The bush family and their illuminati ritualsdata dump. Bush reads my pet goat in fahrenheit 911 by michael moore on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the. There has rarely been a starker juxtaposition of evil and innocence than the moment president george w. The book surpassed sales of two million copies less than two months after its release, breaking the record previously held by former president bill clintons memoir my life. Reading a story about a pet goat for 20 minutes to the school children while the world trade center burned, was designed to give the impression he had no inkling of what was happening. Bush received the news about 911 while reading the pet goat with second graders in sarasota, fla. The story is contained in a book called reading mastery. Memoir by george w bush to be published in november. How bush was able to read my pet goat if he had the book upside down.
Bush takes a shot at explaining what has become one of the most memorable moments of his presidency. But mr bush says that anyone who thinks he was in shock that morning of september 11, 2001, has it wrong. The pet goat is a gradeschool level reading exercise composed by american educationalist siegfried zig engelmann. Bush visited the booker elementary school in florida and was reading a goat book upside down. Its always an exciting time for literature, the anticipation and guessing. Bush speaks during a dedication ceremony at the george w. His most prominent work, which you have not read, is a story for second graders. This is the second book ive read about the life of george h.
As the winter of 2012 approached, nearly 20 years after he had left the white house, former president george h. Bush honoring the sacrifice and courage of americas military veterans. Bush reading to a group of schoolchildren when he was informed of 911 attacks. Why did i keep reading my pet goat to give people bush reads my pet goat bush reading my pet goat jon jost s weblog president george w bush reading readers are leaders bush explains reaction to 9 11 news during historic jonathan chait rove my pet goat. After being discreetly informed of the september 11 attacks midway through the reading, bush waited quietly for the reading to finish before dealing with the unfolding crisis. Bush is the 43rd president of the united states, serving from 2001 to 2009.
Bush was reading with students at an elementary school in sarasota, fla. In an early scene in fahrenheit 911, president bush sits before an. Why george bush sat there reading my pet goat after the. Did these kids really say this my pet goat revisited, page 8. As americans leapt to their deaths from the twin towers, george w. Bush were building an excuse for himself for inaction. Then an altered version of the photo hit the internet. He doesnt observe political correctness about anything. Four minutes later, the children were finishing their reading demonstration. Bush could easily have canceled the meeting with the school children to deal with the emergency, but he went ahead. Booker elementary school in sarasota county, florida, reading the pet goat to innercity first graders and listening as. Shown here is the cover of the childrens reading book that contained the short story, that president bush held on sept.
Bush with a class of secondgraders on the morning of september 11, 2001. Bush library and museum on the grounds of southern methodist university april 25, 20 in dallas, texas. The best books on george w bush recommended by jacob weisberg. There were four hijacked planes, two towers hit and he still kept reading the story. Hes not pc on the things that upset millennial social justice warriors, and hes not pc on the cornball religious stuffupsetting showoff christians like george w. Bush, after a biography by bushs daughter, that was written a few few years ago.
This book is better than that book called my father, my president, because it is more clinical, and more inclined to ask the hard questions about bushs. How bush was able to read my pet goat if he had the book. In only a few months, we get to hear the list of the dozen, daunting, book titles he supposedly read during the summer. This is george w bush on the morning of 911 just seconds before getting the news. Bush was thinking damn they really did pull this one off. Bush sat cluelessly in a florida classroom, endangering. Bush received the news about 911 while reading the pet goat with secondgraders in sarasota, fla. Andy card told him of the second hit during the meeting. That photo isnt from 911 and someone flipped the book in the photo using photoshop. Ten years later, the children who were reading to the president the moment he learned our nation was under attack are reflecting on the day that changed their lives and linked them to our nations. Ten years later, the children who were reading to the president the moment he. Moment bush learned of 911 terror attacks abc news.
If i was quite familiar with the photos taken in a empty classroom after bush finally left those students, what i never expected to see was an official white house photo from the reading lesson. Bush employed christopher michel, one of his former speechwriters, to ghostwrite the book, and i think michel largely got it right. In his newly released book, former president george w. With forewords by former first lady laura bush and general peter pace, 16th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, portraits of courage brings together 66 fullcolor portraits and a fourpanel mural. Booker elementary school in sarasota county, florida, reading the pet goat to innercity first graders and. It was released on november 9, 2010, and the release was accompanied by national television appearances and a national tour. Does this photograph show president bush reading a book. Here is why george w bush kept on reading my pet goat after the september 11, 2001 attacks, in his own book. Bush remained seated for roughly seven minutes and followed along as the children read the book. I was also quite pleasantly surprised at the excellent quality of the writing in decision points. We interviewed to the kids in the room who saw it happen. That george bush had plans to invade afghanistan on his desk before 911 demonstrates only the value of being prepared.
By jeremy wallace, heraldtribune thursday, december 16, 2010. The editorinchief of slate group says what is charming about bush is his wit and physicality, but he needs to cut people down and does it in a very effective and cruel way. It achieved notoriety for being read by us president george w. Bush was reading in a florida classroom on the morning of september 11, 2001, at the moment he learned of the terrorist. After the 911 attacks during which commercial jets were used as weapons, george w. Other bits and pieces are coming out to help promote the sales of the book like this article in the ny times today. Bush has some harsh things to say about top aides to his son. Bush received the news about 911 while reading the pet goat with secondgraders in sarasota, fla sevenyearolds cant understand what islamic terrorism is all about.
No, it means that this is the official start of president george bushs summer reading. Bushs 911 school visit pushed pet goat into spotlight. While he was reading this book, the elementary school children were reciting these words. Bushs 911 school visit pushed pet goat into spotlight the.
Bush runs campaign ads with 911 images in the background and has flipflopped on his assertion he wouldnt answer the 911 commissions questions for more than an hour, even though he devoted two to three hours to filming an ad, and while talk radio demagogue rush limbaugh. Lolla fallujah after reading the enclosed story the pet goat, i was stunned by its lyrical beauty and easy cadence. A vibrant collection of oil paintings and stories by president george w. Bush read a childrens story aloud about a pet goat throughout the entire unfolding of 20010911. Bushs religion adviser, michael gerson, who considers himself the last word in piety. Though it lasted less than ten minutes, the episode figures prominen. On 911, president george w bush heard about the alqaeda attack in a classroom in florida. The most damning evidence against george bush on 911. The list was provided at the request of the american booksellers association and includes books for children.
The bush family and their illuminati ritualsdata dump olympic torch symbolism dec. From the classroom with bush on the morning of 911. Bush presidential center at southern methodist university. During george bushs entire presidency the question of how much influence and authority vp dick cheney was given was always been part of the discussion. The original version of this photo was taken in 2002 when president bush was visiting a school in houston. Bush being told the second tower had been hit bush stayed in a second grade classroom for almost another half hour instead of performing his ostensible duties as commanderinchief. His aide, andy card, did not even wait for bush to reply with additional questions, orders for the air force or to inquire if this would cut short the photo op. The most damning evidence to my mind, the most damning evidence against george w. Why bush kept reading my pet goat in sarasota december. On the morning of this day in 2001, president george w. Bush was defined, in large part, by the 911 terrorist attacks and the subsequent war on.
He and his wife, laura, now live in dallas, where they founded the george w. Perhaps the bush library, however, understands that future generations will cease to know about the goat, simply seeing instead where bush happened to be the morning america was attacked. But that doesnt seem to be bushs intent, or the purpose of this book, the profits from which will be donated to a military and veterans initiative run by the george w. The pet goat never became a bestseller, because it was never a book. Nearly everyone in america knew what was happening. I imagine there are few readers of this site who arent thoroughly familiar with the historic photo, popularly labeled the pet goat, known for the book the president was reading to the children upon being informed by andy card that a second plane had struck the world trade center. Other interesting facts related to the question which book was george w.
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