BAGHDAD BOB NAMED PENTAGON SPOKESMAN
BAGHDAD BOB NAMED PENTAGON SPOKESMAN
Stunning Comeback for Former Iraqi Information Minister
Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf, who became famous around the world for his
rosy pronouncements when he served as Information Minister to Iraqi
strongman Saddam Hussein, staged a stunning political comeback today
by being named the chief spokesman for the Pentagon in Washington.
Mr. al-Sahaf, who made headlines as "Baghdad Bob" three years ago by
repeatedly proclaiming that the Iraqi army was demolishing invading
U.S. forces, appeared at a press briefing at the Pentagon this
afternoon with a beaming Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who
called the former Iraqi Information Minister "the right man for the
right job at the right time."
Explaining his decision to tap Mr. al-Sahaf as chief Pentagon
spokesman, Secretary Rumsfeld said, "I realized that our spokesmen
have been trying to do the same thing that Muhammed did three years
ago, only they aren't as credible as he was."
Stepping up to the microphone, an ebullient Mr. al-Sahaf said that
conditions on the ground in Iraq "have never been better" and that the
insurgency was "all but vanquished."
"Democracy is flowering in Iraq so fast you wouldn't believe it!" Mr.
al-Sahaf added. "People think the new constitution is awesome!"
When asked by a reporter about the burned-out cars that litter the
streets of Baghdad and other cities, Mr. al-Sahaf was unfazed,
explaining, "Their engines overheated."
The former Iraqi Information Minister was also upbeat about the trial
of Saddam Hussein, telling reporters, "It's moving even faster than
Milosevic's!"
Elsewhere, President Bush acknowledged that prewar intelligence about
Iraq had been false, and said that the U.S. would discontinue its
practice of ordering military intelligence from Costco.
Stunning Comeback for Former Iraqi Information Minister
Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf, who became famous around the world for his
rosy pronouncements when he served as Information Minister to Iraqi
strongman Saddam Hussein, staged a stunning political comeback today
by being named the chief spokesman for the Pentagon in Washington.
Mr. al-Sahaf, who made headlines as "Baghdad Bob" three years ago by
repeatedly proclaiming that the Iraqi army was demolishing invading
U.S. forces, appeared at a press briefing at the Pentagon this
afternoon with a beaming Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who
called the former Iraqi Information Minister "the right man for the
right job at the right time."
Explaining his decision to tap Mr. al-Sahaf as chief Pentagon
spokesman, Secretary Rumsfeld said, "I realized that our spokesmen
have been trying to do the same thing that Muhammed did three years
ago, only they aren't as credible as he was."
Stepping up to the microphone, an ebullient Mr. al-Sahaf said that
conditions on the ground in Iraq "have never been better" and that the
insurgency was "all but vanquished."
"Democracy is flowering in Iraq so fast you wouldn't believe it!" Mr.
al-Sahaf added. "People think the new constitution is awesome!"
When asked by a reporter about the burned-out cars that litter the
streets of Baghdad and other cities, Mr. al-Sahaf was unfazed,
explaining, "Their engines overheated."
The former Iraqi Information Minister was also upbeat about the trial
of Saddam Hussein, telling reporters, "It's moving even faster than
Milosevic's!"
Elsewhere, President Bush acknowledged that prewar intelligence about
Iraq had been false, and said that the U.S. would discontinue its
practice of ordering military intelligence from Costco.
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1 Comments:
Boy, BunnyPants was in rare form today. Watching him, I couldn't help but think he'd make a great villian in a thriller about a sociopathic killer. He's THAT creepy:
* He looks, talks, and acts like a teenager who is trying to lie his way out of crashing Dad's car. Pathetic.
* I was shocked that Helen Thomas was actually allowed to ask a question. I was not shocked that she went after him like a bulldog, and even less shocked that Bush stammered, stalled and basically tried to bully her before going off on a tangent that didn't even come close to answering her question.
* His habit of laughing inappropriately, especially when talking about dead soldiers, is just plain creepy. I mean, WTF IS SO FUNNY???
* I get the feeling watching him that if he actually accidentally ever told the truth that he would be struck by lightning.
* He thinks Rummy is doing a heck of a job, as is the rest of his crime family, so nobody is going to be fired or asked to resign. What. A. Shock.
* The man demands respect from reporters, but talks to them like they're children. If he talked to me like that I'd punch him in his smirking mouth. That's what you do to bullies.
* "I gotta continue to speak as clearly as I can." Boy, if that isn't red meat people like Jon Stewart, I don't know what is.
* He continues to pull 9/11 out of his ass, and yet the press never says "Wait a second. You continue to bring up 9/11, but IRAQ HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH 9/11!!! Why can't a reporter say that JUST ONCE???
* He just said the decision to bring all of the troops home would be decided by "future presidents." Uh, did he just say he won't bring the troops home in the next three years? Damn right he did. CALL HIM ON IT!!!
* "Every war plan looks good on paper until you meet the enemy." Is it just me, or shouldn't you know who the hell your enemy is before starting a F***ING WAR???????
* Seriously - is this man high on something? His ticks and facial expressions are indicitive of someone on coke. I've seen this in a friend struggling with addiction.
* With the exception of Helen Thomas, another pathetic boot-licking of Fredo by the press. Too bad David Gregory wasn't there to kick the Boy King in the groin like he did to Laura Ingraham on the Today Show this morning (oh - it was SWEET).
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