I cant see any reason from this picture to indicate why he might be reading upside down, as though it is on purpose. On the morning of this day in 2001, president george w. Bushs response to the 911 attacks were appropriate, while others do not, but it is certain that he did do his best to help america recover from the tragic time it faced. Sep 24, 2002 does a photograph capture president george w.
How did george bush react to the events on september 11, 2001. Kids with bush on 9 11 glad he finished reading my pet goat. Why is your name upside down stories from a life in advertising. Was president bush talking to school kids when 911 happened. Bushs 911 inaction, including his postattack foot dragging on establishing an independent investigation into the worst attack ever on united states soil. Bush has disclosed in a memoir how he gave the order to shoot down planes on september 11, 2001. The evolution of laura bush started with 911, a defining event for her personally as well as for the bush administration, whose response, even seven years later, remains controversial. The most damning evidence to my mind, the most damning evidence against george w.
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. Bushs presidency, 911, bush seniors work with president clinton to help the victims of natural disasters, and. Bush reads my pet goat in fahrenheit 911 by michael moore on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the. As americans leapt to their deaths from the twin towers, george w. George bush holding book upside down fake photograph. Notice how he is supposed to reading the book to the kids but the book is upside down.
He was visiting an elementary school that morning, and the visit was televised, so we do actually know. The main difference between the two is that paul kengor is focused more on how bush transplants his religion into nut just his every day life, but even more so in political action. On 911, president george w bush heard about the alqaeda attack in a classroom in florida. If it was different or same for you please let me know. 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. What some people dont know is that president george w. Bush reads my pet goat upsidedown on 911 video dailymotion. Kids with bush on 911 glad he finished reading my pet. It achieved notoriety for being read by us president george w.
And the people and the people who knocked these buildings down. Text of bushs address cnn the text of president bushs address tuesday night, after terrorist attacks on new york and washington. When terrorists struck new york city and washington, d. Was president bush talking to school kids when 911.
Sep 12, 2019 behind the 911 white house order to shoot down u. General jerry our god is bigger than their god boykin. Bush with a class of secondgraders on the morning of september 11, 2001. The pet goat often erroneously called my pet goat is a gradeschool level reading exercise composed by american educationalist siegfried zig engelmann. To my mind, the most damning evidence against george w. We think we know because there happened to have been a recorded event of him at an elementary school in florida, reading to children. I went to nothing civil about wars link and i guess he did have the book up side down. He was reading childrens book upside down when he heard the news. The most damning evidence against george bush on 911. Students with bush on 911 look back after bin laden death time. From the classroom with bush on the morning of 911.
A patriotic primer by lynne cheney wife of vicepresident cheney. 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. Bush also called the 911 attackers the people who knocked these buildings down at ground zero on sept. On 9 11, president george w bush heard about the alqaeda attack in a classroom in florida. George bush 911 ground zero reads the bixby letter a fraud. In fact i saw the speech that biden gave just right before 911 on the news on the tv at the hospital where my husband was paralyzed from the neck down. Upside down thinker beatrice zinker, upside down thinker, book. Bush holding a childrens book upside down top was doctored shortly after he appeared. Footage of george bush lying flat out about the morning of 9 11. A short production of news clips detailing george w. Bush holding a book upside down as he looked at a schoolgirl who was reading from another copy of the same book. September 11 cameraman claims hes got proof the george w.
Kite hit steel plane must, the teacher goes get ready. While he was reading this book, the elementary school children were reciting these words. Why is your name upside down stories from a life in advertising david oakley on. It was a hardship that america had to overcome, but with the support of government, friends, and family, america overcame it together. New photos show moment president bush learned of 911 attacks. Bush visited the booker elementary school in florida and was reading a goat book upside down. Bush s new memoir reveals how he dealt with 9 11 former us president george w. Moment bush learned of 911 terror attacks abc news. Bush was reading to an elementary class in sarasota. Jul 31, 2017 he was visiting an elementary school that morning, and the visit was televised, so we do actually know. His chief of staff, andrew card, approached and whispered something in his ear what he said has never been revealed.
Rate, subscribe and share check out more smoking gun videos. S history to refuse united nations election inspectors george w bush refused to fireor even repremandlt. Apparently fish and people cannot coexist peacefully. Dec 26, 2008 just when you get your mind all made up about president george w. The pet goat is a gradeschool level reading exercise composed by american educationalist siegfried zig engelmann. Booker elementary school in sarasota county, florida, reading. 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. Bush marks the 10th anniversary of 911 with his most indepth and intimate interview on his experiences that fateful day. Just when you get your mind all made up about president george w. 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. 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. Six months later, secretary of war henry stimson delivered our commencement address and advised my class to go to college.
Bush delivered arguably the greatest speech of his presidency at ground zero. So i wonder if bushpublisher have chosen that date, knowing about these predictions, or if this book is the fulfillment. There was a really creepy animation made with the same title my pet goat. How did george bush react to the events on september 11. Sep 04, 2009 if im not mistaken wasnt he reading a book upside down to school kids in a classroom on 9 11 2001. At the time, i thought bush was a complete nincompoop and did not have faith in him. When bush was at the school on 9 11 being warned about the attact this was all a staged event. This is george w bush on the morning of 911 just seconds before getting the news. Sep 27, 2016 911 no two numbers and a slash have ever meant so much outside of mathematics and yelp ratings. Jun 16, 2015 george bush 911 ground zero reads the bixby letter a fraud. There has rarely been a starker juxtaposition of evil and innocence than the moment president george w. Bush sr and reagan both went into the classrooms and talk to. We dont know for certain, but we do have strong evidence that tells us an interesting story.
Bushs new memoir reveals how he dealt with 911 former us president george w. Bush was clearly negligent in his duty on 911, not only as president, but also as our commander in chief. This widely circulated photo of president george w. What would it have served if bush had jumped out of his chair and ran out of the room. United states navy when japan bombed pearl harbor on december 7, 1941, i was a seventeenyearold high school senior at phillips academy, andover. Bush received the news about 911 while reading the pet goat with secondgraders in. We were going to find out who did this, and kick their ass this article is more than 9 years old george bushs book explains why he opted to continue reading to florida. Does anyone else remember the book president george w. That is why he knew the story without reading the book. After chatting with the students and their teacher, bush deflected a trade centerrelated question from a reporter, and began to learn about the magnitude of the attacks. Newly released photos from the us national archives show the moment when president george w.
Many of us know where we were on 911, when the planes struck the twin towers. More likely bush thought turning 911 upside down would be funny. The video of him holding that story book upside down when news of 9 11 broke was pretty much how people viewed him a bit of a joke. When bush was at the school on 911 being warned about the attact this was all a staged event.
The suggestion was batted down, they said, because there would be no time to train anyone else. My life in letters and other writings bush, george h. Bush read a childrens story aloud about a pet goat throughout the entire unfolding of 20010911. I could hardly wait to get out of school and enlist. 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. Jul 01, 2016 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 the george bush administration.
Bush holding a childrens book upside down top was doctored shortly after he appeared at the george sanchez charter school in houston in 2002. 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. Bush advisor recalls telling bush about 911 attacks. The president is far from being the uncultured bookburner often portrayed by his critics, his former deputy chief of staff wrote in the wall street journal friday. Does this photograph show president bush reading a book. Jul 03, 2011 this is george w bush on the morning of 9 11 just seconds before getting the news. 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. In this world television exclusive, former president george w.
Bush continues along the path of the earlier the faith of george w. There were four hijacked planes, two towers hit and he still kept reading the story. A good watch if you understand whats going on, just plain. Bushs collected letters in this book offer readers not only a. Time magazine interviewed the children, whom are now in their teens, who were being read to by george bush on september 11th, 2001. In the top image, bush and a young child are both reading from america. In fact, bush is a voracious reader and lover of books, rove insisted. We interviewed to the kids in the room who saw it happen.