Presidental assassination attempt

[Troike]

Where the hell is all the media coverage on this?



CNN story (http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/18/bush.georgia/index.html).

A hand grenade found in the crowd as U.S. President George W. Bush spoke in Tblisi, Georgia last week was live and could have exploded, U.S. and Georgian officials have said.

....

"A hand grenade was tossed in the general direction of the main stage and landed within 100 feet of the podium," the U.S. Embassy statement said.

...

A reward of 20,000 laris ($10,978 US) is being offered in exchange for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible, the embassy statement said.

Yes, you heard right, our President is only worth $11,000. And that read $9,000 only hours ago. Apparently the Georgian currency is having a great day.

[slowjet]

ohh jeez... the shit hasn't hit the fan yet.

[FunkTron]

wasnt this like a week ago or something?

and yes...i agree...i dont think he is worth 11k either ;)

[wikedgolf]

i saw it on the news.. they didnt play it out as a big thing

[Tom]

It was seriously downplayed in the media.

[front9]

It was seriously downplayed in the media.


Just goes to show how much control the media has and how it can either direct or divert our attention to or from whatever it is they want us to know.

I'm sure they wanted to downplay it because the govt doesn't want us thinking that people want our president dead. Or to assure our "safety" and stability in our "fearless leader".

[Nefarious]

I saw it on the news last week. Not sure what hole the rest of you are living in.

[front9]

I saw it on the news last week. Not sure what hole the rest of you are living in.

I saw it too, but it was really just a blurb on the news. Not much coverage at all... kinda like gwb's cocaine habit. Compared to clintons marijuana usage, gwb's drug use was barely covered.

Personally I'd rather have a pothead in office, than a speedfreek tweeker

[05GLI]

I watch the news every day for two hours while eating lunch. The only thing I remember from last week is the two dead little girls and the Florida Malesters. This week it's two dead kids. (sister and brother) I guess when he dies we will hear about it.

[v2rocket]

so close yet so far from another (possibly better) president

[addicted2thevr6]

the media has to down play it so the security dudes dont look so bad for letting something like that get that close

[madajb]

They're downplaying this one because they looked like idiots for overhyping the Cessna last week.
I mean, c'mon, 100ft.? That's not even close to wounding range, let alone lethal.
-ajb

[protijy337]

so close yet so far from another (possibly better) president
NOOOOO if Bush dies Chaney is pres till 2008! Yikes this is the guy that denounces his gay Daughter by saying Gay marriage is wrong :tup::eek: :(

[v2rocket]

NOOOOO if Bush dies Chaney is pres till 2008! Yikes this is the guy that denounces his gay Daughter by saying Gay marriage is wrong :tup::eek: :(

....nevermind bush til 08!:tup:

THEN ARNOLD HEIL O8':tup:

[SoCal_GLI]

They're downplaying this one because they looked like idiots for overhyping the Cessna last week.
I mean, c'mon, 100ft.? That's not even close to wounding range, let alone lethal.
-ajb


definately within wounding range, but definately not within lethal range

[madajb]

definately within wounding range, but definately not within lethal range
You think? With a crowd of people and barriers and such in the way?

-ajb

[OMANI7]

I didn't hear about that till it was posted here in the fourm :eek:

[SoCal_GLI]

You think? With a crowd of people and barriers and such in the way?

-ajb


apparently you've never seen a grenade go off...

[madajb]

apparently you've never seen a grenade go off...
I have actually. And I've also seen pictures of where the grenade was found, and quite frankly, I don't think it had a chance of wounding the pres.

-ajb

[SoCal_GLI]

contusions(sp?) are wounds too

[madajb]

contusions(sp?) are wounds too
It's possible, I suppose.
Would have been interesting if it had gone off, even if the pres. wasn't injured.

-ajb

[SoCal_GLI]

chances are though it was a russian grenade left over from WWII and it was a dud

[paultakeda]

It's possible, I suppose.
Would have been interesting if it had gone off, even if the pres. wasn't injured.

-ajb

I find the filibuster-up-down grenade about to go off in the Senate far more interesting than a dud in Georgia.

[Alan_One]

I find the filibuster-up-down grenade about to go off in the Senate far more interesting than a dud in Georgia.
2 Duds in georgia. One was just visiting.

[paultakeda]

Now see? All you need to do is fire up a thread's political stance and Alan'll be on it like butter on toast.

[paultakeda]

And I mean BOTH of them.

:D

[Alan_One]

Now see? All you need to do is fire up a thread's political stance and Alan'll be on it like butter on toast.

Yeah, well somebody's gotta butter his toast.

[madajb]

Now see? All you need to do is fire up a thread's political stance and Alan'll be on it like butter on toast.
If toast always lands buttered side down, and cats always land on their feet, ever wonder what will happen if you drop a cat with toast tied butter-side up to its back?

-ajb

[DimensioN]

If toast always lands buttered side down, and cats always land on their feet, ever wonder what will happen if you drop a cat with toast tied butter-side up to its back?

-ajb
Who ties buttered toast to a cat?

honestly who throws his shoe.

[Tom]

Who's to say GWB was even the target? Maybe the Georgian President was the target and the thrower just saw an opportunity.

[paultakeda]

Who's to say GWB was even the target? Maybe the Georgian President was the target and the thrower just saw an opportunity.

Valid point. GWB was probably just a bonus.

Then again, an old woman in a Russian village blames us for the overnight disappearance of a lake (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050519/od_nm/odd_russia_lake_dc/nc:757), so you just can't tell.

[Tom]

Well dammit, the secret is out. I have to admit, it was us. I was on that mission. Outsmarted by an old Russian woman again.