http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2003/10/22/moore_excerpt/index_np.html
Big whoppers
President Bush sold the Iraq war with lies -- and Americans are paying
with their lives. An excerpt from "Dude, Where's My Country?"
By Michael Moore
Oct. 22, 2003
What is the worst lie a president can tell?
"I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky."
Or ...
"He has weapons of mass destruction -- the world's deadliest weapons
-- which pose a direct threat to the United States, our citizens and
our friends and allies."
One of those lies got a president impeached.
The other lie not only got the liar who told it the war he wanted, but
also resulted in huge business deals for his friends and virtually
assures him a landslide victory in the next election.
Sure, we've been lied to before.
Lots of lies: big lies, little lies, lies that brought us down in the
eyes of the world.
"I am not a crook" was a lie, and it sent Richard Nixon packing.
"Read my lips: No new taxes" wasn't so much a lie as a broken promise,
but it nonetheless cost the first Bush his presidency.
"Ketchup is a vegetable" was technically not a lie, but it was a good
example of the Reagan administration's whacked view of the world.
As the lies that led us into the Iraq War started to unravel and be
exposed, the Bush administration went into survival mode with their
only defensive maneuver:
Keep repeating the lie over and over and over again until the American
people are so worn down they'll scream "uncle!" and start believing
it.
But nothing can hide this indisputable fact:
There is no worse lie than one told to scare mothers and fathers
enough to send their children off to fight a war that did not need to
be fought because there never was any real threat at all.
To falsely tell a nation's citizens that their lives are in jeopardy
just so you can settle your own personal score ("He tried to kill my
daddy!") or to make your rich friends even richer, well, in a more
just world, there would be a special prison cell in Joliet reserved
for that type of liar.
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Bush lies and Americans die.
Harry
"My answer is: Bring them on."
Georgie W. AWOL Bush
"There will be no retreat."
Georgie W. AWOL Bush
"Americans are not the running kind."
Georgie W. AWOL Bush
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/campaign2000/news/One_year_gap_in_Bush_s_Guard_duty+.shtml
One-year gap in Bush's National Guard duty.
Harry
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