 5 minutes, then after that he didn't leave. He talked to students and teachers, posed for photo ops. And then after that he still didn't want to leave. He said he was hungry and wanted a hamburger!

I really don't care about thus one way or the other but I will say in all the criticisms I've heard of him that day I had not heard he was putting the kids in danger. Learn something new everyday.

 

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we get it, bush can do no right

 

[Bfgrn]

U

I really don't care about thus one way or the other but I will say in all the criticisms I've heard of him that day I had not heard he was putting the kids in danger. Learn something new everyday.

It's just common sense. America was under attack...THAT is all Bush knew. He was the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America and the top figurehead in this country. It is no leap of faith to surmise he would be a probable target.

 

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No....I wouldn't.

The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America was told by his Chief of Staff: '"A second plane has hit the tower, America is under attack."

At that moment, Andrew Card withdrew...no instructions were given to Card by the Commander in Chief, and it seems none were even expected by the Chief of Staff.

At that moment the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America didn't know the size, scope or outcome of the attack. He didn't know if he was a target. His whereabouts were no secret. The press knew where he was and so did the terrorists. He endangered every one of those school children in the classroom and the entire school. ALL he knew is America is under attack. He sat there for more than 5 minutes, then after that he didn't leave. He talked to students and teachers, posed for photo ops. And then after that he still didn't want to leave. He said he was hungry and wanted a hamburger!

You're an idiot.
No matter what President Bush did, you're going to find fault with it.
If he had left, you would say he was scared and he should have made sure the children were OK.

I do find it interesting that the left are still talking about President Bush, instead of praising their supposed accomplishments of the CHOSEN ONE.

 

[cawacko]

It's just common sense. America was under attack...THAT is all Bush knew. He was the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America and the top figurehead in this country. It is no leap of faith to surmise he would be a probable target.

Ok, so what would you have liked him to do?

 

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Ok, so what would you have liked him to do?

He did exactly what he should have done-remain calm. Then give a brief statement to the already gathered media (totally appropriate) and get in the air...though he was being advised to go to a secret safe bunker he refused instead choosing to go back to the WH. This whole controversey is a Red Herring put forth by the "I hate Bush" dorks of the left.

 

[cawacko]

This argument reminds me of a story recently in the local paper. A Democrat had to make a decision on something and either his Republican opponent or the RNC or someone Republican related had two commercials already made to attack the Democrat no matter which decision he made.

I'm not saying this in defense of Bush I'm just saying it comes with the territory. If you are President, CIC, you are going to get criticized/attacked for pretty much everything you do. So if we interviewed 10 different people we would probably get 9 different responses for how he should have acted that day. The nature of the beast.

 

[Bfgrn]

You're an idiot.
No matter what President Bush did, you're going to find fault with it.
If he had left, you would say he was scared and he should have made sure the children were OK.

I do find it interesting that the left are still talking about President Bush, instead of praising their supposed accomplishments of the CHOSEN ONE.

Fuck you. It is not who he is, it's what he did or didn't do. I can guarantee if it were President Clinton or President Obama, the howling from the right would have been deafening and impeachment hearing would have started the following week.

 

[USFREEDOM911]

Fuck you. It is not who he is, it's what he did or didn't do. I can guarantee if it were President Clinton or President Obama, the howling from the right would have been deafening and impeachment hearing would have started the following week.

Blow me bitch.
You can't "guarantee" shit; because your assertion is just you making a guess and then trying to present it as the truth, which is normal liberal behavior.

 

[Bfgrn]

Ok, so what would you have liked him to do?

Bush could have calmly whispered to the teacher that he had an urgent executive matter that required immediate attention, then let her handle informing the children...OR...he could have calmly stood up, asked the teacher if he could interrupt, and tell the children: 'Hey kids, your president has some important 'president things' he has to take care of so I have to leave now. I enjoyed my visit and I will come back another day...God bless America...bye, bye'

They're second graders. That would make them 7 years old. They have parents and teachers (adults) who give them directives and directions from the time they get up, to the time their parents tell them 'it's time for you to go the bed'.

IF a domestic airliner full of American citizens were traveling at 600 mph heading for a target like the Capital, and immediate orders to shoot it down had to be considered, the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America would be the person with that grave responsibility.

Bush FAILED in his responsibilities as Commander in Chief...

I will re-post what Lee Iacocca said:

The Test of a Leader
I've never been Commander in Chief, but I've been a CEO. I understand a few things about leadership at the top. I've figured out nine points, not ten (I don't want people accusing me of thinking I'm Moses). I call them the "Nine Cs of Leadership."

9) The Biggest C is Crisis Leaders are made, not born. Leadership is forged in times of crisis. It's easy to sit there with your feet up on the desk and talk theory. Or send someone else's kids off to war when you've never seen a battlefield yourself. It's another thing to lead when your world comes tumbling down. On September 11, 2001, we needed a strong leader more than any other time in our history. We needed a steady hand to guide us out of the ashes. Where was George Bush? He was reading a story about a pet goat to kids in Florida when he heard about the attacks. He kept sitting there for twenty minutes with a baffled look on his face. It's all on tape. You can see it for yourself. Then, instead of taking the quickest route back to Washington and immediately going on the air to reassure the panicked people of this country, he decided it wasn't safe to return to the White House. He basically went into hiding for the day, and he told Vice President Dick Cheney to stay put in his bunker. We were all frozen in front of our TVs, scared out of our wits, waiting for our leaders to tell us that we were going to be okay, and there was nobody home. It took Bush a couple of days to get his bearings and devise the right photo op at Ground Zero. That was George Bush's moment of truth, and he was paralyzed. And what did he do when he'd regained his composure? He led us down the road to Iraq, a road his own father had considered disastrous when he was President. But Bush didn't listen to Daddy. He listened to a higher father. He prides himself on being faith based, not reality based. If that doesn't scare the crap out of you,I don't know what will.

Iacocca: Where Have All the Leaders Gone?

Lee Iacocca

 

[USFREEDOM911]

Bush could have calmly whispered to the teacher that he had an urgent executive matter that required immediate attention, then let her handle informing the children...OR...he could have calmly stood up, asked the teacher if he could interrupt, and tell the children: 'Hey kids, your president has some important 'president things' he has to take care of so I have to leave now. I enjoyed my visit and I will come back another day...God bless America...bye, bye'

They're second graders. That would make them 7 years old. They have parents and teachers (adults) who give them directives and directions from the time they get up, to the time their parents tell them 'it's time for you to go the bed'.

IF a domestic airliner full of American citizens were traveling at 600 mph heading for a target like the Capital, and immediate orders to shoot it down had to be considered, the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America would be the person with that grave responsibility.

Bush FAILED in his responsibilities as Commander in Chief...

I will re-post what Lee Iacocca said:

The Test of a Leader
I've never been Commander in Chief, but I've been a CEO. I understand a few things about leadership at the top. I've figured out nine points, not ten (I don't want people accusing me of thinking I'm Moses). I call them the "Nine Cs of Leadership."

9) The Biggest C is Crisis Leaders are made, not born. Leadership is forged in times of crisis. It's easy to sit there with your feet up on the desk and talk theory. Or send someone else's kids off to war when you've never seen a battlefield yourself. It's another thing to lead when your world comes tumbling down. On September 11, 2001, we needed a strong leader more than any other time in our history. We needed a steady hand to guide us out of the ashes. Where was George Bush? He was reading a story about a pet goat to kids in Florida when he heard about the attacks. He kept sitting there for twenty minutes with a baffled look on his face. It's all on tape. You can see it for yourself. Then, instead of taking the quickest route back to Washington and immediately going on the air to reassure the panicked people of this country, he decided it wasn't safe to return to the White House. He basically went into hiding for the day, and he told Vice President Dick Cheney to stay put in his bunker. We were all frozen in front of our TVs, scared out of our wits, waiting for our leaders to tell us that we were going to be okay, and there was nobody home. It took Bush a couple of days to get his bearings and devise the right photo op at Ground Zero. That was George Bush's moment of truth, and he was paralyzed. And what did he do when he'd regained his composure? He led us down the road to Iraq, a road his own father had considered disastrous when he was President. But Bush didn't listen to Daddy. He listened to a higher father. He prides himself on being faith based, not reality based. If that doesn't scare the crap out of you,I don't know what will.

Iacocca: Where Have All the Leaders Gone?

Lee Iacocca

Then when you get to be President and your predecessor doesn't act on information that causes an attack on your "watch", then you can put this into fruition; until then, you're just a big ole fucking crybaby that needs his butt powdered.

But then, you agree with Obama bowing to others.

 

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Then when you get to be President and your predecessor doesn't act on information that causes an attack on your "watch", then you can put this into fruition; until then, you're just a big ole fucking crybaby that needs his butt powdered.

But then, you agree with Obama bowing to others.

I forgot this misappropriate action...