# Did any of the celeb liberals who swore they'd leave the US if Bush won do so?

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**Created:** [December 29, 2003, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-of-the-celeb-liberals-who-swore-theyd-leave-the-us-if-bush-won-do-so/221494 "2003-12-29T01:03:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-of-the-celeb-liberals-who-swore-theyd-leave-the-us-if-bush-won-do-so/221494/41 "2004-01-01T18:54:46Z")

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> \*Originally posted by elucidator \*  
> \*\* And in the deathless words of Condi Rice “the President is not a fact checker.” \*\*

While you are having fun besmirching the integrity, judgement and factual awareness of the president, you just might want to get your facts straight yourself. Ms. Rice said no such thing, and what is even worse, no one else even claims Ms. Rice spoke those words.

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**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-of-the-celeb-liberals-who-swore-theyd-leave-the-us-if-bush-won-do-so/221494/42 "2004-01-01T19:06:11Z")

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[http://edition.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/07/19/sprj.irq.intel/](http://edition.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/07/19/sprj.irq.intel/)

> **[White House buttresses Iraq claim](https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2003/jul/19/20030719-120135-5688r/)**
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> The White House yesterday released newly declassified intelligence and dispatched a senior administration official to explain how erroneous material ended up in the State of the Union address.

Google on “The President is not a fact checker”

Get back to me.

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**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-of-the-celeb-liberals-who-swore-theyd-leave-the-us-if-bush-won-do-so/221494/43 "2004-01-01T19:44:45Z")

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I guess I wasn’t clear enough.

Your cites do not support your claim that Ms Rice spoke the words “The President is not a fact checker”

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**Author:** ![NotMrKnowItAll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6bbea6/32.png) [@NotMrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotMrKnowItAll)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-any-of-the-celeb-liberals-who-swore-theyd-leave-the-us-if-bush-won-do-so/221494/44 "2004-01-01T20:16:33Z")

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Here’s a [link](http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/07/20030718-8.html) to the transcript as found on [www.whitehouse.gov](http://www.whitehouse.gov).

It says “Senior Whitehouse Official,” and that person talks about Dr. Rice.

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