If we held them accountable for what they MEAN instead of what they SAY

[JAbuchan08]

we would find that they've never lied once.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/2/3/163056/9892

[hobbit709]

1. They would have all been indicted and jailed

by Jan 25, 2001 if we'd held them accountable for what they mean

[valerief]

3. Do you have a fleet of RoboCops to hold them accountable?

Or maybe a Congress who cares about you? I know I don't.

[JAbuchan08]

4. you gotta point, but at least we wouldn't be under the erroneous

assumption that they lied.

Basically they held up their ring index and middle fingers and told us to read between the lines.

That's not a lie is it?

:evilgrin:

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

6. And for what they DO.

You know, maybe we need a simultaneous translation of their speeches.

You know

When they say:

We'll take care of New Orleans

They Mean:

We'll promise you anything just to pacify you for the moment.

When they say:

We're going to reform Washington DC

They Mean:

We're going to get much better at covering up our crimes.


When they say:

We're working to protect our liberties and fight the war on terror.

They Mean:

Screw liberties, and the war on terror is a ruse for the PNAC agenda.


When they say:

We're fighting for Democracy.

They Mean:

We're fighting so we can give no-bid contracts to Halliburton. It's doing very well, you know.


When they say:

Human-animal hybrids

They Mean:

Nobody knows what the heck they mean!

[valerief]

7. Just read 1984

You'll understand their Newspeak very easily.

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

8. Yes, I read that a long time ago. When 1984 was in the future.

1984 came 16 years or so late. ;)

[valerief]

2. It's our fault for not being mind-readers

Ten years from now everyone around the world will be watching televised "relief" ads with U.S. citizens squatting over barren soil, picking at it looking for food. Of course, they'll be called the Bush Relief Fund ads.

[JAbuchan08]

5. Absolutely right

they've been saying what they mean this whole time.

Our naive adherence to the English language and contextual meaning has led us to believe they actually lied. By US I of course mean namby-pamby lieberals.

[sandnsea]

9. It's actually what they DO that matters

Especially since it's always the exact opposite of what they SAY or what they say they MEAN.

Bush always chooses this quote from the Bible "love your neighbor like you want to be loved yourself", which isn't a direct quote at all.

As Bono did at the National Prayer Breakfast, we should be using this quote "DO unto others as you would have them DO unto you".

It isn't what they say or how their words make you feel; it's what they DO. What they've DONE proves they lied on all fronts, plain and simple.