MURTHA: "The most isolated president that I’ve served with"

[kpete]

On President Bush: “He Said Before There’s WMD. He Said There’s An Al Qaeda Connection. There’s Many Things He Said Turned Out Not To Be True. So Why Would I Believe Him?”…\

From the 60 Minutes Interview

"He’s trying to fight this war with rhetoric," Murtha responds. "Iraq is not where the center of terrorism is. So when he says we’re fighting terrorism over there, we’re inciting terrorism over there. We’re encouraging terror. We’re destabilizing the area by being over there ‘cause we’re the targets. He said before there’s weapons of mass destruction. He said there’s an al Qaeda connection. There’s many things he said turned out not to be true. So why would I believe him when he says the things he just – made that statement.
Murtha believes that all along the White House has been long on spin and short on truth.

"They need to be honest with the public. They need to admit they’ve made mistakes," Murtha says. "The admin — the president himself - needs to be honest with the public. He’s getting bad information from somebody. And I’ve been arguing with him now for several months."

Asked if he has talked to Mr. Bush face-to-face, Murtha says no, saying he hasn't been invited.

Asked what he thinks of the president, Murtha says he is isolated. "The most isolated president that I’ve served with" he says.


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/13/60minutes/main1208423_page2.shtml
via:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

[cdb]

1. Hero vs. Bubble Boy

I love this guy!

[ixion]

2. It's hard to be a dictator

so much brush to clear. :sarcasm:

[Sarah Ibarruri]

3. He's kept away from questions

Because he's got such a low I.Q.

[FlemingsGhost]

4. Which is exactly why he's untouchable

There'll be no impeachment. Bush "wasn't in the loop."

[mopaul]

6. too stupid to be impeached?

ignorance of the law is no excuse, however, being diagnosed as a nutball might save him with the insanity defense.

[Raster]

5. "The most isolated president that I’ve served with..."

Isolated? Try clueless. Seriously. I knew I was in a parallel universe when I saw reports that aides had to put together a DVD of pictures and newscasts of the catastrophe Katrina had wrought in the Gulf. Think about it. A major American city, one of the most famous well-known cities on the planet, and the pResident of the United States was clueless until his aides got together and made him a DVD crib-sheet. That's clueless or criminal. Or both.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

7. yep . . . everyone in the world . . .

. . . evidently knew more about Katrina than the preznit.

Unfucking believable.

heckuva job King George . . .

[Raster]

10. there's a photo of bush* in his "pResident on Air Farce One" outfit,

you know the one; the blue, embroidered windbreaker he's always photographed in whenever he's near the plane(s). They shot him looking out the window (at 2500 feet) trying to look Presidential, surveying the damage. Instead they caught him with a look of 8-year-old boy absolute awe. I swear to gawd, he had to have turned to kindasleazy and explained "Gee Whiz."

[CrazyOrangeCat]

11. yeah, that pic spoke volumes . . .

What an imbecile.

[liveoaktx]

15. VIDEO

Murtha clip 60 mins

[HardWorkingDem]

8. Hate to be a cynic, but now watch...

tomorrow, instead of letting Murtha carry this fight to Bush, other blowhard Dems will be yapping on the airwaves saying crap like, "Murtha doesn't speak for me".......

[Talismom]

9. I saw this tonight. Thought it was darn effective! n/t

[DELUSIONAL]

12. I had a discussion with a British friend today

who's in her late 70s. She's a doctor and worked in Africa and other places where her husband was in the diplomatic service.

She says that never has she seen an American president so hated all over the world as bushie is hated. He isn't just disliked people have a raw hatred toward him.

I doubt that bushie has a clue or could care less -- because he lives in a bubble.

[Nutmegger]

13. Well said Murtha

Bush Inc continues to live in their bubble killing scores of people. Hey, it's the American way! :woohoo:

[caffeinefwee]

14. Bushie Barbarino

The Boy In The Bubble

[Armstead]

16. Kick

It's odd when a conservative Democrat and Bob Barr seem to be making a lot more sense than many Democratic politicians these days