Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan Blasts Bush Adm. On House Floor (Video)

[Oilwellian]

We need to see MORE of this!

http://homepage.mac.com/njenson/movies/timryan.html

[tk2kewl]

1. we sure do

[JHB]

2. For various reasons, not everyone has Quicktime installed...

...so could you at least give the gist of what he said?

[BlueEyedSon]

5. Transcript:

Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.

I rise in opposition of this bill, but I would like to clarify something. We are not trying to scare kids. This President's foreign policy is what is scaring the kids of this country. And people have said today, why are people believing this? Why are people believing this big Internet hoax?

It is the same people who told us that Saddam Hussein had something to do with 9/11; the same people who told us Saddam Hussein had something to do with weapons of mass destruction; the same people who told us we would be able to use the oil for reconstruction money; the same people who told us we would be greeted as liberators, not occupiers; the same people, the same President who told us the Taliban is gone; the same President who told us that Poland is our ally 2 days before they pull out; the same President who tells us Iraq is going just great; the same President who tells us the economy is going just great; the same people who told us the tax cuts were going to create millions of jobs; the same people who told us that the Medicare program only cost $400 billion when it really cost $540 billion.

So please forgive us for believing what you are saying. Please forgive the students of this country for not believing what you are saying. Not one thing, not one thing about this war that has been told to the American people or that has been told to these college students has been true. Not one thing. Bremer says we need more troops. The Pentagon says we need more troops, and this President cannot get them from the international community. There is only one option left. Let us be honest with the American people. (I yield back the balance of my time. Applause.)

http://www.idealog.us/2004/10/video_of_ohio_r.html

[0007]

10. This is all the truth, a kick ass report that the repukes can't

say it isn't true.

[vixengrl]

16. That was some good, straight-talk.

There should be more plain honesty in politics. In a few short paragraphs he said what should be said more often about this lying administration.

[BlueEyedSon]

3. From a few months ago, but CLASSIC! kick/nt

[BigMcLargehuge]

4. was that from today?

[BlueEyedSon]

6. Blog with transcript was from Oct 18, so figure it was that week or so...

[Oldpals]

7. Ryan

That is an old tape but I wish it were current. This guy laid it on great. The type we need to have at the head of the party. I had a republican friend listen to him and he agreed with Ryan. Now that was hard to believe but shows hows effective someone can be when speaking the truth.

[selmo7]

8. No I believe it was during the draft debate?

But it would sure help if posters put up a date so we could easily discern context and not be led to believe that this is something new.

[Oilwellian]

11. Sorry

I just received the video in an email and had no idea it was from last October. Regardless, we need to see this kind of passion from EVERY Democrat when they're speaking on the House or Senate floor.

[selmo7]

15. Agreed!

:-)

[Swamp Rat]

9. Thanks for the link. n/t

[BlueEyedSon]

12. Kick.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

13. kick kick kick

[DiverDave]

14. WOW! That was great.

We need more of THAT!

Lay it out, no holds barred.