Still more Suskind
This one is from the WaPo piece I linked earlier, but somehow I must've read past it.
George W. Bush: "Now, watch this drive. "
The book's opening anecdote tells of an unnamed CIA briefer who flew to Bush's Texas ranch during the scary summer of 2001, amid a flurry of reports of a pending al-Qaeda attack, to call the president's attention personally to the now-famous Aug. 6, 2001, memo titled "Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in US." Bush reportedly heard the briefer out and replied: "All right. You've covered your ass, now."
George W. Bush: "Now, watch this drive. "
posted by mikevotes at
9:44 PM
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I saw Suskind on CNN yesterday.. This book has some incredible stuff in it. What crazy shit I was hearing. But this isnt the first book that shines a light into that dark and creepy place called the Bush administration.
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Yukkione, at 4:41 AM
But the political climate has shifted a bit since the last revelatory book. I think the Bush admin exists in a media tailwind, but these are some pretty salacious bits Suskind is putting out there.
A president weak within his own whitehouse being manipulated by Cheney controlling the information flow.
Again, we'll have to see how the media treats all this. If they ask the questions it's a big deal. If not, it's nothing.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 9:04 AM
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