"Oops I Only Heard Part Of The Statement And Took It Out Of Context"

As we all know it is election time. In the final weeks of the campaign the fecal matter will surely strike the rotating oscillator.

The mud flinging will pick up and the biased media will misuse and abuse any and everything the opposing opinion says, prints or advertises (Yes I realize that applies to both parties).

On the 30th of August I wrote a post (Dated 2 Nov 04) entitled Make Your Vote Count. The purpose of the post was to provide links so that service members, both at home and abroad, could contact the appropriate agencies to either register to vote or ensure that they receive and properly submit an absentee ballot. Link, forward and trackback the election post; the links could be invaluable to a service member.

Being the Pro Bush/Anti Jean Fux sKerry blogger that I am I did take a few jabs at Waffles. Well this is my site so I really don't care if you disagree or dislike it.

My Father and I clearly disagree about the candidates. Please realize this is a rarity, on most issues and events I tend to agree with my Father very much. I have called my Father "my hero" on more than one occasion and I meant it. I have been blessed with a great Father and a great childhood. I couldn't have asked for more.

That aside, I need to respond to a comment left by PappaSlagle in my Election Post. PappaSlagle made issue with a statement made by The President. In an interview GW was quoted as saying, "We can't Win the War on Terror".

First of all I agree that the statement by itself is a bit damning for a President whose claim to fame are the actions of the US post 9/11. However, what kind of a naive retard believes that one country, albeit the most powerful on Earth, could possibly single handedly put a stop to all terrorism.

Second, like most things 'quoted' by the left they chose to only include what they felt was the most damaging.

Take a look at Blogs For Bush and read the entire text of the conversation.

Here is a portion of it:

Lauer: “Have you ever thought, President Bush, about what the first four years of your presidency might have been like were it not for 9/11?” President Bush: “No, I haven't because I haven't had that luxury. Well, I haven't had the luxury because it was defined by 9/11. You know every day, as I tell the people, every day I wake up thinking about how better to protect America. It’s just the nature of the presidency right now--one of those moments in history that is a defining moment for all of us. I really haven't sat down and had that luxury of thinking what it'd be like.”

Lauer: “You said to me a second ago, one of the things you'll lay out in your vision for the next four years is how to go about winning the war on terror. That phrase strikes me a little bit. Do you really think we can win this war on terror in the next four years?”

President Bush: “I have never said we can win it in four years.”

Lauer: “So I’m just saying can we win it? Do you see that?”

President Bush: “I don't think you can win it. But I think you can create conditions so that those who use terror as a tool are less acceptable in parts of the world –- let's put it that way. I have a two-pronged strategy. On the one hand is to find them before they hurt us, and that's necessary. I’m telling you it's necessary. The country must never yield, must never show weakness [and] must continue to lead. To find al-Qaida affiliates who are hiding around the world and … harm us and bring ‘em to justice –- we're doing a good job of it. I mean we are dismantling the al-Qaidaas we knew it. The long-term strategy is to spread freedom and liberty, and that's really kind of an interesting debate. You know there's some who say well, ‘You know certain people can't self govern and accept, you know, a former democracy.’ I just strongly disagree with that. I believe that democracy can take hold in parts of the world that are now non-democratic and I think it's necessary in order to defeat the ideologies of hate. History has shown that it can work, that spreading liberty does work. After all, Japan is our close ally and my dad fought against the Japanese. Prime Minister Koizumi, is one of the closest collaborators I have in working to make the world a more peaceful place.”

Now, having read that portion of the statement somehow it just doesn't have the damning impact the left was looking for now does it?

Disclaimer: no Father/Son relationships were harmed in the making of this post.

SlagleRock Out!

Posted by SlagleRock at September 1, 2004 06:35 PM