L.A. Riots: President Bush’s reaction
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On Friday, May 1, 1992, President George H.W. Bush gave a live address to the nation in response to the violence in L.A. that followed the acquittal of the four police officers who beat Rodney King and it is presented here in its entirety. He expresses outrage at the violence and terror of the previous two days and vows to restore order. He describes his own reaction to the verdict and outlines the steps the Department of Justice is taking on the federal level. He also calls for rebuilding L.A. and cites the brave L.A. residents who aided the victims of violence. Introduced by Peter Jennings.
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Here are the time stamps for each line of the sample from RIOT - The Mob 0:29 Tonight I want to talk to you about violence in our cites 3:06 Its been the brutality of the mob 3:12 I will use what ever force is necessary, to restore order. 12:35 The violence will end
I was not aware of this speech (too young to follow),but I did know later that Bush initially expressed that the video of the beating made him "sick". Now I know why no black person, no matter how negative they view this Bush, has had anything bad to say about him when it comes to the Rodney King situation.He was sympathetic in this speech.
How different this is from Trump encouraging Americans be shot in a tweet is just breath-taking
@rocki_bb
4 жыл бұрын
@@johnbarkley7043 I agree
@garretts5507
4 жыл бұрын
@@johnbarkley7043 your a looser with no real argument so you just make fun of someone just like the rest of you liberals , mindless dumbfucks
@montello33
4 жыл бұрын
Trump said when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Who has been shot? Many police and one beautiful innocent black girl, shot by a rioter shooting in a crowd. You hate Trump for rhetoric but ignore actions of others. Now the left is mad he held up a bible. That is headline news, not the hard working business owners who spent years building their business in these communities. Crickets.....
@rocki_bb
4 жыл бұрын
@@montello33 Trump had police on horseback forcefully remove peaceful protesters, including the owners of that church, for a government funded campaign ad, which is illegal. In the process, an Australian camera man was assaulted by police. The Australian prime minister is asking for an investigation. Cops killed a man in Louisville. Cops permanently blinded a reporter in one eye in Minneapolis. Cops in Kansas City were caught on film moving as a group to attack one black man in a group of peaceful protesters, trying to incite a riot! A cop in NYC pushed a woman to the ground so hard she hit her head & had a seizure in front of a superior officer, & they didn't even slow down to check on her. My Twitter feed is filled with videos of cops committing acts of violence no honest ethical person could excuse, & I think it's been orchestrated to deflect from the over 100,000 Americans that have died in 3 months due to Trump's incompetence! I hope Trump swings as the traitor he is!
@montello33
4 жыл бұрын
@@rocki_bb Yea I seen them being rough to "media." I guess Joe Biden is our Pres then huh?
Who's Here From RIOT - The Mob?!
@yokan1342
5 жыл бұрын
I will use whatever force is necessary to restore order
@p1ckleman
5 жыл бұрын
rin kagamine me
@TVRXorro
5 жыл бұрын
**puts his hand up**
@jayamarillo628
5 жыл бұрын
At what seconds are the exact samples?
@jayamarillo628
5 жыл бұрын
Wait never mind
This is what an excellent President looks like. I miss him so and I will never forget him. What a fabulous leader!!!
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A RIOT MAKES
@Amaymay1000
4 жыл бұрын
Well your comment aged like well.
2020 anyone? 😔
@bedfordnhdonkey
4 жыл бұрын
I’m living in 2068 and everyone is happy 😃
@TheBeard411
4 жыл бұрын
Yep. How did trump literally not play this and say “ditto”. It was perfect.
Honestly his calming nature showed true leadership. Trump tweeted while Bush spoke to the nation
@arodgefan589
3 жыл бұрын
Twitter didn't exist in 1992
@valuecalc
2 жыл бұрын
@@arodgefan589, exactly.
One of his best speeches, one that I still remember after 26 years.
RIP Mr. President.
Who else is here after Trump announcing military force against George Floyd rioters?
@melissabeaver2475
4 жыл бұрын
I had to look it up to see how it was and should be handed. Our situation is at a bigger magnitude. Big Orange let it go on too long.
@garretts5507
4 жыл бұрын
He threatened that he could he didnt say he is rn , he told the mayor/governors to get more national guard there and if that didnt work he'll use the military
@Jackholiday1025
4 жыл бұрын
Big difference between protestors and rioters.
@rocki_bb
4 жыл бұрын
@@garretts5507 he CAN'T use the military!
@melissabeaver2475
4 жыл бұрын
@@rocki_bb yea he can.
This kind of leadership is why I voted for Reagan and Bush I. Sadly, this seems to be a thing of the past. The depressing non-response of our elected officials in this matter is simply hideous.
He's more interested in restoring order than dealing with the root of the issue(the verdict)! Interesting how things repeat themselves when you don't deal with the root issue. Justice hmmm! We are still waiting.
@lefty7511
3 жыл бұрын
That's his job, to restore order.
This is a good speech.
It's impressive how similar this is to the Santiago, Chile riots.
Here we go again.
@enakuen1
4 жыл бұрын
I wish we could get a post-riot speech this good, or at least passable, in 2020. Cough cough.
There is no blaming the other party not doing its job and there is no mentioning of loot and shot... The message is maintaining law and order; Justice for all... stoping the violence, calming and uniting the country as best a President can.
@Eisenbison
4 жыл бұрын
I miss Bush Sr. and Bush Jr... Either of them would do a better job handling this situation that our current president for sure.
Hes reading it off a tv. Dont be fooled
He was a very strong ,knowledgeable, respectful, decisive, ideological leader. One of the best America ever had
Sadly, I don't think he fully understood the struggles African Americans go through.
@timothybryce1948
6 жыл бұрын
Ryan Blanche so blacks are able to start riots? Stay in school,not like your bud rodney king lol
@haleemao4509
5 жыл бұрын
why?
@patrickperez6791
5 жыл бұрын
No rich white folk understands the struggle
@coby4480
5 жыл бұрын
Ryan Blanche ok wait. No. The African Americans that were protesting were the ones who cared. The ones who rioted were taking advantage of the chaos. Don’t fool yourself into thinking the riots were some kind of strive for justice because they weren’t. They were just crimes.
@williamkelly5689
4 жыл бұрын
Every white person knows if you break the law and run away from the police, you're gonna get an ass kicking, that's why we don't do it.
Who's here 2020 bcz of ......
0:29 3:06 3:13 If you know why I marked these specific times, then WE ARE RIOT!
@CaptainFordo100
5 жыл бұрын
The mob by riot
And Bush lost to Clinton in 1992, also because of the Economic Recession of Late 1991 & all of 1992.
@coyotefever105
Ай бұрын
That and Ross Perot
This is something us older millenials can remember that the younger ones don't , I was 12 when the LA riots broke out
@chrism7163
4 жыл бұрын
And that makes you special? Why does it matter that y'all remember it? It was chaos
@themorgue3836
4 жыл бұрын
Okay Boomer
@beachbunny8021
4 жыл бұрын
I was 14 at that time, were not millenial generation, were generation x
@rocki_bb
4 жыл бұрын
@@chrism7163 it's that we remember the outrage of seeing police attack & beat a black man captured on video & the outrage of those police officers being found not guilty. It was proof that what black people said about how cops treated them was true, & that our justice system gave them no justice
@chrism7163
4 жыл бұрын
@@rocki_bb ok and y'all remembering it makes what difference
Does anyone know what time Bush’s address to the nation was aired?
@princepond1633
3 жыл бұрын
May 1, 1992
Came to learn about the insurrection act. And.... wow. I feel so much more confident now.
RIOT - The Mob 🔥
At least he never politicized it
Gets your ass up we gonna have a turn it up
the son of that presidential actor was even worse...
@basileusmegas7667
7 жыл бұрын
they already became actors - the role is still the same...
I appreciated seeing this. Very presidential. Thanks Bruce.
That's that shit I do like
1992 riots, tell me where was George Bush
Its 1991 people... what do you think it will be like in 2020?
This is how a President should talk to his fellow Americans
What would have Obama done to confront this crisis?....
Does he or anybody ever call this a insurrection?
Bush SR was a decent man.
Riots made justice system look at the tapes again
Drivers must be armed now for they own life protection if they can*t avoid creepy dangerous protestator anywhere in America
Im 27, why didnt we send in the national guard or actual army?
@rocki_bb
4 жыл бұрын
The National Guard was sent in. Other than the National Guard, US military CANNOT be used on American soil against Americans. This article explains why www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/immigration/sd-me-military-border-20180403-story.html
@NwoDispatcher
3 жыл бұрын
@@rocki_bb in waco they were used
Best Republican president since Eisenhower. His son could never hold a candle to him.
@2H2521
7 ай бұрын
@jackmeeellleee4896 His son was a horrible president, he was so unfit.
In the beginning he states "at the request of the Governor's" back then they would accept help from the Federal Government .now, they will refuse it
Just when Bush 1 was in the middle of a Re Run 🏃 for PRESIDENT 🤔📺👀🔥🔥🔥🙏🏾
@RB01.10
6 жыл бұрын
Patrick Black There were other reasons he didn't get re-elected. His broken promise to not raise taxes, the early 90's recession, seeming to be out of touch with Americans.
So if police attack people I have the right to defend him ok thanks
Social media has also become a medium that brings us together these days. But the images we’ve seen of what happened to George Floyd shocked us, & the images we’ve seen of the riots last year & this year have appalled us.
I remember this speech in the 90s. I was in highschool. A Republican would never give this kind of speech.today. Bush sr. And Ronald Reagan. Where good Republicans that knew how to lead. And they worked together with everyone. Republicans nowadays are horrible! And immature.
It's like a different kind if existence, completely.
Sesame Street is an example of the climate of understanding & tolerance, it has always been about kindness, acceptance, inclusion, equity & diversity, we must allow our diversity to bring us together, not drive us apart. Racism, bigotry, anti-Semitism & hate of any kind have no place on Sesame Street or any street. Now Sesame Street has a new initiative to help kids stand up against racism.
WE ARE THE MACHINE WE ARE RIOT
why all the orbs in the background?? look at 9:45 to 9:50
@jordanwebb989
4 жыл бұрын
It’s the fucking 90’s.
He never declared implementation of insurrection act
@jerrylaw788
2 жыл бұрын
you are wrong and he did declare implementation of insurrection act during the 1992 LA riots and you must don't know that the 1992 LA riots was the largest riot in USA history and you must don't know how bad the 1992 LA riots was and that's why you said he never declared implementation of insurrection act and all you need to do is google search Insurrection act was last used in the 1992 LA riots and confirm the truth that you thought was wrong
Latasha harlins. Was the last straw
histery does repeat itself over and over and over and over again no?
@zonaryorange8734
4 жыл бұрын
This... this was almost a whole year too early 💀
Rest in peace bush.
In other words: The show must go on, no Revolution!
What's up Whitney Houston and pac and big and pun and james brown oh heavy d what up boi I see ya chillin
This man demolished Mike Dukakis by being 'tough on crime' which is code for overzealous punishment and zero accountability by police. When you suppress a huge population for centuries and abuse them. WTF do you expect?
@si91
6 жыл бұрын
What do I expect? Law and order! It is asinine to assert that the "natural" response of an oppressed people is to destroy their own city in response to a judicial verdict they don't like. Korean businesses were targeted during the LA riots.! What on earth do they have to do with "oppression" or "abuse" of blacks? Is it so unreasonable to expect that oppressed and abused people refrain from oppressing and abusing others?
@rickploddingzombieproducti1530
5 жыл бұрын
What seperates us from a lawless society is the cops. Not all cops are angels but they at least have for the most part good intentions. Just think about a major city without its police force for just 1 day....Then you tell me if you'd wanna live there.
HERE ❤️🌹😇😤😭👌 my peer
R.I.P Poppyfield Bush.
Its hilarious, I find even myself doing it often. But as a democrat/liberal I remember the absolute horrible things I could say and think about HW, W, Romney, etc. "They started a war for oil!" "Why won't Romney release his returns, he must be a crook" "W. dodged serving in Vietnam!" And then I lived through 3.5 years of Trump and McConnell. Me now: " George Bush commands respect" "Mitt Romney is a moral man who isn't afraid to speak his mind." "W. led us through 9/11 like a champ.... damn right I can hear you George, and Osama definitely heard us later!"
RIP Papa Bush
poorly drawn card board cutout president
lol!!
Man their teleprompter game was really lacking. You can clearly see he's looking to the left of the camera. I don't remember Reagan looking so obviously off camera, their teleprompter equipment must've been broken on this particular day.
@Maverick180c
4 жыл бұрын
Reagan worked as a an actor, so he was pretty good at memorizing lines.
@zeroeffortmemes
4 жыл бұрын
@@Maverick180c good point
Trump would never have been this professional. Or have given a good speech to the country like this.
Its a good speech Reagan should have been thier to say it
@edmerc92
3 жыл бұрын
Reagan was out of office. Bush was the president at the time (1992).
Just like Trump !
Trump is not a decent human in any way what so ever.
@Fortaz107
4 жыл бұрын
George Bush called in the troops to take care of the riots. Wasn't an issue then, why is it an issue when Trump does it?
@JamesWilson-sb9iq
3 жыл бұрын
Fortazzz They want Trump out of office and they will do anything to do that
@royisdabest
3 жыл бұрын
@@Fortaz107 double standard and the leftist media, *cough* vox *cough*
Anyone here in 2020 notice what he had that Trump doesn't? He saw all sides of the problem! Trump has yet to do so and thus the country is a mess!
@JamesWilson-sb9iq
3 жыл бұрын
Burn Loot Murder! It’s pretty simple honestly!
When you could walk out your house and feel safe because george bush was president
All Bush knew to do is sit behide His desk and do nothing
It was, and still is, perfectly fine for the criminal police to abuse the public.
@Amaymay1000
4 жыл бұрын
Chile....you a month too early.
typical spook behavior, we don't like the verdict so lets destroy our city
@Zeldarw104
7 жыл бұрын
shut-up you damn troll! I can't understand until it happens to me syndrome!😯
@Zeldarw104
7 жыл бұрын
Doc Mesa And you're most definitely are an evil, neanderthal, caucasoid, savage, thug, coward! I'm not a troll, I don't have to make up fake accounts.😯
@kevindocmesa9073
7 жыл бұрын
Zelda Williams hahaha, also my account is not fake.
@Zeldarw104
7 жыл бұрын
Doc Mesa you're a liar, a coward and a piece of smelly dog shit! I wouldn't believe you if your tongue was notarized!
@jeffburden2628
6 жыл бұрын
they deserved to do worse. An I am white. They weren't just owed OJ not guilty. They were owed 100 murderers & 100 drug related incarsarations 2 be released but all 200 should've gottin compensation along with their pardons.
Bush Sr > Trump Trump was just a big mouth on Twitter
Presidential!
Looking like he had nothing to do with it.....gtfo of here..
George DUB YA Bush 😆❤️
A person with a brain: hey mr.president, why don't we retrial and the riots will stop? Bush: No! Get the military!
@dumbdumber7203
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you dont get to do re-trials on will. That's not how it works, that's not how any of it works.
@marquaviouschester6947
4 жыл бұрын
@@dumbdumber7203 which was dumb. The riot would've stopped in a heartbeat if those officers were guilty, or would've been no riot at all.
@dumbdumber7203
4 жыл бұрын
@@marquaviouschester6947hahahaha, nobody is arguing against that point. You can just grant re-trials at will - just because you did not like the outcome. There is a process which must be followed. You dont get to loot, kill and burn down a city just because you did not get what you want. President Bush said that the federal government would lookin into the matter independently. But the rioters did not want to wait for that. Later on the federal government prosecuted a separate civil rights case, obtaining grand jury indictments for violations by the four officers of King's civil rights. Where two of the officers found guilty and sentenced to prison. The other two were acquitted of the charges. So all in all the riots forced Bush to do only thing that he could. It was the only solution. I wonder how many more would have died or be hurt in the riots, burnings and lootings if it was not for the guard.
@erlanggaprasetyo1606
3 жыл бұрын
@@dumbdumber7203 and what "process to follow" is that?
RIP.
He never says anything about Mr. King. Bias.
@josephmackela8466
4 жыл бұрын
Darren Lewis He seemed friendly with minorities to me.
@jman22009
3 жыл бұрын
Did you not watch the video or something? 3:30 It’s an entire bullet point dude
@lefty7511
3 жыл бұрын
King was a crack head loser lol. He was no role model.
rest in peace bush