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Chair-Warmer On The Hot Seat
AnnCoulter.com ^ | 3/24/2004 | ANN COULTER

Posted on 03/25/2004 8:34:06 PM PST by kellynla

Chair-Warmer On The Hot Seat March 24, 2004

Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War

ARE YOU sitting down? Another ex-government official who was fired or demoted by Bush has written a book that ... is critical of Bush! Eureka! The latest offering is Richard Clarke's new CBS-Viacom book, "Against All Enemies," which gets only a 35 on "rate a record" because the words don't make sense and you can't dance to it.

As long as we're investigating everything, how about investigating why some loser no one has ever heard of is getting so much press coverage for yet another "tell-all" book attacking the Bush administration?

When an FBI agent with close, regular contact with President Clinton wrote his book, he was virtually blacklisted from the mainstream media. Upon the release of Gary Aldrich's book "Unlimited Access" in 1996, White House adviser George Stephanopoulos immediately called TV producers demanding that they give Aldrich no airtime. In terms of TV exposure, Aldrich's book might well have been titled "No Access Whatsoever."

"Larry King Live" and NBC's "Dateline" abruptly canceled their scheduled interviews with Aldrich. Aldrich was mentioned on fewer than a dozen TV shows during the entire year of his book's release -- many with headlines like this one on CNN: "Even Conservatives Back Away From Aldrich's Book." That's almost as much TV as Lewinsky mouthpiece William Ginsburg did before breakfast on an average day. (Let's take a moment here to imagine the indignity of being known as "Monica Lewinsky's mouthpiece.")

But a "tell-all" book that attacks the Bush administration gets the author interviewed on CBS' "60 Minutes" (two segments), CNN's "American Morning" and ABC's "Good Morning America" -– with an "analysis" by George Stephanopoulos, no less. In the first few days of its release, Clarke's book was hyped on more than 200 TV shows.

In contrast to Aldrich's book, which was vindicated with a whoop just a few years later when the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke, many of Clarke's allegations were disproved within days of the book's release. Clarke claims, for example, that in early 2001, when he told President Bush's National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice about al-Qaida, her "facial expression gave me the impression that she had never heard the term before." (If only she used botox like Sen. Kerry!)

Sean Hannity has been playing a radio interview that Dr. Rice gave to David Newman on WJR in Detroit back in October 2000, in which she discusses al-Qaida in great detail. This was months before chair-warmer Clarke claims her "facial expression" indicated she had never heard of the terrorist organization.

But in deference to our liberal friends, let's leave aside the facts for now. A few months before Clarke was interpreting Dr. Rice's "facial expression," al-Qaida had bombed the USS Cole. Two years before that, al-Qaida bombed U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. In fact, al-Qaida or their allies had been responsible for a half dozen attacks on U.S. interests since Clinton had become president. (Paper-pusher Clarke was doing one heck of a job, wasn't he?) In the year 2000 alone, Lexis-Nexis lists 280 items mentioning al-Qaida.

By the end of 2000, anyone who read the paper had heard of al-Qaida. It is literally insane to imagine that Condoleezza Rice had not. For Pete's sake, even The New York Times knew about al-Qaida.

Rice had been a political science professor at Stanford University, a member of the Center for International Security and Arms Control, and a senior fellow of the Institute for International Studies. She had written three books and numerous articles on foreign policy. She worked for the first Bush administration in a variety of national security positions.

All this was while Clarke was presiding over six unanswered al-Qaida attacks on American interests and fretting about the looming Y2K emergency. But chair-warmer Clarke claims that on the basis of Rice's "facial expression" he could tell she was not familiar with the term "al-Qaida."

Isn't that just like a liberal? The chair-warmer describes Bush as a cowboy and Rumsfeld as his gunslinger -- but the black chick is a dummy. Maybe even as dumb as Clarence Thomas! Perhaps someday liberals could map out the relative intelligence of various black government officials for us.

Did Clarke have the vaguest notion of Rice's background and education? Or did he think Dr. Rice was cleaning the Old Executive Office Building at night before the president chose her -- not him -- to be national security adviser? If a Republican ever claimed the "facial expression" on Maxine Waters -- a woman whose face is no stranger to confusion or befuddlement -- left the "impression" that she didn't understand quantum physics, he'd be in prison for committing a hate crime.

As we know from Dr. Rice's radio interview describing the threat of al-Qaida back in October 2000, she certainly didn't need to be told about al-Qaida by a government time-server. No doubt Dr. Rice was staring at Clarke in astonishment as he imparted this great insight: Keep an eye on al-Qaida! We've done nothing, but you should do something about it. Tag -- you're it. That look of perplexity Clarke saw was Condi thinking to herself: "Hmmm, did I demote this guy far enough?"


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coulter; liar; richardclarke
Ann Coulter hits another grand slam home run!

Semper Fi, Kelly

1 posted on 03/25/2004 8:34:06 PM PST by kellynla
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To: All
correct link: http://anncoulter.com/columns/2004/032404p.htm
2 posted on 03/25/2004 8:35:54 PM PST by kellynla (U.S.M.C. 1/5 1st Mar Div. Nam 69&70 Semper Fi http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnkerry.com)
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To: kellynla
"Did Clarke have the vaguest notion of Rice's background and education? Or did he think Dr. Rice was cleaning the Old Executive Office Building at night before the president chose her -- not him -- to be national security adviser? If a Republican ever claimed the "facial expression" on Maxine Waters -- a woman whose face is no stranger to confusion or befuddlement -- left the "impression" that she didn't understand quantum physics, he'd be in prison for committing a hate crime."

BWHAHAH!

Ann tells it like no one else can or will, her great looks are only overshadowed by her political knowledge, quick wit and punishing sarcasm.

3 posted on 03/25/2004 8:43:41 PM PST by No Blue States
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To: kellynla
Devastating!

One of Coulter's best ever.

4 posted on 03/25/2004 8:47:17 PM PST by Reagan Man (The choice is clear. Reelect BUSH-CHENEY !)
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To: Reagan Man
Oh, your link led to a Clarke bashing by Ann Coulter.

Excellent.

5 posted on 03/25/2004 9:14:27 PM PST by cyncooper ("The 'War on Terror ' is not a figure of speech")
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To: kellynla
Clarke's comment about Rice never having heard (in his opinion reading her facial expressions) about al Qaeda before he briefed her was so outrageous in the face of a public record contradicting it, yet Leslie Stahl let him say this and could not be bothered to do any research to expose him. (And ruin the agenda? Never!)

And Sandy Berger before the commission yesterday testified about meeting with Rice and briefing her about al Qaeda, then was asked what he thought of Clarke's observation (claimed observation) and Berger could not bring himself to agree it was obviously not true.

6 posted on 03/25/2004 9:22:38 PM PST by cyncooper ("The 'War on Terror ' is not a figure of speech")
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To: StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; DKNY; ...
Ann knocks another one outta the park ping!

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.

7 posted on 03/25/2004 9:45:23 PM PST by nutmeg (Why vote for Bush? Imagine Commander in Chief John F’in al-Qerry)
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To: nutmeg
She's throwing out the used food.
8 posted on 03/25/2004 9:46:21 PM PST by cyborg (my profile page speaks for itself)
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To: kellynla
I was wondering when the "race card" would show up.

We ought to tread lightly here. I'd rather destroy this guy (and Kerry) on the issues and his inability to tell the truth, rather than with character assassination or insults.

That being said...it would prove VERY interesting to find out that Mr. Clarke harbors or has in the past uttered Mark Fuhrman-type racial sentiments.
9 posted on 03/25/2004 10:04:58 PM PST by Choose Ye This Day ("We are delighted that Pecker will be leading the way.")
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To: kellynla
I've wondered very much about this. What would it feel like for a guy who had been in the loop (very high loop) for so long to be upstaged by a black woman who is so much smarter than you are, you can't even shine her shoes?
10 posted on 03/25/2004 10:12:01 PM PST by Just Lori (I used to be a Democrat. Now I'm an American!)
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To: cyborg
Are you that adorable little girl in the pics on your profile page? :-)
11 posted on 03/25/2004 10:17:32 PM PST by nutmeg (Why vote for Bush? Imagine Commander in Chief John F’in al-Qerry)
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To: kellynla
That look of perplexity Clarke saw was Condi thinking to herself: "Hmmm, did I demote this guy far enough?"

Exactly. Condi's face was probably reflecting the amazement she felt that this guy could be paid six figures to stand around stating the obvious.

12 posted on 03/25/2004 10:18:49 PM PST by giotto
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To: nutmeg
Yep that's me :-)
13 posted on 03/25/2004 10:19:39 PM PST by cyborg (my profile page speaks for itself)
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To: giotto
That look of perplexity Clarke saw was Condi thinking to herself: "Hmmm, did I demote this guy far enough?"

Excuse my French, but that was the "piece de resistance" for me. ROFLMAO!

14 posted on 03/25/2004 10:26:37 PM PST by Rockitz (After all these years, it's still rocket science.)
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To: cyborg
Very cute! You look just like a little doll... :-)

That near-naked Mr. Bean pic, however... lol

(Your tagline made me look!)

15 posted on 03/25/2004 10:27:57 PM PST by nutmeg (Why vote for Bush? Imagine Commander in Chief John F’in al-Qerry)
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To: nutmeg
I'm glad you like it. Inspiring happy thoughts for the weekend :-)
16 posted on 03/26/2004 3:35:39 AM PST by cyborg (my profile page speaks for itself)
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To: kellynla
Upon the release of Gary Aldrich's book "Unlimited Access" in 1996, White House adviser George Stephanopoulos immediately called TV producers demanding that they give Aldrich no airtime. In terms of TV exposure, Aldrich's book might well have been titled "No Access Whatsoever."


17 posted on 03/26/2004 6:36:03 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Krazy Kaddaffi: "I will do whatever the Americans want. I saw what happened in Iraq. I was scared!)
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To: Budge
Bump!
18 posted on 03/26/2004 8:56:11 AM PST by Budge (<>< . ')
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To: Grampa Dave
That picture is hilarious!! GS is a card carrying candy-assed mamma's boy.
19 posted on 03/28/2004 11:29:39 AM PST by Paulie
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To: Grampa Dave
Now that is funny! LOL~
20 posted on 03/28/2004 10:20:51 PM PST by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/)
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