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[novapsyche]

The USDA on Iraq: Everything's Coming Up Rosy

Career appointees at the Department of Agriculture were stunned last week to receive e-mailed instructions that include Bush administration "talking points" -- saying things such as "President Bush has a clear strategy for victory in Iraq" -- in every speech they give for the department.

"The President has requested that all members of his cabinet and sub-cabinet incorporate message points on the Global War on Terror into speeches, including specific examples of what each agency is doing to aid the reconstruction of Iraq," the May 2 e-mail from USDA speechwriter Heather Vaughn began.

Comments

[dionysus1999.livejournal.com]

Frankenfood is against the war, so the USDA has its work cut out.

[brendand.livejournal.com]

Maybe I'm imagining it, but I swear you (somewhat) recently posted a link to an article about how people were less likely to vote for a candidate of their own party, just because that person was black. Did I make that up, or does that sound familiar?