The former "decider" lets others decide in hindsight via the Decision Points Theater at the George W. Bush Presidential Library
Former President George W. Bush is back in the news and for something that may surprise many. Due to his typically horrendous speeches which left English professors all across the country reaching for Advil, whiskey, a shotgun, and a country song, many wondered if he had difficulty reading off note-cards and teleprompters, or if he could read at all. Well, ladies and gentlemen, not only can the 43rd president of the United States read, he now has a library built in his name!
That's right! The George W. Bush Presidential Library will soon be on full display for us to all see and perhaps convince us that Dubya wasn't such a bad president after all.
Based on what I've read, I think my favorite feature of this library is what's being called the "Decision Points Theater." This is an interactive theater which allows visitors to become hindsight deciders, much like Bush was under then President Dick Cheney. The visitors are presented some information relating to the coming question, are asked the question, respond to it, and then hear Bush give a reason for his actual decision. These questions include: "Should you invade Iraq or leave Saddam Hussein in power?," "Should you deploy federal troops after Hurricane Katrina or rely on local forces?," and "Should you bail out Wall Street or let the banks fail?"
Ah, yes, this will be a fun and realistic venture! I'm sure visitors will receive JUST as much information as the president had in his possession and the decision they make based on the minimal amount of information will be the exact same one they would have made had they been presented with all the information and had to make a decision right then and there as President Cheney, I mean, Bush did.
Looking at Bush's tenure as president of this country, I hope the following questions are asked in the "Decision Points Theater":
- "Would you stick an entire bag of pretzels in your mouth and chew them first or just swallow the whole thing?"
- "Would you be like an OB-GYN and practice your love with women all across this country or be loyal to your spouse like I was to Laura and practice that Comma Shitra thing?"
- "Would you leave children behind by signing the No Child Left Behind Act or not leave them behind by signing some other act?"
- "Would you continue reading a children's book for a while after the Twin Towers were struck or would you place that book down and start reading the kids War & Peace?"
- "Would you invade a country that wasn't responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks like Iraq or would you go after the country that was actually responsible for those attacks - Cuba?"
- "Would you stand in front of a 'Mission Accomplished' banner 8 years before the mission had been accomplished or would you wait for the next president to take all the credit for accomplishing the mission you said you did but didn't actually?"
- "Would you ask Vice President Cheney to apologize for shooting his friend in the face or would you stay quiet and polish his shoes for the second time that day?"
- "Would you quickly decide on what to do with Hurricane Katrina or finish watching the Power Rangers, Teletubbies, and SpongeBob marathons?"
- "Would you ever misunderestimate just how much you would screw up the country or would you misunderestimate that misunderestimation?"
- "Knowing what you know now from the 'Decision Points Theater,' would you call me the worst president or the worstest president?"
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/us/politics/hitting-rewind-bush-museum-says-you-decide.html?_r=1&
That's right! The George W. Bush Presidential Library will soon be on full display for us to all see and perhaps convince us that Dubya wasn't such a bad president after all.
Based on what I've read, I think my favorite feature of this library is what's being called the "Decision Points Theater." This is an interactive theater which allows visitors to become hindsight deciders, much like Bush was under then President Dick Cheney. The visitors are presented some information relating to the coming question, are asked the question, respond to it, and then hear Bush give a reason for his actual decision. These questions include: "Should you invade Iraq or leave Saddam Hussein in power?," "Should you deploy federal troops after Hurricane Katrina or rely on local forces?," and "Should you bail out Wall Street or let the banks fail?"
Ah, yes, this will be a fun and realistic venture! I'm sure visitors will receive JUST as much information as the president had in his possession and the decision they make based on the minimal amount of information will be the exact same one they would have made had they been presented with all the information and had to make a decision right then and there as President Cheney, I mean, Bush did.
Looking at Bush's tenure as president of this country, I hope the following questions are asked in the "Decision Points Theater":
- "Would you stick an entire bag of pretzels in your mouth and chew them first or just swallow the whole thing?"
- "Would you be like an OB-GYN and practice your love with women all across this country or be loyal to your spouse like I was to Laura and practice that Comma Shitra thing?"
- "Would you leave children behind by signing the No Child Left Behind Act or not leave them behind by signing some other act?"
- "Would you continue reading a children's book for a while after the Twin Towers were struck or would you place that book down and start reading the kids War & Peace?"
- "Would you invade a country that wasn't responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks like Iraq or would you go after the country that was actually responsible for those attacks - Cuba?"
- "Would you stand in front of a 'Mission Accomplished' banner 8 years before the mission had been accomplished or would you wait for the next president to take all the credit for accomplishing the mission you said you did but didn't actually?"
- "Would you ask Vice President Cheney to apologize for shooting his friend in the face or would you stay quiet and polish his shoes for the second time that day?"
- "Would you quickly decide on what to do with Hurricane Katrina or finish watching the Power Rangers, Teletubbies, and SpongeBob marathons?"
- "Would you ever misunderestimate just how much you would screw up the country or would you misunderestimate that misunderestimation?"
- "Knowing what you know now from the 'Decision Points Theater,' would you call me the worst president or the worstest president?"
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/us/politics/hitting-rewind-bush-museum-says-you-decide.html?_r=1&
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