I said what I meant and I meant what I said

Wolf Blitzer's "Arab analyst" was unimpressed with Crusader Codpiece's little interview. She thought that the Iraqi people might get the impression that the president was talking down to them. Wolf, clearly stunned and shaken, said, "you think this president was condescending?!" She replied that while we may find the president friendly and open, when his words "the people of the middle east have got to understand..." are translated into arabic they sound quite rude.

I have always thought they sounded rude coming straight out of his mouth. The boy is always lecturing people with words like "you gotta unnerstand, in a democracy we love freedom. Free people love democracy. That's what freedom is. I tole the Iraqi people they are free and I meant it!" Apparently, he has somehow gotten the impression that if you forcefully say incredibly stupid things as if it's the first time anyone has ever uttered them, people will believe that you are a strong leader.

Certainly, hearing Bush go on and on again this morning about how good Americans are for bringing democracy to the Iraqis and insisting that we got rid of torture and rape rooms so the Iraqis could be free is not likely to bring any greater confidence in our ability to deal with the hideous reality Abu Ghraib.

I can't see how this will help us. They should never let him off his leash.