Lie to Me
Laura Bush was on Larry King Live tonight. Thankfully, she was able to continue the cause of her husband’s presidency and completely insult the intelligence of the American people. A link from Think Progress here with a clip.
The transcript is after the break:
KING: Has the war worn you down? I mean, the public, obviously, is — more people disapprove than approve. It’s hurt the standing of the presidency. What has it done to you?
BUSH: Well, of course, it’s wearing, wearying. There’s no doubt about it. I understand how the American people feel, and that they feel like things are not going like we want them to there. On the other hand, I know how important it is for us to continue to help the Iraqis. And to leave now would be a serious mistake. And I really agree with the president on that, that the Iraqi government needs to get up and running as fast as they can. And, of course, we want our troops to come home. Nobody wants war. No one is pro-war. We want the — to be able to have a democracy there, to have the people in Iraq who have been oppressed by a dictatorship for all of these years to be able to build a good government that represents everyone. And I think it will happen. Is it going to be fast? No. we never expected it to be fast.
KING: So it’s going to be going on when you leave office.
BUSH: Probably. I mean, I have no idea and there’s no way I can predict. But I hope not. I hope that they can build their government and reconcile with each other and build a country. This is their opportunity to seize the moment, to build a really good and stable country. And many parts of Iraq are stable now. But, of course, what we see on television is the one bombing a day this discourages everybody.
Now in this passage we have condescension (”I understand how the American people feel”), blind soundbites (”To leave now would be a mistake”), complete misunderstanding of the situation with a smattering of self-contradiction (”We never expected it to be fast” and the slight implication that “many parts are stable now” and that civil war may be over within the next 2 years), and an utter lie hidden in a sugar-coated stab at the media reporting the *gasp* truth “what we see on television is the one bombing a day this [sic] discourages everybody.”
I’m exasperated with this family. Truly.
Translation:”Yeah, I understand ‘the people’ in our democracy are demanding change, but my husband is in office – so they can all fu&% themselves.”
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