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Webb, Bush off to shaky beginning White House denies Sen.-elect's claim of leaks after icy greeting
Richmond Times Dispatch ^ | Thursday, November 30, 2006 | PETER HARDIN

Posted on 11/30/2006 7:57:18 AM PST by iceskater

WASHINGTON -- Sen.-elect Jim Webb contends the Bush administration wants to paint him as a "hothead."

The former Navy secretary, whose election in Virginia put Democrats over the top in capturing the U.S. Senate, voiced that view yesterday.

A White House spokeswoman flatly denied Webb's charge.

"That is not true. At all," said spokeswoman Dana Perino in an e-mail.

Webb confirmed published reports of an exchange at a private White House reception when he declined an invitation to be photographed with President Bush, and next declined to answer Bush's question about his son stationed in Iraq.

He was told, Webb volunteered in an interview, that someone at the White House leaked a report of the episode, although he didn't know if that was true.

"I think one of the strategies of the administration, it seems to be to try to say early on that I'm a hothead, you know, or that I can't work in the political process, or whatever."

When informed of Webb's remarks about a possible White House leak and a strategy to depict him negatively, White House spokeswoman Perino said, "None of it is true."

(Excerpt) Read more at timesdispatch.com ...


TOPICS: Government; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: boor; hothead; onetermwonder; redneckerson; senatorthinskin
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To: roses of sharon
A Moonbat showing symptoms of extreme Bush Derangement Syndrome that is a hothead, haven't we seen this somewhere before?


41 posted on 11/30/2006 8:21:34 AM PST by AmericanMade1776 (Democrats don't have a plan)
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To: Brilliant
"Leaked a report of the episode...

The implication is that the report was top secret. I wonder why Webb would want what happened at this meeting to be kept secret?"

So right

NYT "leaks" a secret document from the National Security Ad visor like it was some sort of gossip thereby damn near destroying a much needed meeting with the Iraqi PM.

Someone gossips about Webb being a turd and he (Webb) tries to treat it like he is a victim.

Can't wait till Harry Reid tries to "discipline" Webb. These guys are going to rue the day they took Webb into their fold.
42 posted on 11/30/2006 8:22:08 AM PST by RedEyeJack
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To: NeoCaveman
NeoCaveman wrote: Webb is not a hot head Bill Clinton is faithful Ted Kennedy is sober Jimmy Carter is not a loser What else do they want me to believe?

Hillary Rodham Clinton can be commander and chief?

43 posted on 11/30/2006 8:22:45 AM PST by AmericanMade1776 (Democrats don't have a plan)
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To: You Dirty Rats

Communist Brown won by a much larger margin than the webb pos.

Even so, Ohio and Virginia are my two home states and the both disgusted me.

Note however than only one Congressional seat was lost in the two states, that being Ney's.


44 posted on 11/30/2006 8:22:46 AM PST by ProudCopperhead
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To: Moose4
Arlington and Alexandria are like that crazy uncle that nobody really talks

Crazy and very rich uncle

45 posted on 11/30/2006 8:22:53 AM PST by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: Brilliant

The guy's nuts! Grab 'em!


46 posted on 11/30/2006 8:25:37 AM PST by Hatteras
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To: iceskater

Screw you! I'm not a hot head! Repeat that again, and you'll get a fat lip.


47 posted on 11/30/2006 8:27:28 AM PST by Malesherbes
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To: AmericanMade1776

Okay. That's enough. You've crossed the line with that one. ;)


48 posted on 11/30/2006 8:29:29 AM PST by iceskater (One person's mess is another person's filing system.)
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To: iceskater; RexBeach; Corin Stormhands

Well, in fairness, my observation on that thread was not quite right. I was reading the wrong set of results on the State Board of Election website when I posted that. I was thinking I was looking at the City of Richmond results but in my bleary-eyed state, when I went to check on the marriage amendment results, I clicked on Richmond County instead (for those not from Virginia, the two are about a hundred miles apart).

The marriage amendment did get more support than Allen did among the black community, but not to the levels I originally thought. I crossed my numbers up big-time.

Webb actually outflanked Allen on his right on a couple of things. Take women in the service academies. Yes, it's a fait accompli now, it has been for quite a while, and there's thousands serving honorably in the officer corps of all the services. But in a state that had to get forced at court order to admit women to the Virginia Military Insitute, Webb's old anti-women-at-the-academies stance might've resonated with a few people.

In the end, though, it was the Washington Compost and Larry Sabato carrying Webb's water for him, hammering on Macacagate again and again and again and again, dragging out those ridiculous racism accusations (remember the BS deer head in the mailbox story?) without checking the sources, and so on. Allen's campaign got caught flat-footed and looked like they sort of started to panic the last two months of the campaign--the Webb-as-perv-author and Webb-as-plagarist themes just never caught on.

Yeah, we sent Born Idiot to the Senate. But I prefer to look at it this way--Allen's people ran a weak campaign, I don't think there's much doubt of that. Even Corin, who worked his tail off for Allen, is clear-eyed about the mistakes. And yes, despite that, he STILL only lost by 9500 votes out of 2.3 million. A stronger campaign, a better and more focused response to the Macaca caca, and the Senate is 50-48-2 instead of 49-49-2. To me, that bodes less ill for the future than people think.

}:-)4


49 posted on 11/30/2006 8:31:07 AM PST by Moose4 (Baa havoc, and let slip the sheep of war.)
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To: RoseofTexas

No.


50 posted on 11/30/2006 8:31:52 AM PST by justshutupandtakeit (If you believe ANYTHING in the Treason Media you are a fool.)
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To: SlowBoat407

Introduce your next song with this quote.

Unlike the dixiechicks, your bookings will skyrocket.


51 posted on 11/30/2006 8:31:54 AM PST by ProudCopperhead
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To: iceskater

Anyone know if Virginia has a recall provision?

I'd like to get this a-hole embroiled in a recall fight about a year from now, when the political climate improves and he has made a total ass of himself.


52 posted on 11/30/2006 8:33:30 AM PST by ProudCopperhead
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To: NeoCaveman

that Jimmy Carter DOES NOT have chicklet teeth


53 posted on 11/30/2006 8:33:49 AM PST by ChurtleDawg (kill em all)
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To: iceskater
Sen.-elect Jim Webb contends the Bush administration wants to paint him as a "hothead."

The dough-faced Senator-elect with the arrogant mouth has two ex-wives for a reason, I would think. And I'm thinking it's not because he's a pussycat.

It would be interesting to watch him at "cocktail hour" and see how many drinks he can slam down. He'd probably give Teddy Kennedy a run for his Chivas.

54 posted on 11/30/2006 8:34:36 AM PST by tgslTakoma
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To: Moose4

I still think your observation is true to some extent but thanks for clarifying.

And you're right, 9500 votes out of 2.3 million is NOT a mandate. And, of course, is no excuse for poor behavior.

I think Mr. Hothead needs to be reminded regularly that he did not win a majority of the votes and there is no mandate for him.


55 posted on 11/30/2006 8:36:00 AM PST by iceskater (One person's mess is another person's filing system.)
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To: iceskater

George Will gives a little insight to this typical Reagan DemocRat, who is certifiably insane due to his Bush Hatred.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1746344/posts

Of course that Bush Disrangement Syndrome and the dead skunk serving as his hair piece got Webb elected.


56 posted on 11/30/2006 8:36:08 AM PST by Grampa Dave (The Bush haters on both sides have elected the government they have dreamed of!)
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To: Salvey
Good morning.
"... graceless boor."

Hmmm. What a great name for a tavern: The Graceless Boar.

I can picture Webb, AlGore and jon carry slumped on stools with their elbows on the bar, looking morose.

Michael Frazier
57 posted on 11/30/2006 8:36:14 AM PST by brazzaville (no surrender no retreat, well, maybe retreat's ok)
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To: tgslTakoma
He'd probably give Teddy Kennedy a run for his Chiva

Now there's an image.....

58 posted on 11/30/2006 8:37:20 AM PST by iceskater (One person's mess is another person's filing system.)
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To: brazzaville

"....looking morose".... and preferably unemployed.


59 posted on 11/30/2006 8:39:09 AM PST by iceskater (One person's mess is another person's filing system.)
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To: AmericanMade1776

Is it just me or is Webb starting to resemble Larry Flynt?


60 posted on 11/30/2006 8:40:14 AM PST by Ben Hecks
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