"We don't need internment camps", Bush Declares at today's Unity Address

[burythehatchet]

Excellent decision George.

[Sabriel]

1. I could swear he said "intern" camps, though.

Now, those would be a good idea.

[southernleftylady]

2. thats what it sounded like to me.. ok WRITE THIS DATE DOWN..

because in my bones.. i sense a flip flop in the future on this one

[Lin]

8. Just heard that as well, what insight huh? What did the

protester say just now? This was prob discussed today here but I just this second became aware of him, (BTW did anyone ever see him again? (j/k ...sort of)

[SammyWinstonJack]

He's probably in the "intern" camp

:evilgrin:

[Doug Decker]

3. I thought he said "intern" also...

and when they showed the audience, some of the reporters seemed puzzled by that term.

Welcome to DU!

[vivalarev]

4. he DID say "Intern Camps"

Ive seen it twice now...he did!

[zuzu98]

6. He did say "intern" camps. Replay on C-Span now

[AngryWhiteLiberal]

9. He also said "we're paying attention to parents with kids"...uhhh.

I have to slap my face every once in a while to remind myself that I'm not in a parallel universe.

After seeing his performance tonight, I'm under the firm conviction that ANYONE who likes Bush is a COMPLETE DUMBASS.

JB

[buff2]

16. That's what he said. Intern camps.

What a dumbass.

[Pathwalker]

5. In response to a question? Out of the clear blue?

Another off-the-cuff remark? Why the hell did he say THAT?

[KittyWampus]

7. Umm, Why DID He Say That?

:wtf:

[burythehatchet]

11. A question was asked about persecution of innocent people

in the warren terra. The questioner stated that a new book was out today promoting the idea of internment camps. El pResidente assured the audience that ... tut tut .... it would not be necessary.

[truth2power]

27. warren terra...? LOLOL

I must be in pretty bad shape, because that's the funniest thing I've heard in a long while!!

[progressivebydesign]

29. yeah.. "it won't be necessary" but could be desirable..

semantics, folks, semantics. Watch out for what that man DOESN'T say.

[vivalarev]

13. Theres a transcript around somewhere....

but he was asked whether in the wake of 9/11 he thought internment camps were necessary to protect the muslim population int the U.S. Thats whe he said we dont need "intern camps". I dont think he knew what an internment camp is...much the like a "sovereign" nation.

[Warpy]

10. Not good, considering

the little bastard always says the opposite of what he does.

[Pathwalker]

15. Ayup. Which Republican book

came out today arguing for them?

[Ms. Clio]

22. some new tripe by Michelle Malkin

Can't recall the title.

[MisterP]

26. In Defense of Internment

more anti-immigration and pro-concentration-camp bile from Malkin.

[Maddy McCall]

12. Here is the transcript, from whitehouse.gov...it's been a little sanitized

but the "intern camp" is still there. His comment that "everbody vote matter" was cleaned up, though. Here ya go:

THE PRESIDENT: Yes, I appreciate that. First, we don't need intern camps. I mean, forget it. (Applause.) Right after 9/11, I knew this was going to be an issue in our country, that there would be people that say, there goes a Muslim-looking person, therefore that person might be viewed as a terrorist. I knew that was going to be a problem. That's why I went to a mosque, to send the signal, right after the attacks, that said, let's uphold our values. People are innocent until judged guilty. Religious people, people that go to mosques, you know, need to be -- Americans need to be viewed as equally American as their neighbor, be tolerant; let law enforcement, to the best of their ability, determine guilt or innocence, but our fellow citizens need to treat people with respect.

By far, most Americans in this country did that, not because I asked them to, just because by far the vast majority of Americans are decent people. They care about their neighbors. I don't care where you're from or what your walk of life is, by far the vast majority of our citizens are willing to reach out to somebody who is different. And that needed to be done. As a matter of fact, the anecdotal stories of neighbors helping neighbors, across religious lines, were heart warming.

Now in terms of the balance between running down intelligence and bringing people to justice obviously is -- we need to be very sensitive on that. Lackawanna, for example, was a -- there was a cell there. And it created a lot of nervousness in the community, because the FBI skillfully ferreted out intelligence that indicated that these people were in communication with terrorist networks. And I thought they handled the case very well, but at the time there was a lot of nervousness. People said, well, I may be next -- but they weren't next, because it was just a focused, targeted investigation. And, by the way, some were then incarcerated and told their stories, and it turned out the intelligence was accurate intelligence.

I guess my answer to your question is, is that we've always got to make sure that people are judged innocent before guilty, that's the best insurance policy for law enforcement overstepping its bounds. I will also tell you, however, that the threats we're dealing with are real, and therefore we must do everything we can to ferret out the truth and follow leads.

We cannot -- again -- it's interesting, these recent threats, you know, they're becoming more and more enriched, as you're finding out. There was more than one thread line -- threat line. People are now seeing there was other reasons why we took the action we took. When we find out intelligence that is real that threatens people, I believe we have an obligation, as government, to share that with people. And imagine what would happen if we didn't share that information with the people in those buildings, and something were to happen; then what would you write, what would you say?

So we have a, in terms of law enforcement, we have a duty to uphold innocence and guilt. In terms of a government, we have the solemn duty to follow every lead we find and share information we have with people that could be harmed. And that's exactly what we've done, and I will continue to do as the President.

This is a dangerous time. I wish it wasn't this way. I wish I wasn't the war President. Who in the heck wants to be a war President? I don't. But this is what came our way. And this is our duty, to protect our people. It's a solemn duty, and I'll continue doing it to the best of my ability.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/08/20040806-1.html

Please note that transcript parentheticals like this: {laughter} should read {laughter at the President). :-)

[Pathwalker]

19. ENRICHED terror threats? Good one.

Vitamin enriched? Halliburton enriched? Geesh. :eyes:

[truth2power]

28. How do you "uphold innocence and guilt"? n/t

[rusty charly]

14. i guess michele (looks real "foreign") malkin

didn't get the memo

[Darranar]

17. So close Guantanamo. n/t

[T Bone]

18. This means he has heard it discussed in meetings

In these seeming non-sequiturs, I have always sensed that there is some 'background'. I think Bush is not able to discern in private white house discussions, that which he is to not bring out in public. No one ever told him to say this. But while they were 'coaching' him on talking points, this was part of a conversation of those around him. He has no discernment, picks it up and repeats it in a forum such as today that has everyone going WTF?....but he has heard it discussed.... so why were SOME people around gw discussing such a thing?

[burythehatchet]

20. THATS EXACTLY what I thought when I heard it.

[happynewyear]

21. we don't need concentration camps eh?

damn liar. Free all persons being illegally detatained here in America now!

U.S. OUT OF GITMO (and other places!)!

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/pages/camps.html

:dem: :kick:

[glitch]

23. who needs internment camps when you've got secret prisons all over the

damn world?

I bet interment camps are more expensive to maintain than secret prisons where you don't even have to house the prisoners. Just keep them in a yard out in the open no matter what the weather.

Anybody think 4 years ago that we would be discussing internment camps? This new american century is already rancid.

[the Kelly Gang]

24. he must be on medication

[goclark]

25. Just saw replay -it was "Intern Camps"

I would not have missed it for the world!

What a bigot and an idiot he is,how many more days of this must we stand!!

[gulliver]

30. We'll try some other stuff first. Of course, if that doesn't work...

... we might have to intern some people to protect our free society.

Let's just say we don't need camps for now.