Who has a credibility problem?

[DoYouEverWonder]

I am so sick and tired of hearing the pundits and Bu$h apologists repeatedly saying that Clarke has a credibility problem. Even worse is the meme that he was grandstanding when he opened his testimony with an apology to the 911 families.

The problem is that these memes are being repeated over and over, so that now general population is convinced that Clarke is a liar who is only out to make money selling his book.

In the meantime Condi Rice, {whoever thought that they would fly airplanes into buildings) is getting a free pass again. The press is bending over backwards to support her lame excuses not to testify under oath or publicly. Whose the one with the credibility problem?


BTW, Condi why did you say you thought that 911 would have been traditional hijackings?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Check out today's NY Times

The news story called "911 Panel Wants Rice to Testify Under Oath"
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/30/politics/30PANE.html?pagewanted=2&th

Here's a couple paragraphs:
Members of the commission, Democrats and Republicans alike, say they are angered by her interviews. They say the White House has made a major political blunder by continuing to assert executive privilege in blocking public testimony by Ms. Rice while continuing to use her as the principal public spokeswoman in defending the Bush's administration's actions before Sept. 11.

"I find it reprehensible that the White House is making her the fall guy for this legalistic position," said John F. Lehman, Navy secretary in the Reagan administration and a Republican member of the commission. "I've published two books on executive privilege, and I know that executive privilege has to bend to reality."


This story isn't going away. There's lots more to be said, and the more Bush's hacks scream, the less credible they become.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. If you read the papers

you are more likely to know whats going on, but I am referring to the vast majority of Americans who don't follow this stuff and only hear the sound bites. In almost every broadcast that I have heard in the last week, some talking head is making a rude comment about Clarke's credibility and it is allowed to pass unchallenged. The negative comments are all the vast majority of Americans ever get to hear. The rest gets lost in the noise.

I guess what's getting my goat, is to hear this Clarke bashing crap on NPR this morning and it was the same exact crap that I heard on FOX and MSNBC last night. It's all about assassinating Clark's character while Condi is allowed to hide behind executive privilege and as much as possible gets a free pass. If anyone should be getting the 5th degree by the press it is Ms. Rice. She is the one who is most responsible for ignoring all of the warnings about 911 because she didn't have a clue.

[Gildor Inglorion]

3. I'm listening to NPR but all I'm hearing is fund-raising blather

and short headlines from Karl Kassel. Now they're doing a puff piece on *'s traveling to Wisconsin to boast about job loss.

[0007]

4. The worm turns slowly - Remember Watergate?

Public opinion is about 50% right now. All the GOP poll tinkering will make it look like junior is slightly ahead. 'Tis a matter of time before most journalist will realize and understand the whole picture. When that happens I predict 65% in favor of Richard A. Clarke with junior going down in the 30% bracket.