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Twilbert07 · 09-08-2006, 10:31 AM

Just a heads up, for those will be watching on TV. President Bush will deliver a prime-time speech marking the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11 during the game. Because the game is on ESPN, it shouldn't affect the Skins' telecast.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will deliver a prime-time televised speech on Monday night to mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the White House announced on Friday.
Spokesman Tony Snow said the speech will reflect "what September 11 has meant for our country and where we've been since September 11 and how we move together."
The Oval Office address, estimated to last 16 to 18 minutes, will culminate a series of addresses Bush has delivered to insist that five years after the catastrophic hijacked plane attacks that killed almost 3,000 people, America is safer but still faces a threat from al Qaeda.
While Snow insisted the speech does not have a political aim, Bush has been attempting to frame the election-year debate on national security to political and policy advantage. The president's Republican party is fighting to keep control of Congress in November elections.

"It will not be a political speech. It will not be calls to action by Congress, but instead reflect a date that's burned into all our experiences," Snow said. He said the speech "will have a note of optimism and at the same time sobriety about what we've been through."
The speech will cap Bush's observances of the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the single most dramatic event of his presidency.
He will travel to New York on Sunday to visit Ground Zero where the World Trade Center towers crashed down.
On Monday, the anniversary day, Bush travels to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to pay homage to the victims of United Flight 93, the hijacked plane that crashed after a passenger revolt before it could get to targets in Washington.
Late on Monday afternoon, Bush will visit the Pentagon and honor the memory of those killed when a hijacked plane slammed into the building.

09-08-2006, 10:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
Twilbert07 Impact Rookie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 565	Re: Who's going to the Monday nighter? Just a heads up, for those will be watching on TV. President Bush will deliver a prime-time speech marking the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11 during the game. Because the game is on ESPN, it shouldn't affect the Skins' telecast. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush will deliver a prime-time televised speech on Monday night to mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the White House announced on Friday. Spokesman Tony Snow said the speech will reflect "what September 11 has meant for our country and where we've been since September 11 and how we move together." The Oval Office address, estimated to last 16 to 18 minutes, will culminate a series of addresses Bush has delivered to insist that five years after the catastrophic hijacked plane attacks that killed almost 3,000 people, America is safer but still faces a threat from al Qaeda. While Snow insisted the speech does not have a political aim, Bush has been attempting to frame the election-year debate on national security to political and policy advantage. The president's Republican party is fighting to keep control of Congress in November elections. "It will not be a political speech. It will not be calls to action by Congress, but instead reflect a date that's burned into all our experiences," Snow said. He said the speech "will have a note of optimism and at the same time sobriety about what we've been through." The speech will cap Bush's observances of the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the single most dramatic event of his presidency. He will travel to New York on Sunday to visit Ground Zero where the World Trade Center towers crashed down. On Monday, the anniversary day, Bush travels to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to pay homage to the victims of United Flight 93, the hijacked plane that crashed after a passenger revolt before it could get to targets in Washington. Late on Monday afternoon, Bush will visit the Pentagon and honor the memory of those killed when a hijacked plane slammed into the building. __________________ a Skins fan every day, every way.