Condi Rice testifies before 9-11 commission

[The diplomat]

I watched Dr. Rice testify before the commission this morning. I thought she did quite well. She is a very smart woman.

The funniest part was probably when Kerrey mistook her for Clarke. From the transcript:

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KERREY: Dr. Clarke, in the spirit of further declassification...

RICE: Sir, with all...

KERREY: The spirit...

RICE: I don't think I look like Dick Clarke, but...

(LAUGHTER)

KERREY: Dr. Rice, excuse me.

RICE: Thank you.
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full transcript
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,116563,00.html

[DinoDoc]

How soes one make that mistake?

[The diplomat]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
How soes one make that mistake?

I don't know. Kerrey must have been thinking about Clarke when he was speaking to Condi Rice.

[Boris Godunov]

Confusing a name? It's quite common. He was probably thinking about Clarke just before he said the statement. Happens all the time. I frequently call my roommate by my brother's name, though they bear no physical or mental resemblance.

[GePap]

And now, thanks to the deal, the commission gets no chances to follow up with any of her underlings...

Sweet deal, that one.

[Datajack Franit]

That was awesome


I also liked the guy asking Condi 10 different questions beginning with the same phrase.. how fun

Dr. Rice sure is a smart person, would make an awesome president of the US

[mrmitchell]

Condie came off better than I thought she would, in the parts I saw.

Actually, she's probably the best person the Admin could've sent out. Midway through, Cheney would have had a heart attack, Bush would've changed the topic to misrememberings of Texas quotes, and any other member would have let some serious sh!t slip. But Condie seemed to handle it alright -- unless I turned off the TV right before something important.

And the name confusing thing? Hell, I do it all the time, Ag.

[Last Conformist]

Politicians schmoliticians! They're all the same anyway!

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by mrmitchell
And the name confusing thing? Hell, I do it all the time, Ag.

You often confuse white men for black women?

[MrFun]

DD -- I think Boris explained it pretty well how people can slip like that momentarily.

[The diplomat]

Originally posted by MrFun
DD -- I think Boris explained it pretty well how people can slip like that momentarily.

If you read the trascript, it seems like Kerrey makes the mistake several times. He must have really been thinking about Clarke.

[DRoseDARs]

I was SOOO hoping it would be you, The diplomat, who would start a thread on this.

Rice Testimony Before 9/11 Commission
http://www.americanprogress.org/site...RJ8OVF&b=44767

Claim vs. Fact: Condoleezza Rice's Opening Statement
http://www.americanprogress.org/site...RJ8OVF&b=44887

Claim vs. Fact: Rice's Q&A Testimony Before the 9/11 Commission
http://www.americanprogress.org/site...RJ8OVF&b=44918

[alva]

Form the parts I saw, I can't help but think she's been set-up, in that they advised her to point the finger as much as possible to the intelligense gathering offices.
Who now of course are going to retaliate. I don't expect to see her back even if Bush2 does.
Scapegoat...pawn..call it what you want, but that's the feeling I got throughout.

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As for the name calling mistake, my grandmother, heck even my mother often calls me by a different (usually one of my uncles ) name.
It's a family tradition.

[Dauphin]

The time to get worried is when your girlfriend calls you the wrong name, especially in the throes of passion.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Condi Rice for President .

[Sava]

Are you a moron Imran?

She's an incompetent boob just like her boss.

I like the one quote.

9-11 COMMISSION MEMBER: What was the name of the August 6th PDB (presidential daily briefing)

RICE: I believe it was "bin Laden to strike in America".



asleep at the wheel... Dubya was taking the second longest presidential vacation in history in August and on 9-11, 3,000 Americans died because Bush, Rice and company were not protecting this nation.

Failures of leadership.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I like the one quote.

9-11 COMMISSION MEMBER: What was the name of the August 6th PDB (presidential daily briefing)

RICE: I believe it was "bin Laden to strike in America".

You would. Of course you cut off her explination that it was based on historical data (ie, stuff from the Clinton years) and had no specfic informaiton. Then again, so did the partisan commission Democrat. Rice started to explain it, and the commission Democrat started to cut her off, saying all he wanted to know was the name, he didn't want to hear the explination. . And people thought the Republicans on the commission were going to be partisan .

Condi for Prez!

[chequita guevara]

Why not, all of our others presidents have been liars (except Carter).

[Sava]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
You would. Of course you cut off her explination that it was based on historical data (ie, stuff from the Clinton years) and had no specfic informaiton. Then again, so did the partisan commission Democrat. Rice started to explain it, and the commission Democrat started to cut her off, saying all he wanted to know was the name, he didn't want to hear the explination. . And people thought the Republicans on the commission were going to be partisan .

Condi for Prez!

As Chris Matthews said, it's not that the briefing said "PLANES GOING TO HIT WTC" but it was just another warning sign

AMONG THE DOZENS OF OTHER WARNING SIGNS THOSE INCOMPETENT FOOLS IGNORED

CONDI FOR PRISON!

[Sava]

btw, you guys should be watching Hardball on MSNBC... listen to the 9-11 widows.

the signs were there... the dots should have been connected... the Bush administration is responsible for their FAILURE

[Imran Siddiqui]

Yep, a bunch of notes saying a terrorist wacko was planning an attack on the US... going on for years and years. Would you have prefered the Patriot Act passed in early 2001? Yeah, I'm sure that would have gone down well. Hell, the cries over civil liberties is great AFTER 9/11. Just a bunch of grasping at straws.

[Sava]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Yep, a bunch of notes saying a terrorist wacko was planning an attack on the US... going on for years and years. Would you have prefered the Patriot Act passed in early 2001? Yeah, I'm sure that would have gone down well. Hell, the cries over civil liberties is great AFTER 9/11. Just a bunch of grasping at straws.

BTW, in order to train at the flight schools that the hijackers trained at, you need STATE DEPARTMENT clearance.

Patriot Act? We're not even talking about that.

How come the morning of 9-11, George Tenet jumped up and said "BIN LADEN"... and Bush (after the first plane hit) said, "must have been a bad pilot".

Who is responsible for advising the president on national security? CONDILEEZA "FAILURE" RICE!

I guess since you like Rice for prez, you must want the Titanic helmsman to pilot a boat for you!

[Imran Siddiqui]

BTW, in order to train at the flight schools that the hijackers trained at, you need STATE DEPARTMENT clearance.

And apparently two State Departments (Clinton and Bush) believed that without more evidence, not allowing people with simply Arabic sounding names to fly was a violation of civil rights.

How come the morning of 9-11, George Tenet jumped up and said "BIN LADEN"... and Bush (after the first plane hit) said, "must have been a bad pilot".

And yet when the Spanish People's Party jumped up last month and said "ETA", it was a bad thing. Jump to conclusions without evidence is good in one event, but not the other?

You are nothing but a partisan hack

[The diplomat]

Originally posted by Sava
As Chris Matthews said, it's not that the briefing said "PLANES GOING TO HIT WTC" but it was just another warning sign

AMONG THE DOZENS OF OTHER WARNING SIGNS THOSE INCOMPETENT FOOLS IGNORED

CONDI FOR PRISON!

Hindsight is 20/20. It's easy to say "Bush should have foiled 9-11". How? We didn't have enough info to stop 9-11! Don't you think that Clinton or Bush would have stopped 9-11 if they could have?

What pray tell should Bush have done? Invaded Afghanistan the day he walked into the WH? Yeah, that would have gone over well.

[Sava]

You are nothing but a partisan hack

that's right... you provide NOTHING!

so personal attack... the true revelation of a man with NO ARGUMENT, NO POINT

BECAUSE I AM RIGHT!

NYAN YAHNYANHAJSHDFLKSHDJFASKL!

SAVA>IMRAN

[Imran Siddiqui]

I notice you didn't address any points I made... thanks, partisan hack .

[Sava]

Originally posted by The diplomat


Hindsight is 20/20. It's easy to say "Bush should have foiled 9-11". How? We didn't have enough info to stop 9-11! Don't you think that Clinton or Bush would have stopped 9-11 if they could have?

I believe Clinton would have (I still don't think 9-11 happens under President Gore). I don't believe Bush COULD have because he is incompetent. And so is his national security advisor.

What pray tell should Bush have done? Invaded Afghanistan the day he walked into the WH? Yeah, that would have gone over well.

let's see... briefings coming in saying Arab men training in flight schools, memos coming in saying BIN LADEN DETERMINED TO ATTACK, rumors of hijackings being used to attack CIA Headquarters...

CONNECT THE ****ING DOTS

that's what I expected Bush to do... but he didn't because he's a moron and the people around him are morons.

I just hope no more Americans have to die because of their incompetence.

If there's nothing to hide, why won't they declassify the August 6th memo.

It's all over the news folks. The truth is coming out. Bush failed to protect America.

Could Kerry do better? I'm not sure. I'm not a fan of him. But he's going to cruise into the White House come November. I'd rather have a presidential candidate who I am confident can defend America. But Kerry would have to REALLY be a moron to be worse than Bush.

[Sava]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
I notice you didn't address any points I made... thanks, partisan hack .

call me when you get a clue or some points... if I want lip, I'll call my parents.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Thanks for proving my point.

[Sava]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Thanks for proving my point.

what point? you have no points, you are just hurling insults.

It's really sad when you can't even debate the likes of me.