The President of Fantasyland
This is simply ghoulish.
Bush to Host ‘United 93′ Screening
President Bush invited relatives of some of the 40 passengers and crew members who are portrayed in “United 93″ to join him for a screening of the film at the White House Tuesday night.Bush and his wife, Laura, planned to watch the film about the attacks in the family theater. The film focuses on the tragic drama aboard United Flight 93, the plane that crashed in rural Pennsylvania after passengers fought back against their hijackers. …
I won’t criticize a film I haven’t seen (or a filmmaker’s right to make it), but this is like something out of a Philip K. Dick novel.
June 2, 2006 at 10:32 pm
I think it’s kind of funny. I mean, come on! Why isn’t this all over Faux News and CNN? Only because it’s, like, extremely insensitive. For example:
Bushie: Heh. Those a-rubs talk funny. Heh, Heh.
Family of Flight 93 Victim: What?
Bushie: Huh?
Is this like a visit that a sporting team takes after they win the Stanley Cup?
Bushie: The (insert team here)’s resolve is the sort that we must show during the war on terror?
Manager/Captain/Coach: What? We (kick/hit/shoot) a (ball/puck) around.
Bushie: Huh?