The idiot's interviews

The idiot's interview with a U.S.-based Arab newspaper was almost assuredly rehearsed or "scripted", because he got through it without a lot of nonsensical sentences. I'm not going to comment on the sense of the content. Of course it's possible that the Fox News transcript that appears online is a cleaned-up version. At any rate, take a look at this bizarre ending:

QUESTION: Thank you very much, Mr. President. Thank you.

BUSH: Good job.

As previously mentioned, The Boy King refused to make an apology in either intervew.

Amongst the expected lies, he offers more expected inane remarks in the Daily Star transcript of the other interview with al-Arabiya, such as:

QUESTION: And you just -- you've said this is reflected badly here, in the United States of America. How do you think this will be perceived in the Middle East?

BUSH: Terrible. I think people in the Middle East who want to dislike America will use this as an excuse to remind people about their dislike.

When asked what will be done to reform the situation, he launches into a diatribe that obviously is aimed not at reassuring the Arab world, but at defending himself at home:

BUSH: Again, it's very important for people, your listeners, to understand, in our country that when an issue is brought to our attention on this magnitude, we act -- and we act in a way where leaders are willing to discuss it with the media. And we act in a way where, you know, our Congress asks pointed questions to the leadership. In other words, people want to know the truth. That stands in contrast to dictatorships. A dictator wouldn't be answering questions about this. A dictator wouldn't be saying that the system will be investigated and the world will see the results of the investigation. A dictator wouldn't admit reforms needed to be done.

"I am not a crook dictator." Bush channeling Nixon.

I think I can safely bet my firstborn that the questions asked in both interviews were pre-approved, but I've got to admit, this one looks great in print:

QUESTION: Mr. President, you went to Iraq as a part of your project in the Middle East, and flourish democracy over there. To which extent you are willing to go further to flourish a democracy? Are we going to see in the future more action against some other countries to flourish democracy over there, like Syria?

Now repeat after me...

BUSH: And, of course, al Qaeda looks for any excuse. But the truth of the matter is, they hate us, and they hate freedom, and they hate people who embrace freedom. And they're willing to kill innocent Iraqis because Iraqis are willing to be free.