Monday, June 27, 2005
Bush Admin RhetIraq: Sec. Rumsfeld
Who: Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (as Congressman Rumsfeld)
Source: Chicago Tribune and Congressional Record - courtesy of Thinkprogress.com
Quotes:
Chicago Tribune - 4/13/1966
“The administration should clarify its intent in Viet Nam,’ he said. ‘People lack confidence in the credibility of our government.’ Even our allies are beginning to suspect what we say, he charged. ‘It’s a difficult thing today to be informed about our government even without all the secrecy,’ he said. ‘With the secrecy, it’s impossible. The American people will do what’s right when they have the information they need.”
Congressional Record - 90th Congress pg. A792, 2/21/1967
“Accurate judgment is predicated on accurate information. Government has an obligation to present information to the public promptly and accurately so that the public’s evaluation of Government activities is not distorted. Political pundits speak of the ‘credibility gap’ in the present administration. Indeed, this appellation is so widespread that it has become a household word.”
Source: Chicago Tribune and Congressional Record - courtesy of Thinkprogress.com
Quotes:
Chicago Tribune - 4/13/1966
“The administration should clarify its intent in Viet Nam,’ he said. ‘People lack confidence in the credibility of our government.’ Even our allies are beginning to suspect what we say, he charged. ‘It’s a difficult thing today to be informed about our government even without all the secrecy,’ he said. ‘With the secrecy, it’s impossible. The American people will do what’s right when they have the information they need.”
Congressional Record - 90th Congress pg. A792, 2/21/1967
“Accurate judgment is predicated on accurate information. Government has an obligation to present information to the public promptly and accurately so that the public’s evaluation of Government activities is not distorted. Political pundits speak of the ‘credibility gap’ in the present administration. Indeed, this appellation is so widespread that it has become a household word.”
