White House Castigates Durbin for Remarks

AP ^ | June 16, 2005

[cripplecreek]

Bout time.

[ambrose]

I'd like to hear from Bush or Cheney on this one, not the spokesman.

[oceanview]

or some republican senator, have any of them spoken up?

[katieanna]

Glad the White House has commented, but, frankly, a greater condemnation is necessary. Durbin should be reminded that it is the U.S. Armed Forces who give him the freedom to speak on a Senate floor at all.

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When Durbin leaves the Senate, he can always get a job as an anti-America propaganda reporter for Al Jazeera.

[RightResponse]

Senator Dirtbin ought to be censured!

[oceanview]

we need to replace McClellan with Laura Ingraham, then we would have someone up there making a cogent rebuttal to Durbin.

[Antoninus]

A Durbin spokesman said Wednesday that the senator did not plan to apologize for the comments. The senator issued a statement saying it's the administration that should apologize...

When was the last time you heard one of the GOP panty-waist senators respond to a demand for apology like that? Durbin is a treasonous skunk, but sadly our side is populated with shrinking violet losers.

[csvset]

Flagellate, they should flagellate rather than castigate.

[Pop Fly]

Yeah, Durbin obviously went way over the line on this, I'm glad people are trying to call him on it.

[cripplecreek]

I'm still in shock from the comment made by Hugh Hewitts liberal guest last night. He said that the people who jummped to their death from the WTC had a better choice than the poor terrorists who are forced to pee on themselves at gitmo.

It's a good thing I don't know where he lives or I would cross country and end up in jail.

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

Mr. Durbin is either being very ignorant, stupid or a fibber when he says this. The GITMO detainees aren't covered by the Geneva Convention.

[TheForceOfOne]

I wish it said, White House Castrates Durbin for Remarks

[slowhand520]

Bush needs to go on national TV and hold a press conference and publicly castigate all these idiots who are smearing our soldiers. Enough is enough already. He needs to make clear we are at war and that these are the same people who only 4 years ago killed 3,000 innocent Americans. He mention those people in the WTC who jumped to escape being engulfed by flames. Unfortunately many of have forgotten. I am sorry but Scott McClellan is a push over. Whenever he issues a statement on behalf of the Pres. who looks scared.

[mystery-ak]

Mr. President...I would like to hear from you...my husband serves you proudly and is irate at being compared to a Nazi.

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Mr. Durbin is either being very ignorant, stupid or a fibber...

We have to consider the possiblity that he is all three.

[cripplecreek]

Dennis Prager covering it now.

[Cinnamon Girl]

It's times like this that I miss Ari.

[anniegetyourgun]

How disgusting. These people (like Durbin) are scum, liars, and completely unAmerican.