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Sen. Jay Rockefeller looked shocked: Hugh Hewitt on Democrat caught lying about Bush on TV
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| October 15, 2003
| Hugh Hewitt
Posted on 10/15/2003 2:34:49 AM PDT by RonDog
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller looked shocked
Posted: October 15, 2003
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com
He had expected to say anything he wanted and escape without challenge.
But Fox News Channel's Tony Snow had a different idea. Snow thought it might be interesting to stick to the facts for a change.
This Sunday past, Sen. Rockefeller took a play from the Terry McAuliffe playbook and simply invented a convenient history. He told Snow and a national television audience that President Bush has alarmed the nation with a speech warning that an attack from Iraq was imminent.
Snow coolly played a tape of the president's State of the Union speech where he in fact said exactly the opposite. Bush warned the Congress that the United States could not wait for a threat to become imminent, to appear suddenly and without warning.
Snow then read from a speech that Rockefeller himself had given, one in which the West Virginia Democrat had proclaimed the threat from Iraq to be imminent.
Sen. Rockefeller was exposed and embarrassed and babbled on incoherently about what an average American should have inferred from the president's speech. I think he was close to proclaiming psychic powers when the interview mercifully for him ended.
Finally, a Democratic critic of the president had been obliged to confront the facts. It doesn't happen too often. On the same day, Slow Joe Biden was allowed by Tim Russert to repeatedly dodge the hard questions such as why he had voted for the war in Iraq if it seemed like a bad idea to him now. Few can filibuster like Joe, however, and Russert didn't corner him.
The Democrats need cornering right now, especially on the Kay Report. It has become an intonation from the left that David Kay's catalog of horrors represents a huge setback for the administration when in fact it is an eye-opening and verdict-sealing litany of the many threats Saddam posed to the world.
The infrastructure and production of banned weapons is documented, as is the last minute rush to destroy the evidence and conceal the trail. The factually-minded, however, have all the evidence they need.
- Saddam routinely and thoroughly violated the U.N. resolutions.
- He routinely pursued and likely possessed a wide array of the world's deadliest weapons. His ambitions in this area were enormous.
- His regime would never have "evolved," and his brutal sons would have been even more dangerous than the father.
- Of 130 massive weapons depots, we have searched 10.
Even the summary of the report goes on at length with details of this sort.
Democrats and their allies in the media are attempting the biggest spin since Clinton's declaration of chastity toward Ms. Lewinsky. They are saying that David Kay has produced no proof of Saddam's threat. From that premise, they launch into attacks on the war in Iraq, even when those attacks, like Rockefeller's, depend on obvious lies.
It doesn't take much to expose this tactic and to demonstrate the agenda.
But it does take questioners willing to embarrass powerful Democrats, and it does take a press corps willing to read the reports that brave men and women have prepared.
The American voter will not be fooled by the double talk and posturing of Democrats eager to return to power by any means. But it remains alarming that elite media are so intent on assisting in their return that they will ignore and distort even chapter and verse on the evils of Saddam's regime.
Recall that late in 2002, Saddam produced a detailed report for the U.N. that purported to prove his compliance with all U.N. resolutions. Recall as well how closely reported the production of that report was, and how many thought the report combined with the return of inspectors to Iraq would protect Iraq from invasion.
David Kay has now conclusively given the lie to all the theatrics of late 2002 and early 2003, to the ego of Blix and the maneuvers of the French. There is overwhelming proof that all of the forces of appeasement then were wrong.
It is startling and shameful that instead of trumpeting this evidence of American justice and wisdom, Democrats are joining with European critics to question the predicate for the war.
Even if this turned out to be shrewd politics, it would still be reckless.
And it is likely to be the opposite of shrewd when Americans vote in 13 months.
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Hugh Hewitt is an author, television commentator and syndicated talk-show host of the Salem Radio Network's Hugh Hewitt Show, heard in over 40 markets around the country.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: bushdoctrineunfold; christianlife; davidkay; davidsoncollege; democratlies; foxnews; hughhewitt; imminentthreat; jayrockefeller; lyingliar; tonysnow; traitorsexposed
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To: tkathy
In the case of Rockefeller, its a bunch of dirt poor West Virginians. My wife's family is from there. I've visited several times. To me, one of the telling examples of life there is that you cannot walk into the average convenience store in the small towns and find a magazine rack that sells even TIME or Newsweek magazine let alone anything conservative. The best you can do is car mags. Every other road, bridge, kid is named for KKK Byrd. West Virginia became a state because the people there did not own a lot of slaves and did not support slavery; and they did not want to pay taxes and send soldiers to the aristocratic state government in Richmond which gave them nothing in return. In modern times, every other citizen displays a rebel flag on their home or car. Almost all own guns, almost all believe in fundamental Christianity, almost all abhor special rights for africanhyphenamericans, antiheterosexuals, and other "victim groups". Because democrat trash like Byrd and Rockefeller bring home the federal pork, the people blindly vote for them.
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posted on
10/15/2003 4:15:38 AM PDT
by
RushLake
To: RonDog
It is startling and shameful that instead of trumpeting this evidence of American justice and wisdom, Democrats are joining with European critics to question the predicate for the war.
That about says it all...
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posted on
10/15/2003 4:20:17 AM PDT
by
grumple
To: RonDog
I saw this. Rockefeller looked like he had been tapped on the back of the head with a tire iron.
Tony Snow would not let him off the hook. Great television!
Regards,
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posted on
10/15/2003 4:21:08 AM PDT
by
Jimmy Valentine
(DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
To: RonDog
When Rockefeller first ran for Senate, his campaign cost $10,000,000 and unheard of amount of money to be spent at that time, especially in West Virginia.
Regards,
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posted on
10/15/2003 4:23:45 AM PDT
by
Jimmy Valentine
(DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
To: Xthe17th
Another take on one of your lying senators.
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posted on
10/15/2003 4:24:54 AM PDT
by
BillF
(Support Our Troops http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/997137/posts)
To: tkathy
Term limits. Get career politicians back into the real world. This guy hasn't known the real world for his entire life... His grandfather must be spinning in his grave with all these liberal leaches being his progeny (sp?). All the great capitalist "creators of wealth" seem to have liberal/socialist or even communist heirs doing all they can to spit on the principles that their ancestors stood for. Jay Rockefeller is perhaps the poster-child for this curious tradition.
To: tkathy
Term limits. Get career politicians back into the real world.There is not one single politician who could live under the laws they have passed. We are paying for their retirement. If they had to pay their retirement, and live under the laws they have imposed on us, many would be broke. I am 100% for term limits for all elected officials. Getting them to pass legislation proposing term limits would be hard enough, much less have a chance of passing.
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posted on
10/15/2003 4:43:53 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(I am ashamed the dixie chicks are from Texas!)
To: RonDog; Jimmy Valentine
Hi, RonDog -- thanks for your posts!
"The Democrats need cornering right now, especially on the Kay Report." -- he's got that right. I appreciate all the newly emerged media (thanks to FoxNews, WorldNet, NewsMax and . . . Free Republic?) who actually do homework and ask questions.
We are otherwise faced with a one-sided view of the world. I will never forget watching CSPAN, when Bob Barr made a reference to what it is like in "real America" and it being immediately, deliberately, and forever 'misunderstood' by House dims as "real Americans" without challenge, despite Bob's protestations at that time.
So, thank you, Tony, for your work; FoxNews -- stay healthy; Hugh -- I gotta go look at your book.
Terri & family -- you are in my prayers at this difficult time. FR keyword terrischiavo or
http://www.terrisfight.org
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posted on
10/15/2003 5:09:27 AM PDT
by
cyn
To: RonDog
Thanks for bring this to us. I'm sending it to a couple of the Doubting Thomases in my community.
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posted on
10/15/2003 5:22:52 AM PDT
by
Iowa Granny
(Only 97 Days until the Iowa Caucuses,,,,, then Iowans will be rid of these DigBats!)
To: RonDog; countrydummy; Xthe17th; mountaineer; WVNan
I happened to see this interview. JDRIV looked totally not credible by the end of the interview.
I loved it.
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posted on
10/15/2003 5:28:35 AM PDT
by
sauropod
(I love the women's movement. Especially walking behind it.)
To: cyn
Long see no time! Howrya doin?
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posted on
10/15/2003 5:35:07 AM PDT
by
sauropod
(I love the women's movement. Especially walking behind it.)
To: RonDog
Here's what's facing the rats next year,in the senate. On net, they will lose either 2 3 0r 4 seats ( pickups of SC NC GA FLA for sure; pickups of SD WASH maybe; pickup of Cal - now at least a possibility vs loses of Ill. and Penn.
That means that in the future we will see more of jerk rockerfeller. This is a good thing because he is nothing but a rich affable dunce. This is why we have not seen him on tv before. The rats know he can not be trusted to effectivly lie. He has even been known to throw out the fax and let the truth slip out. In an interview about the wilson/plame situation he slipped and referred to her as a
"potential" covert operative while chuckie was wringing his hands about the eeeevil W "outing" a "covert operative". Yes it will be fun listening to this affable dunce try to lie in the future.
To: sauropod
Good morning! It is SO good to see you! I'm spending more time on FR for Terri, and am reminded of why I don't 'live' here anymore!
The situation surrounding Terri Schiavo is so evil -- I felt much the same way at Darby, seeing lives wrecked. Did you? or am I just overly sensitive?
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posted on
10/15/2003 5:52:10 AM PDT
by
cyn
To: RonDog
Tony Snow Bump!! I watched that interview and was howling when Snow stuck him. I'm sure the libs all think Fox is biased when Tony points out lies or Brit chuckles at the absurdity of Baghdad Bob. lol
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posted on
10/15/2003 5:53:28 AM PDT
by
Havoc
(If you can't be frank all the time are you lying the rest of the time?)
To: jmaroneps37
What on earth happened to the Rockefeller brains in three generations?
Did the men all marry pretty little idiot trophy wives?
(I will never understand how intelligent men who would reject a poorly bred horse or dog think that they can marry a dim-bulb woman and get smart kids.)
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posted on
10/15/2003 5:56:22 AM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
(. . . Nihil sub sole novum. . .)
To: RonDog
Of 130 massive weapons depots, we have searched 10.
I've heard that some of these re the size of Manhattan island.
On WMD. there was an e-mail posted here a couple of weeks ago from Iraq.
(I paraphrase)
It's like we're looking for a cup of coffee,
so far we've found
a coffee pot,
coffee filters,
coffee grounds,
a measuring spoon,
a coffee cup,
a spoon to stir the coffee,
water for coffee,
but so far no coffee.
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posted on
10/15/2003 5:56:45 AM PDT
by
Valin
(I have my own little world, but it's okay - they know me here.)
To: cyn
I felt the same.
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posted on
10/15/2003 5:57:17 AM PDT
by
sauropod
(I love the women's movement. Especially walking behind it.)
To: JohnHuang2; RonDog
God help West Virginia. They need new senators. Come to think of it, most all of us do.
This interview was a classic. Good job by Tony Snow.
To: RonDog
bump 4 later
To: RonDog
The Senator was taken aback by what amounted to ruugh treatment. He was shown to be a liar, right on tv, where lots could see.
He doesn't give a damn tho......he's a Rockefeller and owns WVA in pardners with his perpetually lying colleague Byrd.
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posted on
10/15/2003 6:16:33 AM PDT
by
bert
(Don't Panic!)
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