Thursday, May 26, 2005

W. sez, "... you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda."

"President Participates in Social Security Conversation in New York", from whitehouse.gov (not .org):
blue cheer bush"Now, a personal savings account would be a part of a Social Security retirement system. It would be a part of what you would have to retire when you reach retirement age. As you -- as I mentioned to you earlier, we're going to redesign the current system. If you've retired, you don't have anything to worry about -- third time I've said that. (Laughter.) I'll probably say it three more times. See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda. (Applause.)"

Please note that the "(Applause)" tag comes directly from the transcript on the White House website. I'll take credit for adding the bold italics.

Thanks to Shakespeare's Sister for pointing out this instance our President's uncharacteristic honesty.

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