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Mr. Bush's truthfulness
By Ulli Diemer
Letter to the Editor, Globe and Mail:
Apparently Marcus Gee's delicate sensibilities are offended by the
fact that more than half the public believes that George W. Bush
is dishonest and untrustworthy (Mr. Bush is not a liar -- November
16). Would Mr. Gee feel better if instead of characterizing
Mr. Bush as a 'liar', we were to say that Mr. Bush 'frequently and
habitually makes statements which are the exact opposite of the
truth?'
Beyond his concern over the proper label to apply to Mr. Bush's truth-deficient claims that Saddam Hussein was behind the September 11 attacks and that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, Mr. Gee's defense of President Bush is peculiar indeed. He says, well of course there wasn't a shred of truth in what Mr. Bush said, but we shouldn't single him out for blame because other members of his administration also misled the public, and the Democrats also misled the public, and the compliant media also misled the public.
That's one way to look at it, perhaps. Another way of looking at it would be to say: they're all dishonest and untrustworthy. Whether Mr. Gee likes it or not, more than half the American public seems to have come to that conclusion.
Ulli Diemer
November 16, 2005
