Tony Snow says Bush "certainly was aware" of conditions at Abu Reed Building 18

[Ian David]

Snow: President Bush ‘Certainly’ Was ‘Aware Of The Conditions In The Wards’ At Walter Reed

In today’s press briefing, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Tony Snow about the Washington Post’s two-part series over the weekend, highlighting the Walter Reed hospital’s dilapidated conditions. Snow stated that “the president certainly has been aware of the conditions in the wards where he has visited, and visited regularly.” Snow also affirmed that the administration was aware of Walter Reed’s conditions “before the articles appeared in the paper.” Watch it:

The Army began repairs on the facilities yesterday, only after the media reports and intense public criticism. Apparently, Bush is fine with U.S. troops living in squalid conditions — as long as no one else knows about it.

(The Progress Report has more on the state of veterans under the Bush administration. Read it and sign up to receive the newsletter HERE.)

More:
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/20/bush-walter-reed/

[jobycom]

1. And he reads Camus.

[Nimrod2005]

2. Abu Ghreed!! I love it!

[Ian David]

5. I think you're right, it's better as Abu Ghreed instead of Abu Reed. Abu Gh'Reed? n/t

[Janice325]

3. So how often has Shrub REALLY visited Walter Reed??

This inquiring mind would like to know.

[Beaverhausen]

7. I wonder too. You'd think we see photos of those visits

I highly doubt he's been there.

[Arkansas Granny]

13. I just did a Google image search "george bush walter reed" and

found fewer than two pages of photos. Some of those were about Bush having two moles removed from his face. I would think that you'd turn up more photos than that even on a Google search if he had been very often.

[snappyturtle]

15. You betcha we'd see them.....this administration allows no

photo op to go unshown!

[durtee librul]

38. My dad was there for cancer treatment

when the twins and Ms Pickles were there and he said the girls were disgusting and didn't want to go into any of the rooms.

He also said Ms Pickles was less than compassionate and very cold and just going thru the motions until the cameras were turned on and then she was just this 'loving caring compassionate' person.

She tried to shake my dad's hand and he just walked away as he was thoroughly disgusted by the twins and their mother.

He, remember was wounded in WWII and spent time in WRH and had visits by the first ladies and families so knows what true compassion is....and he says it ain't the trio of bushes.

[Janice325]

40. Thanks for that bit of info.

It's very appreciated.

[LonelyLRLiberal]

56. Thanks for this insight.

I have always believed that the Bush family consisted of a bunch of selfish fakes, but this really brings it into sharp focus. What scum!

[connecticut yankee]

60. I wouldn't give Pickles

the dignity of a "Ms."

[Hobarticus]

4. I bet ten bucks he has no idea why the question's being asked of him...

More often than not, I think Snowjob just runs his mouth without actually thinking how a reasonable person would take it.

Such as asking, "if he indeed knew, and visited often...then why is it the way it is?".

[Kool Kitty]

55. Snow spends most of the press briefings trying to be cute

and snide. I think the answer I have heard him give the most is, "I don't know. I'll get back to you on that." He's a horse's ass, just like his boss.

Love your sig pic. I miss MST3K!

[redqueen]

6. One more in a LONG list of articles of impeachment.

:evilgrin:

[madame defarge]

8. If Boosh was "certainly aware" of conditions...

why the f^*k didn't he do something about it??? Oh yeah, I forgot. It's just his way of supporting the troops. :mad:

[tanyev]

10. He did. Same thing he did about New Orleans.

Bupkus.

[Supersedeas]

66. Maybe he'll do a primetime evening address with Walter Reed as a lit-up backdrop

[jelly]

16. It's therapy. You know, toughen them up a bit

to prepare them for the hell that will be living the rest of their lives with physical and mental injuries.

Bush is such a caring guy.

[Ian David]

25. Headline From The Future: "No one could have anticipated...

...an outbreak of Hantavirus at Walter Reed Medical Center."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantavirus

Iraq was fun.
Iraq was nice.
And now that I'm home,
Hey, thanks for the mice.

[Monkeyman]

9. Every Dam Republican claimed we support the Troops

How many of them said I talked to troops at Walter Reed.

[Mrspeeker]

11. Apparently, Bush is fine with U.S. living in squalid conditions

and everyone knows about it!

[snappyturtle]

14. And he just can't be troubled with..oh my mice, and roaches and

mold and peeling wallpaper---gracious he lives in that beautiful White House....he wouldn't want to taint his time spent there...would he? What an arrogant, unfeeling,pompous person....evil incarnate!
K&R

[GOTV]

19. Why waste his "beautiful mind" on unpleasantness like that? n/t

[lyonn]

57. Remember Ma Babs, telling the cameras that those Katrina

evacuees were real happy to be there in Houston in that Dome and no doubt would want to stay there, she was sorry to say - words to that effect. It's a bad gene that runs through that family.

[LSK]

12. THEN WHY DOESNT HE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?!?!?!?!

:grr: :grr: :grr:

[GOTV]

18. He did. He cut veterans benefits again. Those veterans had it too good apparently...

... if they're not currently furthering W's goals, they're just a burden...

[Deep13]

17. On the bright side, this will put his approval rating in the mid-20s.

[polmaven]

20. Take note of the phrase...

....aware of the conditions in the wards where he has visited, and visited regularly.” ....If he has visited, it certainly would not be in "Building 18". Way too much possibility of awareness on the part of the injured men and women once they are out of intensive care.

[Turbineguy]

22. I thought there was just one

highly televised visit where he looked at a few amputees, made a few jokes and left. OK, maybe he used the toilet and that made it "regular".

[Thor_MN]

42. I recall that * forced a wounded soldier to hold a salute...

The miserable pissant went into a staredown with the soldier and only dropped his salute after the soldier was forced to give up in pain. The Bushbots think that is "honoring", I call it cruel and sadistic.

[nickyt]

30. Yep. No way did he set foot in Bldg. 18 n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

21. He should know. He's the guy that sent those kid there.

Bastard.

[Dr.Phool]

23. Somebody posted a freeper thread here on that yesterday

The freeps said it was a first class medical facility, and a very nice place.

Maybe they were comparing it to some of the trailers they live in.

[MasonJar]

24. So why did he not do womething? The Post had to put it on the

front page and the people had to rise up before Stump did anything. That is typical of the pea-brained one.

[Morgana LaFey]

26. Hah! This makes me think Snowjob isn't aware of conditions

at Walter Reed.

[rodeodance]

51. Snow made a complete ### of himself today!

[IWantAChange]

27. Wounded Vets?? How about permanent tax cuts first - gotta have those

or who is going to fund the Republican party? The Religous Right?

When the f!@% are the idiots that voted Chimpy into office going to admit they made a mistake and join us in thinking that impeachemnet is the only way to save this country???

[MichiganVote]

28. Gee..do ya think his intelligence team will work on it?

[thereismore]

29. "Bush does not care about hurt people." nt

[Desert Liberal]

33. Not just hurt

"Bush doesn't care about (insert adjective here) people." The only adjectives that wouldn't work would be those like 'rich' or 'well-connected'.

Bastard. Fucking bastard!!! Have I said tonight how much I hate these people?
:mad: :argh: :banghead:

[thereismore]

64. You got it, Aundria75. I hate the way he makes me hate him. nt

[IndianaGreen]

31. "Support the troops" only goes as far as the next photo op

How did the GOP convinced people that it was the strongest in terms of national security and supporting troops and veterans is beyond me. Their record tells me otherwise.

[proud patriot]

32. Disgraceful

:grr:

[gratuitous]

34. Well, compared to getting shot at in Iraq

"I think the conditions at Walter Reed were probably preferable to being in Iraq, where it's so beastly hot and folks were shooting at you and setting off bombs around you. So, all in all, I think it was working out rather well for the recuperating veterans."

Thank you, Mrs. Bush. Will you be granting your son absolution, or is that step unnecessary for someone who rules by the Divine Right of Kings?

[BlueEyedSon]

35. Gotta love it.. a "when did you stop beating your wife" moment!

He just cant win!

[In Truth We Trust]

36. Will Congress PLEASE do their job and IMPEACH this miserable peice of shit!

[smtpgirl]

39. This should include

Dark Dick, Sham Rice and whatever useless appointes are in that cabinet.

Do you know what I hate about this Fascist state? I don't want to be the "test pad" for these dumbass MISTAKES.

These people NEED TO GO

[smtpgirl]

37. I seriously doubt what Tony Snowjob said

it's a SNOWJOB, make those MFer's stay in Building 18 for a night.

I have a friend who is an Orthopaedic Nurse and she worked at Walter Reed until 8 months ago, I believe what she tells me, and it wasn't pretty. *ush is not aware of the conditions and neither does he care.

[durtee librul]

41. Oh now, wait a minute...

* says he is a patriot......so he MUST care, right?:sarcasm:

[lonestarnot]

43. Dipshit-on-a-stick! More Faith Based Initiative I guess.

[librechik]

44. Because he's emperor. WH can never admit Bush isn't omniscient/omnipotent

If he were a mere president, a mistake would be possible and correctible. However, emperors are never wrong, never uninformed, and never less than perfect

Therefore, of course Bush knew all about it in advance (except he didn't)

These people are seriously deranged and un-American.

[ManWroteTheBible]

65. I believe you mean...

"non-prescient/incompetent".

[Canuckistanian]

45. "Sure, the soldiers are living in filth. What's your point?"

Staggering, simply staggering.

[Turbineguy]

46. Sure I was aware...

but you can call me Chuck, cuz I don't give a fuck!

[pokercat999]

47. As much as I hate GWB and yes I do hate him

more than any other person on Earth save Dick "fuck you" Chaney I have to say there are 435 congress persons and 100 senators and a whole mis-administration that has done NOTHING to help. Why hasn't our dear Hillary been on a fast outside Bldg 18 or Kerry or any other democrat? I don't expect the fucking republicans to do anything they are heartless cowards, one and all. I do expect and demand a lot more from democrats.

At some point when things get bad enough even justice will no longer matter, only revenge will be left. My advise to all concerned is to think about that for a least a minute or two, and pray there is no such thing as karma and hope justice never comes to America.

[lyonn]

58. I understand it is a short distance from the Capitol to

Walter Reed, Right? Occasionally we get a reporter like Dana Priest that does her job, otherwise who would know, except for the families of these soldiers and they have no clout. Wonder how Dana decided there was a serious problem in Bldg. 18? Probably letters to the editor at her paper from patients and family. Congress critters probably got the same complaints and figured it wasn't their problem??

[pokercat999]

59. This shows a much deeper problem that can only be

addressed (not necessarily solved) by term limits on all federal elected officials.

[rodeodance]

48. Tony -----ARE you award of what you just said?????? !!!

[tofurkey]

49. Maybe he's seen building 18 from the air?

I have a feeling the only parts of DC Dubya has stepped foot in, outside of the White House, is the lawn on the way to the helicopter.

[rodeodance]

50. Empowering Veterans, Inc. Unveils its "Worst 10" Senators

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=252139&mesg_id=252139


Tue Feb-20-07 11:16 AM
Original message
Empowering Veterans, Inc. Unveils its "Worst 10" Senators

Empowering Veterans, Inc. Unveils its "Worst 10" list of incumbent Senators up for reelection in 2008. These people are very pious in the "Support the Troops" rhetoric, but most hypocritical when it comes to voting to support members of the Armed Forces and their families and veterans and their families.


Empowering Veterans Unveils it "Worst 10" List of Senators

My name is Ralph Parrott. I am a 65 year old retired Navy Supply Corps Captain and retired businessman from Fairfax Station, Virginia. I served in the US Navy from March 1963 until September of 1990, over 27 years.

(snip)
The "Worst 10" on issues relating to members of the Armed Forces and their families and veterans and their families are:

Alexander of Tennessee
Chambliss of Georgia
Cochran of Mississippi
Coleman of Minnesota
Cornyn of Texas
Dole of North Carolina
Graham of South Carolina
Roberts of Kansas
Sessions of Alabama
Sunnunu of New Hampshire

more
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/20/91939/0056

[opihimoimoi]

52. Bush and his Peeps don't care for shit....Bullies, they think self centered and with greed

No empathy with the GOP

Bush and his Peeps reflect this and react only if exposed....clever scammers they are...pretending to mind the store as they rob it....

[TankLV]

53. THEN WHY HASN'T HE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT ALREADY?!!!!!!

THAT should be EVERY person's follow up comment from that point on!

THAT should in itself be a SCANDAL!

If it were a Democratic President, you bet you sweet ass the media whores WOULD be developing logos and theme music just like that fat rich stripper who just died and be beating it 24/7...

[young_at_heart]

54. He's aware, of course....but the money is needed for the "surge"

I don't think they have enough to take care of wounded soldiers because lots more money is needed for those already in Iraq and those who will soon be going.

[Felinity]

61. An obvious lie.

Just using the words "*" and "aware" in the same sentence without a negative qualifier is a prima facie lie.

'Nuff said.

Oh, wait, were Tony Snow's lips moving? That is also a "tell".

[Old Smokey]

62. plain and simple he doesn't care

[RestoreGore]

63. To Tony Snow: Is this how you support the troops you warmongering bastards

This is beyond disgust.