Was George W. Bush President On 9/11? An Investigation Into The Controversy Tearing The GOP Apart

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http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2015/10/17/3713554/guide-to-whether-george-w-bush-was-president-on-911/

On Friday, Donald Trump generated substantial controversy when he asserted that George W. Bush was president at the time of the 9/11 attacks.

“When you talk about George Bush, I mean, say what you want, the World Trade Center came down during his time,” Trump said. “He was president, O.K.?”

Jeb Bush immediately pushed back, calling Trump’s comments “pathetic” and insisting “my brother kept us safe.”

The media jumped on to the burgeoning controversy. According to The New York Times the idea that Bush was president on 9/11 and failed to stop the attack is a “break from the GOP.”

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It’s true that, in the presidential election held on November 7, 2000, George W. Bush received fewer votes than Al Gore.

But according to the Associated Press, this is a photo of George W. Bush being sworn in as president on January 20, 2001.





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[still_one]

1. Even more reckless though was the conspiracy by the bush administration to go into Iraq 9 days after

9/11, even though it was clear there was no Iraqi involvement with 9/11. This was documented in Richard Clarks book, and recently revealed that Tony Blair was part of the conspiracy

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2. he was warned a month before and ignored that warning ...

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3. Cheney called the shots. Idiot Son was just a figurehead.

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4. Rewriting history is a fine old Republican tradition.

Look at St. Ronnie who's been whitewashed and stuffed into his present form of angelic magnificence. The Bush legacy has been in the process of divine transformation since the day he was inaugurated and will proceed apace until his glorious beatification is enshrined in the alternative history textbooks of every kid in in America.

I've even heard more than one Republican of my acquaintance make the claim that Obama was the president on 9/11, so this comes as no surprize.

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5. K&R

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6. K&R

RDD--Republican derangement disorder, includes the delusion, among numerous others, that somebody, anybody besides Shrub was President the day the Trade Center fell.