S is for Stupid

On the March 15 edition (7:00 p.m. ET hour) of MSNBC's Hardball, host Chris Matthews, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank, and MSNBC political analyst Pat Buchanan discussed what they agreed were the likely political benefits to President Bush and congressional Republicans in November 2006 if Bush were to launch a pre-emptive war against Iran. Buchanan posited: "I don't think he's going to do it for political reasons, but if he did do it for political reasons, you'd do it in October," because "you'd get right up the polls ... you'd win the election." Matthews, who confessed to being "staggered by the possible truth" in Buchanan's comments, invited Milbank to comment. Milbank noted that "[t]here is undoubtedly a rallying effect," but, according to Milbank, the question regarding a possible war against Iran launched partially -- or purely -- for political gain is: "Exactly when do you do the action, and exactly how long do you stay up at the top of the heap here?"

As of this posting, the transcript of this exchange was not available on the MSNBC website, nor was it available in the Nexis or Factiva databases...

Media Matters made a copy of the video and the doctored transcript. Check it out. Thank Atrios for the link.

The question is, are these people this stupid?

N-dimensional idiocy. Where to begin?

Stage a terrorist attack on the United States, or allow one to happen. It doesn't matter which. Use it to get absolute control.

Frame it to start a war. Use the war to consolidate your power at home and rape the United States Treasury.

The problem is, the Company has a job that exceeds its capacity. It's not simply riding a tiger in the Middle East. It's trying to control the minds of a nation that has become a melting pot of every culture in the world.

There's historical precedence for what Dear Leader's attempting here. There's enough of us that can see it happening. And his own lackeys have a difficult time keeping a straight face- much less their story straight.