October 28, 2004
GOP: taking things out of context is our platform
I got an automated call from the RNC this morning that derided Patty Murray for praising Osama bin Laden as "charitable".
Of course, Murray's point was that much of the Muslim world supports bin Laden because he does support them with money. But rather than recognizing the validity of Murray's comments or recognize the nature of the enemy we're supposed to be fighting instead of the one they've been distracted by, the RNC will simply take things out of context to attempt delude voters that she supports the terrorists.
As the automated call said, "Please."
Add that to Bush's puppies ad that falsely insinuates that Kerry voted to cut intelligence spending after 9/11 and you're left to wonder, is the primary agenda of the Republican party now just to see how many things they can take out of context?
Posted by John at October 28, 2004 11:36 AM | TrackBackBush's man at the CIA, Porter Goss, supported bigger intelligence budget cuts during the '90s than John Kerry did. Yet they had Goss himself attack Kerry for supporting cuts after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The word is hypocrisy.
Posted by: Michael Burton at October 28, 2004 06:26 PM