Terror Alert: SEVERE RISK OF HYPE (Richard Cohen-WaPo)

[kpete]

Terror Alert: Severe Risk of Hype

By Richard Cohen
Tuesday, June 27, 2006; Page A21

It is the sheerest luck, I know, that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales looks (to me) a bit like Jerry Mahoney, because he fulfills the same function for the Bush administration that the dummy did for the ventriloquist Paul Winchell. At risk to his reputation and the mocking he must get when he comes home at night, Gonzales will call virtually anyone an al-Qaeda-type terrorist. He did that last week in announcing the arrest of seven inferred (it's the strongest word I can use) terrorists. I thought I saw Dick Cheney moving his lips.

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This compulsion to exaggerate and lie is so much a part of the Bush administration's DNA that it persists even though it has become counterproductive. For instance, the arrest of the seven suspects in Miami essentially coincided with the revelation by the New York Times that the government has "gained access to financial records from a vast international database and examined banking transactions involving thousands of Americans." Almost instantly, the administration did two things: It confirmed the story and complained about it. The Times account only helped terrorists, Cheney said.

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Cheney in particular has zero credibility, but his administration colleagues are not far behind. Prominent among them, of course, is the attorney general, a man so adept at crying wolf and mouthing the administration's line that he simply cannot be believed any more.

The Sears Tower. The Miami bureau of the FBI. Please. Someone, put the dummy back in his box.

more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/26/AR2006062600974.html

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. They didn't just jump the shark

They jumped the whole friggin' elephant.

[Aviation Pro]

2. Gee, I guess the aliens put back the real Richard Cohen....

...and took away his Republican apologist doppleganger.

[Hugin]

3. Yeah, I was just perusing the latest poll hype...

You know, where they say we're "split" on getting out of Iraq.
Rove is innocent... Bushie boy's poll numbers are waaaaay up and
the public has suddenly (coincidentally, after Rove's *cough* pardon *cough*)
reversed it's perverse dislike of our Glorious Leader.

Read it all here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13546174/

[babylonsister]

4. Are there two Richard Cohens who work for WaPo?

:crazy:

[dogday]

5. When he starts seeing through the BS

you know it's not working... I wonder how many others see through the hype as well???

[sinkingfeeling]

6. I loved this artricle! Richard claims to be a 'moderate' and from time

to time, get's it right!

[Frustratedlady]

7. Excellent article.

I'm not familiar with the author, but he has certainly echoed my thoughts on this subject and the main characters involved. Of course very few of us could argue about the credibility of Cheney, Gonzales, Rove or Bush, but it is refreshing to see it being published in the MSM.

I wonder if these guys realize that they are becoming so transparent? In fact, I am getting so accustomed to their antics, I can almost name off the cast of characters in the farce of the day. What a group...what a group.

[young_at_heart]

8. If Cheney has ZERO credibility, then why is he still here?

The "untruths" he has told over the years would probably take up an entire page. It's obvious that Gonzales is jsut mouthing his words!

[mopinko]

9. we are getting a little pissed about this in chicago

every one of these phony plots these days mentions the sears tower, or so it seems. get your grubby propaganda off my landmarks, wouldja?
(expect to see them change the name soon. sears moved out a long time ago.)

[diamondsndust]

10. Excellent article! Thanks!

Well worth the read and so refreshing!

"Please. Someone put the dummy back in his box".... :rofl: