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White house aides worry Bush is on the verge of a breakdown

MKULTRA
10-06-2004, 06:02
Bush's Erratic Behavior Worries White House Aides

By DOUG THOMPSON Publisher, Capitol Hill Blue Jun 4, 2004, 06:15


President George W. Bush's increasingly erratic behavior and wide mood swings has the halls of the West Wing buzzing lately as aides privately express growing concern over their leader's state of mind.
In meetings with top aides and administration officials, the President goes from quoting the Bible in one breath to obscene tantrums against the media, Democrats and others that he classifies as "enemies of the state."
Worried White House aides paint a portrait of a man on the edge, increasingly wary of those who disagree with him and paranoid of a public that no longer trusts his policies in Iraq or at home.
"It reminds me of the Nixon days," says a longtime GOP political consultant with contacts in the White House. "Everybody is an enemy; everybody is out to get him. That's the mood over there."
In interviews with a number of White House staffers who were willing to talk off the record, a picture of an administration under siege has emerged, led by a man who declares his decisions to be "God's will" and then tells aides to "fuck over" anyone they consider to be an opponent of the administration.
"We're at war, there's no doubt about it. What I don't know anymore is just who the enemy might be," says one troubled White House aide. "We seem to spend more time trying to destroy John Kerry than al Qaeda and our enemies list just keeps growing and growing."
Aides say the President gets "hung up on minor details," micromanaging to the extreme while ignoring the bigger picture. He will spend hours personally reviewing and approving every attack ad against his Democratic opponent and then kiss off a meeting on economic issues.
"This is what is killing us on Iraq," one aide says. "We lost focus.
The President got hung up on the weapons of mass destruction and an unproven link to al Qaeda. We could have found other justifiable reasons for the war but the President insisted the focus stay on those two, tenuous items."
Aides who raise questions quickly find themselves shut out of access to the President or other top advisors. Among top officials, Bush's inner circle is shrinking. Secretary of State Colin Powell has fallen out of favor because of his growing doubts about the administration's war against Iraq.
The President's abrupt dismissal of CIA Directory George Tenet Wednesday night is, aides say, an example of how he works.
"Tenet wanted to quit last year but the President got his back up and wouldn't hear of it," says an aide. "That would have been the opportune time to make a change, not in the middle of an election campaign but when the director challenged the President during the meeting Wednesday, the President cut him off by saying 'that's it George. I cannot abide disloyalty. I want your resignation and I want it now."
Tenet was allowed to resign "voluntarily" and Bush informed his shocked staff of the decision Thursday morning. One aide says the President actually described the decision as "God's will."
God may also be the reason Attorney General John Ashcroft, the administration's lightning rod because of his questionable actions that critics argue threatens freedoms granted by the Constitution, remains part of the power elite. West Wing staffers call Bush and Ashcroft "the Blues Brothers" because "they're on a mission from God."
"The Attorney General is tight with the President because of religion,"
says one aide. "They both believe any action is justifiable in the name of God."
But the President who says he rules at the behest of God can also tongue-lash those he perceives as disloyal, calling them "fucking assholes" in front of other staff, berating one cabinet official in front of others and labeling anyone who disagrees with him "unpatriotic" or "anti-American."
"The mood here is that we're under siege, there's no doubt about it,"
says one troubled aide who admits he is looking for work elsewhere. "In this administration, you don't have to wear a turban or speak Farsi to be an enemy of the United States. All you have to do is disagree with the President."
The White House did not respond to requests for comment on the record.
Colodia
10-06-2004, 06:07
Sorry, I don't speak bull.
Incertonia
10-06-2004, 06:13
Let me jump in here, because this has been making the rounds of liberal blogs with the same disclaimer for about 3 days now--Capitol Hill Blue is about as reliable as Drudge, maybe less so (if that's possible). I'm actually surprised Red Arrow took so long to get it here (but I have noticed he's usually about 2 days late with everything).
MKULTRA
10-06-2004, 06:14
Sorry, I don't speak bull.this is true--Bush is losing his mind and as a new yorker I find it very scarey that he may plan to launch another terrorist attack in NYC out of his desperation. Unless you live near Ground Zero you cant appreciate the paranoia
Pantylvania
10-06-2004, 06:15
how would the person who wrote the article know all that stuff?
Friends of Bill
10-06-2004, 06:16
So this is the Red Arrow? WHat happened? Why did you get deleated?
Greater Valia
10-06-2004, 06:19
fuc'king trolls
Friends of Bill
10-06-2004, 06:20
Is there really such a thing as a troll on this website? A troll is someone who shows up on a website with a distinct orientation, and post crap just to get a reaction. This site is supposedly non-partisan.
Greater Valia
10-06-2004, 06:21
Is there really such a thing as a troll on this website? A troll is someone who shows up on a website with a distinct orientation, and post crap just to get a reaction. This site is supposedly non-partisan.


ever heard of myg0t?
Colodia
10-06-2004, 06:22
Is there really such a thing as a troll on this website? A troll is someone who shows up on a website with a distinct orientation, and post crap just to get a reaction. This site is supposedly non-partisan.


ever heard of myg0t?
eeksdee!
Greater Valia
10-06-2004, 06:23
Is there really such a thing as a troll on this website? A troll is someone who shows up on a website with a distinct orientation, and post crap just to get a reaction. This site is supposedly non-partisan.

and TRA/MKULTRA is definatly a troll as is texastambul. the differnce being TRA posts topics until people start posting enraged at the bullshit hes posting as where texastambul.... well, there is no difference the hell am i talkign about.
Colodia
10-06-2004, 06:57
Sorry, I don't speak bull.this is true--Bush is losing his mind and as a new yorker I find it very scarey that he may plan to launch another terrorist attack in NYC out of his desperation. Unless you live near Ground Zero you cant appreciate the paranoia
Ok....I'm not sure what to do with this. Agree with it? Agree with TRA?

Meh, you gotta try everything at least once.
MKULTRA
10-06-2004, 23:12
So this is the Red Arrow? WHat happened? Why did you get deleated?for deat multicuturalism purposes Im sure
MKULTRA
10-06-2004, 23:13
fuc'king trollsI agree they seem to be everywhere on the net
10-06-2004, 23:16
Yeah this thing has been around for ages and its not very credible.
MKULTRA
10-06-2004, 23:16
Is there really such a thing as a troll on this website? A troll is someone who shows up on a website with a distinct orientation, and post crap just to get a reaction. This site is supposedly non-partisan.

and TRA/MKULTRA is definatly a troll as is texastambul. the differnce being TRA posts topics until people start posting enraged at the bullshit hes posting as where texastambul.... well, there is no difference the hell am i talkign about.the irony of this is that this post itself is trolling :lol: I mean really, can anyone have a strong opinion about anything at all without being a "troll"? Its doubtful...all trolls are is people with strong beliefs who dont mince words
MKULTRA
10-06-2004, 23:20
Yeah this thing has been around for ages and its not very credible.yeah maybe your right--its hard to imagine an idiot like Bush being able to be forceful about anything considering that hes never been in charge of anything for one day in his entire Presidency--his puppetmasters run the entire show (Reagan all over again but without the Reagan charm)
10-06-2004, 23:23
But it seems you just post any old bullshit. Not what you think actually is. This would imply that Bush actually has much real influence in the Whitehouse. As I say, He's a puppet.
Order From Chaos
10-06-2004, 23:40
er i kind of assumed the artical was mearly satire

you mean people take this serously

or more woringly thats how he behaves


eeeek in either case
10-06-2004, 23:48
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MKULTRA
10-06-2004, 23:49
But it seems you just post any old bullshit. Not what you think actually is. This would imply that Bush actually has much real influence in the Whitehouse. As I say, He's a puppet.not just any old BS--it has to be slanted to make enemies of the people look as they are
MKULTRA
10-06-2004, 23:51
mkultra your the biggest left wing duschh bag i have seen in my life besides clinton kerry gore and o yeah and hillary. Who i am sure are your ideals do us all a favor shut your lieing mouth up. More left wing propaganda that never has any sense to it. I expect more propaganda.actually all those you listed above arent leftwing at all--theyre left of center and Bill Clinton was a weak centrist--I bet I attacked Clinton alot more then you ever attacked Bush
Goed
10-06-2004, 23:52
My opinion is simple.

What was given is not a fact, because it doesn't come from a reliable news source.

Therefore, it is irrelevent.

The end :)
MKULTRA
11-06-2004, 00:01
My opinion is simple.

What was given is not a fact, because it doesn't come from a reliable news source.

Therefore, it is irrelevent.

The end :)its not factual in its details but it is factual in its conclusion
Goed
11-06-2004, 00:06
what the hell does that mean? o_O
MKULTRA
11-06-2004, 00:10
what the hell does that mean? o_Oit means were both right :D
Goed
11-06-2004, 00:16
No, I mean, what does it mean "it's factual in it's conclusion?"
MKULTRA
11-06-2004, 00:18
No, I mean, what does it mean "it's factual in it's conclusion?"meaning that whatever way you wanna look at it based on the poll numbers that the Bush administration is in a free fall