Lurking enemies and a freedom agenda: What is Bush talking about?

[ProSense]

Press Release Source: White House Press Office

Remarks by President Bush at National Governors Association Meeting

Monday February 27, 1:54 pm ET

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a transcript of remarks by President Bush at the National Governors Association Meeting:

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I wish I could report to you that the war on terror is over. It's not. An enemy still lurks. They're dangerous people and it requires a comprehensive strategy to defeat, and part of it, of course, is making sure our homeland is secure. If you have any questions on the NSA decision, I'll be glad to give it to you -- be glad to answer them.

The other part of the offense -- of the strategy is to stay on the offense, is to keep them on the run. And to this end I want to thank you for supporting our Guard troops. Many of you have been overseas and have seen our Guard troops in action. And I can't thank you enough for not only supporting the troops in harm's way, but providing great comfort to their families, as well.

Ultimately, the defeat of the terrorists is not only defeat them overseas so we don't have to face them here at home, but as well, it's to spread liberty and freedom. And the freedom agenda is a powerful part of our country's desire to lay the foundation for peace. And it's making a difference. It's making a difference. I know one of the debates about the freedom agenda is, well, elections cause certain things to happen that you may not want to happen. No, elections are only the beginning of the process, they're not the end. Elections, plus a focused foreign policy effort that helps build the institutions of democracy, is what is going to be necessary to ultimately defeat the hateful ideology of those who would do our country harm.

It's an interesting debate that's going to take place here in Washington, or is taking place in Washington: Do elections cause radicalism or empower radicals? My answer is, the status quo empowered radicals. This notion that somehow the Middle East was a safe place for the last 30 years -- because we didn't see, kind of, the turmoil that happens with elections meant we were safe. I just totally disagree with that, kind of the -- beneath the surface that appeared placid, the policymakers, was resentment and hatred and planning and plotting, all of which came home on September the 11th.


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[hatrack]

1. Incomprehensible gibberish

:silly:

[evlbstrd]

4. Seemed clear enough to me.

But, then, I drank quite heavily at lunch.

[VaYallaDawg]

2. Hatrack is right on target.

He's difficult enough to listen to - but trying to read that mess - sheesh!!!

[bigscott]

3. jesus h christ

this man gets dumber by the fucking day

[Union Thug]

5. Playing off the cowards in our society...

Let's face it, anyone who takes this BS fear mongering seriously is a scared, cowering little tool of the Bushies and the elite who profit from this shameful adventure.

[Torn_Scorned_Ignored]

6. .....

:crazy:

[madrchsod]

7. yes- who ever wrote this is as ignorant

as bush. but i supposed they want it that way. his base has shrunk so small that only the ingorant among us belive in what he says...those are the people in the united states are willing to give up their freedoms to "save" it...

[Dhalgren]

8. Was this a prepared statement?

"Prepared" by whom? This, coupled with the Vice-president's Fudian performance while "hunting" canned quail, makes be believe that this administration is brought to us by Warner Brothers Cartoons...

[bluerum]

9. Exxxcceelllent foreign policy. We should throw bananas too. eom

[Harald Ragnarsson]

10. They're not cleaning up the Presidential Moronspeak anymore?

Is this a sign?

[VaYallaDawg]

11. I think it's yet another ploy.

Trying to prove "he talks just like regular folks, doncha know, not like those goddam elite liberals."

[WinkyDink]

12. Once again, Bush reveals the utter truth---about HIMSELF:

"...beneath the surface that appeared placid, the policymakers, was resentment and hatred and planning and plotting, all of which came home on September the 11th."

[maxrandb]

13. Everytime this guy is in a room talking to a group of people

I keep seeing one of those scenes from a James Bond movie. You know the scene. The evil master-mind from Spectre is talking about his latest nefarious plan, and some #4 or something questions part of the plan. Next thing you know, the floor opens under #4 and he's sucked out of a airplane at 32,000 feet, or falls in a pool full of sharks.

I swear to Gawd, I half expect the Gropenhater, or some other Repug governor to say something and disappear into the trap door under his chair.

[Disturbed]

14. The Silverspoon Sociopath is also...

a Mental Midget. It is a laugh that he is the Spokesperson for the Neo Fascists.

If Congress was actually performing their duty he and Cheney would be Impeached already.

[maxrandb]

16. It's a laugh, but not surprising

His following is a cult of personality. Listen carefully to one of the wing-nuts trying to explain why they think he's so great. There will be virtually nothing of substance. Nothing that he's done. No concrete thing they can point to. It will all be "fluff", like, "he's a strong leader", "he means what he says", "he's likeable", and the most scary of all, "he's a man of God".

He's the kind of guy, that you know in you heart, would turn tail on you and run in a bar fight. That's why they've worked so hard to give him this kind of "tough guy, urban cowboy, brokeback mountain" kind of rep. He's a fraud!

Of course, history has shown us that the most dangerous types of leaders are frauds that can fool the people.

[zappaman]

15. Don't know who said it, but...

"George Bush's mouth is where words go to die."

[bread_and_roses]

17. Did the Handlers forget the shock collar again?

...to keep him on script?

goddess, the puppet isn't even oriented to time and space:

It's an interesting debate that's going to take place here in Washington, or is taking place in Washington...

When and where are you, georgy-porgy?

[yellowcanine]

18. "An enemy still lurks." I didn't realize Bush considered Newt his enemy

also. Maybe the GOP infighting HAS begun.

[RagingInMiami]

19. Three more years of this shit?

People will eventually catch on, no matter how stupid they are.

[Neil Lisst]

20. You tell his level of understanding is weak by the way he ...

... comes unraveled once he gets past his trained talking points. Once he tries to restate them as HE understands them, it falls apart. Then, as he tries to explain what he just said, he gets further away from correct.