More On The "Bush Doctrine"
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webfarmerThe Reich-wingers are putting on quite a spin show trying to demonstrate that Palin actually answered the question in an appropriately vague way. This Salon article attempts to debunk a lot of their windy business. Some seem to have selective memories on their own understanding of the issue. (You have to eat an ad for access to the article.)
Where is the Debate Over The Bush Doctrine - Salon - 14 Sep 08
"Before it became clear that Sarah Palin had never heard of it, nobody -- including the presidential candidates themselves -- ever had difficulty answering questions about what they believed about the Bush Doctrine, nor ever suggested that this Doctrine was some amorphous, impossible-to-understand, abstract irrelevancy.
Quite the contrary, despite some differences over exactly what it means, it was widely understood to constitute a radical departure -- at least in theory -- from our governing foreign policy doctrine, and it is that Doctrine which has unquestionably fueled much of the foreign policy disasters of the last eight years."
"George Will today went on ABC News' Sunday Show and defended Sarah Palin by claiming that even he, Will, didn't know what this bizarre, confusing thing called 'the Bush doctrine' is -- that's the same George Will who, in 2003, wrote an Op-Ed entitled 'The Bush Doctrine at Risk' in which he understood the term perfectly well and defined it exactly how Gibson did: namely, the right of the U.S. to attack even in the absence of an imminent threat.
For years, controversy over 'the Bush doctrine' fueled our foreign policy debates. Now, Sarah Palin reveals she's completely ignorant of the term and, suddenly, right-wing hacks everywhere are screaming, in unison: 'The Bush Doctrine? What is that?'"
Where is the Debate Over The Bush Doctrine - Salon - 14 Sep 08
"Before it became clear that Sarah Palin had never heard of it, nobody -- including the presidential candidates themselves -- ever had difficulty answering questions about what they believed about the Bush Doctrine, nor ever suggested that this Doctrine was some amorphous, impossible-to-understand, abstract irrelevancy.
Quite the contrary, despite some differences over exactly what it means, it was widely understood to constitute a radical departure -- at least in theory -- from our governing foreign policy doctrine, and it is that Doctrine which has unquestionably fueled much of the foreign policy disasters of the last eight years."
"George Will today went on ABC News' Sunday Show and defended Sarah Palin by claiming that even he, Will, didn't know what this bizarre, confusing thing called 'the Bush doctrine' is -- that's the same George Will who, in 2003, wrote an Op-Ed entitled 'The Bush Doctrine at Risk' in which he understood the term perfectly well and defined it exactly how Gibson did: namely, the right of the U.S. to attack even in the absence of an imminent threat.
For years, controversy over 'the Bush doctrine' fueled our foreign policy debates. Now, Sarah Palin reveals she's completely ignorant of the term and, suddenly, right-wing hacks everywhere are screaming, in unison: 'The Bush Doctrine? What is that?'"
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Date: 2008-09-16 03:47 am (UTC)The same mentality has been used by the media to create the impression that there is still a great debate over the existence of global warming.
What I don't understand is why the press is so evil. Forget Edward R. Murrow or Walter Cronkite. The days of reporters with integrity seem to be gone (with a few notable exceptions).
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Date: 2008-09-16 05:31 am (UTC)It's not like he didn't have enough ammo without those two seriously lame assertions. It's like an itch that these guys just can't scratch and they end up in way more trouble than it's worth in the end.