Quote of the day
posted at 10:40 pm on May 22, 2008 by Allahpundit
“But you know, the temptation to want to win back the Congress, we sort of stretched the facts … and people ate it up.”
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*shakes his head*
lorien1973 on May 22, 2008 at 10:43 PM
He is a career member of the Financial Services Committee who has made little or no name for himself since his first electoral victory,
Well he has now!
Tony737 on May 22, 2008 at 10:45 PM
As Gomer Pyle would say: “Surprise, surprise, surprise.”
CyberCipher on May 22, 2008 at 10:45 PM
“… if we won the Congressional elections, we could stop the war. Now anybody was a good student of Government would know that wasn’t true.”
Man, I remember debating with my Lib friends and telling them exactly this, and they just refused to believe it.
Tony737 on May 22, 2008 at 10:48 PM
Well put another notch in YouTube’s gun stock.
Limerick on May 22, 2008 at 10:49 PM
Well, well. We’ll see if this one gets it’s due. It should!
Spirit of 1776 on May 22, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Oh that’s gonna leave a big nasty welt right there. The truth is any sane person knew the Dems had no intentions to end the war.
TroubledMonkey on May 22, 2008 at 10:51 PM
And because of this, our enemies were emboldened and more of our troops and innocent civilians died.
Connie on May 22, 2008 at 10:52 PM
So,does this guy plan on going to Denver,
say to speak to the ant- war moonbats!
I wonder how code pink is going to treat
this!
canopfor on May 22, 2008 at 10:53 PM
“… and with it comes an admitted level of condescension directed by those Congressional Democrats at those who were gullible enough to support them …”
Any gullable leftards care to comment? Nah, didn’t think so.
Tony737 on May 22, 2008 at 10:54 PM
wow! i did not even know that democrats knew how to stretch the truth
custer on May 22, 2008 at 10:54 PM
I KNEW it!!!!!!!!
HawaiiLwyr on May 22, 2008 at 10:56 PM
And because of this, our enemies were emboldened and more of our troops and innocent civilians died. – Connie
Exactly right Connie, including some of our own Posters, like Major John and SPC Steve or the kids of our Posters, like Mommynator and Limey.
Tony737 on May 22, 2008 at 10:56 PM
I hope I’m wrong but I contend that this will make absolutely no difference to democrats. Their supporters will still provide money and will continue to support them if for no other reason than to keep the much bigger evil (Republicans) out of power.
Mormon Doc on May 22, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Anti-War types in Denver,gonna be a hot
night in Denver,real hot,dam(n)hot!
canopfor on May 22, 2008 at 10:59 PM
The moonbat democrats will say it’s Bush’s fault and the democrats had to lie. Or something like that. Honestly, I can’t think like they do.
SouthernGent on May 22, 2008 at 10:59 PM
Only a perfect fool would have bought into the Dem promises of the ’06 election.
Fortunately for Dems, this country has no shortage of perfect fools.
SuperCool on May 22, 2008 at 11:00 PM
The moonbats…
SouthernGent on May 22,2008 at 10:59PM.
SouthernGent: And the non-existent “Vast Right Wing
Conspiracy Kabal” strikes again!! Ha ha.
canopfor on May 22, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Lou Barletta is going to like this clip. It would kick so much ass if he unseated Kanjorski, and it would be a nice screw you to the amnesty set.
doubleplusundead on May 22, 2008 at 11:03 PM
I bet Nancy and Crazy Harry are gonna are all over this guy…
d1carter on May 22, 2008 at 11:04 PM
I’m shocked, shocked!
CP on May 22, 2008 at 11:05 PM
I hope everybody’s downloaded a copy of that video already–who knows how long it will be on YouTube.
Ed Driscoll on May 22, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Quoted form the article:
Apparently no one on the left can seem to outsmart the President and yet they still call him a buffoon. So who are the real buffoons here? Because if one is to accept that the President is a buffoon (and I certainly don’t myself), then how much of a bigger buffoon must one be to be unable to outsmart a buffoon and to elect people who can not apparently outsmart a buffoon?
NotCoach on May 22, 2008 at 11:10 PM
I agree with Mormon Doc. Dollars to doughnuts this guy wins his next election by an even bigger margin than his last.
tomk59 on May 22, 2008 at 11:11 PM
Our wacko Dem friend, Mike Gravel, did exactly the same thing in 1969 when he told a group of students how he won his Senate seat in Alaska, by running to the right of his opponent while all the time planning on legislating to the left. He thought he was showing these students how smart he was while giving a lesson on how to win elections. It was a safe audience, students in 1969 being moonbats and all.
Security told me to leave the room after I told Gravel what I thought of his tactics and character.
Gravel went on to turn traitor to his country, betray national secrets to the press corps, and coddle the SDS.
Anything to get their lefty agenda through. Lie, cheat, steal aint the half of it. The Dems will never get my vote, for any reason, on any issue.
Limerick on May 22, 2008 at 11:12 PM
All that money they got from the far left. These guys must’ve been laughin’ all the way to the bank. Suckersssss! Cha-CHING! $$$ Like takin’ candy from a baby!
Tony737 on May 22, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Hey Staff, is there anyway we could get an “Insomniac Open Thread”?
Tony737 on May 22, 2008 at 11:19 PM
Nor mine!
surrounded on May 22, 2008 at 11:20 PM
Rhinoboy on May 22, 2008 at 11:22 PM
Our wacko Dem friend….
Limerick on May 22,2008 at 11:12PM.
Limerick: Haha,and the Left are whinning about
“Operation Chaos”!
I’ve said many times in other posts
Liberals will do whatever it takes,
however it takes,to get their power
back,but this is priceless!
canopfor on May 22, 2008 at 11:22 PM
Aaahhh, slight clarification. Illegal immigration…
Rhinoboy on May 22, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Rhinoboy on May 22
Doug Marshall? Is that you? Dude, Brian Stann really kicked your azz!
Tony737 on May 22, 2008 at 11:25 PM
democrats stretched the facts,
the truth got the ax..
hell with it..
Ried lied.
people died..
works that way just as well..
DaveC on May 22, 2008 at 11:25 PM
If you believe the following statement, you may qualify to teach in an inner-city public school: “We can leave Iraq immediately, and the main problem with inner-city public schools is that we don’t spend enough money.”
RBMN on May 22, 2008 at 11:26 PM
Well they won their necessary seats in ’06. So a few thousand civilians and soldiers had to die or be wounded because of their rhetoric, at least they won the election and that is all they seem to care about.
You still want to wait for the perfect Republican to land on your doorstep and give all the keys to these democrats in November?
Bishop on May 22, 2008 at 11:28 PM
I guess that proves it, I’m insane.
But I’m not buying it. This looks like a classic ‘trial baloon’. Have an obscure party loyalist with enough time built up to be eligible for retirement make the inital announcement, and watch how the party fanatics, and the news media react.
Since it appears that Iraq is beginning to stablize, or appears to be trending in that direction, the democrats have to prepare their fall back position.
rockhauler on May 22, 2008 at 11:31 PM
Tony Blair? Dude, Israel came this close to kicking your azz.
Rhinoboy on May 22, 2008 at 11:35 PM
Honesty is the best policy.
BadgerHawk on May 22, 2008 at 11:36 PM
And you really think a narrative of “We lied our way to a majority” is really going to play well? If this is a trial balloon the guy making the balloons needs to be fired.
NotCoach on May 22, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Can you download clips from YouTube?
BadgerHawk on May 22, 2008 at 11:39 PM
I can relate.
I am new to a job with some (African-American) Obama supporters. Before our state primary, one of them made the comment we need someone who will bring our troops home. When I said that wasn’t gonna happen, she looked shocked and asked why not. I hope I gave her a decent answer as to why we need to win this war and not claim defeat and retreat.
atxcowgirl on May 22, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Done.
amerpundit on May 22, 2008 at 11:45 PM
The trial baloon is not that they lied then. The trial baloon is telling the party fanatics that the troops will not be withdrawn. The loyalists don’t care that their guys lied, remember 8 years of clinton?
The lie is now. They were serious then about bringing the troops home, and abandoning the fight.
rockhauler on May 22, 2008 at 11:47 PM
RE: The guy should be fired.
That’s why I pointed out that he is eligible for retirement with 25 years of service. If the reaction is a lynch mob, the guy just retires.
classic sacrifical lamb, mea culpa, trial baloon.
rockhauler on May 22, 2008 at 11:50 PM
If you use Firefox, you can add-on Download Helper, and it will put a little icon next to the addy bar and you can download just about anything video with that.
Spirit of 1776 on May 22, 2008 at 11:50 PM
They learned their lesson well. . . From the Clinton
school of deception. Berry learned it pretty well as well.
Texyank on May 22, 2008 at 11:55 PM
This is bugging me.
If democrats were lieing when they said they would withdraw the troops then, and knew they were lieing then, why confess your sins now?
If Obama is stillsaying now that he’ll immediately (within 100 days) withdrawn, how does he walk back from that position in October with a peacefull Iraq?
rockhauler on May 22, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Will everyone here e-mail Rush and send a message to Drudge via his message box on the lower right of his page to try to get the word out about this? I already have but a little re-enforcement couldn’t hurt.
rihar on May 22, 2008 at 11:59 PM
Tony Blair? Dude, Israel came this close to kicking your azz. – Rhino
Touche’! :-)
Did ya see the Marshall/Stann fight? It’s on YouTube if ya missed it.
Tony737 on May 23, 2008 at 12:04 AM
Obama said he would start withdrawing troops within 100 days of being elected and have them all out in 18 months, I think. If things keep going the way they are now, that is very doable. However, I don’t think the Iraqi army will be able to function without our Air Force and MiTT teams with them. But he did account for that force and the force protection that would have to be there to support them. So it is possible. *If* everything keeps going the way it has the last 4 weeks.
bnelson44 on May 23, 2008 at 12:05 AM
Isn’t Drudge an Obama supporter now?
Isn’t Rush a Hillary supporter now?
bnelson44 on May 23, 2008 at 12:07 AM
rockhauler on May 22, 2008 at 11:31 PM
You’re the smartest friggin’ rockhauler I’ve ever run into.
Saltysam on May 23, 2008 at 12:28 AM
Arguing with a truck driver is like mud wrestling with a pig. After awhile you begin to suspect the pig is enjoying it.
and, no I ain’t smart, I’m just guessing. There are some really smart folks hanging around here, and I’m just trying to learn something.
and I seem to recall a couple of comments of considerable worth from you.
less’n you’re fun’n me. . .
rockhauler on May 23, 2008 at 12:36 AM
LOL
No, not at all.
That’s some razor sharp guessing, mate. It didn’t even cross my mind, but your insight made so much sense to me.
Saltysam on May 23, 2008 at 1:02 AM
LOL
No, not at all.
That’s some razor sharp guessing, mate. It didn’t even cross my mind, but your insight made so much sense to me.
Saltysam on May 23, 2008 at 1:03 AM
Except the dreaded Red Lasso videos. Anybody have any suggestions on how to easily download those clips?
Ed Driscoll on May 23, 2008 at 1:10 AM
I used http://keepvid.com/
It worked fine.
bnelson44 on May 23, 2008 at 1:13 AM
sorry that was for Youtube. Don’t know how to download Red Lasso clips
bnelson44 on May 23, 2008 at 1:14 AM
If anyone is interested in the quote in context, here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK67AmvwFI0
bnelson44 on May 23, 2008 at 1:24 AM
Holy crap! Why arent there posts for this thread numbering into the thousands!?
Oh, I forgot, most of us here already knew this little tidbit. And libs don’t seem to have anything to say?
Next week on Democratic leaks….We lied about not finding any WMDs (or illegal materials ready to go)
El Guapo on May 23, 2008 at 1:27 AM
It’s also pretty late.
night all!
bnelson44 on May 23, 2008 at 1:31 AM
Thanks, but that did not “put it into proper context”. It is still a blatant admission of guilt.
El Guapo on May 23, 2008 at 1:33 AM
Not on the left coast. we are 3 hours behind you on the clock, and 300 years behind in lessons learned common sense.
El Guapo on May 23, 2008 at 1:34 AM
I downloaded the clip to my blog. But doesn’t that go dead if YouTube pulls the clip? I doubt that this is the kind of thing that YT is going to give much aid and comfort to. Unless this is the beginning of the Dems trying to take credit for the war.
snaggletoothie on May 23, 2008 at 1:56 AM
As they now sup at the Obama’s trough of HOPE and CHANGE.
Gobbling the gibberish like gullible geese.
profitsbeard on May 23, 2008 at 2:11 AM
Well, duh! This is a no brainer. They knew they couldn’t end the war so long as there is a sitting President who supports it. Their plan is to use that in an attempt to leverage undecideds towards voting Democrat in the Presidential election, and keeping control of the Legislature. Then they’ll have rubber-stamping powers to end the war…
And bring about a new level of socialism in America. But pay no attention to the second part. It’s all about ending the war! Honestly. Not abot consolidating maximum power in Washington to control your lives and paychecks. Why would you ever think that?
Spc Steve on May 23, 2008 at 2:22 AM
Democrats lied, anti-war kooks cried..
Chakra Hammer on May 23, 2008 at 2:25 AM
Chakra Hammer on May 23, 2008 at 2:32 AM
Want to see the rest?
http://www.psywarrior.com/Goebbels.html
The media has done a good job of taking care of most of the rest.
Chakra Hammer on May 23, 2008 at 2:34 AM
People may have eaten the democrat slop that was served.
But republicans has already eaten from the same trough.
Neither have served the American people’s needs.
We all go hungry for real leadership
Kini on May 23, 2008 at 3:02 AM
Entelechy on May 23, 2008 at 3:24 AM
“But you know,the temptation to want to win back the
Congress,we sort of stretched the facts…and people
sheeple/lemmings ate it up”
Entelechy on May 23,2008 at 3:24AM.
Entelechy:And so right you are,while the lemmings were
busy eating and going over the cliff,they
were oblivious to the ground rushing up to
meet them,as the Liberal voters are being
screwed over by their own party,for the DNC
Party to being more concerned about power,at
the expence of its loyal Liberal voting citizen,
says it all!
canopfor on May 23, 2008 at 7:11 AM
Are you new here?
rihar on May 23, 2008 at 7:35 AM
Sad part is, they are doing the same thing this election.
Gas prices and war.
And, yes indeedy, people are eating it up.
cntrlfrk on May 23, 2008 at 8:11 AM
No one should be surprised seeing that this all comes from the party that uses a jackass as its symbol. Come to think of it, “herds of jackass” defines Obamaphobes pretty well too.
Rod on May 23, 2008 at 8:16 AM
ROTFLMAO……………… ROVE you magnificent Ba$tard…………!!!!!!!!!
doriangrey on May 23, 2008 at 8:23 AM
I hope that gets used every year..
even after Rove is gone to the hereafter, the GOP better plant rumors that he left diaries and playbooks, scores of them, for each state and any democrat defeat ends up with, “Rove, you magnificent Bastard”
DaveC on May 23, 2008 at 9:07 AM
I think Rod meant Obamaphiles (those who love Obama).
An Obamaphobe would be someone who FEARS Obama. After listening to Obama’s blundering foreign policy proposals, I am an Obamaphobe, and there are probably lots of other Obamaphobes on this blog.
Steve Z on May 23, 2008 at 9:56 AM
That’s right. Thanks for the correction, Steve.
Rod on May 23, 2008 at 10:14 AM
Stating the obvious… even most of the liberals must have known.
Esthier on May 23, 2008 at 10:28 AM
I’m watching it right now as I’m typing….WHOA! You’re right, I got clocked! I’m… not good.
Rhinoboy on May 23, 2008 at 10:36 AM
I love how people say, “Well it’s out of context.” And yet when you study more closely what the person said or hear all the audio in front and back he still said the same damn thing. I suppose that seven minute version is sort of like Jeremiah Wright putting a whole lot of context on his views in front of the National Press Club, right?
No one has to watch the long version to know he admits that the Democrats lied in the last election to try and get elected. It is just a long winded version of the same admission.
NotCoach on May 23, 2008 at 11:08 AM
Right. And we should understand that if we try to understand the batty liberals, then we become as batty as the moon-bat liberals…understand? See what I mean : )
kcd on May 23, 2008 at 12:01 PM
This doesn’t make any difference. From what I read about the 2006 elections the Democrats who took Republican seats moved to the right of the Republicn candidates on the war.
davod on May 23, 2008 at 1:44 PM
That’s the unwritten story. Voters were voting out the bums, not embracing surrender at all costs.
NotCoach on May 23, 2008 at 2:07 PM
Say it ain’t so Joe! (sob) Say it Ain’t so! (tears streaming……)
moxie_neanderthal on May 23, 2008 at 3:51 PM