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The spokesman should have spoken as to the great number of adult stem cell studies suggesting benefit. If nothing else he could have read a chapter in Coulter's recent book on this subject. She correctly lists many of the studies and notes that no embryonic stem cell has been used in treating an illness.
The President's staff needs direct tuition in these matters. The answers on embryonic stem cells should be clear and consistent and begin with these are blastocytes that develop into humans, snowflake children and so forth.
RATs are consistent in portraying anyone not agreeing with them as knuckle dragging, superstitious Neanderthals who just escaped the local Baptist or Roman Catholic Church.
Good, informative and to the point answers are what are needed and not a stumbling around narrative. Memorize if you must but make sure the facts are on the tip of the tongue. Also make sure you can explain adult, embryonic and cord blood stem cells.
The book on the war was presented like it was based on facts. It was one of the better efforts at confirmation bias one can find. He decided the war was wrong regardless of his claims to the contrary. Just another campaign effort.
I can't remember the author's name; however, he was bleary eyed, puffy and didn't look well. I hope he does not have the common writer's affliction of alcoholism or substance habituation.
What really shocks me is Russert's open liberal bias with no effort made at fairness. He used to be more genuine, personal and fair in his treatment of Pubbies. Not any longer. It is campaign, campaign and campaign some more.
Russert's own numbers must be bothering him. Nothing like displacing one's fears onto someone else with innuendo and fact selection.
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HIZBALLAH: THEIR WEB SITES AND THE COMPANIES THAT SERVICE THEM" (NOTE - TOPICS COVERED ARE: "THE AMERICAN DOMAIN NAME REGISTRARS OF HIZBALLAH; HIZBALLAH'S DNS SERVICE PROVIDERS, 1998 TO 2006; THE WEBSITES OF HIZBALLAH (CURRENT AS OF 23 JULY 2006")) (July 23, 2006)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "SLEEPER HIZBULLAH CELLS OVERSEAS HAVE 'REAWAKENED'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Hizbullah "sleeper" terror cells set up outside Lebanon with Iranian assistance have been put on standby The Jerusalem Post learned on Sunday, and are likely planning attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets throughout the world. The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) confirmed to the Post Sunday night that it had instructed embassies, consulates and Jewish institutions it was responsible for abroad to raise their level of awareness in light of the conflict in the North.") (Updated July 23, 2006 21:37)
ZOMBIE TIME.com: "PROTEST AT THE ISRAELI CONSULATE IN SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, 2006" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Pro-Palestinian protesters: "Black, red, brown, white! Black, red, brown, white! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Black, red, green, white! Black, red, brown, white! Black, red, green, white! Black, red, brown, white! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too!"")
UPI.com: Washington - "HEZBOLLAH MAY ACTIVATE SLEEPER CELLS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The New York Post, quoting sources, said the Lebanon-based fundamentalist Islamic group may be planning to activate sleeper cells in New York or other big cities. The investigation is being carried out by the FBI and the Justice Department. Quoting law-enforcement and intelligence officials, the newspaper said about a dozen hard-core supporters of Hezbollah have been identified in recent weeks as operating in the New York area. The Iranian Mission to the United Nations also is being watched. But U.S. officials also told the newspaper there is no intelligence information pointing to an imminent attack by Hezbollah.") (May 22, 2006) (Note: This url may expire.)
The Sunday Show Review
By: Mark Kilmer · Section: Other Politics
For Sunday, July 23, 2006This morning on Meet the Press, host Tim Russert was again tuned into the Bush Administration's nefarious designs, and his questions reflect that. He asked White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten if the Bushies wanted Israel to obliterate Hezbollah. Bolten said that Israel was entitled to a self-defense and that we support them in that. Russert also tried to grasp the logic of the President's stem cell position, recycling the 2001 argument that allowing experiments on existing lines of stem cells is the logical equivalent of killing more embryos.
UN Ambassador John Bolton on FNS spoke of the existing UN Interim Force in Lebanon. (Brit Hume showed the image of the lonely tower on screen.) We don't need another 28-year interim, he said.
House Speaker Dennie Hastert did not rule out getting involved in disgraced Congressman William Jefferson's latest lawsuit, though he indicated that he would not do it in defense of Jefferson; rather, he thinks Representatives have certain "prerogatives" written into the Constitution which demand a procedure for searching beyond, evidently, the standard warrant.
Syrian Ambassador to the United States Dr. Imad Moustapha went on FTN and attacked the Bush Administration while maintaining that Clinton (Bill) knew "how to engage in the Middle East." (We saw the fruits on September 11.) His Israeli counterpart, Daniel Ayalon, told Bob Schieffer that Israel would not invade Lebanon. Rather, they'd continue the in-and-out precision strikes.
A guy named Mohammed Chatah, an advisor to Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, told Wolf Blitzer on LE that no one can blame Lebanon and attack her, because the Lebanese government does not control southern Lebanon. There was talk this morning by John Bolton and Dick Lugar about empowering the Lebanese army to do just that instead of installing a permanent international force.
For Bolton, Blitzer played a clip of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour threatening the Israelis with prosecution for war crimes. Speaking lawyer-to-lawyer, Bolton criticized her professional ethics for threatening prosecution based on press accounts.
Finally on LE, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Dick Lugar said an international force for Lebanon was one thing, but the United States could not participate. This has to do with 1983, of course, which Blitzer attributed to President Reagan's well-intentioned bumbling.
Sitting opposite Chairman Lugar, Chris Dodd attacked the President's "juvenile attitude" in not negotiating with Syria.
The show-by-show review is below the fold…
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May I empahsize this part of his post:
Syrian Ambassador to the United States Dr. Imad Moustapha went on FTN and attacked the Bush Administration while maintaining that Clinton (Bill) knew "how to engage in the Middle East." (We saw the fruits on September 11.)
I'd say Mark gets it.
I don't get why everyone is saying Bolten did a bad job. He didn't say something totally stupid like redeploying to Okinawa.