Dean Ripped for Bush-9/11 Smear

NewsMax ^ | 12/5/03 | Limbacher

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie blasted Democratic presidential frontrunner Howard Dean on Friday for suggesting that President Bush may have been warned in advance about the 9/11 attacks.

"It's breathtaking that someone running for president in either party would float the notion that the president of the United States would have had prior information and knowledge of what was to come on Sept. 11 and did not act on it," the top Republican told radio host Laura Ingraham.

"It is astounding to me," Gillespie added. "It's unbelievable, the kind of things that Howard Dean is willing to say."

During an interview with Washington, D.C. radio host Diane Rehm on Monday, a caller asked Dean why he thought President Bush didn't want to turn over his top secret daily briefing summary from the CIA to the independent commission investigating the 9/11 attacks.

Dean responded, "The most interesting theory that I've heard so far – which is nothing more than a theory, it can't be proved – is that he was warned ahead of time by the Saudis."

The top Democrat continued, "Now, who knows what the real situation is? But the trouble is, by suppressing that kind of information, you lead to those kinds of theories, whether they have any truth to them or not."

[arasina]

Gillespie saying he's astounded is RIPPING Dean?

[Howlin]

Gillespie saying he's astounded is RIPPING Dean?

This is a Newsmax article. Enough said.

[optimistically_conservative]

But the trouble is, by suppressing that kind of information, you lead to those kinds of theories, whether they have any truth to them or not."

I have heard lots of interesting theories about why Dean has suppressed almost 200 boxes of records for 10 years in Vermont.

Oh the hippo crazy of it all!!!!

[Prime Choice]

Gillespie saying he's astounded is RIPPING Dean?

That's the best we can get from Milquetoast republicans. And they called a 40-hour session that let out in time for the Democrat candidates to get back to Iowa a "filibuster breaker."

It's really sad when these half-hearted, limp-wristed responses are trumped up as actual rebukes when they're nothing more serious than an absent-minded finger-wag.

[Texas Eagle]

Dang. I hope this doesn't hurt Dean's chances of winning the RAT nomination. I better send him some money.

[Dave Olson]

[Dean]"But the trouble is, by suppressing that kind of information, you lead to those kinds of theories, whether they have any truth to them or not."

Only in the mind of someone who was paranoid to begin with.

[Az Joe]

Dean is going to come under heavy attack. His promise to repeal ALL of the Bush tax cuts is what's gonna get him, sooner or later

There has been actually been some pretty good analysis on the whole Dean phenomena over on DU.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=834259#834559

[Wphile]

Dean is a nutcase and comments like this certainly verify it! He's also got a temper and appears to be ready to explode at all those Dem debates. Now, they are really going to begin attacking him...I'm looking forward to the Dean meltdown.

[Desron13]

Once again, a classic case of projection.

[CAR913]

a caller asked Dean why he thought President Bush didn't want to turn over his top secret daily briefing summary from the CIA to the independent commission investigating the 9/11 attacks

Hmm, maybe it's because there's information in there that might clue the terrorists in on how some of our intelligence officers are gathering information, which would help them thwart those efforts?

Not that any of that matters to Dean or his supporters.

[eggman]

I heard Dean was working deals with the Soviet Union and that is why he has not released his records. He has plans to help these same Soviet officials get back in power so that they can help contain Iran. But that is just a theory I heard. Doesn't mean it is true but it could be.

[HardStarboard]

Followed your link! This, it seems is what is considered "thought" over at DU....still laughing!

>>>Polls indicate that a majority of Americans would not mind paying more in taxes if the money was used to improve our public schools and provide universal healthcare for its citizens.

Remember what happened to Dubya's daddy? "Read my lips: no new taxes" was his slogan in 1988. In 1990, he admitted defeat and raised taxes. He lied, caused a big recession, and lost in 1992, even though he looked unbeatable after Desert Storm.

Why do we have to buy into the "no new taxes" mantra/lie? If we are up front and HONEST with the public, we'll win.<<<

Lets parse (filet?) this DUdimwit's thought process for all to see.

Para#1...OK, standard Democratic party line. Failing to acknowledge that "W" has stolen both these issues from the Demo's - and is making hay on them, somewhat to my dislike...but I digress.

Para#2...wonderful kicker here..."...he (GWB) admitted defeat and raised taxes.He lied (ie:raised taxes), caused a big recession, and lost in 1992."

The idiot/savant DUposter just blew his own logic to pieces...he admits that tax increases caused the 1989/91 recession.

Para#3...the Demos want new taxes...the rollback of "W's" cuts, which all the Demo candidates, in particular Dean are calling for, is, yep you got it...NEW TAX!...ie: they want recession.

"W", you idiot DU'ers has done the opposite - just like John F. Kennedy. Lowered taxes and given a tremendous boost to the economy. Read your history idiots!!!

[isom35]

are you saying Dean never said it? or...? did newsmax make up part of this story?

[chuckles]

..."Roosevelt knew Pearl Harbor"...

I have the book about it!

[Chad Fairbanks]

Gillespie saying he's astounded is RIPPING Dean?

That's NewsMax-speak for "That Dean, he's such a big meanie. And he's a doodie-head, too."

[mysterio]

I think accusing Bush of knowing about the attacks in advance is absolutely rediculous. Bush might be a big government proponent like the Democrats, but I have no doubt that he is a good man with character and honor. I'm not voting for him this time because of his domestic spending boondoggle. However, if the libertarians start accusing him of this "knowing about 9/11 in advance" horsepuckey, then they will lose my vote, too. You have to draw the line somewhere. You can disagree with his policies without calling him the perpetrator of the biggest crime of the century thus far. He most certainly did not know about this in advance, or he would have declared martial law to prevent it. He would have done anything to prevent it.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

The funniest part of the whole DUnderhead kindergarten-level "debate" (if that's actually the right word for it, I mean) is their mulish, muttonheaded insistence that -- even though they admit Dean would attempt to extort vastly greater amounts of money from the electorate, in the form of higher taxes than they are paying right this very second -- doing so, somehow, "WOULDN'T BE A TAX INCREASE, GOSH DARN IT!"

Second place goes to their oft-repeated (but never actually substantiated, one cannot help but notice) Krugman Fantasy Camp wish/dream to the effect that "polls indicate people wouldn't mind having their taxes raised, by a 65%-to-25% margin." (... and, no: I'm NOT making any of this up. Believe it or not.)

It's going to be such a rich, lovely, unalloyed pleasure: handing these arrogant, self-aggrandizing addlepates their collective @sses, next November. :)