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From The Associated Press, 10/28/03:
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20031028_2017.html
Bush Errs on 'Mission Accomplished' Query
Bush Disavows 'Mission Accomplished' Banner on Ship, but White House
Admits Having Sign Made
WASHINGTON --
Six months after he spoke on an aircraft carrier deck under a banner
proclaiming "Mission Accomplished," President Bush disavowed any
connection with the war message.
Later, the White House changed its story and said there was a link.
The "Mission Accomplished" boast has been mocked many times since
Bush's carrier speech as criticism has mounted over the failed search
for weapons of mass destruction and the continuing violence in Iraq.
When it was brought up again Tuesday at a news conference, Bush said,
"The `Mission Accomplished' sign, of course, was put up by the members
of the USS Abraham Lincoln, saying that their mission was
accomplished."
"I know it was attributed somehow to some ingenious advance man from
my staff they weren't that ingenious, by the way."
That explanation hadn't surfaced during months of questions to White
House officials about proclaiming the mission in Iraq successful while
violence continued.
After the news conference, a White House spokeswoman said the
Lincoln's crew asked the White House to have the sign made.
The White House asked a private vendor to produce the sign, and the
crew put it up, said the spokeswoman.
She said she did not know who paid for the sign.
The president's appearance on the Abraham Lincoln, which was returning
home after service in the Persian Gulf, included his dramatic and
much-publicized landing on the ship's deck.
Bush's disavowal Tuesday brought new criticism from Sen. John Kerry of
Massachusetts and retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, who are both seeking
the Democratic nomination to run against the president.
Clark said Bush "backtracked on his May 1 political photo op on the
USS Abraham Lincoln by blaming the troops on the aircraft carrier for
the declaration of 'mission accomplished' in Iraq."
_______________________________________________________
Here's the story;
From The New York Times, 5/16/03:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/16/politics/16IMAG.html
The most elaborate -- and criticized -- White House event so far was
Mr. Bush's speech aboard the Abraham Lincoln announcing the end of
major combat in Iraq.
White House officials say that a variety of people, including the
president, came up with the idea, and that Mr. Sforza (former ABC
producer Scott Sforza) embedded himself on the carrier to make
preparations days before Mr. Bush's landing in a flight suit and his
early evening speech.
Media strategists noted afterward that Mr. Sforza and his aides had
choreographed every aspect of the event, even down to the members of
the Lincoln crew arrayed in coordinated shirt colors over Mr. Bush's
right shoulder and the "Mission Accomplished" banner placed to
perfectly capture the president and the celebratory two words in a
single shot.
From a St. Petersburg Times editorial, 6/26/03:
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/06/26/Opinion/Bush_s_illusions.shtml
"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended," the president,
surrounded by thousands of Navy personnel under a banner proclaiming
"Mission Accomplished," told the world that day.
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Bush lied.
Harry
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28 Oct 2003 07:57:48 PM |
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Give Bush some slack.
He didn't order the sign.
Someone else did.
And, the sign was BEHIND him!
He couldn't SEE it!
Someone could have put a big picture of Alfred E. Newman up there with a
"what me worry?"
quotation underneath it, and Bush wouldn't haved noticed THAT either.
So really, it's not his fault.
Ya gotta admit, right ?
"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:u66upv8mk01dgn3taicvhn8e7tcbkfb6qq@4ax.com...
From The Associated Press, 10/28/03:
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20031028_2017.html
Bush Errs on 'Mission Accomplished' Query
Bush Disavows 'Mission Accomplished' Banner on Ship, but White House
Admits Having Sign Made
WASHINGTON --
Six months after he spoke on an aircraft carrier deck under a banner
proclaiming "Mission Accomplished," President Bush disavowed any
connection with the war message.
Later, the White House changed its story and said there was a link.
The "Mission Accomplished" boast has been mocked many times since
Bush's carrier speech as criticism has mounted over the failed search
for weapons of mass destruction and the continuing violence in Iraq.
When it was brought up again Tuesday at a news conference, Bush said,
"The `Mission Accomplished' sign, of course, was put up by the members
of the USS Abraham Lincoln, saying that their mission was
accomplished."
"I know it was attributed somehow to some ingenious advance man from
my staff they weren't that ingenious, by the way."
That explanation hadn't surfaced during months of questions to White
House officials about proclaiming the mission in Iraq successful while
violence continued.
After the news conference, a White House spokeswoman said the
Lincoln's crew asked the White House to have the sign made.
The White House asked a private vendor to produce the sign, and the
crew put it up, said the spokeswoman.
She said she did not know who paid for the sign.
The president's appearance on the Abraham Lincoln, which was returning
home after service in the Persian Gulf, included his dramatic and
much-publicized landing on the ship's deck.
Bush's disavowal Tuesday brought new criticism from Sen. John Kerry of
Massachusetts and retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, who are both seeking
the Democratic nomination to run against the president.
Clark said Bush "backtracked on his May 1 political photo op on the
USS Abraham Lincoln by blaming the troops on the aircraft carrier for
the declaration of 'mission accomplished' in Iraq."
_______________________________________________________
Here's the story;
From The New York Times, 5/16/03:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/16/politics/16IMAG.html
The most elaborate -- and criticized -- White House event so far was
Mr. Bush's speech aboard the Abraham Lincoln announcing the end of
major combat in Iraq.
White House officials say that a variety of people, including the
president, came up with the idea, and that Mr. Sforza (former ABC
producer Scott Sforza) embedded himself on the carrier to make
preparations days before Mr. Bush's landing in a flight suit and his
early evening speech.
Media strategists noted afterward that Mr. Sforza and his aides had
choreographed every aspect of the event, even down to the members of
the Lincoln crew arrayed in coordinated shirt colors over Mr. Bush's
right shoulder and the "Mission Accomplished" banner placed to
perfectly capture the president and the celebratory two words in a
single shot.
From a St. Petersburg Times editorial, 6/26/03:
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/06/26/Opinion/Bush_s_illusions.shtml
"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended," the president,
surrounded by thousands of Navy personnel under a banner proclaiming
"Mission Accomplished," told the world that day.
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Bush lied.
Harry
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28 Oct 2003 08:57:00 PM |
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John Agosta wrote:
Give Bush some slack.
He didn't order the sign.
Someone else did.
And, the sign was BEHIND him!
He couldn't SEE it!
Someone could have put a big picture of Alfred E. Newman up there with a
"what me worry?"
quotation underneath it, and Bush wouldn't haved noticed THAT either.
So really, it's not his fault.
Ya gotta admit, right ?
Riiiight! wink wink nudge nudge!
"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:u66upv8mk01dgn3taicvhn8e7tcbkfb6qq@4ax.com...
From The Associated Press, 10/28/03:
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20031028_2017.html
Bush Errs on 'Mission Accomplished' Query
Bush Disavows 'Mission Accomplished' Banner on Ship, but White House
Admits Having Sign Made
WASHINGTON --
Six months after he spoke on an aircraft carrier deck under a banner
proclaiming "Mission Accomplished," President Bush disavowed any
connection with the war message.
Later, the White House changed its story and said there was a link.
The "Mission Accomplished" boast has been mocked many times since
Bush's carrier speech as criticism has mounted over the failed search
for weapons of mass destruction and the continuing violence in Iraq.
When it was brought up again Tuesday at a news conference, Bush said,
"The `Mission Accomplished' sign, of course, was put up by the members
of the USS Abraham Lincoln, saying that their mission was
accomplished."
"I know it was attributed somehow to some ingenious advance man from
my staff they weren't that ingenious, by the way."
That explanation hadn't surfaced during months of questions to White
House officials about proclaiming the mission in Iraq successful while
violence continued.
After the news conference, a White House spokeswoman said the
Lincoln's crew asked the White House to have the sign made.
The White House asked a private vendor to produce the sign, and the
crew put it up, said the spokeswoman.
She said she did not know who paid for the sign.
The president's appearance on the Abraham Lincoln, which was returning
home after service in the Persian Gulf, included his dramatic and
much-publicized landing on the ship's deck.
Bush's disavowal Tuesday brought new criticism from Sen. John Kerry of
Massachusetts and retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, who are both seeking
the Democratic nomination to run against the president.
Clark said Bush "backtracked on his May 1 political photo op on the
USS Abraham Lincoln by blaming the troops on the aircraft carrier for
the declaration of 'mission accomplished' in Iraq."
_______________________________________________________
Here's the story;
From The New York Times, 5/16/03:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/16/politics/16IMAG.html
The most elaborate -- and criticized -- White House event so far was
Mr. Bush's speech aboard the Abraham Lincoln announcing the end of
major combat in Iraq.
White House officials say that a variety of people, including the
president, came up with the idea, and that Mr. Sforza (former ABC
producer Scott Sforza) embedded himself on the carrier to make
preparations days before Mr. Bush's landing in a flight suit and his
early evening speech.
Media strategists noted afterward that Mr. Sforza and his aides had
choreographed every aspect of the event, even down to the members of
the Lincoln crew arrayed in coordinated shirt colors over Mr. Bush's
right shoulder and the "Mission Accomplished" banner placed to
perfectly capture the president and the celebratory two words in a
single shot.
From a St. Petersburg Times editorial, 6/26/03:
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/06/26/Opinion/Bush_s_illusions.shtml
"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended," the president,
surrounded by thousands of Navy personnel under a banner proclaiming
"Mission Accomplished," told the world that day.
............................................................................
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Bush lied.
Harry
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30 Oct 2003 12:08:14 AM |
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John Agosta wrote:
Give Bush some slack.
He didn't order the sign.
Someone else did.
And, the sign was BEHIND him!
He couldn't SEE it!
Someone could have put a big picture of Alfred E. Newman up there with a
"what me worry?"
quotation underneath it, and Bush wouldn't haved noticed THAT either.
So really, it's not his fault.
Ya gotta admit, right ?
Apparently it was a White House production, Bush knew this, and lied about
it.
But he always lies.
Six months after he spoke on an aircraft carrier deck under a banner
proclaiming "Mission Accomplished," President Bush disavowed any
connection with the war message.
Later, the White House changed its story and said there was a link.
Bush lied that it was a production of the crew of the aircraft carrier.
Not the White House. He lied.
When it was brought up again Tuesday at a news conference, Bush said,
"The `Mission Accomplished' sign, of course, was put up by the members
of the USS Abraham Lincoln, saying that their mission was
accomplished."
"I know it was attributed somehow to some ingenious advance man from
my staff they weren't that ingenious, by the way."
The most elaborate -- and criticized -- White House event so far was
Mr. Bush's speech aboard the Abraham Lincoln announcing the end of
major combat in Iraq.
White House officials say that a variety of people, including the
president, came up with the idea, and that Mr. Sforza (former ABC
producer Scott Sforza) embedded himself on the carrier to make
preparations days before Mr. Bush's landing in a flight suit and his
early evening speech.
Media strategists noted afterward that Mr. Sforza and his aides had
choreographed every aspect of the event, even down to the members of
the Lincoln crew arrayed in coordinated shirt colors over Mr. Bush's
right shoulder and the "Mission Accomplished" banner placed to
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perfectly capture the president and the celebratory two words in a
single shot.
Bush. Lied.
End of story.
Why vote for a man who lies EVERY time he opens his ugly mouth and
and is incompetent to boot?
From a St. Petersburg Times editorial, 6/26/03:
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/06/26/Opinion/Bush_s_illusions.shtml
"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended," the president,
surrounded by thousands of Navy personnel under a banner proclaiming
"Mission Accomplished," told the world that day.
.............................................................................
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Bush lied.
Harry
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When I shake my killfile, I can hear them buzzing!
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29 Oct 2003 03:02:47 AM |
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On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 19:57:48 -0600, "John Agosta"
<j_agosta@wideopenwest.kom> wrote:
Give Bush some slack.
He didn't order the sign.
Someone else did.
And, the sign was BEHIND him!
He couldn't SEE it!
Someone could have put a big picture of Alfred E. Newman up there with a
"what me worry?"
quotation underneath it, and Bush wouldn't haved noticed THAT either.
So really, it's not his fault.
Ya gotta admit, right ?
Harrumph.
"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:u66upv8mk01dgn3taicvhn8e7tcbkfb6qq@4ax.com...
From The Associated Press, 10/28/03:
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20031028_2017.html
Bush Errs on 'Mission Accomplished' Query
Bush Disavows 'Mission Accomplished' Banner on Ship, but White House
Admits Having Sign Made
WASHINGTON --
Six months after he spoke on an aircraft carrier deck under a banner
proclaiming "Mission Accomplished," President Bush disavowed any
connection with the war message.
Later, the White House changed its story and said there was a link.
The "Mission Accomplished" boast has been mocked many times since
Bush's carrier speech as criticism has mounted over the failed search
for weapons of mass destruction and the continuing violence in Iraq.
When it was brought up again Tuesday at a news conference, Bush said,
"The `Mission Accomplished' sign, of course, was put up by the members
of the USS Abraham Lincoln, saying that their mission was
accomplished."
"I know it was attributed somehow to some ingenious advance man from
my staff they weren't that ingenious, by the way."
That explanation hadn't surfaced during months of questions to White
House officials about proclaiming the mission in Iraq successful while
violence continued.
After the news conference, a White House spokeswoman said the
Lincoln's crew asked the White House to have the sign made.
The White House asked a private vendor to produce the sign, and the
crew put it up, said the spokeswoman.
She said she did not know who paid for the sign.
The president's appearance on the Abraham Lincoln, which was returning
home after service in the Persian Gulf, included his dramatic and
much-publicized landing on the ship's deck.
Bush's disavowal Tuesday brought new criticism from Sen. John Kerry of
Massachusetts and retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, who are both seeking
the Democratic nomination to run against the president.
Clark said Bush "backtracked on his May 1 political photo op on the
USS Abraham Lincoln by blaming the troops on the aircraft carrier for
the declaration of 'mission accomplished' in Iraq."
_______________________________________________________
Here's the story;
From The New York Times, 5/16/03:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/16/politics/16IMAG.html
The most elaborate -- and criticized -- White House event so far was
Mr. Bush's speech aboard the Abraham Lincoln announcing the end of
major combat in Iraq.
White House officials say that a variety of people, including the
president, came up with the idea, and that Mr. Sforza (former ABC
producer Scott Sforza) embedded himself on the carrier to make
preparations days before Mr. Bush's landing in a flight suit and his
early evening speech.
Media strategists noted afterward that Mr. Sforza and his aides had
choreographed every aspect of the event, even down to the members of
the Lincoln crew arrayed in coordinated shirt colors over Mr. Bush's
right shoulder and the "Mission Accomplished" banner placed to
perfectly capture the president and the celebratory two words in a
single shot.
From a St. Petersburg Times editorial, 6/26/03:
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/06/26/Opinion/Bush_s_illusions.shtml
"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended," the president,
surrounded by thousands of Navy personnel under a banner proclaiming
"Mission Accomplished," told the world that day.
............................................................................
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Bush lied.
Harry
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28 Oct 2003 10:54:24 PM |
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You know, I just have to beleive you are being sarcastic.
I base that on the fact that someone dumb enough to think Bush had nothing
to do with that sign would be simply too dumb to operate a computer.
Actually, I'd be surprised if someone that dumb could remember how to
breathe if his mommy didn't pin a note to his jacket.
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"John Agosta" <j_agosta@wideopenwest.kom> wrote in message
news:3PidneeUjf4DgwKiRVn-vA@wideopenwest.com...
Give Bush some slack.
He didn't order the sign.
Someone else did.
And, the sign was BEHIND him!
He couldn't SEE it!
Someone could have put a big picture of Alfred E. Newman up there with a
"what me worry?"
quotation underneath it, and Bush wouldn't haved noticed THAT either.
So really, it's not his fault.
Ya gotta admit, right ?
"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:u66upv8mk01dgn3taicvhn8e7tcbkfb6qq@4ax.com...
From The Associated Press, 10/28/03:
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20031028_2017.html
Bush Errs on 'Mission Accomplished' Query
Bush Disavows 'Mission Accomplished' Banner on Ship, but White House
Admits Having Sign Made
WASHINGTON --
Six months after he spoke on an aircraft carrier deck under a banner
proclaiming "Mission Accomplished," President Bush disavowed any
connection with the war message.
Later, the White House changed its story and said there was a link.
The "Mission Accomplished" boast has been mocked many times since
Bush's carrier speech as criticism has mounted over the failed search
for weapons of mass destruction and the continuing violence in Iraq.
When it was brought up again Tuesday at a news conference, Bush said,
"The `Mission Accomplished' sign, of course, was put up by the members
of the USS Abraham Lincoln, saying that their mission was
accomplished."
"I know it was attributed somehow to some ingenious advance man from
my staff they weren't that ingenious, by the way."
That explanation hadn't surfaced during months of questions to White
House officials about proclaiming the mission in Iraq successful while
violence continued.
After the news conference, a White House spokeswoman said the
Lincoln's crew asked the White House to have the sign made.
The White House asked a private vendor to produce the sign, and the
crew put it up, said the spokeswoman.
She said she did not know who paid for the sign.
The president's appearance on the Abraham Lincoln, which was returning
home after service in the Persian Gulf, included his dramatic and
much-publicized landing on the ship's deck.
Bush's disavowal Tuesday brought new criticism from Sen. John Kerry of
Massachusetts and retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, who are both seeking
the Democratic nomination to run against the president.
Clark said Bush "backtracked on his May 1 political photo op on the
USS Abraham Lincoln by blaming the troops on the aircraft carrier for
the declaration of 'mission accomplished' in Iraq."
_______________________________________________________
Here's the story;
From The New York Times, 5/16/03:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/16/politics/16IMAG.html
The most elaborate -- and criticized -- White House event so far was
Mr. Bush's speech aboard the Abraham Lincoln announcing the end of
major combat in Iraq.
White House officials say that a variety of people, including the
president, came up with the idea, and that Mr. Sforza (former ABC
producer Scott Sforza) embedded himself on the carrier to make
preparations days before Mr. Bush's landing in a flight suit and his
early evening speech.
Media strategists noted afterward that Mr. Sforza and his aides had
choreographed every aspect of the event, even down to the members of
the Lincoln crew arrayed in coordinated shirt colors over Mr. Bush's
right shoulder and the "Mission Accomplished" banner placed to
perfectly capture the president and the celebratory two words in a
single shot.
From a St. Petersburg Times editorial, 6/26/03:
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/06/26/Opinion/Bush_s_illusions.shtml
"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended," the president,
surrounded by thousands of Navy personnel under a banner proclaiming
"Mission Accomplished," told the world that day.
.............................................................................
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Bush lied.
Harry
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29 Oct 2003 06:16:43 AM |
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Harry Hope <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message news:<u66upv8mk01dgn3taicvhn8e7tcbkfb6qq@4ax.com>...
From The Associated Press, 10/28/03:
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20031028_2017.html
Bush Errs on 'Mission Accomplished' Query
Bush Disavows 'Mission Accomplished' Banner on Ship, but White House
Admits Having Sign Made
WASHINGTON --
Six months after he spoke on an aircraft carrier deck under a banner
proclaiming "Mission Accomplished," President Bush disavowed any
connection with the war message.
Later, the White House changed its story and said there was a link.
The "Mission Accomplished" boast has been mocked many times since
Bush's carrier speech as criticism has mounted over the failed search
for weapons of mass destruction and the continuing violence in Iraq.
When it was brought up again Tuesday at a news conference, Bush said,
"The `Mission Accomplished' sign, of course, was put up by the members
of the USS Abraham Lincoln, saying that their mission was
accomplished."
"I know it was attributed somehow to some ingenious advance man from
my staff they weren't that ingenious, by the way."
That explanation hadn't surfaced during months of questions to White
House officials about proclaiming the mission in Iraq successful while
violence continued.
After the news conference, a White House spokeswoman said the
Lincoln's crew asked the White House to have the sign made.
The White House asked a private vendor to produce the sign, and the
crew put it up, said the spokeswoman.
She said she did not know who paid for the sign.
The president's appearance on the Abraham Lincoln, which was returning
home after service in the Persian Gulf, included his dramatic and
much-publicized landing on the ship's deck.
Bush's disavowal Tuesday brought new criticism from Sen. John Kerry of
Massachusetts and retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, who are both seeking
the Democratic nomination to run against the president.
Clark said Bush "backtracked on his May 1 political photo op on the
USS Abraham Lincoln by blaming the troops on the aircraft carrier for
the declaration of 'mission accomplished' in Iraq."
_______________________________________________________
Here's the story;
From The New York Times, 5/16/03:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/16/politics/16IMAG.html
The most elaborate -- and criticized -- White House event so far was
Mr. Bush's speech aboard the Abraham Lincoln announcing the end of
major combat in Iraq.
White House officials say that a variety of people, including the
president, came up with the idea, and that Mr. Sforza (former ABC
producer Scott Sforza) embedded himself on the carrier to make
preparations days before Mr. Bush's landing in a flight suit and his
early evening speech.
Media strategists noted afterward that Mr. Sforza and his aides had
choreographed every aspect of the event, even down to the members of
the Lincoln crew arrayed in coordinated shirt colors over Mr. Bush's
right shoulder and the "Mission Accomplished" banner placed to
perfectly capture the president and the celebratory two words in a
single shot.
From a St. Petersburg Times editorial, 6/26/03:
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/06/26/Opinion/Bush_s_illusions.shtml
"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended," the president,
surrounded by thousands of Navy personnel under a banner proclaiming
"Mission Accomplished," told the world that day.
.........................................................................................
Bush lied.
Harry
Thats when you know they are in trouble is when they cannot even keep
their LIES sraight anylonger!
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Subject: Re: White House now admits having "Mission Accomplished" sign made!
Bush lied.
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Date: 10/29/2003 7:16 AM Eastern Standard Time
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Harry Hope <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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From The Associated Press, 10/28/03:
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20031028_2017.html
Bush Errs on 'Mission Accomplished' Query
Bush Disavows 'Mission Accomplished' Banner on Ship, but White House
Admits Having Sign Made
WASHINGTON --
Six months after he spoke on an aircraft carrier deck under a banner
proclaiming "Mission Accomplished," President Bush disavowed any
connection with the war message.
Later, the White House changed its story and said there was a link.
The "Mission Accomplished" boast has been mocked many times since
Bush's carrier speech as criticism has mounted over the failed search
for weapons of mass destruction and the continuing violence in Iraq.
When it was brought up again Tuesday at a news conference, Bush said,
"The `Mission Accomplished' sign, of course, was put up by the members
of the USS Abraham Lincoln, saying that their mission was
accomplished."
"I know it was attributed somehow to some ingenious advance man from
my staff they weren't that ingenious, by the way."
That explanation hadn't surfaced during months of questions to White
House officials about proclaiming the mission in Iraq successful while
violence continued.
After the news conference, a White House spokeswoman said the
Lincoln's crew asked the White House to have the sign made.
The White House asked a private vendor to produce the sign, and the
crew put it up, said the spokeswoman.
She said she did not know who paid for the sign.
The president's appearance on the Abraham Lincoln, which was returning
home after service in the Persian Gulf, included his dramatic and
much-publicized landing on the ship's deck.
Bush's disavowal Tuesday brought new criticism from Sen. John Kerry of
Massachusetts and retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, who are both seeking
the Democratic nomination to run against the president.
Clark said Bush "backtracked on his May 1 political photo op on the
USS Abraham Lincoln by blaming the troops on the aircraft carrier for
the declaration of 'mission accomplished' in Iraq."
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Here's the story;
From The New York Times, 5/16/03:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/16/politics/16IMAG.html
The most elaborate -- and criticized -- White House event so far was
Mr. Bush's speech aboard the Abraham Lincoln announcing the end of
major combat in Iraq.
White House officials say that a variety of people, including the
president, came up with the idea, and that Mr. Sforza (former ABC
producer Scott Sforza) embedded himself on the carrier to make
preparations days before Mr. Bush's landing in a flight suit and his
early evening speech.
Media strategists noted afterward that Mr. Sforza and his aides had
choreographed every aspect of the event, even down to the members of
the Lincoln crew arrayed in coordinated shirt colors over Mr. Bush's
right shoulder and the "Mission Accomplished" banner placed to
perfectly capture the president and the celebratory two words in a
single shot.
From a St. Petersburg Times editorial, 6/26/03:
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/06/26/Opinion/Bush_s_illusions.shtml
"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended," the president,
surrounded by thousands of Navy personnel under a banner proclaiming
"Mission Accomplished," told the world that day.
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Bush lied.
Harry
Thats when you know they are in trouble is when they cannot even keep
their LIES sraight anylonger!
They never could keep the lies straight. This is the same as when old George
attended a manufactuing plant meeting talking about more jobs in america and
all the box put in the background had made in china printed on them. This
administration is living proof of the story the emperior has no clothes.
Doing Insurance business in the Garden State
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