When wiil the powers that be at the LA Times ever figure out that they can't fool none of the people, all of the time.
BTW, they were a bit truthful. The democrats can be offensive, as the picture below says a thousand words.
Posted on 08/12/2006 8:08:55 AM PDT by Dane
Democrats Go on Offense in Latest Terror Case Looking to the past for lessons, they respond fast and sharply, saying Bush 'mismanagement' fed the threat and the GOP is playing politics. By Peter Wallsten, Times Staff Writer August 12, 2006
CRAWFORD, Texas — Two years after President Bush won reelection having painted his opponent as soft on terrorists and weak on national security, Democrats have seized on the latest alleged terrorism plot in hopes of turning the political tables on the White House.
Their aggressive stance was evident hours after British authorities announced they had disrupted a plot to blow up airplanes: Leading Democrats blamed the terrorism threat on "mismanagement" by the Bush administration and charged that the Iraq war had become a "rallying cry" for the enemy.
ADVERTISEMENT On Friday, Democrats continued with a series of sharp statements accusing the White House of exploiting the case for political gain.
Party strategists said they had steered clear of such loaded language in similarly sensitive cases out of fear of stirring up voters on an issue that, since 2001, has largely helped Republicans. But Democrats said they were determined now to maintain their criticism through the November elections, citing public anxiety over the Iraq war and other foreign policy challenges that might, for the first time in three election cycles, lessen the GOP advantage.
The new strategy, spearheaded largely by the Senate Democratic leadership, is a direct response to surveys showing that Republicans hold only a marginal lead over Democrats when voters are asked whom they trust to keep the country safer.
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When wiil the powers that be at the LA Times ever figure out that they can't fool none of the people, all of the time.
BTW, they were a bit truthful. The democrats can be offensive, as the picture below says a thousand words.
Any "foreign policy pro" who says that is pretty damn stupid, considering that would have been August of 2001, just weeks before 911.
Boy, and I'm eating breakfast.
Sure, the Democrats are going on offense. They just scored six points for the other team.
LA Times trying to spin the shrieks from the surrender party into something positive. It's a complete joke.
I don't know about anybody else here, but if the Bush policy wasn't working wouldn't we have been hit again? Why are the dems such an after the fact party? Why do we have to wait until we are hit to take action? How progressive is that anyway? As far as I'm concerned on 9/12 we should have taken out the ME as a whole because they breed like rats and preach their hatred and teach their children to hate from the minute they are born. They don't care for themselves much less the future of their children since they are using them as cannon fodder. They are jealous of our way of life and want everybody to be as miserable as they are.
They are crazy. Republicans should just run commercial after commercial nationwide calling them crazy and playing sound bites of them using appeasment rhetoric. It would be enough to ask "Do you believe America is to blame?" then pop up lists of numbers showing how much we pay for oil and give in aid to all these countries that hate us. Democrats deserve no reprieve and if hard headed conservatives don't stop acting like spoiled brats and start attacking the real enemy within they are going to find this country exposed like never before led by a Democratic party of Ned Lamonts who could very well bring this country to the brink of attack and civil war. How we behave in this moment before the chasm will determine the future of the modern world and US dominance of it. All has been swept away before and we should know that allowing our enemies to gather till they have sapped our lifeblood and made use weak and poisoned us from within will be a peace in name only like a morphine drip is to death.
"We killed the Patriot Act"
America is fighting a tough war against an enemy whose ruthlessness is clear for all to see. The terrorists attempt to bring down airplanes full of innocent men, women, and children. They kill civilians and American servicemen in Iraq and Afghanistan, and they deliberately hide behind civilians in Lebanon. They are seeking to spread their totalitarian ideology. They're seeking to take over countries like Afghanistan and Iraq so they can establish safe havens from which to attack free nations. These killers need to know that America, Great Britain, and our allies are determined to defend ourselves and advance the cause of liberty. With patience, courage, and untiring resolve, we will defend our freedom, and we will win the war on terror."
That's sick, sounds like Hezzbolah to me.
Thought you might be interested in this forgotten bit of information..........
It was 1987! At a lecture the other day they were playing an old news video of Lt.Col. Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings during the Reagan Administration.
There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third degree, but what he said was stunning!
He was being drilled by a senator; "Did you not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home security system?"
Ollie replied, "Yes, I did, Sir."
The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience, "Isn't that just a little excessive?"
"No, sir," continued Ollie.
"No? And why not?" the senator asked.
"Because the lives of my family and I were threatened, sir."
"Th reatened? By whom?" the senator questioned.
"By a terrorist, sir" Ollie answered.
"Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?"
"His name is Osama bin Laden, sir" Ollie replied.
At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't pronounce it, which most people back then probably couldn't. A couple of people laughed at the attempt. Then the senator continued. Why are you so afraid of this man?" the senator asked.
"Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of", Ollie answered.
"And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked the senator.
"Well, sir, if it was up to me, I would recommend that an assassin team be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth."
The senator disagreed with this approach, and that was all that was shown of the clip.
By the way, that senator was Al Gore!
Also:
Terrorist pilot Mohammad Atta blew up a bus in Israel in 1986. The Israelis captured, tried and imprisoned him. As part of the Oslo Agreement with the Palestinians in 1993, Israel had to agree to release so-called "political prisoners."
However, the Israelis would not release any with blood on their hands, The American President at the time, Bill Clinton, and his Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, "insisted" that all prisoners be released.
Thus Mohammad Atta was freed and eventually thanked the US by flying an airplane into Tower One of the World Trade Center. This was reported by many of the American TV networks at the time that the terrorists were first identified.
It was censored in the US from all later reports.
The headline led me to believe the Dems were finally attacking the terrorists.
But, no, just more of the same, "It's Bush's fault" crap.
Is the film clip still available? Is there a link?
Clinton War Room has returned?
I don't know .. a friend of mine just sent me this info and I thought it was interesting.
No it wasn't. The terrorist in question was Ibu Nidal who was assassinated by coincidence by Saddam Husein just before Gulf war 2.
So I guess it was great management when terrorists tried to blow up the World Trade Center the first time, did blow up the Cole, Kobart Towers, etc. when Clinton was in office? Only when President Bush came into office did we RESPOND. Idiots. The FAILURE to respond was their 'rallying cry'.
Excuse me .. this is a senate transcript. And .. what evidence do you offer that Ollie believed Ibu Nidal was the terrorist and not Osama ..??
You are correct. The incorrect "bin laden" quote continues to live on....
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