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UA study suggests people reminded of 9/11 support Bush.


Worried about another Sept. 11-style  attack? Then you might need a little George W. Bush in your life, a new University of Arizona study suggests. As part of a study of times of trouble, UA psychological researcher Mark Landau found that, when reminded about Sept. 11 and mortality, people wanted Bush as their leader and not John Kerry. Further, the more someone thought about Sept. 11 or their own mortality, the more prone they were to support President Bush. "The strength (of the responses) was ridiculous," said Landau, who plans to vote for John Kerry. "These effects were found regardless of a person's political orientation." [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 ] This footage is in Farenheit 9/11 also.