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How perfect: Bush WH distorts transcript of final news conference
Attywood
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
This is amazing — or maybe not so amazing if you’ve been paying attention for the last eight years. When I watched President Bush’s last press conference this morning, he made a casual remark that struck me as the perfect epitaph for his administration, and I made a mental note to go back and write about this when the transcript became available online.
Apparently, I wasn’t the only one who saw the devastating irony of Bush’s comment — someone in the White House press office must have, as well. Because even though — as you can see by watching the video — the president’s wording is unmistakable, the official transcript on Whitehouse.gov has Bush saying something completely different, and it’s even more ironic when you see the subject matter.
It was after the first question of the press conference, which had to do with the transition to Barack Obama and the release of $350 billion in federal bailout dollars. The president answered the question, and then continued to address his good rapport with Obama in a follow-up question. This is what I, and millions of viewers, heard Bush say:
(ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW)
He’s — you know, I’ve had my third conversation with him, and I generally mean what I say. I wish him all the very best. I’ve found him to be a very smart and engaging person. And that lunch the other day was interesting, to have two guys who are nearly 85, two 62-year-olders, and a 47-year-old — kind of the classic generational statement.
When I heard that live, I thought: This is the perfect summation of his presidency, that “I generally mean what I say.” Sure, generally, which is to say that Bush means what he says maybe, what, 70, 80 percent of the time that he speaks? Less? Certainly not when he told the nation the already-disproved notion that Iraq was buying uranium in Africa, or that there were ties between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda, or that a country with no active weapons program could create “a mushroom cloud,” or when he said he would fire anyone who leaked Valerie Plame’s identity, or when he said that America doesn’t spy without warrants, or….Well, you get the picture.
But…”Generally, I mean what I say.”
Well, now the official transcript is out, and how ironic: Bush’s words were magically changed. It reads:
He’s — you know, I’ve had my third conversation with him, and I genuinely mean what I say. I wish him all the very best.
So the word “generally” has been changed to “genuinely.” Does that change the meaning a tad? Only by about 180 degrees. Is there any chance that I’m mis-hearing the remark? No. I’ve posted the video of the press conference from MSNBC at the bottom. The remark in question is 2:45 in.
An administration that struggled with the truth for eight years gets in one last distortion on its way out the door. To use the phrase made famous by the columnist Jimmy Breslin, “beautiful.”
But generally, the transcript was correct.
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January 13th, 2009 at 9:50 am
I’ve heard him say way more stupid things than this! Often more than not it is stupid and eerily revealing sometimes!
storky Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 10:58 am
“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.” —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004
January 13th, 2009 at 10:23 am
WHAT THE HELL DID YOU EXPECT,SAY I’AM SORRY I DESTROYED THE MIDDLE CLASS WAY OF LIFE,HE GROWN UP THAT WAY HE HAS NEVER HAVE TO FACE THE WRONG HE HAS DONE TO OTHER PEOPLE IN HIS LIFE.DADDY,BUSH HAS ALWAY’S BEEN THERE .HE NEVER HAD TO SUFFER THE PAIN ,HIM SELF,PEOPLE HAS HAD TO SUFFER WHAT HE KNOWLY DONE.FIRST OF ALL HE HAD A AGENDA, PUT OUR COUNTRY INTO THE HELL WE ARE SUFFERING FROM,THEN IT WOULD BE EASIER TO GET US IN LINE FOR NEW WORLD ODER,HE SAID ,CONNECT THE DOT’S HELL YES,CONNECT THE DOT’S OF THE POLICES AND THEN IN ORDER HE HAS SET THEM,NEOCON’S AGENDA,THAT WHY THE COUNTRY IS SO SCREWED UP,HOW DARE THEM ACT AS IF WE DID’NT KNOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN,HELL THEY SET THIS UP TO HAPPEN,AND THE MEDIA PLAY’S DUMB TO IT,THAT THERE AGENDA,AND AS A PEOPLE ETHIER WE CLOSE OUR EYE’S TO IT HOPE IT WON,T GET WORST,AND STAY IN OUR LITTLE BUBBLE’S,LA LA LAND,OR STAND UP AND SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH,REMENBER SO MANY PEOPLE HAD DIED TO HAVE THE RIGHT’S WE HAVE OR ARE WE GOING TO ROLL OVER AND PLAY DEAD,LET THOSE SICK ASS NEOCON’S TAKE IT ALL AWAY,EACH OF US NEED AND KNOW WHAT HAS TO BE DONE,I BELIVE AND KNOW,WHEN PUSH COME’S TO SHOVE(WE THE PEOPLE)WILL GET IT RIGHT,DAM IT, I LOVE THE PEOPLE OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY,GOD IS ON OUR SIDE,HE IS THE TRUTH,AS A PEOPLE WE NEED AND WANT THE TRUTH,THE TRUTH WILL SET US FREE,THE TRUTH WILL AWAY’S KEEP US FREE,LONG LIVE THE (U.S.CONSITUTION)MAY,GOD,PROTECT BLESS THE GREAT PEOPLE OF THESE UNITED YES,UNITED STATE’S WHO ONLY WANT THE TRUTH!!!NEOCON’S HIDE FROM THE TRUTH!
wtf are u talkin about Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 9:40 am
learn how to speak english before u write a novel u fool
January 13th, 2009 at 10:24 am
This kind of says it all, meaning what you hear later is not what was actually said, which means that you get a distorted version of the truth.
Now we have to ask, what else is distorted in what Bush has said, or in what comes out of the WH for that matter?
January 13th, 2009 at 10:32 am
WTF?! Maybe it’s a freudian slip, but he clearly meant to say genuinely. I can’t believe this has even been posted as an article here. Must be a slow day.
Linda in R! Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Clearly? He’s not capable. You really beLIEve he’s genuine?
January 13th, 2009 at 11:18 am
hey marine dude, sounds like you didn’t have your cock yet this morning. hahahha whose the whining bitch now? hahahhahhaha
January 13th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Richard Ellis,
The point is not what he meant to say but what he said. A transcript is suppose to be a written ut dialogue. It suppose to be the actual dialague not a rewrite later on when better words and analagies come to mind. So the point of this article is to comment on the fact that the official White House transcript does not go along with the audio of the same speech. This is a good point and totally worth writing about.
January 13th, 2009 at 11:51 am
Unfortunately it’s those that follow orders without question that are the real ‘weak bitches’.
will hale Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
i concur !
January 13th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Not that I’m looking forward to the Obamanation of America, but even six more days of the world’s sorriest-excuse-for-a-human-being in the White House is almost too much to bear. Please God, take W! Please! Take his sorry ass.
While you’re at it, economize and take Cheney’s sorry ass, too. He’s in his undisclosed location. But… you know where that is.
will hale Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
watch zeitgeistmovie.com god doesnt bother in the affairs of mankind.
if you want something done you gotta do it yourself.
January 13th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Buck Fush! I hope they all die an agonizing death. And spend eternity eating s---.
January 13th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
reconmarine you need to go and be an israeli ecstasy army brat so you can feel like you have arrived into your realm of perfect world. in a word, psychopath.
and speaking of the word psychopath: see WAYNEMADSENREPORT for the whole story about the bush legacy of “family values.”
the world stage cheers in silence as the mass murderer slithers from the lights, thinking he was cool and the dude gets to slink in as the cooler of the candidates to fulfill an agenda of bleeding brains, psychopathic serial killers who sell their brand as wars, AND every time it’s a new du jour, but the end result is always the same: KILLING FIELDS.
And doubtful you are actually a reconmarine, since the mossad is a very busy operation at this time — visiting the websites to dribble more vomit to demonstrate how evil the mind is in those who think they think, when IT has nothing between ITS’ ears but blubbering piles of protoplasm.
too bad the agenda has remained the same for so many years and the in-charge morons haven’t figured out yet that the world stage has tired of the lights on the vampires and so into the dark the US goes – time to just say no to psychopathic killers dressed up in suits.
bush needs to learn that the tongue is at home when the mouth is shut. he obviously thinks he has something important to say.
without his money and family power he would be in prison or worse.
hope may spring eternal after all.
January 13th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Marine recon. Go suck Cheney’s ass.
January 13th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
“Praise be unto Molech! Now, let’s throw another kid into the fire!”
What George really wanted to say…
January 13th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
The truth is dead. Long live The Truth.
(click my name for protest music)
January 13th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
your still here recon…i actually agree with you on this issue,america is not suffering,but it will.
too much fluoride has made you lot stupid and its so easy to keep you penned in like good little sheep.
even the alfa ones like you.
January 13th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
That Marine has been reconing too many officers assholes! He has too much s--- in his eyes and ears to see OR hear the truth, just get your ass back to Iraq and start dying for Dick and Pappy Bush!!!
January 13th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Recon, lets see the worst insults you can think of ..weak bitches…ladies. You mysonigist creep. All you do in your military life is look for someone to tell you what to do so you don’t have to think for yourself. OH my how very, very manly..
Please Daddy make all my decisions for me and tell me how brave and noble I am, and I will do all the filthy work you want me to do. Yuck
January 13th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
He is the decider after all.
January 13th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
He’s just a comedian for the establishment. Its like a children’s TV program, with one meaning for the kids, one for the parents. In this circumstance, que, eugenicist elitists as the parents, us, the proles, as the children.
January 13th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
N.A.U. AMER, NUKE EXPLOSION IN INDIA
January 13th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
When exveterans will kick bush ass?
We let zionist ensalve our world! Kick them out of all world governments.
January 13th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Seriously? “Generally” wouldn’t even make sense in this context (not to say that Bush always uses vocabulary that is entirely applicable). To bring insignificant stuff like this onto the website diminishes the credibility of the entire site. I am not sure that I buy all of the stuff proposed about the NWO and the general conspiracy theories, but I am sure that if the battle that you all are waging is to be won, it must be done only in battles that are significant and irrefutable. The only purpose that this trivial garbage serves is to turn off those like myself who are on the fence and needing to be convinced, which is entirely counterproductive to your cause. Grow up and use some discretion!
January 13th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
i fundamentally agree with where you are coming from and I’m not supporter of this demon, but you watch the footage and it’s hard to discern if he’s saying genuinely or generally. he’s look down and mumbles whatever he says. we need to find more intelligent things to write about and publish on this website, this is a disservice to the truth movement.
January 13th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
HA HA HA , YOU GOT CAUGHT BOY BUSH , YOU IDIOT. HEE HEE HEE !!!
FCUK O”BAAAA”MA BIN LADEN & HIS ZIO-NEO-SCUM-BLOOD-SUCKERS !!!
* LYNDON H LaROUCHE …4… PRESIDENT *
* ALEX JONES ..4….. VICE-PRESIDENT *
* ALAN WATT ……4…. SECRETARY-OF-STATE *
* PETER SCHIFF ….4….. TREASURY *
INFO-WARRIORS ………………………………………. IT’S REVOLUTION TIME
January 13th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Gee, ol’ George had responsibility for helping out in the murder of umpity thousands and thousands of people, helped to make large tracts of the Earth permanently poisonous with uranium dust, approved of torture, and etc, etc, etc, etc, and we’re magically supposed to not notice? That we’re supposed to display bashful and vapid sh*t-eating grins and say, “Aw, shucks, anyone can make a mistake…!”
“I feel much, much better now-w-w-w…”
Bwahahahaha!
I don’t do the dominant/submissive primate routine. There’s no such thing as dominant/submissive for people. Only dumb animals do that because they don’t have the ability to figure out better ways of doing things.
January 13th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
I happen to think he uttered the right word…he also stated something ‘along’ these lines, as I haven’t taken notes word for word, but here goes…it’s the part of the news conference where he is revealing that he was told that ‘the depression would be worse than the Great Depression.” I heard that, and said to myself..”thank you, Bushie Baby, I got the message, which is after denying for one year that we were in a recession, now you have been notified we are definitely in a depression, most people don’t know it yet, but the big ole little men at the Fed know…and they told you so as to get you moving faster…
Anyone with an ear, let him hear…
January 13th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
I always respected our military – no question. However, in this situation it’s easy to see several in the dark – no clue as to how duped they’ve been. The Marines have one goal – to protect one another – I’ve been told politics don’t matter. This is also another whirlwind of deception. You join the military to protect your country against enemy forces. You don’t join the military to become an enemy of the world; kill who they tell you to kill, even if it means innocent civilians and forget you have a mind to think, must less muster up your right to ask questions.
Even soldiers must adhere to the United States Constitution as well as natural laws. This site was established with ‘you’ in mind for your protection, dignity and Consititutional rights that our true ‘men’ in uniform gave their lives for in the past. This current romper-room, they call military, is a circus that lost the script to its performance! Let’s not even bring up the paid – off Navy who spray Ethylene Dibromide on top of their own people with the ’skull& bones’ x’s in the sky every day! That operation cloverleaf – big secret covert crap is nothing more than population control to cause cancer and sterility! FACT! Or did your Sgt. tell you Albert Pike is the actor who dressed up as Ronald McDonald?
Yeah cigarettes suck – especially when the feds deliberately add chemicals to keep you smoking. But while people do smoke, you yourself are smoking out caves looking for a man who died on December 26, 2001! ‘SMOKE EM OUT’ FOR GEORGE BUSH baby!
Tough talk doesn’t make you tough and shoving a rifle in the face of an innocent kid doesn’t make you a soldier! Repent! Ask God to heal you and stand up for ‘truth’ like a man – in the meantime: Sir! Do something with your filthy mouth! Sir!
January 14th, 2009 at 8:58 am
dumbest is how it’s spelled. And you can’t talk to anyone in the service, they are BRAINWASHED by the very Government that wants to destroy and kill.
January 14th, 2009 at 11:10 am
I have a question regarding a couple of strange comments Bush has said lately. I wish I could find video/script of this, but I’m sure some of you readers might recall his words.
The first, he has said, “I didn’t sell my soul for [nothing] …” cannot recall the rest of his statement.
The second, he states, “I realize a lot of people don’t like me, but that was part of the deal.”
Is this what our presidency has become? Getting voted in so you can sell your soul & be hated by 75%+ of people because of some deal????
If anyone knows of any links to these statements, please post. In the meantime, I’ll continue to search.
January 14th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Believe it or not, but you too will be on a blue or red list.
January 14th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
I watched the press conference, but I didn’t think much about that comment.
He did sounded like he was under the influence of something. (probably anti-depressants.)
For the most part, I thought the whole conference was odd. He’s definitely got a f---ed up way of looking at the world. The guy is completely delusional.
I was glad it the last one.
February 21st, 2009 at 10:48 am
anyone who agrees with reconmarine qualifies for a official beatdown you know standard procedure, so please feel free to disagree dont be scared.