Bush says WWII never happened then deletes his own comments from official transcript.

[Guest]

From the White House website transcript-

My trip to Asia begins here in Japan for an important reason. (Applause.) It begins here because for half a century now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times. From that alliance has come an era of peace in the Pacific. And in that peace, the world has witnessed the broad advance of prosperity and democracy throughout East Asia.

From the actual transcript-

My trip to Asia begins here in Japan for an important reason. (Applause.) It begins here because for a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times. From that alliance has come an era of peace in the Pacific. And in that peace, the world has witnessed the broad advance of prosperity and democracy throughout East Asia.

The BBC video of the real quote-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1825000/video/_1828526_presser01_bush_vi.ram

 

[Phoenyx]

I figured Todd woudl have posted this by now.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

The speeches are written in advance. The text is posted, not the "transcript". The posted speech doesn't show slips of the tongue, coughs, sputters, farts, asides and ad libs.

Just what's your problem with this you dip?

 

[JazzManJim]

From Reuters....

PRESIDENT PROVES HUMAN

Tokyo - In a shocking revelation, President George Bush III has proven that he is a fallible human being, trashing the apparent myth that acsending to the position of world leader grants perfection. This revelation comes after a speech in Asia where the President apparently reversed the terms "half a century" and "a century and a half" then changed to transcript to correct the factual error.

"No one was more shocked than we. We assumed from the reports of the last President that when this President was elected, his flaws and failings would immediately disappear. That's why we weren't worried about his not being a very good public speaker" said a White House Spokesman. The unnamed source went on to add, "I suppose we could have looked at President Ford or Carter for that proof, but really, who pays that kind of attention. Well, I guess we know now".

Bush opponents worldwide have leaped on the chance to further disparage the President's intelligence, despite his well-studied college transcripts which would appear to prove them wrong. "He's an idiot", one detractor whose name was unintelligible because the drool from his frothing mouth has leaked over the nametag he wore said early Friday Morning. others were slightly more coherent. "This is a scandal beyond any we've seen since [Ronald] Reagan", said DNC resident goober James Carville. "By God, the man's as dumb as a box of hammers". When asked why he was surprised given the administration's constant admission, going back to the recent election, that President Buch was not a gifted public speaker Carville muttered a surly "No Comment".

<snipped for brevity>

 

[Guest]

Sounds like a Bill Clinton excuse.

Is what the White House posted the truth or isn't it? If it isn't the truth, then it is a lie. The White House say that Bush said one thing and he actually said another. That is a lie. You are making excuses for lying. Truth is an absolute. The transcript is a lie.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

Oh for fuck's sake it was a dumb slip of the tongue. I don't want a transcript of his farts. I want a transcript of his platform. Grow up. Find a real issue.

 

[Guest]

Some Republicans can not admit when there Bush has been lying. What will happen when Bush is impeached? Will they still make the same excuses for lying and coruption then? What happened to Nixon supporters?

 

[iwmggw]

bushwhackers

let me get this straight........if i defend bush i'm a republican? it just so happens that i, a libertarian, feel that at this important time in our history........we stand behind our president.....(not to backstab....but to support). and did someone really mention impeachment? Hey.....if we couldn't get rid of clinton.....why GWB? I guess you jackels just gotta feed!

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

LOL

Big time Liberal here. Hello. Nice to meet you. Can I interest you in some new taxes and civil rights literature?

 

[Siren]

Hey DCL..........you might want to go see what 'liberals'

 

[Lost Cause]

For all you non-involved armchair nosepickers out there;

** "It is not the critic that counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood.
Who errs and comes short again and again..but who knows with great enthusiasm, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause.
Who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and, who at the worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.
So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat." **

President T.R. Roosevelt 1910 A.D.

 

[Siren]

Nice quote

 

[Unclebill]

Originally posted by Dixon Carter Lee
Oh for fuck's sake it was a dumb slip of the tongue. I don't want a transcript of his farts. I want a transcript of his platform. Grow up. Find a real issue.

Jeez, Dix, give 'em a break; doin' the best he can with what he has.

Originally posted by Siren
Nice quote

but wtf does it have to do with our discussion here?

Whatever.

I think his point is that it's easy to sit back and criticize the trivial failings of those who lead. Those who lead are the ones who advance humanity by their aspirations and struggles and are not bothered by the detractors who criticize the mis-stated word or phrase.

Despite their missteps, they continue to lead us forward, to progress toward a better future, to advance mankind's general welfare even if they twist a phrase or distort a word here or there.

Perhaps I misinterpreted the intent of the quote but that's the way it came across to me.