So Many Republican Hypocrites, So Little Time

October 12, 2007 | SEND TO A FRIEND | GET EARLY NOTICE OF THE HOTW

George W. Bush

Welcome back to the BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrite of the Week.

George W. Bush has "catapulted the propaganda" over and over again about his commitment to fighting against tyranny, oppression, and brutality.

So, it appeared a bit inconsistent -- or should we say hypocritical -- that Little Nero warned Congress not to pass a resolution recognizing as genocide the Turkish massacre of Armenians that began in 1915. Yes, one can argue that the practical politics of not offending Turkey is important, but does that make any sense when we are condemning that little guy in Iran because he denies the Holocaust occurred?

What's more, as Think Progress pointed out, as a candidate in 2000, Bush wrote a letter to the Armenian National Committee:

The twentieth century was marred by wars of unimaginable brutality, mass murder and genocide. History records that the Armenians were the first people of the last century to have endured these cruelties. The Armenians were subjected to a genocidal campaign that defies comprehension and commands all decent people to remember and acknowledge the facts and lessons of an awful crime in a century of bloody crimes against humanity. If elected President, I would ensure that our nation properly recognizes the tragic suffering of the Armenian people.