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2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the BilgeBucket Gazette. Our first issue was on May 19, 2003 and we\u2019ve been shoveling it to the public, just like the corporate media, ever since. We changed our format to a WordPress blog in 2011 so all of our earlier material was archived. We\u2019ve been reposting many of those archived articles, headlines, photo-toons, BilgeBucket Lists and other content over the past twelve years. In honor of our 20th, and because we\u2019re sick of the current state of affairs in the world, we\u2019ll be reposting more items from 2003 through 2009 throughout this year.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently the Republicans are trying to gaslight their way to trying to get TFG elected in 2024 by claiming that all those indictments are a nothing burger. One might think that their duplicity is new, dating back only to the rise of Trump. But the GOP’s dishonesty goes way back. Remember Nixon(Watergate), Reagan(Iran-Contra) and both Bushes(Gulf War, Iraq War, Afghanistan War)? Volumes of lies, deception and propaganda to go around. Since most Americans seem to have the memory of a gnat (somehow, people actually approve of Dubya now<\/a>), let’s revisit a fairly recent event of GOP gaslighting in 2006 when Dubya tried to spin our reasons for continuing the clusterf*ck in Iraq. The Bush administration repeatedly used the phrase ‘stay the course’ in the early phases of the war and then promptly did an about face, actually gaslighting the people saying that they didn’t use the phrase<\/a>. That’s so Republican!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s an article, selected quotes and lil’ Dub Toon from our October 28, 2006<\/strong> edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bush Revises Iraq War Rationale Again<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

President Bush recently held a press conference stating that the war in Iraq is all about oil and the new reason for staying the course in Iraq is that we need to save civilization. Previous reasons included finding weapons of mass destruction, liberating Iraqis from dictator Saddam Hussein, establishing democracy throughout the Middle East, training the Iraqis to police their own country, making sure the new Baghdad KFC and Pizza Hut\u2019s were safe, and because \u2018Uncle Dick and Rummy said so \u2013 so there\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou see my fellow Americans,\u201d said President Bush. \u201cIf them Iraqians actually start using some of that oil under their country that\u2019s rightfully ours \u2013 because we\u2019re Americans \u2013the price of gas will skyrocket. Everybody was bellyaching about the price of gas this past summer, but if you think that was bad, wait until we leave Iraq and let the Iraqians run things. We must stay to keep gas prices low. You could say we came for the WMDs and stayed for the oil. Hey! That\u2019s pretty funny.\u201d Bush then chuckled to himself for two minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice President Cheney emerged from his secret undisclosed lair, brushed the President aside and said, \u201cOut of my way monkey boy! This isn\u2019t about oil at all. This is the last chance for Western Civilization as we know it. It\u2019s up to me and Rumsfeld to save the world. We\u2019re the only ones who know how to exploit the region for fun and profit. I ask you my fellow Americans. Do you really want to take food out of the mouths of innocent Halliburton employees? That\u2019s why we must win the war in Iraq and you must elect Republicans in this upcoming election. Because if you don\u2019t, the next thing you know, we\u2019ll be riding in ox carts, eating dates and drinking camel\u2019s milk. Terror. Terror. Terror. Fear. Fear. Fear. God Bless Me and Rumsfeld!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joan LeBlanc of the international watchdog organization, Citizens For Peace, said \u201cThis is just another example of the lies and distortions this administration doles out to the American public on a daily basis. The truth is we are stuck in Iraq, thanks to this administration\u2019s incompetent decision to invade in 2003. If we stay we will continue to be caught in the middle of sectarian violence. If we leave, Iraq will devolve into full scale civil war. We are damned if we do and damned if we don\u2019t. The genie is out of the bottle and it won\u2019t be going back in any time soon. Pandora’s box is opened. The can of worms is not only open, the worms are spilling out all over the place. The scab has been picked and the wound is infected and oozing with pus. Well, I’m out of cliches. I’m done.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, American citizens seemed okay with the White House\u2019s latest explanation. Senior citizen Ruth Thomason of Des \u00c9gout, Mississippi said, \u201cI believe the Vice President when he tells me we need to stay in Iraq to save civilization. I also believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the tooth fairy with whom I\u2019m very upset. She hasn\u2019t left me any money for my teeth in the last sixty years and I\u2019m beginning to get a bit miffed.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fred Granger of Tuckerville, Illinois said, \u201cWell I was damn mad at the President about everything. Damn mad, I tells ya! I was even going to vote an all Democratic ticket this election. But then the price of gas dropped. Can you believe it\u2019s almost $2 a gallon? Well, all\u2019s forgiven Mr. President. I\u2019m voting Republican.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Carter of Dorfman, New Jersey said, \u201cI know the Republicans have completely botched the situation in Iraq but I\u2019m comfortable with their incompetence. Go GOP!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

June Amerson of Julesberg, Washington said, \u201cI\u2019m voting for the Republicans because they\u2019re strong on terrorism even though that report that came out says terrorism is much worse in the world since we invaded Iraq. Wait a second. Let me think about that. No wait. Thinking is too tough. Republican it is!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We will stay the course. “<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

George W. Bush<\/strong><\/em>
08-30-2006<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq. “<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

George W. Bush<\/strong><\/em>
08-04-2005<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“And that\u2019s why we\u2019re going to stay the course in Iraq. And that\u2019s why when we say something in Iraq, we\u2019re going to do it.”<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

George W. Bush<\/strong><\/em>
04-16-2004<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“And my message today to those in Iraq is: We\u2019ll stay the course.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

George W. Bush<\/strong><\/em>
04-13-2004<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“And so we\u2019ve got tough action in Iraq. But we will stay the course.<\/strong>” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

George W. Bush<\/strong><\/em>
04-05-2004<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We will stay the course until the job is done, Steve. And the temptation is to try to get the President or somebody to put a timetable on the definition of getting the job done. We\u2019re just going to stay the course. “<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

George W. Bush<\/strong><\/em>
12-15-2003<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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