DEAN MISLEADS ON 9-11 "THEORY"
Candle-powered Howard (candle-powered, both because he's one of those turn-back-the-clock greenies and because he's apparently just not all that bright), when pressed on his wacky 9-11 conspiracy theory in last night's debate, had this to say:
WMUR’S SCOTT SPRADLING: “Governor Dean, you had once stated that you thought it was possible that the president of the United States had been forewarned about the 9/11 terrorist attacks. You later said that you didn't really know. A statement like that, don't you see the possibility of some Democrats being nervous about statements like that leading them to the conclusion that you are not right for being the next commander in chief?”HOWARD DEAN: “Well, in all due respect, I did not exactly state that. I was asked on Fox, fair and balanced news, that … I was asked why I thought the president was withholding information, I think it was, or 9/11 or something like that. And I said, well, the most interesting theory that I heard, which I did not believe, was that the Saudis had tipped him off.”
Yeah, yeah, gov, blame it all on Fox. Those nasty Murdoch clones must have trapped you into hinting that you thought Bush had preknowledge of 9-11. Except for one inconvienent fact--it's a brazen lie. The Fox connection is that Chris Wallace asked you about your theory after you'd already aired it on NPR's Diane Rehm show on Dec 1, in the following dissertation on why President Bush is supposedly concealing 9-11 records from the investigating commission:
“The most interesting theory that I’ve heard so far – which is nothing more than a theory, I can’t think – it can’t be proved – is that [President Bush] was warned ahead of time [about the 9/11 attacks] by the Saudis.”
On Fox News Sunday (Dec 7), Wallace was merely asking a good follow-up, not putting words in your mouth or somehow tricking you into tinfoil hat land. And even if he did trick you, what does that say about your mental wattage?
Want further evidence that Howie is a shifty sort who may not be ready for prime time? Check out this exchange with Chris Wallace on the same show:
WALLACE: A newspaper columnist this week called you the first Teflon-coated Democrat. You've hit some rough patches recently -- the comments about the Confederate flag, keeping your records as governor secret. But why do you think you're able to defy, so far, the laws of political gravity?DEAN: Well, I think a lot of people are throwing everything but the kitchen sink at us, which is what they do at this time of year if they think you're the front-runner.
Neither of the problems mentioned were "thrown at" Dean by anyone else. He created them himself, and has tried to spin his way out of them. The Confederate flag--only a problem because Dean made it one. His Vermont records--he's the one who sealed them up. No one threw any of those issues at him--he tossed them up and they just came back down to bean him on the head. Kind of like those morons who fire guns into the air to celebrate New Year's, only to have the bullet come straight back down and hit them.
The rest of Dean's appearance is literally filled with lies. Not spin--lies. He says we hit Iraq unilaterally, even though Britian, Australia, Spain, Italy and Poland all took part, and Japan and South Korea and lots of smaller states are set to send troops or already have. He says Bush tried to cut the military's hazard pay--never happened.
Howard lies more than Bill Clinton in a room full of debutantes. Maybe MoveOn's Daily Mislead will tackle this? Heh. Right. Fat chance.











