Reply #8: My Transcript of the Exchange with Sherrod Brown [View All]

[VolcanoJen]

I just posted this as a dupe in this forum. Here is my transcription, courtesy of Tivo:

Powell was testifying before the House International Relations Committee.

Congressman Sherrod Brown (an excellent Buckeye congressman): Secretary, we count on you. The President may have been AWOL. The Vice-President has said he had 'other priorities' during Vietnam. Other high-ranking administration officials never served. You understand war, and we absolutely count on you. A lot of us wonder what happened between that Post interview and your statement the next day where you said the President made the right decision.

Powell: First of all, Mr. Brown, I won't dignify your comment about the President, because you don't know what you're talking about. Second, let me get to the point you were raising.

Brown: I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean, Mr. Secretary.

Powell: You made a reference that the President...

Brown: I said he may have been AWOL.

Powell: Mr. Brown, let's not go there. Let's just not go there. Let's not go there in this hearing. You just want to have a political fight on this matter that is very controversial, and it has been dealt with by the White House fine. Let's not go there.

Wow!! Someone's a little edgy about the AWOL question...

WAY TO GO, Sherrod Brown! I'm so proud you're a Buckeye!!