Posted on 10/26/2005 7:17:24 PM PDT by syriacus
Saying CIA people trying to undermine the President.
He's a creep. He finally got some regular DUmmie viewers for a couple of weeks when he bashed the president over Katrina, so he's decided to stay on that road in order to keep getting a paycheck even if only for a few more months. He's owned...and at such a cheap price.
I like him a lot (again, after being mad at him about his impeachment vote) but I can't see him as President at this point. I wish he were my Senator, instead of Hillary or Chuck.
And to nail down that job for his wife. But I'm too busy bashing the Miers appointment at the moment to have much time for Peter King.
I just don't plan to lend him any money.
You're right. Buchanan did a better job than Scarborough. I'd forgotten that.
I was mad at King for years after he voted "no" on Clinton's impeachment. At one point I decided not to vote for him.
The passage of time, and King's continued general willingness to speak out for what he believes in, have softened my anger. At least King lets us know where he stands and makes an attempt to explain his reasons.
I might have felt differently if his "no impeachment vote" had changed history.
Thanks for the information on Scarborough's more recent behavior.
Great column. Thanks for the link!!
4. Duncan Hunter
He's right about that...
You're welcome; It isn't often that I can find anything in my disorganized files to contribute ; )
I like those 2 and I would add John Gibson. That's it for TV people.
There is hope - Rush probably has more listeners than MSNBC has viewers .. we are making progress.
Well .. I keep repeating this - I believe Bill Clinton knew something was going on too. He and Hillary were in London where Hillary was trying to sell her book. Clinton and Blair got into a heated conversation and a reporter caught part of the conversation. To paraphrase, Clinton said to Blair, if you don't stop supporting Bush's war you will not win your re-election.
What did Bill know that would make him say that to Blair. And .. coincidentally, shortly thereafter the Wilson-Niger story came into focus.
Of course it was the UK intel about Iraq trying to buy yellowcake which Bush used in his SOTU speech. Thus, Blair and Bush were tied together on that issue. So .. I believe the goal was to get both of them and this plot was hatched to discredit them and thereby keep them from going to war. They didn't count on Bush/Blair having the courage to go it alone - without the UN and without France and Germany and Russia.
And .. everybody leaves Hillary out of the equation, but she was friends with the Wilsons. I still believe she is involved somehow.
Good thread. Check out Post #47.
Peter King has Wilson & the CIA nailed...
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We were entering into a new and dangerous war and the president did not want to disrupt the national security leadership - so he reaffirmed his support of CIA Director George Tenet and no heads were made to roll.
Unfortunately, the CIA has not seen fit to return that loyalty - either to President Bush or to the national interest.
Consider the following:
# In the spring of 2002, when the CIA was coming under increasing scrutiny for its pre 9/11 failures, a memo was leaked suggesting the CIA had warned President Bush of the terrorist attacks more than a month prior to 9/11 and that he failed to take any action.
The resultant political firestorm succeeded in diverting attention from the CIA. It took several days to realize that this supposed warning consisted primarily of a 3-year-old intelligence report indicating that terrorists might hijack planes to obtain the release of prisoners and that no time frame was given.
# In May and June of this year, when weapons of mass destruction were not found in Iraq, CIA sources began to leak that Vice President Dick Cheney and other administration officials had pressured its WMD analysts prior to the war, causing them to inflate their estimates, though these estimates were almost identical to those of previous years.
# In July of this year, Wilson charged in print and in repeated TV appearances that President Bush had lied to the American people in his State of the Union speech when he said the British government had learned that Iraq was attempting to purchase enriched uranium from Niger for its nuclear program. Wilson claimed he was basing his allegations on a secret mission to Niger he had carried out for the CIA last year.
The Wilson incident raises troubling issues and serious concerns. Why did the CIA entrust a non-CIA man with such a sensitive assignment? Wasn't the CIA aware that Wilson opposed the Bush policy in Iraq? How extensive was Wilson's investigation? Why didn't the CIA take action against Wilson when he went public against Bush and revealed the details of his mission?
Why didn't the CIA point out that Wilson's investigation never addressed what the president said in his State of the Union speech, that the British source was separate from the CIA's and that the British stand by their finding to this day. In other words, that despite Wilson's posturing and outrage, everything the president said about Niger was true.
Against this backdrop, isn't the position of Wilson's spouse at the CIA a matter of legitimate concern or debate? Isn't it more significant that we have a rogue spy machine operating at cross purposes with our national interest than who said what to Robert Novak?
And how much credibility should we give to Wilson, who shows off pictures of his wife, comparing her to an actress in a TV spy drama?
America is at war with international terrorism. For us to win that war, the CIA must be focusing its attack on Islamic fundamentalists - not spreading disinformation against the elected leaders of our nation.
The CIA must be made to realize that we don't have the luxury of being at war with ourselves. For the CIA to get that message, perhaps the time has come for some heads to roll.
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) represents parts of Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Scarborough looks and acts high as a kite half the time. Probably likes the narcotics he takes for his bum back. Look at his pupils...huge black saucers.
Alot people are off my list since that circus they called "Katrina."
Well .. don't be embarrassed!
Maybe somebody at the CIA got to him. It happens.
I think the creep O'Donnell returned last night or the night before. I was watching and Joe was giddy and said "welcome back". I tuned in for a bit tonight and had to change channels as I was disgusted by Joe's pandering to both O'donnell. Norah couldn't stop smiling and neither could anyone else. They are all so excited about the possibility of indictments. They are all Bush haters. Including Joe Scarbourough. Norah said she had spoken to someone in the know and they said this is the darkest day since 9/11 in the White House and Joe let her get away with that!!! Who did you speak to Norah, name your source for this ridiculous statement. Phony overpaid #####.
That's quite an article from King. You should post it on it's own thread - a lot of people need to read what he said.
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