The Questions Bush Should Be Asked

Joe Conason's Questions for Bush's Interview with Tim Russert

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They're all worth the read, but here's my favorite (just get the free Salon Day Pass to read the full article):

"Mr. President, I'd like to ask you about the now-famous 'mission accomplished' speech you gave on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln outside San Diego last May. You landed on the carrier in a flight suit -- a piece of videotape shown around the world. [Roll tape.] A lot of your critics were appalled by that image. Here's a man who never fought in a war, never saw the danger and horrors of real combat, dressing up like a soldier and proclaiming a victory that, as it turned out, we were far from accomplishing... Was there something disrespectful to the military in a costume stunt like that? Your thoughts, sir."
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
He was wearing a flight suit. Not a military uniform.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
From the American Heritage Dictionary:

"A distinctive outfit intended to identify those who wear it as members of a specific group."

I think a U.S. Navy issued flight suit qualifies. He wasn't wearing a North Korean flight suit, was he?
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
He was wearing a flight suit. Not a uniform. There IS a difference.

A flightsuit is not a uniform. It is organizational clothing. As per chapter 6 of the Navy Uniform regulations.

https://buperscd.technology.navy.mil/bup_updt/508/unireg/chapter6/CHAPTER_6.htm

And the flight suit is required wear for the jet he flew on for safety reasons.
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
Ahh, but since most people are not in the Navy, in fact are civilians, the dictionary definition is more valid. Bush had on the flight suit in order to make people think it was a uniform.

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