First of all the original picture is from the associated press. Nov 04, 2014 an unusual glimpse of the private thoughts of a public figure newsweek, this revised edition includes new letters and photographs that highlight the bush familys enduring legacy, including letters that cover george w. It had to be done the harrowing decision was made during the first hour after the attacksby vice president cheney. The bush shot with an upside down book is one of these.
My pet goat and for the record, the book was upside down, bush was gazing into something and it wasnt. While he was reading this book, the elementary school children were reciting these words. Bush to unnamed cia briefer who flew to bush s texas ranch, amid a flurry of reports of a pending alqaeda attack, to call the presidents attention personally to the nowfamous august 6, 2001, memo titled bin ladin determined to strike in us. It was upside down, and about a goat because it was meant to be. We think we know because there happened to have been a recorded event of him at an elementary school in florida, reading to children. When are we going to prosecute these criminals who purposely attacked, and allowed to attack the us.
The administrations claim that at some point shortly after the initial 911 attacks, bush who had been speaking at a school in sarasota, fla. Flight 93 was shot down claims book daily mail online. When bush was at the school on 9 11 being warned about the attact this was all a staged event. Bush then went fishing and this is how we know and should accept that bush knew about. The bush family and 911 page 2 hardcore husky forums. May 11, 2011 kids with bush on 911 glad he finished reading my pet goat. Trump wanted to fire navy captain who pleaded for help. In this one it appears that bush is holding the book upside down. A man who was accused of shooting his wife believes he has proof the attack on the world trade centers twin towers on september 11 is linked to. Both arguments debunked, the book is not upside down. Jun 16, 2015 bush reads my pet goat upside down on 9 11. But with the benefit of hindsight, and looking at the fuckwit in the white house now, i would take bush back in a second. Right now, only 19 percent of lawmakers are military veterans, down from around.
I though the story about the upside down pet goat was strange. So i wonder if bush publisher have chosen that date, knowing about these predictions, or if this book is the fulfillment. It might also be possible but hard to determine from this image that the books president bush and the student were holding had removable dust jackettype covers, but the cover of the presidents copy had been put on backwards, so it looked as if he were holding the book upsidedown even though he really wasnt. Afghanistan, the torture of prisoners of war and the setting up of concentration camps became an integral part. Bushs critics, notably michael moore in his film fahrenheit 9 11 in which moore erroneously named the book my pet goat have argued that the fact that bush continued reading the book after being notified that the attack was ongoing shows that he was indecisive.
Clintons team wanted commando raids on the al qaeda camps, but the dod said it was a bad idea. If you recall, junior bush was on a scheduled visit to an elementary school in sarasota, florida. In the original photograph, distributed by the associated press, bush is seen holding the book in the correct orientation. Students with bush on 911 look back after bin laden death time. At the time, i thought bush was a complete nincompoop and did not have faith in him. Bush holding a book upside down as he looked at a schoolgirl who was reading from another copy of the same book. It was a hardship that america had to overcome, but with the support of government, friends, and family, america overcame it together. As americans leapt to their deaths from the twin towers, george w. What is the symbolism of an upside down american flag. Jeb bushs 911 problem light on conspiracies revealing.
This widely circulated photo of president george w. What follows is a recap from primary sources who were there including local official and aviation observersabout what took place on the day after 911. The most damning evidence to my mind, the most damning evidence against george w. We dont know for certain, but we do have strong evidence that tells us an interesting story. Taken from one of bob dylans songs, subterranean homesick blues, this lyric you dont need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows is fitting for what went down on 91101 in that classroom in sarasota, florida. The unpatriotic act was rolled out shortly thereafter, and has been abused by agencies like the cia and nsa ever since, to illegally surveil us citizens. Does this photograph show president bush reading a book upsidedown.
On 911, president george w bush heard about the alqaeda attack in a classroom in florida. The altered picture isnt even altered correctly, the image is mirrored and flipped not upside down which is. Then an altered version of the photo hit the internet. George bush thought 911 plane had been shot down on his. Strange how i cant recall a single terrorist ever being tried and convicted for 911 involvement. Fake photographs, famous and iconic photos learn the story behind the photograph of us president george bush holding a book upside down. What would it have served if bush had jumped out of his chair and ran out of the room. George bush holding book upside down fake photograph. Public attention to the pet goat first came to the fore with michael moores 2004 documentary fahrenheit 9 11, though the film called it my pet goat and called it a book. Kindergarden class recites this kite hit steel plane must while bush reads my pet goat book upside down a note from the author.
Notice how he is supposed to reading the book to the kids but the book is upside down. Bush reads my pet goat in fahrenheit 911 by michael moore on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the. From the classroom with bush on the morning of 911. What is the symbolism of an upsidedown american flag. Bush read a childrens story aloud about a pet goat throughout the entire unfolding of 20010911. Bush delivered arguably the greatest speech of his presidency at ground zero. Although bushs response to the 911 attacks were appropriate, some of the decisions he made afterwards were not necessary in response to recovering from 911. Bush chief of staff, andy card, reflects on september 11, 2001, 15 years later and shares the 11 words he used to tell president bush that the united states was under attack. Moment bush learned of 911 terror attacks abc news. Jul 03, 2011 as soon as the words have been shouted out the presidents aide lean in and gives bush the news whatever he might have told him. So i wonder if bushpublisher have chosen that date, knowing about these predictions, or if this book is the fulfillment. If flight 93 was shot down, there must have been a fighter jet in the skies to unleash a guided.
The book is said to stay clear of criticising barack obama, and a. By historic standards, the domestic legal response to 911 gave rise to civil liberties tremors, not earthquakes. The fact he was reading the book upside down, and the look on his face, shows his mind was definitely on something else at the time. He was probably wondering why the other tower hadnt been hit yet. The pet goat reading book, which bush held upside down while reading, is baphomet aka lucifer aka the devil aka satan. But after the release of photograph someone digitally altered the image and made the book held upside down. Its a funny picture, but even if were real, it would still be just a funny picture. Bush advisor recalls telling bush about 9 11 attacks. That is why he knew the story without reading the book. We interviewed to the kids in the room who saw it happen. Bush visited the booker elementary school in florida and was reading a goat book upside down. Bush was reading his book in that school upside down when it happened. Kids with bush on 911 glad he finished reading my pet goat.
Clinton had ordered the cia to assassinate osama bin laden, but the cia dragged its feet, farming the job out to nonperformers. George bush holding book upside down fake photograph may 4, 2011, filed under. On the morning of september 11th, 2001, four attacks were committed by the islamic terrorist group alqaeda, causing the collapse of the twin towers in new york city, damaging the pentagon in washington, d. On 911 when bush was reading to the children why do you. Here is the full video of bush s seven minutes of silence. When i took on the research of 911 and the task of writing this into an internet blog format i debated whether or not i should include some of the more weird aspects that i have found in my research.
When bush was at the school on 911 being warned about the attact this was all a staged event. Bush advisor recalls telling bush about 911 attacks msnbc. On 9 11, president george w bush heard about the alqaeda attack in a classroom in florida. Sep 11, 2018 testing presidents from bush to trump, 9 11 shaped politics.
Bushs response to the 911 attacks were appropriate, while others do not, but it is certain that he did do his best to help. The world trade center came down during the reign of george bush. Such is the growing blur between real and fake, exley says, that, in a few years, everybody will start ignoring photos. Earlier, bush had been on the way from his hotel to the school in his motorcade when an aide called him to report that a passenger jet had crashed into the north tower at 8. The most damning evidence against george bush on 911. Bush reads my pet goat upsidedown on 911 video dailymotion.
Im not blaming anything on bush i just wouldlike to know why it is ok for republicans to encourage children to pursue their education but wrong for obama to do it. Does this photograph show president bush reading a book. The original version of this photo was taken in 2002 when president bush was visiting a school in houston. More likely bush thought turning 911 upside down would be funny. I assure you hes probably brighter than all of you loonies,combined. Sep 04, 2011 there is a small memorial to 9 11 in the media centre library and a corner room contains a photograph album, framed photos of the presidents visit and the storybook used. Kids with bush on 9 11 glad he finished reading my pet goat. George bush thought 911 plane had been shot down on his orders. The video of him holding that story book upside down when news of 911 broke was pretty much how people viewed him a bit of a joke. An unusual glimpse of the private thoughts of a public figure newsweek, this revised edition includes new letters and photographs that highlight the bush familys enduring legacy, including letters that cover george w. And of course the reason was to kill suddam and to profit from the war. And the people and the people who knocked these buildings down. Examining 911 and americas war on terrorism global.
In 20022003 bush cited the possibility of saddam hussein acquiring chemical and nuclear weapons. He told bush that america is under attack us news 9 11 eight. Not a bush fan, but i like facts more than anything else. At 11 oclock, on the morning of 911, the bush administration had already announced that al qaeda was responsible for the attacks. More likely bush thought turning 9 11 upside down would be funny. Dec 26, 2008 the comments here serve only to prove the bitter derangement of liberals. The new yorker described a sevenminute video of president bush holding reading mastery while staring blankly into space as the most memorable bit in fahrenheit 9 11. Bushs administration would, at the time, mistake 911 for a kind of upsidedown stroke of luck, the perfect excuse for launching military operations. Upside down thinker beatrice zinker, upside down thinker, book. Ive been wondering why a president would read a childs book upside down as president bush did on the morning of 911 and this was caught on tape. Sep 27, 2002 bush book upside down urban legends website unknown unknown internet source posted on 09272002 1. This photograph spread like wildfire especially because there was no dearth of bush haters and they all felt more than happy to had a laugh looking at the photograph.
If im not mistaken wasnt he reading a book upside down to school kids in a classroom on 9112001. Bush was told about the first plane just before sitting down with a class of second. Was president bush talking to school kids when 911 happened. Comments like i do not for an instant believe that w bush has ever read a single book in his entire life and i dont believe bush read a book all the. We dont yet know the provenance of this photo, such as where and when it was taken. I though the story about the upside down pet goat was strange but this is even freakier.
The author of this book is the wife of the then vicepresident dick cheney. Bush discusses the september 11 attacks aired on 11092010 cc former president george w. Shown here is the cover of the childrens reading book that contained the short story, that president bush held on sept. Bush explains his reaction after learning a second plane had crashed into the world trade center on september 11, 2001. Sep 12, 2019 behind the 911 white house order to shoot down u.
Before dawn, the president was on his fourmile run. There were four hijacked planes, two towers hit and he still kept reading the story. If im not mistaken wasnt he reading a book upside down to school kids in a classroom on 9 11 2001. Furthermore, that photo of the upside down book isnt even from 911. Testing presidents from bush to trump, 911 shaped politics. Bush sr and reagan both went into the classrooms and talk to. The us was no longer viewed as preparing to wage war on iraq. Bush holding a childrens book upside down top was doctored shortly after he appeared at the george sanchez charter school in houston in 2002. Within a few weeks, a blogger named peter smith tracked down the correct name and origin as a reading exercise by engelmann.
A patriotic primer, by lynne cheney become a member. Bush advisor recalls telling bush about 911 attacks. Just weeks earlier, jeb bushs secretary of state, the infamous katherine harris, had heaped praise on hilliards startup commuter airline, florida air. The man has a business degree,was governor of texas and president of the usa for 2 terms. But there is also a place, a decade later, for sober reflection.
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