Patty Murray Claims Bin Laden Popular Because He "Built Schools"

The Columbian ^ | 12/20/2002 | Gregg Herrington

[LS]

.S. Sen. Patty Murray was in Vancouver on Wednesday challenging high school students to answer these questions:

What is behind terrorist Osama bin Laden's popularity in some parts of the world, and should the United States adopt his nation-building tactics?

Speaking at Columbia River High School, Murray, D-Wash., responded to questions from students, most about the war on terrorism or government spending for education.

Later Wednesday, Murray visited C-Tran headquarters and checked out a new bus.

Murray met at Columbia River with world history students and student government leaders. Across town, Hudson's Bay High School students participated via teleconference.

Murray concluded the session by challenging the students to consider alternatives to war.

"We've got to ask, why is this man (Osama bin Laden) so popular around the world?," said Murray, who faces re-election in 2004. "Why are people so supportive of him in many countries … that are riddled with poverty?

"He's been out in these countries for decades, building schools, building roads, building infrastructure, building day care facilities, building health care facilities, and the people are extremely grateful. We haven't done that.

"How would they look at us today if we had been there helping them with some of that rather than just being the people who are going to bomb in Iraq and go to Afghanistan?"

Murray said she doesn't know where she comes down on that guns-or-butter question, and building infrastructure in Third World countries would "cost a lot of money, and we have schools here and health care facilities here that are really hurting."

Be 'better neighbors'?

"War is expensive too," she said. "Your generation ought to be thinking about whether we should be better neighbors out in other countries so that they have a different vision of us.

"It is a debate I think we ought to have."

Murray was in the minority when the Senate voted 77-23 in October to give President Bush authority to use military force in confronting Saddam Hussein. The state's other senator, Democrat Maria Cantwell, voted for the resolution.

Murray opened Wednesday's event telling the students, "You'll be graduating into a world that is very difficult. … The economy is struggling. War in Iraq is a very real possibility in the short term" and could cost $200 billion even if it were to last only a few weeks.

The cost of waging war could result in cuts to domestic programs such as Pell grants for college students, she said.

[landerwy]

Well said!

[Dead Dog]

This is FREAKING GREAT! I hope this dumb cow keeps flapping her gums, the "Lead Boot Goodbye" is comming in '04.

[Harley109]

The woman's burka is too tight, no doubt about it.

[landerwy]

They would accuse us of treason for believing what she said is treasonous. I for one agree with you. It seems past time to revolt against these "useful idiots".

We need more like Patrick Henry who was accused of treason for wanting to break from idiots like Murray. He said, "If this be treason let's make the most of it!" The rest is, as they say, history.

[VOA]

Sen. Murray...should resign her seat...

Almighty G-d forbid it!

The braintrust that is Democratic Senator Patty Murray was a major planner of the
"strategery" in the November elections.

With apologies to the suffering people of Washington State who'd like to boot her...
Murray is one Democratic player I want to have front-and-center!!!

(This is just the mirror-image of how the Demos were praying that Lott would
maintain his exposed position as Majority Leader...lots of easy pot-shots!)

[Dead Dog]

Blah Blah Blah.

[maxwellp]

Roger Hitchcock (sp?), sitting in for Rush Limbaugh today brought it up, thankfully. He had a caller who has been to Afghanistan who works for an organization that tries to get some sort of assistance to the Afghanistan people - like wheelchairs for kids. Anyway, the guy said there are no roads in Afghanistan and the existing ones are so bad that they really couldn't be called roads. He said Murray should be aware that AMERICANS are helping these folks - Osama bin Laden only persecuted them. I can only believe this Murray must be on drugs.

[VOA]

Trillions in oil money traded freely. Result? Thousands of Saudi funded Madrassahs teaching hate.

Thanks...I was wondering if anyone would mention what these "schools" actually are/were.

Of course, Patty probably likes the idea of madrassas...no vouchers, dontch' know...

[LS]

Good one. Maybe Pampers can make "disposable burkas?"

[ezo4]

this idot needs to be removed from office. What a disgrace to America

[A CA Guy]

Osama bin Laden uses illegal drug money to purchase much of everything he bought to bribe people in that country. If he couldn't bribe them cheap and get the men/boys to sign up to fight, they were terrorized and murdered from what I have read.

I don't see Murray telling that side of the story or compare Osama bin Laden's methods to those of her own Democrat party.
After all, the Democrat party couldn't exist without buying off the vote with programs and hand-outs just as Osama buys lives.
Democrats also are a big hate group that attempts to divide people for the sake of gaining power by using the race card wrongly and by any other scam possible. In the same way Osama hates the people he bribes and kills them if he can't use them.

This heartless female dog (b word) should resign.

[stop_fascism]

She had to reclaim her position as stupidest senator. Not an easy title to earn.

[republicman]

Lott praised Thurmond, Murray Praised Bin Laden. Which is worse. The answer obvious!

If the republicans had any balls they would call on her to resign. That would at least force the media to pay attention.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

what schools? what day care centers? what hospitals?

So, are these schools hate-filled madrassas, or just your garden-variety, left-leaning indoctrination centers???

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I've must have missed the dedication of the Al-Queda wing to the Cairo Medical Center.

I heard Osama has plans to fund the Pan-Arab Highway to Hell.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Nope. Democrat Gary Locke.

One could always pressure him into appointing a Zell Miller type, which would, I assume, be an improvement...

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Can anyone be sure Sean Hannity gets ahold of this one?

Man, he could go on all DAY over this one! ):-)

[Happy2BMe]

If trent Lott is a racist, then this woman is a traitor.

Which one will vacate their political seats over their comments?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Maybe the US should fund faith based orzanizations to build schools in the third world that would teach Christianity and American values.

I'd just stop funding that region, period! Christian "infidel/hate" schools would simply make easy targets for bombings and machine-gun attacks...

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Of course, Patty probably likes the idea of madrassas...no vouchers, dontch' know...

I think, think, that madrassas are actually private schools...