Galloway and the mother of all invective

The Guardian ^ | 4/17/2005 | Oliver Burkeman

[Let's Roll]

There was another thread on here earlier today concerning Galloway being married to Arafart's niece. After all his Bush/Blair bashing, troop morale undermining etc., the most relevant thing about him is his family connection but we are just now hearing about it?

[jwalsh07]

Galloway is a bully. He's the kind thats used to bullying people, mostly Jews one would think from watching this marxist ahole.

He who laughs last.....

They got the goods on this particular ahole.

[YaYa123]

Interesting reading on this guy. Very interesting!!!

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/s/chitribts/20050504/ts_chicagotrib/glovesareoffinmpracefullofiraqwartension

[YaYa123]

Hope you'll enjoy reading the link

[cyncooper]

Thanks!

[YaYa123]

You asked about Coleman's qualifications. He hasn't drowned anyone, but the rest of his resume looks pretty good to me. Here tis:

"A passion for change and getting things done has defined the life of Norm Coleman from an early age. It has led him from campus organizer in the sixties, to a prosecutor in the seventies, to Solicitor General of Minnesota in the eighties, to mayor of Saint Paul in the nineties, and now to proudly representing all of Minnesota in the United States Senate.

Growing up in a large Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, he has often said that most of his preparation for a life in politics came from sitting around the huge Coleman family kitchen table. Full-throated debate on the issues of the day and mutual goodwill were always on the menu.

In college at Hofstra University on Long Island, Norm was student body president and a student activist deeply involved in the anti-war and civil rights movements. He went to the University of Iowa Law School where he also served as student body president and graduated with highest honors. And then, drawn by a job opportunity in the office of Minnesota’s Attorney General, he headed north to take his first professional job.

He spent 17 years in the Attorney General’s office, prosecuting cases all over Minnesota and getting involved in a wide variety of public policy matters including drug abuse and civil rights.

In 1993, as a Democrat, Coleman was elected mayor of St. Paul, defeating the endorsed candidate of the Democratic Farm Labor Party. One of his very first actions as mayor was the rejection of a proposed contract with city workers because it included a huge unfunded retirement benefit liability. His action was controversial, but it saved Saint Paul tax payers tens of millions of dollars.

When he took office, the Capital City was experiencing a serious economic decline and increase in crime and other social problems. He set out to reform city services, put a lid on property tax increases and established public-private partnerships. His formula was “hope plus confidence equal investment.” He wanted to prove to the local business community that city government was a reliable partner in their shared goals for the city. His efforts paid off, with more than $3 billion of private investments in St. Paul. In 2002, then-Mayor Coleman received the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ highest award recognizing excellence in public-private partnership. <

An era of rapid change and economic improvement took hold in Saint Paul. Eighteen thousand new jobs came to the city. A new Science Museum was built. The state’s largest software developer, Lawson Software, moved its headquarters to Downtown St. Paul. Harriett Island Park and the land adjacent to the river were rehabilitated, reconnecting the city to its greatest natural asset: the Mississippi River. Increased community involvement in Saint Paul schools and law enforcement also brought measurable improvements. And finally, he engineered the return of a National Hockey League franchise to Minnesota. The nationally recognized Xcel Energy Center is now one of the premier entertainment venues in America and home to the NHL Minnesota Wild.

In 1996, Mayor Coleman made a major change. Frustrated that the Democratic party he had been a part of from his youth had assumed the role of defenders of the status quo, he switched to the Republican party because he felt it held the best opportunity to bring about job growth, quality education and greater public safety. In 1997 he was reelected mayor as a Republican, with 59 percent of the vote.

In 1998 he ran for governor and narrowly lost to Independent candidate Jesse Ventura in a three way race. At 8 AM on the day after the election, he was back at his desk in Saint Paul.

Shortly after his term as mayor ended, he entered the race for one of Minnesota’s seats in the U.S. Senate. He engaged in close and hard-fought campaign with incumbent Senator Paul Wellstone, who tragically perished in a plane crash eleven days before the election. Former Vice President Walter Mondale replaced him on the ticket. In one of the largest turnout elections in the country, Norm was elected with over 1.1 million votes and a 2 percent margin of victory. ...."

[cibco]

I moved back to MN in 2001. The only thing I knew about MN politics was that Paul W was a Marxist. Colemen was a big question mark. He was a dem switch over.

I've changed my mind about Coleman and learned a lot about Dayton. You need to get out more often.

[Americanexpat]

Thanks for the verification. I hope the investigations can bring out enough truth as to his involvement to bring his ass down.

[wildcatf4f3]

I've had to attempt sleep with the image of good men, decent men, so abused. I don't think the image of this Stalinist, AQ apologist, brutal enemy, Galloway in a similar situation will bother me. no.

[YaYa123]

Galloway's bluster reminded me of Jim Traficant.

[ClaireSolt]

Yes, I saw that this morning. However, the BBC et al are playing his statement straight, while Coleman says Galloway is a major gatekeeper. I am wondering who would try these foreign players, anyway. Not US courts, though I imagine the the records of Bay Oil will show a lot.

[Peter Libra]

May they hang his naked charred corpse from a bridge over the Thames.

Looking over my hasty post, I am aware of defects in my punctuation etc. Ah well, I will try to do better this time. I have been observing this individual Galloway. His much vaunted lifestyle- which seems to turn an often politically corrupt British press on- may be his undoing.

Stocky, class A individuals, who bluster and use invective are at risk. In Victorian times, one could read of a type of older gentlemen being seized with "an appoplectic fit".

No hypocrite 'ere meself, and like you, I could care less about his well being. LOL

[Finalapproach29er]

I don't know, either. Many Brits detest him also; perhaps they would help us if a crime could be established.

[billbears]

"I met Saddam Hussein exactly the same number of times as Donald Rumsfeld met him," Mr Galloway went on. "The difference is that Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell him guns, and to give him maps the better to target those guns."

Now George, you can't go telling the truth. After all, you are in Washington..

[MurryMom]

The Iraqi who arranged the deal has testimony against him.

Is the "Iraqi" mentioned in your post named Chalabi, Screwloose, or Curveball? Only the Bush administration was dumb enough to swallow the lies peddled by that bunch before Bush started his dirty war.

[muawiyah]

"Neocons" and "Zionists" ~ Sounds like Br. Galloway is deep into the anti-semitic slush so popular in Europe these days.

His use of those terms simply proves to folks in the US that he's guilty.

Frankly I see no reason to bother with a trial for this funny little foreign guy. Just slap him in cuffs and send him out to ride a gurney in Terre Haute.

[John Lenin]

Only the Bush administration was dumb enough to swallow the lies peddled by that bunch

Uh huh, sure.

"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs." -- From a letter signed by Joe Lieberman, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara A. Milulski, Tom Daschle, & John Kerry among others on October 9, 1998

"This December will mark three years since United Nations inspectors last visited Iraq. There is no doubt that since that time, Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to refine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer- range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies." -- From a December 6, 2001 letter signed by Bob Graham, Joe Lieberman, Harold Ford, & Tom Lantos among others

"Whereas Iraq has consistently breached its cease-fire agreement between Iraq and the United States, entered into on March 3, 1991, by failing to dismantle its weapons of mass destruction program, and refusing to permit monitoring and verification by United Nations inspections; Whereas Iraq has developed weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and biological capabilities, and has made positive progress toward developing nuclear weapons capabilities" -- From a joint resolution submitted by Tom Harkin and Arlen Specter on July 18, 2002

"Saddam's goal ... is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not and we will not let him succeed." -- Madeline Albright, 1998

"(Saddam) will rebuild his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and some day, some way, I am certain he will use that arsenal again, as he has 10 times since 1983" -- National Security Adviser Sandy Berger, Feb 18, 1998

"Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement." -- Barbara Boxer, November 8, 2002

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retained some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capability. Intelligence reports also indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons, but has not yet achieved nuclear capability." -- Robert Byrd, October 2002

"There's no question that Saddam Hussein is a threat... Yes, he has chemical and biological weapons. He's had those for a long time. But the United States right now is on a very much different defensive posture than we were before September 11th of 2001... He is, as far as we know, actively pursuing nuclear capabilities, though he doesn't have nuclear warheads yet. If he were to acquire nuclear weapons, I think our friends in the region would face greatly increased risks as would we." -- Wesley Clark on September 26, 2002