Do you remember the weasily paper pusher guy on JAG, played by W.K. Stratton, who finally ended up a murderer? I don't think it's an accident that he looked so much like Lindesy Graham.
His character's name was even "Commander Lindsey."
Posted on 06/04/2006 5:26:04 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
The Talk Shows
Sunday, June 4th, 2006
Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:
FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
MEET THE PRESS (NBC): Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del.; former U.N. chief weapons inspector Hans Blix.
FACE THE NATION (CBS): Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
THIS WEEK (ABC): Former Vice President Al Gore; author John Updike.
LATE EDITION (CNN) : Rice; Blix; Sens. George Allen, R-Va., and Carl Levin, D-Mich.
Face the Nation just glorified the prospective Iraqi journalism student who 'broke' the Haditha massacre story.
According to them, he would never have been able to pursue his journalism dreams in the old Iraq.
This goes in the believe it or not file.
Blix is calling for more inspections regarding Iran
can ya see me rolling my eyes .. haven't we been down this road before .. several times in fact
He did, he did, he did!!! I remember that too! Gore sold his vote and now he's being praised for it? Give me a break!
I just heard Hillary Clinton (on tape) on MTP chastising the President for not letting the Iraqis take over their own security needs.
What a village idiot. But not really. This is part of the Clinton's muse/triangulation scheme that places them on each and every side of every issue giving them the ultimate in political protection provided by their drive by buddies 24/7. And they have perfected the art.
Now she can go on record as saying that she told the adm. to let the Iraqis take over their own security needs long ago.
Truth is that's why we are there and she dam well knows it. That's what the whole thing is about at this point. We have been training the Iraqis for several years now(and getting no credit for it whatsoever) to eventually take over all of their security needs and doing a dam good job of it.
Of course hillary knows all this that's why she is trying to take credit for it. It's the old Clintonista BS again over and over again. They are nothing if not slick, and as things twist in the winds, as time passes, she will get credit or take credit for for doing what GWB and our troops have done in Iraq in the msm. But not here on FR.
I usually don't watch the Power Player segment. Today's was good - showing different speakers at various commencements. Why would Jodie Foster be asked to give a speech????? On the other hand, CJ John Roberts was hilarious. (paraphrased) "Look around you. 25 years from now, if you are nominated for a high position, these people will be the ones who will be asked for embarassing statements about you. Make the decisions now, that what happens at Georgetown, stays in Georgetown."
Yes... he says the ball is not in the Iranians court, not until we drop the enrichment precondition, and that he thinks we will in time come to understand that.
Oh boy... now
Blix: "everyone spun the war", "they misled themselves", if we only were given a couple of months more we could have proved there were no WMD's and we could have avoided the war, and Saddam would still be in power today.
I have to turn this interview off .. I'm yelling at my TV again
I really hate stupid people
ducking for cover now!!!! LOL
Yes sir. The media does the same thing. They are all trying to say they were the first to report or the first to bring this or that up.
Mic. Emanuel, who now is a Pentagon reporter was trained covering Cindy Sheehan. Some training there. When Prez. makes a speech, they call 2 dems for analysing it, without even covering the speech. I will stop here, or else go on & on.
LOL...
Russert: "Did the WMDs go to surrounding countries"
Blix: "No"
Russert: "Where did they go"
Blix: "They were destroeyed in 1991, that is what Saddams son-in-law has said, and I believe that is the truth"
I'm NOT kidding... I wish I was running tape on this BS.
Also Hans thinks that is is very unlikely that Iran is attempting to get Nuke weaponry, and we should be cautious about the intel reports saying they are, becuase we see how wrong the intel reports on Iraq were.
Ugh... thank god its over.
Do you remember the weasily paper pusher guy on JAG, played by W.K. Stratton, who finally ended up a murderer? I don't think it's an accident that he looked so much like Lindesy Graham.
His character's name was even "Commander Lindsey."
Did anyone hear anything resembling real reporting that might help protect American and Iraqi citizens concerning any possible connection between these two incidents?
Judge Revokes Bail For Saudi Bus Riders (riding in Tampa on Friday, May 20, 2006)
http://www.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBMTMWRGNE.html
Iraqi Students Dragged Off Bus, Killed (reported today)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,198087,00.html
Indeed, Al Gore was one of only ten Democrats to break with the party and vote for President Bush Sr.’s Gulf War in 1991. But while Vidal sees this as a facet of Gore’s eager-to-please statism, others have attributed his dissenting vote to self-interest. Former Republican Senator Alan Simpson accused Gore of peddling his vote on the Iraq War in exchange for high-visibility, headline-grabbing speech time on the floor. According to Simpson, the night before the vote Gore stopped by the GOP cloakroom and asked, “How much time will you give me if I support the President?” Taking him at his word, Simpson and Senator Bob Dole offered Gore twenty minutes, thirteen more than his own party would grant. In Simpson’s account, over the course of the night Gore jockeyed to have the floor during prime time to ensure that he would get coverage in the next day’s news cycle. The negotiations went right up to the last minute, leaving Simpson to conclude that Gore “arrived on the Senate floor with… two speeches in hand. [He] was still waiting to see which side – Republicans or Democrats – would offer him the most and the best speaking time.”
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Al Gore's Gulf War Vote
Crime/Corruption News Keywords: GORE LIES
Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News
Published: 09/03/2000 Author: Former Senator Alan Simpson
Posted on 10/09/2000 20:05:38 PDT by joyce11111
From the Denver Rocky Mountain News
Al Gore's Gulf War Vote
Author: Former Senator Alan Simpson
Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore's new campaign ad is running in your state and says he is "fighting for us." But the true story of his Gulf War vote says he is usually fighting for Al. Here is the inside story of what happened.
The Gulf War vote was pretty serious business. I can't think of anyone who didn't have a lump in his or her throat as they weighed the situation - 500,000 American troops already deployed; Iraq's Saddam Hussein promising the "mother of all battles"; most "experts" predicting heavy American losses.
The choice was not easy. Senators with combat experience on both sides of the aisle were on both sides of the issue. Some Democrats openly supported the measure; some Republicans openly opposed it. And vice versa.
As Republican whip, I worked with the Republican leader Bob Dole and the Democratic leaders, George Mitchell and Sam Nunn, to schedule the debate.
As Republicans, Sen. Dole and I were responsible for scheduling time to speak for senators who supported the war. As Democrats, Sens. Mitchell and Nunn were responsible for scheduling time to speak for those who opposed the war.
The night before this monumental debate, I sat in the Republican cloakroom with Sen. Dole discussing the debate schedule for the next day. Then a senator walked in and asked to speak to us. It surprised Bob and me because he was a Democrat coming to ask for a favor.
He was Tennessee Sen. Al Gore Jr. Sen. Gore got right to the point: "How much time will you give me if I support the president?" In layman's terms, Gore was asking how much debate time we would be willing to give him to speak on the floor if he voted with us.
"How much time will the Democrats give you?" Sen. Dole asked. "Seven minutes," came the droning response. "I'll give you 15 minutes," Dole said. "And I'll give you five of mine, so you can have 20 minutes," I offered. Gore seemed pleased, but made no final commitment, promising only to think it over.
Gore played hard to get. He had received his time. But now he wanted prime time. And Dole and I knew it.
After Gore left, Dole asked Republican Senate Secretary Howard Greene to call Gore's office and promised that he would try to schedule Gore's 20 minutes during prime time, thus ensuring plenty of coverage in the news cycle. Later that night, Gore called Greene and asked if Dole had him in a primetime speaking slot. When Green said nothing had been finalized yet, Gore erupted: "Damn it, Howard! If I don't get 20 minutes tomorrow, I'm going to vote the other way."
The following day, Gore arrived on the Senate floor, still waiting to see which side - Republicans or Democrats - would offer him the most and the best speaking time. Sen. Dole immediately asked the Senate to increase the amount of speaking time for both sides. I believe only then, after Gore realized we were asking for more time to make room for him on our side,that he finally decided to support the resolution authorizing the use of force to drive Hussein out of Kuwait.
It brings me no joy to recount the events leading up to the Gulf War vote. It isn't something I wanted to do. But it is something I have to do.
I was there. I have to set the record straight because the Gore campaign is now running an ad proclaiming that Al Gore "broke with his own party to support the Gulf War." In reality, it's much closer to the truth to say he broke for the cameras to support the Gulf War.
And I have to set the record straight because the Gulf War vote was far too important an issue to fall victim to politics and repulsive revising. It was a moment of challenge. Sadly, Al Gore was not up to it. In January of 1991, Al Gore put politics over principle.
Alan Simpson is a former Republican senator from Wyoming.
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a39e287820a1d.htm
Steffie asks Algore if the appointment of Hank Paulson as Treas. Sec. means the President is softening on global warming? Sec. of the Treasury is not the same as appointing him to the EPA. BTW, Algore sounds absolutely insane...and he is really, really fat. His jowels are ginormous.
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