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As I'm reading through the pundits reactions to the President's speech, now some 24 hours into history, I'm struck by the number of writers who saw it as one of the worst ever.  It's not a question of whether it was a bad speech, but, rather, how bad was it?

Deceptive or Delusional

So, how bad was the president’s speech last night? Slate’s Fred Kaplan explains. President Bush’s TV address tonight was the worst speech he’s ever given on the war in Iraq, and that’s saying a lot. Every premise, every proposal, nearly every substantive point was sheer fiction. The only question is whether he was being deceptive or [...]

Wash. Post: Bush contradicted himself and "recent government reports"

So blatant that even the Washington Post picked it up: "In his speech last night, President Bush made a case for progress in Iraq by citing facts and statistics that at times contradicted recent [...]

And, the best headline of the night: Yes, Surge, That's My Baby: Press Responds To Bush Speech

By the time President Bush addressed the nation tonight, little suspense about his remarks remained. What Gen. Petraeus was going to recommend -- continue to "surge" -- was clear weeks ago, and excerpts from the president's remarks were released by the White House this afternoon. So the media had plenty of time to [...]

‘Return on success’

Watching the president’s speech last night, I was reminded of a de-motivational poster I saw a couple of years ago: “Quitters never win, winners never quit, but those who never quit and never win are idiots.” Bush’s White House address wasn’t just unpersuasive and dishonest — though it was both of those — it was also [...]

What Bush and the Media didn't tell you

In his speech last night, we heard more of the same. How the new plan will be better than the old plan (even if it looks remarkably like all the other plans Bush has tried). How we need more time. That some of our troops will be withdrawn if we are just a little more patient. That Al Qaeda's on the run. That our soldiers are brave, and their sacrifice is not in vain. That we are winning the war so long as we stay in Iraq. That "normal life"...

Tags: Bush Speech, Iraq War, Fred Kaplan

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