A frantically spinning White House

[radfringe]

A frantically spinning White House

Make sense of this, if you can: The number of U.S. soldiers killed in the occupation of Iraq now exceeds the American death toll in the "liberation" of that unhappy country, the demarcation day of May 1 having been announced by G.I. George while disguised as a fighter pilot. The American administrator says the reconstruction of Iraq cannot be achieved without "several tens of billions of dollars" to rebuild its war-torn infrastructure and shattered economy. And President Bush has a new explanation for why we're there: It's the new battleground for the war on terror. We must press on, he says, until "total victory," confronting the terrorist menace in the desert so that "our people will not have to confront terrorist violence in New York or St. Louis or Los Angeles."

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"See," says Mr. Bush to the friendly crowd at the American Legion convention, "we had it planned all along but the American public wouldn't have understood all this complicated geopolitical stuff. They would have said 'Hey, aren't you the guy who said we wouldn't go 'nation-building' and meddling in everyone else's business?' But trust us. We know what we're doing."

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does it seem to you that the whistleass thinks the American people are stupid?

[ComerPerro]

1. And they still have the nerve

To brag about how well the war went, and how quickly it ended. Most of all, they love reminding Americans how "wrong" the critics were.

[radfringe]

2. translation- we had to lie and scare the dooo-doo out of people...

"See," says Mr. Bush to the friendly crowd at the American Legion convention, "we had it planned all along but the American public wouldn't have understood all this complicated geopolitical stuff. They would have said 'Hey, aren't you the guy who said we wouldn't go 'nation-building' and meddling in everyone else's business?' But trust us. We know what we're doing."


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isn't this an admission that it was a deliberate lie???? seems like it me

[ComerPerro]

3. Not only is it an admission of a deliberate lie

Its an admission that they really couldn't give a shit.

[izzie]

5. I think it is called ruling for the polls.

This guy does nothing but for votes. Right now they are proping up their standard blacks, working types and women with children to be put on stage behind him.Did you see Anna Talnaes cartoon with Bush at the bar? Hits it right on.I do not know how to post that.

[LittleApple81]

9. here it is

[w13rd0]

4. So...basically...

...Bush calls the American people stupid, and says they planned on chaos and economic ruin all along...will someone please remove this miserable fuck from power, now please...

[Paschall]

6. "Trust us"?!?

<snip> It's your money. It will give you a chance to set your priorities for your family. It says that we in the federal government have a fundamental trust in the people of America, and that's where our faith should be -- in the people. The best government is that which trusts America, and there's no better way to make that trust explicit than to share your money with you. </snip>

<snip> Again, I want everybody to understand we've set priorities and funded them. There's a fundamental issue at stake here. And that is, do you trust Tommy to spend his own money? That's really one of the issues, if you think about it. And I want the people of Georgia to hear loud and clear my plan trusts the Tommys of the world to make the decisions. You see, I think he -- you can best decide what's best for your family, better than I can decide what's best for your family. </snip>

<snip> And it's so important to trust the American people, so important for our government to trust people, because the people are the strength of this country. </snip>

<snip> It's really a matter of who you trust. It's a matter of trust. Once the priorities are met, once debt is repaid, once the money is set aside in case something goes wrong, it's who do you trust. And I want to make it clear to the people of South Dakota: I trust you, rather than the government, to spend your money. I trust you. </snip>

<snip> I have great trust in the American people. I can't tell you what an honor it is to be your President, and to travel our land, and to see people come out and wave. It reinvigorates my spirit, because it helps me understand yet again the spirit of America. The true greatness of this country does not lie in the halls of our governments; the true greatness of our country lies in the hearts and souls of the American people. </snip>

<snip> But it's also important for our President to understand that by rallying the spirit of America, we can trust the people to make America a compassionate, decent place for all of us who are fortunate enough to live in this land. </snip>

<snip> It's a fundamental decision where we put our trust. And that's what I want this debate to focus on, who do you trust. Oh, I love dealing with the members of the Congress, and they're good folks, they care a lot about their country. But we ought to trust the people of America. We ought to trust them to spend their own money. We ought to trust them to make the right decisions for their families. We ought to have a limited and focused and energetic federal government that, when it's all said and done, holds the people up in our trust. </snip>

Social Security Administration: Statements by GW Bush on SS 2001

Do you think the "Tommys of the world" would have decided it's best for their family to send Tommy or his sons and daughters to Iraq?

Do you feel ShrubCo is "holding the people up" in trust or is this administration simply a hold up?

[w13rd0]

8. You should send that on to a few places...

...an absolutely masterful response using the chickenchimps own words...

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. In George we Trust?

I think not. Nor are the American people as stupid as whistleass is. I'm surprised that some of the Legionares didn't get up and start asking him some embarrassing questions about veteran's benefits and his broken promises to them.

[HFishbine]

10. Alternate Source?

Is there an alternate source to the Bush quote "we had it planned all along...?"

It wasn't in his prepared remarks (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030826/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_text_1) and I cannot find mention of it in any of the news stories covering the event.

I'd love to share this with a few of my republican friends, but not before I verify that Bush really said it.

Any links?