"What They Are Saying: Presidential Address on Katrina" (to be hereafter known as "The Speech") care of the Washington State Republican Party...
"Evacuees At A Shelter [In Louisiana] Said They Took Comfort Thursday Night From Both The Substance And The Symbolism Of The Speech President Bush Gave In The City Many Of Them Had Fled." (Susan Saulny, "Evacuees Find Comfort And Encouragement In Speech," The New York Times, 9/16/05)
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA): "Innovative And Bold." ("Reaction To Bush's New Orleans Address," The Associated Press, 9/15/05)
Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu (D-LA): "...Give [The President] Very High Marks ..." (NPR's "Special Coverage," 9/15/05)
Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard: "It Was Compassionate. It Was Specific About Relief, It Gave Hope. This Is What We Need More Than Anything Right Now, Is Hope ... I Was Glad To Hear It. Thank You, Mr. President." (ABC's "ABC News Special Report," 9/15/05)
Talk Show Host Hugh Hewitt: "Perfect Pitch Returned Tonight, And The President's Looks Backward And Forward Were On Target." (Hugh Hewitt Website, "A Good Speech By A Good Man", hughhewitt.com, 9/15/05)
Former Clinton Advisor And Pundit David Gergen: "[A] Strong, Confident Speech, And I Do Think It Will Give Reassurance To The People Of The Gulf Region ..." (CNN's "Larry King Live," 9/15/05)
The New York Times: "A Speech That Will Reassure Many Americans That He Understands The Enormity Of The Event And The Demands Of Leadership To Come." (Editorial, "Mr. Bush In New Orleans," The New York Times, 9/15/05)
Former Clinton Advisor Dick Morris: "Fantastic ... [A] Seminal Moment In Our History And I Think Bush Rose To The Occasion Magnificently." (Fox News' "Hannity & Colmes," 9/15/05)
The New York Times Columnist David Brooks: "Excellent." (PBS' "NewsHour," 9/15/05)
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD): "[I] Never Thought I Would Be Defending The President - But I Think What He's Trying To Put Forth Is A Plan To Resurrect A City And To Resurrect The Gulf Coast And Communities That Have Been Basically Destroyed And People Left With Nothing ... He Gave The American People The A-Plus They Deserved. ... Excellent Proposals ..." (MSNBC's "Presidential Address," 9/15/05)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL): "All Good... I Like The Fact That He's Talking About Creating Tax Incentives For Businesses To Relocate; Training Accounts For Workers; Schooling For Kids; Homesteading..." (NPR's "Special Coverage," 9/15/05)
Melissa Block, NPR's "Special Coverage," Host: "Sounds Like, By And Large, You're Supporting The President's Proposals..." Durbin: "Yeah." (NPR's "Special Coverage," 9/15/05)
ABC's Ted Koppel In Response To A Focus Group: "If The National Response Is Reflected By That Small Group Of People In The Parking Lot Of The Astrodome, The President Has Made Some Major Progress Tonight." (ABC's "Nightline," 9/15/05)
The Washington Post's Charles Krauthammer: "[The President] Showed His Seriousness, Soberness, Ambition. He Wants To Rebuild And Make It Better. ... He Did A Good Job. ... He Did What He Had To Do And He Did It Well ... He's Setting A Very High Bar." (Fox News' "Special Report," 9/15/05)
Power Line Blog: "[A]t His Best ..." (Power Line Blog, www.powerlineblog.com, Accessed 9/16/05)
Los Angeles Times: "Impressive Array Of Initiatives Undertaken To Help Evacuees." (Editorial, "Bush's Rescue Mission," Los Angeles Times, 9/16/05)
Time's Jay Carney: "Effective And Pretty Powerful ... Novel Ideas ... The Most Creative Was The Urban Homesteading Act, Which Is A Really Creative Way I Think Towards Giving Home Ownership To Poor People." (CNN's "Larry King Live," 9/15/05)
The Boston Globe's Nina Easton: "[The President] Addressed The Racial Issue And ... Did So Well." (Fox News' "Special Report," 9/15/05)
The Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol: "[A] Pretty Compelling, I Thought, Compassionate Conservative Agenda." (Fox News' "Fox & Friends," 9/16/05)
Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC): "Will Go A Long Ways ..." (PBS' "Charlie Rose," 9/15/05)
Former Speaker Of The House Newt Gingrich: "A Very Solid Speech...Did A Very Solid Job Of Communicating The Concept Of The 'Gulf Opportunity Zone,' The Concept Of Urban Homesteading ..." (Fox News' "On The Record," 9/15/05)
Urbane Analysis: "He speaks for all of us. Let's get to work and get this thing done. Or, as George W. Bush might say, git 'er dun!"
1 comment:
I'm a rightie...I thought the speech was terrible. Bush did not look Presidential. This speech was a week late considering its content (it could have been delivered on Thursday/Friday of the first week). It sounded like Johnson and his Great Society goodies. W was off unlike the times he was on for 9/11, the UN and other seminal speeches. Sad! Great Blog!
Post a Comment