Text of the Democrat Memo

Fox News ^ | 11-05-03 | Some Dem!

[jmstein7]

2) Assiduously prepare Democratic "additional views" to attach to any interim or final reports the committee may release. Committee rules provide this opportunity and we intend to take full advantage of it. In that regard, we have already compiled all the public statements on Iraq made by senior administration officials. We will identify the most exaggerated claims and contrast them with the intelligence estimates that have since been declassified. Our additional views will also, among other things, castigate the majority for seeking to limit the scope of the inquiry. The Democrats will then be in a strong position to reopen the question of establishing an independent commission (i.e. the Corzine amendment).

[GoGophers]

I think the most important point is that the majority has been suckered into assisting these creeps. HEY GOP don't cooperate with these RATS in ANY way. If they want the answer to a question tell 'em to go pound sand. Or ignore it altogether. Or run them around in circles.

If the White House has nothing to hide, which is most likely the case, then why shouldn't the House and Senate Republicans ask the tough questions?

[GoGophers]

You obviously feel very strongly on this issue (100 people in two hours). I would like to hear your response to Yardstick (#13).

[Lady Heron]

They already have been given intelligence(they are the Intelligence Committee). The problem is that this memo states that they have no reason other than, to try and bring down a president durning a time of war, to go searching for wrong doing. They political motivation behind a witch hunt (not any obvious wrong doing) to try and bring a sitting president down during a time of war is treason (aiding and abetting an enemy).

[GoGophers]

The problem is that this memo states that they have no reason other than, to try and bring down a president durning a time of war, to go searching for wrong doing. They political motivation behind a witch hunt (not any obvious wrong doing) to try and bring a sitting president down during a time of war is treason (aiding and abetting an enemy).

What they are doing is engaging in highly partisan congressional oversight, which is not treason. If Bush did not commit an impeachable offense, then they can not throw him out of office.

[Lady Heron]

Thank you!

[Lady Heron]

What they are doing is engaging in highly partisan congressional oversight, which is not treason.

Not on the Senate Intelligence Committee, it is suppose to be non-partisan. It is suppose to have America's intrest at hand not a political party's intrest. I am very sorry that democrats (which my family a have been and even run for office) have sunk so low, but this is Treason.

Zell Miller, the last of the old democrat party even thinks heads should roll over this, and he is right!

[GoGophers]

Not on the Senate Intelligence Committee, it is suppose to be non-partisan. It is suppose to have America's intrest at hand not a political party's intrest. I am very sorry that democrats (which my family a have been and even run for office) have sunk so low, but this is Treason.

Investigating the possibility that the White House may have deliberately mislead the nation, which I do not think is the case, is not treason.

[xlib]

Not on the Senate Intelligence Committee, it is suppose to be non-partisan. It is suppose to have America's intrest at hand not a political party's intrest.

America's interest IS served by one party being suspicious of the other's motives. If they think they can prove Bush lied about our intel, I say "bring it." I suspect Bush would agree. Since these Dem committee members saw the same intel reports the White House did, it'll be hard to prove Bush pulled a fast one on them without also proving they were asleep at the wheel all through the buildup to war.

[GoGophers]

America's interest IS served by one party being suspicious of the other's motives. If they think they can prove Bush lied about our intel, I say "bring it."

Agreed

Since these Dem committee members saw the same intel reports the White House did, it'll be hard to prove Bush pulled a fast one on them without also proving they were asleep at the wheel all through the buildup to war.

This is not a winnable issue for the Democrats

[alnick]

Investigating the possibility that the White House may have deliberately mislead the nation, which I do not think is the case, is not treason.

THey're not investigating the possibility that the WH may have misled the nation. They're trying to gin up the appearance that the WH misled the nation, and they're abusing their positions on the committee to do it.

What they're doing is EXACTLY what they've falsely accused the president of doing: Manipulating intelligence to further their political goals.

[spunkets]

placemarker bump

[Lady Heron]

Since these Dem committee members saw the same intel reports the White House did, it'll be hard to prove Bush pulled a fast one on them without also proving they were asleep at the wheel all through the buildup to war.

This memo proves that this is not what they are after. They want to be given access into other areas to search for anything they think they could possibly use against the administration, going beyond they intellegence they have been given to not help America and their soldiers but to bring down a sitting president for no other reason other than political gain.

That goes beyond the scope of the intellegence committee without any evidence of wrong doing, but just a political mission on their part that happens to coincide with our enemies. That is aiding and abetting an enemy (because there is no cause but their getting their power back and not any pursuit of known wrong doing), thus it is treason or as Zell said its close cousin.

[GoGophers]

THey're not investigating the possibility that the WH may have misled the nation. They're trying to gin up the appearance that the WH misled the nation, and they're abusing their positions on the committee to do it.

How do you differentiate between the two perspectives (investigation versus witchhunt)?

[alnick]

America's interest IS served by one party being suspicious of the other's motives. If they think they can prove Bush lied about our intel, I say "bring it."

The democrats on that committee aren't the slightest bit interested in getting at the truth. Their plan is to twist the truth.

[MonroeDNA]

Welcome to FR, member of 6 weeks.

[GoGophers]

Welcome to FR, member of 6 weeks.

And ?

[PJ-Comix]

Have any of the lamestream news anchors reported on this memo tonight? So far Peter Jennings hasn't BUT he led off with a report about an obscure Lebanese businessman who claims that an Iraqi bigwig agreed to disarm if we didn't invade Iraq. The emphasis given to this report and the fact that Petah led off with it was almost like he was trying to deflect attention AWAY from this memo.

[alnick]

They've already made the accusations. They've stated the conclusions that they wish to reach and laid out their plans to try to come up with dirt on the president.

If they were trying to do the jobs with which they've been entrusted, they would go through the intelligence with an open mind, rather than going through it for the sole purpose of finding something to use as a weapon against the Commander in Chief.

[F-117A]

"collaborate"

The essence of a Communist front group!

[Lady Heron]

GoGophers, Since Sep 20, 2003

Investigating the possibility that the White House may have deliberately mislead the nation, which I do not think is the case, is not treason.

It is when there is no cause to question the White House in the intellegence they have been given. So far they can see no wrong doing.

As they stated in the memo they are on witch hunt (which happens to help our enemies). This goes beyond the scope of the commitee. They want access to other areas beyond their normal reach for only one reason, to dig up dirt on the administration to bring it down only so they can have their power back.

That goes beyond what this committee was designed for. This committee was never to be used for politics, but defending our country. When this commitee starts being used for politics then you can kiss any classified intellegence goodbye and our enemys have won.

Treason.