The mixed message/signal theme.

[yowzayowzayowza]

Did * lapse into one of his dreams of dictatorship?

BUSH: (Prime Minister Allawi) doesn't want U.S. leadership, however, to send mixed signals, to not stand with the Iraqi people.

BUSH: See, I think you can be realistic and optimistic at the same time. I'm optimistic we'll achieve -- I know we won't achieve if we send mixed signals. I know we're not going to achieve our objective if we send mixed signals to our troops, our friends, the Iraqi citizens

BUSH: I think that by speaking clearly and doing what we say and not sending mixed messages, it is less likely we'll ever have to use troops

BUSH: You cannot lead if you send mixed messages. Mixed messages send the wrong signals to our troops. Mixed messages send the wrong signals to our allies. Mixed messages send the wrong signals to the Iraqi citizens

Adding this up: 'You/We' cannot stand with the Iraqi people & won't achieve & cannot lead unless we send ADMINISTRATION messages to our troops, our friends, the Iraqi citizens.

As our troops and "friends" were both aware of the First Amendment when they sign up, * seems to think we somehow owe "Iraqi citizens" control over our speech?

Does * really BELIEVE his policies exist beyond pubic criticism?

The whole * mixed signal/message theme seems remarkably demeaning and thuggish. Every time I heard it I shouted: "BROWN SHIRT" !!!!! My cat finally gave up on my lap after the second one.

Is there another way to interpret this? It just seems so beyond the pale. Has this already been discussed? The contrast with Kerry's theme is stark:

KERRY: First of all, what kind of mixed message does it send when you have $500 million going over to Iraq to put police officers in the streets of Iraq, and the president is cutting the COPS program in America?

KERRY: And today, we are 90 percent of the casualties and 90 percent of the costs. And meanwhile, North Korea has got nuclear weapons. Talk about mixed messages. The president is the one that said, "We can't allow countries to get nuclear weapons." They have. I'll change that.

KERRY: While they didn't talk at all, the fuel rods came out, the inspectors were kicked out, the television cameras were kicked out. And today, there are four to seven nuclear weapons in the hands of North Korea. That happened on this president's watch. Now, that, I think, is one of the most serious, sort of, reversals or mixed messages that you could possibly send.

KERRY: You talk about mixed messages. We're telling other people, "You can't have nuclear weapons," but we're pursuing a new nuclear weapon that we might even contemplate using.

This cabal's arrogance is just mind-boggling.

[cheshire]

1. I heard a blip where * said, "This would be easy if this was a dictatorshi

p, as long as I'm the dictator." I believe that jokes (that was how he said it)are based in truth. so yes he has a colassal arrogance.

[shraby]

2. You'll find the dictator quotes at

<http://www.dubyaspeak.com>