I submit for your perusal a timeline:
November 5th, 2009 –
1:30 pm local time, a US soldier in his army uniform enters the Soldier Readiness Center. He is armed with two non-military issue pistols, including a semi-automatic.
During approximately the next 10 minutes he kills 13 people consisting of 12 soldiers and one civilian. He additionally injures 38 other people.
3:57 pm local time, the spokesman for Fort Hood military base announces that the gunman has been shot dead. This is later found to be incorrect.
At this time, Fort Hood is shut down with nobody being allowed in or out due to an extensive search for further suspects.
4:06 pm local time, President Barack Obama addresses the incident only after some light hearted bantering and an actual “shout out” to Medal of Freedom winner Dr. Joe Medicine Crow in which he mistakenly calls a “Congressional Medal of Honor winner.” He then recognizes other people in attendance before finally offering a short, meager statement of the tragedy at Fort Hood, calling it a “horrific outburst of violence.”
4:30 pm local time, Officials reveal the identity of the shooter as Army Major Nidal Malik Hassan, aged 39.
6:30 pm local time, Fort Hood declared safe.
7:00 pm local time, Lt. General Cone announces Major Hasan is alive and describes him as the only gunman. He further states that Major Hasan was shot four times by a female officer who was injured as well. Hasan is reported as being in a hospital, on a ventilator, in stable condition under armed guard.
9:00 pm local time, Fort Hood opened up, under very high security.
November 7th, 2009 –
11:25 am Washington DC local time, President Obama addresses the House Democratic Caucus at the Cannon House Office Building
2:30 pm Washington DC local time, President Obama makes a statement to the press on Health Care in the Rose Garden
2:45 pm Washington DC local time, President Obama and the First Lady depart for Camp David from the South Lawn of the White House
Sometime during the day on Saturday, November 7th, 2009 President George W. Bush and Laura Bush arrive at Fort Hood. They had contacted the base commander and asked that their visit be kept unannounced to the press. The former President and First Lady spent several hours with the victims and their families of the Fort Hood massacre.
This, ladies and gentlemen is the way a true Commander-in-Chief acts. No press, no photo ops, just time spent helping the victims and their families come to terms with the tragedy that has befallen them. He did not give a shout out to anyone. He did not identify his cronies that were in the room. He did not arrange a photo op of his actions as did Obama at Dover when the bodies of our brave men and women were coming home in caskets. He did not pander to anyone or any group. No sir. Our former President G. W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush did what our present Commander-in-Chief should have done. He spent time with the victims instead of heading off to Camp David for the weekend.
Hat tip to BBC News and RiehlWorldView.com
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Once again, George W. Bush has shown himself to really care about the people of America. He may not be perfect and he has done some things that I do not agree with, but you can not fault him for his feelings for this country and it’s citizens. Thanks for sharing this story.
I have not seen this before, good find and thanks for posting.
I have said many times, history will be very kind to G.W. Bush
I have to agree with this assessment on Bush. He was wrong-very wrong, on many issues concerning Conservatives. However, his humanity and concern should not be questioned.
Kudos to ‘W’, but not to ‘O’ … who could jet to Copenhagen to make a plea for the Olympics but not be bothered to go to Fort Hood, Texas.
Let’s see, Obama uses the death of our soldiers as a photo-op, and his speech on the Fort Hood tragedy started with a “shout out” to his friends. What else does this man have to do to illustrate that he cares little for our military? Meanwhile, our men and women are dying in Afghanistan with no logistical support. Nice.
History will be kind to Bush there is little doubt. The man loves country and the military something I can’t say yet about the current man sitting at 1600 PA ave.
Considering that G.W. Bush is the one who created this mess, it is no wonder that he would want to go and apologize to the victims of his war.
Mark, please show your source showing that Bush was apologizing to the victims.
Hussein O only went for a photo op..sick! Matt..the families of Fort Hood victims must be reeling from this pathetic excuse for a President!
Not only did Obama use this as a photo op, but not a very convincing one. He was very cold. His emotion was at best distant. Obama’s comments did not seem heart felt or even to be his own. As for the gun man, why is there no one calling it what it is? It was a terrorist attack. This man associated himself as a Palestinian, spoke many times about taking out “the aggressor”, was against the war, and the list goes on. I am hearing now that he tried to contact Al Qaeda, and that he possibly did not work alone. There have also been reports from witnesses that he called out “Al Akhbar” just before beginning the rampage. (This is off the top of my head, so don’t quote me on it.) Whether part of a terrorist cell or not, it is in my mind, a terrorist attack.
More hyper-critical analysis from the far right. Too bad you were asleep at the wheel (or just ignoring the obvious) for the past 8 years.
Does anyone on the right have any honesty or integrity left?!
Tell me Bill, how was I “hyper-critical?” Where was your outrage when Bush was bashed in the media for playing golf during the Iraq war?
Really, tell me where I was wrong before you allege that I have no honesty or integrity.
I really didn’t expect a response, coherent or otherwise.
Folks, I broke with tradition and let a couple of moonbat comments through. Don’t feel obligated to respond to them, but I thought they’d show a nice contrast between the right and left. Notice that they completely ignore the issue, or tone of the post. They resort to insults, because that is all they have. Think of them as an exhibit of sorts. Anyone who comes visits from here on out can make a judgment for themselves.
I have no problem with moonbats. Bring ‘em on. I have found that their drivel usually shows them for the drones that they are.
It is actually fun playing with them, kind of like a cat playing with a mouse…
Yes, Obama should have gone to Ft. Hood…As the CIC he absolutely should be there. But come on…Bush? Compassionate? One word….Katrina…Nice job Brownie…
Wow Don, you brought out the Bush Derangement Syndrome.
Yeah, typical far left loon responses. I wonder how they ever got along before Bush was elected?
They hated on Newt, Bush Sr., and Reagan.