British lawmaker: GOP 'lynch mob' after me (LIVE ON TV)

[MADem]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7883488/
Galloway says he'll challenge U.S. senators at Iraq hearing

If you are near a tv, TURN IT ON--this guy is kicking the Senate's ASS!!!!!!!!!!!

[ET Awful]

1. LMAO . . . his description of Coleman as

a lick-spittle crazed neocon is the funniest shit I've read all day :).

Those Brits certainly have a way with insults :).

[rodeodance]

142. a lick-spittle crazed neocon---WHOW

[ET Awful]

152. It had me laughing almost as much as "Commander Cuckoo Banannas"

:evilgrin:

[radfringe]

219. enjoy

[katty]

202. Go Galloway!

[twenty4blackbirds]

228. House-of-Commons-fu

According to an Englishman, Galloway is well-trained in House-of-Commons-fu.

Some rules being, while in Parliament:
- Not allowed to swear directly at anyone
- Can't call people a liar to their faces (or sommat)

Sure does wonders to cultivate the Art of Insult Whilst Being Civil :-)

[NewInNewJ.]

2. Galloway up now

hthttp://www.hsgac.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Hearings.Live

[jmc777]

3. Another link (Better video quality)...

http://news.bbc.co.uk / and half way down on the right hand side you'll see "George Galloway Senate hearing" next to the "Live Now" logo. Click it.

[moobu2]

90. BBC's story

'Mother of all smokescreens'

Mr Galloway went on the offensive as soon as he began to speak, saying he had met Saddam Hussein on two occasions - the same number of times as US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

"The difference is Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell him guns and maps - the better to target those guns. I met him to try to bring about an end to sanctions, suffering and war," he said.

The accusations levelled against him was the "mother of all smokescreens", he said.

The biggest sanctions busters were American companies "with the connivance" of the US government."
LINK

[kurtyboy]

182. Is this one of those moments where everyone looks around

and thinks, "God I'm glad someone finally said it."? Fifty years ago it sounded like this:

"Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness...Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?

Joseph Welch to Senator Joseph McCarthy, June 9th, 1954

And another "reign of witches" came to an end. Patience----

"A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolved, and the people recovering their true sight, restoring their government to its true principles. It is true that, in the meantime, we are suffering deeply in spirit, and incurring the horrors of a war, and long oppressions of enormous public debt. ... If the game runs sometimes against us at home, we must have patience till luck turns, and then we shall have an opportunity of winning back the principles we have lost. For this is a game where principles are the stake.

— Thomas Jefferson, 1798"

[hvn_nbr_2]

187. The Joseph Welch Moment for the Cuckoo Bananas Gang

Your comment is exactly what I was thinking. And recently I've been thinking, who will finally be the one to say to this gang of hoodlums, "Have you no sense of decency?"

[FizzFuzz]

224. perfect! Thankyou, kurtyboy

I had a pic of bush on my bulletin board at work. It said "We Are Fucked". An officemate took it down (I don't know which officemate; fine let them be anonymous)

I think I'll put this up. No naughty words; won't offend jaysus's morality police.

[tx_dem41]

4. Thanks! I didn't realize that individual committees...

had live streaming capability. I only thought it was thru C-SPAN.

Thanks, again!

[gp]

5. thanks!

Galloway is on a roll!

Slamming rumsfeld right now

[Wilber_Stool]

6. DON'T MISS THIS!!!!!!!!.........N/T

[not systems]

7. This is great.

He just hammered Rummy and not Chalibi.

[NewInNewJ.]

8. He is on fire!

I love it, wish they would show Colemans face

[malaise]

9. Listenig on the Beebs

Great stuff. CNN carrying live as well

[moobu2]

10. Oh hell yessssssssssssss!!! Go Galloway

[makhno]

11. "The neocon web sites and papers ...

... in which you're such a hero, senator."

Forgeries and lies, no beating around the bush.

[grumpy old fart]

14. Forgive me, who is this guy? He's GREAT!

[makhno]

A British MP

The administration is trying to implicate him in the oil-for-food scandal.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4539429.stm

It's unbelievable. Mentioning US ties to Saudi Arabia is just not done on US TV.

[LivingInTheBubble]

179. Thanks I am watching it now.

I wasnt so sure but now I know I love this guy...

[Loki]

19. Ladies and Gentlemen this is how you speak truth to power.

This is awesome.

[katty]

205. Galloway is the man for speaking Truth to Power

[Jo March]

12. Please - details for us folks in cubes with no sound cards

and no ability to stream anything!!

thanks.

[MADem]

13. Man, that Parliament really teaches these guys how to DEBATE

He is kicking some PROFOUND ASS here. He is handing it to them!!!

This is like being beaten down by a harsh schoolmaster--good for him, A PACK OF LIES!!!!!!! What a man, shit, let's put HIM in charge!!!!!

[understandinglife]

15. “I come not as the accused but as the accuser,” he added.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7883488 /

Peace.

www.missionnotaccomplished.us

[liberal N proud]

16. This will never make CNN or FAUX

[maddezmom]

18. CNN is carrying him live now

:D

[moobu2]

21. CNN's broadcasting it live ... they still suck but....

[MADem]

33. MSNBC has it too

This is as GOOD AS WATERGATE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man, SMOKING political TV!!!!!

FUUUUUCK--MSNBC just broke away, the BASTARDS....

[sendero]

119. Yes they will...

... they'll carry it because it is good television. Because it isn't a bunch of willy-nilly nuanced hand-wringing damning with faint praise, like we get from most of the current crop of lame ass Dem "leaders".

When the real deal comes along - it WILL GET AIRTIME.

[Solly Mack]

17. Damn. Can he be my Senator?

Please?

[Solly Mack]

26. " you glossed over because he's your friend"

[Thor_MN]

225. I was thinking the same thing, because asshat Coleman is my Senator

But not for long, I think... Al Franken will send Normie back to the minors.

[Jo March]

20. I read the article! Wow! What a guy!

He sounds like he's ready to kick a little ass!

[tishaLA]

22. Wow. Just wow.

This guy is hitting them so hard. And now we have to hear from little Normie Coleman. :puke:

[MN ChimpH8R]

107. Ah, little Normie

the empty suit, the pinhead, the tool, the barf mat, the sad little puppet. I apologize on behalf of the State of Minnesota for this pathetic ambulatory turd. :puke: :puke:

Hope Galloway tears him a couple of new orifices. For a start. Then I hope he gets nasty. Go Galloway!!:yourock:

[donkeyotay]

173. It took a dead senator and a black ops media event to achieve it

but we're all saddled with the little lick-spittle now.

[TexasLawyer]

184. LMAO!

What a perfect picture of Normie you've drawn. Apology from Minnesota accepted! (as long as you accept my apology on behalf of Texas for Bush, Rove, DeLay, Cornyn, Hutchinson, Priscilla Owen, Bob Perry, John O'Neill, and on and on...

[Arugula Latte]

123. You mean Normie "lick-spittle" Coleman?

:rofl:

[alittlelark]

23. OMG!!! He is awesome!!!

'Have a look at the 8 billion in Iraqi wealth that went missing under your watch'.....

[cal04]

24. Wow! That was great!

He nailed it

[bobthedrummer]

25. "Galloway hounded by AIPAC cell within U.S. Congress; Bolton is tied to

same cell" by Wayne Madsen
http://www.onlinejournal.com/Special_Reports/051305Madsen/051305madsen.html

[MADem]

27. Have a look at

...the money that went missing from Iraq...
....the real sanction busters

...Lies, thievery!!!!!

Coleman is trying to be a tough prosecutorial type, but this guy is NOT losing his cool.

"You've glossed that over in your report, because it is embarrasing to you!!!!!!!"

This could totally fuck Coleman, in the long view, this is WONDERFUL!!!!

[trotsky]

28. I want to bear his children!!!

I don't care that I'm a guy, science will find a way!

How can we contact him? How can we let him know how much the MAJORITY of Americans appreciated him kicking whiny Repuke ass on national TV?

[Solly Mack]

31. dupe

[Solly Mack]

32. I was thinking the same thing!

[Willy Lee]

56. Oh, man, that is the funniest comment!

"Science will find a way..."

:rofl:

Yes- I too love this man! Our boys and girls could learn a lot from him.

[ikri]

174. Contacting George Galloway

According to The Guardian you can contact George Galloway at gallowayg @ parliament.uk (remove the spaces).

That's his parliamentary email address. You can possibly contact him through his party's website (Respect Coalition).

[LynnTheDem]

192. [e-mail]

:)

[brainshrub]

213. Funny, but very disturbing, comment.

LOL!:rofl: :rofl:

[grumpy old fart]

29. Who is this great gentleman?

[tishaLA]

30. Poor Norm. So out of his depth

and Galloway is making him his biotch.

[Solly Mack]

35. Yep! Norm isn't quite as smarmy as he usually is...

[cal04]

34. The Mother of All smokescreens. He

got that right

[ewagner]

36. This guy is great

He's taking NO PRISONERS....

that smug-ass Norm Coleman is sticking to the script and not engaging in an argument..

[Nerdling]

37. Glasgow, Scotland here

I'm from Glasgow and Galloway was my MP for a time. I support him but he isn't well liked in the UK.

FoxNews seems to now be glossing over his testimony with talking heads to reinforce their talking points. Typical.

[MADem]

43. ALL of the cables broke away, the chickenshits!

I am hoping they play it on CSPAN--that was some INCREDIBLE TV. I have not seen that much tough talk and brutal honesty in a Senate hearing since Watergate. Shit, WHY did they break away? Because a GOP fucker was being handed his ass, perhaps??? Ya think?????

[makhno]

48. Yeah, glad we have the streaming vid

The White House must've gotten on the phone to the networks once they realized just how much shit was hitting the fan.

[MADem]

76. He just fucked Coleman, with WORDS!!

That was FANTASTIC!!!!!

[tishaLA]

44. Why isn't he well-liked in the UK?

Because they prefer poodles to truth-tellers?

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

Perhaps because of some of this:

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/interviews/story/0,11660,792915,00.html

Keep in mind they don't particularly like Blair, either.

[donkeyotay]

59. Talking truth to corruption!

If folks in the UK don't like him, we'll take him! When the rightwing junta gets the law changed so that Arnold or someone equally despicable can be prez., I'd prefer Galloway.

He was awesome! You have no idea how refreshing it is to hear someone stand up to these f*heads.

[makhno]

38. Norm can't engage

US politics has become so scripted, I really doubt Norm has it in him to take on this guy even if he wanted to. This is what democracy looks like.

[leftchick]

39. damn!!!! everyone dropped him...

even c-span is not covering it! :banghead:

must have gotten too hot for the corporate news whores...

[demo dutch]

40. This link still works

http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Hearings.Live

[UpInArms]

116. currently says the committee is in a short recess ...... eom

[Nerdling]

41. srjsrjj

I'm watching on SkyNews.

It's getting more vicious. He just called Coleman on Israeli groups paying for his trips.

[demo dutch]

46. He's got the temperament of Sean Connery, maybe all Scott men

are that way!, I'm loving it!!

[aquart]

109. Ohhhh?????

Isn't that an ethical no-no? Or don't ethics exist anymore?

[Nihil]

115. Why?

I didn't realise that there were any ethics in the Senate these days ...

[Spazito]

42. He is still on this link

www.hsgac.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Hearings.Live

[MADem]

45. THANK YOU

He is handing wussy Norm his ASS!!!!

"I have already answered that question!"

This guy is NOT BACKING DOWN, I gotta LOVE HIM!!!!!

[leftchick]

47. I was watching him on CNN and then MSRNC

I can't do the link. :(

[Doctor_J]

49. Looks like I missed this - will it be archived?

?

[Goldmund]

50. please somebody post a video of this!!!

Fuck, I missed it!

[demo dutch]

53. You can still get it on this link

http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Hearings.Live

[Goldmund]

65. THANK YOU!

[xxqqqzme]

112. that link says they're in

short recess - was it getting toooo hot in that room?

See what happens when U stand up 2 their chicken shit accusations. Rethugs were saying Galloway wasn't answering their accusations - so he called them on it and hopped over the pond. Bet they R sorry they opened their whiney-ass, sniveling lips.

[Wilber_Stool]

51. To all the Brits out there

Don't expect Galloway back. We're going to keep him.

[NewInNewJ.]

52. He's got Boxer's

guts! So refreshing. He not giving anybody any slack!

[MADem]

64. Oil for food--Infanticide masquerading as politics

A murderous policy of killing huge numbers of Iraqis.

This is profound theater!!!! My God! He is nailing the US corporate pigs, and rightfully so! He is up against Levin, and it isn't as dramatic as Coleman, but this guy has his agenda, and he will NOT be bullied.

Would you be troubled if oil for food was being circumvented...if Zuriqat violated the program?

It troubles me that it might put him in difficulty, it troubles me...that it might be a further smokescreen!!!

YOU SUPPORTED THE ILLEGAL ATTACK on Iraq (the collective Senate). You launched an illegal war that killed hundreds of thousands!!!!!

[Frederik]

210. Finally someone telling the truth about

the sanctions on the floor of the Senate. That was a genocide of a much greater scope than any perpetrated by Slobodan Milosevic, and using the same tactics as the Germans during the blockade of Leningrad - starving the people. "Infanticide disguised as politics" was quite fitting.

Levin was an ass but Coleman was scared like he was being bullied in the schoolyard.

"When AIPAC pays for your trips to Israel, do you ask them where the money comes from?"

:rofl:

[Dhalgren]

101. Isn't it amazing what a simple display of intelligence and

backbone will do for your spirit? This was simply a man of intelligence, telling the truth, and not backing down to thuggery. It is pitiful that we find these qualities to be so rare in this benighted country. I dispair...

[Mizmoon]

54. TELL US CUBE RATS MORE

post some quotes or something! Throw us a bone!

[tishaLA]

58. He says the US is unwilling to look at its role in oil for food

and taking away Iraqi riches. Says US policy is infanticide masquerading as politics. Says he doesn't know when the kickbacks started, but that the oil for food thing was a way to kill huge numbers of Iraqis.

Says that the AMerican companies are more guilty than what they are investigating.

Levin, much as I like him, is being an ass.

[makhno]

71. Levin is rather more pugnacious than Coleman

I bet it's the first time in three years he was really happy he didn't vote to authorize the war. It's still a pity that he let himself be involved in this nonsensical witch hunt.

[makhno]

55. Come on, Carl

Why is Levin participating in this charade? No other pressing business in the Republic?

[MaineDem]

62. I have to go to the bank and I hate to leave

And, yeah, why is Levin being so hostile?

[bobdobbs6]

72. Levin slapped Galloway hard...

Galloway said: "But you supported an illegal war in Iraq...."

And Levin said: "Sorry, sir, no, I did not."

[bobdobbs6]

63. Levin is kicking his butt...

A lot harder than Coleman... This is good for the Democrats.

[MaineDem]

73. Why is this good for the Dems? (nt)

[Spazito]

74. ROFL, quite the opposite!

Galloway nailed Levin on the whole question of the illegality of the Senate support for the illegal war in Iraq.

[Solly Mack]

88. Yes he did

which is something the senate does not want to talk about at all...ever

[geek tragedy]

177. Levin voted against the Iraq war. eom

[Spazito]

209. Yes, he did and Galloway made it clear when he said 'you' he

was referring to the whole Senate. It was interesting when Levin said he didn't want to talk about that issue, the Senate voting to support an illegal 'war'.

[Itsthetruth]

216. Ya! Levin Is Kicking That Anti-War MP's Butt!

Isn't that terrific? Perhaps Senator Levin can take on Tom Hayden or Dennis Kucinich next!

[Solly Mack]

57. America is busting her ass to blame anyone BUT

America for everything related to Iraq

[bowens43]

60. These congressional idiots needed a good ass kicking

and they're getting it!!

[bowens43]

67. 'You want to talk about illegalities?'

"You launched an illegal war that killed 100,000 Iraqis"

[Solly Mack]

61. The Geneva Convention is a UN program too...I'm just saying

since we wanna discuss international law...and if it troubles people when international law is violated...

[Nerdling]

77. Brits Dont Like Him....

Brits don't like him because he can be just too much of a firebrand sometimes, he'd cut the nose off to spite the face.

He's also known as "Gorgeous George" for his infidelities.

Oh, and FoxNews needs to quit calling it the "English Parliament". They can go fuck themselves too.

----

[Solly Mack]

86. I prefer firebrands to limp noodles

but that's just me.



I was enjoying his confrontational style.

[leftchick]

108. I am very sad it is over....

He is my HERO. Damn! I wish ONE Dem. US Senator had his moxy.
Just One.

:cry:

on edit: Okay I mean one more. Actually Sen. Byrd fits without the accent. :)

[Solly Mack]

131. I know what ya mean. He gave me a lift in spirits

[Bridget Burke]

146. He's a Scot, isn't he?

How much does he care about disdain from the Brits?

[ianrs]

157. scots are brits

but neither Scotland nor England are Britain, nor does the English parliament exist (see above)(although the Scottish Parliament does). The Welsh are Brits, and have an Assembly, only some of the Irish want to be Brits, and they have an Assembly as well, only it's not working at the moment, most of the Irish most certainly aren't Brits, and some of those think that the Irish who want to be Brits aren't Irish, but Brits.

Do keep up!

(disclosure: I'm English-Irish British. Mostly)

[Henny Penny]

204. I don't think George cares about disdain

no matter where it comes from.

He has his principles and sticks to them! I just watched the bbc video of it and he was great!:toast:


You can get it on the beeb frontpage.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/default.stm

There have always been dark rumours circulating about George that have contributed to his unpopularity. I used to have my doubts about him myself. But the more I see of him, the more I think that the establishment has been working very hard to smear him.

Well done George!:bounce: :silly: :toast: :party: :bounce: :party: :beer: :thumbsup:

edited for typos!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

147. Yet they seem to like a two bit prostitute named Tony Blair.

Go figure. BTW, why would anybody give a shit who he goes to bed with?

[NuttyFluffers]

163. i wouldn't care if he's the pimp of the House of the Rising Sun

we need spine like that fighting for truth. i really don't care how much his firebrand is lighting aflame, there's such a miasma of Louis XIV courtier dialogue in america i'd gladly welcome his scorching truth. burn the whole comedy to the ground with the spoken truth!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

168. Now that's what I'm talking about.

By the way, I'm a close personal friend of The Pimp of the House of the Rising Sun. He's good people.

[Mr Creosote]

195. The more we see of Blair

the less of us like him. 13,000,000 votes for Labour in '97, 9,000,000 a couple of weeks ago. Lowest share of the vote of any governing party in modern history.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

206. I understand that. Maybe it was the wrong choice of words.

The point being somebody that is supposedly liked can fuck things up so badly. Yet, someone who is supposedly unpopular (because he happens speak his mind without all the flowery bullshit we're accustomed to.) can shed light on some of our worst problems.

[bamademo]

222. Love Your User Name

That part of the movie made me gag. :-)

[woosh]

176. FOX is unique in that they can be both ignorant

and insulting at the same time...

[CAcyclist]

194. So frigging what?

I don't like you.

[Frederik]

203. What America needs more than anything

is firebrands who speak the truth. There are virtually none in America nowadays.

[eridani]

223. He wants to be unfaithful with someone?

Just tell me where the line forms.

[Al-CIAda]

66. KICK ASS!!!! n/t

[demo dutch]

68. I can't believe my ears!! The guy is amazing!

He's there to read them the RIOT act. It's about time!

[alittlelark]

69. "You want to talk about illegality!!. you Launched an illegal war!!"

[Spazito]

70. Wow! Nailed the senate on the illegality of Iraq 'war'

"You want to talk about illegalities? What about your support for an illegal war?"

GO Gallaway, nails the bastards!

[DS1]

75. This just proves how shallow our dog-and-pony show Senate

investigations are.

They don't want the answer unless it's in soundbite format.

[makhno]

97. This is a change from the usual format

"Oh, thank you so much, Mr X., for appearing here today. We really appreciate your participation."
"Oh, the pleasure is all mine. I'm glad for the opportunity."
"Oh, please allow me to reiterate that we all appreciate your service to this country."

The idiots can't even put on a good show for all the money we're paying them.

[DS1]

170. I'd like to point out what a beautiful family you have with you

especially your lovely wife and bright kids.

:puke:

If I were in charge and someone started with that crap I've have them dragged out and shot.

[not systems]

78. Norm found him to hot to handle. n/t

[tishaLA]

79. That was it?!

Boy that was some entertaining stuff. I'd like to see more.

[NewInNewJ.]

I can't believe

not one else had the guts to question Mr. Galloway! Why is is over so soon?

[makhno]

80. Recess, damn

Time for Norm to go down a few stiff ones. Poor bastard.

[Nerdling]

82. Theres more????

!!!

[makhno]

99. They said a 20 min recess for a floor vote [nt]

[MADem]

87. He's probably going to run to the men's and sob into his sleeve

His ass has got to be smarting from that spanking he took!!!!!!

[maddezmom]

81. What's with the recess?

:shrug:

[demo dutch]

83. Lunch or they're going to pull the plug on the live video!

[maddezmom]

91. thought Norm said 20 minutes, if I heard correctly

that's a short lunch.

[demo dutch]

96. True! Maybe they felt it was getting out of hand! Oh, It's a floor vote

[MADem]

89. We won't see Galloway back, he was excused

...Coleman looked relieved that it was over. Galloway OWNED THAT ROOM.

[maddezmom]

94. thanks, I missed that part

guess Norm couldn't take the heat. :evilgrin:

[makhno]

103. Damn, really?

I missed that. I guess it got too hot in the kitchen.

[Vogon_Glory]

84. This, Democratic Lawmakers, Is How It SHOULD Be Done

Mr. Galloway's fighting words are a pleasure to read and hear. This, Democratic lawmakers, is how the Republican/"Conservative" nexus should be fought--with fighting words, facts, and bravery! For too long, Democrats and other progressives have tried to turn aside the reactionaries with soft words and futile attempts at accommodation.

Democratic lawmakers, where in Gehenna did you put your bravery and your fighting spirit????? When in HELL are you going to stop playing Tinky-Winky and start acting like such greats like Harry Truman and William Jennings Bryan??!! Mr. Galloway has showed far more spunk so far than you've shown for the last twelve years!

[demo dutch]

100. It's interesting to read that he's not well liked in Brittain!

[Nihil]

113. Not completely true ...

Some of us think he's brilliant!
(but I can't do anything about the Blair-apologists who inevitably
crawl out of the woodwork to slander Galloway whenever they think
they are safely out of range.)

[makhno]

114. Well-liked enough to win a seat against a Labour incumbent

[po8crg2]

129. Saddam apologist?

He was, and is, a bit odd. He was against the first Gulf War, back in 1990 and a lot of people haven't forgiven him, so they see him as a Saddam apologist. And the quote about "I salute you, sir, for your indefatigability and your courage" to Saddam's face is not very useful.

[Protagoras]

140. Maybe they can play that next to Rumsfeld shaking Saddam's

hand. Ya think?

[progressivebydesign]

156. Or maybe write on the receipts for the weapons we sold Saddam..

..to kill the people whose deaths were used as a way to justify killing Iraqi people now.

[CAcyclist]

196. I was against the first Gulf War

If he was, too, then he just showed good sense. The first Gulf War was a maunfactured war,too.

Enjoy your stay

[Frederik]

199. He was trying to have an influence with Saddam

and that kind of courtesy is required in the Arab world. He was trying to get Saddam to let the inspectors in. Saying "Hey, scumbag, now you listen to me" wouldn't have been helpful.

His opposition to poppy's Gulf War only is only a sign of decency and common sense.

[kentuck]

226. Which is worse...a Saddam apologist or a Bush apologist ??

It's not clear cut.

[no_to_war_economy]

85. amazing amazing amazing

how will MSM spin this testimony!!!!!

[MADem]

95. My guess?

They'll try to ignore it. Michael Jackson, Runaway Bride, Twin Towers and Donald Trump, ANYTHING to avoid talking about the slapping of the Senate by a MP....

Hopefully DAILY SHOW will MAKE them cover it, like they often do!

[davidlynch]

92. POLL: Do You Think MSM Will Position Galloway as a "Nut" or "Kook"?

Do you think that there is adequate "iffy" footage to allow the MSM to piece together a "recap" that positions Galloway as a Kook?

[MADem]

102. HAHAHAHAHAHA!

What is SO sad is that your question will probably be so SADLY close to the way they do try to play it....!

They will have a hard time, though, with footage. That guy had control, he had command...he owned the room, and he didn't deny what he couldn't deny, and threw back at them, HARD. Harder than they are accustomed to, clearly.

They'll have to try to spin it with postgame interviews, if at all. Best bet is to throw NEWSWEEK out front, and let this sink...Galloway was too damn good!

[Spazito]

93. I bet they are recessing for 20 minutes to figure out how to

shut this guy down, ain't gonna happen. He learned the art of 'debate' in a Parliamentary system which based on the opposition BEING the opposition and taking a 'no holds barred' position. Galloway can eat these Senators for breakfast and not break a sweat, imo.

[demo dutch]

98. I agree, they felt it was getting out of hand!

[grumpy old fart]

105. Just like Frist running out of the Senate when Byrd was lecturing him...

the faux politicians just can't handle the truth...

[Frederik]

207. Turn on the light

watch the cockroaches run.

[MADem]

104. He has been excused, he is done for the day n/t

[demo dutch]

111. For Real????

[MADem]

117. Yep--it was the last thing Norm said before they broke for a pee break n/t

[Spazito]

118. I am now waiting for them to come back and 'speechify' on how

they are right and Galloway isn't, lol, it will now be 'safe' for them to do so seeing as they have 'excused' him from appearing any more. It will be pathetic but entertaining.


ROFLMAO, they just adjourned, can't handle the truth!

[understandinglife]

110. Yeap. This is not someone any of those neoconsters can 'shut dowwn'

"If you had any evidence of that I had ever engaged in any actual oil transaction, if you had any evidence that anybody ever gave me any money, it would be before the public and before this commitment (committee) today," Galloway said.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/17/oil.food/index.html

Wonder if they'll strike his testimony from the Congressional Record!!

Peace.


www.missionnotaccomplished.us

[ananda]

145. yes, they know how..

.. to debate in the UK. They have head to head confrontations every week, and they know how to speak and not back down. Even Tony Blair is very good at this, every week, on the hot seat..

.. unlike here in the USA where everything seems to be a scripted soundbyte..

.. and politicians do not own their own souls but are owned by big money and lobbyists.

Sue

[jobendorfer]

106. Hello, Senate Democrats ....

THIS is what an opposition looks like.
Too bad this guy's a brit.

J.

[makhno]

120. Adjourned!

Hahaha .. oh boy, I can only imagine what went on behind closed doors after that episode.

[cyberpj]

121. OMG - They came back on with some lame excuse and adjourned!

No more today.

[otohara]

122. Wow, Coleman Just Canceled It

gave some lame excuse about meetings, lunches - will reschedule at a later date.

[progressivebydesign]

158. Oh what a coward! Can't stand it Norm?

Wonder if Galloway will be safe flying home? You know how dangerous it is for critics of the GOP sometimes. Gosh.. did I just say that? oops.

[UpInArms]

124. 12:33 EST standard time - hearing adjourned!

citing pressing matters - Coleman (the rat bastard) adjourned the hearing.

:argh:

[Rainscents]

128. Heat was on and he couldn't take it!!!

[montana_hazeleyes]

214. He needed emergency surgery

to have a foot removed that was firmly planted in his ass.

[entanglement]

125. WOW! Just WOW!

Hey Brits, can we keep him please? puhleeze?

:patriot:

[maddezmom]

126. Norm adjourned the meeting

[Rose Siding]

139. Called on account of

humiliation :kick:

[MADem]

127. IN-fucking-CREDIBLE!!! COLEMAN JUST ADJOURNED THE MEETING

There was SUPPOSED to be more testimony from others, but he came back, cited "pressing matters"...said they would continue another day, and BANGED THE GAVEL.

What a WUSS!!!!!!!!!

The "pressing matters" probably include a meeting with Rove as to how they can squash that DEVASTATING testimony!!!!!

[leftchick]

130. They have a lot of threats to fax this afternoon

they don't want any of this coverage to show up on the TV anymore!

[NuttyFluffers]

160. exactly. i'm waiting for an Orange Plus alert soon.

when the truth starts to shine they need to obfuscate with fearmongering. too bad i automatically assume they are lying now, just like the boy who cried wolf.

[Frederik]

211. There you go

They had to make a phonecall to Fort Deterick to get some anthrax letters prepared.

[Zorra]

162. "continue another day" - and you can be very sure Mr. Galloway

will NOT be there roasting them over an open fire and telling them on national TV what a bunch of evil lying snakes they are when they do continue the hearings.

Pressing matters: Getting Galloway back to England ASAP.

Dang, that was great. Bwaahaahaaahaa!

[Algomas]

132. What a bunch of reptiles our senators are...

A feeble kangaroo court in which Galloway came across like Pacino in Scent of a Woman. These crooked snakes in charge of our country have no shame, morals, ethics and worst of all, no smarts. A pathetic display which Americans need to see but never will.

[glitch]

166. Embarassing buffoons, they are. Not all of them, but most, certainly.

I wonder how the Senators who aren't buffoons can stand it. Talk about a toxic work environment.

[Stand and Fight]

133. This is most strange...

No record -- no PDF -- of Galloway's statements today... Look here:

http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Hearings.Detail&HearingID=232

This is most disturbing.

[demo dutch]

180. That's outrageous!

[TroglodyteScholar]

193. Everyone needs to go to that site & contact the webmaster re: a PDF (eom)

[Roland99]

217. This is SUPPOSEDLY the Video of the ENTIRE HEARING

http://www.hsgac.senate.gov/audio_video/051705video.ram

Use NetTransport to download it :)

[jazzjunkysue]

134. Thanks for the blow by blow, everyone. I was at my day job.

Go, Galloway!!!!!

[SheepyMcSheepster]

135. help the uninformed: what is "hearing" that is goin on?

i have no idea thanks!

edit: ahh i see now, oil for food investigation?

[MN ChimpH8R]

136. The Rock Says...

Coleman, you hermaphroditic weasel, shut your mouth when The Rock is talking. Get your candy ass back to the corner of Know-Your-Role Boulevard and Jobroni Drive before The Rock lays the serious smack-down on your sorry ass.

If you smmmmmeeeelllllll what the ROCK is cookin.
:rant:

[iam]

137. I cannot believe my ears.

An indictment of our entire system of governance as it has been perverted by conservatism. An indictment of our utterly pliant press, existing entirely to ensure profits for the power elite. Please save my country!

[rocktivity]

138. PLEASE SOMEONE GET A VIDEO OR AUDIO CLIP UP!

Al Franken played a little of it, hopefully Randi Rhodes will play it all.

On Edit (a mere twenty minutes later): Thanks, Dzkia!

:headbang:
rocknation

[rodeodance]

141. Galloway angrily denies oil claim (bbc news website)

some good Gallaway quotes in this article.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4556113.stm

Last Updated: Tuesday, 17 May, 2005, 16:11 GMT 17:11 UK

Galloway angrily denies oil claim

The UK MP denied ever being involved in oil trading and accused senators of being "cavalier" with justice.

"I am not now nor have I ever been an oil trader and neither has anyone on my behalf," Mr Galloway told senators.

"l have never seen a barrel of oil, owned one, bought one sold one and neither has anybody on my behalf."

'Mother of all smokescreens'

Mr Galloway went on the offensive as soon as he began to speak, saying he had met Saddam Hussein on two occasions - the same number of times as US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld.......

[demo dutch]

150. Here the update story from MSNBC.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7883488/

[rocktivity]

144. MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED!

Thanks, Dzika!

:headbang:
rocknation

[demo dutch]

143. Told you!! they would try to figure out a way to pull the plug!!

[Wilber_Stool]

148. It's too bad

the committee couldn't demand straight answers during the 9/11 hearings.

[GliderGuider]

149. So, that meeting went pretty well, don't you think, Mr. Coleman?

Let's have that nice Mr. Galloway over again some time. I bet you're really happy you invited him, aren't you Norm? We're all so glad you did!

[MO_Dem]

159. Man, I sure pity

anyone who has to cross paths with Coleman this afternoon. I bet he has a lot of venting to do. He looked like a helpless nincompoop.

[spooky3]

151. He sounds Irish or Scottish, not Brit. Wow, he's great!

[Doodlesweaver]

153. Is this still on? Anyone know of a video of this online?

I want to spread this around but can't find a video of it. As soon as Galloway blasted Coleman they cut away from the coverage. IMAGINE THAT???

I want a video of Galloway telling them their reasons to invade Iraq were a "PACK OF LIES." He must have said that 20 times!

[demo dutch]

155. When it got to heated Coleman pulled the plug

first ajourned then cancelled the hearing

[demo dutch]

154. A Scotsman, reminds me of Sean Connery.. same temperament!

[ianrs]

165. please see post 157 above

...n/t

[LivingInTheBubble]

190. scottish people are british... see above :-)

[alfredo]

161. CNN showed a clip of the hearing. It was a good clip

with cutting words.

[Mairead]

164. What makes everyone so sure that this is not more

panem et circenses? What was the ostensible motive for this appearance? What did the people doing the inviting hope to gain? If you can't think of anything plausible, why would you believe that the whole thing isn't mere theater? It's not as tho they're unused to posturing!

[donkeyotay]

185. This crossed my mind, too.

Especially because the bit I caught was on FUX. Why did neocon media give Galloway coverage? Why? Were they expecting Coleman to slice and dice him? Were they expecting Galloway to be mild, meek? Did they just misread and make a mistake or are we missing something?

[Frederik]

212. Did you hear Coleman?

He was taken completely by surprise. He wasn't prepared for this.

[0007]

167. Don't miss Jon Stewart tonight!

Perhaps the Jim Lehrer news hour will have some coverage tonight.

Where in the living fuck was c-span?

[demo dutch]

171. Absolutely, those producers who secretly want to say the same

things, but can't because they're held back by their networks because of fear of the WH, will take this opportunity to cover it at length
(I hope!)

[demo dutch]

172. I love these quotes from the BBC article...

snip
Mr Galloway went on the offensive as soon as he began to speak, saying he had met Saddam Hussein on two occasions - the same number of times as US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

"The difference is Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell him guns and maps - the better to target those guns. I met him to try to bring about an end to sanctions, suffering and war," he said.

The accusations levelled against him was the "mother of all smokescreens", he said.

The biggest sanctions busters were American companies "with the connivance" of the US government.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4556113.stm

[icymist]

169. Wow!!

From the article:
“On the one hand, the United States was at the U.N. trying to stop Iraq from imposing illegal surcharges on oil-for-food contacts,” Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said at the start of the hearing. “On the other hand, the U.S. ignored red flags that some U.S. companies might be paying those same illegal surcharges.”

Who would you want to turn the world attention away from this? Can you say Boltan?

[TexasLawyer]

175. Too bad the Daily Show is in re-runs this week

But I can hardly wait to see what they make of this.

Good times, good times.

[woosh]

178. Daily Show -I'll definatly need to stay up tonight.

[Coexist]

181. Talk about MUST SEE TV!!!!!

[Robeson]

183. This quote from the hearing is awesome.....

..."I know that standards have slipped over the last few years in Washington, but for a lawyer you are remarkably cavalier with any idea of justice," he told Senator Norm Coleman, the Republican subcommittee chairman.

"I am here today - but last week you already found me guilty. You traduced my name around the world without ever having asked me a single question, without ever having contacted me, without ever having written to me or telephoned me, without any contact with me whatsoever - and you call that justice."

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12956,1486028,00.html

[geckosfeet]

198. !!! beyond words,, just beyond words

Why does it take someone from outside the country to stand up to these assholes.

[yellowcanine]

218. Galloway schooled Coleman on how to debate - my favorite part....

"Senator, in everything I said about Iraq I turned out to be right and you turned out to be wrong - and 100,000 have paid with their lives, 1,600 of them American soldiers sent to their deaths on a pack of lies," Mr Galloway told Sen Coleman.

snip

"I was an opponent of Saddam Hussein when the British and American governments and businessmen were selling him guns and gas," he told the subcommittee.

"I have a better record of opposition to Saddam Hussein than you do."



Norm's answer? Time for Recess. Hey Norm, Recess is for grammer school - this is graduate school. Heh.

[Copperred]

186. RE-BROADCAST???

Will this be rebroadcast by CSPAN in the near future?


Please advise.

Thanks

[Neshanic]

188. Contest: Name the Dem that will now try to dilute this.

Go on...you know this is too much truth. Too much everything for the puppets that are the republicans. So who's it gonna be?

Lieberman?

Hillary?

Kerry?

Place your bets.

This is the smack down we ALL have been praying for. Thank GOD for the British.

[demo dutch]

189. MSNBC Video clip at this link

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1479528&mesg_id=1479528

[0007]

208. Thank you demo dutch for time & work and link to the full hearing

n/t

[robbo2356]

191. A repeat of Galloway`s testimony can be seen here

http://news.bbc.co.uk then click on the video link

[nolabels]

197. NICE

Hands on type of guys are my favorite kind of guys :thumbsup:

[silverweb]

200. Bravo for Mr. Galloway!

I just sent him an email to say thank you -- and have suggested that maybe he's also inspired some of our own cowardly legislators to grow some spine.

:D

Whatta guy!

:bounce:

[genieroze]

201. So what, the liberal media will sweep it under the rug. /sarcasm

[malaise]

215. Coleman said

Galloway is not a credible witness. ROTFL - these people are crazy.
<edit - add sentence>
Did you see how he stared him in the eyes - too good.

[David__77]

220. This is a wonderfully true assessment of the Iraq project.

If only we had more progressives in this country like Galloway.

[demo dutch]

221. The entire hearing can be heared on BBC at this link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4556113.stm

It's 47 minutes

[Raiden]

227. George is a tough cookie

I'm sure he can handle it




Oh, and I just watched his whole testimony and DAMN Carl Levin---Sellout whore!!! :grr: