"Those lies Again"

[Laura PourMeADrink]

http://www.consortiumnews.com/2006/032206.html


Those Lies, Again
By Robert Parry
March 22, 2006


In a nationally televised press conference, George W. Bush repeated some of his favorite lies about the Iraq War, including the canard that he was forced to invade because Saddam Hussein blocked the work of United Nations weapons inspectors in 2003.

Bush has uttered this lie in a variety of forms over more than 2 ½ years, yet the Washington press corps has never challenged the President directly about the falsehood. He got away with it again on March 21 when no journalist followed up the question from Helen Thomas that elicited Bush’s response.

Some TV commentary about the Thomas-Bush exchange even suggested that Bush had scored points with the American public for calling on – and then slapping down – the senior White House correspondent who is known for her irreverent and acerbic questions. But Bush’s truthfulness wasn’t questioned.

Bush reasserted his false claim about the U.N. inspectors after Thomas noted that Bush’s pre-war rationales had turned out to be false, an apparent reference to Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein’s supposed links to al-Qaeda.

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1. The last laugh will be Helen's,

as she narrates Bush's flight from the White House in disgrace...and the toadys who don't back her up shall dine on crow as their readership continues to dwindle.

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2. bush's base drives these activities

as long as the fake patriotic religiously insane ignorant zealots in this country believe anything he says he has no reason not to lie. Such a shame for him though that all his work is designed to secure that whopping 34% who still support him. Good work if you don't have to seek reelection.

[LisaLynne]

3. I've never understood why anyone would consider ...

being rude to a distinquished, intelligent true journalist like Helen Thomas is some sort of victory. Bush is an ass and those with whom he "scored points" are even bigger asses. There. I said it. :)

But, yes, I don't know how many times we have to sit through the same lies before somebody says something. Ugh.