"Media Matters"; by Jamison Foser
Thumbs on the scale
During a speech to the Israeli parliament yesterday morning, President Bush attacked Barack Obama, comparing him to Nazi appeasers for the Illinois senator's willingness to hold discussions with Iran.
One problem: Bush's speech came just hours after The Washington Post reported that Bush's defense secretary, Robert Gates, said that the United States needs to "sit down and talk with" Iran. Not only that, Gates added, "We can't go to a discussion and be completely the demander."
Oops........
and from Joe Biden: (via the crypt at politico)
Biden: Bush's comments were 'bullshit'
Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), piling on to Democratic complaints about President Bush’s speech in Israel today:
“This is bullshit, this is malarkey. This is outrageous, for the president of the United States to go to a foreign country, to sit in the Knesset ... and make this kind of ridiculous statement.”
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To my knowledge no American President has ever criticized any other American leader in an international speech, much less before a foreign governing body . . .
That's Bush, reducing the prestige of the White House to that of a Frat House.
he's not our prez. he's our KING rick
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