Bush visits Fort Hood.

[aztecwin]

There are several versions floating around with various takes on Bushes visit to Fort Hood after the Terror Attack. They range from Bush wanting a photo op to Obama asking him to leave in fear that he (Obama) was being upstaged. Here is what Snopes has to say about it:
www.snopes.com/photos/military/forthood.asp

Now you must remember that Snopes is not all that non-partison so you must use some of your own filtering to see what you think about it.

Here is what I gat by email about it:

"He’s compassionate and a gentleman, unlike the Narcissitic rock star who hates America.
I sent my cousin in Fayetteville, N.C. (Retired from Special Forces) that picture (below) of Geo. W. visiting the wounded at Ft. Hood.. I got this reply:

What is even better is the fact George W. Bush heard about Fort Hood, got in his car without any escort, apparently they did not have time to react, and drove to Fort Hood. He was stopped at the gate and the guard could not believe who he had just stopped. Bush only ask for directions to the hospital then drove on. The gate guard called that "The president Is on Fort Hood and driving to the hospital." The base went bananas looking for Obama. When they found it was Bush they immediately offered escort and Bush simply told them to shut up and let him visit the wounded and the dependents of the dead. He stayed at Fort Hood for over six hours and was finally asked to leave by a message from the White House. Obama flew in days later and held a "photo " session in a gym and did not even go to the hospital. All this I picked up from two soldiers here who happened to be at Fort Hood when it happened.


This Bush/Obama/Ft.Hood story is something that should be sent to every voter in the US .





Class shows up...
The doctor had his tv on in his office when the news of the military base shootings came on. The husband of one of his employees was stationed there.
He called her into his office and as he told her what had happened, she got a text message from her husband saying, "I am okay." Her cell phone rang right after she read the message. It was an ER nurse,"I'm the one who just sent you a text, not your husband. I thought it would be comforting but I was mistaken in doing so. I am sorry to tell you this, but your husband has been shot 4 times and he is in surgery."

The soldier's wife left Southern Clinic in Dothan and drove all night to Ft.Hood. When she arrived, she found out her husband was out of surgery and would be OK. She rushed to his room and found that he already had visitors there to confort him. He was just waking up and found his wife and the visitors by his side The nurse took this picture.

What? No news crews and cameras? This is how people with class respond and pay respect to those in uniform."

[AlwaysAnAztec]

Win - to say that Snopes has a liberal bias is BS. Their job is to verify the validity of the rumors. Just because their validation doesn't confirm the wing-nut junk that you post is just too bad.

Did you bother to actually read the Snopes article? If so, you would have read that the wife of the injured major also said that President Obama and his wife also visited them in the hospital.

I commend President Bush and his wife for what they did and it sounds like they attempted to keep their visit low key to prevent just what you've posted.

And by the way, there is no way that GWB would have been allowed on a military base without escort. Being ex-military, you should know better.

[aztecwin]

Feb 11, 2010 9:04:16 GMT -8 AlwaysAnAztec said:

Win - to say that Snopes has a liberal bias is BS. Their job is to verify the validity of the rumors. Just because their validation doesn't confirm the wing-nut junk that you post is just too bad.

Did you bother to actually read the Snopes article? If so, you would have read that the wife of the injured major also said that President Obama and his wife also visited them in the hospital.

I commend President Bush and his wife for what they did and it sounds like they attempted to keep their visit low key to prevent just what you've posted.

And by the way, there is no way that GWB would have been allowed on a military base without escort. Being ex-military, you should know better.

I did read the Snopes offering. I have shown in the past where Snopes has a liberal bias, but this is really not biased much if any. I will agree that GWB would have had at least the Commanding General with him if they were alert. I know what a fuss you can cause. When I was the Head of Combat Systems at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (FTSC at that time) I brought a retired Air Force General who was a High School Friend into my office and nearly had our Officer of the Deck have kittens trying to get our CO down there even though it was just a social visit. He had to show ID to get into my office space. Caused a panic.