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Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Brit Hume interview with Bush breakdown: (for those interested, the transcript is available here)

 

 

Elapsed
time

 

Color code

 

 

 

 

3:20

 

family matters

 

 

 

 

7:30

 

routine at the office, White House life

 

 

 

 

4:20

 

faith

 

 

 

 

3:50

 

terrorism

 

 

 

 

6:50

 

Iraq

 

 

 

 

8:40

 

foreign policy

 

 

 

 

4:20

 

economics

 

 

 

 

2:15

 

domestic politics

 

 

 

 

2:15

 

other

 

 

 

 

2:50

 

intro / exit tease / credits

 

 

 

 

13:10

 

commercials / network promotions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time

 

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time

 

Topic

 

Bush quotes

00:00

 

0:40

 

Fox graphics, clips of Bush

 

 

00:40

 

0:20

 

Hume intro

 

 

01:00

 

2:15

 

How often talk to dad, Jeb

 

 

03:15

 

2:00

 

Running track, bad knee, exercise, south grounds, putting green, golf

 

 

05:15

 

1:00

 

South lawn

 

"getting away" from the office

06:15

 

0:45

 

Prayer and faith: daily, all kinds of places

 

"a lot"

06:50

 

1:10

 

Iraq and faith, god, Bush prays for families

 

"I am a lowly sinner", "people pray for me"

08:00

 

0:45

 

Iraq, faith

 

"progress is being made in Iraq"

08:45

 

0:15

 

Hume exit tease

 

 

09:00

 

2:30

 

commercials / network promotions

 

 

11:30

 

2:00

 

Oval Office, threat matrix, mail, schedule: A.Card, Tenet, Cheney, Rice, et al

 

 

13:30

 

1:20

 

JFK desk, different presidential seals, rug designed by Laura

 

 

14:55

 

1:15

 

Other presidents: Lincoln, uniting the country

 

I "set big goals"

16:10

 

1:40

 

western-themed painting: A Charge to Keep, from family friends (O'Neill),
painting is based on Methodist hymn (A Charge to Keep I have)

 

"really old picture"
"painting is reminder it's important to serve something greater than ourself"

17:50

 

0:15

 

Hume exit tease

 

 

18:15

 

3:35

 

commercials / network promotions

 

 

21:50

 

2:40

 

Iraq, "Bring 'em on" remark (was really taking to the troops: we're pretty tough)
Better to fight in Iraq than Yemen or mountains of Afghanistan

 

"I'm a man of peace", "stay on the offense"

24:30

 

1:25

 

Q: What did Saddam to with WMD? A: Hid or disbursed. The truth will out. David Kay.

 

 

25:55

 

1:20

 

United Nations. Message tomorrow: Let's work together. The U.N. has a chance ...

 

"Let's fight AIDS and hunger, deal with slavery, like sex slavery, proliferation"
"I made the right decision"

27:15

 

0:50

 

Germany / Schroeder - now helping

 

 

28:05

 

2:10

 

France / Chirac

 

"I'll continue to remind him ... America is a good nation"

30:15

 

1:55

 

Q: Will we get another resolution? A: Yes, U.N.: write constitution, oversee elections.
Larger role for member states of the U.N. (e.g. Poland, Great Britain)

 

 

32:10

 

1:45

 

Q: More troops? A: Training money (for Iraqi police) was 'stripped out' of latest supplemental.

 

 

33:55

 

1:00

 

Q: What about Americans who thought the war was already won? USS Abraham Lincoln statement reviewed.
Bush said he said it would be a challenge going forward. Groups like Ansar al-Islam would stay active.

 

"They were active during Saddam's period"

35:30

 

1:35

 

Syria

 

 

36:20

 

1:30

 

Arafat, Palestinians, Israel

 

 

37:50

 

0:20

 

Hume exit tease

 

 

38:10

 

3:30

 

commercials / network promotions

 

 

41:40

 

2:30

 

Economy, jobless recovery, [Bush] doesn't know when jobs will be added

 

 

43:10

 

0:20

 

Cut taxes, must make permanent

 

 

43:30

 

1:00

 

Conservative critics charge Bush is spending too much money

 

 

44:30

 

0:30

 

Nation is at war

 

 

45:00

 

1:50

 

Never forget the lessons of 9/11

 

"freedom equals peace",
"A free Iraq will be a significant dynamic in changing attitudes in the Middle East",
"Free societies are peaceful societies"

46:50

 

1:25

 

No attacks on U.S. soil since 9/11, attacks elsewhere

 

 

48:15

 

0:35

 

Finding Saddam, Osama bin Laden

 

"hidden"

48:50

 

0:45

 

FCC rule changes

 

 

49:35

 

0:15

 

Hume exit tease

 

 

49:50

 

3:35

 

commercials / network promotions

 

 

53:25

 

2:15

 

Democratic presidental field
Kennedy

 

"not paying attention to it", "I've got a job to do"
"I'm disappointed in the tone of senior statesmen"

55:40

 

1:05

 

Criticism of Bush vs. his dad

 

 

56:45

 

0:15

 

 

 

"I believe I've done the right thing"

57:00

 

1:10

 

Q: How do you get your news? A: Get briefed by A. Card, C. Rice.

 

"I have great respect for our media"

58:10

 

0:45

 

credits

 

 

58:55

 

 

 

end

 

 




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