NEWS FLASH!! NEWS FLASH!!
The memo was authenticated by dan blather.
The original was faxed from a Kinkos in Abilene TX.
DUmmy Crats lying?? NEVER HAPPENS.
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Posted on 04/06/2005 3:22:02 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
All 55 Republican senators say they have never seen the Terri Schiavo political talking-points memo that Democrats say was circulated among Republicans during the floor debate over whether the federal government should intervene to prolong her life.
A survey by The Washington Times found that every Republican said the memo was not crafted or distributed by him or her. Every one of them said he or she had not seen it until the memo was the subject of speculation in major news organs, particularly ABC News and The Washington Post.
Democrats said Republicans distributed the memo, and one Democratic official told The Post that a Republican senator gave it to a Democratic senator. The Times surveyed all 44 Democrats and the chamber's one independent, and only one of them, Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa Democrat, said through a spokeswoman that he saw it circulated on the Senate floor.
"He said that the memo was being circulated by Republican members on Thursday before we went out of session, and that is when he saw it," said his spokeswoman, Allison Dobson.
Two Democratic offices refused to respond — Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat — the latter even as he continued to accuse Republicans of being behind it.
"We will not participate in the survey. News outlets have investigated and authenticated the memo was real and came from Republican sources. We have no further comment," said spokeswoman Tessa Hafen. "If you want more information on the memo, you should work on finding the Republican who wrote it."
She did not respond to a request to name the newspaper or network that had "authenticated" the memorandum.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
Somewhat of a "Ratherism", isn't it? All but three Senators say they never saw the memo. Could Reid have started it himself?
They're playing us for suckers and they have no fear. This will have to change!
They're actually terrified that GOP congressmen will grow spines and replicate the 40+ years of Dimwit rule with an iron fist. They shouldn't worry so much. Hillary has bigger ones than the GOP leadership combined...with the exception of DeLay who will be tossed to the liberal wolves soon by his clueless colleagues.
Here we have a fake memo (no doubt from the Democrats) merely designed to give the msm anti-GOP talking points.
This is on the front page, top headline of today's Washington Post! (Yes, I actually get to read the paper edition every day. Please try to control your envy. ;-)
This is on the front page, top headline of today's Washington Times! (Yes, I actually get to read the paper edition every day. Please try to control your envy. ;-)
You mean the Washington Times?
Little late for this. Terri's fight is over and done with.
They're stirring alright. ;-)
Yes. And the essence of the old/liberal/socialist media is fraud and lying and keeping the somnambulant public in the dark. It works.
Wait until they spin, promote, and protect Hillary for president. She has a great chance with the dynamite combination of the old lying media and the disinterested public.
Saw that Republicans in the Senate are backing off on the plan to put Bush judicial nominees to a vote because of the backlash on this Schiavo issue(on FOX special report Britt Hume). Of course spineless Republicans would never have the guts to go to the press with the memos from special interset groups to democratic Senators(now published in Mark Levin's book 'Men in Black') that direct them to hold up certain judges until certain cases are over.
Once again, Republicans play nice(at our expense) while Harry Reid, Ted Kennedy and Chuck Schumer go in for the kill. Do we win the election???
Saw Reid on CSPAN yesterday talking about protecting the constitution.
Wasn't Harkin the first congressman to jump up the morning after the revelation of the CBS/60-minutes Rathergate memo to denounce Bush's ANG service? IOW, doesn't Harkin have a history of using forged docs to further the party line?
Lautenberg is a doddering old fool who spoke before he understood what was going on. He is probably sorry he made such a dumb mistake, because it will provide bipartisan cover for a real investigation, that could reveal the real source.
just wait until this wickedness comes face to face with those who helped carry it off.
Duh.
they've backed off because they got caught again with their hand in the cookie jar - and are now counting on us to drop it.
just damn - DROP IT ON THIER HEADS - we have to make them know that every time they do this, they will be outted...until the point where people will realize they need to take any smear statements as suspect
This type of smear/slander is straight out of the Communist Party handbook
Methinks the Reid doth blow in the wind too much!
Harkin is a lying sack of Clinton.
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