"Yet no one could doubt President Bush’s support for our troops, or his love of country and . . . .

[Stinky The Clown]

. . . . commitment to our security.”

President Obama, August 31, 2010

[Vinca]

1. I don't know about you, but that nearly made me vomit.

[another saigon]

3. me too

good lord this is all so Orwellian.

:(

[Owl]

27. Same here.

[Stuart G]

45. Ditto.....for me..was this really necessary???

[BootinUp]

2. If you think our security was dependent on getting some Iraqi Oil

it might be a fair point. ;)

[RoseMead]

4. "no one could doubt" - I can

And I do. But I'm nobody, so... :shrug:

Maybe that line should have read: "No one (with a position of power to protect) could doubt..."

[SpiralHawk]

5. "Smirk." - xCommander AWOL (R)

[madrchsod]

6. i no longer really give a shit what he says

[Demeter]

14. Ditto

It's what he does that still makes me boiling mad.

[Ganja Ninja]

25. I fast forwarded through the whole thing myself.

Honestly I just don't care anymore. I'm hoping somebody will challenge him for the nomination in 2012.

[Myrina]

7. " ... however, because we were lied into this invasion with fake evidence and

.... over 4,000 US Troops died needlessly, A.G. Eric Holder is personally delivering indictments of former President Bush and VP Cheney on War Crimes and Treason charges at this moment."

Oh, he forgot to say that part, huh? No surprise ...

[Fumesucker]

20. You wouldn't want him to lie now, would you? n/t

[HughBeaumont]

8. Bush supported the MIC Generals, the Wealthy and commitment to their Security and Prosperity.

Bewsh couldn't give two piles of pigdicks for the real U.S.A. Neither can the rest of his shit-stenched family.

[activa8tr]

9. Well, that's how Obama talks about Republicans, he doesn't want to

offend them, even if they are offensive sick disgusting self-serving reckless fools like Bush.

Obama doesn't want to offend his 3 Republican voters out there (somewhere in Iowa maybe) who still support him.

[Panaconda]

10. I believe

Obama also has made laudatory remarks about Bush seniors actions regarding Iraq.

[ladjf]

11. That was a disgusting statement, bad politics and totally untrue.

He lied to get us into the war and should be in jail right now for his crimes. I do not understand anything the President has been doing or saying.

[Mad_Dem_X]

12. ...

:puke:

[Frank Cannon]

13. I doubt it, Mr. President. I seriously doubt it. I guess that makes me "no one".

Why the fuck did he even feel compelled to say this?

If he or his family are being threatened, then I wish he would just tell us.

[chimpymustgo]

49. You know, it did kind of have the feel of a hostage tape.

[rivercat]

55. I thought that too.

like he had a gun to his back.

[Demeter]

15. Why Isn't He Saving This for W's Funeral?

That's where you lie like a rug.

While your opposition is alive, you are SUPPOSED to be opposing them!

[Fumesucker]

18. You are assuming that the Republicans are Obama's opposition..

It would seem that his actual opposition are the ones his spokesmen say are fucking cognitively challenged persons that should be drug tested.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

21. +1000!

[gratuitous]

16. I guess that makes me "no one" too

Thanks for the clarification, Mr. President.

[Fumesucker]

17. K&R for the truth..

According to Barack Obama.

I think Colbert refers to this sort of thing as "truthiness".

[Solly Mack]

19. Hi! My name is no one and I doubt.

[dixiegrrrrl]

22. I am amazed at my capacity for further jaw dropping.

[blindpig]

23. Ain't it somethin'?

The kicks just keep coming...

k&r

[Ganja Ninja]

24. Instead of prosecutions for war criminals he praises them.

:banghead: So instead of war crimes investigations and trials dominating the news we have the faux outrage over the so called "terror mosque" and Glenn Beck's pointless little escapade at the Lincoln memorial dominating the news.:banghead:

[Arkansas Granny]

26. Well, he had to say something, didn't he? That's probably the only way

he would have gotten the RWer's to listen to anything he said. If he had said anything unflattering about Bush, many people would have turned him off right then and there. I'm not sure if it made anyone look at Obama (or Bush either, for that matter) any more favorably, but it's just politics and doesn't necessarily convey his actual feelings.

[Ganja Ninja]

32. And here's the answer he got.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9055528

[Arkansas Granny]

44. It's just part of the game. He has to appear gracious and they have to

reject it. Both sides play this all the time. It's called "politickin".

[Ganja Ninja]

46. and what did it get him?

Maybe instead of "politickin" he should have done the right thing by "prosecutin".

[Bluenorthwest]

33. No offense, Granny, but that is no defense at all

What you are saying is that he is both lying and bearing false witness, just for 'politics' when the President claims to be such a devoted Christian that he simply can not stand the thought of some minorities having rights equal to others. So when you tell me all sweet like that you think he's just lying when he speaks of the glories of Bush, what do you think about his anti equality stance, based on a faith that forbids lying with 10 times the vigor spent on Obama's favored focus, how awful gay people are in the eyes of his Liar God.
Hypocrisy, it is not a defense. You say he will lie, bear false witness then try to prove his faith by attacking gay people?

[Fumesucker]

38. +1

[Arkansas Granny]

43. I'm not defending the statement, nor do I agree with it. He was playing

politics, because he is a politician. I've realized that even before he won the election.

Like you, I have been very disappointed with some of the things he has done since gaining office. His stance on gay right has been one of those things. For someone who said he would be a fierce advocate for gay rights, his actions have certainly not matched his words.

This is pretty much what I expect from politicians. They say what they need to to get your vote and then, sometimes, do something much different once they are in office.

[Fumesucker]

28. One thing we know for sure now though..

The Republicans will never say anything bad about Obama after he leaves office..

His legacy is now assured.

[raccoon]

29. "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss." nt

[Deep13]

30. And yet I do. nt

[mike r]

31. War Is Peace

[spanone]

34. he committed over 4,000 to death in iraq for no good reason at all

not to mention the dead iraqis

i don't doubt bu$h*s committment to dick cheney

[Loki]

35. This is what I think of *president Bush

[Soylent Brice]

36. and the band plays on...

:(

[AndyA]

37. I used to expect better of Obama, now I don't know what to expect.

Bush sent our troops to war without adequate protection. He sent them to die based on lies, and he knew it at the time. Why is that not being a traitor?

Bush tortured people and spied on American citizens. Why does that not make Bush a treasonous war criminal?

And now Barack Obama, the guy who promised us change, is patting George Bush on the back and telling him "heck of a job, Georgie." :puke:

This is not the kind of change I voted for.

[Erose999]

39. This is not the Obama I voted for in 2008. This is not a mistake I will make twice.

First it was Rahmbo calling us all "retards".

Then they kowtowed to Glenn Beck and BriteFART by firing good people like Van Jones and Shirley Sherrod.

Then Gibbs says we all need to be drug tested, etc.

All of this happens without any kind of retribution to those responsible. One could argue that none of these actions/statements can be directly pinned on Obama himself... but

Now the man himself praises George W Bush (the W stands for Worthless) and basically makes nice with the guy who started the Iraq war. Calls him up for a friendly conversation on the telephone. Palling around with war criminals. Jeeeeeesus Christ on a cracker.

All because 1/2 term AK Gov. Sarah Failin' goes on fucking twitter (fucking twitter!!11!!) with

"Credit due GW,McCain,troops"

Why is Obama making nice with these assholes? They didn't campaign for him, raise money for him, or vote for him, and they will oppose him no matter what he does. I've had about enough of it to the point where I will vote for Kucinich, Franken, Grayson, Weiner, Nader, Jello Biafra, or any other left-progressive-green party-3rd party candidate on the ballot, and if there isn't one on the ballot I will write one in.

Whats the point of having liberals in office if they are going to waffle on every single fucking issue and let the GOOP and the corporations have their way? I really think "speaker Boehner" would be about the same as having the DLC in control of congress.

[WI_DEM]

40. it is the Obama you voted for except you may not have been paying attention

Obama has always taken a bi-partisan approach and has always been somebody who trys to unite and not divide. I'm sure you will join with those who will help give the White House to the GOP in 2012 if you're not going to vote for Obama--just like we got GWB due to the nuts who thought there was no differnce between him and Gore.

[Fumesucker]

41. He's certainly succeeded in dividing DU...

The atmosphere here has become really poisonous over the last eighteen months or so.

And I damn sure don't see the nation as being any less divided than it was two years ago either.

[Erose999]

42. Yeah, I always knew he was a centrist and "no drama Obama" but theres a difference between

"bi-partisanship," and "taking orders from the GOOP and their talking heads".

Lately it seems like when any far right wingnut with a blog or a twitter account mis-spells "jump" and the President says "How high?".

[glitch]

50. He's not trying to unite Democrats, he's trying to splinter off the left.

He has backpeddled on quite a few of his campaign promises, with disastrous results. Off-shore drilling for one, replacing American soldiers with grossly paid and unaccountable mercenaries in Iraq and calling it withdrawal is another.

Saying we were not paying attention is disingenious, at best.

[kentuck]

51. If he is trying to "triangulate" like Clinton....

it will not work. It will be a major fail.

[Lugnut]

47. Gag me. n/t

[Mira]

48. Recommended (number 5 :))

[yella_dawg]

52. I always suspected the old Beatles song was about me.

Nowhere Man - a song about nobody.

[grahamhgreen]

53. How is conning us into war supporting our troops, loving our country or helping security?

[maryf]

54. K&Rnt