Posted on 05/27/2003 10:56:57 AM PDT by lasereye
These two quotes are being posted together all over the internet:
"The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our Number one priority and we will not rest until we find him!"
-- George W. Bush, September 13, 2001
"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and I really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority."
-- George W. Bush, March 13, 2002
I did a search of the NY Times, Washington Post and Boston Globe archives and can't find the second one. It obviously reeks of a fabrication. Anybody know the origin? This is the first I've seen it, and obviously we would have heard of it by now if he'd said it in March 2002.
"The oldest mention on the web of the phrase "The most important thing is for us to find" is a Planet Waves Daily, May 15-31, 2002. See for yourself: search for pages with the phrase "The most important thing is for us to find" that were last modified between 9 September 2001 and 9 June 2002. The first hit is a mirror of a webpage that is written by "BartCop".I thought it was worth noting if we see more quotes that are distorted or suspicious. If they trace back to BartCop again, it starts to look even more suspicious.
This is the second time I've traced a Bush quote that only goes back to him."
"So I don't know where he [Osama bin Laden] is. You know, I just don't spend that much time on him, Kelly, to be honest with you."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/03/20020313-8.html
Two can play this game.
That sounds like the Hillary Clinton we all know and love.
Wishful thinking from the left. That guy, on the snopes message board, didnt trace this comment back to Bush. He traced it to a reader back to Buzzflash (as well as an astrological site). Who in turn does not provide any evidence that Bush said it.
A bump for those who no doubt are now running across these fictious quotes posted by liberals all over the internet right now.
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