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Former aide: Relationships more important than history (Wead cancels on Chrissy Matthews)
MSNBC ^ | 2-23-05

Posted on 02/23/2005 5:39:34 PM PST by Indy Pendance

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a note to MSNBC “Hardball” anchor Chris Matthews, Doug Wead says he “has come to realize that personal relationships are more important than history” and that he is asking his attorney to “find the best way to vet these tapes and get them back to the president to whom they belong.”

Wead sent the note to Matthews and “Hardball” producers on Tuesday following the cancellation of his scheduled appearance on the program. Following is the text of the note from Wead to Matthews:

Dear Mr. Matthews,

I am so sorry to cancel your show. It was very gracious of you to allow me a chance to share my heart and regrets about recent events. It seems the better part of wisdom for me to forgo television for a time. It would only add to the distraction I have caused to the president’s important and historic work.

Contrary to a statement that I made to the New York Times, I have come to realize that personal relationships are more important than history. I am asking my attorney to direct any future proceeds from the book to charity and to find the best way to vet these tapes and get them back to the president to whom they belong. History can wait.

Thanks for your consideration,

Doug Wead

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To: prairiebreeze
What? He just fell off the tree?
Must be real genius idiot not to know what he was doing with those tapes. Uproar and painting him as a scumbag for betraying the President made him "wake up" and now playing "ooops"?
Lowlife, scumbag, traitor, pi$$ on his book!
21 posted on 02/23/2005 5:59:53 PM PST by Leo Carpathian (FReeeePeee!)
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To: Indy Pendance
This is a huge story, in that the Liberal MSM will be drinking heavily tonight. They were hoping (so much) that they could make political hay out of these tapes.

Now even their Judas has admitted he was wrong.

Oh, the humanity!


22 posted on 02/23/2005 6:03:05 PM PST by SkyPilot
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To: Obadiah

I don't trust him. The first rule when you are in a hole is to stop digging. He says he is stopping.


23 posted on 02/23/2005 6:07:18 PM PST by af_vet_1981
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To: Indy Pendance

Ohhhh, I'll bet Sissy Chrissy will have a hissy fit.


24 posted on 02/23/2005 6:17:36 PM PST by caisson71
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To: SkyPilot

What a shame to waste a good balloon.


25 posted on 02/23/2005 6:18:17 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: Txsleuth
Unlike some of ya'll, I am not ready to give this guy a pat on the back for doing the right thing---

Just for the record: Do not count me in that group.

This guy was never a "true friend" of the Bush family. Who in the hell would tape a conversation with a true friend w/o his permission?

26 posted on 02/23/2005 6:18:58 PM PST by Michael.SF. (Someday I will fondly look back on the day Hillary's career ended. Starting tomorrow, I hope.)
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To: Txsleuth
ixnay on the apestay

haha! First laugh I have had all day, much needed too...

thanks!

27 posted on 02/23/2005 6:19:19 PM PST by Michael Barnes
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To: Michael Barnes

You are very welcome, and I hope the rest of the evening goes better for you also---


28 posted on 02/23/2005 6:21:50 PM PST by Txsleuth (Call be anything...just don't call me a fringe poster)
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To: Indy Pendance

Vet, shmet. Just give them to the President and slink away like the jerk he is.


29 posted on 02/23/2005 6:23:59 PM PST by Libertina (Get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US!)
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To: af_vet_1981

I agree. He knew what he was doing, he knew how big this would be. All of the sudden, NOW he has a change of heart????


30 posted on 02/23/2005 6:28:10 PM PST by Stellar Dendrite (PROPHETIC list of Communist goals SPREAD THE WORD!: http://www.uhuh.com/nwo/communism/comgoals.htm)
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To: Stellar Dendrite

Media pressure can be a huge factor. Remember they're weasels. Not condoning, but he probably got caught up in the moment. Pity, this is what our country has come to this.


31 posted on 02/23/2005 6:30:16 PM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: Libertina

I don't care how sorry he says he is. This guy is a snake and I don't buy one word he says. And how dare he cause personal turmoil for our president during this very troubled time and during his trip overseas. This is unforgiveable, low down and sneaky. I hope he pays for this dearly!


32 posted on 02/23/2005 6:30:57 PM PST by No phonys allowed
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To: No phonys allowed

MSM media is having a discombobulated evening... lmao. I bet they were pinning all their salivating hopes on this one... "yes! we finally.." oh no"!


33 posted on 02/23/2005 6:45:37 PM PST by Cinnamon
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To: Indy Pendance

Once you let the cat out of the bag there is no putting it back. The damage is done. Dick Weed can aplogoise till hell freezes over but the fact is he broke a trust by secretly taping the President. Fool me once shame on you, Fool me twice shame on me. President Bush wont be fooled twice.


34 posted on 02/23/2005 6:47:09 PM PST by sgtbono2002
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To: Indy Pendance

One of the most public displays of trying to get the toothpaste back into the tube in some time. What does he hope to expect from this turn of events?


35 posted on 02/23/2005 6:50:01 PM PST by Bernard ("Those weren't lies - that was spin!")
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To: Indy Pendance

The DUmmies will claim this all further proof that this was all Karl Rove's doing to distract the public from the Jeff Gannon pseudo-scandal... just like Rove released those forged documents to CBS!

And 6 months from now, the moonbats will be claiming that Gannon was a Rove plant to distract us from... (fill in the blank).

The left these days are acting like a scene straight out of 1984 ... no matter what happens .. ROVE (Goldstein) did it!

This would be incredibly comical if it wasn't so sad .. the Dems are like a trainwreck in slow motion.


36 posted on 02/23/2005 6:50:57 PM PST by somniferum
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To: prairiebreeze

I must say that I'm surprised, but pleased, with this development.


37 posted on 02/23/2005 6:57:28 PM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Peach; Txsleuth

Another freeper just posted to me that Christine Matth-spews was the first lamestreamer to suggest that the Bush-Wead tapes were released by Bush deliberately to take attention off the Jeff Gannon story.

I hadn't heard that one, but I'm not a bit surprised.


38 posted on 02/23/2005 7:00:50 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Blogs have a strangle hold on the MSM. The MSM is kicking out the windshield.)
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To: prairiebreeze

Matth-spew (LOL) actually said that? The left have turned into conspiracy nutjobs.

Off topic:
I'm watching an HBO special on dirty bombs that PBS is showing. (Which is a good thing since we don't have HBO). It's absolutely horrifying. I shouldn't be watching at night but should have taped it instead. I probably won't sleep tonight :-)


39 posted on 02/23/2005 7:03:37 PM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: prairiebreeze

"I wonder how many friends, acquaintances and relatives called him up and told him what a sniveling little weasle
he was."

Perhaps his wife became frigid due to his sniveling.


40 posted on 02/23/2005 7:03:52 PM PST by Domestic Church (AMDG...)
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