beeney 2 - Ok, lets ignore for the moment that he couldn't have seen the 2nd plane hit the WTC because he was already in the classroom with the children and assume that he DID see the 2nd plane. Think about that for a moment. There are some basic assumptions that must also be made if we're going to assume what he saw was the 2nd plane:

*Bush already knew of the first crash. To have seen the 2nd crash on TV, Bush would have had to have been watching TV (or in an area where a TV was on) and the networks and cable news channels were all giving continuous coverage to the first crash. To think that Bush could have been close enough to a TV to have seen the 2nd crash and yet still beuna...

beeney 2 - Ok, lets ignore for the moment that he couldn't have seen the 2nd plane hit the WTC because he was already in the classroom with the children and assume that he DID see the 2nd plane. Think about that for a moment. There are some basic assumptions that must also be made if we're going to assume what he saw was the 2nd plane:

*Bush already knew of the first crash. To have seen the 2nd crash on TV, Bush would have had to have been watching TV (or in an area where a TV was on) and the networks and cable news channels were all giving continuous coverage to the first crash. To think that Bush could have been close enough to a TV to have seen the 2nd crash and yet still beunaware of the first is illogical in the extreme.

*After seeing the 2nd crash, Bush knew the country was under attack. Why do we have to assume this? Because 2 planes don't just coincidentally crash into the WTC within an hour of each other on the same day unless is IS an attack. In spite of this, in the clip above, Bush claims that when he saw the plane hit the building he assumed that the pilot was "a terrible pilot" and that the crash was a "horrible accident."

*Even knowing that the US was under attack, Bush decided to finish his visit to the classroom rather than addressing the public about the attacks or taking any action to respond to the attack. This would mean that at a point where the country arguably need a leader more than at any time since the attack on Pearl Harbor, Bush felt his time was better spent listening to grade school children read a book to him.

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*When Andy Card came into the classroom to whisper in Bush's ear about
the 2nd hit to the WTC, he was telling Bush something he already knew.
This MIGHT make sense if Bush had decided it would be best for him to
go in and listen to the children for at least a few minutes and asked
Card to come in after a short bit to "call him out" of the room (much
like how a woman on a bad date may sneak off to the restroom and call a
friend to ask her to ring her back in a few minutes on her cellphone or pager to give her an excuse
to ditch her date.) But even after Card came in and whispered to him about the attack, Bush didn't do anything - he continued to stay in the classroom listening and t...

*When Andy Card came into the classroom to whisper in Bush's ear about
the 2nd hit to the WTC, he was telling Bush something he already knew.
This MIGHT make sense if Bush had decided it would be best for him to
go in and listen to the children for at least a few minutes and asked
Card to come in after a short bit to "call him out" of the room (much
like how a woman on a bad date may sneak off to the restroom and call a
friend to ask her to ring her back in a few minutes on her cellphone or pager to give her an excuse
to ditch her date.) But even after Card came in and whispered to him about the attack, Bush didn't do anything - he continued to stay in the classroom listening and talking to the children for several more minutes and doing nothing to address the attacks or even let the American people know that their President was aware of what was happening and that more information would be forthcoming as soon as it was available.

So, which do you prefer - a President that lies about when and how he learned of the attacks, or a President who knew his country was under attack and yet did NOTHING about it for the better part of an hour so he could visit with group of schoolchildren? Understand, I think it's great that the President wanted to meet with the kids, but when the country is *clearly* under attack, there ARE priorities - like letting your nation know that you're aware of what has happened and are as on top of it as anyone possibly could be.

Of course, all of the above is moot, since Bush could not have been referring to the 2nd attack since he was already in the classroom when it happened. He'd already been with the schoolkids for several minutes when Andy Card came in to give him the message - and Card came in almost immediately after the crash occured. And, in the clip above, Bush said he was in the corridor - NOT the classroom - when the attack took place, which does not fit the timeline of that day at all.

Oh please! When something *this* big and *this* shocking happens, you remember where you were when you heard about it! Being smart or stupid has nothing to do with it - it's the kind of think that imprints itself on your brain. Almost anyone you ask could tell you where they were and what they were doing when they learned of the planes hitting the towers and they'll be able to you. It was *that* big of a deal.

For Bush, it would have been an even *bigger* deal, because the country he's allegedly leading HAD JUST BEEN ATTACKED! That moment should be burned on his brain in like the biggest, brightest, most neon-y sign you can imagine, and then some.

I'm sorry, but given Bush's personal r...

Oh please! When something *this* big and *this* shocking happens, you remember where you were when you heard about it! Being smart or stupid has nothing to do with it - it's the kind of think that imprints itself on your brain. Almost anyone you ask could tell you where they were and what they were doing when they learned of the planes hitting the towers and they'll be able to you. It was *that* big of a deal.

For Bush, it would have been an even *bigger* deal, because the country he's allegedly leading HAD JUST BEEN ATTACKED! That moment should be burned on his brain in like the biggest, brightest, most neon-y sign you can imagine, and then some.

I'm sorry, but given Bush's personal record with truthfulness - or, rather, the lack thereof - I'm unwilling to chalk up to an unexpected and unexplained memory loss what can more easily be explained by his customary mendacity. I mean, seriously - he's a liar. It's just that simple.