Powell Was Screaming At Everyone Yesterday! Read On!

[matcom]

<snip>

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, a retired four-star general known for his even temperament, paused yesterday during a congressional hearing to berate a Hill staffer for shaking his head as Powell offered a defense of his prewar statements on Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction.

The public scolding came after Powell had already endured a number of attacks by Democrats on the administration's Iraq policy during an appearance before the House International Relations Committee. He had just snapped at a member of Congress who had casually declared President Bush "AWOL" from the Vietnam War.

Powell was recalling for the panel his review of the prewar intelligence. "I went and lived at the CIA for about four days to make sure that nothing was," he began, when he paused and glared at a staffer seated behind the members of Congress.

"Are you shaking your head for something, young man, back there?" Powell asked. "Are you part of these proceedings?"

Powell's unusual remarks threatened to derail the hearing. Rep. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), a 12-year veteran of the House, objected, "Mr. Chairman, I've never heard a witness reprimand a staff person in the middle of a question."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34636-2004Feb11.html

[Must_B_Free]

1. Condi was on Larry King lying alast night.

Major damage control going on. The pathetic fucks are twisting in their own broken wind.

[Kahuna]

5. Repuke lying meme: Saddam should have let the inspectors..

do their jobs. :wtf: John Warner was continuing this line on Larry King last night. They want us to forget that bushco kicked the inspectors out to that they could get their war on. And sadly, a lot of Americans will believe them.

[leftchick]

31. It pisses me off how, when it is said....

Not a single freakin newsreader calls them on that fact... "they were kicked out by bushco*" :grr:

[redqueen]

42. It pisses you off to see corporate influence?

They're told what to say. I'm sad for them that they think so little of themselves that they have to resort to prostitution. ;)

[Kahuna]

2. I love it. Powell on the ropes.

Powell should have seen the reactions at the security council when he was spewing his lies. A lot of eye rolling going on there.

[King_Crimson]

41. I'm sure the below listed links...

would make Powell scream like the pig he is...

http://anderson.ath.cx:8000/Blair/bpowell.html
http://www.usvetdsp.com/story13.htm

Aren't we fortunate to have this slob as Secretary of State, a Saddam crony as Secretary of Defense, and a thieving, lying, deserting coward as President?

[DemNoir]

3. We all know anger is a sure sign of insanity

He must be removed as Secretary of State immediately!

[9215]

hee, hee. Only if its a Democrat. When it's

a Repug its righteous indignation. :eyes:

This scene cracks me up. Powell being tripped up with non-verbal

communication.

[sweetheart]

26. I agreee.

Anger and the pathology of institutional hatred are central to all republican actions. Insane might be a bit strong. Perhaps "Unstable" and "Schitzophrenic". :->

[DoYouEverWonder]

4. And he's supposed to be the diplomat

in the bunch?

I think he's been taking intimidation lessons from Bu$hler. Either that or his guilty conscience is putting him in a bad mood. Too late, Colin. Pretty soon it will be back to the fields for you.

[DarkPhenyx]

6. And with a resounding crash...

...the mirror broke?

OMG! This is wonderful! If they are so stressed that even Colin is snapping the heads off of subordinates, especially other peoples subordinates, then things are even worse on the inside than we imagined.

SWEET!

[freestatevet]

7. The staffer kind

of deserved it, don't you think? The little punk had no reason to be back there shaking his head as SECSTATE was testifying. That's just rude and inappropriate.

[Cat Atomic]

9. Lying to Congress is pretty inappropriate, too.

[GoBlue]

11. How do you know he was a 'little punk'?

eom

[DarkPhenyx]

12. He didn't stand up and boo.

He didn't turn his back. Hell, he didn't even laugh. He simply shook his head. The fact that it had the effect it did speaks louder than any simple head shake.

[Stuckinthebush]

13. Sometimes, all you can do is shake your head

The staffer - an American citizen - was probably disgusted to see a member of the administration continue the lying and spinning all for political gain. We are talking about dead Americans and Iraqis here. The staffer - an American citizen - was representing all of us who can only shake our heads in disgust.

[salin]

27. but didn't you know... in the presence of the Sec of State

the staffer had lost his right to freedom of expression - now to include non-verbal movements. {/sarcasm}

[NNN0LHI]

14. Deleted by poster

[DarkPhenyx]

17. Calm, patience, freedom of speech.

I would pout forth that the opinion you are objecting so profanely to is at least as valid as any other. I disagree with him as well, however...

[NNN0LHI]

21. You are right. Thanks n/t

[kayell]

20. Where's that video clip of Blix shaking his head while

Powell testified at the UN? Sometimes you just can't restrain yourself when confronted with such amazing self-serving BS.

[truthspeaker]

32. this is America; we don't have kings

There's nothing inappropriate about shaking one's head. He was silent and not disrupting anything.

[Kinkistyle]

33. How many Secretary of States you know explode at guys shaking their heads?

Huh?

[Loonman]

8. You sleep with dogs Colin

You wake up wth fleas.

[Eurobabe]

10. Wasn't C-SPAN there?

I want to see the meltdown for myself, I only saw snippets of it. Don't see it yet in the C-SPAN archives. Was it taped, anyone know?

[opihimoimoi]

18. Yup, Colin got his briefs in a wad and became testy at a pesky staffer

Colin, you pathetic thing, just resign and go trout fishing already. you blew it.

[oneighty]

30. Body language

by an underling in the military is known as "Silent Contempt." And is punishable under the UCMJ.

Colin just forgot where he was-flashback.

180

[Jacobin]

15. Ooooooooooooooooh, gettin' kinda testy, no?

Doesn't like being confronted about his lies?

The Emporer's clothes must be admired at all costs!!!!!!

[neebob]

16. Screaming?

Where's that part? I clicked on this thread expecting to read about screaming, or at least some yelling. No screaming, no yelling - more like snapping. He snapped at a couple of people.

[Cocoa]

19. good thing he didn't see Hans Blix

at the UN, back when Powell gave his famous lying speech before the war, Blix and al Baradai were looking at each other and shaking their heads like they'd never heard so much B.S. in their lives.

If Powell had seen that, he would have said, oh no you didn't.

[kayell]

22. Hah, we remembered the same video, that was a great image

I wish I had a copy of that amazing moment, especially considering the calm and dignity which Blix was known for.

[FreakinDJ]

23. We need more pressure on them

Clearly Powell is revealing their major weakness with this demonstration. The media still has not linked the Plame story to the faulty intel. Combine the 2 and you have clear cut evidence not only did they actively suppress intel contrary to those they wanted they committed felonies to do it.

[polmaven]

25. It really is falling apart.

The media still has not linked the Plame story to the faulty intel.

The Bush White House hasn't even been able to link the Plame story to the Clintons yet. They have never had trouble doing that! Things are really getting tough in the OPB...(Office to Pass the Buck).

[molly]

24. Time wounds all heels

:kick: :kick: :kick:

[devinsgram]

28. They are all starting to come unglued.

Which means, they have to keep pushing them till they are break.

[leesa]

Some people are offended by traitorous liars...go figger!

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[WhoCountsTheVotes]

34. Sherrod Brown - Progressive Caucus, just like Kucinich!

Who's leading the party - the DLC, or the Progressives?

[Eurobabe]

35. Continuation of yesterday's testimony

n/t

[KansDem]

36. "He who angers you, controls you"

...should become Powell's new mantra.

[redqueen]

43. Oooh that's a great quote!

Who said that? Very true, I like it.

[9215]

37. Why that's "insubordination".

:eyes:

Powell really is fucked up. He should have split before telling the big lie at the UN. He could have saved his sorry ass.

[eissa]

38. You can't blame the guy

He came into this administration as the most respected one (at least in comparison to the others) and he will leave in November as part of the swine pack. Sad.

[goclark]

39. Powell and Bush Related

Check out this link and see why Powell is defending * so much, it's in the genes...

http://msn.ancestry.com/landing/msn/strange/bush3/tree.htm

[Terwilliger]

40. kick