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27. March 2009, 10:11:08

The Usurper

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Subject: George W. Bush's opinion of the U.S. Constitution

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7779.shtml

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GOP leaders told Bush that his hardcore push to renew the more onerous provisions of the [U.S.A. Patriot Act] could further alienate conservatives still mad at the President from his botched attempt to nominate White House Counsel Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court.

"I don't give a godd**n," Bush retorted. "I'm the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way."

"Mr. President," one aide in the meeting said. "There is a valid case that the provisions in this law undermine the Constitution."

"Stop throwing the Constitution in my face," Bush screamed back. "It's just a godd**ned piece of paper!"
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No need to defend Bush here. He is indefensible, just as are many Democratic presidents who likewise manifested disdain for the Constitution they took an oath to uphold & defend.

27. March 2009, 10:19:17

Mort

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Subject: Re: George W. Bush's opinion of the U.S. Constitution

The Usurper: Scary.... but it explains your lobbying system.

27. March 2009, 17:04:17

Papa Zoom

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Subject: Re:Stop throwing the Constitution in my face," Bush screamed back.

Modified by Papa Zoom (27. March 2009, 17:07:12)

The Usurper: Breaking part of my own rule and arguing via a quote:

Did President Bush call the Constitution a "goddamned piece of paper?"
Is it true that President Bush called the Constitution a "goddamned piece of paper?" He has never denied it, and it appears that there were several witnesses.
A: Extremely unlikely. The Web site that reported those words has a history of quoting phony sources and retracting bogus stories.
The report that Bush "screamed" those words at Republican congressional leaders in November 2005 is unsubstantiated, to put it charitably.

We judge that the odds that the report is accurate hover near zero. It comes from Capitol Hill Blue, a Web site that has a history of relying on phony sources, retracting stories and apologizing to its readers.

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My guess is that Bush never said this. It's running around the internet as if it were true. It's an unsubstantiated story and if not true, it's not only irresponsible to pass it on as truth, it questions your credibility in other areas. Unless you have "proof" and not just some hateful website making this claim, then you have nothing. You say Bush can't be defended here. That's a nice American ideal. Guilty because you say so. Bush can in fact be defended if if guilty because that's how our system works. But in fact there is no real evidence he's said this nonsense and you've posted it more than once. I've seen nothing to indicate that this is true. Got any hard facts?

Oh, and there's more here