Townsend’s goodbye to Bush: ‘You are such a man.’
Outgoing Homeland Security Adviser Frances Fragos Townsend today sent President Bush a three-page handwritten letter announcing her resignation. A highlight from the letter:
In 1937, the playwright Maxwell Anderson wrote of President George Washington: There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, til all men walk on higher ground in their lifetime.
Mr. President, you are such a man.
See a full-size version of the letter HERE.
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You post this right after lunch?
November 19th, 2007 at 2:07 pmLooks like Fran attended the Harriet Miers School of suckup letterwriting.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:08 pm“You are such a man”. Is she addressing Barbara Bush by any chance? I mean, she’s also referencing George Washington.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:08 pmThe delusion never ends.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:09 pmWhy the question mark at the end?
“Fran Townsend?”
Is there some doubt?
November 19th, 2007 at 2:10 pmPuke, puke, puke.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:13 pmYeah, he’s a Jeff Gannon “man”.
Cowardly little silver-spoon AWOL TRAITOR punk COXUCKER of a “man”!
Some suckup female rightwing NUTJOB journalist did the same thing after Bush’s “Flightsuit Accomplished” photo-op writing:
The women will look at him and say “what a man!”.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Sincerely,
NRA Gun Nutes
November 19th, 2007 at 2:13 pmJust another lying Republican who talks a good game but is a moron. She is a total propagandist.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:14 pmwhew! something to take the heat off the waxman thread…
so, the bushbots are really ignorant, huh…
bad enough that dubby even considered a comparison of himself to
george washington, but to have his sychophants even dare to reinforce that delusion…
gag…
November 19th, 2007 at 2:14 pmIsn’t that just way to special.? not.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:14 pmDon’t let the door hit ya on the way out, better yet look over your shoulder and hold it open for the next rat leaving the miserable rudderless ship.
I think I just threw up in my mouth.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:14 pmA handwriting analyst would have a field day with this…
most notably the slanting handwriting down and to the right denotes pessimism. Closed loops indicating closed mindedness, and low crossed “T” s — low self esteem…
very interesting and very telling.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:16 pmBARF.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:17 pmA simple style with no spelling mistakes or obvious grammatical errors.
Who is going to translate this into language GWB will understand?
There are other ways, I suppose.
“Remember this woman, Mr President?” (Bush aide waves picture of her)
November 19th, 2007 at 2:17 pm“Ah, maybe…”
“Well, you won’t be seeing her anymore…”
“Ah, ok.” GWB pauses. “What’s fer lunch?”
…There are men that commited horrible WAR CRIMES, Like Hitler, Mussollini, and there will be men that will come after them and do much worse. Mr. Bush, you are this man!
November 19th, 2007 at 2:18 pmA couple of questions?
On White House stationary not her own office stationary?
No day date only November 2007?
Here Fran write this resignation right now while you are here. Well release it later when we announce your resignation.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:18 pmNow, I understand the desire to say something nice to your political employer upon leaving service, however, this seems to echo the shades of the love that many Germans felt for Hitler.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:18 pmIf you must write your secret crush after a night of drinking, for God’s sake, NEVER send it until after you’ve sobered up…
Of course, if I worked for this Administration, I’d probably never stop drinking, so that would explain a lot.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:21 pmThere are some men who lift the age they inhabit, til all men walk on higher ground in their lifetime.
Mr. President, you are such a man.
Well due to global warming, everyone who currently lives at sea level will be walking on higher ground in their lifetime.
Well that or swimming.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:22 pmThis is enough to make someone vomit. This has to be a charade, isn’t it??
November 19th, 2007 at 2:23 pmFrannie’s gettin’ out of dodge before the $hit hits the fan! They’re all jumping like rats from a sinking, stinking ship. Adios Frannie! Don’t let the door hit you on your way out. You were nothing but a puppet anyway.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:24 pmGag, Barf, Ralf and Gross! these bushwackos are one sickening bunch of brain challenged jackasses.. thanks for ruining my lunch.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:26 pmRight before that note, somebody asked her if she wanted to play a nice game of solitaire.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:26 pmMaybe she was being ironic?
November 19th, 2007 at 2:27 pmThe letter contains enough treacle to make me gag. And looking through the posts here on this thread, it appears I’m not the only one.
But I would like to say that it’s a rarity in this day and age to see a handwritten letter, in penmanship that can be read, with correct grammar and spelling. Apparently, Frances Townsend was brought up right. Except for her taste in leaders, that is.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:28 pmShe forgot to mention 9/11 and Ronnie Raygun and blame Clinton for something.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:29 pmWhy can’t Republicans just admit they’re gay?
“In 1984 I watched George W. Bush enthusiastically and expertly perform a homosexual act on another man, one Victor Ashe.”
November 19th, 2007 at 2:29 pmhttp://bushssecretlifein84.tripod.com/
Dear Mr. President,
Thank you for the oppurtunity to work in the sunshine of your brilliance. When the rapture comes, and thank you for all your tireless efforts on behalf of bringing it about, and you asend to the right hand of God, our father, our white father, and take Jesus’ place (that dirty peace loving hippie) I hope you’ll remember my faithful service here on Earth.
hugs and asskisses
Frannie
November 19th, 2007 at 2:31 pm“Why can’t Republicans just admit they’re gay?”
They can’t and that’s part of being a Republican. They are the closeted gay-bashing self-loathing hypocritical party.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:33 pmWe’re all walking on higher ground, for sure, because she’s piled the bullsh!t so deep that we’re a good 3-4 feet up in the air.
Amazing how someone can have such a persistent delusion in spite of everything that has happened since January 2001.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:34 pmthe guy must be hung like a horse.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:34 pmWhat the hell is truly wrong with these Chimpy sycophants ?
This dopey broad is attempting to compare the Father of Our Country to the Foulness of Our Country ?
Christ……..
Throwing a pile of shit on a plate and then baking it doesn’t make it a souffle’ ………..
November 19th, 2007 at 2:36 pmAt least we’ll still have Mike ‘AIPAC’ Shirtoff protecting our borders and
promptly responding to National disasters. /snark
November 19th, 2007 at 2:42 pmWell, that made me feel all cold and icky inside.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:42 pm“Mr. President, you are such a man.”
Sounds like Fran is spreading the crapola way too thick.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:43 pmSo Bush lifted up his White House staff and made them feel higher? Sounds like cocaine.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:45 pmOn White House stationary not her own office stationary?
No day date only November 2007?
Comment by hmbnancy — November 19, 2007 @ 2:18 pm
Interesting, indeed. I wonder if she even wrote it herself, or if Bush’s handlers had a proxy write it as part of their broader strategy to keep Bush isolated from reality.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:46 pmSomeone must have threatened the poor woman with waterboarding….
November 19th, 2007 at 2:50 pmIt isn’t even written on stationary, but on notepad paper. And there is the curious question mark at the end. Could this have been a draft written by a WH staffer, meant to be reviewed by other staffers before being copied into an actual resignation letter? Perhaps the question mark expressed doubt as to the spelling of the name, or the use of “Fran” instead of Frances? Something seems fishy.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:53 pmHow could she see to write the letter when she has her head so far up his ass.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:55 pmIs there a handwriting anaylist among TP readers? Would love to know what her handwriting shows. Even that her lines go downhill means something.
Is the ? after her name some secret code with Shrub?
What is the protocal for making something like this public? Or was it leak?
November 19th, 2007 at 3:03 pmI see that she was a White House staffer rather than a DHS staffer, so that explains the use of White House writing materials. But the generic date and what appears to be a question mark seem a bit strange. But with these freaks, who ever knows what they are up to?
November 19th, 2007 at 3:07 pmTalk about suck up and bull this says it all. First George Washington served in the Military and was a brave soldier yet the drunk, idiot, druggie and baby rich boy is scared of his father. I guess that is all the reward the President will get no Nobel Prize just a letter from a suck up who was given a job. I must say it should be taught in school how to tell lies to poor little rich boys to make them feel good so you and steal the family money. George W. Bush is a joke and a Poster child for those left behind in education, common since, respect, family values and all things that show you are a true christian.
November 19th, 2007 at 3:10 pmFrikkin hilarious. Sad, but somehow just hysterically funny.
U duh man Georgie.
November 19th, 2007 at 3:12 pmCould this Frances be a talking mule???
November 19th, 2007 at 3:13 pmOh my God……just gag me. Yecch.
November 19th, 2007 at 3:15 pmperhaps Fran is to dumbass what Monica Lewinski was to Bill?
November 19th, 2007 at 3:19 pmSo Fran’s retiring now. Huh/
I thought everyone was instructed by Bush to retire in December 2006 or stick in till the end.
Everyone except Fran?
November 19th, 2007 at 3:19 pmBaseline Slant = Goal Directiveness
Downward angle shows pessimism & fatigue
Letter Size = Ego
LARGE MIDDLE ZONE (large writing) =
demand for attention, narcisstic
NARROW LEFT MARGIN (wide right margin) =
Interst in past, works best behind the scenes, coercive, manipulative
MEDIUM PRESSURE =
perceptive
good memory
conservative
Extreme Compression = Self-Limitation.
Compression is the squeezing of letters, words and spaces.
introversion
ability to work in small spaces
the office “tightwad”
Just a quick analysis. I would like to see more comparisons.
November 19th, 2007 at 3:24 pmSo Bush lifted up his White House staff and made them feel higher? Sounds like cocaine.
Comment by Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver — November 19, 2007 @ 2:45 pm
Cocaine doesn’t make users hallucinate delusionally…..
November 19th, 2007 at 3:26 pm“There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, til all men walk on higher ground in their lifetime.”
This is just too frickin’ hilarious. However, it is easy an step for anyone to be on higher ground who is judged by comparison to the moral morass this president has left in his wake.
November 19th, 2007 at 3:29 pmSome people bring happiness where ever they go.
Others bring happiness when ever they go.
Guess which the chymp is.
November 19th, 2007 at 3:37 pmAre Frances and Dana Pinocchio related?
November 19th, 2007 at 3:50 pmGeorge W. Bush and George Washington do have something in common - the same first name. Beyond that, they are/were polar opposites!
November 19th, 2007 at 3:58 pm“You are such an EVIL man.” She left out a key word there.
Bush/Cheney
Hague Trials ‘09
Buck Fush
November 19th, 2007 at 3:58 pmgay frat boy loser
November 19th, 2007 at 4:02 pmThere’s only one thing to say. BARF!!
November 19th, 2007 at 4:17 pmIt is certainly an odd tome from a creep to a twit, however it isn’t fair to characterize the way it is written considering it is a perfectly understandable use of the phrase when comparing them. You are such a man to napoleon dynamite or george 3rd might arouse them to no end. However the comparison by saying that he will be compared to all sorts of other boxed worm food should not have been taken out of context.
November 19th, 2007 at 4:29 pmwe always respect our dead. it is rare that it should be as a comparison to the living, but fran hits it right on the head. she would have to hit it on the head. but which head? Perhaps she just thinks the he is muy macho? she couldn’t be trying to appeal to the flower pot.
I’d like examples please of how indeed George W. Bush “lift[ed] the age [he] inhabit[s], til all men walk on higher ground in their lifetime.” Here’s a challenge: Can anyone come up with just ONE example?
November 19th, 2007 at 4:42 pmBush is a very small man with a very big ego. Apparently some women find that attractive.
November 19th, 2007 at 4:45 pmIt’s not an administration. It’s a cult. Bush simply has no sense of shame. Born on third base, thinks he hit a triple.
November 19th, 2007 at 4:57 pmWhat is really interesting to me here is the reference to “This Extraordinary moment in our nation’s history.”
In other words, this moment in history is not “challenging,” or “dangerous,” or any other adjective. When she says “extraordinary moment,” I can only suspect she is referring to the hostile takeover of our government by a ultra-right wing cabal.
That and probably a little dose of hubris at the significance of their own acts.
These guys could sure use a dose of modesty once and awhile.
November 19th, 2007 at 5:01 pmFurther evidence (as if we needed any more) that Neo-Conservativism is a mental disorder.
November 19th, 2007 at 5:10 pmI think VerbalKint is onto something. For one thing, I doubt that Townsend sees herself as someone who would have to write this herself; the proper way people at her august level do things is to have some starry-eyed minion do the dirty work, then Frances makes a few edits, puts her signature on the final copy, and it’s on to the medal-awarding ceremony with George. The key is the question mark at the end, with no accompanying notes. I’m sure Fran has no questions about herself, so this is something the minion put down, and the guess about the proper form of her name is as good as anything else.
November 19th, 2007 at 5:37 pmBorn on third base, thinks he hit a triple.
Comment by Bullsmith — November 19, 2007 @ 4:57 pm
Still standing there after a single. lobbing grenades into his own dugout.
November 19th, 2007 at 6:10 pm…OH, NO! Somebody said something that vaguely sounds like they aren’t attacking Bush outright!!! We better all act disgusted!
…yeesh, you hard left liberals are as predictable as the hard right conservatives. It’s a RESIGNATION letter, big deal! They ALL sound like that! Why work yourselves up?
November 19th, 2007 at 6:19 pm…yeesh, you hard left liberals are as predictable as the hard right conservatives. It’s a RESIGNATION letter, big deal! They ALL sound like that! Why work yourselves up?
Comment by LawlessMP — November 19, 2007 @ 6:19 pm
You sound like that fool Seixon. What’s wrong, you’re so stupid that you’re back pretending to be an INDEPENDENT, while actually being a RIGHT WINGNUT FOOLISH HYPOCRITE!
What’s PREDICTABLE is how STUPID the trolls like YOU ARE!
November 19th, 2007 at 6:49 pmawwwwwwww, did I hurt your feelings?
November 19th, 2007 at 7:16 pmBlind. Those who serve Bush and write letters like this are blind to what is before their very eyes.
November 19th, 2007 at 10:38 pmSomeone ought to check the water in the White House.
Something is dreadfully wrong with them.
Are you sure that wasn’t Kathrine Harris? Come to think of it, they even look somewhat alike.
November 19th, 2007 at 11:32 pmI’d like examples please of how indeed George W. Bush “lift[ed] the age [he] inhabit[s], til all men walk on higher ground in their lifetime.†Here’s a challenge: Can anyone come up with just ONE example?
Comment by Tender Chicken — November 19, 2007 @ 4:42 pm
So far even the usual trolls aren’t answering this one.
November 20th, 2007 at 2:15 am“There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, til all men walk on higher ground in their lifetime.”
Wasn’t it “a rising tide that lifted all men having big boats”?
November 20th, 2007 at 6:18 amTownsend sounds like he wants to slip his tongue in Chimpy’s ear. *ugh*
November 20th, 2007 at 7:10 am“There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, til all men walk on higher ground in their lifetime.
Mr. President, you are such a man …”
… because you make the rest of us feel like moral and intellectual giants in comparison.
November 20th, 2007 at 10:22 amFrances Fragos Townsend, you are such a c–t.
November 20th, 2007 at 8:29 pm