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02/11/2004 Archived Entry: "Oooh, somebody's a little testy...."
Oooh, somebody's a little testy....
Check this little exchange between Colin Powell and Congressman Sherrod Brown from earlier today.
Congressman Sherrod Brown: Secretary, we count on you. The President may have been AWOL. The Vice-President has said he had 'other priorities' during Vietnam. Other high-ranking administration officials never served. You understand war, and we absolutely count on you. A lot of us wonder what happened between that Post interview and your statement the next day where you said the President made the right decision.Powell: First of all, Mr. Brown, I won't dignify your comment about the President, because you don't know what you're talking about. Second, let me get to the point you were raising.
Brown: I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean, Mr. Secretary.
Powell: You made a reference that the President...
Brown: I said he may have been AWOL.
Powell: Mr. Brown, let's not go there. Let's just not go there. Let's not go there in this hearing. You just want to have a political fight on this matter that is very controversial, and it has been dealt with by the White House fine. Let's not go there.
Brown's got the right idea. Every time the opportunity presents itself to ask any member of this administration about Bush's military record, it should be taken.
Replies: 5 people speak up
well, its nice that the congress has finnally found its balls. too bad it didnt happen 3 years ago when we needed it...
Posted by justin @ 02/11/2004 04:23 PM NY
wasnt bush supposed to give some kind of big speach today about WMD? did i miss it? or was it just so unimportant that no one has mentioned it? its amazing, i stop watching the news for a couple of hours, and the ministry of truth changes everything. or has it just not happened yet?
Posted by justin @ 02/11/2004 04:41 PM NY
I think he was supposed to address the nation on "Nuclear Threats", that is according to an interview I saw with Condolizza Rice this morning on NBC.
I think that back in '99 and 2000 the press should have been more aggressive about this issue, then it never would have had to make it to congress.
Posted by sellursoul @ 02/11/2004 05:24 PM NY
Well, that's three "let's not go there"s in one sentence, General Powell. Why not? Why couldn't you "dignify" the comment about bush? If you believe that he was not AWOL, then say so.
Posted by skywalker77 @ 02/11/2004 11:35 PM NY
Condi Rice and Colin Powell...the Amos and Annie of our times...
Posted by mikejaz @ 02/12/2004 11:56 PM NY
