4.30.2004

Now, Question Iraqi Policy=You're a Racist

From Talking Points Memo:

    Perhaps it is a sign of the more general desperation. But watch how the president now routinely accuses critics of his Iraq policy of being racists.

    This is from a brief press availability the president gave this morning with Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin ...

    There's a lot of people in the world who don't believe that people whose skin color may not be the same as ours can be free and self-govern. I reject that. I reject that strongly. I believe that people who practice the Muslim faith can self-govern. I believe that people whose skins aren't necessarily -- are a different color than white can self-govern.