Discussion: Bush Administration Reacts to 9/11 in Newly Released Photos

system1 · July 27, 2015, 5:32pm

Discussion for article #238801

yeahwhatever · July 27, 2015, 6:46pm

Can you change the title to read: “In newly released photos, Bush Administration officials plot ways to implicate Saddam Hussein as true villain of 9/11 attacks.” ?

ralph_vonholst · July 27, 2015, 6:48pm

Main headline from “The Onion” 9/11 issue:

U.S. Vows to Defeat Whoever it is We’re at War With.

krusher · July 27, 2015, 6:49pm

In the second picture, Mary Matalin looks horrified (who’d a thunk she was capable of THAT?) But Cheney looks…not even surprised. I’d say his reaction contained nothing of horror.

starquest · July 27, 2015, 6:57pm

Dick Cheney, worst American leader of all time. Worst one. Nobody else comes close.

doremus_jessup · July 27, 2015, 7:05pm

All the photographs were taken by the vice president’s staff photographer.

Didn’t the President have a staff photographer because all these pictures makes it look like Cheney was in charge?

ctvoter · July 27, 2015, 7:08pm

Why was Lynne Cheney there at all?

srfromgr · July 27, 2015, 7:09pm

Headline should read:

VP in Prez Chair at PEOC on 9/11, Plans Ways To Take Over US Government

…Or,

Yawning VP, Charged with Running Bureau of Propaganda as President Pro Tem Until Bush’s Return.

chelsea530 · July 27, 2015, 7:09pm

Condi looks like she’s thinking they should have paid a bit more attention to that Aug. 6th PDB.

thx1138 · July 27, 2015, 7:10pm

What a terrible day that was. It pains me to think of what could have been if those featured in the photos didn’t go on to peddle horrifying terrible and destructive “responses” to this.

chelsea530 · July 27, 2015, 7:13pm

A picture is worth a thousand words.

fourlegsgood · July 27, 2015, 7:15pm

I agree. She’s the only person in any of these photos showing any kind of human reaction.

brutus1910 · July 27, 2015, 7:17pm

Mrs. Cheney was with the Vice Pres because he was about to taken to a “secret, remote location.” I don’t recall seeing Cheney in public for many months after 9/11.

feljones · July 27, 2015, 7:18pm

Another day at the office, eh, Dick?

becca656 · July 27, 2015, 7:18pm

Ya know, I don’t want to say anything heartless or cruel about that day.

But these photographs have a variety of expressions that are now frozen in time, all of which (to me, in my humble opinion) say nothing less than ‘oh, $%^&, now we have to actually lead. Damned SCOTUS that found for our side and not for Al Gore!’

Probably not very kind of me, but multiple people yawning and looking half asleep isn’t what I would’ve hoped for in the leadership role that day. Ya have Condi in the last picture looking bored and out of her league, Cheney yawning… not sure, but Mary Matalin may have the only appropriate expression of anyone there and she could still be just stifling a yawn.

Is there any record to know whether these folks were seriously on a 24-hour day from 11 - 12 September?

brutus1910 · July 27, 2015, 7:19pm

What, the “Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in US” Presidential Daily Briefing? That was her “Oh, Shit” moment.

captaincommonsense · July 27, 2015, 7:25pm

Hey Josh, when are you going to let us comment on those silly faux-“stories” paid for by PHRMA?

Furthermore…a Rogues’ Gallery of anti-American cretins.

brutus1910 · July 27, 2015, 7:25pm

I can imagine what Cheney is saying to Mary Matalin: “Mary, fire up the invade Iraq war machine!”

srfromgr · July 27, 2015, 7:26pm

My dad died the next day and I have nothing but overwhelming sadness from all that happened on the Tuesday of 9/11 forward, compounded by my own personal grief. I sat shiva the entire week, with the TV on in the background, as the horrific events were looped endlessly and buildings continued to smolder. It was a sickening and unspeakable loss on so many levels for me. BTW, I should make clear my dad died of complications from Alzheimer. Still, all in all, it was a very difficult time.

Also, I was late to work on 9/11 cause I was glued to my TV that day as opposed to taking off to be on time for a routine staff meeting. I got chewed out by my boss who had no idea what was going on or how much impact this was having. I announced that something devastating had happened in NY when I got to the meeting. Rather than question what happened, they all acted like I shouldn’t have made excuses for being late. When they hit the Pentagon after I had arrived at work, they started to take it a lot more seriously. I’ll never forget how fucked up those days were.

starquest · July 27, 2015, 7:26pm

Oh, I’m sorry, Mr Cheney, are you bored? Well there are family of about 3000 Americans right now who wish to hell that they were bored.

Go f**k yourself, Mr Cheney.