It sure feels like it
Howard Dean raised the specter of Richard Nixon Friday, calling the Bush White House “more corrupt” than Nixon’s with even more dire consequences for the nation.
“When Richard Nixon mislead the nation and obstructed justice he was harming the system of justice and the respect for the presidency,” the Democratic National Committee chairman said. “But this administration has done more than that. They have leaked military secrets in a time of war in order to fulfill their political agenda.”
Dean said Bush was “not truthful” about the extent of his knowledge about the levee damage in New Orleans in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He also said Bush had much closer ties with fallen lobbyist Jack Abramoff than he has acknowledged and ignored intelligence warnings in the months leading up to the 2003 invasion into Iraq.
“This is not about a third rate burglary of the Watergate. This is about undermining the security of America and it is about misleading the American people,” Dean said in remarks to the New England Press Association.
Give ‘em hell.
I repeat; when the final butcher’s bill has been tallied, the Nixon and
Reagan ‘law and order’ republicans will look like rank amateurs in
comparison to the Roy Cohn School of J. Edgar Hoover Scholars
found in this Scofflaw Administration.
Oh boy, you used the keyword “Dean”, cue right-winger eye rolling in 5, 4, 3…
I still love how Pedro uses that as his proof. Hey Pedro! My pants repel terrorists too! Maybe they’re doing it and not Herr Leader!
yea I really feel like my security is undermined….
No terrorist attacks in 4.5 years in the US….
man, if that is what it is like when our security is UNDERMINED….damn…
man, if that is what it is like when our security is UNDERMINED& .damn&
No shit, sherlock, you have no idea how secure anything is because your dadycakes is more incompetent than you can ever know.
You don’t understand the first thing about logic, analogy – not one thing.
Tell me, what does it look like when there is almost no security or contingency planning for disaster?
It looks the same way. The porblem with you and yours is that you are too stupid to be prepared because you get sucked in and rely on your blind false sense of security.
What do Islamic people have to do before they go on a rampage?
They offer a truce. Then, all bets are off. BTW, your ports and infrastructure has not been protected, Einstein. Perhaps theye have been planning something based on that situation. Perhaps it takes 5 years to plan.
Perhaps you passed grade school. perhaps.
No terrorist attacks in 4.5 years in the US& .
Apparently Pedro’s Global War on Terror doesn’t extend beyond U.S. borders. Because if it did, he’d have to acknowledge that the number of terrorist attacks worldwide has more than tripled in the past three years.
For a minute, I thought, “That’s really unbelievable that he would say that!”
The I realized that it was Howard Dean, not John Dean.
Who cares what “Dr. Demento” Dean says about anything.
He only opens his mouth to change feet.
Dean Loses All Touch With Reality, Claims Bush Is “Worse Than Nixon”
Does this sort of nuttiness from Dean surprise anybody any more? Howard Dean raised the specter of Richard Nixon Friday, calling the Bush White House more corrupt than Nixon s with even more dire consequences for the nation. When Richard Nix…
I can just imagine what it’s like for Oliver when Howlin’ Howard issues a new press release.
“Oh, thank heavens! Dr. Dean the Divine has once more uttered his words of wisdom! Quick, let me post them immediately, sparing me the tiresome burden of something else to write!”
And you talk about the Right being brainless mouthpieces for their leaders, mindlessly repeating the latest talking points… how many Dean releases have you NOT breathlessly regurgitated?
J.
JayTea
It’s probably our fault, as it usually is, that we have been power so long
that we got fat on intellectualism, and the ass cheeks got too big for our
barstools.
Because that Roman Aristocracy allowed the barbarians in the gates of the
city, we bear a certain responsibilty for allowing ourselves to become
complacent and let you boogers into the moneybox.
Now there’s hell to pay for everyone. Don’t you agree?
Ouch, for all you don’t like the source, it’s all true.
Didn’t realize linking to something was “breatheless regurgitation”. Perhaps if we didn’t have a press that was in the tank, and Gov. Dean’s statements would be covered, there’d be no need for me to stick ‘em on the site — but we don’t have that press yet, nowhere near it.
Arguably, Nixon brought us the Clean Air Act, China, and a whole political paradigm (It takes a Nixon to go to China). He was a crook, but at least he was competent.
I’m not a big Howard Dean fan, but could he be more on the money than with this post? Republicans tried to impeech Clinton for the Monica Lewinsky lie, a lie that hurt no one; Richard Nixon was impeeched for potentially subverting the election process, but no one ever could say he actually had accomplished his goals; George Bush, it appears, intentionally leaked false information which has led to the death, so far, of 2,285 people, as well as potentially the lives of people in New Orleans who couldn’t get help because our forces were all over seas. We will definitely add to this number the deaths that we wilil see over the next weeks, months (years?) in Iraq. Will we add to it the deaths that are experienced because Iran could not be checked while advancing its nuclear program and inciting riots around the world? I suspect history will show the depth of Bush’s deceit to the American people.
You know it’s true when all they can do is attack the messenger, never addressing the issues at hand.
Same with Ronald Reagan. Ronnie! We hardly knew ye!
I miss Richard Nixon. Seriously. Come back, Dick! All is forgiven! We though you were bad, but, heaven help us, we didn’t know what bad is.
Here’s something to keep in mind next time you’re comparing radical right-wing rhetoric to more mainstream rhetoric:
If you find yourself consistently having to claim that your opponents have ‘lost touch with reality,’ then perhaps you’re the one who’s lost touch.
Just something to consider, eh?
Give them hell? The dems lose election after election yet never understand why. Dean=wacko.
I didn’t think the radical right-wing cared about reality anyhow…their entire ideology is based on faith, not fact.
That, and they are never so humble as to prevent themselves from passing judgement on others while refusing to abide by their own standards.
Case in point:
http://rising-hegemon.blogspot.com/2006/02/irony-fuckin-irony.html
Ken Starr, caught lying and trying to suborn perjury!
Wonderfully delicious, eh?
Lets see, where do I start?
The cons as usual are dragging out old bullshit to attack Howard Dean instead of arguing the opposite of what he said. That’s because even they can’t defend their boss with credibility except in their own narrow-minded circles.
Its obvious there is a problem when even some republicans are now skeptical of Bush’s claims that the domestic spying was legal and the president was just performing his duty to protect the American people, in accordance with his “Constitutional” duties. Senator Arlen Specter, Republican Chairman of the Judiciary Committee has said that the president violated the law.
According to Washington Post article on Feb. 6, the program tapped thousands of innocent Americans and almost no terrorism suspects. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/04/AR2006020401373.html
The Bush Administration’s most recent response has been to claim that this helped thwart a terrorist attack on L.A. Funny how they just now came up with this story. Even if there was some narrow link to this program, which I doubt had little to do with it, this sounds like more “Weapons of Mass Distraction” to blur the issue. It’s sort of like Scooter Libby’s recent tactic of claiming that his superiors authorized him to reveal classified information to change the subject as to whether or not he committed perjury in his testimony regarding leaking of a CIA agent’s identification.
Sooner of later the policy is going to overcome the propaganda and the Bush administration is going to have to answer for their actions, no matter what Howard Dean or anyone else has to say about it.
The only thing missing is a “political enemies” list but it will not a big surprise if one of those turns up sooner or later.
Worse than Nixon? You can bet on it.
Oh, and before you start with it, I heard the spin last night on CNN that the special procecuter is the one who released the story about Scooter Libby, blah, blah, blah or some such garbage. I guess that’s the latest spin from folks like Joe di Genova. He has already said that the special prosecutor should drop the case against Libby. It seems he is singing a different tune after he and his wife spouted their so-called “analysis” of how Clinton broke the law during on Geraldo Rivera. I guess its not the same when someone on his side of the political isle breaks the law.
# midderpidge Says:
February 10th, 2006 at 11:28 pm
Ouch, for all you don t like the source, it s all true.
# mr.curmudgeon Says:
February 11th, 2006 at 12:25 am
You know it s true when all they can do is attack the messenger, never addressing the issues at hand.
I shall address the issues at hand: His statements were opinions, which he is certainly entitled to have, in a responsible way. Comparing Bush to Nixon was appealing to the base, or, as us older folks say, “Preaching to the choir.”
I can’t decide what’s more funny: that the DNC can’t spell the word ‘misled’ in the press release, or that the media – not to mention moonbat blogstars like our pal Ollie – can’t find it either.
He was preaching to the choir as you say because that’s part of his job. What would you rather have him say to democrats – what a good job Bush is doing? You guys still act like he’s running for president.
Who cares what Dr. Demento Dean says about anything.
He only opens his mouth to change feet.
What the hell does that have to do with the issue other than the usual personal attack from the right ?
Wow, Frank D, it is an opinion he was expressing. It was however, backed up with various points and examples he used to make that opinion, and those were all true. Poor Frank.
I didn’t notice that he backed up his one opinion with anything more than opinions about other things. You just happen to agree with him.
Incidentally, Bushwacked, President Bush takes a lot of crap in these threads for appealing to his base, but when Dean repeatedly alienates Republicans, by insulting the Preident and his policies, you say, “That s part of his job.”
That was my point.
And another thing, a lot of right – wing bloggers call Carter the worst President in history. Does that make it a fact?
I’ll agree there are a lot insults thrown at W, some deserved and some not. But insulting his poilicies? How do you insult a policy?
FrankD, reality check here, is it Howard Dean’s job to NOT alienate Republicans? I would have to say it is the President (hailed by his primpers as a Uniter not a Divider) that is alienating democrats and many others with his misguided policies and initiatives.
uh, ppg2, just had to spoil your fun………..
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
mislead
One entry found for mislead.
Main Entry: mis·lead
Pronunciation: “mis-’lEd
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): mis·led /-’led/; -lead·ing
transitive senses : to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief often by deliberate deceit
intransitive senses : to lead astray
synonym see DECEIVE
- mis·lead·er noun
Must be that damn ‘liberal’ dictionary………