Posted on 02/22/2006 9:00:17 PM PST by Kaslin
Politicians across the political spectrum are raising their voices against the arrangement which would allow a United Arab Emirates company to manage six U.S. seaports, and on Tuesday's Situation Room, CNN's Jack Cafferty acted as a rabble-rousing activist as he encouraged his viewers to rise up against any politician who doesn't act to block the deal and he highlighted two viewer e-mails which advocated the impeachment of President Bush over the matter. Cafferty excoriated: "If our elected representatives don't do everything in their power to stop this thing, each of us should vow to work tirelessly to see that they are removed from public office....Here's the question. What should be done to stop a deal that would allow an Arab company with ties to terrorism to run U.S. ports?" Cafferty soon read from one e-mailer who argued that "this deal is nothing short of collusion with a foreign power of unknown intent during wartime. The President should be impeached." And another: "Putting George Bush in charge of our country was a huge mistake, and my fellow citizens finally realize that it was a disaster. Time to impeach this President."
The MRC's Megan McCormack caught the "Cafferty File" about 16 minutes into the 4pm EST hour of the February 21 Situation Room: "Wolf, this may be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back, this deal to sell control of six U.S. ports to a company controlled by the United Arab Emirates. There are now actually Senators and Congressmen and Governors and Mayors telling the White House you're not going to do this, and it's about time. No one has said no to this administration on anything that matters in a very long time. Well, this matters, matters a lot. If this deal is allowed to go through, we deserve whatever we get. A country with ties to terrorists will have a presence at six critical doorways to our country. And if anyone thinks the terrorists in time won't figure out how to exploit that, than we're all done. Nothing's happened yet, mind you, but if our elected representatives don't do everything in their power to stop this thing, each of us should vow to work tirelessly to see that they are removed from public office. We're at a crossroads. Which way will we choose? Here's the question. What should be done to stop a deal that would allow an Arab company with ties to terrorism to run U.S. ports? E-mail us at CaffertyFile@CNN.com or go to CNN.com/CaffertyFile."
At 4:58pm EST Cafferty returned with the feedback he got as he read some selected viewer e-mails with the text displayed on screen: "The question, Wolf, is what should be done to stop a deal that would allow an Arab company to operate six U.S. ports. We are getting tons of e-mail. Alan in Silver Springs, Maryland, 'The U.S. Congress must stand tall and united against the administration's plan. They must force the President to withdraw the government's approval.' Em in Barrington, Illinois, 'This deal is nothing short of collusion with a foreign power of unknown intent during wartime. The President should be impeached.' Mike writes, 'This administration has been going in the wrong direction. They've now turned a trot into a mad dash toward oblivion. This C grade President and his cronies are threatening our existence. This port deal must be stopped.' J.R., or excuse me, J.B., Raleigh, North Carolina, 'Jack, give someone enough rope, he'll hang himself. The arrogance of the Bush administration has finally caught up with it, and we're united at last. Putting George Bush in charge of our country was a huge mistake, and my fellow citizens finally realize that it was a disaster. Time to impeach this President.' Eric in Medina, Ohio, 'Congress must act to bar turning port security and operations over to foreign governments or foreign companies. Not merely Arab governments and companies, any foreign authority. American ports must be under the control of our citizens.' And David writes from Hawaii, 'The last time we had a government that was non-responsive to the wishes of the people they governed, we had a revolution.' Wolf?"
Persnickety Jack Cafferty makes me want to laff-erty
We've spotted others...lol.. need any clues?
Yes the Coast Guard and US Customs are responsible for port security, there's no doubt about that.
But there is absolutely no common sense to be had in turning admin control of these ports over to an organization that continues to finance Terrorist organizations.
I really could give a damn less what anyone in the Administration says. This deal was pushed through, it stinks and will continue to stink until full disclosure of the why and how of this is revealed.
I dont trust ANY administration with the safety of my familyi and my country without questioning the why behind it.
There are too many cases where our country has been sold down the river lately to appease or promote the one worlders.
This to me, smells like that kind of sell out and you won't change my mind on the subject.
It needs to be stopped and stopped now until a full investigation can be performed to find out the who and the why.
BTW, Great Britain hasn't been an enemy of ours since 1812. I doubt they would have willingly let terrorists use our ports or assist them in getting their weapons and what have you past our security.
This company is in the position to be able to do precisely that.
Can't wait to see what reason the left comes up with next week for impeachment.
As far as this deal goes-one of the administration's biggest problems has always been explaining this stuff to people...I still think it smells, but the knee-jerk reaction from some folks has got me wondering if DU has been sending some of its excess membership over here.
Please stop linking to my post. I heard tonite on my local talk radio that UAE does have ties with Israel, so I'm not sure of anything right now. The only thing I am sure of is that I voted for a man I trusted to keep me safe, and I don't think that man has changed. I want to wait for the hearings (hoping they don't politcize them) and then make up my mind.
He's ill-informed because it's precisely how the left-winged media has been misreporting this whole port sale.
I find it absolutely incredulous that people who purport to be "free thinkers" are freely and willingly gobbling up everything the left-winged media is throwing at them.
Hold yer horsies everybody.
Scott is ZOT.
I thought I smelled ozone. Now I know.
Cafferty is a doddering old fool. If he had a brain, he'd be dangerous.
By the way, what is this CNN of which you speak?
We've spotted others...lol.. need any clues?
Ducks. shhhh don't tell on me.
LMAO
Hw wasn't good enough, he wasn't smart enough, and gosh darn it, nobody liked him!
Oh, shut up, Cafferty, you buffoon.
Check this out and visit its various links. I know it's a blog, but it links to many credible sites, including the 9/11 Report:
http://www.madcowprod.com/11122004issue.html
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Actually I've seen most of this before. Like all things in the ME you have to understand the context. UAE contacts with BL pre 9-11 is/was typical of most Arab nations.
UAE's hands are not clean but neither are ours if you look at strictly who we were allied with in the pre 9-11. Better to look at how these governments have reacted post 9-11. UAE made the war in Afganistan and Iraq possible (along with Qatar and Kuwait).
Bottom line--UAE is an ally, so now the question is how do you treat an ally? Block the sale and it will say volumes about how we treat our alliences in the ME, where we really need alliances, and we will not gain one iota of additional protection.
I'm sure we all have. Heck, nopardons can spot a retread from 3 threads away...lol.
Rush echoed the same ideas some members of my family had expressed four hours before Rush went on the air.
Jack is an insult to asses.
I bet that bozo beeper you have was-a-beepin'!
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