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03/24/2004 Archived Entry: "Clarke."
Clarke.
His testimony is starting now. Here we go...
Off to a hell of a start. Announced that he failed the country, the government failed the country, and apologized for his failure. Already, he's outclassed everyone who has appeared as representative of the Thug Cabal.
He said that Rice should testify, which triggered another huge round of applause.
And the Republican commissioners aren't laying a glove on the guy. This is going to be very bad for ThugCo, absent a lot of gravity-defying spin from the SCLM.
Jim Thompson is trying hard to discredit Clarke - and Clarke is eating his lunch. Thompson thinks he's getting Clarke in a 'gotcha' moment, and Clarke is batting his shit over the wall.
Seems there was a story out of Fox News this morning that Bush increased anti-terror funding five-fold upon taking office. Thompson made a big deal out of this and asked Clarke if Bush really approved funding.
Clarke replied, 'Approved, but not appropriated.' Sounds just like everyone else Bush has promised money to in the past three years.
I'm going to probably miss the las 90 minutes of Clarke's testimony, since I have to go to a meeting this afternoon. Too bad - I'm enjoying this.
Jim Lehman just attacked Clarke on his 'credibility problem.' Clarke responded by ripping his heart, still beating, from Lehman's chest - and ending by declaring that bush has weakened the war on terrorism.
I have to go to a metting. This better be on the goddam radio when I get in my truck.
Replies: 7 people speak up
Well, Blah3, I'm really happy for you watching those hearings. I'm stuck here at work and NPR is broadcasting a program dealing in mind-numbing detail with "Orientalism in Opera." They've pretty much avoided any coverage of the hearings today.
When did NPR start ignoring the relevant and become obsessed with bullshit? Orientalism in Opera, you just can't get more bullshitty than that.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 03/24/2004 02:16 PM NY
Metro,
Go to C-SPAN.org. You can catch a stream from there.
This is too good. You shouldn't miss it.
Posted by editor @ 03/24/2004 02:27 PM NY
Clarke seems to indicate that nothing that the Bush administration may have done between January and 9/11 would have prevented the attack....BUT...had the Clinton administration OR the Bush administration begun the planning or intervention policies that were recommended we may have had a quicker response following 9/11. I find this to be the most telling item. Bush, et al, may have increased their odds of getting Bin Laden, et al, if plans were in place waiting for a trigger (which 9/11 obviously would have been). Much has been made about attempting to justify striking al Queda preemptively without definitive evidence of the threat they posed. I remain convinced that Clinton should have nailed him after Cole, and Bush DEFINITELY should have been ready to move on Bin Laden within hours of the 9/11 attacks. Bin Laden and his minions should be dead right now. Clarke knows (and knew) his shit, and two presidents missed it.
Posted by Murphy @ 03/24/2004 02:45 PM NY
this is the best hearing so far. i just cant stop watching it. which is not good, because i need to go to the lumber store before 5. oh well, still a beautifull thing. i especially liked the part where he told the comission that he was asked to make the positive statements he did by the bush administration. how did he put it? "trying to make the policies look as positive as possible"? just beautifull...
Posted by justin @ 03/24/2004 02:47 PM NY
I can't get streaming audio/video and I don't have cable and my NPR station played news of Mars etc etc rather than full coverage of the hearings. I remember back in the day I listened to Watergate on tv and radio. This is every bit as important, probably more since it deals with how to prevent such attacks in the future. I have appreciated Blah3 notes on the hearings which is why I checked in. Too bad on the meeting you had to go to!!!
Posted by cgreen @ 03/24/2004 02:54 PM NY
Hate to say it, but I've had no regrets getting XM in my car. C-SPAN Radio is doing wall-to-wall coverage sans punditry (or you can hear it on CNN. I don't even try FoxNews, but I'm assuming you can hear it there, too). The music channels ain't bad either...
Posted by Hoffmania! @ 03/24/2004 05:01 PM NY
"When did NPR start ignoring the relevant and become obsessed with bullshit? Orientalism in Opera, you just can't get more bullshitty than that."
When the finally realized who was paying the bills.
Posted by IXLNXS @ 03/24/2004 07:30 PM NY
