Posted on 06/27/2008 10:59:27 AM PDT by FocusNexus
A Democratic lawmaker's comment that he was "glad" that a top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney could be identified by al Qaeda has sparked outrage among Republicans at the White House and on Capitol Hill.
During a contentious House hearing on harsh interrogation techniques for terror suspects Thursday, Rep. Bill Delahunt, D-Massachusetts, was pressing David Addington, the vice president's chief of staff, about meetings he attended while serving as Cheney's chief counsel.
Delahunt asked repeatedly whether the topic of waterboarding, a controversial interrogation technique that simulates drowning, ever came up.
Addington replied that he could not discuss that because "al Qaeda may watch C-SPAN."
"Right," Delahunt responded. "Well, I'm sure they are watching, and I'm glad they finally have the chance to see you, Mr. Addington."
"Yeah, I'm sure you're pleased," Addington shot back.
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DEMOniC-RATS.
It sounds like maybe they have increased the flow of hallucinogenic drugs into the water in Massachusetts. What’s the matter with those idiots up there?
Clearly, THE ENEMY WITHIN. Flat out.
Demo-scum wishing for terrorists to kill a Republican former WH official......
Delahunt is trying to spin it away with a nonsensical version of what he ‘meant’ when it is obvious to anyone that he meant he was glad Al Qaeda would know what Addington looks like in order to target him. There is no other plausible reason for
Al Qaeda to care to ‘see’ his image.
Domestic enemies.
Up here in New Hampshire, they’re known as Massholes and there’s an endless supply of them.
Delahunt is a light weight idiot. Some have also suggested that Addington is mad as a hatter. Lucky us!
Delahunt — pond scum — same thing.
I like Addington. He does not suffer fools lightly.
Ping
I heard it, could not believe my ears, this sub human
Dela hunt is a bottom dwelling, despicable human. Massachussettes what the hell is happening to your state? Is thier anyone out there? Stand up, for Gods sake your the birth place of a great nation and you allow this moron to represent you. Incredible whats going on in this country
and Delahunt is a fool.
These punk Congressmen are full of themselves. It’s a shame their districts keep returning them to the House over and over again.
Hey, Newt! How’s that term limit thing working out for ya?
From REDSTATE.com today:
Damn us all and our party if we let this go.
Congressman Delahunt can be reached at 202-225-3111 and by fax at 202-225-5658
By The Directors
It is no secret that public discourse in this country has become very shrill. Blogs on the left regularly feature vulgar diatribes against the right. Some on the right do the same. Keith Olbermann tells the President to “shut the hell up” on his television program. The New York Times publicly reveals the name of a CIA agent who did the dirty work of interrogating captured Al Qaeda operatives. The left says, “So, the right did it to Valerie Plame,” treating as morally equivalent the disclosure of the spy no longer spying and the disclosure of one of the men Al Qaeda would love to behead.
While Congress has also descended into a more shrill style, until yesterday it had not crossed one line of civility that never should be crossed on either side.
David Addington is the Vice President’s Chief of Staff. Yesterday, he testified before Congress.
During the course of the hearing, Congressman and Obama Superdelegate William Delahunt (MA-10) asked Mr. Addington about water boarding. Mr. Addington responded that he would not go into details because Al Qaeda is probably watching.
Congressman Delahunt’s response was, “I’m glad they finally have a chance to see you.”
Mr. Delahunt now denies he meant what he said. But what he clearly said was “I’m glad they finally have a chance to see you.” Al Qaeda now knows the face of one of the men who relentlessly pursues its henchmen and deals with their interrogations. Mr. Addington volunteered for public service, not a death sentence with Congressional encouragement. Mr. Delahunt is both a vile liar and a cowardly lion willing to roar down at Mr. Addington while encouraging terrorists to do his dirty work in a war he has been ineffective at stopping.
The left, while attacking Charlie Black for stating the obvious — that a terrorist incident helps the GOP politically because they are seen as more competent in the national security arena — is defending this degradation of congressional discourse and vile swipe at Mr. Addington.
This discourse — a member of Congress glad Al Qaeda has a face it can pursue — is beneath the dignity of the Congress and beneath the dignity of civil discourse in this country.
If you do not call your Congressman today and demand the House of Representatives, at the very *least*, censure Congressman Delahunt, well damn us all. We have no right to carry on our fight.
The number is 202-224-3121 and Congressman Delahunt’s email address is william.delahunt@mail.house.gov.
And some intrepid reporter should ask Mr. Obama what he thinks of this. After all, Mr. Delahunt was one of Mr. Obama’s early supporters and is now an Obama superdelegate. Of course, you can ask Barack Obama yourself at (866) 675-2008.
When you call your Congressman, you should make sure he knows an apology from Mr. Delahunt will not suffice. Delahunt clearly is lying about and denying his statement. “I’m sorry” would just be more of the same.
LOL! I can take a shot at them because I was born there. I thank the Lord EVERY DAY that my parents had the wisdom to move the family to Arizona when I was 10 years old (1960). I’m still a diehard Bosox fan though. I just can’t shake it.
I hate these liberal losers more and more every day...didn’t think it was possible.
I've taken "the oath" to "protect....from enemies, both foreign and domestic" three times; once when I enlisted, once when I accepted a commission, and once when I went on civil service. I have never gone through any process, nor do I believe a legitimate means exists, to relieve me of my responsibilities regarding said oath, so just how am I supposed to fulfill my sworn obligation??
I sure as hades have a list of clear, seditious, treasonous, liberal socialist dummycrap "domestic enemies", and I know where they are, but what am I supposed to do about it? The simplest answer might be an armed uprising, but that's largely illegal as well as logically undesirable, so the only thing left is the vote. Some say, however, if the vote REALLY meant anything, "they" would have outlawed it years ago.....
:^D
Democrats are just derranged, sick, and frankly, mean.
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