Franken On Lying

Franken On Lying

Al Franken, 11.18 AM CST, 04-01-04: "It's one thing for a President to lie about sex, it's another thing for a president to lie about reasons for going to war."

I suppose there's also a difference between "lying" during a speech and lying under oath? Bet Al would never admit that. . . .

John Kerry, 1/23/03, Georgetown: "Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime. We all know the litany of his offenses. He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction. ... The threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real."

Was Kerry "lying" or relying on misinterpreted/misrepresented intelligence?

Remember, whichever you attribute to Kerry (lying or being the recipient of bad intel), you must also attribute to Bush since they were relying on the same intelligence.