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She Said, “My Liberator,”
By Matt Margolis | March 14, 2004
Jettison over at my other blog, Blogs For Bush, brought this to my attention. President Bush and the First Lady spoke on the progress in global women’s human rights this week. Here’s a portion of Bush’s remarks:
I want to thank my friend, Dr. Raja Khuzai, who’s with us today. This is the third time we have met. The first time we met, she walked into the Oval Office — let’s see, was it the first time? It was the first time. The door opened up. She said, “My liberator,” and burst out in tears — (laughter) — and so did I.
Dr. Khuzai also was there to have Thanksgiving dinner with our troops. And it turned out to be me, as well. Of course, I didn’t tell her I was coming. (Laughter.) But I appreciate that, and now she’s here again. I want to thank you, Doctor, for your hard work on the writing of the basic law for your people. You have stood fast, you have stood strong. Like me, you’ve got liberty etched in your heart, and you’re not going to yield. And you are doing a great job and we’re proud to have you back. Thanks for coming.
A touching moment indeed… Nowhere to be found in the media.
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March 15th, 2004 at 2:15 pm
Hi Matt. Where is Dr. Khuzai from? As you point out, the media does not report anything that could be construed as positive regarding any of our endeavors overseas. Is she from Iraq, Afghanistan? Do you have the original link? As far as the “Liberator” stuff, I think the majority of the people over there view it as liberation. The ones who lost power, i.e. Baath Party, are not calling it liberation because for them it signifies the end of their rule. Freedom is scary for those who have never had it. Look at the Soviet Union, they are still trying to get into the swing of things, Capitalism and Democracy I mean. I expect there will be upheaval over there for many years to come. I hope democracy wins out in the end.
March 16th, 2004 at 1:20 am
Has he puked on anyone like his Daddy yet? or just piddled on the carpet of American appearances?
March 16th, 2004 at 5:01 am
IXLNXS- Another 10 year old with too much time on his/her/its hands. (yawn)