In other words: A discussion of The Bush Administration
Fun with Scottie from This Modern World.
The following are cherry-picked excerpts of today's fun with Scottie McClellan, White House spokesliarQ ... I'm just wondering if you could explain how those two disparate thoughts are completely consistent.
No need for the answers... the answer is the same to each one: "9/11" (see Doonesbury strip below).
Q But that's in direct contradiction to what the 9/11 Commission has found.
Q Scott, do you really think people buy this?
Q Between what the facts are and what the reality is.
Q The New York Times says the President should apologize to the American people. Also, are you saying that the 9/11 report is wrong? Is that what you're saying that you reject the findings?
Q What are people supposed to conclude, that they're having lunch with each other?
Q You talk about deep, long-standing ties. What is that supposed to mean?
Q Why don't you just say the commission is wrong?
Q Well, because the terms that you did use, "deep, long-standing ties -- sinister nexus," and the President himself saying, "By removing Saddam Hussein we have removed an ally of al Qaeda," that means they are working together. Did Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda work together, where and when?
Q Well, what does "ally" mean?
Q That's an argument. Those are not facts.
Q That's just an argument. The facts as determined do not bear out that argument.
Q As a follow-up on my colleagues over here, do you think that if this was March 1, 2003, and the 9/11 report had come out, and we knew that there were no weapons of mass destruction, do you think the American people would have supported us going to war?
Q Scott, you said there is a misperception of what the commission said on ties to terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, let me ask you this, did this administration commit any mistakes? Are you -- in other words, are you considered a perfect government?
Q A perfect government. I mean you are not accepting any --
Q No, this government -- the government of President George W. Bush.
Q You're perfect.
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