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Keith Olbermann, Bush Lies Commentary |
| After Bush made some outrageous statements in campaign speeches accusing Democrats of advocating waiting for another attack rather than attempting to protect the country, KO took him to task not only for the outrageous comments but also for his unilateralist view of how our government should run and vicious attacks on all critics. KO once again is the lone voice representing the Fourth Estate on national television. Edward R. Murrow would be proud, Keith. |
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SPECIAL COMMENT By Keith Olbermann
Anchor, 'Countdown'
MSNBC
Updated: 10:19 a.m. CT Oct 6, 2006
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Excerpts: "It defies belief that this president and his administration could continue to find new unexplored political gutters into which they could wallow. Yet they do. It is startling enough that such things could be said out loud by any president of this nation. Rhetorically, it is about an inch short of Mr. Bush accusing Democratic leaders, Democrats, the majority of Americans who disagree with his policies of treason. ... Just 25 days ago, on the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, (President Bush) spoke to this nation and insisted, “We must put aside our differences and work together to meet the test that history has given us.” Mr. Bush, this is a test you have already failed. If your commitment to “put aside differences and work together” is replaced in the span of just three weeks by claiming your political opponents prefer to wait to see this country attacked again, and by spewing fabrications about what they’ve said, then the questions your critics need to be asking are no longer about your policies. They are, instead, solemn and even terrible questions, about your fitness to fulfill the responsibilities of your office. Why has the ferocity of your venom against the Democrats, now exceeded the ferocity of your venom against the terrorists? ... It is not the Democrats whose inaction in the face of the enemy you fear, Sir. It is your own—before 9/11 - and (and you alone know this), perhaps afterwards. Mr. President, these new lies go to the heart of what it is that you truly wish to preserve. It is not our freedom, nor our country—your actions against the Constitution give irrefutable proof of that. You want to preserve a political party’s power. And obviously you’ll sell this country out, to do it." |