John Gibson on "meaning of election day in Iraq": "We won. We won. We won.

[sabra]

http://mediamatters.org/items/200512160005

Gibson on "meaning of election day in Iraq": "We won. We won. We won. We won."


Summary: On Fox News' The Big Story, host John Gibson declared victory in the Iraq war, telling viewers, "Our friend Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean says the war is unwinnable. But it was won today." Gibson's proclamation was what he called "the real meaning of election day in Iraq."

On the December 15 edition of Fox News' The Big Story, host John Gibson declared victory in the Iraq war, telling viewers, "Our friend Howard says the war is unwinnable. But it was won today."

Offering what he called "the correct interpretation of events in Iraq today" and "the real meaning of election day in Iraq," Gibson exclaimed: "We won. We won. We won. We won. A little too triumphalist for you? Feeling a little icky that we might say something that bold? You must be suffering from a touch of Euro today. Eat a Big Mac and get over it."

Gibson further explained that "he main point of the war was regime change on Saddam," adding: "Believe me, it is changed when he's on trial for his life, rather than running people through chippers and chopping off limbs to emphasize a political point. I like the side of Saddam as O.J. , because this time I don't think the defendant walks."

[tularetom]

1. OK we won you fucking ghoul Gibson

now what say we get the fuck outta there.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. He's an O'Reilly wanna-be

[bryant69]

3. Hmmmm i ate a Big Mac

and Gibson's still making me sick.

Bryant
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[Critters2]

4. So when are the troops coming home?

Misson Accomplished!! Right?

[FreedomAngel82]

7. What did you win?

An Islamic theocracy.

[Deep13]

5. heard this song before

wasn't any good then either

[NanceGreggs]

6. And this means what?

"Our friend Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean says the war is unwinnable. But it was won today ..."

So it's all over, then. Are the planes on the tarmac, ready to take ALL American soldiers home?

No point stickin' around, now that we've WON.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. John "War on Christmas" Gibson is a tool.

Of course, we know that. But once again, a freeper fuckwit has declared victory prematurely (I bet that's not the only thing they do prematurely, but that's for another discussion...). The Middle East has a not-so-glorious tradition of holding elections that result in the victorious party imposing something other than democracy on the minority.

Oh, and I thought the "main point of the war" was to prevent evil ol' Saddam from using the WMDs we KNEW he had.

[stickdog]

9. And the real meaning of Christmas is

eggplant.

[Justitia]

10. I wouldn't be so quick w/the "Mission Accomplished" banner!

That kind of hubris can surely bite you in the ass.

Until people stop dying, incl our own soldiers, jack shit has been "won".

Oh, and "the main point of the war was regime change on Saddam"?
OH REALLY?????

Here I thought it was protecting the US of A from WMDs and "mushroom clouds" and biological anthrax attacks, etc., etc.

Funny, I NEVER heard the "main point" was "regime change". :freak:

So, w/your inside track to the administration Gibson, are you saying THEY LIED TO US???

[seabeyond]

11. who won, the terrorist group that ran, or traitor with iran that

stole a whole lot of our money and documents that we were supposedly hunting him down

[alcibiades_mystery]

12. Such stupidities are not serious

And few serious people heed them.

The man can crow and carp all he wants. The death toll will continue to mount, and the Iraqi state is a tenuous notion at best. Gibson is a fool, and more foolish everytime reality proves him wrong.

[Guckert]

13. Well then, lets get the Fu-k out of there.

[Jacobin]

14. Didn't they say that after the last 'election?"

How many times have they 'won' this invasion?

Mission accomplished, handover 'sovereignty' Bremer out, interim government in first election, 'constitution' now election and we just keep winning and winning and winning while more bloodshed and fighting and bombs go off.

Man, I'd hate to see them describe a 'victory' if this is 'winning"

[bullwinkle428]

15. We won? We won? We won? We won?

Saddam statue! Saddam statue! Saddam statue! Saddam statue!

[Scurrilous]

16. Gibson sticks fingers in ears...

..and exclaims "We won. We won. We won. We won."

[The Revolution]

17. Yay.

Now let's bring the troops home. If we've won the war, then it is over and all the soldiers can come back in time for the holidays, right?