Pentagon gobble-de-gook on now

[Webster Green]

This guy is doing a Rumsfeld imitation.

[Flubadubya]

1. And not a very good one...

I think this man's name must be Draedle. Sheez...what a spinner!!!

[Misunderestimator]

2. Yeah, he keeps saying that these weapons are "1/1000th"

of what was there... trying to minimize the significance.

[madmax]

3. What was that song

Too little, too late...

[Quadrajet]

4. Wow do they look NERVOUS!!!

The dude from the pentagon (not the officer) was almost shaking and had trouble breathing when he was trying to explain what happened. It's tough to spin something like this and not look suspect.

[madmax]

5. It's over....

Johnny:
Yes, it's over, call it a day
Sorry that it had to end this way
No reason to pretend
We knew it had to end some day, this way

Deniece:
Guess it's over, the kids are gone
What's the use of tryin' to hang on
Somewhere we lost the key
So little left for you and me and it's clear to see

Both:
Too much, too little, too late to lie again with you
Too much, too little, too late to try again with you
We’re in the middle of ending something that we knew

Johnny: It's over

Deniece: Oh, it was over

Both:
Too much, too little, too late to ever try again
Too much, too little, too late, let's end it being friends
Too much, too little, too late, we knew it had to end

Deniece: Ah, it's over

Johnny: It's over

Deniece:
Guess it's over, the chips are down (whoa)
Nearly all our bridges tumbled down

Johnny:
Whatever chance we try, let's face it why deny
It's over (It's over)
It's over

Both:
Too much, too little, too late to ever try again
Too much, too little, too late, let's end it being friends
Too much, too little, too late, we knew it had to end

Johnny: And it's over

Deniece: And it's over

Johnny: And it's over

Both:
Too much, too little, too late to ever try again
Too much, too little, too late, let's end it being friends

[eleny]

6. What's with the cammo outfit?

This is more poor theatre. And using this soldier is awful.

[Sara Beverley]

7. But they STILL don't know!!!! That's the point!

Kerry is looking good in his conclulsions. These guys just confirmed what he said.

[Momof1]

8. What did they say?

I listened to the whole damn thing...but it doesn't even seem like they know what the hell they are saying.

[AlCzervik]

9. Barbara Starr from CNN

"Why dont you let the soldier answer?"

[Flubadubya]

11. The dummy hasn't even seen the video.

OMG!!!

[Connie_Corleone]

10. SPIN, BABY SPIN!!

LOL!!

[Hello_Kitty]

12. Why is the soldier wearing BDUs instead of a dress uniform?

This is an internationally broadcast press conference for God's sake!! What's up with that? Do they think he looks more 'believable' because he's in a working uniform?

[eleny]

13. Because this is theatre

[AlCzervik]

14. Fox "News" guy trying to help him out

not working although he's trying to lead him in a direction that makes Bush look better.

[Connie_Corleone]

15. It didn't work.

HAHA!!

[stevietheman]

16. This will backfire

This will backfire. It was the Bush campaign that lost several campaign days to Kerry's attacks. All this news conference will do is muddy the issue and raise more questions. It's far from a slam-dunk against Kerry. If anything, most of the damage against Bush will remain.

On top of all that, also consider the answer to reporters that basically read "We don't know that the explosives we're talking are the same as the explosives in question". Wow.

Rove miscalculated, again.