Posted on 07/17/2002 12:47:25 PM PDT by dirtboy
The White House is reeling from allegations that both President Bush and Vice President Cheney engaged in business practices that are disturbingly similar to those of executives at Enron and WorldCom. Like administrations before it, this White House now must choose between serving the greater interests of the office of the presidency or the narrower goals of the current officeholder. If last week was any indication, Bush officials have chosen a dangerous path of personal devotion over public duty, a path that has led previous administrations to disaster.
The recent allegations - which may prove overblown under closer scrutiny - center on transactions by Bush and Cheney when they were executives at Harken Energy Corp. and Halliburton Co., respectively. Among the unproven allegations are insider trading, questionable personal loans and fraudulent dealings. The White House staff has put on a full-court press to refute these allegations of private misconduct. In doing so, the administration is drifting into the troubled waters in which the Clinton administration found itself...
Click here for the rest of the article, as this was originally published in the LA Slimes...
Naw, I've recently come down with AIDS - Acquired Income Deficiency Syndrome, so sadly I cannot make it. But thanks for asking.
You can read "unproven" here as being a whispering campagin. I have seen NO charges concerning either one of these guys, have you?
The White House staff has put on a full-court press to refute these allegations of private misconduct.
And what, pray tell, are they suppose to do, sit back and let the press, the Democrats, and apparently people in our own party run wild with speculation and unproven, not even credible charges?
Dick Gephardt thanks you for the work you're doing for the DNC. You and Larry Klayman are doing a bang up job of spreading rumors and false allegations -- talk about the politics of personal destruction.
C'mon dirt! Turley's got to keep getting his name in the paper so he can continue to get those appearance fees on the chat shows.
No serious human being actually believes that Harken, which has been vetted in no less than FIVE elections, has one whiff of scandal to it.
As for Cheney, the fact that the only lawsuit filed so far against Halliburtion is from Judicial Watch ought to tell you something.
You cannot possibly be serious. He was ALL over the place. How the heck do you think WE knew who he was?
You say people don't like to hear bad things about Bush on a conservative board like it's some sort of insight. Well, it isn't.
I've come to expect much better quality than that tripe you just posted.... Unfortunately, I don't expect that much from you.
Uh, Howlin, that is why Turley used the word "unproven" in the first place - unlike the libs, who have already convicted Bush and Cheney.
Dick Gephardt thanks you for the work you're doing for the DNC.
Ah, the classic method of questioning motives. It's a sad day when freepers resort to these kind of ad hominem attacks.
You and Larry Klayman are doing a bang up job of spreading rumors and false allegations -- talk about the politics of personal destruction.
You just engaged in such.
How, by Ari saying the charges are "without merit?" Tell us EXACTLY what the White House is doing that is like Clinton?
BTW, that answer was in response to a reporter's question. Should Ari have said, "No comment?"
I suspect, if he had, you'd be right on this forum, whining about that, too!
'Pod
Clinton administration public officials did much more.
"press secretary Ari Fleischer and others defended the President's actions as a citizen and stated that the White House was consulting with "private accountants and private counsels" as part of its response. The White House staff coordinated the response to the allegations, even sending allies fax answer sheets (À la Clinton) titled "If You Get Asked About Harken." "
"consulting with "private accountants and private counsels" " boy, this would never have occured to either of the Clintons.
You ARE doing the work of the DNC when you whine about "what the White House is doing" WITHOUT PROVIDING THE BACK UP for what you're talking about.
Yep, there seems to be tugs on the Bush gonads from time to time to keep his policies pointing where the rider wants him to go. Too many changed positions.
If there is some dirt - business, governor or personal, the GOP better surface a replacement soon before the country drowns in Gore or McCain.
Call me back when the Bush White House hires james carville and sidney blumenthal, until then you have no case, IMHO.
Instead, we see folks come barging into the thread, many of whom seem to not have bothered reading the article, and immediately commence the ad hominem attacks against Turley because he has left the reservation.
What the hell kind of question is this?
Whether to decline to assist an embattled and much-loved president may be the most difficult test of principle for any public official.
How is Bush "embattled" by two phony "scandals."
I'm sorry. I don't think Turley has ANY valid points, including his criticism of Ari Fleischer for sending out talking points. He does this, of course, to counter the talking points that the DNC sends out.
Politics is war, dirt, and you either fight or get killed.
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