Your President Speaks!

Today, at the White House, during his pre-vacation presser.

What Pat Tillman's Family Has Got

Well, first of all, I can understand why Pat Tillman's family, you know, has got significant emotions, because a man they loved and respected was killed while he was serving his country.

The Facts People Believed

But obviously the minute I heard that the facts that people believed were true were not true, that I expect there to be a full investigation and get to the bottom of it.

The Paks

To the question you asked, and to my answer in Camp David, I said I'm confident that we -- both the Paks and the Americans -- will be able to work up a plan, based upon actionable intelligence, that will bring the top al Qaeda targets to justice.

Brainwreck

One of the things that -- it's difficult because of years of tyrannical rule that have created a lot of suspicions. And there's a lot of -- these folks need to trust each other more.

Some Of The Law

Now, no question they haven't passed some of the law we expected them to pass up to now. That's where a lot of people will focus their attention. On the other hand, there is a presidency council, with people from different political parties, trying to work through some of these difficult issues, trying to work through the distrust that has caused them not to be able to pass some of the law we expect.

More Brainwreck

One of the questions I recently asked about, is there a functioning government, is there -- a lot of Americans look at it and say, there's nothing happening there; there's, like, no government at all, I expect they're saying.

Like Totally Dysfunctional, Dood

It surprised me, frankly, because the impression you get from people who are reporting out of Iraq is that it's like totally dysfunctional -- that's what your -- I guess your kind of -- your friend or whoever you talked to is implying.

Massive Brainwave Pile-Up

That's not to say what -- my point to you there is that there needs still to be work in making sure that the provincial governments are functioning well, to earn the trust of the people -- it's not just the central government that we're working with, we're also working with provincial governments to make sure that people have -- are inspired to believe that the state is in their interest.

If One Were They, Part I

If one were to look hard, they could find indications that -- more than indications, facts that show the government is learning how to function.

Make Rational Decision

My belief is that people will make rational decision based upon facts.

A Minority Of The American Electorate, Circa 2000

In other words, a lot of people sign up to something they're not exactly sure what they're signing up for.

President Snippy McPissedoff

Q Can I just ask one follow up, sir? Come on.

THE PRESIDENT: Sure.

Q Because you weren't this circumspect when you were talking to reporters yesterday about the economy.

THE PRESIDENT: How do you know? You weren't there, David.

Q Well, you're right, I wasn't, but --

THE PRESIDENT: I'm curious to know why you weren't there. Ask Baker, he was there.

Q Only economics reporters were allowed.

THE PRESIDENT: I think I pretty much said the same thing yesterday, in all due respect.

Is That There To Be

One of the things I'm anxious about, want to see happen, is that there to be trials.

Pat Answer

Q Red Cross report?

THE PRESIDENT: I haven't seen it. We don't torture.

Let Me Finish Saying What I Can't Remember

Let me finish, please. And so it's a -- anyway, let me get the facts on what happened.

Is Connections With Iran

So the first thing I looked for was commitment against the extremists. The second thing is does he understand with some extremist groups there is connections with Iran, and he does.

If One Were They, Part II

One can meet priorities if they set priorities.

What Appropriators Got To Do

Appropriators take their title seriously and they all feel like they got to appropriate, which means there's a myriad of priorities.

Forgot The "Doing"

There's no proof of wrong.

Saudi Terrorists Lured With Lollipops

It matters to the security of people here at home if we don't work to change the conditions that cause 19 kids to be lured onto airplanes to come and murder our citizens.

Belief-Based Reality

For those who believe it's not worth it, there is no progress. And that's going to be the interesting debate.

Comments

[Athenae]

re: The Paks ... Jesus, Bush never learns, does he? It's a slur:

http://monkeyfist.com/articles/804

Charming.

A.

[CybScryb]

Shouldn't that be pre-varication presser?

[Paul in LA]

'No, see, Athenee -- they call you that? -- there are different kinds of Pak, ah -- Paki, that's the more right way to call it. There are different kinds, different tribes, if you will, of Paki, like the Pak from the South, near the Talibaners. And all of them need to understand that to be our ally, and that's what I told them. Gold is not... thicker than water, and the Paks, them who have gold, understand that. We're making good progress with the Paki, and even if they believe in a religion that is wrong, I told them that's not why we hate them. So I hope that answers your query, that's what we call an ask like you did, Tiny.'

[Kevin Hayden]

I expect the brainwrecks. But the real shocker is his causative theory for 9-11.

Instead of raising money for Jerry's Kids, we now have to help Georgie's 'kids'?

Sheesh! Kerry got skewered for the merest suggestion that terror orgs were more like criminal orgs than enemy gubmints. And Bush can get away with calling well-educated, middle class adult male suicide bombers 'kids'???!!???

That should be harped on to make it go MSM viral.

[Nora]

Kevin, I've noticed the repeated references to the hijackers as "kids", too; I think it's a recent (2007?) phenomenon, and I've been trying to figure out what it means.

Is he trying to suggest the "great man" theory, that the hijackers themselves were just brainwashed by the Great Satan, bin Laden (the one he's always quoting these days)?

Or is it, as someone suggested recently, a way of justifying brutal and illegal treatment of real children, like the ones who are in Gitmo and other U.S. prisons?

It's extremely creepy, whatever the motivation.

[Nora]

Oh, and that opening reference to "significant emotions" -- wtf?

A normal human being, or someone trying to pretend to be a normal human being, would say something like, "The family is naturally hurt and grieving and angry, as any family would be at the loss of someone they love."

"Significant emotions"? What is that supposed to mean?

[commie atheist]

The only thing I'll miss when President Fucktard is gone is reading "Your President Speaks!" I swear, I have to keep myself from laughing out loud (not a good idea a t work) reading this. Thanks, Holden, for making this horrible nightmare of a Presidency somewhat bearable.