W. turns down invite to speak at NAACP convention

[mburbank]

The 'Taliban wing of the Reublican party' line the press is bruting about even as we speak is actually from a 2001 speech by Bond, before the 9/11 attacks.

"At the 2001 convention, which was held before the September 11 attacks, Bond sharply criticized some of Bush's political appointments, saying that he "selected nominees from the Taliban wing of American politics, appeased the wretched appetites of the extreme right wing and chosen Cabinet officials whose devotion to the Confederacy is nearly canine in its uncritical affection."
-AP wire