Bush library will feature a "decision theater"- "see the complexity of presidential decision-making"

[sabra]

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,2026756,00.html

(DALLAS) — A new exhibit will give the public its first glimpse into the archives of former President George W. Bush, including the bullhorn Bush used when he visited ground zero days after Sept. 11 and the pistol taken from Saddam Hussein when he was captured.

"I think they'll really love some of the interesting items like the bullhorn," said Alan Lowe, director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library. "There's such an emotional connection with these objects that I think people will have because they'll remember those points in history: remember what they were doing on 9/11 or the war in Iraq. They'll remember the day Saddam was pulled out of that spider hole."

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For children, small drawers are placed throughout the exhibit asking questions relating to the Bushes. Opening the drawers reveals the answers. One asks what the former president liked to write with. The answer is revealed with a drawer of Sharpie pens specially made for Bush with his signature. Another asks about Mrs. Bush's favorite flower. The answer? The bluebonnet, of course, which is Texas' state flower.

Lowe said that the presidential library's permanent exhibit will be centered on themes of freedom, opportunity, compassion and responsibility. There will also be a space at the center for temporary exhibits featuring items from the archives.

Once completed, the library will also feature a "decision theater," where museum-goers can hear a set of facts and then try quickly decide what they would have done, Lowe said. "They see the complexity of presidential decision-making," Lowe said.

:eyes:

[sinkingfeeling]

1. I don't care what's in it, I'll never step foot in there.

[HappyMe]

2. Lol! Will they sell pretzels in the lobby?

PBS presents "Decider Theatre"

[mikelgb]

3. Scenes from the vignette:

[HughBeaumont]

4. Presidentin' is Hard Werk.

For instance, on one side of the table is an insurance lobby "donation" and on the other side are studies contrary to the insurer's propaganda.

Who you gon' side with??

Of course, if you were a cowboy dry drunk like Bewsh, you wouldn't even CONSIDER the left side of the table and go with whatever destroyed 94% of America.

[Botany]

5. Bush quote 1999 Houston Chronicle

Bush .... 'If I have a chance to invade Iraq, if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it. I'm going to get everything passed
I want to get passed and I'm going to have a successful presidency.' "

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/2877117.html


These people are as bad as Stalin and the nazis for trying to rewrite history.

[CurtEastPoint]

6. Featuring...

[arbusto_baboso]

7. Will it have his ORIGINAL Magic 8 Ball?!?!?!?

Inquiring minds want to know!

[Blue Owl]

8. This could easily be from The Onion

What a fucking shame it has to be real.

[JohnnyLib2]

9. I sort of like the idea of that "decision theater."

Wherever it is.......:hide:

[trusty elf]

10. Should I pull this, or not?

Oh, what the hell, here goes....

[beac]

11. Bush's decision tree:

Is this a question about which near-beer to drink a twelve-pack of tonight?

NO-------Call Uncle Dick. Go to bed.

YES------Remember that you shouldn't eat pretzels.



Also, isn't that rather BLATANT marketing for his written-in-crayon bio, titled Decision Points and due for release right after election day? :puke:

[dembotoz]

12. do i eat the booger i just pulled from my nose or do i whip it on my shirt

[Lint Head]

13. This library is a disgrace to any breathing

mammal with a brain.

[eppur_se_muova]

14. Tour guide: "OK, now everyone put on your Presidential Beer Goggles ..." nt

[FSogol]

15. Question: Will they serve pretzels?

:eyes:

[Hubert Flottz]

16. "Jack Daniel or George Dickel?"

[political_Dem]

17. Excuse me for a moment....

:rofl:

[BurtWorm]

18. Will they get to have a Cheney make the decisions for them?

:think:

[FirstLight]

19. ya, what is it.... a dartboard?

using the classic reagan worldmap?




I am still as embarassed as ever that this guy was not only our pres, but managed to keep the job 2 terms
he still disgusts me
Hope the library folds in on itself - nature abhors a vacuum

[subterranean]

20. The library won't be complete without the "The Pet Goat"

Here's a decision dilemma:

You're in a classroom listening to children read a book about a goat. Your Chief of Staff comes up and tells you the country is under attack. What would you do?

a) Excuse yourself and leave immediately to respond to the situation.
b) Sit there and wait 7 more minutes while the children finish reading and the terrorists finish executing their attack.

Tough decision.

[Supersedeas]

24. sad really

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

21. Decision Theater 2001

ok folks, you get a warning memo saying Osama Bin Laden is determined to strike the US.

What would you do?

[Blue Owl]

22. ...if you picked "Go On Vacation" -- then YOU'RE the lucky decider!

:applause:

[BlueIris]

23. Hope they include the actual copy of the infamous My Pet Goat.

That really seemed to help him while he was "gathering his thoughts" on September 11th.

[struggle4progress]

25. "There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, it's probably in Tennessee - that says

eenie meenie miny moe"

[Individualist]

26. A photo of Dick Cheney should be the centerpiece