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Photographs of President Bush during his final press conference by Gerald Herbert/AP
Today, President George W. Bush gave his final press conference as his administration winds down. It was a way for him to thank the White House press corps as well as yet another of his "exit interviews." Bush admitted some mistakes—"Clearly putting a'Mission Accomplished' (banner) on an aircraft carrier was a mistake. It sent the wrong message"—while defending himself on other matters, such as Hurricane Katrina and whether America's stature in the world fell during his presidency:
I've thought long and hard about Katrina -- you know, could I have done something differently, like land Air Force One either in New Orleans or Baton Rouge. The problem with that and -- is that law enforcement would have been pulled away from the mission. And then your questions, I suspect, would have been, how could you possibly have flown Air Force One into Baton Rouge, and police officers that were needed to expedite traffic out of New Orleans were taken off the task to look after you?Bush counted Abu Gharib and not having weapons of mass destructions as disappointments, "I don't know if you want to call those mistakes or not, but they were -- things didn't go according to plan, let's put it that way." But he also gave, what the NY Times called a "rousing defense of his record on fighting terrorism," "Do you remember what it was like right after September the 11th around here? In press conferences and opinion pieces and in stories -- that sometimes were news stories and sometimes opinion pieces -- people were saying, how come they didn't see it, how come they didn't connect the dots? Do you remember what the environment was like in Washington? I do." You can read the transcript here and here's video:...I strongly disagree with the assessment that our moral standing has been damaged. It may be damaged amongst some of the elite, but people still understand America stands for freedom, that America is a country that provides such great hope...
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Referring to Obama's inauguration next week, Bush said he considered himself "fortunate to have a front-row seat on what is going to be an historic moment for the country." But before then, Bush will speak directly to the American public on Thursday night at 8 p.m. for 10-15 minutes. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said, "He will reflect on his time in office and the ways our country has changed these past eight years. He will also uphold the tradition of presidents using farewell addresses to look forward — by sharing his thoughts on greatest challenges facing the country and on what it will take to meet them."
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Hey Dub, here's my farewell address to ya: Don't let the White House screen door hit you in the ass on the way out.
WANKER!
did his dumb ass Just say "MISUNDERSTANDED ME"...W...read a book...start with the dictionary...under 'M' and you will not find an entry...8 days people...8 days...
do you think he picked his time slot and said "you know it's must see TV...I'll go in instead of FRIENDS." and then gave a lil' W laugh...
Nothing to do with NYC.
Nothing to do with NYC.
Nothing to do with NYC.
Nothing to do with NYC.
Nothing to do with NYC.
Nothing to do with NYC.
Nothing to do with NYC.
NYC falls under the jurisdiction of the United States at last check.
Worst president in U.S. history. Worse than Nixon, worse than Andrew Johnson, worse than James Buchanan, Worse than all of them. At this point, what can he say? He might as well give us all the finger, just like he has for the last eight years.
Just get out.
You can't take the monkey out of the man.
That address was spooky! He totally let his normal charismatic self fall and you saw the guys of his anger/anxiety; he was pissed off!
W( god is in the White House) did an excellent, a+ job as Steward of the US Empire...record profits for Exon. Mission Accomplished. This was His only job. The fact that He's a drunken moron is not important.
Just the worst, without a doubt.
The fuckwits that voted for him don't get enough grief in my opinion.
"his normal charismatic self fall"
rotflmao!
When history does look back, W will have made Nixon look like the mountaintop.
6 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Texan asswipe.
Fuck him.
the proportion of the shithole this moronic republican puppet sunk this country in, will be felt years past his dead. But who cares!! Republicans will keep chanting small government while spending ALL IMAGINABLE TAX MONEY in wars and the war business, and of course bailing out bankers.
OBSCENE,reckless and infinitely evil is the legacy of this republican puppet and all those supporting this mentality.
This country is now separated in those that can see this and those that keep denying it, while shit keeps coming.
Mission accomplished: destruction of the USA by the republicans!
He only made #4 in 2008's 50 most Loathsome.
http://www.buffalobeast.com.nyud.net/134/50mostloathsome2008-p5.html
There's some funny shit there.
"It may be damaged amongst some of the elite..." as in Joe Plumber? God...many republicans at the base are such useful idiots for those those only interest is to exploit "values" in their favor. Calling elitists other than themselves, when using populism to maintain the system of power for those very few at the tip of the pyramid. The whole republican party is a ponzy scheme.
Grow up. You all sound like a bunch of catty school girls. I would like to see any one of you ignorant people do anything better. Where were you on 9/11, how did you feel? I know there was more to his presidency than that event and there have been mistakes, but to say the things you are saying just discredits any intelligent point you may have.