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MUST READ! - Dems' know-nothing intelligence chief pick to reporter: 'Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak Spanish?' |
"Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a
similar question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. “Hezbollah.
Uh, Hezbollah . . .” replied Mr Reyes. “Why do you ask me these
questions at five o’clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak
Spanish?”
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C11069-2501237%2C00.html
Dumb answers of intelligence chief
Tom Baldwin in Washington
Key Democrat's error over al-Qaeda
Choice raises doubts over Pelosi
He is expected to have an acute understanding of terrorist groups and
their threats to American interests. But the incoming chairman of a
congressional intelligence committee was yesterday struggling to
explain his ignorance of al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.
Silvestre Reyes, the Democrat chosen to head the House of
Representatives committee, was asked whether members of al-Qaeda came
from the Sunni or the Shia branch of Islam.
“Al-Qaeda, they have both,” he answered, adding: “Predominantly
probably Shi’ite.”
In fact, al-Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden as a Sunni
organisation and views Shia Muslims as heretics. The centuries-old now
fuels the militias and death squads in Iraq.
Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a similar
question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. “Hezbollah. Uh,
Hezbollah . . .” replied Mr Reyes. “Why do you ask me these questions
at five o’clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak Spanish?” Go
ahead, said Stein. “Well, I, uh . . .” said the congressman.
His apparent ignorance of basic facts have raised fresh questions over
his suitability for the key intelligence post — as well as the judgment
of Nancy Pelosi, the new Speaker of the House, who picked him for the
job. She has already been criticised for trying to oust her deputy
Steny Hoyer, in a poll among Democrat congressmen after the mid-term
elections.
There was further controversy over her choice of Mr Reyes over the head
of Jane Harman, who had been the committee’s most senior Democrat but
was said to have upset Ms Pelosi. At the time Mr Reyes said he had
“very strong credentials” for the job — “credentials which could stand
up to anybody” ...
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federal prison population are illegal aliens. In some areas of the
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committed by illegal aliens."
-- Testimony of District Attorney John M. Morganelli before the House
Subcommittee on immigration, Border, Security and Claims [Note: 99% of
warrants for murder in Los Angeles, California -- the USA's 2nd
most-populous city -- are for illegal aliens]
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13 Dec 2006 01:12:02 AM |
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"GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer" <GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer@RuleOfLaw.net> wrote in
message news:LOadnd0GLpNREOLYnZ2dnUVZ_rGinZ2d@adelphia.com...
"Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a
similar question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. "Hezbollah.
Uh, Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these
questions at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak
Spanish?"
_____________________________________________________________________
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C11069-2501237%2C00.html
Dumb answers of intelligence chief
Tom Baldwin in Washington
Key Democrat's error over al-Qaeda
Choice raises doubts over Pelosi
He is expected to have an acute understanding of terrorist groups and
their threats to American interests. But the incoming chairman of a
congressional intelligence committee was yesterday struggling to
explain his ignorance of al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.
Silvestre Reyes, the Democrat chosen to head the House of
Representatives committee, was asked whether members of al-Qaeda came
from the Sunni or the Shia branch of Islam.
"Al-Qaeda, they have both," he answered, adding: "Predominantly
probably Shi'ite."
In fact, al-Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden as a Sunni
organisation and views Shia Muslims as heretics. The centuries-old now
fuels the militias and death squads in Iraq.
Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a similar
question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. "Hezbollah. Uh,
Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these questions
at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak Spanish?" Go
ahead, said Stein. "Well, I, uh . . ." said the congressman.
His apparent ignorance of basic facts have raised fresh questions over
his suitability for the key intelligence post - as well as the judgment
of Nancy Pelosi, the new Speaker of the House, who picked him for the
job. She has already been criticised for trying to oust her deputy
Steny Hoyer, in a poll among Democrat congressmen after the mid-term
elections.
There was further controversy over her choice of Mr Reyes over the head
of Jane Harman, who had been the committee's most senior Democrat but
was said to have upset Ms Pelosi. At the time Mr Reyes said he had
"very strong credentials" for the job - "credentials which could stand
up to anybody" ...
--
Another nomination based on the premise that since Hispanics are the fastest
growing minority (due to illegal immigration), they should be pandered to as
if they were already the majority. The Bush Administration insists on
repeating the mistakes they made in the past, like replacing General Franks
with General Ricardo Sanchez, in hopes of getting the vote of illegal aliens
working in fast food restaurants or picking onions and spinach in the
fields. Reyes is another loser like "Brownie" who headed FEMA.
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13 Dec 2006 09:20:19 PM |
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Iconoclast wrote:
Another nomination based on the premise that since Hispanics are the fastest
growing minority (due to illegal immigration), they should be pandered to as
if they were already the majority. The Bush Administration insists on
repeating the mistakes they made in the past, like replacing General Franks
with General Ricardo Sanchez, in hopes of getting the vote of illegal aliens
working in fast food restaurants or picking onions and spinach in the
fields.
More like wiping their E-Coli infected asses on the onions, spinach,
and lettuce; or working at TACO BELL, and NOT WASHING THEIR HANDS!
Reyes is another loser like "Brownie" who headed FEMA.
Yep.
- Stewart (San Diego Minuteme)
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13 Dec 2006 07:06:21 AM |
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Iconoclast wrote:
"GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer" <GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer@RuleOfLaw.net> wrote in
message news:LOadnd0GLpNREOLYnZ2dnUVZ_rGinZ2d@adelphia.com...
"Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a
similar question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. "Hezbollah.
Uh, Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these
questions at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak
Spanish?"
_____________________________________________________________________
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C11069-2501237%2C00.html
Dumb answers of intelligence chief
Tom Baldwin in Washington
Key Democrat's error over al-Qaeda
Choice raises doubts over Pelosi
He is expected to have an acute understanding of terrorist groups and
their threats to American interests. But the incoming chairman of a
congressional intelligence committee was yesterday struggling to
explain his ignorance of al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.
Silvestre Reyes, the Democrat chosen to head the House of
Representatives committee, was asked whether members of al-Qaeda came
from the Sunni or the Shia branch of Islam.
"Al-Qaeda, they have both," he answered, adding: "Predominantly
probably Shi'ite."
In fact, al-Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden as a Sunni
organisation and views Shia Muslims as heretics. The centuries-old now
fuels the militias and death squads in Iraq.
Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a similar
question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. "Hezbollah. Uh,
Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these questions
at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak Spanish?" Go
ahead, said Stein. "Well, I, uh . . ." said the congressman.
His apparent ignorance of basic facts have raised fresh questions over
his suitability for the key intelligence post - as well as the judgment
of Nancy Pelosi, the new Speaker of the House, who picked him for the
job. She has already been criticised for trying to oust her deputy
Steny Hoyer, in a poll among Democrat congressmen after the mid-term
elections.
There was further controversy over her choice of Mr Reyes over the head
of Jane Harman, who had been the committee's most senior Democrat but
was said to have upset Ms Pelosi. At the time Mr Reyes said he had
"very strong credentials" for the job - "credentials which could stand
up to anybody" ...
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Another nomination based on the premise that since Hispanics are the fastest
growing minority (due to illegal immigration), they should be pandered to as
if they were already the majority. The Bush Administration insists on
repeating the mistakes they made in the past, like replacing General Franks
with General Ricardo Sanchez, in hopes of getting the vote of illegal aliens
working in fast food restaurants or picking onions and spinach in the
fields. Reyes is another loser like "Brownie" who headed FEMA.
I don't understand why they are being pandered to. It's not as if they
are going to be a majority any time soon. By 2050, Hispanics, even at
the disgusting rate they are breeding, will still yet compose less than
25% of the population of the United States. I really don't believe
that the remaining 75+% of the population will allow an Hispanic
minority to take over.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32701.pdf, page 25.
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13 Dec 2006 12:11:14 PM |
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"f. barnes" <fredlb@centurytel.net> wrote in message
news:1166015181.419237.311240@j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
Iconoclast wrote:
"GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer" <GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer@RuleOfLaw.net> wrote
in
message news:LOadnd0GLpNREOLYnZ2dnUVZ_rGinZ2d@adelphia.com...
"Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a
similar question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. "Hezbollah.
Uh, Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these
questions at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak
Spanish?"
_____________________________________________________________________
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C11069-2501237%2C00.html
Dumb answers of intelligence chief
Tom Baldwin in Washington
Key Democrat's error over al-Qaeda
Choice raises doubts over Pelosi
He is expected to have an acute understanding of terrorist groups and
their threats to American interests. But the incoming chairman of a
congressional intelligence committee was yesterday struggling to
explain his ignorance of al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.
Silvestre Reyes, the Democrat chosen to head the House of
Representatives committee, was asked whether members of al-Qaeda came
from the Sunni or the Shia branch of Islam.
"Al-Qaeda, they have both," he answered, adding: "Predominantly
probably Shi'ite."
In fact, al-Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden as a Sunni
organisation and views Shia Muslims as heretics. The centuries-old now
fuels the militias and death squads in Iraq.
Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a similar
question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. "Hezbollah. Uh,
Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these questions
at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak Spanish?" Go
ahead, said Stein. "Well, I, uh . . ." said the congressman.
His apparent ignorance of basic facts have raised fresh questions over
his suitability for the key intelligence post - as well as the judgment
of Nancy Pelosi, the new Speaker of the House, who picked him for the
job. She has already been criticised for trying to oust her deputy
Steny Hoyer, in a poll among Democrat congressmen after the mid-term
elections.
There was further controversy over her choice of Mr Reyes over the head
of Jane Harman, who had been the committee's most senior Democrat but
was said to have upset Ms Pelosi. At the time Mr Reyes said he had
"very strong credentials" for the job - "credentials which could stand
up to anybody" ...
--
Another nomination based on the premise that since Hispanics are the
fastest
growing minority (due to illegal immigration), they should be pandered to
as
if they were already the majority. The Bush Administration insists on
repeating the mistakes they made in the past, like replacing General
Franks
with General Ricardo Sanchez, in hopes of getting the vote of illegal
aliens
working in fast food restaurants or picking onions and spinach in the
fields. Reyes is another loser like "Brownie" who headed FEMA.
I don't understand why they are being pandered to. It's not as if they
are going to be a majority any time soon. By 2050, Hispanics, even at
the disgusting rate they are breeding, will still yet compose less than
25% of the population of the United States. I really don't believe
that the remaining 75+% of the population will allow an Hispanic
minority to take over.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32701.pdf, page 25.
It's the electoral college and the apportionment of the House of
Representatives that gives the invaders and breeders so much clout. By
controlling the states with the most seats in the House and most electoral
votes -- they control the nation. The Grand March was biggest in Los
Angeles and Chicago -- both marches in states with huge electoral votes.
Unfortunately, the display of Brown Power was under the banner of Mexican
and Cuban flags with huge banners of Che Guevarra and Chairman Mao. If
American men weren't so hypnotized by the NFL and episodes of the
Simpsons -- they'd see the communist takeover of the U.S. by Third World
invaders. The unwillingness by the White House to stop the invasion is a
de facto policy to aid and abet it.
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13 Dec 2006 07:43:13 AM |
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f. barnes wrote:
Iconoclast wrote:
"GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer" <GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer@RuleOfLaw.net> wrote in
message news:LOadnd0GLpNREOLYnZ2dnUVZ_rGinZ2d@adelphia.com...
"Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a
similar question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. "Hezbollah.
Uh, Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these
questions at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak
Spanish?"
_____________________________________________________________________
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C11069-2501237%2C00.html
Dumb answers of intelligence chief
Tom Baldwin in Washington
Key Democrat's error over al-Qaeda
Choice raises doubts over Pelosi
He is expected to have an acute understanding of terrorist groups and
their threats to American interests. But the incoming chairman of a
congressional intelligence committee was yesterday struggling to
explain his ignorance of al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.
Silvestre Reyes, the Democrat chosen to head the House of
Representatives committee, was asked whether members of al-Qaeda came
from the Sunni or the Shia branch of Islam.
"Al-Qaeda, they have both," he answered, adding: "Predominantly
probably Shi'ite."
In fact, al-Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden as a Sunni
organisation and views Shia Muslims as heretics. The centuries-old now
fuels the militias and death squads in Iraq.
Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a similar
question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. "Hezbollah. Uh,
Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these questions
at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak Spanish?" Go
ahead, said Stein. "Well, I, uh . . ." said the congressman.
His apparent ignorance of basic facts have raised fresh questions over
his suitability for the key intelligence post - as well as the judgment
of Nancy Pelosi, the new Speaker of the House, who picked him for the
job. She has already been criticised for trying to oust her deputy
Steny Hoyer, in a poll among Democrat congressmen after the mid-term
elections.
There was further controversy over her choice of Mr Reyes over the head
of Jane Harman, who had been the committee's most senior Democrat but
was said to have upset Ms Pelosi. At the time Mr Reyes said he had
"very strong credentials" for the job - "credentials which could stand
up to anybody" ...
--
Another nomination based on the premise that since Hispanics are the fastest
growing minority (due to illegal immigration), they should be pandered to as
if they were already the majority. The Bush Administration insists on
repeating the mistakes they made in the past, like replacing General Franks
with General Ricardo Sanchez, in hopes of getting the vote of illegal aliens
working in fast food restaurants or picking onions and spinach in the
fields. Reyes is another loser like "Brownie" who headed FEMA.
I don't understand why they are being pandered to. It's not as if
they
are going to be a majority any time soon. By 2050, Hispanics, even
at
the [..] rate they are breeding, will still yet compose less than
25% of the population of the United States. I really don't believe
that the remaining 75+% of the population will allow an Hispanic
minority to take over.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32701.pdf, page 25.
The reason hispanics are being wooed and courted (not pandered, which
is a bad thing) is not strictly electoral. There is more to it.
The 25% hispanic population will NOT, I repeat NOT try to take over.
They (we) just want equality. Just think of us as the new Jews: well
organized, good lobbyist, voting in block, etc. That's our role model.
Now, if you believe in jewish domination and conspiracy then you have a
problem.
-Ramon
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13 Dec 2006 12:23:41 PM |
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"Ramon F Herrera" <goposter@jonjay.com> wrote in message
news:1166017393.269475.148460@16g2000cwy.googlegroups.com...
f. barnes wrote:
Iconoclast wrote:
"GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer" <GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer@RuleOfLaw.net> wrote
in
message news:LOadnd0GLpNREOLYnZ2dnUVZ_rGinZ2d@adelphia.com...
"Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a
similar question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group.
"Hezbollah.
Uh, Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these
questions at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak
Spanish?"
_____________________________________________________________________
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C11069-2501237%2C00.html
Dumb answers of intelligence chief
Tom Baldwin in Washington
Key Democrat's error over al-Qaeda
Choice raises doubts over Pelosi
He is expected to have an acute understanding of terrorist groups and
their threats to American interests. But the incoming chairman of a
congressional intelligence committee was yesterday struggling to
explain his ignorance of al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.
Silvestre Reyes, the Democrat chosen to head the House of
Representatives committee, was asked whether members of al-Qaeda came
from the Sunni or the Shia branch of Islam.
"Al-Qaeda, they have both," he answered, adding: "Predominantly
probably Shi'ite."
In fact, al-Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden as a Sunni
organisation and views Shia Muslims as heretics. The centuries-old
now
fuels the militias and death squads in Iraq.
Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a
similar
question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. "Hezbollah. Uh,
Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these questions
at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak Spanish?" Go
ahead, said Stein. "Well, I, uh . . ." said the congressman.
His apparent ignorance of basic facts have raised fresh questions
over
his suitability for the key intelligence post - as well as the
judgment
of Nancy Pelosi, the new Speaker of the House, who picked him for the
job. She has already been criticised for trying to oust her deputy
Steny Hoyer, in a poll among Democrat congressmen after the mid-term
elections.
There was further controversy over her choice of Mr Reyes over the
head
of Jane Harman, who had been the committee's most senior Democrat but
was said to have upset Ms Pelosi. At the time Mr Reyes said he had
"very strong credentials" for the job - "credentials which could
stand
up to anybody" ...
--
Another nomination based on the premise that since Hispanics are the
fastest
growing minority (due to illegal immigration), they should be pandered
to as
if they were already the majority. The Bush Administration insists on
repeating the mistakes they made in the past, like replacing General
Franks
with General Ricardo Sanchez, in hopes of getting the vote of illegal
aliens
working in fast food restaurants or picking onions and spinach in the
fields. Reyes is another loser like "Brownie" who headed FEMA.
I don't understand why they are being pandered to. It's not as if
they
are going to be a majority any time soon. By 2050, Hispanics, even
at
the [..] rate they are breeding, will still yet compose less than
25% of the population of the United States. I really don't believe
that the remaining 75+% of the population will allow an Hispanic
minority to take over.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32701.pdf, page 25.
The reason hispanics are being wooed and courted (not pandered, which
is a bad thing) is not strictly electoral. There is more to it.
The 25% hispanic population will NOT, I repeat NOT try to take over.
They (we) just want equality. Just think of us as the new Jews: well
organized, good lobbyist, voting in block, etc. That's our role model.
Now, if you believe in jewish domination and conspiracy then you have a
problem.
There's a fine line between "well organized, . . ., voting in block (sic),"
and "believing in . . . domination and conspiracy." You place the meme out
there of "think of us as the new Jews" like a piece of cheese placed in a
mouse trap and then bait patriots with the anti-semite card. What you are
doing is what I call neo-racism. The neo-racists want the rules set up so
that it is a crime to oppose their particular ethnic group -- punishable by
imprisonment and financial ruin. Opposition is couched as "hate," which
becomes a hate crime. It's a new, insidious form of racial supremacy in
which it becomes a crime to voice opposition to a particular ethnic group,
whether it be members of a particular religion or a particular nation. It
serves to criminalize those who support the Palestinians and those who
oppose the invasion of the U.S. by Mexicans and Central Americans. It
creates neo-master races in the New World Order who use hate crime
legislation to put a virtual teflon coat around their religion or Raza.
-Ramon
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13 Dec 2006 08:02:05 PM |
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What's more important to the ultimate safety of the American public fellows?
(1.) An intelligence committee Democrat chairperson who knows intelligence?
(2.) Or a intelligence committee Democrat chairperson who toes the party
line?
I don't know whether to hoard food and booze, or re-plaster the fallout
bunker walls again.
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"Docky Wocky" <mrchuck@lst.net> wrote in message
news:xg2gh.5576$yZ4.3772@trnddc05...
What's more important to the ultimate safety of the American public
fellows?
(1.) An intelligence committee Democrat chairperson who knows
intelligence?
(2.) Or a intelligence committee Democrat chairperson who toes the party
line?
I don't know whether to hoard food and booze, or re-plaster the fallout
bunker walls again.
When in doubt, do both. At the very least you can use the booze in a barter
economy as a form of currency -- or drink it while you find shelter in your
"fallout bunker."
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13 Dec 2006 08:23:12 PM |
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"Docky Wocky" <mrchuck@lst.net> wrote in message
news:xg2gh.5576$yZ4.3772@trnddc05...
What's more important to the ultimate safety of the American public
fellows?
(1.) An intelligence committee Democrat chairperson who knows
intelligence?
(2.) Or a intelligence committee Democrat chairperson who toes the party
line?
I don't know whether to hoard food and booze, or re-plaster the fallout
bunker walls again.
or (3.) Not having an imbecile for a president.
Bush fails reporter's pop quiz on international leaders
November 5, 1999
Web posted at: 3:29 p.m. EST (2029 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Texas Gov. George W. Bush is enduring sharp criticism
for being unable to name the leaders of four current world hot spots, but
President Bill Clinton says Bush "should, and probably will, pick up" those
names.
The front-runner for the 2000 Republican presidential nomination faltered
Thursday in an international affairs pop quiz posed by Andy Hiller, a
political reporter for WHDH-TV in Boston.
Hiller asked Bush to name the leaders of Chechnya, Taiwan, India and
Pakistan. Bush was only able to give a partial response to the query on the
leader of Taiwan, referring to Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui simply as
"Lee." He could not name the others.
"Can you name the general who is in charge of Pakistan?" Hiller asked,
inquiring about Gen. Pervaiz Musharraf, who seized control of the country
October 12.
"Wait, wait, is this 50 questions?" asked Bush.
Hiller replied: "No, it's four questions of four leaders in four hot spots."
Bush turned the tables on Hiller, though, asking him if he could name the
foreign minister of Mexico. Hiller said he could not, but also added he
wasn't running for president.
Bush replied: "What I'm suggesting to you is that (because) you can't name
the foreign minister of Mexico, therefore you're not capable of what you do.
But the truth of the matter is you are, whether you can or not."
Clinton was relatively kind in his response to Bush's comments.
In an interview taped for ABC's "Good Morning America" aboard Air Force One,
the president said: "I think as a presidential candidate, for the main
trouble spots of the world, he should and probably will pick up those
(names) ... But the most important thing is do you have a clear idea of what
the world should look like and what America's policies ought to be in those
areas?"
The campaign of Vice President Al Gore was a bit more harsh in its
assessments of Bush's answers, saying the vice president could have answered
all four questions correctly.
"I guess we know that 'C' at Yale was a gentleman's 'C,"' said Gore
spokesman Chris Lehane. Bush has said he was a 'C' student while he was in
college.
Bush's campaign spokeswoman defended the governor's performance. "The person
who is running for president is seeking to be the leader of the free world,
not a Jeopardy contestant," said Karen Hughes, communications director for
the Bush campaign.
"I would venture to guess that 99.9 percent of most Americans and probably
most candidates could not answer who is the president of Chechnya," Hughes
added.
Bush has previously run into difficulties on international affairs. He once
confused the European nations of Slovakia and Slovenia, and has referred to
Greeks mistakenly as Grecians, Kosovarians instead of Kosovars, and East
Timorians instead of East Timorese.
Howard Kurtz, the Washington Post's media critic and co-host of CNN's
"Reliable Sources," said the questions were an attempt to play into a belief
among journalists that Bush is inexperienced in international issues.
"The questions were a little unfair but welcome to the big leagues, this is
the kind of thing you expect when you run for president," he said.
Kurtz also noted that he had conduced a very informal survey of journalists
and none were able to name all four leaders. As Texas governor, Bush hasn't
had to deal with international issues like another former
governor-turned-president.
"Most governors don't have armies, they don't have a lot of chance to play
on the world stage, Bill Clinton didn't either as governor of Arkansas," he
said.
Kurtz said Bush has enjoyed a "tremendous ride in the press" due to his
record fund-raising, front-runner status and his ability to deal with
reporters. He forecast no serious fallout from the interview for Bush, but
added that could change if the governor is seen as lacking depth on issues.
"But if this is the tip of the iceberg, in other words, if there are more
moments in debates or other interviews, where he seems not to have a grasp,
sure, that could be a major problem," Kurtz said. "But that will depend on
whether this sort of thing ... resonates with voters. It may not, this may
be a media flap, it may be a one-day story."
Bush, in answering the question about the leader of Pakistan, also said:
"The new Pakistani general, he's just been elected -- not elected, this guy
took over office. It appears this guy is going to bring stability to the
country and I think that's good news for the subcontinent."
Gore released a statement Friday taking Bush to task for his comments on
Pakistan's recent coup.
"I find it troubling that a candidate for president in our country -- the
world's oldest democracy -- would characterize the military takeover as
"good news," Gore said. "Further, I find it even more disturbing that he
made these comments about a nation that just last year tested nuclear
weapons -- shortly after voicing his public opposition to the Comprehensive
Test Ban Treaty.
A spokesman for President Clinton also criticized Bush's comments.
"It is very dangerous for this country to condone the overthrow of
democratically elected governments," said David Leavy, spokesman for the
National Security Council.
Hughes said Bush was not endorsing the coup, but was stating his
interpretation of events as they stand.
"Neither he nor the United States government supports a coup -- the
overthrow of a democratically elected government," Hughes said. "What he was
speaking to was what appears to be an encouraging prospect, that what has
happened appears to have brought stability and resulted in an easing of
tensions between Pakistan and India."
Hughes said Musharraf "has said he's committed to reinstating democratically
elected government, and he seems to have brought stability to a country that
had been in turmoil, and Governor Bush hopes he is committed to keeping that
promise."
The Clinton Administration has expressed disappointment that Musharraf has
not offered a timetable for restoring democracy in Pakistan, but U.S.
officials have not been alarmed at the military coup, describing Musharraf
as reasonable.
Hiller, who interviewed Bush during a break in the Bush's visit to New
Hampshire, is known locally for asking sassy questions of political leaders.
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Docky Wocky wrote:
What's more important to the ultimate safety of the American public fellows?
(1.) An intelligence committee Democrat chairperson who knows intelligence?
(2.) Or a intelligence committee Democrat chairperson who toes the party
line?
I don't know whether to hoard food and booze, or re-plaster the fallout
bunker walls again.
Fallout bunker walls should never be plastered.
Any one that toes the party line should not have a job.
Anyone elected to the office of Congressman should do what the majority
of the American people want, not what their party wants.
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Ramon F Herrera wrote:
f. barnes wrote:
Iconoclast wrote:
"GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer" <GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer@RuleOfLaw.net> wrote in
message news:LOadnd0GLpNREOLYnZ2dnUVZ_rGinZ2d@adelphia.com...
"Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a
similar question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. "Hezbollah.
Uh, Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these
questions at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak
Spanish?"
_____________________________________________________________________
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C11069-2501237%2C00.html
Dumb answers of intelligence chief
Tom Baldwin in Washington
Key Democrat's error over al-Qaeda
Choice raises doubts over Pelosi
He is expected to have an acute understanding of terrorist groups and
their threats to American interests. But the incoming chairman of a
congressional intelligence committee was yesterday struggling to
explain his ignorance of al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.
Silvestre Reyes, the Democrat chosen to head the House of
Representatives committee, was asked whether members of al-Qaeda came
from the Sunni or the Shia branch of Islam.
"Al-Qaeda, they have both," he answered, adding: "Predominantly
probably Shi'ite."
In fact, al-Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden as a Sunni
organisation and views Shia Muslims as heretics. The centuries-old now
fuels the militias and death squads in Iraq.
Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a similar
question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. "Hezbollah. Uh,
Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these questions
at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak Spanish?" Go
ahead, said Stein. "Well, I, uh . . ." said the congressman.
His apparent ignorance of basic facts have raised fresh questions over
his suitability for the key intelligence post - as well as the judgment
of Nancy Pelosi, the new Speaker of the House, who picked him for the
job. She has already been criticised for trying to oust her deputy
Steny Hoyer, in a poll among Democrat congressmen after the mid-term
elections.
There was further controversy over her choice of Mr Reyes over the head
of Jane Harman, who had been the committee's most senior Democrat but
was said to have upset Ms Pelosi. At the time Mr Reyes said he had
"very strong credentials" for the job - "credentials which could stand
up to anybody" ...
--
Another nomination based on the premise that since Hispanics are the fastest
growing minority (due to illegal immigration), they should be pandered to as
if they were already the majority. The Bush Administration insists on
repeating the mistakes they made in the past, like replacing General Franks
with General Ricardo Sanchez, in hopes of getting the vote of illegal aliens
working in fast food restaurants or picking onions and spinach in the
fields. Reyes is another loser like "Brownie" who headed FEMA.
I don't understand why they are being pandered to. It's not as if
they
are going to be a majority any time soon. By 2050, Hispanics, even
at
the [..] rate they are breeding, will still yet compose less than
25% of the population of the United States. I really don't believe
that the remaining 75+% of the population will allow an Hispanic
minority to take over.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32701.pdf, page 25.
The reason hispanics are being wooed and courted (not pandered, which
is a bad thing) is not strictly electoral. There is more to it.
The 25% hispanic population will NOT, I repeat NOT try to take over.
They (we) just want equality. Just think of us as the new Jews: well
organized, good lobbyist, voting in block, etc. That's our role model.
Now, if you believe in jewish domination and conspiracy then you have a
problem.
-Ramon
Where do you come with this nonsense that Hispanic "citizens" are not
being treated with equality?
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13 Dec 2006 10:48:44 AM |
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On 13 Dec 2006 08:10:27 -0800, wrote:
Ramon F Herrera wrote:
f. barnes wrote:
Iconoclast wrote:
"GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer" <GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer@RuleOfLaw.net> wrote in
message news:LOadnd0GLpNREOLYnZ2dnUVZ_rGinZ2d@adelphia.com...
"Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a
similar question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. "Hezbollah.
Uh, Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these
questions at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak
Spanish?"
_____________________________________________________________________
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C11069-2501237%2C00.html
Dumb answers of intelligence chief
Tom Baldwin in Washington
Key Democrat's error over al-Qaeda
Choice raises doubts over Pelosi
He is expected to have an acute understanding of terrorist groups and
their threats to American interests. But the incoming chairman of a
congressional intelligence committee was yesterday struggling to
explain his ignorance of al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.
Silvestre Reyes, the Democrat chosen to head the House of
Representatives committee, was asked whether members of al-Qaeda came
from the Sunni or the Shia branch of Islam.
"Al-Qaeda, they have both," he answered, adding: "Predominantly
probably Shi'ite."
In fact, al-Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden as a Sunni
organisation and views Shia Muslims as heretics. The centuries-old now
fuels the militias and death squads in Iraq.
Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a similar
question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. "Hezbollah. Uh,
Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these questions
at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak Spanish?" Go
ahead, said Stein. "Well, I, uh . . ." said the congressman.
His apparent ignorance of basic facts have raised fresh questions over
his suitability for the key intelligence post - as well as the judgment
of Nancy Pelosi, the new Speaker of the House, who picked him for the
job. She has already been criticised for trying to oust her deputy
Steny Hoyer, in a poll among Democrat congressmen after the mid-term
elections.
There was further controversy over her choice of Mr Reyes over the head
of Jane Harman, who had been the committee's most senior Democrat but
was said to have upset Ms Pelosi. At the time Mr Reyes said he had
"very strong credentials" for the job - "credentials which could stand
up to anybody" ...
--
Another nomination based on the premise that since Hispanics are the fastest
growing minority (due to illegal immigration), they should be pandered to as
if they were already the majority. The Bush Administration insists on
repeating the mistakes they made in the past, like replacing General Franks
with General Ricardo Sanchez, in hopes of getting the vote of illegal aliens
working in fast food restaurants or picking onions and spinach in the
fields. Reyes is another loser like "Brownie" who headed FEMA.
I don't understand why they are being pandered to. It's not as if
they
are going to be a majority any time soon. By 2050, Hispanics, even
at
the [..] rate they are breeding, will still yet compose less than
25% of the population of the United States. I really don't believe
that the remaining 75+% of the population will allow an Hispanic
minority to take over.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32701.pdf, page 25.
The reason hispanics are being wooed and courted (not pandered, which
is a bad thing) is not strictly electoral. There is more to it.
The 25% hispanic population will NOT, I repeat NOT try to take over.
They (we) just want equality. Just think of us as the new Jews: well
organized, good lobbyist, voting in block, etc. That's our role model.
Now, if you believe in jewish domination and conspiracy then you have a
problem.
-Ramon
Where do you come with this nonsense that Hispanic "citizens" are not
being treated with equality?
Just another one of Ramon's lies he constantly posts in this group.
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13 Dec 2006 07:44:59 AM |
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GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer wrote:
"Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a
similar question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. "Hezbollah.
Uh, Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these
questions at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak
Spanish?"
By all means -- he pretty much disqualified himself and his name should
be withdrawn. Hindsight says the same should have happened for this
idiot:
Bush fails reporter's pop quiz on international leaders
November 5, 1999
Web posted at: 3:29 p.m. EST (2029 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Texas Gov. George W. Bush is enduring sharp
criticism for being unable to name the leaders of four current world
hot spots, but President Bill Clinton says Bush "should, and probably
will, pick up" those names.
The front-runner for the 2000 Republican presidential nomination
faltered Thursday in an international affairs pop quiz posed by Andy
Hiller, a political reporter for WHDH-TV in Boston.
Hiller asked Bush to name the leaders of Chechnya, Taiwan, India and
Pakistan. Bush was only able to give a partial response to the query on
the leader of Taiwan, referring to Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui
simply as "Lee." He could not name the others.
"Can you name the general who is in charge of Pakistan?" Hiller asked,
inquiring about Gen. Pervaiz Musharraf, who seized control of the
country October 12.
"Wait, wait, is this 50 questions?" asked Bush.
Hiller replied: "No, it's four questions of four leaders in four hot
spots."
Bush turned the tables on Hiller, though, asking him if he could name
the foreign minister of Mexico. Hiller said he could not, but also
added he wasn't running for president.
Bush replied: "What I'm suggesting to you is that (because) you can't
name the foreign minister of Mexico, therefore you're not capable of
what you do. But the truth of the matter is you are, whether you can or
not."
Clinton was relatively kind in his response to Bush's comments.
In an interview taped for ABC's "Good Morning America" aboard Air Force
One, the president said: "I think as a presidential candidate, for the
main trouble spots of the world, he should and probably will pick up
those (names) ... But the most important thing is do you have a clear
idea of what the world should look like and what America's policies
ought to be in those areas?"
The campaign of Vice President Al Gore was a bit more harsh in its
assessments of Bush's answers, saying the vice president could have
answered all four questions correctly.
"I guess we know that 'C' at Yale was a gentleman's 'C,"' said Gore
spokesman Chris Lehane. Bush has said he was a 'C' student while he was
in college.
Bush's campaign spokeswoman defended the governor's performance. "The
person who is running for president is seeking to be the leader of the
free world, not a Jeopardy contestant," said Karen Hughes,
communications director for the Bush campaign.
"I would venture to guess that 99.9 percent of most Americans and
probably most candidates could not answer who is the president of
Chechnya," Hughes added.
Bush has previously run into difficulties on international affairs. He
once confused the European nations of Slovakia and Slovenia, and has
referred to Greeks mistakenly as Grecians, Kosovarians instead of
Kosovars, and East Timorians instead of East Timorese.
Howard Kurtz, the Washington Post's media critic and co-host of CNN's
"Reliable Sources," said the questions were an attempt to play into a
belief among journalists that Bush is inexperienced in international
issues.
"The questions were a little unfair but welcome to the big leagues,
this is the kind of thing you expect when you run for president," he
said.
Kurtz also noted that he had conduced a very informal survey of
journalists and none were able to name all four leaders. As Texas
governor, Bush hasn't had to deal with international issues like
another former governor-turned-president.
"Most governors don't have armies, they don't have a lot of chance to
play on the world stage, Bill Clinton didn't either as governor of
Arkansas," he said.
Kurtz said Bush has enjoyed a "tremendous ride in the press" due to his
record fund-raising, front-runner status and his ability to deal with
reporters. He forecast no serious fallout from the interview for Bush,
but added that could change if the governor is seen as lacking depth on
issues.
"But if this is the tip of the iceberg, in other words, if there are
more moments in debates or other interviews, where he seems not to have
a grasp, sure, that could be a major problem," Kurtz said. "But that
will depend on whether this sort of thing ... resonates with voters. It
may not, this may be a media flap, it may be a one-day story."
Bush, in answering the question about the leader of Pakistan, also
said: "The new Pakistani general, he's just been elected -- not
elected, this guy took over office. It appears this guy is going to
bring stability to the country and I think that's good news for the
subcontinent."
Gore released a statement Friday taking Bush to task for his comments
on Pakistan's recent coup.
"I find it troubling that a candidate for president in our country --
the world's oldest democracy -- would characterize the military
takeover as "good news," Gore said. "Further, I find it even more
disturbing that he made these comments about a nation that just last
year tested nuclear weapons -- shortly after voicing his public
opposition to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
A spokesman for President Clinton also criticized Bush's comments.
"It is very dangerous for this country to condone the overthrow of
democratically elected governments," said David Leavy, spokesman for
the National Security Council.
Hughes said Bush was not endorsing the coup, but was stating his
interpretation of events as they stand.
"Neither he nor the United States government supports a coup -- the
overthrow of a democratically elected government," Hughes said. "What
he was speaking to was what appears to be an encouraging prospect, that
what has happened appears to have brought stability and resulted in an
easing of tensions between Pakistan and India."
Hughes said Musharraf "has said he's committed to reinstating
democratically elected government, and he seems to have brought
stability to a country that had been in turmoil, and Governor Bush
hopes he is committed to keeping that promise."
The Clinton Administration has expressed disappointment that Musharraf
has not offered a timetable for restoring democracy in Pakistan, but
U.S. officials have not been alarmed at the military coup, describing
Musharraf as reasonable.
Hiller, who interviewed Bush during a break in the Bush's visit to New
Hampshire, is known locally for asking sassy questions of political
leaders.
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On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:21:16 -0600, "GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer"
<GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer@RuleOfLaw.net> wrote:
"Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a
similar question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. “Hezbollah.
Uh, Hezbollah . . .” replied Mr Reyes. “Why do you ask me these
questions at five o’clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak
Spanish?”
_____________________________________________________________________
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C11069-2501237%2C00.html
Dumb answers of intelligence chief
Tom Baldwin in Washington
Key Democrat's error over al-Qaeda
Choice raises doubts over Pelosi
He is expected to have an acute understanding of terrorist groups and
their threats to American interests. But the incoming chairman of a
congressional intelligence committee was yesterday struggling to
explain his ignorance of al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.
Silvestre Reyes, the Democrat chosen to head the House of
Representatives committee, was asked whether members of al-Qaeda came
from the Sunni or the Shia branch of Islam.
“Al-Qaeda, they have both,” he answered, adding: “Predominantly
probably Shi’ite.”
In fact, al-Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden as a Sunni
organisation and views Shia Muslims as heretics. The centuries-old now
fuels the militias and death squads in Iraq.
Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a similar
question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. “Hezbollah. Uh,
Hezbollah . . .” replied Mr Reyes. “Why do you ask me these questions
at five o’clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak Spanish?” Go
ahead, said Stein. “Well, I, uh . . .” said the congressman.
His apparent ignorance of basic facts have raised fresh questions over
his suitability for the key intelligence post — as well as the judgment
of Nancy Pelosi, the new Speaker of the House, who picked him for the
job. She has already been criticised for trying to oust her deputy
Steny Hoyer, in a poll among Democrat congressmen after the mid-term
elections.
There was further controversy over her choice of Mr Reyes over the head
of Jane Harman, who had been the committee’s most senior Democrat but
was said to have upset Ms Pelosi. At the time Mr Reyes said he had
“very strong credentials” for the job — “credentials which could stand
up to anybody” ...
What does one expect? He is Hispanic so that means they give him a job
he is not qualified for. Hell, look who the Attorney General of the
country is. Just another dumb boot licking Hispanic.
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Por que los pendejos aqui tienen una problema con Senor Reyes y una
pregunta acerca de Hezbollah? Ay, caramba, que pasa?
GeorgeWashingtonAdmirer wrote:
"Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a
similar question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. "Hezbollah.
Uh, Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these
questions at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak
Spanish?"
_____________________________________________________________________
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C11069-2501237%2C00.html
Dumb answers of intelligence chief
Tom Baldwin in Washington
Key Democrat's error over al-Qaeda
Choice raises doubts over Pelosi
He is expected to have an acute understanding of terrorist groups and
their threats to American interests. But the incoming chairman of a
congressional intelligence committee was yesterday struggling to
explain his ignorance of al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.
Silvestre Reyes, the Democrat chosen to head the House of
Representatives committee, was asked whether members of al-Qaeda came
from the Sunni or the Shia branch of Islam.
"Al-Qaeda, they have both," he answered, adding: "Predominantly
probably Shi'ite."
In fact, al-Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden as a Sunni
organisation and views Shia Muslims as heretics. The centuries-old now
fuels the militias and death squads in Iraq.
Jeff Stein, a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, then put a similar
question about Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia group. "Hezbollah. Uh,
Hezbollah . . ." replied Mr Reyes. "Why do you ask me these questions
at five o'clock? Can I answer in Spanish? Do you speak Spanish?" Go
ahead, said Stein. "Well, I, uh . . ." said the congressman.
His apparent ignorance of basic facts have raised fresh questions over
his suitability for the key intelligence post - as well as the judgment
of Nancy Pelosi, the new Speaker of the House, who picked him for the
job. She has already been criticised for trying to oust her deputy
Steny Hoyer, in a poll among Democrat congressmen after the mid-term
elections.
There was further controversy over her choice of Mr Reyes over the head
of Jane Harman, who had been the committee's most senior Democrat but
was said to have upset Ms Pelosi. At the time Mr Reyes said he had
"very strong credentials" for the job - "credentials which could stand
up to anybody" ...
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