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Frist Disbands Senate Intel Committee Over Memogate
NewsMax ^ | 11/8/03 | Limbacher

Posted on 11/08/2003 8:29:55 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has temporarily disbanded the Senate Intelligence Committee until committee Democrats reveal the identity of the author of a memo outlining a their plan to politicize intelligence data in a bid undermine President Bush's reelection.

"The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has been harmed by a blatant partisan attack," the Tennessee Republican said in a floor speech yesterday, concluding that the memo had rendered the committee "incapable of meeting its responsibilities to the United States Senate and to the American people."

"Those responsible for this memo appear to be more focused on winning the White House than they are on winning the war against terror," Frist complained before adding, "There will be no more pulling along and no more useful collaboration on partisan schemes."

Committee Chairman Pat Roberts echoed Frist's decision to shut his committee down, saying, "Unless and until this reprehensible attack plan and strategy to derail the committee's important work is properly addressed, I am afraid that it will be impossible to return to business as usual in the committee."

A committee meeting scheduled for yesterday was canceled, and none has been scheduled for next week, a senior committee staff member told the Washington Post.

Frist also demanded that Democrats implicated in the Memogate scandal deliver "a personal apology" to Sen. Roberts.

Though retiring Georgia Democratic Sen. Zell Miller has called the memo, first leaked to radio host Sean Hannity on Tuesday, "perhaps treasonous," other Democrats circled the wagons on Friday.

Nevada Sen. Harry Reid complained on the Senate floor that the memo had been "pilfered" by Republicans then leaked to the media, saying that act was just as offensive as anything revealed by the controversial document.



TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: 2004memo; catholiclist; frist; intelcommittee; memogate; senate
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To: Laverne
"Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has temporarily disbanded the Senate Intelligence Committee until committee Democrats reveal the identity of the author of a memo..."

Given the above, the media now has no choice but to cover this story. I will be speechless if they don't, but I will never be surprised by the far left driven media.

One of their own is in trouble, they are just circling the wagons.
361 posted on 11/09/2003 5:22:15 AM PST by PigRigger (Send donations to http://www.AdoptAPlatoon.org)
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To: walden
Good, let the rats swing in the breeze.
362 posted on 11/09/2003 5:27:18 AM PST by RiflemanSharpe (An American for a more socially and fiscally conservation America!)
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To: PigRigger
I would agree that the alphabets have no choice but to cover this story; however, they have yet to do so, and Frist made this announcement on Friday. Not a single article on CNN or MSNBC's web sites about this action -- at least not on their front pages. Its stunning that they are ignoring this issue. Hopefully, Roberts will make some strong statements regarding this on Tony Snow's show this morning which will cause the other talking heads to at least ask for reaction to Robert's comments on the other shows? Then again, perhaps not. You are right they are circling the wagons.....but more importantly, they are waiting for additional talking points from Terry/Bill and Hill.
363 posted on 11/09/2003 5:38:59 AM PST by Laverne
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To: Nita Nupress
Bump to your #67.
364 posted on 11/09/2003 5:39:51 AM PST by alwaysconservative (Democrats recycle: bad ideas, bad policies, bad people.)
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To: TomGuy
Hourly, it becomes more obvious that Rockefeller himself was the source of this memo. He cannot finger a staffer without fingering himself. As to who takes over once he's gone, why it will be the Senate's favorite Marxist, Carl Levin.
365 posted on 11/09/2003 5:46:56 AM PST by gaspar
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To: HarryCaul
A little history please? When and how did Sean break the news about this memo? On his radio or television show? I do not listen or watch either of them. Thank you.
366 posted on 11/09/2003 5:55:54 AM PST by Xthe17th
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To: Xthe17th
I believe it started on Sean's radio show:

Sean Hannity has a scoop on dem party corruption (Vanity)

367 posted on 11/09/2003 6:00:22 AM PST by Quilla
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To: walden
The media isn't going to move this up the food chain untill their idol, John McCain speaks. So far we've heard nothing from him.
368 posted on 11/09/2003 6:14:23 AM PST by ClintonBeGone
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To: johnb838
I wish they would just kick all the dems off the committee.
369 posted on 11/09/2003 6:15:10 AM PST by ClintonBeGone
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To: JoJo Gunn
Man, I have to scan FReep for any posts on a blizzard in Hell. Who'd have thought Frist had a set of cajones hidden away somewhere?

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

370 posted on 11/09/2003 6:18:40 AM PST by wku man
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To: Brian Allen
I gotta better idea.

We put in prison those power-lusting un-and-anti-American bastards -- our enemies -- whose vacant minds are but the noxious-weed-infected vacant lots that envy, hated, raged and delusionally fantasized the subject memo into existance -- one J Rockefellow first among them -- and replace them all with capital R Republicans.

AND, seperately and additionally get the judges we need to restore Our Beloved FRaternal Republic.


371 posted on 11/09/2003 6:44:25 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Check out the Texas Chicken D 'RATS!: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/keyword/Redistricting)
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To: Lazamataz
The mainstream media is all but irrelevant any more.

Thank G-d and the internet.


You're right. On the Sunday Morning Thread, it seems that only Fox News is covering Memo Gate. Timmy on Meet The Press has one guest, the Breck Girl. As of yet, no east coast FReeper has reported that Timmy has even asked one damn question about it.

For those who continually deny that the lamestream media falls on their swords for the left, touchee'.... Go have another glass of commie koolaide.
372 posted on 11/09/2003 6:54:37 AM PST by demkicker
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Will wonders never cease. Go Frist!
373 posted on 11/09/2003 7:47:32 AM PST by P.O.E.
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To: CFC__VRWC
Intelligence issues are clearly secondary to the public's concern regarding the insurgency in Iraq.
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This comment came from the summary part of the democrat memo. It has bothered me since I read it the first time!
In my opinion, Intelligence issues are and should always be primary to all else that happens in that commitee.
374 posted on 11/09/2003 7:56:54 AM PST by barryselby
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To: thoughtomator
So yes, I still believe the GOP is capable of failing to act appropriately to the seriousness of the transgression. Not only capable, but given the history, and statements from the likes of Sen. Hatch, likely.

That was when FR was in its infancy. Sure, they're capable of going limp, and most likely WOULD if we let them. (Don't EVEN get me started on Lott and Hatch and Hilary's FBI files.) But that was then and this is NOW.

Thanks to FR and the internet, there are many, many more of us paying attention now. That was back in 1998 before they had experienced the exquisite pleasure of being FReeped. That was before we camped out at the White House every weekend to let them know we were watching. And before we refused to let AlGor stay in Vice President Cheney's house one minute longer than he was supposed to. And before Hilary! was looking over her shoulder for a FReeper at every book signing.

If we don't hold the normally-limp Senate Republicans' feet to the fire on this memo business, then it's our own dang fault.

375 posted on 11/09/2003 8:03:55 AM PST by Nita Nupress
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To: jriemer
Great link. Thanks!
376 posted on 11/09/2003 8:05:14 AM PST by Nita Nupress
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To: mewzilla
Well, the Dems have been hoist by their own petard. ...

Isn't it great? I love petard-hoisting. I hope they dangle up there for a long, long time. I hope it's cold and windy and rainy. I hope when they finally fall, they land on rocks. Slimy rocks. Sharp, slimy rocks, all cold and wet. Then I hope the tide comes in....

377 posted on 11/09/2003 8:10:14 AM PST by wizardoz ("SERENITY NOW!!!")
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To: Salvation
Could this be the reason for the scheduled fight over the judicial nominees? Perhaps this memo got the Pubbies dander up?
378 posted on 11/09/2003 8:17:52 AM PST by irish guard
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To: Laverne
...they are circling the wagons.....but more importantly, they are waiting for additional talking points from Terry/Bill and Hill.

Perhaps the most glaring example of gross partisanship I've ever seen by the liberal media; and that is really saying something.

If Republicans had done what Rockefeller and Co. have done, it would already be the equal of Watergate in significance.

379 posted on 11/09/2003 8:37:59 AM PST by EternalVigilance
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To: irish guard
The fight over judicial nominees was already in motion when this story broke. But it certainly opens a whole new battlefront at a quite opportune moment in political history.

Now if we can just exploit it.
380 posted on 11/09/2003 8:39:36 AM PST by EternalVigilance
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