Jeff says:

Do some research Devorak – the building in question in LA is often referred to as the Liberty Tower. Even CNN referred to it as such – “The intended target of the attack was a building then known as the Library Tower. It was renamed the U.S. Bank Tower in 2003 and, at 1,018 feet, is the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. It is among the 25 tallest buildings in the world.”

Don’t post pseudo information attempting to drive your political agenda – if you don’t like the guy just call him an ass but don’t make things up in attempt to sensationalize your postings.

(btw, thank TWiT for the exposure but removing your RSS feed from my Google desktop – this blog is trivial junk politics).

[Editor’s note, the post was done by Ed, and “Dvorak” doesn’t have an “e” in it. Thanks for removing the RSS feed — an apparent waste of my bandwidth]

Awake says:

Library … Liberty… when you are as toungue tied and graceless as our President it is not surprising that he got the names wrong. And you have to admit that “Liberty” has a much better ring in ttimes of “war”, like “Patriot Act”, or “Homeland Security”… so we are defending “Liberty”, not just Libraries.

For another great example of oratory by our Prezduh, here is his explanation of how the new Medicare program works, in response to a live audience question:
Verbatim quote:
‘Because the — all which is on the table begins to address the big cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculated, for example, is on the table. Whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases or price increases. There’s a series of parts of the formula that are being considered. And when you couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting those — changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to get what has been promised more likely to be — or closer delivered to that has been promised. Does that make any sense to you? It’s kind of muddled. Look, there’s a series of things that cause the — like, for example, benefits are calculated based upon the increase of wages, as opposed to the increase of prices. Some have suggested that we calculate — the benefits will rise based upon inflation, supposed to wage increases. There is a reform that would help solve the red if that were put into effect. In other words, how fast benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if those — if that growth is affected, it will help on the red.’

I’m so glad that we got such a clear response fom our leader… now I really understand Medicare and can help my mom make a smart choice.

ssanasihsub says:

I live in L.A. and I never heard of the “Liberty” tower. He ment “LIBRARY”.

I don’t see any politics in this blog but just stories, rumors or facts.

Bush didn’t talk at all to the L.A. Mayor about any terror threat over the city for the past 3 years. That’s a FACT and I’m glad Dvorak pointed that out.

Jim W. says:

opps, misspelled cheek

Incognito says:

John I’m hardly a Bush fan, but living 30 miles from L.a I know enough about the mayor to know that if Bush did tell him, he would have set off a false alarm and ran around like a little chicken with its head cut off. He thinks he can run for governor in 2010 so he’s trying to act responsible because sadly he’s one of the better things democrats have going for them.

Jim W. says:

The mayor wanted notice of the Presidents announcement/speach, not of the actual threat. He wasn’t even in office when the threat occurred.

Villaraigosa acknowledged that state Homeland Security officials contacted his office with some information, but he said the mayor of America’s second-largest city deserved more direct contact and more complete information. “I would have expected a direct call from the White House,” he said. “I’m not expecting a call from the president himself but certainly somebody from the White House informing us of all the things they were going to be saying on national TV.”

He’s just whining because he wants some publicity and more money from DHS.

Beeblebrox says:

Bush’s staff have freely admitted that at least part of Bush’s speech was total malarky. When Bush said that he was going to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by 75%, the energy secretary said the NEXT DAY that Bush “didn’t mean it literally.”

Too bad Clinton wasn’t aware of that defense or he could have gotten out of the whole “I did not have sexual relations with that woman” thing a whole lot easier. Clinton: “I didn’t mean it literally.”

So there’s no reason to think Bush was referring to an ACTUAL threat in an ACTUAL city. As his secretary said when Bush promised to move beyond a petroleum based economy, “It was purely an example.”

Incognito says:

Pat

the mayor got a personal email from them the day before. And he was breifed about this a year ago by a former police security chief in L.A.

He’s being a national media whore.

“I want cuddle time.”

Why don’t you focus on the actual problems in L.A instead of begging for more money for nothing. I think the president has better things to do than waste time talking to each mayor of a major city on a personnal level.

He wasn’t even the mayor at the time.

ATTENTION WHORE.

And Bush is a loser for even bringing this up. He didn’t connect it to the patriot act or questionable wiretaps, he’s just floating it out there now cause he needs to grasp at a straw. Same thing he did for “WMDS” when he needed a reason to justify a stupid war that has gained us nothing.

robertj says:

Note to self: when personal poll numbers hit the toilet mention another alleged terrorist attack.