[BlackGriffen]

Ah, the many faces of our POTUS!

President Bush opposes free speech:

Ms. Bumiller: But Mr. President, if you don't think he lied, why can't you talk about this one ad, why can't you denounce it —

THE PRESIDENT: Elisabeth, 527s, 527s; the larger issue of 527s.

Ms. Bumiller: I'm talking about this smaller issue of this attack on Senator Kerry by Swift Boat Veterans —

THE PRESIDENT: Well, I understand how Senator Kerry feels — I have been attacked by 527s, too. I think it's a — the issue is, let's get rid of them all. That's where we ought to be — that's where this debate ought to be, how to get rid of this money that's flowing into the system.

President Bush on fcuking up in Iraq (the idiot expected something other than a guerrilla war/insurgency):

Mr. Sanger: If you knew at the time the war started that you would be facing 17 months of an insurgency, would you have gone in with the same occupation plan, or do you think you would have committed either more troops or you would have gone after Mr. Sadr more vigorously and earlier?

THE PRESIDENT: We planned for a series of events, some of which happened and some of which didn't happen. And it turns out that as a result of a quick, substantial victory, we faced conditions on the ground that were different than we assumed initially. And that is, we thought that the Baathists would stand and fight and much of the Saddam army would be ready to engage. And instead, because we moved so quickly into the country, they dissipated and spread out into the countryside, and now we're having to face them again. And I think that — that was not a part of our initial calculation; in other words, we thought that they would be more decimated early.

President Bush not having a clue what his administration is doing (and needing McClellan to save his butt):

Ms. Bumiller: Mr. President, why did your administration change its position on what causes global warming?

THE PRESIDENT: I don't think we did.

Ms. Bumiller: According to —

THE PRESIDENT: I don't think so, Elisabeth.

Ms. Bumiller: You said that it's almost certainly carbon monoxide — which you hadn't said in the past, carbon dioxide.

THE PRESIDENT: I think that was my position during the campaign, if I'm not mistaken.

Ms. Bumiller: It changed —

MR. McCLELLAN: You're talking about the National Academy of Science report?

Ms. Bumiller: Yes, yes.

MR. McCLELLAN: We've always talked about how that would - we'd be guided by their science on the issue, and that's why the President has done a lot in terms of climate change, advancing the science of climate change, and also doing more research —

THE PRESIDENT: Let me get back with you on that, because I think you might — I don't know why you said what you just said.

Ms. Bumiller: Well, we had a story in the paper this morning saying that you issued a report saying —

THE PRESIDENT: Oh, okay, well, that's got to be true.

President Bush trying to be funny, or maybe an @sshole (probably both):

Ms. Bumiller: At your last big press conference, you said that you couldn't think of any mistakes you had made. It's been about three or four months. Can you think of any now? It's been a long time.

THE PRESIDENT: You mean other than having this interview?

If anything in here is out of context, blame the NYT. I don't have access to the transcript, and I tried to give everything as much context as needed to understand the whole of what the NYT printed.

BlackGriffen

[BlackGriffen]

Ooops! Forgot the linkification.

BG

[pman68]

Careful there.

Any criticism of Bush and you'll be labeled a reactionary, knee-jerk, L-person.

He is above such critiques.

[tie]

MR. McCLELLAN: You're talking about the National Academy of Science report?
...
THE PRESIDENT: Let me get back with you on that, because I think you might — I don't know why you said what you just said.
...
THE PRESIDENT: Oh, okay, well, that's got to be true.

What an idiot -- but he is sure is funny.

[Troll]

If he had another brain cell, it'd be lonely.

[BRussell]

In fairness, it was good that he actually sat down for an interview with the NYT. By contrast, Kerry went onto Comedy Central.