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Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006
13th???? Slackers
UT Austin is a perfectly cromulent school.
Apologies to Chicago
The phrase "leave Iraq" was spoken many times during today's press conference, both in questions and in Bush's rambling responses. The chorus of a certain song appeared in my head, and I thought I would share the experience.
[span class="maniacal laughter"]Ha ha ha ha ha![/span]
Oo, oo, oo, oo, we got to kill some more
If we leave Iraq, you'll take away the very heart of me
Oo, oo, oo, oo, we got to kill some more
Oo, oo, oo, oo, babe I want my troops to stay
A war like ours is war that's hard to find
How could we let it slip away
We've come too far to leave it all behind
How could we end it all this way
When tomorrow comes we'll both regret
All the blood on our hands
If we leave Iraq, you’ll take away the biggest part of me
Oo, oo, oo, oo, no, please don’t stop my war
Oo, oo, oo, Death, I’ve just got to have you by my side
Oo, oo, oo, oo, no, please don’t stop my war
Oo, mama I’ve just got to have my war!
Nothin! (Bitches.)
I caught a bit of the press conference that Mr. Bush held with the White House press corps in their temporary digs. Too much of it was a chummy love fest. How about some professional distance, hmmm?
But there was just enough tough questioning to get Mr. Bush a little feisty. At one point, a reporter interrupted a rambling answer, and got Mr. Bush to admit, in plain language, that one of the pro-war talking points was bullshit.
QUESTION: What did Iraq have to do with it?
BUSH: What did Iraq have to do with what?
QUESTION: The attack on the World Trade Center.
BUSH: Nothing. Except it’s part of — and nobody has suggested in this administration that Saddam Hussein ordered the attack. Iraq was a — Iraq — the lesson of September 11th is take threats before they fully materialize, Ken. Nobody’s ever suggested that the attacks of September the 11th were ordered by Iraq.
Update: Full transcript.
Update 2: Norbiz's transcript.
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