T U E S D A Y , N O V E M B E R 0 2 , 2 0 0 4Bush Is Panicking!by Michael in New York on 11/02/2004 09:39:00 PMIn a huge, highly unusual step, Bush is inviting reporters into theWhite House to talk to the nation before the votes have beencounted.</p><p> ABC is speculating that Bush will be urging voters to go tothe polls and say he is still fighting and so should they. (A number ofbattleground states have late poll closings, like 10 p.m.</p><p> EST and ofcourse then there's Hawaii.)Really big break with tradition and certainly NOT a sign of confidence.ABC's Terry Moran describes the Bush people as "highly combative"and Dean Reynolds describes the Kerry camp as confident and veryoptimistic about Ohio and Pennsylvania and Florida.Bush is panicking!Now Peter Jennings is grilling RNC head Ed Gillespie and finding outEd has no idea what Bush is going to say and hasn't spoken to him ina while.</p><p> Fascinating.Bush is panicking!HISTORICAL UPDATE: As ABC points out, Bush called in the mediawhen Florida was called for Gore (how could it go to Gore? Hisbrother had PROMISED him!) and said he didn't believe it andquestioned the numbers.</p><p> That of course was the beginning of hisstrategy of acting like the victor even when he clearly lost the popularvote.</p><p> Bush didn't want anyone in the western states to think it wasover.</p><p> Hmmmm.</p><p> Don't let the loser behave like a winner.FINAL UPDATE: Truly bizarre.</p><p> Bush seemed to just want the camerasto show him looking calm and smiling.</p><p> Hey buddy, if you were calmand smiling, why would we need to see you looking calm and smiling? Add New Comment Logged in as AnonymousUser Logout from DisqusLogged in asusing Facebook Connect (Logout)Type your comment here.</p><p> HuffPost PoliticsJeffrey Smith: Governor Sebelius Must Veto KansasBill That Endangers Milk Safety - Governor Sebeliuswants to be our new Secretary of Health andHuman Services.</p><p> But before she is sworn in, shehas an important job to...1 minute agoEschatonOvernight - Rock on.54 minutes agoDaily KosOpen Thread and Diary Rescue - *Tonight's RescueRangers are Louisiana 1976, jlms qkw, shayera,dopper0189, ybruti, and srkp23 with vcmvo2editing.* ~ World order will be secured only ...58 minutes agoCrooks and LiarsC&L's Late Night Music Club: The 50 State Strategywith The Pine Box Boys (CA) - Title: Mr.</p><p> SkeletonArtist: The Pine Box Boys San Francisco isn'tknown for Bluegrass, but maybe if there weremore bands like The Pine Box Boys, it would ...1 hour agoFiredoglakeLate Nite: Michele Bachmann Stars in “Birth of anAberration” - Minnesota's wackiest export treadsthe boards of the Wingnut dinner theater.2 hours agoJ O H N ' S P H OT O S Show AllA M E R I C A B L O G T V Next 6AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Bush I...http://www.americablog.com/2004/11/bush-is-panicking.html 1 of 64/7/09 1:48 AM
