Tag: 9/11

Instead of articulating a vision or a positive agenda for the future, the senator is relying on a litany of complaints and old style scare tactics. — George W. Bush, October 19, 2004 I suppose the Bush campaign would never resort to using scare tactics… The biggest threat we face now as a nation is … Continue reading “Scare Tactics”

(via Eschaton) According to the most recent Gallup poll, 62% of Republicans think Saddam Hussein was personally involved in the 9/11 attacks.

(via Eschaton) Kerry vs. Bush: “Despite this administration’s near obsession with missile defense, the greatest threat facing our homeland comes from terrorists who would do us harm. In the months preceding 9/11 George W. Bush and his closest advisors were preoccupied with missile defense and their misunderstanding about the threats we face continues to this … Continue reading “Underestanding the Threats”

(via Joe Bob’s Week in Review) The Palme d’Or, top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, was awarded to Michael Moore for his documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11.” Isn’t it customary, when an American wins one of the world’s top competitions (Tour de France, Nobel Prize, Olympics), for the winner to be invited to the White House?

(via Eschaton) Here’s a graph from Paul Krugman’s March 9, 2004 column: Krugman then writes: Economic forecasting isn’t an exact science, but wishful thinking on this scale is unprecedented. Nor can the administration use its all-purpose excuse: all of these forecasts date from after 9/11. What you see in this chart is the signature of … Continue reading “Wishful Thinking on Jobs”

(via The Talent Show) Nation Building. Bush was against ‘nation building’ — NOW he’s for it. Homeland Security. Bush was against a Homeland Security Department — NOW he’s for it. U.N. Vote. Bush said he would demand a U.N. Security Council vote on whether to sanction military action against Iraq — DAYS LATER, he announced … Continue reading “Top 15 Flip-Flops of George W. Bush”

While reading Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right, I came across this bit about our favorite cat killing senator, Dr. Evil Bill Frist: But mainly it was Coleman’s proxies who played it dirty. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) ran an ad called “Pork” that … Continue reading “Yet Another Example of Bill Frist’s Hypocrisy”