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News Blooper: Daschle Slams U.S. as 'Evil'
NewsMax ^ | November 25, 2003 | Staff

Posted on 11/25/2003 9:39:11 AM PST by Bubba_Leroy

Monday Nov. 24, 2003; 7:42 p.m. EST

News Blooper: Daschle Slams U.S. as 'Evil'

The Cleveland Plain Dealer has apologized after mistaking Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle for Saddam Hussein in a report last week that had the top Democrat criticizing the U.S. as "evil."

"Because of an editing error, a story on the front page yesterday misattributed a quote from the speaker on an audiotape purportedly of Saddam Hussein as coming from Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota," the paper told its readers last Wednesday, according to the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call.

"It was the speaker on the tape, not Daschle, who said, 'The evil ones now find themselves in crisis, and this is God's will for them.'"


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: daschle; dasshole
Simple mistake, anyone could make it. I get Tom Daschle and Saddam Hussein confused all the time.

Tom Daschle was deeply saddended, by the way.

1 posted on 11/25/2003 9:39:11 AM PST by Bubba_Leroy
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To: Bubba_Leroy
Probably the closest that Dashole or the CPD ever came to saying the truth....
2 posted on 11/25/2003 9:42:34 AM PST by Feckless
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To: Bubba_Leroy
The differ only in degree....
3 posted on 11/25/2003 9:43:51 AM PST by .cnI redruM (The social agenda of the Democratic Party reminds me of a creepy XXX fetish show.)
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To: Bubba_Leroy
That gives me an idea:

Q: Who's more evil?

1) Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein or
2) Tom Daschle and Hillary Clinton?
No question it's number 2.
4 posted on 11/25/2003 9:44:24 AM PST by LibWhacker
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To: Bubba_Leroy
One of the local talk show hosts mentioned this story last night. Usually liberal, he then uncorked this beauty:

"The only question is which of the two hates America more."

He got a gold star from me!

5 posted on 11/25/2003 9:46:22 AM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("This is the sort of English up with which I will not put." - Winston Churchill)
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To: conspiratoristo
The PD got it right lmao
6 posted on 11/25/2003 9:46:22 AM PST by boxerblues (If you can read this.. Thank a Teacher..If you can read this in English ..Thank a US Soldier)
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To: Bubba_Leroy
Yeah, Saddam's the guy who was tolerant of Christians.
7 posted on 11/25/2003 9:46:23 AM PST by mywholebodyisaweapon
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To: Bubba_Leroy
Daschle may have actually said "We must destroy Bush, Conservatives, and the entire concept of Democracy so I can get a seat on the Proletariat! The Constitution is standing in my way!"
8 posted on 11/25/2003 9:51:07 AM PST by theDentist (Liberals can sugarcoat sh** all they want. I'm not biting.)
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To: boxerblues
Let's give the editor a break. Upon hearing those words, you'd naturally think it was Daschle.
9 posted on 11/25/2003 9:52:43 AM PST by chiller (could be wrong, but doubt it)
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To: Bubba_Leroy
In a free country he is allowed to speak his mind...and then take the consequences of his views
This guy has no business representing anyone in American Govt IMO...
10 posted on 11/25/2003 9:53:38 AM PST by joesnuffy (Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
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To: Bubba_Leroy
It's easy to tell Tom Daschle from Saddam - Daschle is the much, much shorter one of the two...
11 posted on 11/25/2003 10:09:42 AM PST by astounded
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To: astounded
Yeah, plus the mention of "God" and "evil" pretty much eliminates Temper Tantrum Tommy as the source.
12 posted on 11/25/2003 10:35:35 AM PST by talleyman (Never question the patriotism of Democrats - there's none to question)
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To: Bubba_Leroy
Hey, it is a perfectly understandable mistake.
They are about the same in stature and personality aren't they?
13 posted on 11/25/2003 6:26:17 PM PST by ladyinred (The Left have blood on their hands!)
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