Thinkprogress misquotes Aristide

Today the organization Thinkprogress.org appears to have http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/26/thompsons-controversial-lobbyist-past/">misquoted a speech given by ex Hatian president Jean Bertrand Aristide in September 27th, 1991.
The website claims that, "In September 1991, Aristide said: “The buring tire, what a beautiful tool! … It smells good. And wherever you go, you want to smell it.”

But if we go to the raw transcript of the speech, courtesy of Webster University (founded in 1815) we do not find these words anywhere. When Aristide urges his followers to "give them (The Macoutes) what they deserves, he mention the trowel (symbol of work) the pencil (symbol of education) and the constitution. Not burning tires.


"Your tool in hand, your instrument in hand, your constitution in hand! Don't he - si-tate - to - give - him - what - he - deserves.
Your equipment in hand, your trowel in hand, your pencil in hand, your Constitution in hand, don't he-si-tate - to - give - him - what - he - deserves.
The 291 (Article of the Constitution banning the Tontons Macoutes from political life for 10 years) is in the middle of the head where there is no hair (an allusion to Roger Lafontant), and says: Macoute isn't in the game. Macoute isn't in the game. Don't he-si-tate - to - give - him - what - he - deserves. Three days and three nights watching in front of the National Penitentiary, if one escapes, don't he-si-tate - to - give - him - what - he - deserves. (Repeated twice)
Everywhere, in the four corners, we are watching, we are praying, we are watching, we are praying, when you catch one, don't he-si-tate - to - give - him - what - he - de-serves.
What a beautiful tool! What a beautiful instrument! What a beautiful piece of equipment! It's beautiful, yes it's beautiful, it's cute, it's pretty, it has a good smell, wherever you go you want to inhale it. Since the law of the country says Macoute isn't in the game, whatever happens to him he deserves, he came looking for trouble."


http://www.websteruniv.edu/~corbetre/haiti/history/recent/lebrun.htm