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WASHINGTON, DC / The Huffington Post / The Daily Brief / January 16, 2009
Bush's Farewell Address: Still Delusional After All These Years: Arianna Huffington: Thursday night's valedictory speech was quintessential Bush: delusional from beginning to end. He made Afghanistan sound like a swell place to vacation when, in truth, only those with a death wish venture out these days without an armed convoy. He lauded Iraq as "a friend of the United States" -- without ever mentioning the fact that if Iraq has a BFF it is Iran, not America. He claimed that America's "air, water, and lands are measurably cleaner." Who is doing the measuring, the same eco-unfriendly companies to which he handed his environmental policies? It's dangerous spin. It's easy to feel a pang of pity for a guy heading out the door. But the more sympathy he evokes, the more susceptible we are to the lies he is telling. Before we know it, his revisionism becomes accepted as the truth.
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Seniors World Chronicle adds:
We had barely put down that Arianna Huffington comment, when came the Berlin, Germany mail from
Spiegel International, which is always a must read immediately kind of stuff. Alongside the very readable reports and comments on next week's US Presidential inauguration, is a reprinted Spiegel feature titled
Battered and Bruised - America Looks Beyond the Bush Warriors.
Illustration Jean-Pierre Kunkel für den SPIEGEL. This illustration on the cover of this week's SPIEGEL is a remake of a 2002 SPIEGEL cover showing President George W. Bush's cabinet on its way to war.
Alongside this picture in small type is a bit about a side feature, which provides one good weekend laughing matter.
Click to see: Photo Gallery: Funny Moments with George 'Dubyah' Bush
© SPIEGEL ONLINE 2008
Bush's Farewell Address: Still Delusional After All These Years: Arianna Huffington: Thursday night's valedictory speech was quintessential Bush: delusional from beginning to end. He made Afghanistan sound like a swell place to vacation when, in truth, only those with a death wish venture out these days without an armed convoy. He lauded Iraq as "a friend of the United States" -- without ever mentioning the fact that if Iraq has a BFF it is Iran, not America. He claimed that America's "air, water, and lands are measurably cleaner." Who is doing the measuring, the same eco-unfriendly companies to which he handed his environmental policies? It's dangerous spin. It's easy to feel a pang of pity for a guy heading out the door. But the more sympathy he evokes, the more susceptible we are to the lies he is telling. Before we know it, his revisionism becomes accepted as the truth. Click here to read more.
© 2008 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc
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Seniors World Chronicle adds:
We had barely put down that Arianna Huffington comment, when came the Berlin, Germany mail from Spiegel International, which is always a must read immediately kind of stuff. Alongside the very readable reports and comments on next week's US Presidential inauguration, is a reprinted Spiegel feature titled
Battered and Bruised - America Looks Beyond the Bush Warriors.
Illustration Jean-Pierre Kunkel für den SPIEGEL. This illustration on the cover of this week's SPIEGEL is a remake of a 2002 SPIEGEL cover showing President George W. Bush's cabinet on its way to war.
Alongside this picture in small type is a bit about a side feature, which provides one good weekend laughing matter.
Click to see: Photo Gallery: Funny Moments with George 'Dubyah' Bush
© SPIEGEL ONLINE 2008
