<<McDermott, in particular, stirred passions when he appeared by satellite with Bonior last Sunday on "ABC This Week" from Baghdad and laid into President Bush, saying the president might lie to force a war.
"It would not surprise me if they came up with some information that is not provable," he said. "I think the president would mislead the American people."
At the time, Thompson was in another part of Baghdad.
Bush supporters went ballistic, saying the three were "taking the word of a tyrant over the American president," as Rep. J.C. Watts, R-Okla., put it in comments typical of the heated reaction.>>
Gee, you mean an American President might mislead the people in important matters?!
Let's take the last few Presidents: Clinton: well, the conservatives certainly would agree without hesitation that WJC would lie. Bush41: well, let's see, the conservatives would certainly agree that he lied in his campaign that he would never raising taxes. Reagan: well, let's see, apart from the myriad lies of Iran-Contra, he and his administration repeatedly lied about the effects on the budget deficit of his original tax cut (numerous other things too, but we'll skip those). Carter: well, let's skip JC, he probably didn't lie and this was part of his fall from grace. Ford: probably the same as with Carter, these two were probably the most decent guys to be President in a long time. Nixon: too many lies to count. Johnson: same as Nixon.
On and on.
As usual, free speech is honored and treasured until someone uses it in ways that matter. Who was it that said something like elections would be outlawed if they were honest?
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