Transcript for Dec. 5 - Meet the Press- msnbc.com
MR. RUSSERT: When the president talked about Yucca Mountain and moving the nation’s nuclear waste there, you were very, very, very strong in your words. You said, “President Bush is a liar. He betrayed Nevada and he betrayed the country.”
Is that rhetoric appropriate?
SEN. REID: I don’t know if that rhetoric is appropriate. That’s how I feel, and that’s how I felt.
…And people may not like what I said, but I said it, and I don’t back off one bit.
Why on earth did Joe Wilson apologize?
Which begs the larger question: Why are Republicans (and way too many conservatives) such awful wimps?
UPDATE: Another example of Democrat decorum.
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If we had a free and fair press, the above exchange would have been cited during the “controversy” after VP Cheney gave Reid a succinct suggestion.
Joe Wilson should have used the opportunity to call on President Obama to request of the House that they pass the amendment that calls for verifying citizenship before receiving healthcare.
I’m sure many on this site are big sean hannity fans.
Well, to those talking about Harry Reid and the time he called bush a “liar,” I will now use a hannity technique: We are not talking about Harry Reid. We are talking about Joe Wilson.
How does whatever Harry Reid said justify what Joe Wilson did? You know darned well that if the tables had been turned, you would be calling for the Dem to resign.
Actually, you stupid bint, I wouldn’t. You don’t know where you are, you don’t know your ass from your hole, and you are entirely clueless about what I would, or wouldn’t call for.
In fact, I never called for Reid’s resignation, nor would I. Unlike petty commie tyrants like yourself, I actually support freedom of speech.
Now kindly fuck off and die.
Joe Wilson should never have apologized to Obama. Obama should be the one apologizing to the American people for lying each time he opens his Marxist Kenyan mouth. Obama spoke like a child that isn’t getting his way, on the verge of pouting. When Sen. Wilson called him on his lying, I thought he was going to break down in tears! “It does not!” Lord, you could see he was lost, just as he is as President - LOST!
Impeach Obama, put him and his woman on trial for high treason, put them before a firing squad!
I’ll call on Joe Wilson to resign right after you call on hopey/changey to resign for calling anyone who disagrees with him a liar.
Bill the Bloodhound — you are sick person. Very sad.
Gary - You are a very stupid person, if you truly believe that.
Bill, you can’t be serious.
The Prez is neither a Marxist or Kenyan. If you actually saw the Prez look like he was going to break down and cry, I suspect you saw some edited video on FauxNoise. I saw the Prez put himself above that cheap slimy shot at his character, with dignity, although Im sure the Prez would have liked to kick Wilsons azz for stupidity and breaking House rules.
Thanks for your input, Sylvia. It really is nice to have somebody to worship, isn’t it? I’m happy for you.
I can’t resist joining this thread. Now, what was that about “Hannity fans?”
Maybe many people on this blog are Elvis fans. Does that mean they can’t talk about Sinatra?
I never listen to Hannity, or Al Franken, or any other talk radio, so I guess that makes me right about whatever it is we’re talking about here.
I think Sylvia has it right, the President is God. And you will all go to hell for disrespecting him.
Barry,
At the rate we are going, we will be there soon. Hell in our lifetimes. A change you can believe in.