Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Batten The Hatches
Al Gore's recent evisceration of the Bush Administration's wiretapping scandal--which, as far as we can see did not rate more than a brief mention in the New York Times beyond the paper's routine posting of two wire stories--has apparently caused enough damage to warrant a typically dishonest retaliation from the White House.
If history is any judge we can expect the gates of right-wing media hell to open upon Al Gore for--again--telling the truth. Because if they can't ignore him they'll "Dean" him--which is to say, try to paint an honest man as a crazy person.
But to no avail, we think; this wiretapping story has legs. Americans--gosh, even some Republicans--don't want the government spying on them. Why, it's downright unAmerican.
Or at least it used to be. We're just SO pre-9/11 around here, what with our quaint notions of freedom and all.
If history is any judge we can expect the gates of right-wing media hell to open upon Al Gore for--again--telling the truth. Because if they can't ignore him they'll "Dean" him--which is to say, try to paint an honest man as a crazy person.
But to no avail, we think; this wiretapping story has legs. Americans--gosh, even some Republicans--don't want the government spying on them. Why, it's downright unAmerican.
Or at least it used to be. We're just SO pre-9/11 around here, what with our quaint notions of freedom and all.
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Hear Kerry's response on CNN?
AL GORE, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT: What we do know about this pervasive wiretapping virtually compels the conclusion that the president of the United States has been breaking the law, repeatedly and insistently.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
BLITZER: Do you agree with him?
KERRY: Yes.
But I guess that just makes Kerry a crazy man too, right?
AL GORE, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT: What we do know about this pervasive wiretapping virtually compels the conclusion that the president of the United States has been breaking the law, repeatedly and insistently.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
BLITZER: Do you agree with him?
KERRY: Yes.
But I guess that just makes Kerry a crazy man too, right?
nah, he's just flip-flopping...
they'll find an unrelated quote from 1978 where Kerry said something defending the NSA and use that against him.
all the while claiming that what Alito wrote in the early 80's cannot be held against him today, and trying to do so is just plainly partisan politics!
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they'll find an unrelated quote from 1978 where Kerry said something defending the NSA and use that against him.
all the while claiming that what Alito wrote in the early 80's cannot be held against him today, and trying to do so is just plainly partisan politics!
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