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Howard Dean: Osama bin Laden Had Nothing to do with 9/11
Meet the Press ^ | May 22, 2005 | Howard Dean

Posted on 05/22/2005 10:58:07 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative

DR. DEAN: I said I wasn't sure, but I said I thought there probably were. But the thing that really bothered me the most, which the 9-11 Commission said also wasn't true, is the insinuation that the president continues to make to this day that Osama bin Laden had something to do with supporting terrorists that attacked the United States. That is false. The 9-11 Commission, chaired by a Republican, said it was false.

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To: WilliamofCarmichael
Monty Python would be jealous.

I think the Pythons have grounds to sue Meet The Press and the RATS for ripping off "Spot the Looney".

61 posted on 05/22/2005 11:26:34 AM PDT by ABG(anybody but Gore) (From Roe v Wade to Terri Schiavo, the RATS have become a death cult...)
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To: West Coast Conservative

Also I find it ironic that "unethical Reublicans" like Tom DeLay need to leave office while Hillary's fundraiser is currently indicted and of course the ethically challenged Bill Clinton had to stay for the good of the American people.


Mr Potatohead please take notes


62 posted on 05/22/2005 11:28:17 AM PDT by woofie ("Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy!!")
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To: Shery
The next best thing to Dean being the spokesmodel for the extremist liberal left within the self-destructing Democrat party, would be to have TUR-AY-ZAH HEINZ in that role. The more they talk, the better.
63 posted on 05/22/2005 11:28:55 AM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: xJones

I'm so glad the Dems allowed a raving lunatic to be their National Chairman. It's a joy to wonder just what he'll say next.



Problem is, there's just too many idiots out there that believe every word the man utters ^H^H^H^H^H^H - screeches.


64 posted on 05/22/2005 11:28:56 AM PDT by nospinjim
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To: stylin19a
Dean: I would argue that we're in greater danger now because of what's going on in Iraq than we were before. Now, there are terrorists in Iraq. They have migrated there since our troops were there.

The Deanie Weenie cannot see that the difference now is that there is no Saddam in power in Iraq; there will be no state sponsorship of terrorism. Saddam DID finance international terrorists (Hamas, anyone?).

The terrorists have been localized to cause problems in Iraq rather than fighting around the world. We are capturing and killing terrorists. Would Howie rather we fight international terrorists on our own streets?

65 posted on 05/22/2005 11:29:21 AM PDT by weegee ("Do you want them to write a piece about how great the military is?" Elizabeth Bumiller - NY Times)
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To: West Coast Conservative
I actually think this is the most interesting exchange in the whole interview:



[MR. RUSSERT: In your home state of Vermont, there's a vacancy for the United States Senate about to occur. Bernie Sanders, the congressman from Vermont, wants to run for that seat. He is a self- described avowed socialist.

DR. DEAN: Well, that's what he says. He's really a populist.

MR. RUSSERT: But is there room in the Democratic Party for a socialist?

DR. DEAN: Well, first of all, he's not a socialist, really.

MR. RUSSERT: He...

DR. DEAN: He hasn't said that for a while.

MR. RUSSERT: Oh, he has a--he wrote in his book: "Outside or in the House, I am a Democratic socialist."

DR. DEAN: Well, a Democratic socialist--all right, we're talking about words here. And Bernie can call himself anything he wants. He is basically a liberal Democrat, and he is a Democrat that--he runs as an Independent because he doesn't like the structure and the money that gets involved. And he actually has, I think, some good points about campaign finance reform. The bottom line is that Bernie Sanders votes with the Democrats 98 percent of the time. And that is a candidate that we think...

MR. RUSSERT: So you'd support him?

DR. DEAN: We may very well end up supporting him.]




It's fun watching a Democrat squirm when they're forced to either defend or denounce their socialist views.
66 posted on 05/22/2005 11:31:20 AM PDT by spinestein
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To: West Coast Conservative

If I'm following his argument correctly, it's that Tom Delay has absolutely done things which should land him in jail, and it's only a matter of time before he's sent there. But Osama bin Laden might not have had anything to do with 9/11 and Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 and Osama bin Laden has done some terrible things and the Bush administration should concentrate on jobs and that there's too much mercury in the air because the Bush administration cares too much about jobs and if social security is not fixed, then benefits will have to be cut 27% but there's nothing wrong with social security and it shouldn't be fixed and there's no reason to send troops to Afghanistan and we should have sent more troops to Afghanistan.


67 posted on 05/22/2005 11:32:23 AM PDT by Question Liberal Authority (It's the Anti-Americanism, Stupid!)
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To: Kozak
Iuse the "Dean scream" as my cell phone ring tone. Gets some great looks when my phone rings...

I really hope your cell phone is turned off when you go into elevators or public restrooms.:)

68 posted on 05/22/2005 11:32:31 AM PDT by xJones
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To: Shery

Draft Dean in 2008!


69 posted on 05/22/2005 11:33:53 AM PDT by SusaninOhio
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To: JoeV1
DU has a thread up right now and some are actually asking the others what proof is there that OBL was involved.

These sheep will follow him anywhere.

70 posted on 05/22/2005 11:34:30 AM PDT by codercpc
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To: woofie

'Wasnt it Tom DeLay that killed 3000 people though'

I'm pretty sure it was Karl Rove.


71 posted on 05/22/2005 11:34:39 AM PDT by SusaninOhio
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To: West Coast Conservative
THAT BOY--Screamin' Dean--is just plain insane.

Common knowledge.

72 posted on 05/22/2005 11:35:35 AM PDT by bannie (The government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
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To: NYFriend
But I've never heard a Democrat I've know, over the age to twenty-five, say that is wasn't Muslim terrorists.

DU

Mydd

DailyKos

BartCop

73 posted on 05/22/2005 11:35:51 AM PDT by LdSentinal
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To: CFC__VRWC
He has also stated publicly that he would give OBL the benefit of the doubt (something apparently Tom Delay doesn't deserve),and would judge him innocent until proven guilty.

As I said in another reply, DU has a thread up about this subject right now, and there are some questioning what proof we have as to OBL being involved.

74 posted on 05/22/2005 11:37:58 AM PDT by codercpc
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To: WilliamofCarmichael
Monty Python would be jealous.

Howard Dean would be perfect as leader of the Twit Party.

75 posted on 05/22/2005 11:38:35 AM PDT by Question Liberal Authority (It's the Anti-Americanism, Stupid!)
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To: West Coast Conservative
DR. DEAN: I said I wasn't sure, but I said I thought there probably were. But the thing that really bothered me the most, which the 9-11 Commission said also wasn't true, is the insinuation that the president continues to make to this day that Osama bin Laden had something to do with supporting terrorists that attacked the United States. That is false. The 9-11 Commission, chaired by a Republican, said it was false. Is it wrong to send people to war without telling them the truth. And the truth was Osama bin Laden was a very bad person who was doing terrible things, but that Iraq was never a threat to the United States. That was the truth. It was underlined by the 9-11 Commission, headed, again, by a Republican, a well-respected group of people. I don't think you send American men and women to war, first of all without properly equipping them, and secondly without telling the truth to their parents about why it is we're asking them to make that sacrifice. So those are the kinds of things that I think are very bad about the Republicans.

I'm confused. Did he really mean 9/11 or did he mean Iraq?

76 posted on 05/22/2005 11:38:56 AM PDT by Unam Sanctam
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To: stylin19a
[MR. RUSSERT: When did the president ever suggest that Saddam Hussein was responsible for September 11?

DR. DEAN: He didn't. His nuance--his people suggested that. He suggested that in a nuanced way in many of his speeches. He was asked once directly about it and said, "No, I don't have that evidence." But the truth is in every speech, including the ones during the campaign where he deliberately muddled the anti-terrorism war that we're engaged in with the war in Iraq.]




Howard Dean may as well say "It's not WHAT the President said, it's HOW he said it. ...Well, maybe it's NOT how he said it, but WE ALL KNOW what he meant. YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAARGH!"



Tin-Foil Hat wearing, DUnderhead KOOK.
77 posted on 05/22/2005 11:39:32 AM PDT by spinestein
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To: codercpc
DU has a thread up right now and some are actually asking the others what proof is there that OBL was involved.

Democrat Underground pisses me off.

78 posted on 05/22/2005 11:39:46 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Not Elected Pope Since 4/19/2005.)
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To: traviskicks
He obviously mispoke. Let's not make a big deal out of this besides to poke fun.

To hell with that. I'll be as gracious about Howard Dean's gaffes as the left is with George W. Bush.

79 posted on 05/22/2005 11:40:57 AM PDT by Question Liberal Authority (It's the Anti-Americanism, Stupid!)
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To: West Coast Conservative

If he said this, he better watch his back. I'm starting to wonder if the Clintons allowed his installation at the DNC in order to give Dean (and the rest of the Move On crowd) a chance to fall on his own sword.

This has to be one of the dumbest things I've ever heard said.


80 posted on 05/22/2005 11:41:19 AM PDT by nj26
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