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October 13, 2004

Bush starts out with a big whopping LIE

In his 30 second response to the very first question Bush said that Kerry made an "exageration" when he cited President Bush's Flip-Flop on Osama bin Laden.

Here's the relevant Bush quote via Daily Kos:

13 march 2003 press conference: Q: Mr. President, in your speeches now, you rarely talk or mention Osama bin Laden. Why is that? [...]

BUSH: ... I don't know where he is. Nor -- you know, I just don't spend that much time on him really, to be honest with you [...]

Q: Do you believe the threat that bin Laden posed won't truly be eliminated until he is found either dead of alive?

BUSH: As I say, we hadn't heard much from him. And I wouldn't necessarily say he's at the center of any command structure. And, you know, again, I don't know where he is.

I'll repeat what I said: I truly am not that concerned about him.

Just to put this Bush Flip-Flop into perspective... on September 13, 2001 (two days after the 9/11 attacks) President Bush stated, "The important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our Number One priority and we will not rest until we find him!"

Posted by Kevin at October 13, 2004 06:40 PM