North Carolina man berates president at meeting

dogday

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Apr-07-06 07:17 AM
Original message

North Carolina man berates president at meeting

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- President Bush isn't used to tongue-lashings, but he got a scolding Thursday from a North Carolina man who told him that he should be ashamed of himself.

"While I listen to you talk about freedom, I see you assert your right to tap my telephone, to arrest me and hold me without charges, to try to preclude me from breathing clean air and drinking clean water," real estate broker Harry Taylor told Bush at a town-hall meeting. "I have never felt more ashamed of nor more frightened by my leadership in Washington."

The audience at Central Piedmont Community College booed, but Bush seemed to take the criticism in stride.

"I'm not your favorite guy," the president said. "What's your question?"

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/14287537.htm

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

madokie

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Apr-07-06 07:21 AM
Response to Original message

1. Harry taylor was just on so-bad at cnn and said he has been overwhelmed

with all the positive response to this, Just when we needed another hero he comes forward. In hero I mean someone who has the kajones to tell the president that he is basically fucking up.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

kittenpants

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Apr-07-06 07:30 AM
Response to Reply #1

7. Did you hear so-so-bad's questions? She asked why the president should...

listen to some guy in a balcony asking a question. The guy had a pretty good response that you never know, maybe the president will realize that some Americans aren't so happy w/ the job he's doing. So-so-bad responded, "Well, that's a pretty huge maybe.":eyes: She seemed hostile to him the whole time, but maybe if the press did its job, Harry Taylor wouldn't have to do it for them.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

madokie

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Apr-07-06 07:48 AM
Response to Reply #7

8. exactly, I guess it must be part of their job, otherwise why is all the

newscasters or most anyway so hostile to the fact that we are loosing our freedoms, our country. Everything Harry said I agree with 100 percent. Yesterday he spoke for me whether he knows it or not.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

BoneDaddy

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Apr-07-06 07:25 AM
Response to Original message

2. Harry Taylor

Great job brotha!!!

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Liberal In Texas

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Apr-07-06 07:26 AM
Response to Original message

3. In case you missed Mike Malloy last night - check out:

Pics on Head-On Radio site -
http://headonradionetwork.com/

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

greyl

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Apr-07-06 07:28 AM
Response to Original message

4. Yesterday's thread with link to the video. :)

Here

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

bluestateguy

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Apr-07-06 07:28 AM
Response to Original message

5. He's not the favorite guy of a lot of people in North Carolina

Edited on Fri Apr-07-06 07:29 AM by bluestateguy

Two polls:

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/14284402.htm

The war is one reason Bush's job rating has sunk in North Carolina, a state he twice carried by wide margins. A new poll by a conservative Raleigh think tank found 46 percent approve of his performance, while 42 percent support his handling of the war in Iraq.

cut

http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=f244dea4-0e4e-4c70-9ec2-1017f847957e

41% in the Survey USA poll.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

NRaleighLiberal

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Apr-07-06 07:58 AM
Response to Reply #5

9. Charlotte is very red...here in Raleigh, getting bluer -

Durham and Chapel Hill a locus of blue in a rather red state (though I was surprised to find that our favorite vacation spot, Ocracoke island - pop. 600, is blue!)

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Swamp Rat

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Apr-07-06 07:29 AM
Response to Original message

6. Here's direct links to the video:

QT: http://movies.crooksandliars.com/Taylor-critizes-.mov

WMP: http://movies.crooksandliars.com/Taylor-critizes-Bush.wmv

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

dogday

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Apr-07-06 08:05 AM
Response to Reply #6

10. Thanks Swamp Rat

it was great!!!! Bush laughs and carries on about it. It is not funny at all to me as my Son is serving in Bush's war, I find nothing to laugh about....

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Tue Apr 30th 2024, 11:37 PM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.