Comments on: Contradicting Bush, Rumsfeld Claims He Was Replaced Because Of ‘The Outcome Of The Election’ http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:02:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: retirement 12 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-2/#comment-4369796 retirement 12 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:39:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-4369796 <strong>retirement 12</strong> ) Some individuals or companies have abused the TrackBack feature to insert spam links on some blogs (see sping). Many blogs have stopped retirement 12

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]]> By: mr.ed http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-2/#comment-1267223 mr.ed Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:11:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1267223 Once the election's over, what's the difference? Symbolically replacing Rummy earlier in the year might have saved a few red seats. Thanks for you sticktoitiveness, Dub. Once the election’s over, what’s the difference? Symbolically replacing Rummy earlier in the year might have saved a few red seats. Thanks for you sticktoitiveness, Dub.

]]> By: Jericho http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-2/#comment-1266202 Jericho Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:54:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1266202 The logic these people use is quite stunning. They are clearly doing everything they can to confuse the already nimble minds of AmericanTs. The outcome of the election had nothing to do with it. What caused the outcome? Right, a fraudulent war, based on false evidence from the US 'intelligence' (!) community, eagerly started by Bush who just loves a photo-op in military uniform. Quit your lying. The logic these people use is quite stunning. They are clearly doing everything they can to confuse the already nimble minds of AmericanTs. The outcome of the election had nothing to do with it. What caused the outcome? Right, a fraudulent war, based on false evidence from the US ‘intelligence’ (!) community, eagerly started by Bush who just loves a photo-op in military uniform. Quit your lying.

]]> By: d. b. cooper http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-2/#comment-1264146 d. b. cooper Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:37:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1264146 I just want to see the inevitable Errol Morris documentary on Rumsfeld, it's gonna be great. I just want to see the inevitable Errol Morris documentary on Rumsfeld, it’s gonna be great.

]]> By: shane http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-2/#comment-1263939 shane Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:48:07 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1263939 As if we needed further evidence of how supremely detached from reality Bush is, he thought they'd "be fine in the election!" Yup, he's got his finger on the pulse of the nation, alright. As if we needed further evidence of how supremely detached from reality Bush is, he thought they’d “be fine in the election!” Yup, he’s got his finger on the pulse of the nation, alright.

]]> By: John http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-2/#comment-1263602 John Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:52:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1263602 <em>it is better for someone else to be leading this department with that new Congress. </em> Surely better for Rumsfeld, anyway, not to be around for the kind of beating he'd get, yes, precisely from this new Congress. What it is is the chickensh**t running away from any accountability. Hopefully, he'll get his (and I don't mean a Medal of Freedom, I mean some metal that will severly limit his freedom.) it is better for someone else to be leading this department with that new Congress.

Surely better for Rumsfeld, anyway, not to be around for the kind of beating he’d get, yes, precisely from this new Congress. What it is is the chickensh**t running away from any accountability. Hopefully, he’ll get his (and I don’t mean a Medal of Freedom, I mean some metal that will severly limit his freedom.)

]]> By: On the Clock http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-2/#comment-1263517 On the Clock Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:27:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1263517 Don't forget, Bush lied outright to the press just days before the election when he insisted to them on the record that Rumsfeld would stay on the job. Eric Alterman discusses this in the 12/11 issue of The Nation. Bush defended his lie after the election by saying, "I didn't want to inject a major decision about this war in the final days of a campaign. And so the only way to answer that question, and to get you on to another question, was to give you that answer." Alterman raises the interesting point that "Bush's revealed contempt--both for the truth and for the reporters whose job it is to find it--has created a kind of existential crisis for reporters and their bosses: 'If the Presdient is willing to call himself a liar, how can we go on pretending it isn't so?'" So, as we might have expected, now that Rumsfeld is out of a job, he is calling the President a liar. That didn't take long. Don’t forget, Bush lied outright to the press just days before the election when he insisted to them on the record that Rumsfeld would stay on the job. Eric Alterman discusses this in the 12/11 issue of The Nation.

Bush defended his lie after the election by saying, “I didn’t want to inject a major decision about this war in the final days of a campaign. And so the only way to answer that question, and to get you on to another question, was to give you that answer.”

Alterman raises the interesting point that “Bush’s revealed contempt–both for the truth and for the reporters whose job it is to find it–has created a kind of existential crisis for reporters and their bosses: ‘If the Presdient is willing to call himself a liar, how can we go on pretending it isn’t so?’”

So, as we might have expected, now that Rumsfeld is out of a job, he is calling the President a liar. That didn’t take long.

]]> By: Jack http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-1/#comment-1263480 Jack Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:13:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1263480 In Bushworld, they are BOTH telling the truth... In Bushworld, they are BOTH telling the truth…

]]> By: Tom3 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-1/#comment-1263409 Tom3 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:50:50 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1263409 Somebody isn't telling the truth? In the Republican party? I am shocked!! Shocked, I say!! LOL!!! Somebody isn’t telling the truth? In the Republican party?

I am shocked!! Shocked, I say!! LOL!!!

]]> By: The Daily Background http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-1/#comment-1263374 The Daily Background Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:39:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1263374 [...]   -   Permalink   -   Digg it! 1 Comment so far Leave acomment [...] [...]   -   Permalink   -   Digg it! 1 Comment so far Leave acomment [...]

]]> By: Douglas Watts http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-1/#comment-1263190 Douglas Watts Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:48:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1263190 Since they are both serial liars, the correct answer <i>must be</i> that they are both lying. Most lie-ly scenario is that Bush knew in October he was at least going to lose the House, ergo committee investigations would begin. So, at minimum, Bush lied on Nov. 8th that he thought they were going to keep both the House and Senate. Rummy obviously lied in the interview because his story required Gates to be asked and to say yes to Sec. of Defense all during morning of Nov. 8th. LIES LIES LIES LIES. Since they are both serial liars, the correct answer must be that they are both lying. Most lie-ly scenario is that Bush knew in October he was at least going to lose the House, ergo committee investigations would begin.

So, at minimum, Bush lied on Nov. 8th that he thought they were going to keep both the House and Senate. Rummy obviously lied in the interview because his story required Gates to be asked and to say yes to Sec. of Defense all during morning of Nov. 8th.

LIES LIES LIES LIES.

]]> By: Karim http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-1/#comment-1263015 Karim Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:13:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1263015 For once, I side with Rumsfeld. For once, I side with Rumsfeld.

]]> By: steve56 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-1/#comment-1262631 steve56 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:48:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1262631 There are lies, damn lies, and then the Bush administration. There are lies, damn lies, and then the Bush administration.

]]> By: Bingo! http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-1/#comment-1262427 Bingo! Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:24:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1262427 Caption Contest: "Sean,YES,that feels so good"! Caption Contest:

“Sean,YES,that feels so good”!

]]> By: Rebel In CA http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-1/#comment-1262420 Rebel In CA Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:22:39 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1262420 <strong>MEMO TO: Herr Feldmarshal Von Rumsfeld FROM: The People of US YOUR WERE FIRED This was necessary because we knew you would be facing an international tribunal for the crimes you have committed. Since you were going to be a defendant, and always were confused about the situation, details of which we will not discuss here but are widely known, we needed someone else to tell the Shrub-In-Chief about the reality of the mess you and he got this nation into with your desire for oil. Please refrain from characterising your firing as anything but.</strong> MEMO

TO: Herr Feldmarshal Von Rumsfeld
FROM: The People of US

YOUR WERE FIRED

This was necessary because we knew you would be facing an international tribunal for the crimes you have committed.

Since you were going to be a defendant, and always were confused about the situation, details of which we will not discuss here but are widely known, we needed someone else to tell the Shrub-In-Chief about the reality of the mess you and he got this nation into with your desire for oil.

Please refrain from characterising your firing as anything but.

]]> By: jake3988 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-1/#comment-1262404 jake3988 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:16:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1262404 How am I not surprised? I don't think Bush has ever told the truth in his life, so I'll go with Bush lying on this one. How am I not surprised? I don’t think Bush has ever told the truth in his life, so I’ll go with Bush lying on this one.

]]> By: True Blue Liberal » Contradicting Bush, Rumsfeld Claims He Was Replaced Because Of ‘The Outcome Of The Election’ http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-1/#comment-1262391 True Blue Liberal » Contradicting Bush, Rumsfeld Claims He Was Replaced Because Of ‘The Outcome Of The Election’ Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:12:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1262391 [...] Watch Video [...] [...] Watch Video [...]

]]> By: Swordsbane http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/comment-page-1/#comment-1262353 Swordsbane Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:59:56 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/12/rumsfeld-bush-election/#comment-1262353 So we have a choice of listening to Bush lie to us or Rumsfeld lie to us. I'll pass thank you. Bush is still trying to keep his job and Rumsfeld is trying to have a carreer after the Whitehouse. You think either of them is going to tell the truth about what happened, why Rummy was fired or even their favorite color if they don't have to? I got better things to do than listen to two evil people try to convince me which is the bigger d**k wad. So we have a choice of listening to Bush lie to us or Rumsfeld lie to us.

I’ll pass thank you. Bush is still trying to keep his job and Rumsfeld is trying to have a carreer after the Whitehouse. You think either of them is going to tell the truth about what happened, why Rummy was fired or even their favorite color if they don’t have to? I got better things to do than listen to two evil people try to convince me which is the bigger d**k wad.

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