"Well, I had just been told by (White House Chief of Staff) Andrew Card that America was under attack. And I was collecting my thoughts," Bush said. "I think what's important is how I reacted when I realized America was under attack. It didn't take me long to figure out we were at war." Bush on Larry King (CNN) last night defending his lengthy pause in a Florida classroom when he was first told of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. Bush also declined to condemn attack ads on Kerry. He praised John Kerry's military service as honorable. "Senator Kerry is justifiably proud of his record in Vietnam and he should be," Bush said on the CNN television talk show, "Larry King Live." He referred to Kerry's Vietnam tour as "noble service." [more
]- Pictured above: Chief
of Staff Andrew Card came over and whispered in Bush's ear, "A second
plane hit the second tower. America is under attack." What did the
Commander in Chief do? Nothing. He sat there. He sat for well over 5
minutes, doing nothing while 3,000 people were dying and the attacks
were still in progress. To see it go [here ]