I listened until he said "We have to smoke them'. Which I did, and his voice started givin' me the heebie jeebies.
- Tom G 3-07-2003 10:22 pm [add a comment]

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- jim 3-07-2003 11:12 pm [add a comment]

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  - Tom G 3-08-2003 4:01 am [add a comment]

I have to give debate points to the shrub for staying on message. Even the press stayed on message, despite showing small traces of occasional spine.

Stats

20

questions on Iraq/Saddam/war

2

questions on Korea

0

questions on the other two wars -- Afghanistan and al Queda.

15

approximate number of linkages Bush made between Saddam-Iraq and Sept 11-al Queda-terror

22

uses of the word "threat" by Bush

6

uses by the press

• "Is it personal?"
• Worth half a point since this question was buried in a longer question and easily deflected with "What's the rest of your six point question?"
• "Dead or alive?"
• Scrambled like Rodger Staubach. I think even he forgot what the damn question was at the end of his ramble.
• [In a rare moment in US journalism, an actual direct insistence for a direct answer. Although perhaps not to the most important of questions.
• Question: Sir, I'm sorry, is success contingent upon capturing or killing Saddam Hussein, in your mind?
• Bush: We will be changing the regime of Iraq, for the good of the Iraqi people.
• -- translation: "We're gonna regime change that boy upside the head."
• You say you trust the people. Are you going to tell them what the war is going cost?
• "Don't worry, you'll get a supplemental in the end. Supplemental budget that is."

"It's his choice." -- Stop invading yourself, stop invading yourself.

Depends on how you count them, but there were about twenty-five statments linking Saddam-Iraq with Sept 11-al Queda-terror.

Bible, God and prayer (6 times in one answer) made appearances.


- mark 3-08-2003 10:20 am [add a comment]