bigpoppanils Posted October 15 Report Share Posted October 15 Mr. President, you're blowing itSurely we're not that dumbBy Molly IvinsCreators Syndicatehttp://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/columnists/molly_ivins/9916210.htmPresident Bush may not be dumb, but he sure does think the rest of us are.You have to assume that your audience is a bunch of borderline morons to tell as many whoppers as he does. True, short-term memory loss is creeping up on a lot of us, but even I can remember what Bush told us about why we had to invade Iraq.There was about a rationale a week, but the main contenders were because (A.) Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and (B.) links to al Qaeda, so the WMD might get into terrorist hands.The supposed Saddam Hussein-al Qaeda connection was so often trumpeted that by the time the war started, 70 percent of Americans believed that Saddam was behind 9-11.Last week, Donald Rumsfeld admitted that he had never seen any credible evidence of a link between Saddam and al Qaeda.Last week, the Duelfer report, written by our top weapons inspector, said that Saddam not only had no weapons of mass destruction but also that most of them had been destroyed shortly after the Persian Gulf War.The report also said that both the U.N. inspections and the sanctions against Iraq had been resoundingly successful -- that Saddam was becoming weaker and weaker. This is the report that Bush had the cheek to quote during the debate last week as a source for his contention that Saddam had the "means, materials and intent" to develop WMD.The Duelfer report specifically shows that Iraq had neither the means nor the materials and that Saddam was slipping ever further away from his intent to create same. How dumb does Bush think we are?I especially enjoyed this gem: "And yet think where we are. Added 1.9 million new jobs in the last 13 months." Excuse me? The new employment numbers came out just before the debate -- 95,000 new jobs last month, not even enough to keep up with the 150,000 newbies who come into the labor market every month.In other words, a net job loss of 55,000 in September, for a grand total of nearly 1 million jobs lost under Bush. How dumb does Bush think we are?Also in the lies/damn lies category, how nice that 75 percent of "key members" of al Qaeda have been captured, according to Bush. According to independent terrorism experts, the figure has no meaning at all.As detailed in intelligence reports from around the globe, al Qaeda has gained strength since 9-11, with our invasion of Iraq acting as its recruiting poster. Further, the network is now more widespread and contains more discrete cells, so the leadership is all over the world. What we need most to catch them is the cooperation of other nations (see below).At one point during the debate, Bush shot out of his seat, so eager was he to point out the terrible blunder by Kerry in failing to acknowledge the contribution of Britain and Poland in Iraq.How dreadful, scolded Bush. How do you think you're going to get any allies to go along with you in the future if you don't even acknowledge their help?How right he is! And how well he should know. Bush quite notoriously failed to thank any of our allies in the Afghan war during his triumphal 2002 State of the Union Address -- an insult that left the parties in question quite frosty.I'm not saying that's why France and Germany wouldn't go along with us in Iraq -- they may have had a few other reasons -- but NATO did send another 3,500 troops just to help with the Afghan election. Always nice to see George W. Bush giving someone else lessons in diplomatic politesse and finesse.My favorite Bush line: "Freedom is on the march. Tomorrow, Afghanistan will be voting for a president. And Iraq will be having free elections."Elections were held in Afghanistan under U.N. supervision (see above for helpful advice on being courteous), and reports suggest that it went well. Glad to hear it and about time something did, since the warlords are still in charge of most of the country and opium production is at record high levels.And freedom is on the march in Iraq, all right. According to Bush, a few remnants of the Baath Party and some international terrorists are responsible for all the suicide bombers, car bombs, mines, rocket attacks, etc.According to our own polls, 86 percent of Iraqis want us out of there either yesterday or ASAP. The insurgency is growing by the day.How dumb does Bush think we are?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Molly Ivins writes for Creators Syndicate. 5777 W. Century Blvd., Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045 barraquilla 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obby Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 Mr. President, you're blowing itHow dumb does Bush think we are?Dumb enough to vote for Kerry !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppanils Posted October 20 Author Report Share Posted October 20 Dumb enough to vote for Kerry !!!!it took you 5 whole days to come up with that huh? mrmatas2277 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramadas Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 Dumb enough to vote for Kerry !!!!hehe...I guess the author needs only look at the BUshies to see who would swallow his crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicman Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 it took you 5 whole days to come up with that huh?for a bush supporter that was a mighty quick response, and very witty!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmatas2277 Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 for a bush supporter that was a mighty quick response, and very witty!!dont make me give u neg. rep points.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicman Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 dont make me give u neg. rep points.... go pack go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmatas2277 Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 go pack go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obby Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 Let me elaborate for you guys a bit then even though you Libs will either see it as a conspiracy, a lie or to complicated to understand.Actually Kerry is counting on the ignorance of the American people. Perfect example:Have you seen the John Kerry commercial in which George Bush pledges to help Seniors on Medicare and "the very next day imposes a 17% premium increase - the biggest in history"? That ad is a stoke of genius on Kerry's part and will surely gain him many votes among the uninformed.I found it so amazing that I did some homework on the issue. As it turns out the 17% increase was not imposed by President Bush but was mandated by the "balanced budget agreement" signed by President Clinton, voted into law by Senator John Kerry, and was scheduled to come into effect during the Bush administration. President Bush had no authority to reverse what had been voted into law by Senator Kerry during the Clinton administration.So again, Kerry is counting on the ignorance of the American people. Don't be duped by his mendacity. I know I won't.Hope you like that answer better, OBBY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramadas Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 YO!WMC dates are out! March 22-26. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmatas2277 Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 YO!WMC dates are out! March 22-26.LOL...u sold me out last year.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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