Carl Bernstien: Bush disinformation the worst I've ever seen

[illinoisprogressive]

Watergate reporter talks about the difference of the Bush regime from the Nixon presidency.


"The Bush administration," Bernstein continues, "is a far different matter in which disinformation, misinformation and unwillingness to tell the truth -- a willingness to lie both in the Oval Office, in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, in the office of the vice president, the vice president himself -- is something that I have never witnessed before on this scale."

Bernstein contrasted Nixon's covering up of illegal activities tied to his re-election campaign with the Bush White House's "unwillingness to be truthful, both contextually and in terms of basic facts that ought to be of great concern to people of all ideologies.

"This president has a record of dishonesty and obfuscation that is Nixonian in character in its willingness to manipulate the press, to manipulate the truth," he adds. "We have gone to war on the basis of misinformation, disinformation and knowing lies from top to bottom."

http://www.rawstory.com//news/2007/Bernstein_Bush_administrations_disinformation_misinformation_something_0214.html

[Botany]

1. Wonder how the Smith body story is doing

"We have gone to war on the basis of misinformation, disinformation and knowing lies from top to bottom."

[evlbstrd]

2. Excellent read.

From the half of the Watergate reporting team I can still respect.

[w8liftinglady]

3. hasn't Carl been kind of a waffler during this whole ordeal..?

coming out loud enough to sell a book when it's convenient?
He is currently working on a bio of Hillary.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Bernstein

[anitar1]

4. Carl Bernstein is a much more honest person than

Woodward, imho. I have respect for him.

[In Truth We Trust]

5. Unlike woodward; Carl has drunk the Koolaid. k&r

[checks-n-balances]

6. You mean 'Carl HASN'T drunk the koolaid,' don't you? n/t

[In Truth We Trust]

7. Yes you are right. Typo on my part Thanks! Carl Has NOT drunk the Koolaid.