rushmc 23 #1 December 28, 2005 Intereesting transcript, Don't you think? From Meet the Depressed..... Tom Brokaw, Ted Koppel: Clinton Would Have Gone Into Iraq, Too Broadcast veterans Tom Brokaw and Ted Koppel agree that Bill Clinton would have gone into Iraq just like George Bush if he were still president in 2003. Appearing on "Meet the Press” with Tim Russert, Brokaw and Koppel also agreed that the press shouldn't be judged too harshly for not pursuing questions about claims of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. According to a transcript appearing in Editor & Publisher, Koppel defended the media’s treatment of the WMD claims: KOPPEL: In large measure, when the president and his top people tell you, as they did, "Here's our perception of what exists. Here's our perception of the danger to the United States. Here's our perception of a relationship between this guy who has weapons of mass destruction and the group that just blew up the Pentagon and the World Trade Center," I don't know that reporters as a whole can sit there and say, "Oh, hokum. You know, it's just not true ... " BROKAW: The French intelligence were sharing the same conclusions with the administration. I thought – I agree with you that I don't think that we pushed hard enough for vigorous debate. I think that on Capitol Hill that the debate was anemic, at best ... RUSSERT: [Congress was] not questioning whether Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. BROKAW: No. No. No. RUSSERT: That seemed to be a uniformly held belief. BROKAW: Right. Yeah. KOPPEL: Nor did the Clinton administration beforehand. BROKAW: No. KOPPEL: I mean, the only difference between the Clinton administration and the Bush administration was 9/11. BROKAW: Right. KOPPEL: If 9/11 had happened on Bill Clinton's watch, he would have gone into Iraq. BROKAW: Yeah. Yeah."America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #2 December 28, 2005 Nobody is denying that WJC was a liar. CDIF is SO dated. Can't you try something else for a change?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #3 December 28, 2005 Quote Nobody is denying that WJC was a liar. CDIF is SO dated. Can't you try something else for a change? Whooosh...... If you think about it, this post has nothing to do with Clinton............"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samurai136 0 #4 December 28, 2005 It's also not very interesting. We all know the press will believe the president's lies. They are just making excuses for their substandard journalistic ethics. Next Case."Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #5 December 28, 2005 maybe you meant "co case"??"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Channman 2 #6 December 28, 2005 The truth can be a blinding light, thats if you have your eyes open. So lets move on and talk about the worthless dogs at the ACLU Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #7 December 28, 2005 I wonder if the right ever gets tired of the nasty smell..... I mean how long can they keep their heads up the administrations collective arse's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #8 December 28, 2005 QuoteI wonder if the right ever gets tired of the nasty smell..... I mean how long can they keep their heads up the administrations collective arse's and the left smells differently HOW exactly? oh.. in the case of Slick Willie, he smelt like Tuna. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #9 December 28, 2005 QuoteI wonder if the right ever gets tired of the nasty smell..... I mean how long can they keep their heads up the administrations collective arse's As apposed to say, one's head up thier own"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #10 December 28, 2005 QuoteAs apposed to say, one's head up thier own Wow I never met anyone who could do that before... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #11 December 28, 2005 QuoteQuoteAs apposed to say, one's head up thier own Wow I never met anyone who could do that before... "America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Channman 2 #12 December 28, 2005 I have a plexyglass belly button, so I can at least see where im going. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #13 December 28, 2005 QuoteI have a plexyglass belly button, so I can at least see where im going. "America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #14 December 28, 2005 The mental visuals of this thread are impressive!!"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 4 #15 December 28, 2005 Quoteoh.. in the case of Slick Willie, he smelt like Tuna. Women do not smell like tuna. If what you're sniffin' smells like tuna, you need to call the doctor, because something is very, very wrong. Women do not smell like tuna. 500 times in a PM by tomorrow am. No cutting and pasting allowed. If you belonged to me, you'd never get another blow job. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #16 December 28, 2005 QuoteQuote Nobody is denying that WJC was a liar. CDIF is SO dated. Can't you try something else for a change? Whooosh...... If you think about it, this post has nothing to do with Clinton............ Umm, did you read the TITLE of your own thread?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #17 December 28, 2005 It's not about lying, it is about being wrong, and not being able to show what was done with them. However, I don't think Clinton or Gore would have liberated Iraq or Afghanistan. I think they would have shot a few cruise missles and declared that good enough. SH was actively supporting terrorism.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #18 December 28, 2005 OK "America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites