I think there is a distinct difference between making fun of someone for a slip-of-the-tongue, and purposely misinterpreting a statement and implying someone believes something you don't think they do.
Making fun of Bush's inability to vocalize a coherant thought is mean and petty. Pretending to be offended by a statement you know someone didn't make (that also hurts the feelings of the troops and their families), and pretending that you really think the person holds that position is _wrong_. And for a bunch of people to look into the camera, and state that they believe he meant it (and then off-the-air admit they don't) just proves that the truth is completely optional for these people. Just as it is mean and petty to make fun of Kerry for being (as so many point out) so zombie-like, and completely unable to deliver a joke or a smile on a podium. He's a nerd. If someone took a Bush statement: "For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it." And pretended that Bush meant that more shootings should be fatal, and made a big stink about it, that would be wrong. On 11/2/06, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 11/1/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > It shows desperation and a distinct lack of honor. > > > > Does it show desperation and a distinct lack of honor every time someone > uses one of Bush's language foul ups to smear him? > > Just curious. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:219156 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
