NBC First Read - Bush flubs PA town name, heading to Haggard country

[Democrat 4 Ever]

campaigning for influence peddling Rep. Jim Gibbons, Air Force One knocks out runway lights in Nevada, government post how to build a bomb on the "internets" - man does Chucklenuts have some bad mojo going on. This would be fricking hilarious if this dumbass didn't have the launch codes.

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First Read: The day in politics by NBC News for NBC News
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Four days left... President Bush's final campaign swing, now on day two, already seems marked by big and small awkward moments ranging from his flubbing the name of Shanksville, PA yesterday to a series of events in Ted Haggard's home state tomorrow.

Yesterday as Bush campaigned in Nevada, a software entrepreneur who is suing his former business partner issued a statement detailing influence-peddling charges against the former partner and Rep. Jim Gibbons, the GOP nominee for governor. Gibbons denies the claims. And tomorrow, Bush is scheduled to spend the day in Colorado, home base of White House adviser Haggard, who has resigned from his stewardship of the National Association of Evangelicals in the face of accusations that he paid for sex with a male prostitute. Indeed, Vice President Cheney is actually in Colorado today for a welcome-home rally with troops at Fort Carson and a rally in Colorado Springs, the seat of prominent Christian conservatives such as Haggard and Focus on the Family's James Dobson.

Bush's day yesterday also included: a reference to Shanksville, PA, site of the United Flight 93 crash on September 11, as Lancaster, PA, per NBC's Kelly O'Donnell; a rare stumble at the top of the steps of Air Force One, per the pool report; and some incident in which Air Force One apparently knocked out the runway lights when it took off from the Elko, NV airport, per NBC's David Gregory.

But in a more worrisome awkward moment, the GOP's respite from bad news on Iraq that came courtesy of Sen. John Kerry (D) appears to have ended. The latest incident which could undermine the party's advantage over Democrats on national security is a New York Times report that the federal government put up a website on Iraqi war documents in hopes of proving that Saddam Hussein had WMD, and that the documents provide a guide to building an atom bomb.

For more: The latest edition of First Read is available now at http://www.FirstRead.MSNBC.com !
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[Richardo]

1. "White House adviser Haggard". Delicious.

The initial reference to Haggard points out his WH connections before it mentions his main gig as head of the National Association of Evangelicals.

Now THAT'S some liberal bias I can get behind! :bounce:

[napi21]

3. That's not liberal bias. Shrub had a weekly phone call from Haggard

ever since moving into the WH.

[Richardo]

9. The 'bias' is to mention it as his *primary* identifier, ahead of his nominal job.

Which I find fantastic.

[JHB]

2. Shanksville, Lancaster, what's the difference?

164 miles, more or less. About 3 1/2 hours travel time...
http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=shanksville,+pa+to+lancaster,+pa&ie=UTF8&z=7&ll=40.12009,-78.442383&spn=3.746739,7.207031&om=1

[jhain]

5. must not have had The Google with him

Jeff. Dave.
Who the hell cares, says, W. None of em will have a beer with me anymore.

[Crankie Avalon]

7. He's like a rock star who's too high to know the town that night's show is in...

...and hey, it's not like he of all people (you know, THE PRESIDENT when we were under attack) ought to remember the name from 9/11 or anything.

[hwmnbn]

12. details, details, details......

Those don't bother the chimp. In his world, details are for those of us stuck in reality.

[Crankie Avalon]

4. How to make an atom bomb...GOOD LORD!!! n/t

[originalpckelly]

8. The most detailed plans to ever be made publicly available...

stuff which in the hands of al-Qaeda could make it very easy for them to build a bomb once they have the materials.

It is literally the worst possible thing that could happen, aside from giving al-Qaeda raw materials as well, or even just giving them a nuke.

[WI_DEM]

6. I wonder if the chimp was at the controls of Air Force One when

it knocked the runway lights out? probably wearing his fighter jacket and crotch protector.

[acmavm]

10. Possible omens of things to come?????

[JHB]

11. I hope not: I have relatives in Lancaster. n/t

[acmavm]

14. I meant for the republican party.

[Dhalgren]

This is what a total meltdown looks like. Actually it is worse than

just a meltdown - the whole Republofascist edifice is so riddled with rot that the meltdown is exponentially worse than it would have been, otherwise. The Republofascists are to the point where taking the government over by force is their only remaining option. Be alert!

[sqarebis]

13. Bush is a moron

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[Virginia Dare]

15. A "rare" stumble?

a rare stumble at the top of the steps of Air Force One, per the pool report

The fucker always has scrapes and bruises all over his body from his "rare" stumbles. I wonder if he's on another one of his "rare" benders.

[gauguin57]

16. George Bush should apologize to the people of Lancaster, PA!

He flubbed a line! He flubbed a line! That proves he hates the people of Lancaster, PA ... he owes me, and my fellow Lancastrians, an apology!!!!!!!!!!!!

:sarcasm:

[Democrat 4 Ever]

17. Damn straight. Apologize Chimpy, apologize! Why do you have

people from PA?

I'm guessing the MSM will turn the misspeak into a three day circus.:sarcasm:

[madrchsod]

18. knocking out lights ? what the hell kind of pilot

does he have? if runway was to short for the plane then who ok`d an inadequate airfield for a 747? the pilot committed a serous error and will come up for investigation of the incident...or will he get the standard "heck of a job" from bush?

[napi21]

19. I wondered that too. I don't believe I've ever heard ofa plane taking out the ground lights on t

takeoff! Pilots for AF1 areall very experienced military pilots. Something is wrong here!

[chill_wind]

20. Dear god--- ALL of it! A day in The Life, eh?

The Bush Regime fights TWOT in very mysterious ways. :sarcasm:

I hope the Dems run this latest disclosure -- massive breach on website onto the frigging ground.

Once again, I'm reminded of the 04 campaign when Kerry had the misfortune of mispronouncing some city's name in the midwest at the exhausting height of his campaign. The cable news media carried on as if he'd been walking around all day with his fly open. Will they do this to Bush? NO!

Enough of this Bush regime and mass media PSYCHOSIS. Run all these drunken war NAZI's OUT. We must take back Congress next week. We MUST.