What color is the sky in Bush's "bizarro-world"?
posted by
Wally
12:29 PM
Analysis: Bush looks at public opinion on Iraq and declares it supports his decisions
It's one thing to be handed reams of conflicting and contradictory information and come to the exactly incorrect conclution from it, especially if one side of it is blatantly factually incorrect, and intentionally misleading. It's quite another to be told "you're an asshat and an idiot" and interpret that to mean that they agree with you and think you're doing a swell job. In George W. Bush's "opposite world", however, this is the norm.Confronted with strong opposition to his Iraq policies, President Bush decides to interpret public opinion his own way. Actually, he says, people agree with him.
"Last November, the American people said they were frustrated and wanted a change in our strategy in Iraq," he said April 24, ahead of a veto showdown with congressional Democrats over their desire to legislation a troop withdrawal timeline. "I listened. Today, General David Petraeus is carrying out a strategy that is dramatically different from our previous course." In Bush-world, increasing troop levels to what they were last year is somehow "a strategy that is dramatically different from our previous course.""I recognize there are a handful there, or some, who just say, 'Get out, you know, it's just not worth it. Let's just leave.' I strongly disagree with that attitude. Most Americans do as well."
In fact, polls show Americans do not disagree, and that leaving - not winning - is their main goal. Facts have never been Bush's strong suit, especially when they don't support his ideology. That might be why he doesn't go for all that "science" stuff. Twisting the truth, ignoring factual information, and outright lying are his stock in trade. But standing before the American people and the world and holding a straight face while saying "Red is blue, black is white, up is down" - that's over the top even for George. When you tell people that they don't know what their own opinions mean, even ditto-head morans take offense.
2+2=43
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