Kristinn Taylor Runs Into Ramsey Clark

The Washington Times ^ | 12-29-2006 | Tom the Redhunter

[Tom the Redhunter]

From today's Washington Times "Inside the Beltway"column:

Kristinn Taylor, president of the local Free Republic chapter, was walking through the concourse of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday afternoon when he spotted one of Saddam Hussein's attorneys, Ramsey Clark, who was attorney general under President Lyndon B. Johnson.

"As we walked by each other in the uncrowded terminal, I made a slashing motion across my neck and said to him, 'It's too bad about Saddam,' " in reference to the deposed Iraqi tyrant's failed judicial appeal to avert his death sentence. At that point, he said, Mr. Clark "glanced back at me with a hangdog look and nodded his head in sad agreement."

Mr. Clark last year explained in an op-ed essay in the Los Angeles Times why he was willing to defend Hussein. He acknowledged that a majority of the media were dismissive of him. " 'There goes Ramsey Clark again,' they seemed to say. 'Isn't it a shame? He used to be attorney general of the United States and now look at what he's doing.' "

He's not deterred. "The United States, and the Bush administration in particular, engineered the demonization of Hussein, and it has a clear political interest in his conviction," he wrote. "Obviously, a fair trial of Hussein will be difficult to ensure — and critically important to the future of democracy in Iraq. This trial will write history, affect the course of violence around the world and have an impact on hopes for reconciliation within Iraq." Meanwhile, in Baghdad, the hangman is testing his noose.

Rock on, Kristinn!

[bmwcyle]

I would have asked, wasn't the noose big enough for the both of you?

[Revolting cat!]

Next time, do a zidane on him, kristinn!

[Czar]

Clark is a poor excuse of an American. He deserves much more criticism that he's gotten.

Good for you.

[Lancey Howard]

I would have preferred, "Kristinn Taylor Runs Over Ramsey Clark".

[kristinn]

LOL! He'll get his one day, but by God's hand. not mine.

[Spiff]

Thanks. I said a little bit more, but that wasn't picked up in the article.

Do tell...

[TheSarce]

I said a little bit more, but that wasn't picked up in the article.

Well, c'mon, aren't you going to share it with the rest with us?? (Good job, BTW.)

[Logophile]

He's not deterred. "The United States, and the Bush administration in particular, engineered the demonization of Hussein, and it has a clear political interest in his conviction," he wrote. "Obviously, a fair trial of Hussein will be difficult to ensure — and critically important to the future of democracy in Iraq. This trial will write history, affect the course of violence around the world and have an impact on hopes for reconciliation within Iraq."

For some reason I suspect that Mr. Clark would view anything short of an acquittal as not being fair.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Sounds like Ramsey thought you were being sympathetic to Saddam.

[jazusamo]

Excellent!

[SkyDancer]

Didn't the father of one of those guys decapitated in Iraq bemoan the fact that his killer was killed (Zarquawi) ... he said people shouldn't rejoice in another persons death ...
Clark feels the same way ... jerk .....

[GretchenM]

I wouldn't have recognized Ramsey Clark if he walked by me, so I looked up his photo online. In the first one, he reminds me of one of those Nazi war criminals while standing trial at Nurenburg.

He looks like a very lost soul.

[Osage Orange]

Allegra....a good drug.

[kristinn]

I told him, "I hoped Saddam goes to hell--and you too for that matter."

As much as I wanted to tell him off full blast, the concourse was not the right place to do that.

[Howlin]

As much as I wanted to tell him off full blast, the concourse was not the right place to do that.

Like I said before, you're just so dang nice. :-)

[kristinn]

Being arrested by the TSA for disturbing the peace is not one of my New Year's resolutions :-)

[Spiff]

I told him, "I hoped Saddam goes to hell--and you too for that matter." As much as I wanted to tell him off full blast, the concourse was not the right place to do that.

Like I said, I admire your restraint.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

Kristinn Taylor Runs Into Ramsey Clark

I hope neither of you was injured.

[SueRae]

Thank you for your accurate, if not understated gesture to that traitor, Mr. Clark. I don't think I would have shown the restraint you did.

[Howlin]

I am good for the bail money, you know that.