BS: Well we knew that all along

Subject: RE: BS: Well we knew that all along
From: sian, west wales
Date: 01 Aug 03 - 04:40 AM

On the other hand ... we could just make it into a thread about Our Superiors (yeh, right.) telling us stuff that would be obvious to anyone with an ounce of sense. That's what I thought the title was about...

sian

Subject: RE: BS: Well we knew that all along
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Aug 03 - 02:58 AM

I think th real humor lies in the thread title!

Subject: RE: BS: Well we knew that all along
From: Bert
Date: 31 Jul 03 - 11:28 PM

You're right Ebbie, I don't think that he knows what he said.

Subject: RE: BS: Well we knew that all along
From: Ebbie
Date: 31 Jul 03 - 10:42 PM

The day that Bush cites his 'questionable intelligence' will be a red letter day. It could mean only one of two things: either he has gotten smarter or he hasn't any idea of what he is admitting. :)

Subject: RE: BS: Well we knew that all along
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Jul 03 - 03:24 PM

Not wanting to pick nits, Bert (but needing to scratch the itch anyway), but the opening of your quote does say "In a White House news conference..." In the thread I title "The Resident emerges from his rat hole" the opening sentence reads "And holds the 8th press conference of his administration." I also discuss the very same subject you raised, which is Bush's claim that he was taking responsibility for the intelligence. I quoted too, and provided links to other stories about same.

Frankham has just started a third thread, quoting from the same news conference.

I got the irony of your opening post. I just thought the thread could easily be consolidated with the other presidential press conference thread, for brevity sake. We now have three different threads going about the same resident's press conference, each one with a slightly different twist on the same statements or sorts of statements.

Now, if people think the threads don't need to be consolidated, that is fine by me. If they think my thread should be consolidated into yours or Frankham's, fine by me.

Like I said, I was just trying to be helpful in the housekeeping department. My suggestion wasn't intended to be commentary in the humor department, or territorial. But not wanting to dig myself in any deeper, I think I'll just let the whole thing go, and let somebody else worry about it.

Subject: RE: BS: Well we knew that all along
From: Bert
Date: 31 Jul 03 - 02:28 PM

Aw don't worry GUEST, I wasn't offended, just amused that you didn't see that this had absolutely nothing to do with that other thread.

Subject: RE: BS: Well we knew that all along
From: Bill D
Date: 31 Jul 03 - 01:49 PM

it certainly does take a LOT of briefing and rehearsal before they will trust Bush to do a live news conference...they can't do that just every day..*grin*

Subject: RE: BS: Well we knew that all along
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Jul 03 - 01:48 PM

Bert, I apologize if my suggestion offended you, as I never intended it. My suggestion was merely a housekeeping suggestion, not a territorial one. I made it because I knew of the existence of the other thread, because I started it.

As I said, no offense was intended, and I'm sorry for causing you upset.

Subject: RE: BS: Well we knew that all along
From: Don Firth
Date: 31 Jul 03 - 01:41 PM

Quote for today:--

"Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books,
and there is some evidence that they can't read them either."
                                                                                        --Gore Vidal

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: Well we knew that all along
From: Bert
Date: 31 Jul 03 - 01:37 PM

Oh deary me GUEST it was supposed to be funny. Just for your sake I'll repeat the relevant part with a little emphasis so that even you may get it.

..."HIS use of questionable intelligence"...

Subject: RE: BS: Well we knew that all along
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Jul 03 - 01:26 PM

Perhaps, to prevent thread proliferation about yesterday's presidential news conference, this thread should be combined with the already running "The Resident emerges..." thread?

Subject: BS: Well we knew that all along
From: Bert
Date: 31 Jul 03 - 01:19 PM

From a report in today's Philadelphia Enquirer By Ron Hutcheson.

...In a White House news conference, The President, for the first time,took responsibilty for his use of questionable intelligence in making the case for war with Iraq...