Mark Trahant is a reporter for the Seattle P-I (a newspaper). He recently asked President G. W. Bush the following question about Native Americans in the United States: "What do you think tribal sovereignty means in the 21st Century, and how do we resolve conflicts between tribes and the federal and state governments?" Trahant reported GWB's reply as: "When conflicts arise, he said they should be worked out sovereign to sovereign." But here's what G. W. Bush really said... "Yeah. Uh, tribal sovereignty means that. It's sovereign. It's, you're, you're a, you're a - you've been given sovereignty, and you're... viewed as a s-s-sovereign entity. (Audience laughter.) And, therefore, the relationship between the federal government and... tribes is one between s... s-s-sovereign entities." Is there any credibility to the claim that the mass media is not presenting an accurate representation of the President of the United States? To find out, listen to an mp3 of the 's-s-sovereign' statement here, watch the full 1.5 hour event in RealVideo here, then read the White House transcript here and the Seattle P-I report here.
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