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To: LindyBill who wrote (25640)	1/21/2004 11:31:26 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 793778

Powell rebukes Democrats for criticizing Bush San Francisco Chronicle (01-21) 19:43 PST WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday criticized Democratic presidential candidates for saying "ridiculous, outrageous and irresponsible" things about President Bush. Powell said it was "just awful" and "total absurdity" for former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean to speak openly about theories that suggest Bush was warned in advance about the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. "That is a total absurdity," Powell said when asked about the comment during an interview on "The Sean Hannity Show" on Fox News Channel. "It is really sad that any candidate would make such a statement. He has no basis for making such a statement. "None of us knew about 9/11 before the attack. My God, to suggest that responsible people, the president of the United States, would have known about that before the fact and not done anything about it, it is just, it's just, it's awful," Powell said. Dean since has said he doesn't believe Bush new about the attacks in advance. Powell also was asked about comments by Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich, another Democratic presidential hopeful, and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., regarding Bush's war on terrorism. "One, I'm annoyed. Second, they know better. Three, they must be desperate," Powell said. "I mean, the American people aren't going to fall for these kinds of ridiculous, outrageous and irresponsible charges." sfgate.com