[ Wednesday, July 06, 2005 ]
BUSH TAPES : ABC VIDEO
"The friend of the Bush family who secretly recorded nine hours of conversations with George W. Bush says he never intended for the tapes to become public but felt he had a duty to accurately represent a man who he believed would one day become president."
What Bush Said in Private : Mr. Bush appears to have acknowledged trying marijuana.
Doug Wead, an author and former aide to President Bush's father.
The New York TimesABC VIDEOIn Secretly Taped Conversations, Glimpses of the Future PresidentAs George W. Bush was first moving onto the national political stage, he often turned for advice to an old friend who secretly taped some of their private conversations, creating a rare record of the future president as a politician and a personality.In the last several weeks, that friend, Doug Wead, an author and former aide to Mr. Bush's father, disclosed the tapes' existence to a reporter and played about a dozen of them.
The conversations Mr. Wead played offer insights into Mr. Bush's thinking
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Mom, Who Lost Son In Iraq, Talks About 'Disgusting' White House Private
Meeting With BushClaims He Was Arrogant, 'Totally Detached From Humanity' And Didn't Even Know Her NameInstead of a kind gesture or a warm handshake, Sheehan said she immediately got a taste of Bush arrogance when he entered the room and "in a condescending tone and with a disgusting loud Texas accent," said: "Who we’all honorin’ here today?"
She said Bush kept referring to her as ‘Ma’ or ‘Mom’ while he "put on a phony act," saying things like ‘Mom, I can’t even imagine losing a loved one, a mother or a father or a sister or a brother.’"I just couldn’t believe this was happening. It was so surreal and bizarre. Later I met with some of the other 15or 16 families who were at the White House the same day and, sure enough, they all felt the same way I did.
"It’s interesting that they put us each in separate rooms. I heard this was done to prevent any type of group outburst and since it’s easier to control a situation when people are separated. Looking back, all I can say is that the meeting with Bush was one of the most disgusting experiences in my life.
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[ Sunday, July 03, 2005 ]
Karl Rove thumbs his nose to express his utter disdain for the American people.
'Bush's Brain' Likely Source of WH LeakKarl Rove story ignites political fireworks over Independence Day holiday
On July 4th, the U.S. celebrates its birthday with picnics and fireworks. A story about Washington insider Karl Rove, who is referred to as "Bush's Brain," is setting off its own set of political fireworks over the long weekend and is likely to echo in political news and discussions in the blogosphere for weeks to come.
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