Definite plant, Bush is NEVER that composed when confronted.  Anybody check on Harry?  Well rehearsed, though!

Mr. Bush eschews public confrontations with his detractors (such forums are usually screened and choreographed before hand) unless, of course, those of the public whose opinions he has adopted surround him.  A good example of this was his “open- forum” meeting with citizens of Charlotte, NC on April 6th.  Since Bush carried the state in both elections, the meeting was, according to one reporter, a “love fest” until a man named Harry Taylor rose and calmly, politely and succinctly leveled his grievances at the president.  Bush interrupted him saying, “I’m not your favorite guy,” which brought a burst of laughter from an audience more fitting for the Jerry Springer Show.  Unruffled, Mr. Taylor continued his statement amid the shouts and boos of the audience until Bush magnanimously commanded them to “Let’im speak.”  What struck me about this incident was Bush’s response, not to Mr. Taylor, (he gave Taylor no response) but to the audience.  As I watched I could plainly see Mr. Bush drawing courage not from some inner source but directly form the crowd of hecklers.  He was safe.  He didn’t have to be afraid of Mr. Taylor because the audience was…I almost wrote “behind him” but I’ll change that…because the audience was in front of him, between Taylor’s stated grievances and his, Bush’s, responsibility to reply in an “open-forum” that he himself had chosen to conduct.  Let’s suppose, just for fun, that the audience had not laughed at the president’s remark but had remained quietly attentive while Mr. Taylor spoke.  Suppose that they had then turned to the president, awaiting his response.  That would have left Mr. Bush and Mr. Taylor standing face to face with nothing but silence between them.  No audience, no distractions; just silence.  How long would that silence have lasted and what would have been the president’s reply?  Would he have giggled stupidly as in the real meeting?  And how magnanimous would he have been toward his opponent with an audience that needed no shushing?

Everyone is missing the point about this “critic”. All these events are carefully staged so there can be no dissidents, protesters, or opposition to Bush hitting the spotlight. This was planned and allowed to happen. This is more PR to indicate Bush is in charge. The man was a plant, that is all and as the mid-term elections draw near, as the ‘08 election closes, there will be more “critics” in the crowd asking those really “tough” questions. He has given the finger more than once to the press and is doing that daily to all of us. Don’t buy into this show.

Great Harry! I admire your courage. You are articulate and bright, and know what shame and grace mean. Too bad Bush doesn’t have a clue. Arrogance does that. Thank you for speaking up.

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#6724 Did Harry say he was a liberal?  I must have missed it.  Talk about “sticking your head in the sand”.  I think you meant that accusation for Mr. Bush who was fully informed by Clinton etal of the terrorist threat to this nation and disregarded it because it came from the Clinton administration.  Remember, 9/11 happened on the Bush watch not the Clinton watch. As far as the war we’re in, who started it? Neat trick that.  Start a war with the Iraqi people who were never the enemy and then declare you’re protecting the American people from the terrorists none of whom were Iraqis, but a few certainly are by now.  Confused yet?

Hey, Larry:  AARRGG!  Maybe someday BUSH and his friends will wake up and realize that we are at war.

Nancy:  What is actually revealed by both speakers in this exchange is the fact that it is psychologically impossible to extricate one’s self from one’s own character.  And Bush’s character is clearly revealed in the contrast as that of a vulgar, morally repugnant, Texas beer-joint big mouth.  I do, however, agree with the “smirking monkey” description.

Been there, done that, Larry?  Huh?

America desperately needs more people like Harry Taylor to stand up and demand accountability of this Administration.

Our Founding Fathers would be proud of Mr. Taylor. I know that I am.

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So maybe a tactic is to disguise oneself as a supporter to get into the pre-screened audience, then stand up and fire off criticism? What if hundreds of people did so?

What a smirking monkey! Bush arrogance coupled with his ignorance of the lives of real people in this country is totally revealed in this exchange. Way to go Harry—I salute you-A true patriot!

Poor Harry and his liberal friends would rather
have someone like Clinton who “stuck his head
in the sand” and ignored terrorists for 8 years.
War’s execution is never perfect in fact it is
always ugly but maybe someday Harry and his friends will wake up and realize that we ARE at war and be thankful that we have a president who is more
concerned with protecting Americans than what
others may think of us.

Of course he’s “not afraid of criticism”—he doesn’t even HEAR it.

I love the slobbery-wet-kiss style of the WAPo’s report:
“And in its own way, that’s just what the White House wanted.”—right. They LOVE it when Bush is exposed to the real world, as he’s such a skilled debater…
“famously disciplined”—try “incredibly aloof.”

Good on you, Harry.

I hope you haven’t made the Secret Service’s Little List of Domestic Suspects & Threats.

I totally agree with Harry. However asking someone with no morals if they sometimes are ashamed was a waste of breath. GREAT JOB HARRY!