Michael Moore Pulls His Punches For at least a half an hour, President Bush did nothing to respond to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11th. The 9/11 commission supports this assertion, and the timeline remains undisputed. Michael Moore let him off easy. He only focuses on Bush's stupor during the seven minutes immediately after the 2nd plane hit. What he doesn't mention is that Bush was informed about the first plane hitting http://emperors-clothes.com/9-11backups/abc911.htm#mybust">while back in his hotel, and that Bush stayed around for almost half an hour after class for a photo-op. Mr. Bush remained in the elementary school for nearly a half an hour after Andy Card whispered in his ear. -Michael Kranish, “Bush: US To Hunt Down Attackers,” Boston Globe, September 11, 2001. Even though Michael Moore pulled his punches, the unedited clip of President Bush sitting there like a deer in the headlights after Andrew Card informed him that terrorists had attacked the second tower of the world trade center is the most damning indictment of a sitting president in my lifetime. Because there's always two sides to every story, I attempted to google conservative responses to the footage. What I found was that very few conservative bloggers wanted to take this one on. Hear no evil, see no evil; if they don't discuss it, it didn't happen. The Bush Administration and its minions will always attempt to impugn character rather than engage in a discusssion of the facts and evidence. Even rabid right-wing idealogue and Michael Moore hater Dave Kopel of the Independence Institute concedes that "no one has ever disputed the factual accuracy of the segment". I first saw the video back in 2001 shortly after the attacks, and couldn't believe people weren't calling Bush's behavior on that day into question. Of course, I was dismissed as a conspiracy theorist for even suggesting that perhaps the president acted less then heroically. If Michael Moore hadn't included that clip in his movie, conservative pundits would deny its existence to this day. We owe him. Here's The Footage