"There's a sense that he's still the 9/11 president...

[im10ashus]

...and could bring the same magic here," said Elliott Stonecipher, an independent political consultant from Shreveport, La.

:wtf:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050831/ap_on_go_pr_wh/katrina_bush_s_challenge_1

President Bush, who crafted a take-charge image from the Sept. 11 attacks, faces a stiff challenge in responding to Hurricane Katrina.

Cutting short his vacation and marshaling the power of the federal government could help reverse his sliding job approval rating. But the president's hands-on approach looks a bit too political for some, and makes him an easy target should Katrina's victims start looking for somebody to blame during the long, costly road to recovery.

In purely political terms, the question is whether Bush can live up to the tough, can-do image he cultivated after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Or whether he falls short of expectations and pays a political price, as his father did after Hurricane Andrew slammed Florida in 1992.

"There is a sense here that he's still the 9/11 president, and could bring the same magic here," said Elliott Stonecipher, an independent political consultant from Shreveport, La.

cont'd.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050831/ap_on_go_pr_wh/katrina_bush_s_challenge_1

[progressivebydesign]

1. Uh yeah, and he's done such a fabulous job with 9/11. NOT. nt/

[im10ashus]

5. I KNOW!

I just don't get how people can even THINK that, let alone say it out loud. What delusional world are they living in?

[Arugula Latte]

24. It was MAGICAL how he sat on his ass reading "The Pet Goat"

while our country was attacked.

[Nikki Stone 1]

34. My thoughts exactly

so magical

[crikkett]

2. Oh, barf. n/t

[joanne]

6. tough, "take charge"

I didnt realize reading My Pet Goat and then hiding for HOURS like the coward he is was "taking charge."

[wellstone_democrat]

3. Jesus H Christ

Do they ever ever stop?

the disaster is already unstoppable and the media whores want to talk about how to run a PR campaign on the backs of the dead

I give up

[im10ashus]

9. Oh yes!

The PR campaign has just begun. This is going to get more and more like a * love fest with the Freeps. Just you wait.

:puke:

[Maple]

4. Yeah. 'Black' magic

The color of oil.

[ecoflame]

7. oh FUCK! 9/11 is over.....

[Mr_Spock]

8. Who said that Elliot Sphincter???

What a fucking ass hole :rofl:

[lancdem]

16. I think he's engaging in some wishful thinking

He's in Louisiana, so he's hoping Bush can be some sort of savior. I believe the number of people of still think of Bush as the 9/11 president is only his hardcore base, however.

[LSparkle]

10. "MAGIC"? WTF!!!! AT WHOSE EXPENSE?

There are people suffering, dying, DEAD for God's sake -- WE NEED THE KIND OF MAGIC THAT WILL HELP THOSE PEOPLE, not some alchemical "facelift" for this bastard's sinking poll numbers!!!!!!

:puke:

[deadparrot]

11. Yeah, he can stand in a boat with a bullhorn

long after the danger is over. Until then, he plays.

All hail, the 9/11 president.

[Fleshdancer]

12. I know that guy

I dated his son.

[im10ashus]

13. Do tell.

Is he as "independent" as the title suggest?

[Fleshdancer]

21. actually, he was when I knew him (not that I knew him very well)

but that was 9 years ago so he could have changed. I think he was a crappy father though...arrogant as well.

[im10ashus]

25. Sounds about right. n/t

[MadeinOhio]

14. What an idiot....Yeah he's the magic wand of his own ass..

I don't see that magic wand picking up any pieces.....and I see it getting worse. :puke:

[Vincardog]

15. Right the "Take Charge pResident" Stay on vacation for three days.

Then have meetings to get your speech right. Then think about sending help.
PLEEEAAAASE
That is after cutting their Hurricane funding by 20 MILLION to loot it in IRAQ.

Ding Dong the Chimp is Toast How many thousand citizens will this incompetence cost us?

[SeanQ]

17. He's three days TOO FUCKING LATE!

[leftchick]

18. horseshit

9/11 is so yesterday for him.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

19. The "same magic"???? What, he's going to attack another country??

[im10ashus]

23. That's probably why they have taken so long to respond.

So KKKarl can figure out a way to spin this to their advantage - politically and monetarily.

[ecoflame]

33. Cuba, Mexico

It shoulda hit Cuba or maybe Mexico...Mexico could've done more to prevent it.

[Richard Steele]

20. Certainly! As in: "Everything he touches MAGICALLY turns to SHIT!"

This nation...hell, this WORLD,
can't survive much more of his "magic"!

[daleo]

22. The biggest salvage job will be on Bush's reputation.

Propaganda will be deeper than the floodwaters for the next few weeks. I don't think it will work - this is too close, and the facts are too clear.

[im10ashus]

26. People are clearly fed up.

EVERY news report shows people questioning the timeliness and effectiveness of the relief efforts. Why is it taking so long? To tout this asshole from Crawford as some sort of hero is nothing short of despicable and dishonorable.

[BloodyWilliam]

27. ...The same MAGIC?

Unless he can pull a few thousand houses out of his hat, I don't fucking care what fucking post-911 "charisma" that shithead exudes!

[JHB]

28. All Hail Our Glorious Leader!

[milkyway]

29. What fucking magic? You mean the brainwashing of the braindead?

[Guaranteed]

30. That's garbage. People have NO faith in him.

That's why they didn't even look to him until now.

[Maiden England]

31. Yeah, post 9/11 he pissed off the rest of the world

What's he gonna do this time? Piss of Mother Nature. Oh God, No.

Here comes legislation to fuck up the clean air act, ANWR, allow the oil companies to build more refineries with no environmental precautions.

[im10ashus]

36. He's already pissed off Mother Nature.

His environmental views are egregious.

[FreedomAngel82]

32. Well ain't he little too late??

It's Wednesday and the hurricane happened on Sunday. And even on 9/11 Bush sat in that classroom for a couple of minutes and didn't do a damn thing about the people dying then either! 9/11 president my freakin ass!

[TheCentepedeShoes]

35. Elliott Stonecipher?

What does he do - read the mind of rocks? Must have been massaging the shrubpoke's head.

[Borgnine]

37. Yes, he's magical. Just like Lucky Charms.

A sugary treat that seems to be good for you at first, but really just rots your teeth and gives you diabetes.

It's time to switch to corn flakes America.

(worst analogy ever)

[Binka]

38. 9/11 President My Grannies Fucking Ass

Hey Elliot didn't you get the memo? It was a MYTH. He is and always has been nothin' but an ABJECT MOTHERFUCKIN' Failure.

Mr Stonecipher go back to deciphering that STONE in yer head where yer fecking brain should be. FUCWITTAGE!