STANDOFF AT THE BUSH RANCH W/ CLELAND

[WilliamPitt]

Received from TO editor via email:

Heres an update...there is a standoff at the ranch...Bush sent the Texas
Land Commissioner to receive the letter...Cleland refuses to give it to
him...The Land commisioner has a letter from Republican Congressman
claiming a double standerd...more later...

[wndycty]

1. Cleland vs. the dog catcher

:kick:

[Beetwasher]

2. Cleland Should Call Bush A COWARD And Do It LOUDLY

n/t

[MichaelHarris]

3. I thought

I heard the soundtrack from The Good, The Bad, The Ugly. See if you can guess who's who.

[wicket]

9. Cleland is Clint

Bush is the Bad and the TX Land Commissioner is Tuco, HA! :D

[Claire Beth]

17. LMAO... yeah! n/t

[DancingBear]

4. Can you say "Better not get Cleland angry, George"

I'm sure you can. :)

[speedoo]

13. Cleland is blasting dumbya good.

Wow.... "the slime machine got cranked up..." Max is pulling no punches, this is working out great.

[imax2268]

5. Cleland

speaking now on CNN...letting BushCo have it...

[annxburns]

8. imax - Details please?

nt

[Connie_Corleone]

11. Keep us updated!

n/t

[imax2268]

20. He's talking about

how BushCo is trying to weasel his way out of this SB Vets by saying that all of these groups need to be stopped...

He's speaking about the attack ads agains McCain in 2000, and against him in 2002...etc...

normal stuff...

but he's really laying it on Bushco...

[wndycty]

6. I think they are going to live to regret running Cleland out of office

:kick:

[Trajan]

7. There is NOT a double standard

There is truth ... and there is falsehood ...

ANYONE can SPEAK: .... they can choose to speak to TRUTH, or to lie ....

Bush chose the latter ....

Moveon ISNT LYING !

[chiburb]

10. He's ROCKING!!!!!

CNN now!

[wicket]

16. What's he saying?

I'm a cuberat unfortunatel...

[lancdem]

12. So Cleland is insisting on giving the letter directly to Bush?

Good!

[speedoo]

18. And now Rassman is speaking.

Says talking about "all the 527's" is baloney.

Q&A now... Cleland addressing dumbya's praise of Kerry, Max is GOOD.

[wicket]

14. Max Cleland

God Bless Max Cleland!!!! He is a true hero and has time and time again fought for this country, he rocks!!!!

[NashVegas]

15. Ain't That Rock & Roll For Ya?

Gotta love the show.

[speedoo]

28. Cleland is unbelievable.

If dumbya has a brain (questionable), he already regrets sliming him in 2002, I guarantee it.

And Rassman is very forcefully addressing the Swiftliars charges.

They wrap it up, and then the dogcatcher tries to speak, everyone walks away!!!

Could not have worked out better.

[grasswire]

19. sending out the TX land commissioner ...

...is an insult to Americans. The KING sent out a footman to receive the commoner.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[kwolf68]

27. Why should Bush standup and be a man

Is there a bigger loser in American Presidential history?

1-While John Kerry volunteered for Vietnam, a war he would eventually oppose, WBush was avoided it and then beign AWOL from NatGuard Service.

2-While John Kerry offered to go speak at anti-kerry, right-wing Bob Jones University in South Carolina, WBush refused to attend the NAACP convention because they had been mean to him

3-While John Kerry campaigns in a free and open venue accepting any and all people no matter their viewpoint, WBush continues his charade of having "hand selected" people behind the iron curtain

Bush is a coward. He is a worthless piece of shit. Now he stands behind surrogates who lob grenades at John Kerry while protecting his superfortress of privledge.

if G.W. Bush wins the election in Nov I am going to f***** lose my mind. Kerry > Bush

[yellowcanine]

21. The Texas CHENEYIN Land Commissioner?????

Is Bush a chickenshit or what?

[yellowcanine]

24. Have they pushed over Max's wheelchair yet?

?

[geek tragedy]

22. Josh Marshall's take is hilarious!

Oh, this is good stuff.

The Kerry campaign is sending Max Cleland and Jim Rassman down to the president's 'ranch' to hand deliver a letter signed by seven veterans serving in the United States Senate asking Bush to "recognize this blatant attempt at character assassination, and publicly condemn it."

Nice political theater and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

Maybe it's time for Bush to bug out?

Or maybe put in for a transfer to Alabama ...

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2004_08_22.php#003330

[imax2268]

26. BushCo's foot soldier

just got ignored by the press...heh heh heh...!!!

[PretzelWarrior]

23. Is this like Janet Reno and WACO all over again?

David Koresh locked in his compound?

[Mick Knox]

25. WOW Double barrell attack

This show is going to get GOOD.

[speedoo]

32. Now the Texas Land Commissioner is speaking to the press.

He's incompetent. Says Bush Cheney called him and drafted the letter. He's coming across as just another Texas crony. Now Faux and CNN have stopped covering him.

[MichaelHarris]

29. I say

tomorrow morning the Kerry campaign should release the hounds of war campaign on bush. Lets make some noise finally.

[RobertDevereaux]

30. This just reinforces...

Josh Marshall's point. Shrub is a moral coward.

Go, Max, go!

[MissB]

31. This is getting good.

Gotta love the daytime drama.

[wicket]

33. It's beats the soaps any day!

:D

[polmaven]

34. The (p)resident is quite obviously

too afraid....(I almost said ashamed....now that would have been an oxymoron - Bush ashamed!)to meet Senator Cleland face to face. What a sight that would be. A decorated war veteran, with three limbs missing, face to face with an AWOL chickenhawk. This can only show this piece of scum for what he is! A lying, manipulative, disrespectful, hateful, dangerous fascist. I mean...the Texas Land Commissioner????? Please!!!! What a slap in the face to the Senators who signed this letter. But, I suppose they have been snubbed by men of better character than George W. Bush...Not hard to find them...

God...Failure to unselect this crew in November is not an option. We will not be able to retrieve our beloved country from the ashes if they are left to continue burning America on their fire of greed and hate.

Ok...I feel better now. Thanks for listening! I think I'll go pull some weeds now. Thinking about Bush's character reminded me about them.

[Dover]

35. Has Al Franken or anyone at AAR mentioned this news yet?

Just tuned in.

[funkybutt]

42. Randi Rhodes mentioned it! but now i've lost my connection!

[NoBorders]

36. what the heck is a 'land commissioner'

and why would that be the appropriate emissary? Does he work for Bush? I don't get it.

[Longhorn]

40. He's a 20-year vet -- former Marine.

I suspect that has something to do with it.

http://www.votepatterson.com/about.html

I live here and I've never heard of him before!

[Generator]

37. Kerry know s how to play Hardball!!!

I'm so proud. Take it to the enemy camp. No retreat, no surrender.

Max Cleland got unfilltered air time to take on Shrubya the best I've seen in awhile. It was beautiful.

[molly]

38. This is the Texas senator that won the right to take guns

into church - here there and everywhere. He is a stupid Texas piece of shit.

[sampsonblk]

39. kick for the cause

nt

[LuminousX]

41. Crawford Stand-Off Day 1

Bush is under siege. I hope Cleland sets up camp and forces Bush to stay locked up in his ranch.

[funkybutt]

43. How are they gonna dig their way out of this one?

I'm trying to figure out how the media will defent Bush's disrespectful refusal to meet with Cleland.

any ideas DU?

[Myrina]

44. Jesus ! Weenie boy won't even meet with a former senator ?

What a friggin' arrogant WUSS !!! :mad:

[NewYorkerfromMass]

45. I knew this would be good. I knew it. I knew it. I knew it.

Bush is going to be held to the fire. Kerry will fight these bastards with every ounce of his soul, and he has a great team to help him do it.
I LOVE these guys!