ABC News and the Washington post broke this small story about how our idiot boy-king went on Polish television in 2003 and proudly proclaimed that the US had uncovered proof of Iraq’s biological weapon program in the form of a couple of trailers.
The problem was, the trailers weren’t mobile bio-weapons labs. And the folks in the field sent in a report saying as much. Oh, and the idiot boy-king made his brash statement two days after that report had reached Washington.
So, the question is, did Bush lie yet again?
According to his mouthpiece, Scott McClellan, the answer is a resounding no. He claims that our intrepid idiot boy-king was basing his proclamation of proof on some CIA & DIA documents, which were issued by some folks who didn’t really get a chance to look over the trailers.
So, for the moment, let’s assume that McClellan is correct, and that Prince George didn’t knowingly lie. What does that prove?
Well, it certainly confirms Bush is probably one of the most inept and incompetent leaders that ever sat his ass in the oval office. Think about it, he went on TV and triumphantly stated as fact that his fear mongering about Iraq’s WMDs had been vindicated, even if it hadn’t. And he did so (and here is the clincher), before he had all the facts.
Let that sink in. Bush was willing to go in front of the world and start talking about things before he knew whether what he would say was true or not. And it's not like he had to wait all that long - the trailers were being further evaluated as he was inserting foot into mouth.
While that may not be lying, it certainly falls under the umbrella of being misleading. And absolutely irresponsible.
No one in any other job could get away with that sort of shit. Could you, in whatever job you have, be able to tell co-workers, your boss, your customer, stockholders, etc, something as if it were fact before you knew for sure? That is called making an assumption. No mechanic would state as fact that your car’s bad performance of late was due to a burnt out sparkplug before checking. No plumber would say your poor water pressure was due to a cracked pipe before looking. And no banker would approve a loan before doing an account check.
So why is it okay for the president to go off and continually make these embarrassing and costly statements before he has all the facts?
And the worst part is how quick his sycophantic worshippers are to apologize for him.
They must be getting really tired by now.
Ook ook
2 comments:
This is brilliant!
"So why is it okay for the president to go off and continually make these embarrassing and costly statements before he has all the facts?"
Because his party is in the majority. When the other party is in the majority, they can do it as well. It's not the country, or the people, but the parties that matter. That is why I constantly harp on eliminating the two party system that currently has us in a headlock. I know that there are more than two parties, but only two are treated by the press, and thus the people, as being legitimate.
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