In today’s paper, a Bush supporter writes the following — compare it to the exchange cited AND to the truth that follows. mjh

Kerry says that Bush says things, but the president never said those things. — Bush supporter

washingtonpost.com: Third Presidential Debate — President Bush and Sen. John Kerry

Kerry: Six months after he said Osama bin Laden must be caught dead or alive, this president was asked, “Where is Osama bin Laden?” He said, “I don’t know. I don’t really think about him very much. I’m not that concerned.”

We need a president who stays deadly focused on the real war on terror.

SCHIEFFER: Mr. President?

BUSH: Gosh, I just don’t think I ever said I’m not worried about Osama bin Laden. It’s kind of one of those exaggerations.

Of course we’re worried about Osama bin Laden. We’re on the hunt after Osama bin Laden. We’re using every asset at our disposal to get Osama bin Laden.
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[I]n a news conference on March 13, 2002, Bush said when asked about the search for the al Qaeda leader: “So I don’t know where he is. You know, I just don’t spend that much time on him. . . . We haven’t heard much from him. And I wouldn’t necessarily say he’s at the center of any command structure. And, again, I don’t know where he is. I — I’ll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him.”
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This isn’t some obscure point. Bush’s comments in March 2003 were shocking and widely reported. Now, Bush lies (“I never said…”) and his followers believe him as gospel. You can’t break that cycle of ignorance. mjh