"Hackett does Hardball"

[snowbear]

From yesterday's program (section of the transcript)

MATTHEWS: What is a chicken hawk?

HACKETT: Chicken hawk is somebody who is not willing to fight the fight of their age, their generation, and speaks brashly and with unnecessary bravado when they‘re sending other kids and other sons and daughters, other folks‘ sons and daughters, off to war.

It is—encompasses language like, bring it on. It encompasses language like, you‘re with us or you‘re against us and we‘re going to take it to you. And I think that‘s dangerous. And I‘ve got to tell you, you know, when we‘re over there fighting in Iraq, Marines and soldiers, and we hear language like, bring it on coming from the Oval Office, that‘s a danger. We don‘t need that. That‘s encouraging an...

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: Paul, why did you call the president—why did you call the president of the United States, whose office you respect, a chicken hawk?

HACKETT: I respect the office of the president of the United States. I said those words. I meant them. I stand by them. I would say them again.

And I‘m—look, I‘m not a career politician. I‘m a tough-talking, straight-shooting, forward guy. What you see is what you get. And one of my heroes, Harry Truman, said, if you can‘t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. I‘m taking some heat for it. I‘m OK with it. The hits are easy compared to some of things that I‘ve seen in the last year or so.

MATTHEWS: Yes.

HACKETT: And I stand by it.

MSNBC Hardball Transcript for 7-28-05 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8756314/

[NorCalDem]

1. If I could vote for him

I would :(

[Pam-Moby]

4. Me too. He rocks n/t

[coloradodem2005]

2. Good to hear a military man's perspective on Bush.

[SharonRB]

3. David Gregory did a great job with Schmidt

He made her look really bad.

[faithnotgreed]

5. please do share that fun with us~ i would like to hear

any details about that you can give

thanks so much

[FrenchieCat]

6. I really, really enjoyed his appearance yesterday....

:smoke: