LIE OF THE WEEK: 10-13-2006
White House Spokesman Tony Snow on whether President Bush made any mistakes in his handling of North Korea (full transcript):
"Oh, my goodness... it's a silly question... you need to give presidents the benefit of the doubt when national security is involved."
THE TRUTH: The whole point of an open transparent democracy is to hold elected officials accountable by having all of the facts. Asking for "the benefit of the doubt" because the big picture of national security isn't clear without all of the classified data is no different than the dictators around the world who tell their citizens to trust that they are doing what is in the best interest of the nation. From the fear-mongering tactics used to win elections to the limiting of civil rights and liberties in the name of national security, we are unfortunately dealing with an administration that is (knowingly or unknowingly) degrading our freedom and democracy every day while claiming to be spreading it around the world.
"Oh, my goodness... it's a silly question... you need to give presidents the benefit of the doubt when national security is involved."
THE TRUTH: The whole point of an open transparent democracy is to hold elected officials accountable by having all of the facts. Asking for "the benefit of the doubt" because the big picture of national security isn't clear without all of the classified data is no different than the dictators around the world who tell their citizens to trust that they are doing what is in the best interest of the nation. From the fear-mongering tactics used to win elections to the limiting of civil rights and liberties in the name of national security, we are unfortunately dealing with an administration that is (knowingly or unknowingly) degrading our freedom and democracy every day while claiming to be spreading it around the world.
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