From Amygdala. Somehow I missed this. It is indeed a strange world we live in...
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON MIDDLE EAST BOMBING
August 4, 2002
Cape Arundel Golf Club
Kennebunkport, Maine
6:15 A.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: "Good morning. I'm distressed to hear about the latest suicide bombers in Israel. For those who yearn for peace in the Middle East, for those in the Arab lands, for those in Europe, for those all around the world who yearn for peace, we must do everything we possibly can to stop the terror.
"There are a few killers who want to stop the peace process that we have started, and we must not let them. For the sake of humanity, for the sake of the Palestinians who suffer, for the sake of the Israelis who are under attack, we must stop the terror.
"I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers.
"Thank you. Now watch this drive."
Posted by DeLong at August 13, 2002 07:02 PM | TrackBack
Why has the media decided that detailed about, um, President Clinton's personal driver are more worthy of public discourse than the clear evidence that Bush is merely playacting at both gravitas and human empathy?
Posted by: Jeff Hauser on August 14, 2002 05:12 AMThere was a clip of this statement on the "Daily Show" on comedy central last week. It looks much stranger on camera than on paper.
JI
Posted by: John Irons on August 14, 2002 09:03 AMMureen Dowd of the Times brilliantly catches the tone....
Posted by: on August 14, 2002 09:14 AMI can't find these remarks on the White House website for some reason. Did you get them there or on a wire? (I know he said it, because I saw it on TV ... I just wanted a copy for posterity's sake.)
Posted by: BJ on August 14, 2002 09:34 PMI have no doubt that the WH is pressuring Comedy Central (or whoever owns the clip) to repress it--perhaps the WH bought it--who knows? DO you?
If you know how or where to acquire the clip in question, please let me know.
Murray
mlbrown101@msn.com
Posted by: Murray on August 16, 2002 09:42 AM>>Why has the media decided that detailed about, um, President Clinton's personal driver are more worthy of public discourse than the clear evidence that Bush is merely playacting at both
gravitas and human empathy?<<
That is the question, Jeff, indeed. Thanks for pointing this out.
My synical answer would be that we live in a country that cares more about form and than actual feelings. I am tempted to interpret this as a cultural outspin of puritanism and/or a reaction to strong diversity which makes it hard to evaluate people's feelings accross different cultural background.
Posted by: Jean-Philippe Stijns on September 21, 2002 11:30 PM