what is the Osama lie?

[carrowsboy]

Sorry, I fell asleep and missed the 1st 50 min. of the debate.

[Dickie Flatt]

1. Bush claims he never said he wasnt worried about Osama

But in transcripts on the White House website he says he is truly not concerned about Osama.

[serryjw]

19. Yah...I have it on tape somewhere

He definitely said it.

[gristy]

2. He said he never said he didn't really care about Osama anymore

Lots of posts documenting that he did. Someone even found the quote on the WH web site. :evilgrin:

[whistle]

3. That's where Bush allows Osama Bib Laden to lie down and rest.....

...without disturbance while terrorist attacks continue....

[Kilroy003]

4. Bush lied. Straight up, no shame!

Bush Past Statements:

"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority."
- G.W. Bush, 3/13/02

"I am truly not that concerned about him."
- G.W. Bush, repsonding to a question about bin Laden's whereabouts,
3/13/02 (The New American, 4/8/02)

http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/2002/11/13_Laden.html






Tonight's Debate Exchange:

But absolutely we can be secure in the long run. It just takes good, strong leadership.

SCHIEFFER: Anything to add, Senator Kerry?

KERRY: Yes. When the president had an opportunity to capture or kill Osama bin Laden, he took his focus off of them, outsourced the job to Afghan warlords, and Osama bin Laden escaped.

Six months after he said Osama bin Laden must be caught dead or alive, this president was asked, "Where is Osama bin Laden?"

He said, "I don't know. I don't really think about him very much. I'm not that concerned."

We need a president who stays deadly focused on the real war on terror.

SCHIEFFER: Mr. President?

BUSH: Gosh, I just don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. It's kind of one of those exaggerations.

Of course we're worried about Osama bin Laden. We're on the hunt after Osama bin Laden. We're using every asset at our disposal to get Osama bin Laden.

My opponent said this war is a matter of intelligence and law enforcement. No, this war is a matter of using every asset at our disposal to keep the American people protected.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/13/debate.transcript/index.html

[cidliz2004]

5. Kerry said that Bush admitted not thinking about Osama

Kerry said that Bush said "I haven't thought that much about Osamma..."
Bush denied saying anything like that. In 2002 ON TAPE Bush said that he hadn't thought about Osama

[roseBudd]

14. bush's OBL lie proof here, just print it and distribute it!

Bush's priorities regarding OBL and the LIE he told in the 3rd debate. Print the flyer at the link below and plaster car windshields tomorrow!


Go to http://somnamblst.tripod.com to download high resolution TIF or PDF file to print.

[LSK]

6. anyone who saw F911, saw Bush say that

[0rganism]

7. Sherman, set the wayback machine to 2001

Osama flip-flop:

"The most important thing is for us to find Osama Bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." - George W. Bush, Sept. 13, 2001

flippity

"I don't know where he is. I have no idea, and I really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." - George W. Bush, March 13, 2002

floppity

"Gosh, I just don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. It's kind of one of those exaggerations." - George W. Bush, October 13, 2004

floop

[grannylib]

8. *lol* Al, is that you????

[0rganism]

13. Don't I wish! *snarf*

Al's got a good thang goin'. I'm still lookin' for work.

[grannylib]

17. I wish you luck - had a second interview this morning myself for a much-

needed job!
My old job (which I LOVED, and at which I was really really good)
got outsourced to Canada. I even got to train my replacements!

So I hear ya - best wishes in the search!
What do you do?

[carrowsboy]

9. Thanks!

Sounds like a liar to me.

[DrFunkenstein]

10. AP Catches Bush On This One!

Kerry accurately quoted Bush as saying he does not think much about Osama bin Laden and is not all that concerned about him. The president protested: "I just don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. It's kind of one of those exaggerations."

But in March 2002, Bush indeed said, "I truly am not that concerned about him. I know he is on the run." He described the terrorist leader as "marginalized," and said, "I just don't spend that much time on him."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&e=9&u=/ap/20041014/ap_on_el_pr/debate_fact_check

[shrub chipper]

11. Then, I guess OBL is just a "nuisance", huh?

[DrFunkenstein]

16. Such An Excellent Point

I think we have a new stump line.

[slutticus]

12. CNN busted him on it...in the after debate "fact check"

It was quite damning.

[cal04]

15. Bush says bin Laden no threat

Options open against rogue states … including nuclear weapons

Marc Sandalow, Washington Bureau Chief

Thursday, March 14, 2002

Washington -- President Bush declared Osama bin Laden all but vanquished yesterday, saying the al Qaeda leader -- dead or alive -- no longer poses a serious threat to America.

"We haven't heard from him in a long time," Bush told reporters at the White House. "I truly am not that concerned about him."
Bush's dismissive comments on bin Laden stand in stark contrast to his declaration in the first days after the Sept. 11 that he wanted the al Qaeda leader "dead or alive."

Yesterday, Bush said the U.S. military operation in Afghanistan has effectively "marginalized" bin Laden and "destroyed" his terrorist network.

"I was concerned about him when he had taken over a country. I was concerned about the fact that he was basically running Afghanistan and calling the shots for the Taliban," Bush said. But now, "we shoved him out more and more on the margins. He has no place to train his al Qaeda killers anymore."

Asked whether the United States, with military advisers being dispatched throughout the world, might get caught in a quagmire reminiscent of Vietnam, Bush said he learned lessons from that war.

"First there must be a clear mission. Secondly, the politics ought to stay out of fighting a war. There was too much politics during the Vietnam War," Bush said.

"I believe this war is more akin to World War II than it is to Vietnam. This is a war in which we fight for the liberties and freedom of our country," he said.


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/03/14/MN233349.DTL

[grannylib]

18. Another one:

"The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority, and we will not rest until we find him."
9/13/01

"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and I really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority."
3/13/02

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:eyes:

[Roland99]

20. NBC Busted Bush...Brian Williams showed video of Bush

saying he was not concerned with bin Laden.