[YaYa123]

This is the first time Lynn Sweet has written about Durbin's Gitmo comments. She's dodged it all week, and she hasn't answered email either. Evidently The Chicago Sun-Times, unlike The Chicago Tribune, has determined to protect Durbin.

Democrats got their marching orders: "Don't criticize Durbin, criticize the Nazi analogy." Sweet dutifully obeys.

[YaYa123]

I"ll try that link again

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-sweet19.html

[Waco]

Dick Durbin's getting himself in so deep, he may have to change his name to James Dale,,,,oops that's already taken, ain't it?

[JohnLongIsland]

so i guess wesley clark supports dick durbin's position

[whershey]

"I cringe whenever someone -- no matter how well-meaning -- describes some offensive person as a Hitler or accuses someone of being a Nazi. No behavior, I pray, should ever again rise to that level."

I think that beheading people comes fairly close.

[Bahbah]

Democrats picked Durbin (D-Ill.) to be their No. 2 leader because he is one of the most articulate and informed senators on his side of the aisle.

LOL. This is hilarious. Read his remarks carefully. The sentence structure would barely merit a "D". And clearly he is not very "informed" in matters of history.

[Jacquerie]

Notice that Turban used the political party of one and the name of the country for the other. I think he purposely did not accuse the "communists" as it would have offended much of his base.

[visualops]

'There's an old rule in politics, and I've seen it many times," "Whoever uses the 'Nazi' word first loses,"

In typical Dem fashion, Wesley Clarke just makes up his own facts.
For the record, Wes, it's an old Usenet rule and it's called Godwin's Law and you mangled it.

[leadpenny]

I don't know if former Senator Paul Simon is still with us or not but wonder what he would have to say about his successor?

Durbin has pushed his fat peachy face in front of every camera and microphone he could find since he came over from the House. You could almost see this coming from him. I wonder if he was beaten up a lot when he was in High School?

[rightwingintelligentsia]

And it's also an old rule in politics that when liberals use the "N" word (Nazi), it means they really have no argument to begin with.

[visualops]

Spin spin spin

"If it is Dick Durbin in trouble, then something is wrong. They are so good at changing the subject," said Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.).

So Durbin's "in trouble" because the Republicans are using him as a smoke screen against their own problems.

Durbin's analogy, as clumsy as it was, is not where the focus should stay. How the U.S. treats prisoners, how the U.S. is conducting the Iraq war, how the U.S. wins more allies, how the U.S. improves relations with Muslim countries -- yes, and why the U.S. has trouble providing armored plates for Jeeps in combat -- one of Durbin's crusades -- that's what is important.

Author says Durbin's remarks are "clumsy" and unimportant, what's really important is America is doing everything wrong.

Said Obama, "This administration has made a habit of diverting attention of its failures by criticizing the messenger."

Again, Durbin is a victim and it's really all Bush's fault.

[Chi-townChief]

"yes, and why the U.S. has trouble providing armored plates for Jeeps in combat"

Another one of Dickhead Durbin's great accomplishments: making sure that all of the enemy knew that these vehicles would be a good target for them.

[Dog]

I just saw the video on CNN of the REAL torture chamber the terrorists had used on 4 Iraqi victims....someone needs to show it to Durbin.

[JarheadFromFlorida]

No, allow me to correct you. Senator Turbans' own words make him easy prey. If he would not have given aid and comfort to the enemy, he would not be in this predicament.

[SouthCarolinaKit]

I love the headline! It makes it sound as though his remarks are not the responsibility of Durbin. Did some alien take over his body and spout such hate? I don't think so; he was just expressing the hatred that he and his party have for our country and President. Treasonable.

[AliVeritas]

My friend that has stoptheaclu.org has the webspace oustdurbin.org, he wants to know if anyone on Free Republic wants this space, he doesn't have time to set it up...but said he would help with anything they needed...it's his home state. Get the word out please.

Contact Nedd at info@aclu.org

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Gitmo remark makes Durbin easy prey

Call it political Darwinism, but methinks it's time to thin the herd.

[F.J. Mitchell]

I knew what General Motormouth Clark would say, before Hannity even asked the question. I would have switched channels if the remote had not been temporarily misplaced.

Durbin may be easy prey, but he is also on the endangered species list. He can only be bagged by the dems and the MSM to cover his a$$. And since we now know that he is a$$ all over, he must be bagged or burkad, from head to toe.

[Dengar01]

I met Lynn Sweet in Washington DC in April. She is an elitist hag.

[yoswif]

Institutionalized hatred of American service members by Democrat party leaders and the MSM is a critical issue in America's effort in the WOT.

[cubreporter]

Said Obama, "This administration has made a habit of diverting attention of its failures by criticizing the messenger."




Perhaps Mr. Obama should look up the meaning of the word MESSENGER as it is described in the dictionary as follows:


"one who bears a message or does an errand: as a : archaic : FORERUNNER, HERALD b : a dispatch bearer in government or military service c : an employee who carries messages."

If the dictionary is correct then my question to Mr. Obama is this: "Who was the person or persons that durbin was doing this messaging for?"