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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-01-06 11:41 AM
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White House reruns
Edited on Fri Sep-01-06 11:45 AM by formercia
even speech writers have limits:


http://www.sltrib.com/ci_4271027

Old message, new style
Bush says war critics 'patriotic' - just wrong
By Rebecca Walsh and Matthew D. LaPlante
The Salt Lake Tribune



Same city. Same stage. Same message.
President Bush on Thursday repeated - sometimes word for word - a good portion of the message he delivered a year ago in Salt Lake City: that the fight against terrorism is a noble battle on par with 20th-century struggles against fascism, Nazism and communism.
But there were subtle differences in Bush's tenor this time, particularly as he attempted to defend his policies in Iraq to a skeptical American public.
The bravado of a year ago was muted. He admitted that all is not well in Iraq. He acknowledged dissenters can be "patriotic." And he had to wipe away a tear as he publicly recognized the tragic consequences of his foreign policy - as the family of a slain Marine, seated in the front row at the Salt Palace Convention Center, looked on.
With dwindling public support, particularly for his handling of Iraq, political observers say Bush is now trying to play the dual roles of commander in chief and humble public servant.




In other news, an aide to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was seen inserting an audio tape of President Bush's speech into the Prime Minister's backside.
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