President Has Second Thoughts About 'Bring 'Em On'

[ElsewheresDaughter]

President Has Second Thoughts About 'Bring 'Em On'


President Bush speaks to reporters at the White House.

WASHINGTON (Jan. 14) - President Bush says he now sees that tough talk can have an "unintended consequence."

During a round-table interview with reporters from 14 newspapers, the president, who not long ago declined to identify any mistakes he'd made during his first term, expressed misgivings for two of his most famous expressions: "Bring 'em on," in reference to Iraqis attacking U.S. troops, and his vow to get Osama bin Laden "dead or alive."

"Sometimes, words have consequences you don't intend them to mean," Bush said Thursday. "'Bring 'em on' is the classic example, when I was really trying to rally the troops and make it clear to them that I fully understood, you know, what a great job they were doing. And those words had an unintended consequence. It kind of, some interpreted it to be defiance in the face of danger. That certainly wasn't the case."

On other points, Bush said:

He wants Congress to approve major changes in the Social Security program before the end of May. Many Democrats and some Republicans in Congress oppose Bush's proposal, which may entail steep reductions in future benefits.


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[tjdee]

1. "I am stupid." It's called thinking before you speak, dummy.

And we pay this jackass?

He does realize that the entire world hears him when he speaks?

Does he realize he's the pResident?

:scared:

[tridim]

4. BushCo DID think before Bush spoke those words

That's why it's so scary. Rove's words are always calculated.

[tjdee]

6. That's what I don't get with this guy.

I reacted to those comments on face value--which would indicate he knows he's an idiot.

But when you consider that indeed, Rove comes up with that nonsense, I wonder why Bush doesn't care that he looks like a bumbling moron.

Eh, I guess he's rich enough and taken care of enough that he doesn't care what us little folk think.

[yorkiemommie1]

11. he thinks he's a dictator, or at least aspires to be one

he's a huge collection of 'stupid genes'.

[maxpower]

2. Could this be

In response to the latest video from the insurgents who mocked his "bring em on" comment?

[catzies]

5. HA! Then doesn't it mean the terrorists have won? Thanks, Dubya

:eyes:

[Kolesar]

10. I missed the story of that video

Do you have any more on it?

[NYC]

18. Link to "Iraq Rebels in Video Taunt".

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1143994

[maxpower]

23. Thanks

I was looking for that link. I probably should have included that in my post.

[KDLarsen]

22. Not so sure..

.. on one hand it could be a response to that video. On the other hand, perhaps he's been waiting to put it out so he wouldn't be painted a flip-flopper. After all, a lot of policy reversals have taken place AFTER the re(s)election.

[VegasWolf]

3. "Bush says he now sees ." But, I thought God didn't make mistakes.n/t

[shrike]

7. hey, dipwad!

Too effin' late.

[Union Thug]

8. Ooopsy Daisy, I just got thousands of people killed...

ah schucks, I speak all plainy an all.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

12. Recalling that remark, Bush told the reporters: ..........

Recalling that remark, Bush told the reporters: "I can remember getting back to the White House, and Laura said, 'Why did you do that for?' I said, 'Well, it was just an expression that came out. I didn't rehearse it.'

"I don't know if you'd call it a regret, but it certainly is a lesson that a president must be mindful of, that the words that you sometimes say. ... I speak plainly sometimes, but you've got to be mindful of the consequences of the words. So put that down. I don't know if you'd call that a confession, a regret, something."





oh dear god!GOD HELP US!!!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

9. Reporters also asked Bush about the high price tag for his 2nd inaugural

During his second debate last year with presidential challenger Sen. John Kerry, Bush was asked to name three instances in which he had made a wrong decision. At the time he declined to identify any specific mistakes.

Reporters at Thursday's round-table also asked Bush about the high price tag for his second inaugural celebration and suggestions the $40 million gala, which is being paid for by private donations - much of it coming from lobbyists and corporations - be scaled down.

"The inauguration is a great festival of democracy," he said. "People are going to come from all over the country who are celebrating democracy and celebrating my victory, and I'm glad to celebrate with them."

The newspapers participating in the round-table interview were the Detroit Free Press, the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, The (Portland) Oregonian, the (Little Rock) Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, The Miami Herald, The Kansas City (Mo.) Star, The (Phoenix) Arizona Republic, the Portland (Maine) Press Herald, The Hartford (Conn.) Courant, the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel, The (Columbia, S.C.) State, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer-Press.

[shadowknows69]

13. that's ok george

I'm sure an apology letter to the kin of 1000 or so soliders with the rummy stamp of approval should make it all better. NOT.

[NYC]

14. No, he has second thoughts about his image.

[anarchy1999]

15. Well, it's the best he could do..."unintended consequences". Whoops,

sorry, everyone, "I really didn't mean "bring it on", the way it was interpreted". Okay, let's all play nice now, okay. Elections must go forward, um-kay?

[Kurovski]

16. That's Cold comfort

from a stone-cold idiot.

[jpgray]

17. Oh, he "declined" to name any mistakes he made?

More like he pretended he couldn't think of any.

[Bat Boy]

19. Second thoughts?

I didn't think he thought about it once.

[alexisfree]

20. looks like chenney is forcing his monkey to speak

[underpants]

21. Really? This guy?

[Moderator]

24. Duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1149389