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Media Matters revealed that big mouth bully Bill O'Reilly claimed that if Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) were to become president, "the first thing [Osama] bin Laden and his killers are gonna do is say, 'Oh yeah, this is good,' " because they would consider Clinton "weak" enough that they could "test her." O'Reilly contrasted Clinton -- who he claimed would be "in a very difficult position" that may cause her to "overreact to prove herself" -- with former Republican New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), whom O'Reilly described as "tough guys" and "street fighters."
Folks, this is just plain disgusting and abominable. It is Exhibit A showing how conservatives have hurt this nation by smearing opponents and falsely claiming the mantle of national security. It is especially appalling coming from a wimp, phony like Bill O'Reilly. The biggest battle this creep ever saw was fending off a lawsuit by a staffer he allegedly sexually harassed.
Media Matters, also reports on an April 5 Washington Post editorial asserted that Rep. Tom DeLay's (R-TX) departure from Congress will make it "much tougher for Democrats to flog their 'culture of corruption' message," offering only a quote from DeLay in support of the assertion -- but a Post article published the same day quoted a Democratic leader saying the opposite. The editorial then went on to undermine its own argument by noting that the political culture fostered by DeLay -- rather than the man himself -- represented the Republicans' "real problem."
Media Matters is right on the mark. The GOP's leadership is rotten to the core. Sure, DeLay was the symbol of such scumbaggery, but he is just the tip of the iceberg. There is still the Valerie Plame affair and disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramhoff may be handing over a list of names to the FBI. The bottom line is, GOP corruption remains a potent issue and may yet be responsible for the Republican's losing their congressional majority.
6 Comments:
If only Cynthia McKinney hadn't knocked Tom DeLay off the front page of the newspapers.
As for Sen. Clinton and Bin Laden...it was reported yesterday that the "ports deal" in Dubai was pretty much wholly shepherded by Bill Clinton with assistance from Madeline Albright, and that the two made millions from it.
If we're to consider the "ports deal" a sinister thing, Sen. Clinton is going to be tarred with it by association with her husband.
posted by Anonymous, at
4/06/2006 10:19 AM
Gee....and I thought our heroic, macho, street fighter current Administration had successfully found bin Laden and brought him to justice. . .oh yeah, that was just street corner posturing, the typical Republican substitute for action.
posted by Anonymous, at
4/06/2006 10:25 AM
Personally, I don't give a damn about Clinton. She's no friend of the LGBT community with her anti- same-sex marriage attitude, among others. She's nothing but a moderate conservative, just like her husband.
And Scooter Libby just admitted what we all already knew--cheney told him with bush's approval to leak Valerie Plame's name as a CIA operative. BUSH AND CHENEY ARE BOTH TRAITORS! If the Dems dont make hay outta this one they truely are pathetic! B. Queer
posted by Anonymous, at
4/06/2006 2:07 PM
Wayne,
I too think it likely that the Republicans will lose the majority in the House.
However, why on Earth get so upset that O'Reily thinks Clinton is weak. I mean, c'mon what do you expect, for him to praise her? For that matter, he's probably right: she probably would be perceived as weak by the Middle East.
Also she is so truly hated by a significant percentage of the country that she probably would not make a good President no matter what she did, right or wrong. If the Republicans maintain a majority, or powerful influence, in the Senate, she would be hindered in her ability to lead. Fair or not, there would be no "honeymoon period" that generally follows an election.
I think there are a number of possibilities, both Dem and Rep that would be better choices. Of those currently being considered, I think McCain, Guilliani, Feingold, would all be able to set some of the partisan crap to the side and work with the other party. And none of them are strident homophobes (though McCain does oppose gay marriage on the state level).
I do have hopes for the upcoming elections. I just hope it doesn't turn into a Frist v. Clinton election. The country needs a break from scorched earth partisanship for a while. (Though just about anyone would be an improvement over the current, umm, gentleman in office).
