Chavez upstages Dems by stealing their thunder
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/09/21/
I think Chavez is on the Dem's talking points mailing list. After his Bush name calling rants at the U.N. and Harlem, Pelosi and Rangel were in CYA mode, calling Chavez a "thug" and rebuking his attack. Pretty transparent as they probably agree with the Noam Chomsky pimpin' Chavez, but have to show... you know... unity with Americans.
Apparently, the left has dibs on name calling. They don't like it when their A list material gets pimped by anyone other than them. With classy retorts like "devil", "alcoholic"," smells of sulfur" and "sick man", I can see why the Dems felt upstaged. "Hey, those are OUR lines!"
Rangel's press release was chock full of "equal time". Here's the meat of it:
I feel that I must speak out now since the Venezuelan government has been instrumental in providing oil at discounted prices to people in low income communities who have suffered increases in rent as heating oil prices have risen sharply. By offering this benefit to people in need, Venezuela has won many friends in poor communities of New York and other states. I am surprised that American oil companies have not stepped up to provide that kind of assistance to the poor.
Venezuela's generosity to the poor, however, should not be interpreted as license to attack President Bush. Those who take issue with Bush Administration policies have no right to attack him personally. It was not helpful when President Bush referred to certain nations as an "axis of evil." Neither is it helpful for a head of state to use the sacred halls of the United Nations to insult President Bush.
Way to stand your ground there, Charlie.
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny15_rangel/
I think Chavez is on the Dem's talking points mailing list. After his Bush name calling rants at the U.N. and Harlem, Pelosi and Rangel were in CYA mode, calling Chavez a "thug" and rebuking his attack. Pretty transparent as they probably agree with the Noam Chomsky pimpin' Chavez, but have to show... you know... unity with Americans.
Apparently, the left has dibs on name calling. They don't like it when their A list material gets pimped by anyone other than them. With classy retorts like "devil", "alcoholic"," smells of sulfur" and "sick man", I can see why the Dems felt upstaged. "Hey, those are OUR lines!"
Rangel's press release was chock full of "equal time". Here's the meat of it:
I feel that I must speak out now since the Venezuelan government has been instrumental in providing oil at discounted prices to people in low income communities who have suffered increases in rent as heating oil prices have risen sharply. By offering this benefit to people in need, Venezuela has won many friends in poor communities of New York and other states. I am surprised that American oil companies have not stepped up to provide that kind of assistance to the poor.
Venezuela's generosity to the poor, however, should not be interpreted as license to attack President Bush. Those who take issue with Bush Administration policies have no right to attack him personally. It was not helpful when President Bush referred to certain nations as an "axis of evil." Neither is it helpful for a head of state to use the sacred halls of the United Nations to insult President Bush.
Way to stand your ground there, Charlie.
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny15_rangel/
posted by Vermillion3 at 20:19
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