Coining a new ad hominem attack phrase, George W. Bush, lame duck and worst president ever, is now attacking “Moveon.org bloggers”. Here’s the quotation and a link to ThinkProgress.org, where you can watch the video.
When it comes to funding our troops, some in Washington should spend more time responding to the warnings of terrorists like Osama bin Laden and the requests of our commanders on the ground, and less time responding to the demands of MoveOn.org bloggers and Code Pink protesters. [source]
So sad. So pathetic.
And how concerned is Bush about Bin Laden? From March 13th, 2002:
THE PRESIDENT: Deep in my heart I know the man is on the run, if he’s alive at all. Who knows if he’s hiding in some cave or not; we haven’t heard from him in a long time. And the idea of focusing on one person is — really indicates to me people don’t understand the scope of the mission.
Terror is bigger than one person. And he’s just — he’s a person who’s now been marginalized. His network, his host government has been destroyed. He’s the ultimate parasite who found weakness, exploited it, and met his match. He is — as I mentioned in my speech, I do mention the fact that this is a fellow who is willing to commit youngsters to their death and he, himself, tries to hide — if, in fact, he’s hiding at all.
So I don’t know where he is, nor[*]… You know, I just don’t spend that much time on him, Kelly, to be honest with you.
* he almost said, “Nor do I care.” at the end. An element that the White House official transcript removed.
Watching that video, all I could think was, “What a smug, condescending, arrogant idiot.”