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Rep. Hoyer On Blaming CIA: "I Don't Draw That Conclusion"
Real Clear politics ^ | May 14, 2009 | RCP Staff

Posted on 05/15/2009 4:09:30 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

Video at the site

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) says he has no "basis" to blame the C.I.A. for lying to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House of Representatives about the type of interrogations they were using at the time, including waterboarding. "I don't draw that conclusion," Rep. Hoyer said on the House floor.

Full transcript below:

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Maryland; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 111th; bhocia; blame; cia; ciainterrogation; ciainterrogationmemo; hoyer; interrogation; pelosi
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1 posted on 05/15/2009 4:09:30 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: randita; LucyT; NormsRevenge; Dog; Straight Vermonter; G8 Diplomat; Fred Nerks; PhilDragoo; ...
Is Rep Hoyer a likely replacement for Pelosi?

Seems to me he is.

2 posted on 05/15/2009 4:12:09 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Old Steny might have read some internal polls.


3 posted on 05/15/2009 4:12:58 PM PDT by Free Vulcan (No prisoners. No mercy. 2010 awaits.....)
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A number of links on this thread:

Nancy Pelosi draws fire over CIA claim

4 posted on 05/15/2009 4:13:41 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Free Vulcan

He is not following Nancy down her path.....that’s for sure.


5 posted on 05/15/2009 4:14:45 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

THE BUS

Pelosi

Thanks, Steny


6 posted on 05/15/2009 4:15:45 PM PDT by The_Sword_of_Groo (Dum spiramus tuebimur)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Hoyer doesn’t seem to be jumping up and down defending her. :)


7 posted on 05/15/2009 4:16:07 PM PDT by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Was Rep Hoyer briefed at the same meeting as Nancy by the CIA? In fact, was there ANYBODY briefed at the same meeting as Nancy was and stepped forward?


8 posted on 05/15/2009 4:17:20 PM PDT by John123 (The US may be going down the drain, but everyone else will drown first...)
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He’s next in line and maybe he doesn’t want to piss off the CIA?


9 posted on 05/15/2009 4:17:28 PM PDT by misterrob (FUBO----Just say it, Foooooooooooooo Bohhhhhhhhh. Smooth)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Steny greasing the skids into his new job as speaker. They are all a bunch of lying and thieving hypocrites!


10 posted on 05/15/2009 4:18:52 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: misterrob

Exactly! both


11 posted on 05/15/2009 4:19:21 PM PDT by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

He’s #2 and got 40% last go.


12 posted on 05/15/2009 4:19:32 PM PDT by eyedigress ( Beck Rocks!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Speaker Hoyer must be giving his new gavel a test drive.

Wonder if Nancy looks like a nail in this man’s tool chest?


13 posted on 05/15/2009 4:20:39 PM PDT by pointsal
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To: jazusamo

[...]actually, no one seems to be jumping up and down defending her. Nan must be feeling lonely these days.


14 posted on 05/15/2009 4:21:35 PM PDT by devane617 (Republicans first strategy should be taking over the MSM. Without it we are doomed.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Gotta stock up on popcorn for this one.

15 posted on 05/15/2009 4:21:38 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Steny just published a book, “Conundrums, and what to do with them”.
16 posted on 05/15/2009 4:22:13 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Communism, let's give it one more chance, this time they'll do it right.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Pelosi has a lot in common with our resident moron, Monica Conyers (Detroit City Council and wife of John Conyers). This latest idiotic and contemptible statement is only eclipsed by her previous statements in San Francisco where she referred to Illegals as “Patriots” who deserved to break the law to feed their families.

IMO, now that it is acceptable to question these kinds of irrational statements out loud her time as Speaker is drawing near.

17 posted on 05/15/2009 4:22:31 PM PDT by TCats
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To: jazusamo

Not much :-)


18 posted on 05/15/2009 4:22:45 PM PDT by omega4179 (Boycott government communist tractor factories!)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

My gut Earnest says this thing ain’t done playing out by a long shot.


19 posted on 05/15/2009 4:26:02 PM PDT by Free Vulcan (No prisoners. No mercy. 2010 awaits.....)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Stenny is going to be the next Speaker. IMHO


20 posted on 05/15/2009 4:26:13 PM PDT by Citizen Tom Paine
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