Ari Fleischer moves on in mysterious ways

[lwcon]

Our cup of bang-head-against-the-wall insanity runneth over in Ari Fleischer's visit to "Hardball."

He proudly announces that his group Freedom's Watch is running a $15 million ad campaign for that thing called war.

Fleischer calls those who complain about the conflation of Al-Qaeda and Iraq "stuck in the 2001-2002 time table and debate." Apparently, he has moved on.

In Ari's case, moving past 2001 consists of showing a video where a legless veteran says "they attacked us," with those words superimposed over a photo of the World Trade Center attack.

Fleischer also serves up a surreal — if commonplace — comparison between Operation Pandora and WWII. Note to Ari: Japan and Germany a) had actual weapons, b) posed a real threat to us and our allies and c) declared war on us. Other than that, it's an awesome analogy.

But the bigger questions are these:

• What sort of people contribute to a charity whose raison d'etre is the veneration of war?
• Why, on top of their prodigious funding from some angelic — and surely unconnected to the GOP — benefactors, would such people get free national TV time, as well?

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[snappyturtle]

1. Does Ari enjoy executive privilege? Didn't he resign around the

time of Wilson's revelation on the Plame affair? Wouldn't it be wonderful to find out what Ari knew way back when?!

[groovedaddy]

2. I guess he really has to "watch what he says"

just like he told us after 9/11 "People need to watch what they say..." - so much for "free speech!"

[jojo54]

3. I saw that damn commercial this morning on ABC.

I almost lost the breakfast that I hadn't even had yet!

[Supersedeas]

4. that's a hell of a way for a PR guy to make a living--like Goebels, the benefits must be nice

another life for Propoganda man....job security for the Tony Fox Snow's and Dana Pepi Perino's of the world...and Defense Contractors and Oil men will pay a pretty penny for their type of schlock.

[lwcon]

5. Godwin's Law prevents us from comparing anyone to the Nazis.

However, it never seems to stop the GOP, though. Funny how that is....

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[Supersedeas]

6. my apologies...i succombs to the laws of probability from time to time

[Look My Way]

7. See, you can use gentility and still get your point across ! n/t

[lwcon]

9. Thanks, Dad!

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[radfringe]

8. saw a couple of the commercials on YOU-boob-tube (aka tv)

and have heard them on the local radio stations...