Bush Overlooks Own Flip-Flop in Debate

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=2&u=/ap/20041014/ap_on_el_pr/debate_fact_check

WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) overlooked a flip-flop of his own when he boasted Wednesday about launching the Homeland Security Department: He was against it before he was for it. John Kerry (news - web sites) told Americans he has a health care plan that covers all of them, when he doesn't.


Figures and rhetorical claims flew in the last presidential debate, and not all them were on target.


Kerry accurately quoted Bush as saying he does not think much about Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) and is not all that concerned about him. The president protested: "I just don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. It's kind of one of those exaggerations."


But in March 2002, Bush indeed said, "I truly am not that concerned about him. I know he is on the run." He described the terrorist leader as "marginalized," and said, "I just don't spend that much time on him."

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[jerryman814]

1. Good job by Kerry to get him there...

[Carolab]

2. Yup--here are the quotes

"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority."
- G.W. Bush, 3/13/02

"I am truly not that concerned about him."
- G.W. Bush, repsonding to a question about bin Laden's whereabouts,
3/13/02 (The New American, 4/8/02)

[shockingelk]

4. It's in F-9/11

I'd like to see a DNC ad that has that same footage, plus the denial from tonight's debate.

[Politicub]

3. Great lead on this story

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