From the president's news conference today with Canadian Prime Minister Martin.
So there is it. Now people who disagree with Bush's foreign policy are racists, too.
But there's more in this statement. For example: Who is he talking about when he says "the same color as ours?" He is white, I'm white, you might be white -- but "we" are not white, are we? And if criticism of his foreign policy just comes from people who think non-whites can't govern themselves, why do we also lack support from just about every non-white country in the world? They must be self-hating non-whites; they themselves don't even think they can govern themselves.
On a more basic level, people who say things like this are always racists. If you have to publicly say, unasked, that you believe that Muslims can self-govern -- "No, really, I do." -- you're probably a racist. You're certainly a race baiter.
In the same news conference, Bush had this to say about the anniversary of "Mission Accomplished."
No more torture chambers or rape rooms. Right. Oh, wait, except for these.
And classifying Saddam as a "friend of terror" -- very clever. Of course, thousands and thousands of other "friends of terror," including our good friends in Saudi Arabia who hold public telethons to support suicide bombers, are still at large.
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