SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : The American Spirit Vs. The Rightwing

 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: American Spirit who started this subject9/5/2004 6:19:12 PM
From: Doug R   of 1904
 
Andrew Card, White House Chief of Stiff, says Mr. Bush sees the US as a 10-year-old child in need of a strong parent and he's the parent.

Kerry called this remark condescending. Sorry, John. Condescending doesn't even BEGIN to do justice to this.

It's it my imagination or are these nut cases all seriously decompensating lately? Card's whacko comment about Bush Daddy. Miller going ballistic and wanting to duel because Chris Matthews points out that it was Dick Cheney who oversaw the largest number of US base closures in history. The Secret Service throwing themselves between Michael Moore and an NPR reporter lest the reporter tried to interview Moore.

cut-to-the-chase.blogspot.com

Dennis Hastert on Dope
Two heartbeats from the presidency, an absolute nut job.
By Jack Shafer
Posted Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2004, at 3:14 PM PT

George Soros, drug lord?

We live in dangerous times—more dangerous than you might imagine. Terrorists have marked the president of the United States for death. Heart disease has similar designs on the vice president, who's already had four heart attacks and goes into the hospital for angioplasty as frequently as some people take their cars to Jiffy Lube for oil changes. If that isn't enough danger for you, here's more: If both Bush and Cheney were to suddenly drop dead, the law would transfer the presidential powers to a man who proved himself an absolute nut job on the Aug. 29 edition of Fox News Sunday: Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.

Hastert used the Fox appearance to blurt out a bizarre and baseless accusation about billionaire George Soros, a Democratic Party financier and donor to anti-Bush 527s. We enter the Fox News Sunday interview transcript just after host Chris Wallace introduces the subject of 527s, such as MoveOn.org and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Hastert starts complaining about the power flexed by non-political party groups:

HASTERT: Here in this campaign, quote, unquote, "reform," you take party power away from the party, you take the philosophical ideas away from the party, and give them to these independent groups.

You know, I don't know where George Soros gets his money. I don't know where—if it comes overseas or from drug groups or where it comes from. And I—

WALLACE (interrupting): Excuse me?

HASTERT: Well, that's what he's been for a number years—George Soros has been for legalizing drugs in this country. So, I mean, he's got a lot of ancillary interests out there.

WALLACE: You think he may be getting money from the drug cartel?
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext