Has This Been Posted?? Landrieu Strikes Back!

[ChiciB1]

I've been cleaning out email all day and haven't checked DU, so if this is a dupe I'm sorry! But I can't believe Landrieu called The Idiot out and the Repukes! It took a woman!! And I'm sorry if I'm breaking any rules here, this is just a copy of the email I received.
ChiciB1

We're sorry; who's weak on terror?

Mere days after Majority Leader Bill Frist and Republican leadership ironically vowed to "rise above politics," Republican Senators Jim DeMint (S.C.) and John Ensign (NV) this morning echoed yesterday's scurrilous attack on Democrats from House Majority Leader John Boehner.

Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), for one, decided she'd had enough.

"In light of the rantings that went on for 30 minutes by two colleagues from the other side, I'd like to state for the record that America is not tired of fighting terrorism; America is tired of the wrongheaded and boneheaded leadership of the Republican party that has sent six and a half billion a month to Iraq while the front line was Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia. That led this country to attack Saddam Hussein, when we were attacked by Osama bin Laden. Who captured a man who did not attack the country and let loose a man that did. Americans are tired of boneheaded Republican leadership that alienates our allies when we need them the most. Americans are most certainly tired of leadership that despite documenting mistake after mistake after mistake, even of their own party admitting mistakes, never admit they do anything wrong. That's the kind of leadership Americans are tired of."

She concluded,

"I'm not going to sit here as a Democrat and let the Republican leadership come to the floor and talk about Democrats not making us safe. They're the ones in charge and Osama bin Laden is still at loose."

Well put.

See video here

But how will it play in the media?
Media Matters for America

Thu, Sep 14, 2006 8:00pm EST

After hyping Boehner's attack on Dems, will media highlight Landrieu's indictment of GOP terror policies?

On September 12, House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) said of his Democratic colleagues, "Sometimes, based on the votes that get cast, you wonder whether they're more interested in the rights of the terrorists than in protecting the American people." During the following 48 hours, media figures far and wide repeated and replayed Boehner's attack on television news outlets and in print. On September 14, Sens. Jim DeMint (R-SC) and John Ensign (R-NV) took to the Senate floor and made similar comments. They were followed by Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), however, who lashed back with an indictment of the Republicans' counterterrorism policies… But will the media highlight Landrieu's comments as they did Boehner's?...

Bush under pressure. Not a pretty sight.
Crooks and Liars

Bush Presser and Gregory
By: John Amato on Friday, September 15th, 2006

Bush refused to accept Gregory’s question which is very relevant to the discussion about Article III. It was never vague before. As Ezra says,

This is by far the pissiest press conference Bush has given. He’s furious. I assume his feet are manacled behind the microphone. Otherwise, he’d be stalking across the stage, tearing apart the podium, and occasionally leaping into the crowd to rip out David Gregory’s heart…

[Buzz Clik]

1. The GOP really doesn't care what Landrieu or anyone else says...

They simply want a strong reaction. When the left gets defiant, aggressive, defensive, or whatever, the dark black line between parties is clearly drawn.

I'm glad to see Landrieu take a stand, but we're battling an entrenched electorate.

[Wetzelbill]

2. dude, nothing hurts like being called a bonehead

or it's derivatives. :)

Good for her!

[ChiciB1]

3. Well, It Sure Surprised Me!! Of All People?? Who Knew??

She's always seemed pretty DINO to me, but maybe PMS got the better of her! I say... You Go Girl!

And yes, I KNOW just how deceitful THEY are, we needed this a VERY LONG TIME AGO!!!

[zonkers]

4. Thanks. Just watched the clip. Wow. She is good. Here's a link...

http://mediamatters.org/items/200609150001

[ChiciB1]

5. Thank You... I Got A YouTube With The Email, But I See It

didn't post for some reason. I'm proud of her!!!

[zonkers]

7. Things sure are being said on the record like they have never

been said before. (Olberman, Landreau, Powell, Mccain and others...) but I just don't want to get too optimistic because nothing ever seems to stick to dimwits like GW, Arnie and the like. It feels good to hear though.

[peacetalksforall]

6. That's a good little speech, but what good does it do when she

votes the way she does? I thank her for that tidbit, but it is only a tidbit when compared to a vote.

[oldboy101]

8. Mary Landrieu is a fine senator

Remember please that she is from Louisiana, one of the few democrats left in the Senate from the deep South. She would not be elected if she took positions and voted in all cases in line with Yankee liberals.

I have watched her advocate for a long time before Katrina hit and devastated New Orleans, begging for federal help to restore the dissappearing wetlands along Louisiana's coastline that used to protect New Orleans. No one would listen to her until the city was destroyed.

She is one gutsy lady and I for one was not surprised at her defense of the Democratic party against attacks by the likes of DeMint and Ensign. Never underestimate the lady.