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papau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-15-04 09:40 AM
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Bush Makes Three Mistakes While Trying to Cite One-lie/mis-spoke/flip/flop
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/politics/politics-bush-mistakes.html

Bush Makes Three Mistakes While Trying to Cite One
By REUTERS

Published: April 15, 2004


Filed at 8:07 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - <snip>Bush, long known for his grammatical conundrums and confusing phraseology, told reporters twice during Tuesday's prime-time news conference that 50 tons of mustard gas were discovered at a turkey farm in Libya.<snip>

He could not. But as he searched for an answer(identify the biggest mistake), the Republican president reaffirmed his decision to invade Iraq and said weapons of mass destruction may still lie hidden there.

``They could still be there. They could be hidden, like the 50 tons of mustard gas in a turkey farm,'' said Bush, referring to Libya's voluntary disclosure of weapons in March.

The next day, the White House said the accurate figure for the Libyan mustard gas was 23.6 metric tons, or 26 short tons, not 50 tons.

Moreover, the substance was found at different locations across Libya, not at a turkey farm. And observers did not find mustard gas on the farm at all, but rather unfilled chemical munitions, the White House acknowledged.<snip>

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omshanti Donating Member (851 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-15-04 09:42 AM
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1. ah yes, the evil liberal media.
how DARE they confuse the good Amurkin people with facts!
:evilgrin:
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Avalux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-15-04 09:42 AM
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2. HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!
Idiot!!!!! :silly:
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AussieInCA Donating Member (510 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-15-04 09:43 AM
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3. outright deception to confuse the masses
because they only watch tv propoganda to be informed. Bush should make a follow up statement correcting himself....oh hold on that's right..he can't remember any mistakes he has made since 911 no matter how small they may be.
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mr_hat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-15-04 09:43 AM
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4. Feh, what's a ton or ten? Like turkey farms aren't toxic enough.
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Moderator DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-15-04 09:44 AM
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5. Please discuss here
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