George Bush and "facts" never really got along that well. Whenever the truth got in the way of things, truthiness was always ready to take its place. Now that almost eight years has passed us by with George as President, there is a lot of truthiness under the bridge (and waterlogging the Constitution). If someone like Adam Boulton of SkyNews wants to talk about truth instead, the wall of delusion that surrounds our 43rd President goes up quicker than you can say "Bring em' on!"
From Crooks and Liars:
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BOULTON: And yet there are those who would say, look, let’s take Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib and rendition and all those things, and to them that is the, you know, the complete opposite of freedom.
THE PRESIDENT: Of course if you want to slander America, you can look at it one way. But you go down — what you need to do — I think I suggested you do this at a press conference — if you go down to Guantanamo and take a look at how these prisoners are treated — and they’re working it through our court systems. We are a land of law.
The standard response whenever one criticizes American policies, of course, is to proclaim that that person is an anti-American slanderer. The irony, though, is that the policies this President has pursued over the past eight years could not be more “anti-American” in the classical sense. You know, things like rule of law and respect for human rights.
But wait, there’s more:
BOULTON: But the Supreme Court have just said that — you know, ruled against what you’ve been doing down there.
THE PRESIDENT: But the district court didn’t. And the appellate court didn’t.
BOULTON: The Supreme Court is supreme, isn’t it?
Where does one even begin with this sad excuse of a man? Slandering America? Does anyone still believe the crap that comes out of his mouth? No George, it isn't slandering and it isn't slandering America, this is the truth of your Administration and the spoiled fruit of your policies as President.
As for that bit about the Supreme Court....I guess it is only Supreme when the decisions go for you and against democracy. This wasn't one of those times.
Oh how I wish it were January 20th already, it seriously can not come soon enough.
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