The "Mission Accomplished" spin

[Friar]

The VRWC has been insisting Bush never said the war was over on Abraham Lincoln and that the banner was put up by the Captain of the aircraft carrier. While technically true, we all know what they intended with the speech he gave. There's no other interpretation that flies. Why haven't the few liberals and Dems who manage a little air time point out this outrageous spin? It's so obvious to anyone with more than half their brain cells functioning.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/05/01/bush.transcript/index.html

Excerpt (bold mine):

Thank you. Thank you all very much.

Admiral Kelly, Captain Card, officers and sailors of the USS Abraham Lincoln, my fellow Americans, major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed (not are prevailing, but have prevailed).

And now our coalition is engaged in securing and reconstructing that country.

In this battle, we have fought (not are fighting) for the cause of liberty and for the peace of the world. Our nation and our coalition are proud of this accomplishment, yet it is you, the members of the United States military, who achieved (more past tense) it. Your courage, your willingness to face danger for your country and for each other made this day possible.

Because of you our nation is more secure. Because of you the tyrant has fallen and Iraq is free.

Operation Iraqi Freedom was carried out (more past tense) with a combination of precision and speed and boldness the enemy did not expect and the world had not seen before.

[Swede]

1. Everytime Bush speaks there is in the background

these ridiculous banners behind him. JOBS! SECURITY! or whatever the location or speech is about. To try and weasle out of this just don't cut it George.

[Clark Can WIN]

2. If we make that argument now

We cannot let them hang themselves with it later, when it really counts, after we have our nominee.

I'd rather see us sit on this until after the primaries.

I know we are all chomping at the bit here, but we have to let this stuff out in a steady heavy drip. Like mercury from the biggest feakin broken thermometer in the world.