BOP 9/11 Archive: Part Two
By BOP Staff
September 12, 2011
RKD: “The one good thing i can say about the Bush administration is that he has great people around him, for this type of thing. Whether or not you agree with them, they have the expertise and experience. As for Afghanistan or any other countries hosting/hiding the terrorists, they could easily be considered accomplices to this, particularly if they don't hand over the terrorists.” – Editor’s note: RKD worked on the Al Gore campaign
Dulcinea: “Dubya looked like an audio-animatronic robot badly in need of repair.”
David Mumpower: "In Bush's defense, if that plane really did land in the courtyard of the Pentagon, a lot of key people are dead right now. They're scurrying like this because they're scared and rightfully so. It's hard to come up with a decent speech that shows dramatic leadership when both the writer and the speechmaker have it in the back of their heads that a lot of friends and
associates have been killed.”
Reagen Sulewski: “China is supporting Iraq.. it's not that big a leap to think that they'd pat him on the back too, in an 'enemy of my enemy' kind of way.”
Tony Kollath: “Heather & I were supposed to leave for denver thursday night for an engagement party out there my folks are throwing for us. We pretty much decided that even if we could fly out, we'll reschedule the trip for a later date anyway.”
Dano: “Holy crap. It feels particularly weird to be out of the country right now. All of the rest of the festival screenings have been cancelled for the day so I'm just watching CNN. I hope that everyone in New York and Washington in particular are OK.
Not that it's all that important, of course, but Amelie was absolutely wonderful. I wish I could be watching it now to escape for two hours.” – Editor's note: A Baltimore resident at the time, Dano was covering the Toronto Film Festival when the attacks occurred
David Mumpower: “You know, on a selfish note, right now I'm happy Gore lost. We'd be scared to death for RKD's safety at the moment otherwise.”
RKD: “I feel the same way, particularly since i can think of at least a few people I know who would have been working at the Pentagon, including possibly me.”
David Mumpower: “I do think that presidents in the CNN era have a unique challenge because there is such an urgency with every news cycle. While I agree that FDR's speech is the definition of leadership in times of turmoil, it bears noting that Bush hasn't given that speech yet. He'll do it tonight. Today's miscues reflect just how important it is to always have your game face on (since he looked like what he was today, a scared dude in over his head...just like virtually anybody else in the country would have in the same situation) but I think that he should be steadier tonight now that things have settled. Of course, Gore would have been creepy today. No emotion might be even worse than looking scared.”
Jerry Simpson: “And of course, FDR's speech was the next day. He didn't do anything for 24 hours. I'm amazed at how much we've (as a world) have changed with instant news.”
Musubi: “This is not directed at anyone in particular, but I really don't think this is the time to point out the deficiencies of the current administration. I am convinced that NO president could be fully prepared to deal with a situation as this, and I fully intend to cut the guy a whole lot of slack in this situation. Our nation was attacked in a horrendous, cowardly fashion, and pointing out the weakness of our chosen leader is neither necessary nor prudent.”
Feathers McGraw: “I found it curious that a common reaction around the office was to say one of the following: 'Thank goodness this didn't happen with Clinton in office,' 'Thank goodness this didn't happen with Gore in office,' 'Why did this have to happen with Bush in office.'
Personally, politics are the last thing on my mind at this point.”
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