Kerry On 9/11: Unable to Think for 42 Minutes
John Kerry attacked president George W. Bush at the Unity convention of minority journalists in Washington, D.C on Thursday for his behavior directly after the 9/11 attacks. In a direct reference to Michael Moore?s Bush hit piece "Fahrenheit 9/11" Kerry makes the claim that he would be more decisive and quick to react. Kerry told the reporters, "Had I been reading to children and had my top aide whispered in my ear that America is under attack, I would have told those kids very nicely and politely that the president of the United States has something that he needs to attend to...and I would have attended to it."
Interesting.
According to a CNN transcript John Kerry told Larry King he ?couldn?t think? and sat at a table with his colleagues until he was told what to do on that awful day.
Larry King to John Kerry on July 8, 2004
Where were you [on 9/11]?
John Kerry: I was in the Capitol. We'd just had a meeting -- we'd just come into a leadership meeting in Tom Daschle's office, looking out at the Capitol.
And as I came in, Barbara Boxer and Harry Reid were standing there, and we watched the second plane come in to the building.
And we shortly thereafter sat down at the table and then we just realized nobody could think, and then boom, right behind us, we saw the cloud of explosion at the Pentagon. And then word came from the White House, they were evacuating, and we were to evacuate, and so we immediately began the evacuation.
Here?s the 9/11 timeline pre CNN?
8:45 a.m. (all times are EDT): A hijacked passenger jet, American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts, crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center, tearing a gaping hole in the building and setting it afire.
9:03 a.m.: A second hijacked airliner, United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston, crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes. Both buildings are burning. (Kerry sees this horrible event live on TV)
9:17 a.m.: The Federal Aviation Administration shuts down all New York City area airports.
9:21 a.m.: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey orders all bridges and tunnels in the New York area closed.
9:30 a.m.: President Bush, speaking in Sarasota, Florida, says the country has suffered an "apparent terrorist attack."
9:40 a.m.: The FAA halts all flight operations at U.S. airports, the first time in U.S. history that air traffic nationwide has been halted.
9:43 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon, sending up a huge plume of smoke. Evacuation begins immediately.
9:45 a.m.: The White House evacuates. (Kerry and his colleagues leave shortly thereafter.)
Hindsight is 20/20 but so are transcripts and timelines. John Kerry wants to complain about 7 minutes? He sat stunned after the attacks-- in his own words ?unable to think? for at least 42 minutes until he was ?told to evacuate.?
One might expect John Kerry should retract his petty criticism of the president from Thursday?s meeting.
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John Kerry attacked president George W. Bush at the Unity convention of minority journalists in Washington, D.C on Thursday for his behavior directly after the 9/11 attacks. In a direct reference to Michael Moore?s Bush hit piece "Fahrenheit 9/11" Kerry makes the claim that he would be more decisive and quick to react. Kerry told the reporters, "Had I been reading to children and had my top aide whispered in my ear that America is under attack, I would have told those kids very nicely and politely that the president of the United States has something that he needs to attend to...and I would have attended to it."
Interesting.
According to a CNN transcript John Kerry told Larry King he ?couldn?t think? and sat at a table with his colleagues until he was told what to do on that awful day.
Larry King to John Kerry on July 8, 2004
Where were you [on 9/11]?
John Kerry: I was in the Capitol. We'd just had a meeting -- we'd just come into a leadership meeting in Tom Daschle's office, looking out at the Capitol.
And as I came in, Barbara Boxer and Harry Reid were standing there, and we watched the second plane come in to the building.
And we shortly thereafter sat down at the table and then we just realized nobody could think, and then boom, right behind us, we saw the cloud of explosion at the Pentagon. And then word came from the White House, they were evacuating, and we were to evacuate, and so we immediately began the evacuation.
Here?s the 9/11 timeline pre CNN?
8:45 a.m. (all times are EDT): A hijacked passenger jet, American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts, crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center, tearing a gaping hole in the building and setting it afire.
9:03 a.m.: A second hijacked airliner, United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston, crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes. Both buildings are burning. (Kerry sees this horrible event live on TV)
9:17 a.m.: The Federal Aviation Administration shuts down all New York City area airports.
9:21 a.m.: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey orders all bridges and tunnels in the New York area closed.
9:30 a.m.: President Bush, speaking in Sarasota, Florida, says the country has suffered an "apparent terrorist attack."
9:40 a.m.: The FAA halts all flight operations at U.S. airports, the first time in U.S. history that air traffic nationwide has been halted.
9:43 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon, sending up a huge plume of smoke. Evacuation begins immediately.
9:45 a.m.: The White House evacuates. (Kerry and his colleagues leave shortly thereafter.)
Hindsight is 20/20 but so are transcripts and timelines. John Kerry wants to complain about 7 minutes? He sat stunned after the attacks-- in his own words ?unable to think? for at least 42 minutes until he was ?told to evacuate.?
One might expect John Kerry should retract his petty criticism of the president from Thursday?s meeting.
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