Dean on CNN: Either the president deliberately misled the nation..

[madfloridian]

and sent our troops to war anyway, or people from the administration withheld that information from the president of the United States."

The most pertinent paragraphs, sort of out of order of transcript, but ties it together.

DEAN: That goes to the heart of two issues of this next election is going to be about. One is the qualifications and competency of this president. And the other is the honest and trustworthiness, honesty and trustworthiness of this president. The American people deserve to know if their president is honest."

COLLINS: Governor Dean, you came out yesterday and blasted the president saying that he ignored intelligence on WMD. Are you implying that the president lied about that?

HOWARD DEAN: We don't know, Heidi, once again, whether the president wasn't informed -- in which case the administration is incompetent -- or whether he did know and then he deliberately lied to the American people. We deserve to know that.

So I want the president to declassify that report, let the American people know what did the president know and when did he know it? Did he deliberately mislead us? Or did he do it because people kept information from him in his administration? "

Here is the transcript link:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/13/sitroom.01.html

And I found the video of his interview at a right wing blog, interestingly enough. Not one of ours. The one who posted the video was condemning him for the interview...but you need to read some of the comments. Interesting. So I should thank him for posting the video clip.

Video:
http://www.exposetheleft.com/2006/04/13/dean-bush-implies/

Ok, I can't resist this wonderful post someone left there..it is a thing of beauty.

"I know it is hard for you bush worshipers to watch your dreams crumble. Thats whats happening right now. You just can’t see it yet. 35% approval rating, repub congress 25% approval rating, glaring incompetence everywhere. And before you feed me the we dont care about polls line, save your breath. You cared about them when he had majority support. You fear Dean cause he tells the TRUTH and you can’t handle the TRUTH. You like simple little talking points about freedom and democracy. What the hell is bush’s plan in Iraq? We stand down when they stand up? Thats no plan!"

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

1. ... what did the president know and when did he know it?

I love that question. It cuts through a lot of BS.

[Nite Owl]

9. So Nixonian

only he make Nixon look like he was a kindergartner.

[yourout]

2. Bush knew and did not care......Iraq was going to be invaded no matter....

what. All the spin in the world will not shake the blood of thousands of innocent Iraqis from the hands of Bushco.

[madfloridian]

3. You are right.

I remember the day the bombing began. Tore my heart out.

[Fire Walk With Me]

4. Bush? Mislead the country?

Ahahahahaha.

[IndianaGreen]

5. If Bush didn't know, then he is a miserable failure. If he knew, then...

he is a criminal. Either way, he should be impeached together with Cheney!

Iraq, Iran, impeach, indict.

[madfloridian]

6. "If it reaches the president of the United States, he's in deep trouble."

"We've had the Republican leader of the Senate under investigation for insider trading, the Republican leader of the House having to resign. This Republican administration is full of corruption from top to bottom. We need to know if that reaches the president of the United States or not. If it reaches the president of the United States, he's in deep trouble."

Pretty clear there.

[pstans]

7. Thanks for posting

Howard Dean speaks for me.

[FogerRox]

8. me too kickin

[0007]

10. bttft