Ben88 From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 1093 posts, RR: 3 Reply 1, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 663 times:
I thought it was a pretty weak speech. And the mention of the psalm was a slap in the face to millions of Americans who are not Christian/Catholic.
AerLingus A330 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 643 times:
There's nothing wrong with quoting the 23rd Psalm. I don't consider it a slap in the face if a politician quotes something from the Torah or the Koran!
EIPremier From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1533 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 634 times:
The speech was fine...very formulaic, but what else could we expect?
B757300 From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 4114 posts, RR: 25 Reply 4, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 627 times:
I still hope to see a message before Congress asking for Declaration of War against whoever did this.
DG_pilot From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 856 posts, RR: 3 Reply 5, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 613 times:
Too bad Ben88. Live with it. Nearly all Americans are Christains, so something like that shouldn't suprise you.
N202PA From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 1549 posts, RR: 4 Reply 7, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 602 times:
And the mention of the psalm was a slap in the face to millions of Americans who are not Christian/Catholic.
Oh, Good Lord. Now I've seen it all. Thousands of American citizens are dead, and you're taking religious offense? How petty.
I'm not Christian, but even I could see the inspiration in the quote: we cannot be afraid of death, for whatever higher power we believe in will be with us in standing tall and moving on from these tragedies.
Pity some people aren't bright enough to understand that.
Heavymetal From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 596 times:
People make a nation strong, not speeches.
At a radio station I was in today here in South Florida, people were calling in asking where to donate blood. People with thick New York accents. People with British accents. People with Latin accents. People with deep Bahamian accents.
We put on such a show for the world with our internal strife and petty differences, don't we? But the world...and yes even we.... forget what makes America great until days like today.
Because days like today we put aside our disagreements. And the great cauldron of diversity comes together as one.
In the days to come, we'll see and hear horrific things about today's evil. But I suggest you stay sane by looking for the heroic things and the tales and stories of human decency that will also arise.
It will remind us that, despite our grevious injury, the cowards behind this tragedy failed even before they died.
Planeboy From India, joined May 2005, 199 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 588 times:
George Jr has nothing to do with what happened today. He has been in office for a short time. Problems such as these have been building up for a long, long time...
United747 From United States of America, joined exactly 14 years ago today! , 83 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 578 times:
Are you kidding? The least Bush could do is ACT like he's not reading from a teleprompter and show his country that he cares the least bit about it. It makes me very depressed to know that our president is a moron (or at least acts like one). That speech SUCKED!
EIPremier From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 1533 posts, RR: 2 Reply 11, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 575 times:
Cough, gasp, sputter...all I can say is, you'll probably regret making that comment.
Actually, I was not at all offended by the prayer. I suspect other people might be more so, however.
Anyway, the speech doesn't really matter that much. It's his actions in the next few days/weeks that will really count.
Deltaflyertoo From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 1589 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 573 times:
If the Psalm is from the old Testament, why is it a slap in the face. It would apply to both Jewish and Christians.
If not, the referance had none to God but more of an internal motivational purpose.
Please don't judge what is a slap in the face to which group of Americans based on some commet when this whole day has been a major slap in the face to ALL AMERICANS!!
Klaus From Germany, joined Jul 2001, 20845 posts, RR: 55 Reply 13, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 570 times:
I thought it was a rather weak speech for the occasion.
He certainly read out the things that would have to be said, but it was never more obvious that he´s out of his depth. I´m not really worried about the USA, though; Your wellbeing does not hinge on G.W.Bush. And even he will grow, I think (and hope).
Bicoastal From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 548 times:
I'm an atheist and didn't mind what he said. Some people need comfort. It goes in one ear and out the other for me. Just takes some tolerance for those who need a crutch. I didn't expect him to to into detail about retaliation. We all know that's coming...no need to tell the targets ahead of time. Bush isn't a natural communicator like Clinton and Reagan, but I'm fully confident in his and his administration's ability to handle this appropriately.
AerLingus A330 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 552 times:
Amen Heavymetal, as a matter of fact, I already called the Red Cross to find out where I can give blood and my wife will as well (even though she hates needles!)
Super Em From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 434 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 547 times:
Bush cannot do anything right now.A speech cannot bring back the lives that are gone.
Ben88 From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 1093 posts, RR: 3 Reply 17, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 549 times:
The topic was about the speech, which I thought was weak. I know that what happened today was a horrible thing and I genuinely feel for the victims and their families. If you post a topic about a speech expect responses to the topic and don't try to make me look disloyal or unpatriotic because I love my country.
G-VIIB From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 91 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 517 times:
That was an excellent speech by President Bush. It shows how we can be strong in times like this. God Bless us all, especially those affected by the day's tragedies, your are in my prayers.
GVIIB
N202PA From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 1549 posts, RR: 4 Reply 20, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 509 times:
This was an excellent, inspiring speech. Now, GW and our armed forces need to get out there and take out those who created these awful disasters.
Highliner2 From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 692 posts, RR: 1 Reply 21, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 488 times:
I thought Bush did good in qouting the Bible verse, call me what you will, but if you remember, the United States was founded as one nation, UNDER GOD!!!!!!!!
TonyBurr From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 982 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 474 times:
Hey Ben88
U said the psalm was a slap in the face to all who are not Chritsian/Catholic (gee, I thought Catholic believed in Christ and were Christian???), but anyhow Ben, the psalms are OLD TESTAMENT, the Jewish Scripture. So Jewish people were offended since they are not Christian/Catholic??? I don't follow ur logic. Pleas get your theology/religions stragight when u make such condemnations!
DC10Tony From United States of America, joined May 2001, 1012 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (11 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 470 times:
Ben88-
Why don't you put your differences with Bush aside and gel together with your fellow Americans during this difficult time?
25 N-156F: Ben88- I'm a staunch athiest and quite the anti-Christian, and I've managed to put even that aside and been able to join friends in prayer. Did I ever
26 Jgardner: Well, it was so-so as far as speeches go; It was not as inspiring as a "date which will live in infamy", but GW is no FDR. It wasn't bad, but it kinda
27 Zeus01: God bless Bush!!!!!! What a great man. My heart and prayers go out to you all. My uncle lives in North Manhattan, said its pretty bad. Great job bush.
28 AKelley728: Ben88: If Bush hadn't said 'this is from Psalm 23' would you have known any different? What would your reaction be then? It was an appropriate 'phrase
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