Outrage over George W. Bush 9/11 Speech Attacking American ‘Extremists’ — ‘Americans Are the New Ter

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Outrage over George W. Bush 9/11 Speech Attacking American ‘Extremists’ — ‘Americans Are the New Terrorists’

Joshua Klein 12 Sep 2021

Many media and political figures expressed outrage online after former President George W. Bush appeared to use his speech commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11 to compare January 6 Capitol protesters to the Islamic terrorists who viciously attacked America, killing nearly three thousands innocents and wounding more than double that number.

Speaking at the 9/11 memorial service for Flight 93 in Pennsylvania, Bush recalled the September 11 attacks while warning of future terrorist threats to the United States.

“We have seen growing evidence that the dangers to our country can come not only across borders but from violence that gathers within,” he said.

Alluding to American citizens who stormed Capitol Hill to protest the 2020 election, the former president stated:

There is little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home. But in it’s disdainful pluralism, in their disregard for human life, in their determination to defile national symbols, they are children of the same foul spirit and it is our continuing duty to confront them.

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[Wingnut]

He can't help it - he was born with a silver foot in his mouth.
- - - Ann Richards

[mountaineer]

I'd like to believe he was talking about Antifa defiling national symbols, but wouldn't bet the house on it.

[skeeter]

I'd like to believe he was talking about Antifa defining national symbols, but wouldn't bet the house on it.

heres a hint - joe Biden thought they were powerful and badly needed words.

[Absalom]

A clone of his Old Man; another pious and sanctimonious progressive
who accomplished zero during his 8 years, leaving us Iraq.
This schmuck is the very essence of current R leadership.

[christian]

Little Georgie being a globalist, could get on the democrat band wagon and speak their speak, speeches.  After all those years of preaching at people there wan't a thickness of a sheet of papers difference between a globalist Republican and a globalist democrat.

Yippee, it only took DECADES to get through denial like a steel concrete thick wall.
 

[Right_in_Virginia]

[240B]

Wrong time, wrong place, and certainly the wrong crowd. For Bush to turn a speech about Global Islamic Terrorism, into a speech about fictitious American terrorists (who are just as bad or worse than muslims), while standing on the graves of heroes is far beyond just being dense, stupid, and inappropriate. It was disrespectful to the memorial, to the families who suffered (and are still suffering), and it was certainly disrespectful to the entire Nation which was attacked, with an out the blue sneak attack by foreigners with no provocation and no warning.

[HoustonSam]

Bush's comparison of American citizens to the September 11 terrorists is odious.  He should be shunned.

[roamer_1]

Bush's comparison of American citizens to the September 11 terrorists is odious.  He should be shunned.

More High-Anus-Port than Texas anyway, says here. I been shunning him since he spit 'nativist' in my face.

[bilo]

This is what makes Trump so different. He fights back!