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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 09:49 AM Original message |
Can you document claims that Bush lied? |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
1. Valerie Plame comes to mind. We will punish those involved and/or |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 09:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. His OWN press secretary said he lied: |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 09:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Pardon me while I play the role of devil's advocate: |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. I guess it depends on what the meaning of "is" is... |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:04 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. No, I'm not trying to be evasive. |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
153. WaPo: |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 09:54 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. In the case of Plame, lies were told, but was it Bush who was lying? |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 09:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I find it totally unrealistic to believe he knew nothing about it, but |
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LeFleur1 (973 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 01:15 AM Response to Reply #9 |
145. Bush Lies |
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bowens43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 09:59 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. If a member of his administartion lies he does so with bushes blessing |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:03 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Bush is ultimately responsible for his staff. Absolutely. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:05 AM Response to Reply #11 |
22. Bush is responsible for his staff, but it really isn't his lie. |
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creeksneakers2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #22 |
134. Bush said he didn't know about the levees breaking until |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #5 |
42. bu$h* lied. said he would fire anyone involved. said it on the telly. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:34 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Is that really a lie? |
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kas125 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #45 |
141. But changing your mind AFTER you've stated your intent to do something |
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Branjor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. His campaign pledge |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Yes, and he certainly didn't keep that pledge. |
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Branjor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:01 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. The Downing Street memo |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Good. That comes very, very close. |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
105. I really like what you're doing here. |
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Beausoleil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:17 AM Response to Reply #13 |
31. "build nations" - who knows? |
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Libby2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
128. He said, I don't believe in nation building, |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
4. "Mission Accomplished". Evidence: what's been going on in Iraq since then. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. But Bush didn't put up that banner. In fact, his admin claims they had nothing to do with it. |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:05 AM Response to Reply #14 |
23. He said that combat operations were completed. What has been going on since? |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #14 |
24. This post covers it pretty well: |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Ok. That works. |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #24 |
97. Oh thanks! |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
96. He was LYING > |
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Oilwellian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
104. Which is a lie |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
111. Uh huh. Right. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #111 |
115. Don't get the impression I think Bush tells the truth much. |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
121. the NAVY had nothing to do with that banner. |
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Blarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
6. I will bite. |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:03 AM Response to Reply #6 |
20. You do not have to pay the troll. nt. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:13 AM Response to Reply #6 |
29. I agree, that's shady. |
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Blarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:22 AM Response to Reply #29 |
36. WTF ? |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. No, that's not what I said. |
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bowens43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
7. Lies do not have to be specific. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:17 AM Response to Reply #7 |
30. I agree, but ... |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #30 |
132. I think the media is saying this sometimes now |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
110. Lies of omission are also lies. |
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chelsea0011 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
8. Iraq has WMD's and is reconstituting his nuclear weapons programs |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:18 AM Response to Reply #8 |
32. Well, most of that boils down to interpretation. |
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chelsea0011 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:33 AM Response to Reply #32 |
44. You would have to believe that the President was out of the loop |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:34 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. agreed. |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
12. Jerry Politex at BushWatch compiled a list of lies in one debate in 2000: |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
17. I have pictures of his lips moving. nt. |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
18. Searching on the string "bush plausible deniability" returns a lot of potential cases. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
25. there are no weapons of mass destruction in iraq .....evidence enough |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:22 AM Response to Reply #25 |
35. But he was told by the Director of the CIA that the evidence was strong enough to make the case. |
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creeksneakers2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:31 PM Response to Reply #35 |
135. He was lying |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
26. Websites and books are devoted to the subject: |
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kelligesq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
33. his lips moved. |
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TacticalPeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
34. ‘I’ve Not Made Up My Mind’ |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:29 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. In my view, this is the strongest case for Bush lying. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #40 |
52. "All kinds of indications?" It's called the PNAC. Read up |
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wishlist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
38. More often, Bush's surrogates Rice and Cheney have told the blatant lies |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #38 |
43. Exactly. You have captured the entire point of this thread. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
39. "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of" |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:36 AM Response to Reply #39 |
48. I believe that Bush is still convinced that he told the truth. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. We Happen to Disagree |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:44 AM Response to Reply #50 |
53. I'm not sure we disagree much. |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #48 |
94. you need to offer up proof on that |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #94 |
114. Offer proof of my belief, or that he thinks he was telling the truth? |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #114 |
130. You use the words "accepted' and "assumed" and I think... |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 12:02 AM Response to Reply #48 |
143. If someone tells a deliberate falsehood, even if they tell themselves it's true - it's still LYING.. |
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wishlist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
41. "I'm a uniter, not a divider" n/t |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:35 AM Response to Reply #41 |
47. I think that qualifies more as delusion or, possibly, bullshit on Bush's part. |
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demgurl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 09:28 PM Response to Reply #47 |
157. Bullshit = lie |
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Wizard777 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
49. Don't forget about the lie of ommission. Did he tell the WHOLE Truth? n/t |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:48 AM Response to Reply #49 |
55. No. Very seldom if ever. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
51. How many times has he used the term "war on terror?" That's a LIE every time |
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wintersoulja (390 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
54. I can document the last time they told the truth |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
56. Too broad. How about lies in the State of the Unions only LOL |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:20 AM Response to Reply #56 |
62. Absolutely! |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
57. During his November 8 press conference, President Bush announced Donald H. Rumsfeld's... |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:22 AM Response to Reply #57 |
63. Yep. That's definitely one. Thank you. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:47 PM Response to Reply #63 |
99. it is? I probably would cut him some slack. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #99 |
117. "And my answer was, they’re going to stay on" |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #99 |
118. I see your point, but basically this amounts to a classic politician's lie. |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
58. try this site-hope you have lots of time |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:30 AM Response to Reply #58 |
65. I scrolled through the first two screens. You're right -- it will take some time. |
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zabet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
59. What about... |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #59 |
66. Yes, that's annoying as hell and a symbol of his incompetence. |
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zabet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:47 AM Response to Reply #66 |
69. Well, so far it is... |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
60. Iraq on the Record. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #60 |
67. You definitely have this on the right track. |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
61. downing street minutes |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
64. "We have found the weapons of mass destruction," Bush said in an interview with a Polish TV station. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:38 AM Response to Reply #64 |
68. That was a completely wrong statement, but Bush was simply repeating bad information. |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:52 AM Response to Reply #68 |
71. Thats not what it says in the link I provided |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #71 |
72. oops. Another posted had put that one up on this thread... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:59 AM Response to Reply #70 |
73. Some excellent quotes -- and some are definite lies. |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
74. ''We do not torture.'' |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. You know, this may be the most interesting one of the bunch. |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
75. He said he had to go to war because Hussein kicked the inspectors out. nt |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #75 |
126. Indeed - documentation of 3 times Bush lied about that |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
77. He said Kenny Boy was actually an Ann Richards supporter. He |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:09 PM Original message |
Yes, excellent! That was a fantastic whopper. |
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creeksneakers2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:39 PM Response to Reply #77 |
137. Yeah |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
78. "By the year 2042, the entire [social security] system would be exhausted and bankrupt." nt |
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Can o Beans (328 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
79. Something that'd be very helpful around my house... |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. From a previous post on this thread: |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #79 |
123. That technically isn't a direct lie... |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
80. You can't PROVE the lies unless you get inside his head. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #80 |
86. Well, that's sort of the point of this thread. However, he has been caught in a few lies. |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
81. When John Kerry brought up the fact during one of the debates that bush said he didn't think about |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
83. He DID pledge to "protect and defend the Constitution" didn't he?. . .n/t |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #83 |
87. He certainly has proved to be incompetent at doing that. |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
84. "The reason I keep insisting that there was a relationship between Iraq and Saddam and Al Qaeda, |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #84 |
88. He should have said, "I cannot recall having said that." |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:54 PM Response to Reply #88 |
102. That would have been the "smart" thing to do. But he pulled an O'loofa with that one. nt |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #102 |
107. LOL! Good comparison. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
85. being clueless should not be a defense |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #85 |
92. Nice arguments, for sure. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #92 |
113. because he told the same lies many. many times |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
89. Bush fired Rummy after the 2006 elections after denying he would do so. |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
90. How about when he said he wasn't concerned about Osama Bin Laden |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
91. Or when he said that the policy has never been "Stay the course" ? |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #91 |
93. Excellent. We forget the obvious, really stupid lies. |
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Justice Is Comin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
95. The entire bs for the war urgency was the |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:54 PM Response to Reply #95 |
101. Excellent post. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
98. What about all the times we've seen him on teevee saying |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #98 |
103. See post 74. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #103 |
109. It's unlikely that his preverication about the law gets him off the hook. |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
100. As President, Bush is responsible for the "Bush Administration" |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #100 |
106. "Struggling"? No, not really. |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
108. How about the lies by omission.... |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #108 |
112. EXACTLY. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #108 |
119. Interesting links. Thanks. |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #119 |
127. Precisely. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
116. The fact that he routinely presents evidence that is immediately or later found |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
120. "the buck stops here"-- pity der chimpenfuhrer doesn't understand that. |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
122. This thread offers good reference material for those interested especially #85. nt |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:47 PM Response to Reply #122 |
124. I agree. I'll be summarizing the comments when the traffic on this thread slows. |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #124 |
125. To be honest I'm surprised there aren't more recommendations. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
129. All you have to do is go back over the things he has said |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
131. THESE WERE FANTASTIC RESPONSES! THANK YOU! SUMMARIZED BELOW: |
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rockybelt (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
133. Here you go |
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1awake (852 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #133 |
139. He has not defended bush, |
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rockybelt (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 12:05 AM Response to Reply #139 |
144. Easier way |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #139 |
150. Oooh, rockybelt took the hard road. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #133 |
148. I'm a bit surprised at your last comment, particularly considering ... |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
136. It is also a lie to make a positive statement of fact and you have... |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #136 |
149. I agree. And in post #131, I included a number of statements fitting your definition. |
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creeksneakers2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
138. Bush even lies about his lies |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
140. Can you document claims the Pope is Catholic? |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #140 |
151. Well, yes, depending on how you structure the threshold for a lie. |
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troubleinwinter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-18-08 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
142. "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees." Bush (09/01/05) |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 08:47 PM Response to Reply #142 |
146. Excellent! Another one of those obvious whoppers that we managed to forget. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
147. Go to altavista.com video and click on George w Bush |
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Indi Guy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
152. I get your point, but I don't know which is worse -- a President who's a bald faced liar... |
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demgurl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
154. He lies all of the time. |
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dorkulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
155. "I own a timber company? That's news to me. Wnat some wood?" |
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opiate69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
156. "We;re talking about getting a court order before we do so.." |
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demgurl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
158. He lied about the American people not being wiretapped. |
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NCMojo (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-19-08 09:35 PM Response to Reply #158 |
159. During the 2004 campaign: |
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