* just said on NBC

[Debau2005]

That the groups of anti-war protestors are getting smaller! IS HE BLIND?

I can't watch any more.

[CatholicEdHead]

1. What is he on? Boy is he nervous

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. How would he know?

:shrug:

[long_green]

13. That's what I was thinking

he had people making a DVD of Katrina news so he could catch up on that. Surely no one thinks the ego polishers are giving him detailed information about war protests.

[bahrbearian]

3. Well ,thats what he is told, by his very well informed advisors,

[DemoTex]

4. Nor can I. The TV is off until The Daily Show repeat at 7 pm.

Thank goodness TDS is back in the 7 pm slot. Now I have a good excuse not to watch Tweety.

[rainy]

7. you got that right! I hated splitting the time between Jon

and keith

[azmouse]

5. Maybe the oxygen supply

to his bubble has been reduced and it's affecting his vision.

[patrice]

6. Yep. We'll all just go home now 'cause *Sneak made some speeches.

:spray:

[deadparrot]

8. This is one of those rare occasions on which I'm thankful I have a final

tomorrow which I have to study for. :)

[raysr]

9. Black is white, day is nite,

up is down, more is less, on and on.

[Angry Girl]

10. He's a pathological LIAR! Why are you listening to that bum?

Do you mar your delicate ears with the retching lies of the murderous bastard's gaping and bottomless hole.

[MidwestTransplant]

11. What did Brian Williams say in response?

[truth2power]

12. He also said today

in answer to a question, :eyes: that the number of Iraqis killed was 30,000 more or less.

I guess "more or less" was the weasel phrase. Ignored the credible study by the Lancet that put the number at 100,000. I've been waiting for someone call attention to that. *crickets*

He just pulls stuff out of his ass and nobody in the supine press ever calls him on it.

Moron!!!

[Razzy]

17. Right or wrong?

Truth2power, perhaps he was referring to the amount of reported deaths. The Lancet study estimated an incredibly wide number, where 100,000 was the average while reported deaths were somewhere around 25,000-30,000.

Don't get me wrong here. I just think it can be defended that reported deaths give a more reliable number than an estimitation.

[truth2power]

25. If that's the case,

then I stand corrected. I didn't read the actual Lancet study, but summaries seemed to say that they took pains to collect data on individuals, family members who attested that their family member had died in the fighting.

30,000 is still an obscene number, though...given that we were supposed to be "bringing democracy" to these people.

[newyawker99]

27. Hi Razzy!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[WCGreen]

28. HE could also just be reporting on what has happened

after the "insurgency" blossomed, relegating the folks killed during and up to the invasion as collateral damage....

[susu369]

18. "more or less"

I am still fuming from hearing those stupid and uncaring words (gawd, he truly has inherited Bar's insufferable arrogance).

Add to that the completely incoherent ramblings with Brian Williams (which I could only take a small doses).

Let bu$h* keep talking - yes, I pray his handlers keep presenting the idiot in free form.

[Razzy]

19. Approximately

Well, "more or less" is defined by the dictionary as "approximately".

Perhaps it wasn't the best choice of words, but I think there's no need to attack Bush on those grounds.
He used the correct words but it could have been better.

[susu369]

21. When you are speaking of human souls

"more or less" is NOT appropriate. It is flippant and cavalier.

[Razzy]

22. Yes and no

Well I think it's only his manner of speaking... A bit Texan. ;)

I said though, it wasn't really the best choice of words, but I don't think this is exactly good as an argument against Bush.

[susu369]

23. He's NOT Texan -

he was born in Connecticut.

Sorry, my tolerance for anyone attempting to defend that evil man is extremely limited.

Good night

[Razzy]

24. He lived in Texas

Hehe, I understand. But he has lived in Texas & other states with this kind of lingo. Perhaps his manner of speaking is different... I would also ask for understanding if this were any other man. I think there are more reasonable ways of attacking people you disagree with than their manner of speaking. ;)

[truth2power]

26. Problem is, the press was so stunned that

he would even deign to answer questions that the CONTENT of his answers didn't matter.

[Razzy]

14. Maybe they're pratially right

Well, I myself have noticed that there are less anti-war protests after Bush won the election.

The protests seem to have gone down a bit after the '04 offensive. Perhaps that's what they're pointing out.

p.s. I'm new to DU... Hi.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

15. Is he using his binoculars backwards again?? nt.

[catmother]

16. he's dilusional. n/t

[npincus]

20. he's gotta stop reading 'Weekly World News"

they were totally wrong on WMDs

[Rambis]

29. Boy in the bubble

What do we expect? Has he ever been in front of people who weren't ordered to be there or hand picked? NO! The "free speech zone" keeps you 8 blocks away it is a wonder he has seen any at all except in Texas at the raunch and puke.

[Supersedeas]

31. and conserving oxygen

[paulk]

30. it's the same strategy he's always used

lie, lie again, lie some more, repeat

[emdee]

32. According to Brian Williams on Hardball,

they had to place mattresses against the windows to drown out the sounds of the protesters during the interview. That's "getting smaller"? Ha!
emdee

[The Wielding Truth]

33. * lives the Rummy philosophy ( Lie,Lie, and Lie Louder)

Rums says he can make reality be what he says it is.
We just can't live in that reality anymore.
Remember they work for us.
If we don't like them or they betray us, we can fire them.