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To: lds23
:). I thought you probably meant that post sarcastically. Interestingly enough I heard today on Rush Limbaugh's show that not one democrat uttered that stoooopid question, What did the President know.... It was the press that asked it. Apparently the ultra, ultra liberal Nina Tottenburg pointed that out on Inside Washington... If you can believe it, she supposedly said the press had gotten way out ahead of the story and ran wild with it. You're right, the dems began to back off a little over the weekend and today. I'll be curious to see how they all behave while the President is out of the country this week.
395 posted on 05/20/2002 8:11:22 PM PDT by Darlin'
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To: Darlin'
I believe the press ran with it so hard and fast because they got it directly as a leak from the Clinton machinery.
396 posted on 05/20/2002 8:14:32 PM PDT by ValerieUSA
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To: Darlin'
Interestingly enough I heard today on Rush Limbaugh's show that not one democrat uttered that stoooopid question, What did the President know.... It was the press that asked it.

I don't believe for a minute that the press wasn't doing it except under order via talking points from the DNC machine.

From Meet the Press Sunday

MR. RUSSERT: Let me show you the comments by the two Democratic leaders in the Congress, Dick Gephardt on the House side, and Tom Daschle on the Senate side:

(Videotape, Thursday):

REP. DICK GEPHARDT, (D-MO): We need to know what information was given to the White House, and what they did with it, and we also need to know why it’s taken till now to find this information out..

SEN. TOM DASCHLE, (D-SD): I think two things need to be done quickly. First, I think the president should turn over the entire briefing that he was given to the joint bipartisan Intelligence Committee investigation today or tomorrow, at the earliest possible convenience. And, secondly, I think it is important that the president release the Phoenix FBI memorandum as soon as is possible.

(End videotape)

. MR. RUSSERT: Let me show you the comments made by the senator from New York who represents many people who had died at the World Trade Center; it’s Senator Clinton of New York:

(Videotape, May 16, 2002):

SEN. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, (D-NY): I am simply here today, on the floor of this hallowed chamber, to seek answers to the questions being asked by my constituents, questions raised by one of our newspapers in New York with the headline Bush Knew. The president knew what? My constituents would like to know the answer to that.

(End videotape)

End of Meet the Press Transcript excerpts.....

The Democrats quoted the press on the floor of the chamber, so it's a little disingenous of them to claim none of them ever said it.

632 posted on 05/21/2002 2:03:13 PM PDT by lds23
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