Posted on 07/10/2006 8:51:32 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
by Mark Finkelstein
July 10, 2006
Give the Ragin' Cajun credit: the man works fast. In a Today show appearance lasting only six minutes, and shared with former Bush administration official Dan Senor, Carville managed to work variations on the word 'failure' into his comments no fewer than six times.
At the same time, I defy anyone to read the transcript or watch a replay of Carville's comments on Pres. Bush''s foreign policy and find one solitary instance in which he proposes an alternative or even offers constructive criticism. His rap was utterly bereft of any notion of what the Democrats would do, and do better, if they regained power.
The occasion was this week's Time magazine cover, "The End of Cowboy Diplomacy. The segment was hosted by the even-keeled Lester Holt, who began by asking Senor: "Time magazine calls it cowboy diplomacy. By any name, is that era now over?"
Senor unapologetically defended an assertive foreign policy:
"I hope not, actually. If you look back at the president's State of the Union in January of 2002, when he talked of the Axis of Evil, many people ridiculed it, mocked it, saying regimes as diverse as North Korea and Iran don't operate in unison. And that's true, in a formal sense. . . The larger point is our dealings with one of those regimes influences the behavior of all of those regimes. When we offer direct talks and concessions to the Iranians, it was followed by provocation by the North Koreans. If you look at Moammar Khadafy who agreed to give up his weapons programs back in 2003, it was when we were being assertive."
You've already gotten the flavor of Carville's comments, but here's an excerpt that portrays just how utterly negative he was:
"I'm saying that the president's foreign policy is failed. Cowboy diplomacy is an utter failure and now he's trying some kind of engagement, trying to replace failure with something. As an American, you look around the world and see American foreign policy collapsing. Of course cowboy diplomacy is over."
Senor repeated his advocacy of a muscular policy in these terms: "The regimes that are challenging us . . follow our actions and behavior and when we're assertive they get back on their heels. And when we signal that we're not, they come at us."
Exactly. Leave it to Carville and the Dems to condemn American foreign policy for all the world to see and hear, while offering not the shadow of a suggestion of what they would do should the American people place them in charge of our country's fate.
Its called "cross-pollenization". They are owned and operated by the same liberal/golobalist organizations that all have the same agendas. Same with movies, books, etc. Ever notice all the Disney movies that miraculously have their actors show up on ABC for interviews? It really is a small world.
I've given up on the Sunday shows after MTP had Murtha on for about six weeks running!
I understand why the Today show would have Carville on, but I don't understand why anyone would pay any attention to him - he's VERY September 10th!!
Paying attention to liberal media types is what I do - see my tagline.
I was living in Mexico in 1992 for the campaign and I didn't have full access to all the news. I seem to remember hearing that someone in the 'Toon's campaign was spreading the rumor that GHWB abandoned his crewmen on his bomber in the Pacific, parachuting to safety, while his crewmen perished. Anyone else remember that?
Its pronounced "Car-Vile".
Yeah.
Compare the Bush Administration with all the "successes" of the Clintoon era - like perhaps his dailliances with Lewinsky while Osama was getting away.
Carville is a freak. He should rocket back to Mars with E.T.
Thanks, DM - it's my twisted pleasure!
Compare dropping bombs on Zaqueeri to swapping spit with Arabfat! Did BJ ever find that Legacy??
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
Thanks. The serpent head has been slithering around alot lately.
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