Text 13676, 33 rader
Skriven 2005-06-22 15:53:04 av Alan Hess
     Kommentar till en text av John Hull
Ärende: Durbin
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Whilst masticating on <Jun 21 05>, John Hull (1:379/1.99)
wrote to Jeff Binkley:

JB>> Durbin said in his apology: "I made reference to Nazis, to 
JB>> Soviets, and other repressive regimes. Mr. President, I've come 
JB>> to understand that's a very poor choice of words."

JH> Poor choice of words indeed.  This son of a bitch knew exactly 
JH> what he was saying when he said it the first time.  The only 
JH> reason he apologized is because Mayor Daley, who swings 
JH> considerable weight in the Democrat Party, climbed on his case.  
JH> Daley has a son who recently joined the Army amid some heavy 
JH> controversy in Chicago.  No matter how you cut it, it was too 
JH> little, too late because the damage has already been done.  Its 
JH> kind of like rape.  Once its been done, you can't take it back.

Too bad he was right in what he said.  Yeah, maybe using the references he did
was a poor choice, but he wasn't wrong in saying that, if a report such as what
the FBI agent sent him about prisoner treatment was reported in the media
without it being said that the prisoners were being held by us, everyone who
read or heard the story would think it had happened under a repressive regime,
because AMERICA IS SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER THAN THAT!  

But congratulations to the Republicans.  Miss the point, attack Durbin, get the
cowardly Democrats to join you - works out well for you.

JH> This won't be the last that's heard about this, and it won't 
JH> necessarily be from Republicans.

True - spineless Democrats will do the work for you.  Bah.  *adh*

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