I'm tagged.

Love2LearnMom tagged me for one of those pass-the-meme blogger games. OK, I'll play along. Here are the directions:

On your blog...

1. Go into your archives.
2. Find your 23rd post (or closest to it).
3. Post the fifth sentence (or closest to it).
4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along
with these instructions.
5. Tag five other people to do the same thing.

My 23rd post was from Friday, September 17, 2004. The 5th sentence:

Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on notice before they strike?

That sentence actually was part of a quote from President Bush. I was posting about the falsehood in the media that the President said the threat from Iraq was "imminent".

He never said that. In fact, he was arguing against waiting till the threat was imminent! Full quote from the Bush's speech:

Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on notice before they strike? If this threat is permitted to fully and suddenly emerge, all actions, all words, and all recriminations would come too late. Trusting in the sanity and restraint of Saddam Hussein is not a strategy, and it is not an option.

How many people do you think remember this correctly? Not many. Unfortunately, the media preferred the "Bush lied, People died" mantra.

It's also quite apropos, given the whole Wilson/Plame/Libby/ Miller/Niger/Yellow Cake/Ad Nauseam thing going on right now, to remind ourselves about what the President really said.

Oh yes, the blog game: I tag Attila, Paul, Theresa, TeeBee, and Jib.

Bonus tag: Rich, for something to blog about when he gets back from vacation!