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Posted by: NOTShane_Coffey2 3 years, 3 months agoMatt Lauer interviews President Bush on secret prisons and the torturing his andministration has done.
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JasonCalacanis
Sept. 12, 2006, 3:35 p.m.whoa.... the way he is putting his finger in Matt's chest is very agressive. this is a strange format for an interview... face to face and standing?!?!? strange.
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TheAttacks
Sept. 12, 2006, 3:41 p.m.I agree, it looks as if they are about to start having an all out yelling-argument.
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Neophile
Sept. 12, 2006, 3:41 p.m.Yeah Bush seems really aggressive and intimidating...in a weird friendly kind of way.
You can bet if Lauer so much as touched him he'd have 5 agents on his back faster than you can say "mission accomplished".
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TimALoftis
Sept. 12, 2006, 4:06 p.m.President came across very defensive and to aggressive. The finger in the chest thing did not look good at all. Matt could have really made news if he had reached down to push it away.
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NOTShane_Coffey2
Sept. 12, 2006, 4:08 p.m.I have always said that if Bush came to my house he would have to call me Mr. Coffey, and I would call him George. But we all know that is not true. Why do I say this because look at Matt Lauers body language, it is so submissive. But really who could blame him, the President is a pretty powerful fell. Not only that he could make one, maybe two phone calls and get matt fired.
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Neophile
Sept. 12, 2006, 4:27 p.m.@shane, that's awesome. If Bush came to my house I'd call him a cab.
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Realist38
Sept. 12, 2006, 4:36 p.m.Can't help but wonder who's law Bush is referring to.
It's certainbly not American or International law. It must be Bush's law that he makes up as he goes along. Like he has the authority to listen in on phone conversations without judicial oversight even though American law calls for it.
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Neophile
Sept. 12, 2006, 4:39 p.m.Can you believe the leader of the country that is supposed to be a beacon of liberty and democracy is being asked about water-boarding? It's just so sad that it came to this...even sadder that he can smile while being asked about it.
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zman
Sept. 12, 2006, 5:02 p.m.I hate every time GWB opens his mouth, he sounds like a small time crook who has been caught and is shucking & jiving. His demeanor is uncomfortable and when he speaks, he sounds uneducated. I cannot remember a Prez that has ever sounded so bad in front of a camera.
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zman
Sept. 12, 2006, 5:07 p.m.froggy - we're not the enemy, we're the American People (who he works for)......he needs to assure us that we are not torturing or fess up.........the low comfort level most Americans and global citizens feel is due in large part to Bush's not answering questions OR answering with dumb responses. We all know he is OK with torture, but he will not admit it which makes him look like a liar.......who can trust a liar.
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bcphila
Sept. 12, 2006, 5:24 p.m.Another softball interview of W. from a pretend journalist of the corporate mainstream media--in this case, the network owned by a war contractor- General Electric.
What a charade. Why is it SO impossible for people not to see through this act?
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william-sire
Sept. 12, 2006, 5:39 p.m.Froggy that was a perfect obsevation. Matt Lauer is just a puppet for the democratic party. It is obvious he wasn't interested in reporting the news bt rather creating it in the image he wanted to present it. George Bush is an exceptional leader and deserves more respect that Matt Lauer gave him. I am glad George Bush would not be baited by that charade of an interview.
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deathray
Sept. 12, 2006, 5:53 p.m.Honestly,
I think Bush was trying way too hard, anf Lauer wasn't buying any of it. The finger in the chest was ridiculous, and Lauer knew it was an intimidation tactic.
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deathray
Sept. 12, 2006, 5:55 p.m.froggy -
The Justice Department also said that the military tribunals at Gitmo were "within the law." The Supreme Court clearly feels differently. I wonder what else the Supreme Court would feel differently about?
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csatnet
Sept. 12, 2006, 6:02 p.m.If we do not obey international law then other countries do not have to obey these laws. Thus we get soldiers with their heads cut off. We get Senators (McCain) that have been tortured. Torture is against International Law. We must respect the law or we are no longer a nation of the law. President Bush stated "we disagree with those laws." Because we disagree with a law doesn't allow us to violate the law. This is called the rule of law.
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eyeshaveit
Sept. 12, 2006, 6:04 p.m.W: What an idiot, a smiling jackass, he is an embarassment on the face of this country and its people. Reminds me of a sleazy used car salesman trying to peddle a real lemon. He makes up his own rules as he goes along, like an 8-year old kid playing games.
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Russencrantz
Sept. 12, 2006, 6:11 p.m.Why would he not want the other side to know what techniques we were using? If they were legitimate, he should be proud to say it, and strike a little real fear into the enimy. The only logical reason he would not want to say anything would be to protect himself and those doing the torturing.
I have to say though, for not being scripted, this is one of his more eloquent moments... but what's with the smirk? Isn't this supposed to be serious?
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deathray
Sept. 12, 2006, 6:20 p.m.I think the media have been too soft on President Bush. I don't think Matt Lauer was too hard on the President. There are a lot of people who want better answers that the President has heretofore been able to give. I think that it's time for some hard questions to be answered. Ultimately, hiding behind the National Security ruse is a weak excuse.
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lfergie812
Sept. 12, 2006, 6:27 p.m.In the word of our former president. "Well! There you go again"
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csatnet
Sept. 12, 2006, 6:32 p.m.Froggy57
We are trying to convince the people of Iraq that Democracy and The Rule of Law is the way to go. If we don't obey the law and use the addage, "Do as I say and not as I do", we will have lost the right to be in Iraq. They will no longer believe what we are saying.
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lvrofwolves
June 17, 2007, 12:51 p.m.csatnet said -If we don't obey the law and use the addage, "Do as I say and not as I do", we will have lost the right to be in Iraq. They will no longer believe what we are saying.
So you are saying we have a right to be in Iraq???
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maidofthemist
Sept. 12, 2006, 6:47 p.m.He has to protect America......he's a guard dog, that's it.
Next time lets vote for a doberman, it looks better.
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