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Scarborough: Hillary 'Strong-armed' MSNBC to Kill Story
MSNBC's Scarborough Country ^ | April 29, 2004 | Joe Scarborough

Posted on 04/29/2004 8:36:24 PM PDT by Carl/NewsMax

MSNBC TRANSCRIPT

Scarborough Country

April 28, 2004

JOE SCARBOROUGH: Today, the senator‘s office tried to strong-arm us into retracting that story. . . .

Last night, we showed you comments made by Hillary Clinton that criticized George Bush and America‘s foreign policy in the Middle East. Her complaints run by Arab newspapers and repeated across the Middle East. She said this—quote—

“Their stubbornness and arrogance is breathtaking. And, as a result, we continue to go down a path that I think is fraught with horrible dangers, especially for the young men and women serving in Iraq, but also for Iraqis, for the stability of the region.”. . .

Early this morning, Ms. Clinton‘s office began calling our staff and the president of MSNBC, claiming the statements we reported last night were never made by the senator. . . .

This morning at about 10:00 a.m., we got an angry phone call from Senator Clinton‘s office. They were demanding an apology and a retraction. They said she never spoke to the Arab press. She never criticized the president, and, in fact, never did the interview at all.

Our producers immediately double-checked our sources and we tracked down the reporter who did the interview with Senator Clinton, and by noon we found out that the interview did take place. And the senator‘s press secretary then started to back down.

And by 4:30 this afternoon, the senator‘s representatives admitted that she did the interview. She did know the reporter was writing to an international audience, and she did criticize the president.

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News
KEYWORDS: arabpress; asharqalawsat; bullying; censorship; goonsquads; hillary; hillaryknew; hitlary; hrc; intimidation; scarborough; tokyohillary; traitor
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To: MarkAntony
But sometimes they DO invade thed interesting threads.:-(

These people are the same ones who believe URBAN LEGENDS.

101 posted on 04/29/2004 11:15:01 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: endthematrix
Character didn't seem to matter to the Liberals when The Bent One was in office.
102 posted on 04/30/2004 12:13:56 AM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (<a href="http://www.johnkerry.com/">Waffles</a>)
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To: Carl/NewsMax
bookmarking....
103 posted on 04/30/2004 2:06:02 AM PDT by Watery Tart (Not a Newbie) (Not a Newbie) (Not a Newbie) (Not a Newbie) (Not a Newbie) (Not a Newbie)
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To: Carl/NewsMax; conspiratoristo; dubyaismypresident; Pontiac; Commiewatcher; GOP_Lady; boxerblues; ...
NE Ohio hildabeast pings!


104 posted on 04/30/2004 2:31:02 AM PDT by Las Vegas Dave ("Let's roll" in 2004 ----- Vote GOP!)
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To: potlatch; Carl/NewsMax
Not the FIRST time she's bad-mouthed the War in Iraq .....


Hillary to Troops: Support for War Fading
(Click here or on pic)


Thank you, Tom Ridge !:

My brother has called me from California the last TWO DAYS with his prediction: this Bi*ch will throw her hat in the ring for President at the 'RAT convention this year.


105 posted on 04/30/2004 3:41:42 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is ONLY ONE good Democrat: one that has just been voted OUT of POWER ! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: martin_fierro
I'm less shocked that HilLIARy made those statements than by the fact that MSNBC actually fought back.

Thanks for posting that. That went through my head almost right away too. PMSNB See BS as Rush calls them.


106 posted on 04/30/2004 3:45:30 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (There is ONLY ONE good Democrat: one that has just been voted OUT of POWER ! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: martin_fierro
MSNBC didn't fight back. Scarborough did.
107 posted on 04/30/2004 3:47:16 AM PDT by mewzilla
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To: Carl/NewsMax
This is more than attacking the President. She is directly contributing to the volatile situation in the Middle East and giving a green light to terrorist. This article should increase campaign donations for the DEMS.
108 posted on 04/30/2004 3:54:30 AM PDT by dalebert
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To: Carl/NewsMax; Liz; Howlin; ALOHA RONNIE; RonDog
Our producers immediately double-checked our sources and we tracked down the reporter who did the interview with Senator Clinton, and by noon we found out that the interview did take place. And the senator‘s press secretary then started to back down.

Mistakes were made. Time for Hillary and her hacks to apologize?

109 posted on 04/30/2004 3:56:39 AM PDT by Libloather (There isn't enough Levitra on the planet to keep Kerry in this game...)
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To: Libloather
Guess Rick Kaplan at MSNBC isn't as useful as they thought he'd be...
110 posted on 04/30/2004 4:00:26 AM PDT by mewzilla
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To: kcvl
What "many things he tolds us were untrue." Iraq was feeding terrorism.
111 posted on 04/30/2004 4:01:05 AM PDT by dalebert
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To: cyncooper
Scarborough was quite incredulous and seemed more amped-up about it than Matthews, whom he had as a guest. He invited a USA today reporter to grimmace as well. (John Fund was the President's lone defender.) Maybe this was Scarborough's way of making nice to Matthews.
112 posted on 04/30/2004 5:24:41 AM PDT by Zechariah11 ("so they weighed for my hire thirty pieces of silver")
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To: Carl/NewsMax
"the senator‘s representatives admitted that she did the interview. She did know the reporter was writing to an international audience"

I see perky Katie and Hillary meet again.
113 posted on 04/30/2004 5:31:33 AM PDT by Toespi (,)
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To: Zechariah11
If Scarborough's show is cancelled PDQ, we'll know why.
114 posted on 04/30/2004 5:33:39 AM PDT by mewzilla
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To: Henchster
If The Hildabeast thinks Bush is vulnerable, and likely beatable, she will do whatever she has to do to make sure Kerry is not the nominee, and that she is. I have never seen such a Machiavellian monster in American politics as the Beast. She is unreal.
115 posted on 04/30/2004 6:01:40 AM PDT by ought-six
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To: sultan88; Mudboy Slim; GeorgeW23225; Flora McDonald; All
BUMP
116 posted on 04/30/2004 11:03:08 AM PDT by GottaLuvAkitas1 (What a Tangled Web We Weave . .when first we practice to deceive!)
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To: GottaLuvAkitas1
To me this woman embodies all the corruption and hate we witnessed in Washington last Sunday.
117 posted on 04/30/2004 4:16:26 PM PDT by Flora McDonald (Stand the Storm!)
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To: Carl/NewsMax
Just as I suspected: She said it before she didn't say it. Just like Kerry. Wants to have it both ways.
118 posted on 04/30/2004 4:21:26 PM PDT by Rocky (To the 9/11 Commission: It was Al Qaeda, stupid!)
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To: MeekOneGOP
Wish we could send Hillary over to Iraq - to be 'in charge'! She seems 'to know' everything!
119 posted on 04/30/2004 7:39:43 PM PDT by potlatch ( Medals do not make a man. Morals do.)
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To: ought-six; GottaLuvAkitas1
"If The Hildabeast thinks Bush is vulnerable, and likely beatable, she will do whatever she has to do to make sure Kerry is not the nominee, and that she is. I have never seen such a Machiavellian monster in American politics as the Beast. She is unreal."

Yep...but her weakness is that her PowerLust is so obvious to EVERYONE, and voters don't necessarily support folks who want Power all that bad!! What could the HildaBeast really run on anyway?! More socialized medicine, more federal programs, higher taxes on everyone?! She's not a particularly attractive candidate and her agenda is to the Left of Mondale!!

I say nominate the BEE-ahhhtch NOW so we can apply the inevitable arse-whuppin' THIS November!!

FReegards...MUD

120 posted on 04/30/2004 8:02:16 PM PDT by Mudboy Slim (RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)
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