{"id":1173,"date":"2009-01-12T18:28:30","date_gmt":"2009-01-13T02:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2009-01-12T18:28:30","modified_gmt":"2009-01-13T02:28:30","slug":"smithsonian-corrects-text-accompanying-bush-portrait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1173","title":{"rendered":"Smithsonian Corrects Text Accompanying Bush Portrait"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I reported<\/a> that a description associated with the newly unveiled portrait of George W. Bush at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery was grossly misleading. It said that the Bush administration was…<\/p>\n

“…marked by a series of catastrophic events” including “the attacks on September 11, 2001, that led to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote a letter correctly pointing out that 9\/11 DID NOT<\/em> lead to the war in Iraq. The war was an unrelated initiative of the Bush White House, despite the fact that they attempted to tie the two issues together through a web of lies and innuendo.<\/p>\n

Today the Gallery director, Martin Sullivan responded<\/a> to Sen. Sanders’ letter, agreeing to amend the language:<\/p>\n

“Our label was not intended to imply that there was a causal connection between the attacks that occurred on 9\/11 and the subsequent U.S. invasion of Iraq…I appreciate your concern, however, about the words ‘led to’. We will revise the label and delete the words ‘led to.'”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mr. Sullivan is to be congratulated for his prompt response, his open mind, and his integrity. Well, that is, pending the outcome of the revision. But his acknowledgment that the two events had no “causal connection”<\/em> is evidence that he is striking the proper tone.<\/p>\n

Chalk this one up as a victory for honest representations of history and for the diligence of public servants like Sen. Sanders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I reported that a description associated with the newly unveiled portrait of George W. Bush at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery was grossly misleading. It said that the Bush administration was… “…marked by a series of catastrophic events” including “the attacks on September 11, 2001, that led to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.” Sen. 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