Posted on 01/03/2008 2:34:42 PM PST by RDTF
On this mornings Today show, NBCs David Gregory challenged Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards about his vote for the Iraq war, his relative lack of experience, and his divisive us-vs-them rhetoric. But Gregory had absolutely no reaction when Edwards grandly claimed that his phone call to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in the hours after the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was a calming influence that helped stabilize an international crisis and was proof he is ready for the Presidency.
We just had this, this international crisis in Pakistan that is still ongoing. And my response to that was to speak directly to President Musharraf, to urge him to do a series of things that would move the country toward democracy, that would allow international inspectors into the country and to proceed with the elections in an open, fair, verifiable and secure way. And I believe was a calming influence in a very volatile situation.
Does Edwards really think that in the turmoil following Bhuttos killing his phone call was of any consequence whatsoever? Or is this just another display of Edwards knack for grotesque overstatement, as when in 2004 he claimed that when John Kerry is president, people like Christopher Reeve are going to walk, get up out of that wheelchair and walk again.
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Musharref was probably bored to tears and just sounded “calm.”
A fitting quote to sum up Edwards......
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Musharref probably had to stifle a snicker with his hand.
Musharraf would not waste his time speaking with Edwards.
Musharraf is facing a real crisis, why would he want the advise of an Ambulance Chaser?
Edwards is apparently unaware that Obama’s threat to nuke Pakistan did more to calm Mushy than Edwards’ offer to sue the driver of the SUV.
Who knows, maybe he did calm the situation. Musharref must have gotten a good laugh out of this phone call, and maybe it put him in a better mood for the rest of the day.
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Oh, I agree. Why would Musharraf want or need the opinion of a private citizen of another country? Don’t you love the smell of desperation on caucus morning? Edwards is truly irrelevance on parade.
No really!!! He called them up, went on a secret television interview to give them tips on great haircuts and proper grooming...
Now they are all too busy primping with those little handy make-up mirrors to cause any problems....
Now wait a Cotton Pickin’ Minute.
Don’t question his foreign policy experience.
I’m sure I read he flew over the Middle East when he was a senator.
any video available??
Oh, Puleeeeze! This is John's equivalent to Al Gore's "I invented the internet" moment! Stick a fork in him he's done.
Edwards is a whiny little bitch.
I’m guessing he actually talked to one of the janitors.
David Gregory contorts himself into a drooling rabid pretzel if he trips pover his own feet and perceives Bush had something to do with it, but let Edwards make this looney statement and he’s comatose.
So really two stories...the looney left and their looney enablers.
*snicker*
what a buffoon
What time did he populist metrosexual call Musharraf? And what time was it in Pakistan when he called? Sounds like Harry The Body’s “Tommy” story.
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