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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

"We did not have a terrorist attack on our country during President Bush's term."

Posted by on Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 1:35 PM

No one could have predicted that this outrageous claim would be made on Fox News:

 

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1
But they have a British guy - that adds some credibility.
Posted by sall on November 25, 2009 at 1:41 PM
Julie in Eugene 2
I was going to say that the best part is that no one corrects her, but, you know, the best part is definitely the part where she "forgets" that the biggest terrorist attack in our nation's history happened under Bush.
Posted by Julie in Eugene on November 25, 2009 at 1:42 PM
kim in portland 3
Okay, I think I need to stop baking with the whiskey and the rum, it's time to start drinking it. This makes my head hurt.
Posted by kim in portland http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/11/fast-paced_video_provides_a_fu.html on November 25, 2009 at 1:42 PM
4
Well, except for the one. And a couple other little ones.
Posted by Who Mailed the Anthrax? on November 25, 2009 at 1:44 PM
Andy_Squirrel 5
can a brotha get some fucking context?
Posted by Andy_Squirrel on November 25, 2009 at 1:49 PM
6
I gather that most Republicans think 9/11 is basically Clinton's fault, because the security standards that preceded the attack were put in place by Clinton, but it's always sort of shocking to me that the Republicans totally forget about the anthrax attacks.
Posted by Judah http://www.suoxi.net on November 25, 2009 at 1:49 PM
7
Clearly, anything good during Clinton's time was because of Regan, anything bad that happened during Bush's was because of Clinton, and anything bad during Obama's is Obama's fault.

Some of the women guests on FOX look like they are going to die of anorexia. Someone needs to feed them a sandwich.
Posted by sall on November 25, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Fifty-Two-Eighty 8
Somebody's been dipping into the good drugs.
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty http://www.nra.org on November 25, 2009 at 2:05 PM
lark 9
@7 Judah,
Indeed, you are right the anthrax attacks were acts of terror under Bush. As was the Murrah Federal Building bombing in Oklahoma City by domestic terrorists, Tim McVeigh and Terry Nichols in 95' under Clinton and yes, the Ft. Hood attack recently by the suspect Maj. Nidal Hasan under Obama. Terror attacks (in all shapes and sizes) occur under any administration for a myriad of reasons. One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. No US President is responsible for them. They are however, responsible to keep us safe, an extremely difficult task.

This foolish utterance (on the show) is a gaffe. That's not a defense. It's just that no one picked up on it. Dan did. It elicits a yawn in me. I don't listen to Hannity and I'm right of center.
Posted by lark on November 25, 2009 at 2:10 PM
10
Obama was nominating her to the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
Posted by left coast on November 25, 2009 at 2:10 PM
Mattini 11
Knock Knock.
-Who's there?
9/11.
-9/11 who?
YOU SAID YOU'D NEVER FORGET!!
Posted by Mattini on November 25, 2009 at 2:11 PM
Max Solomon 12
she meant AFTER 9/11 and the Anthrax attacks, and you know it, you nitpicky traitors!

yes, Hassan was a terrorist attack, but so was the shooting at the Jewish Federation in Seattle. and that occurred when?

UNDER GEORGE FUCKING BUSH.
Posted by Max Solomon on November 25, 2009 at 2:18 PM
Cory 13
*eyeroll* Again, why does anyone take republicans seriously?
Posted by Cory on November 25, 2009 at 2:19 PM
elenchos 14
Geeze people.

All she's trying to say is that if Clinton hadn't gotten those blow jobs, Gore would have easily been elected President and he wouldn't have allowed us to be attacked the way Bush did. Thus the 9/11 attacks were all Clinton's fault, and de facto they happened on Clinton's watch. Pure and simple, it was a Democrat national security failure, and blaming a Republican is just wrong. And a little bit pathetic, I might add.
Posted by elenchos on November 25, 2009 at 2:20 PM
lizzie 15
Wikipedia lists 17 terrorist attacks in the US during Bush's terms (3 of them in and around Seattle).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_i…
Posted by lizzie on November 25, 2009 at 2:31 PM
crazycatguy 16
More material for the Daily Show!
Posted by crazycatguy on November 25, 2009 at 2:32 PM
Carollani 17
Aaaaaarrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhh!
Posted by Carollani http://twitter.com/carollani on November 25, 2009 at 2:38 PM
nos 18
isn't it obvious: she said "during President Bush's TERM," in a singular fashion. You see, she is acknowledging that he was not elected the first time around and was only in his first term from 2004-2008. So there were no new terrorist attacks in that time frame. And good ol GW is still eligible for another run at the white house where he'll clean up the mess "that boy" made.
Posted by nos http://twitter.com/NOSaturn on November 25, 2009 at 2:44 PM
mrbombit 19
wow.
Posted by mrbombit on November 25, 2009 at 2:53 PM
More, I Say! 20
@11 i lol'd
Posted by More, I Say! on November 25, 2009 at 3:25 PM
blip 21
she also seems to have "forgotten" the almost-daily terror strikes on the american troops in iraq. i guess that can be a little confusing since we call those terrorists "insurgents" and because it's not happening inside the US but rather in a country we invaded -- sorry, "liberated" -- where then-president bush invited the terrorists -- sorry, "insurgents" -- to "bring it on." does it count as terrorism if the president requested it? or would that just be returning a favor?
Posted by blip on November 25, 2009 at 3:25 PM
Beetlecat 22
@14 + @18: Brilliance. :)
Posted by Beetlecat on November 25, 2009 at 3:37 PM
Will in Seattle 23
Bush and his liars just can't stop, can they?

When do the war crimes trials start? Or do we need to strap them to nukes and air drop them on Riyadh instead?
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on November 25, 2009 at 3:42 PM
Will in Seattle 24
@3 - no, no, pecan pies are a thing of beauty.

Keep going.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on November 25, 2009 at 3:43 PM
Urgutha Forka 25
After watching that clip, my opinion of Fox news remains unchanged.
Posted by Urgutha Forka on November 25, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Free Lunch 26
Judah (@6) - I love that Republican nugget that blame the 9/11 attacks on Clinton because Bush just adopted his anti-terrorist policies.

Not so - Ashcroft deprioritized anti-terrorism, cutting the budget drastically, and instead prioritized domestic law and order. You can read it in his own documents, but those that believe otherwise won't be swayed by that. That's how political views work.

I'm not saying that Clinton could have stopped it. I'm just saying he was trying a lot harder.
Posted by Free Lunch on November 25, 2009 at 7:40 PM
kk in seattle 27
What @26 said. Plus, right-wing nutcase Charles Krauthammer ran a column on 10/30 in the Washington Post saying, basically, that at this point Obama could no longer blame his predecessors for anything anymore. I don't remember anyone seriously blaming Bush for 9/11. But to say it didn't happen during his term is utterly insane.
Posted by kk in seattle on November 25, 2009 at 8:58 PM
28
Look, be real. Dana was correct.

The attacks happened during Cheney's first term.
Posted by Learned Hand on November 25, 2009 at 9:35 PM
29
@21 LOL.

"...just returning the favor...." loved it.
Posted by alice in canada-land on November 26, 2009 at 5:57 AM

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