Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone: "Bush Apologizes: The Farewell Interview We Wish He'd Give"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Someone's gonna ask "Is this real"...I just know it...so in case it's not clear, this is Matt's "fantasy final interview" with Bush. No, it is not "real." That's why it's called "The Farewell Interview We Wish He'd Give."

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Bush Apologizes: The Farewell Interview We Wish He'd Give

W. comes clean - on his dad, Condi's farts and the time Dick waterboarded the house boy

By MATT TAIBBI



http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/25329027

Let's talk about August 6th, 2001. That's the day you got a memo warning about plans for possible attacks by Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda. What were you doing that day?
I'll be honest with you. I was at the ranch, on vacation. I was watching the Hall of Fame game on TV. First NFL preseason game of the year, hate to miss it, you know?

I'm the same way. It doesn't matter what teams are playing, I watch it.
Exactly. It's a long off-season, and you start to miss the game. So I'm watching it — I remember it was Miami and St. Louis. First time I ever saw Marc Bulger. He was just a backup to Warner then. I think he threw a touchdown in the fourth quarter. I thought to myself, "This guy looks pretty solid in the pocket. He might have a future in this league."

That's good foresight right there.
Anyway, it was right around then that they brought me my PDB , and it said something about bin Laden. I mean, we get these warnings about foreign terrorists all the time. How was I supposed to know he was going to attack in the United States?

Well, the memo was titled "Bin Laden Determined to Attack in U.S."
It was?

Yes, sir.
Well, nobody told me that.

But they wrote it to you.
But nobody told me that they wrote it to me.

Who's "they"?
I don't know. Whoever is in the room. Vice President Cheney. Don Rumsfeld. Rove. Sometimes there's some other guys. It kind of rotates.

[babylonsister]

1. Ha! I heard about this article but haven't read it, so thanks.

Sounds good.

[emilyg]

2. Rlling Stone still around?

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3. Matt Taibbi rules!

Check out my signature line.

He's terrific.