Dem. Charlie Rangel Makes New York Plane Crash Attack on Bush

Publius' Forum ^ | 10/12/06 | warner todd huston

[Mobile Vulgus]

Well, we are all aware of the plane crash that happened in New York Wednesday in which New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle was killed, right? It was certainly a tragic accident that cut down a young man urn the loss and respect the family ... or at the very least wait a certain amount of time before trying to make political hay out of the incident.

But not New York congressman Charlie Rangel (Dem.). No siree. HE stampedes to the cameras before the fire is even out to denounce the accident as proof of president Bush's malfeasance!

The very day of the crash, Fox News' Neil Cavuto had representative Rangel on for his reaction to the crash. Here is what Rangel said:

"I thank God that it was not a terrorist attack. Having been in New York, uh, on that Tuesday, September the 9th, uh, I thought that was an accident -- and of course it broke my heart, and there's less aching in my heart now, um, that it was a terrorist attack. But I get no comfort at all in believing that we are prepared for a terrorist attack. The jets went up after the fact. I still wonder how a plane could fly up the Hudson and be able to do this type of damage."

What a shameless creep to take this accident and somehow make it an attack on George W. Bush's security policies by claiming that the "jets went up after the fact" intimating that military jets should have been able to intercept this small plane.

And do WHAT, with that small plane, exactly, Mr. Rangel? Shoot it out of the sky just in case it might run into a building?

This criticism from Rangel is mere partisan clap-trap. Even were military jets patrolling the skies on a 24 hour basis, they could not have intercepted and destroyed that small plane before it ran into a building. It is simply an impossible expectation. No fleet of planes could be expected to down such threats without prior notice of intent, direction and identification.

... Unless Chuckie is advocating we begin randomly blowing small planes out of the sky just on the off chance that one might go astray? Is THAT what this fool imagines?

Of course, it is hard to take Chuckie Rangel's word as authoritative, anyway. Look closer at his statement and you'll see he couldn't even remember that the World Trade Center was destroyed by Muslim extremists on Sept. 11th (he said the 9th) and that this particular crash happened near the East River (he said the Hudson).

This man is one of the reasons that Americans hate lying politicians who turn every incident into a way to attack his political opponent. Charles Rangel is what is wrong with politicians.

[Mobile Vulgus]

Rangel has NO shame

[jiggyboy]

I really think that within the next ten years, Rangel himself and up to half a dozen like him in Congress will be by an outraged citizen. In my darker moments I think that I might be the one.

[G Larry]

Ya Charlie, let's hear the speech you have prepared for when Bush has a system deployed that would down a Piper Cub with an Anti-Aircraft missile over New York.

[jiggyboy]

oops, don't use angle-brackets, use parentheses:

I really think that within the next ten years, Rangel himself and up to half a dozen like him in Congress will be (redacted) by an outraged citizen. In my darker moments I think that I might be the one.

Feel free to substitude "pied", "spit on", etc. for (redacted).

[billhilly]

It is so hard for me to hold my tongue about this. Black Americans should be ashamed of demagogues like Rangel.

[Gay State Conservative]

Gee,charlie...I sure hope that you and your good pal,Calypso Louie,aren't indicted for your role in that incident at the Harlem "mosque" some time ago.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

More proof that Rangel's "outrage" against Chavez's Bush-bashing speech was nothing more than a Dim smoke-screen.

[ScottfromNJ]

And this buffoon will be chairman of the house ways and means committee if the ignoramuses vote in a Democratic house this November. Hope the people wake up !

[cripplecreek]

Charlie, WAYR?

[OldFriend]

This from the man who stole money from the Apollo Theatre and has been banned from ever again holding any office in that establishment.

And this from a loser who remarked that he remembers that Tuesday, September 9th.

Perhaps the senile old liar ought to retire after all. Not that we expect him to keep his promise.

[OldFriend]

Heard him complaining too that the Jets weren't scrambled till after the plane hit the building.

Maybe he thought it meant scrambled eggs. Heaven knows he's quite the trencherman.

[FReepapalooza]

The RATS have no shame.(period)

[muawiyah]

Charlie Range wanted the jets to shoot down that plane as it neared that apartment building apparently.

[SuzyQue]

I wouldn't have expected anything less (vile) from rangel.

[Publius6961]

This man is one of the reasons that Americans hate lying politicians who turn every incident into a way to attack his political opponent. Charles Rangel is what is wrong with politicians.

No this man is living proof of why it should be a criminal offense to run for public office with an IQ under 75...

Regardless of race, color, creed or national origin.

[amutr22]

Rangel is an idiot.

What I do want to know is how was this plane not monitored better? I don't know the procedures fror small aircraft...does anyone have any insight?

[dashing doofus]

What good would scambling a football team do??

;-)

Sorry, I couldn't resist the bad joke....

[Dooderbutt]

I think Randi Rhodes had him beat. I clicked over to 1290, cause I had heard about the plane, but didn't have any info. She was blaming Bush mere hours after this happened.