On a somehat related note, somebody wrote a column today comparing Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's speech to Congress last week with quotes from President Bush's speeches (via the White House website):
I just assumed on hearing it that it was written by Bush's speechwriters. Honestly, I think the worst thing is not that it was Bush's speech, but that it was Bush's campaign speech. It's hard to imagine any way to make it obvious that Allawi was here for the benefit of the re-election campaign, and not for the benefit of Iraq, but they managed to do it.
I'm definitely suffering from outrage fatigue -- even realizing all this, it didn't elicit more than an appalled sigh.
I'd be hard pressed to say whether it's deliberate, or whether they're just completely shameless. But just to be clear, when I say I have outrage fatigue, it doesn't mean that I don't feel outraged, just that I don't feel more outrage. The meter is pegged, but it's still providing the motivation to spend every minute of free time getting our country back in the hands of rational people. (And if there's anyone reading this who wants to do that, too, but isn't sure how, just ask, and I'll hook you up wherever you are.)
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55180-2004Sep27.html
Which is worse, the possibility that Allawi plagiarized Bush, or the possibility that Bush speechwriters drafted Allawi's speech?
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I'm definitely suffering from outrage fatigue -- even realizing all this, it didn't elicit more than an appalled sigh.
Outrage Fatigue
Re: Outrage Fatigue
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They're not even hiding it. They are completely shameless.
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