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Rush Limbaugh Misspoke.
www.rushlimbaugh.com ^ | 1/7/2006

Posted on 01/07/2006 8:38:11 PM PST by lainie

On Friday, January 6, 2006, El Rushbo said the following:

Transcribed from rushlimbaugh.com "It's Open Line Friday… Clip: Does Anyone Remember Wen ho Lee?" Windows Media Player, paid subscription required

'Phil from Prescott, Arizona': "What I wanted to talk about: you were mentioning how Bill Clinton never seemed like he was interested in tackling huge national security issues, but I seen an example in the Wen ho Lee case where they actually railroaded Wen Ho Lee so they could at least LOOK like they were tackling national security issues..."

Limbaugh: You know, this is a fascinating case, and I don't think enough people A) know about it or B) remember it. Wen Ho Lee, Chinese descent, working out at Los Alamos, right? Los ALamos nuclear lab. Wen ho Lee was accused, by the Clinton administration, of stealing secrets and sending them back to China. During the whole period where the Clinton administration was involved in all this funny money coming in from China, and the 1996 presidential campaign, and the John Huang/Charlie Tree days, and all of this. There was NEVER...this man was kept in jail for, I don't know how many months, but, at one point, when they took him into federal court, a federal judge...now, he sent me his book. Wen ho Lee sent me his book, and it opens with this judge's apology. The judge, I forget his name, federal district judge, apologized to Wen ho Lee for everything the United States government had done to him: falsely accusing him, keeping him in jail; this is unprecedented. Sometimes charges are dismissed and they're thrown out, or what have you. The judge made it plain that he was apologizing on behalf of the United States government for what had happened to Wen ho Lee. And Phil's point here is, he's taking off on the opening monologue today which is, the Clinton administration, during 2000, had this CIA plan to try to leak phony information to the Iranians so that when they put their nuclear bomb together, it wouldn't work. Now, the point of this was that the Clinton administration knew in 2000 the Iranians were working on nuclear cweapons, and they didn't do anything about it. And they had this CIA plan that was so bad that it was doomed to fail, and it did. And his point is Clinton just wanted to look tough on this stuff, just wanted to look big on this, so we indict Wen ho Lee, when no evidence, keep him in jail, and, uh, you know, it was worse than what happened to Ray Donovan, he was, 'where do I go to get my reputation back?' And now he's filed a counter suit. I think the last I heard was he's filed some sort of a counter suit. But I won't forget what this judge said to him, as his book opens: apologizing profusely for the entire U.S. government for what he did. And of course, the mainstream press and all of Clinton's buddies hardly gave it scant attention, folks. This is the bunch that did the Waco invasion, Ruby Ridge, uh, one other example I'm leaving out, but, we talk about civil liberties today and how we're losing it."


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: clinton; limbaugh; rubyridge; wenholee; yawn
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To: logician2u
The natural tendency to place the blame or credit on the president plays well in political circles but falls short on getting to the bottom of the problem, which is an out-of-control bureaucracy.

Bump to that. (Was it really called "Operation Showtime?" No foolin?)

Drudge is DEFINITELY more concerned with government excesses than Rush is, that's a fact. Matt borders on near-obsessive about it. I wouldn't count on him calling Rush to task, though. They're friendlies, and co-workers on the network. And radio is radio, business is business, and that ain't gonna happen. imo

Good post of yours. I have some things to mull and chew, and I didn't expect that, this late. I'll ping you tomorrow night to the Drudge thread.

161 posted on 01/08/2006 12:40:10 AM PST by lainie
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To: lainie; logician2u
I have some things to mull and chew, and I didn't expect that, this late.

Sometimes the 3rd shift is productive ;-)

I vaguely recall reading that Bush I was president at the time the assault on Mt Carmel was in planning stages. Point being the same as made by logician2u, the elected politicians are generally unaware and indifferent as to bureaucratic action below them. Events and policies that should transcend politics, don't.

162 posted on 01/08/2006 12:48:01 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: singfreedom
Sounds nice 'n flowery, but my questions fall to the more mundane. Was he authorized to speak for anybody or any agent? What does his apology mean, other than being a political stunt? It's not a legal ruling. Why, being a U.S. District Judge, would he execute such a political stunt? Was there any fallout? Who nominated him for his judgeship? What was his confirmation process like? What other rulings has he made?

There's surprisingly little online, at first glance, but I haven't delved into it fully. They can feel compelled to do lots of things, but that doesn't mean members of the judiciary act on their feelings willy-nilly.

163 posted on 01/08/2006 12:49:08 AM PST by lainie
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To: endthematrix

This is great!


164 posted on 01/08/2006 12:50:11 AM PST by lainie
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To: lainie
They can feel compelled to do lots of things, but that doesn't mean members of the judiciary act on their feelings willy-nilly.

Well. Not as they've sworn their oaths to, anyway. Bastards.

165 posted on 01/08/2006 12:52:09 AM PST by lainie
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To: lainie
Sorry, it was some of these same ultra right-wing nut jobs that bombed the Federal Building in OKC. I just can't work up too much sympathy for them. There just has to be a more intelligent political position than that.
166 posted on 01/08/2006 12:53:11 AM PST by singfreedom ("Victory at all costs,.......for without victory there is no survival."--Churchill--that's "Winston")
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To: singfreedom

Turned out, Randy Weaver was innocent all along. So you're fine with all this, your position is noted.


167 posted on 01/08/2006 12:59:30 AM PST by lainie
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To: Cboldt; logician2u
the elected politicians are generally unaware and indifferent as to bureaucratic action below them. Events and policies that should transcend politics, don't.

If you two are right: how sad is that?

Heh.. events and policies don't even transcend the media sometimes, until after the fact. We're talking about this now, probably reaching some neophytes even, and it happened fourteen years ago.

Speaking of shameless bureaucracies, the price of mailing a first-class letter goes up today, to $.39.

168 posted on 01/08/2006 1:01:58 AM PST by lainie
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To: lentulusgracchus

My sentiments exactly! I believe in the right to own guns and to use them to defend my family as sincerely as anyone here, HOWEVER, when you use one it had better be for a damn sight better reason than "SOMEONE SHOT MY DOG", particularly if they are federal agents. To teach your CHILDREN to behave in such a manner is irresponsible, negligent, and immoral.

Randy Weaver, and his ilk, are cretins at best, and, at worst, just as much enemies of our country as any foreign enemy could ever be. Please don't tarnish the cause of conservatism by defending the indefensible.


170 posted on 01/08/2006 1:09:30 AM PST by singfreedom ("Victory at all costs,.......for without victory there is no survival."--Churchill--that's "Winston")
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To: lainie
the elected politicians are generally unaware and indifferent as to bureaucratic action below them. Events and policies that should transcend politics, don't.

If you two are right: how sad is that?

It gets worse. The people don't know, and if they did know, they wouldn't care.

The spirit of personal independence is being snuffed under a variety of rationales. But Independence Day is still my favorite secular holiday.

171 posted on 01/08/2006 1:09:47 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: singfreedom
Randy Weaver, and his ilk, are cretins at best, and, at worst, just as much enemies of our country as any foreign enemy could ever be.

Howcum the government settled with this useless ilk? If he's an enemy of the country, he ought to be behind bars, yes?

172 posted on 01/08/2006 1:13:00 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: cahome

telling people to quit excusing Poppy - pay attention


173 posted on 01/08/2006 1:17:25 AM PST by lainie
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To: singfreedom

Your screen name is a travesty.


174 posted on 01/08/2006 1:18:30 AM PST by lainie
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To: gov_bean_ counter
"The Spanish Inquisition."

No one expects The Spanish Inquisition!

175 posted on 01/08/2006 1:20:17 AM PST by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: lainie

To a large extent, we are in agreement. I also would like to know more about the judge, but can't find anything. My previous post was the only explanation I could come up with considering the lack of personal info on the judge.


176 posted on 01/08/2006 1:20:55 AM PST by singfreedom ("Victory at all costs,.......for without victory there is no survival."--Churchill--that's "Winston")
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To: singfreedom
"SOMEONE SHOT MY DOG"

Someone also shot his son. What do you think about that?

177 posted on 01/08/2006 1:25:51 AM PST by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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To: blackbart.223
Someone also shot his son.

And his wife. It was a show of force capability.

178 posted on 01/08/2006 1:29:15 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

Because they didn't handle things correctly either. I don't argue with the fact that the Federal agents were wrong in a LOT of the things they did, however, I have no doubt Mr. Weaver's wife and baby would be alive if he had done things differently, as well. The bottom line has got to be taking care of your family and starting a war with federal agents is never a wise thing to do. I just don't think Mr. Weaver is a good example to use as a paragon of conservative thought.

What would have happened if Weaver had submitted to a search? or even been arrested? I have no doubt the penalty would have been a lot less than the price he finally paid. Is it worth 4 million to lose your wife and 2 of your children? It wouldn't be to me.


179 posted on 01/08/2006 1:37:05 AM PST by singfreedom ("Victory at all costs,.......for without victory there is no survival."--Churchill--that's "Winston")
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To: singfreedom
"Victory at all costs."

An interesting point of view considering your comments.

180 posted on 01/08/2006 1:41:57 AM PST by blackbart.223 (I live in Northern Nevada. Reid doesn't represent me.)
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