Comments on: Was Maliki misquoted? Tony Snow’s “gauzian” epistemology http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1375 BTC News: News, politics, opinion and satire Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:52:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eric Brewer http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1375/comment-page-1#comment-61053 Eric Brewer Mon, 05 Jun 2006 03:22:05 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/?p=1375#comment-61053 JackD, Of course Tap Dancing Tony is insignificant in the broad scheme of things. Today Time magazine <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1200764,00.html" rel="nofollow">did a little more analysis of the Maliki statement</a>. Evidently, the consensus in Iraq is that it had become politically necessary (within Iraq) for Maliki to make a show of not being as complete a puppet as he is. So, the statement was for internal consumption only, and not to be taken seriously by anyone outside Iraq. You can see just how seriously Condoleezza Rice took it in this <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/06/04/rice-drops-misquoted-claim/" rel="nofollow">video clip</a> of her being confronted, on Fox News no less, with Maliki's powerful condemnation. She ignores it. She doesn't even bother with perpetuating the "misquoted" nonsense. She says, essentially, "I know Maliki, I've talked to Maliki, he doesn't really believe any of this stuff he said." What I wonder about is what the secret deal was that the Bush people made with Maliki. JackD,

Of course Tap Dancing Tony is insignificant in the broad scheme of things.

Today Time magazine did a little more analysis of the Maliki statement. Evidently, the consensus in Iraq is that it had become politically necessary (within Iraq) for Maliki to make a show of not being as complete a puppet as he is. So, the statement was for internal consumption only, and not to be taken seriously by anyone outside Iraq. You can see just how seriously Condoleezza Rice took it in this video clip of her being confronted, on Fox News no less, with Maliki’s powerful condemnation. She ignores it. She doesn’t even bother with perpetuating the “misquoted” nonsense. She says, essentially, “I know Maliki, I’ve talked to Maliki, he doesn’t really believe any of this stuff he said.”

What I wonder about is what the secret deal was that the Bush people made with Maliki.

]]> By: JackD http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1375/comment-page-1#comment-61045 JackD Mon, 05 Jun 2006 02:21:44 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/?p=1375#comment-61045 Why get excited about Tony Snow? He is simply the recent hiree whose job is to turn out the lights. The polls reflect the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans give no credibility to the administration. Tony is now part of it. The real point is the attitude of the Iraqis to our presence and that is pretty clear no matter how Tony tries to spin it. The press has a tendency to make itself the story. It isn't and neither is the press secretary. I know it's fun but it really is just cotton candy. When you're done with it, you're not full and have a vaguely unpleasant after taste. Why get excited about Tony Snow? He is simply the recent hiree whose job is to turn out the lights. The polls reflect the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans give no credibility to the administration. Tony is now part of it. The real point is the attitude of the Iraqis to our presence and that is pretty clear no matter how Tony tries to spin it. The press has a tendency to make itself the story. It isn’t and neither is the press secretary. I know it’s fun but it really is just cotton candy. When you’re done with it, you’re not full and have a vaguely unpleasant after taste.

]]> By: Joe http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1375/comment-page-1#comment-60999 Joe Sun, 04 Jun 2006 18:19:29 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/?p=1375#comment-60999 You are just misunderstanding what he is saying ... you know, like when Helen Thomas apparently (according to Snowjob boy here) used the wrong word. When you remember their "Calvinball" policy -- we set the rules, including the rules of language -- any trouble will clear up in no time. You are just misunderstanding what he is saying … you know, like when Helen Thomas apparently (according to Snowjob boy here) used the wrong word.

When you remember their “Calvinball” policy — we set the rules, including the rules of language — any trouble will clear up in no time.

]]> By: Weldon Berger http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1375/comment-page-1#comment-60922 Weldon Berger Sun, 04 Jun 2006 07:20:06 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/?p=1375#comment-60922 Jones: unlike Eric I've not seen Tony in action, but I think <a href="http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1300" rel="nofollow">you're right</a> ... Jones: unlike Eric I’ve not seen Tony in action, but I think you’re right …

]]> By: Jones http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1375/comment-page-1#comment-60919 Jones Sun, 04 Jun 2006 07:05:55 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/?p=1375#comment-60919 Scott McClellan, anyone? Scott McClellan, anyone?

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