"You Say Deserter, I Say More Dessert..." by Michael Moore

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Published on his website on Tuesday. He clears the air some more abou the 'deserter' statement at the Clark rally. This is a must read!

I would like to apologize for referring to George W. Bush as a "deserter." What I meant to say is that George W. Bush is a deserter, an election thief, a drunk driver, a WMD liar and a functional illiterate. And he poops his pants. In fact, he shot a man in Tucson "just to watch him die."

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The weird thing about all this is that during my routine I never went into any details about Bush skipping out while in the Guard (it's not like it's the biggest issue on my mind or facing America these days!) I was just attempting my best impersonation of that announcer guy for the World Wrestling Federation, asking the cheering crowd if they would like to see a smackdown ("debate") which I called "The Generaaal Versus The Deserterrrr!!" (You can watch it here -- hardly anyone in the media has shown this clip because viewers would suddenly see the context of my comments.)

When the press heard me use that word "deserter," though, the bells and whistles went off, for this was one of those stories they knew they had ignored -- and now it was rearing its ugly, truthful head on a very public stage. Without a single other word from me other than the d-word, they immediately got so defensive that it looked to many viewers like they—the press—maybe had something to hide. After all, when I called Bush a deserter, how did they know I wasn't referring to how he has deserted the 43 million Americans who have no health coverage? Why didn't they assume I was talking about how Bush is a deserter because he has deserted the working people of this country (who have lost 3 million jobs since he's taken office)? Why wasn't it obvious to them that I was pointing out how Bush had deserted our constitution and Bill of Rights as he tries to limit freedom of speech and privacy rights for law-abiding citizens?

Instead, they have created the brouhaha over Bush's military record, often without telling their audience what the exact charges are. It seems all they want to do is to get Clark or me -- or you -- to shut up. "We have never investigated this and so we want you to apologize for bringing it up!" Ha ha ha.

Read more on his site:

http://www.michaelmoore.com/

Or direct permanent link:

http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?messageDate=2004-01-27

Seems he just threw the 'deserter' statement up there, and the media just filled in the blanks. Hey, THEY brought it up!

[colonel odis]

1. this is an example of the internet at its best

10 years ago, we would have required the filter of the press and their pundits to tell us all this.

now they've been bypassed. couldn't happen to a nicer, er, dumber bunch of folks.

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2. kick

:kick:

[Bread and Circus]

3. Though there are some here who want us to "get over it"

"Bush was apparently absent without official leave from his assigned military service for as little as seven months (New York Times) or as much as 17 months (Boston Globe) during a time when 500,000 American troops were fighting the Vietnam War. The Army defines a “deserter” -- also known as a DFR, for “dropped from rolls” – as one who is AWOL 31 days or more: www-ari.army.mil/pdf/s51.pdf."

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Jennings is either stupid, ignorant, or a bold-faced liar.

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4. "Jennings is either stupid, ignorant, or a bold-faced liar."

Or petty.

This thread makes more sense than Jennings as stealth patriot, hurling a "dirty bomb" to bring down aWol.

Juicy Wesley Clark/Peter Jennings gossip!