JAN SCHAKOWSKY uses the "L" word. They lied.

[Armstead]

From her website. (Heard on Mike Malloy)



http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/il09_schakowsky/pr07_08_2003iraq.html

JULY 8, 2003

SCHAKOWSKY: PRESIDENT BUSH FINALLY ADMITS HE MISLED THE NATION DURING
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

CHICAGO, IL –U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today issued the following statement after the White House finally admitted that President Bush should not have claimed in his State of the Union address that Iraq attempted to buy uranium in Africa to reconstitute its nuclear weapons program:

“After months of denials, President Bush has finally admitted that he misled the American public during his State of the Union address when he claimed that Iraq attempted to purchase uranium in Africa. That is why we need an independent commission to determine the veracity of the other so-called evidence used to convince the American people that war with Iraq was unavoidable.

“It is not enough for the White House to issue a statement saying that President Bush should not have used that piece of intelligence in his State of the Union address at a time when he was trying to convince the American people that invading Iraq was in our national security interests. Did the president know then what he says he only knows now? If not, why not, since that information was available at the highest level.

“What else did the Bush Administration lie about? What other faulty information did Administration officials, including President Bush, tell the American people and the world? Did the Bush Administration knowingly deceive us and manufacture intelligence in order to build public support for the invasion of Iraq? Did Iraq really pose an imminent threat to our nation?

“These questions must be answered. The American people deserve to know the full truth.”

Schakowsky is an original cosponsor of H.R. 2625, legislation authored by U.S. Representative Henry Waxman to create an independent commission - modeled after the September 11 Commission - to examine the intelligence about Iraq and the representations made by executive branch officials about this intelligence.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Oh and I must add

the other three heroes

Delahunt, Abercrombie and Rahm....

Remember folks, back then the ball started really during Special Orders, when Dmeocrats started raising the issue.

Today I watched history repeat itself.

Three Congresemen, Abercrombie, Delahunt and Rahmn Emmanuel in Special Orders went over and over again how the Administration has betrayed vets, but here is the significant part... they used the word LIAR... it is now in the Congressional Record. Neil Abercrombie took the Media to task for keeping the people uninformed. They entered the many editorials of the last 48 hours calling him a LIAR into the record... hell Abercrombie even paraphrased me.

So while the leadership of the party seeems to be a buch of cowards and unable to use the L word, these junior people ARE.

This is the early days.

Oh and they want to talk with Short and Cook, they do... and they applauded British Democracy... Neil Abercrombie even paraphrased me... I recognized the words.


This is now going in directions that the WH never expected...

[Terwilliger]

2. ummm

where is the L?

[Armstead]

3. "What else did the Bush Administration lie about? "

I did use slight editorial latitude to make rhe headline fit.

[Must_B_Free]

6. Oh, I'm sure they have too much integrity

to have lied about anything else.

ba dump bump

[Terwilliger]

7. cool

kept reading your post, and couldnt see it

I need some freakin glasses...or...a brain? I dunno.

[Armstead]

4. Kick

With all the bichin' about Dems, need to acknowledge those who are speaking out

[sandnsea]

5. Okay, I'm dancing!!!

Everybody now, get your dancing shoes on and do a little jig, it's TIME!!!!!

(We can figure out how to keep this story going tomorrow!)

[Terwilliger]

8. Here's to all Dems who can use the L word within the week

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[proud patriot]

10. I called our Senators today Terwilliger

my Rep. and the White House comment line ...
I said "I just read Capital Hill Blue and it says Bush lied"
I called for impeachment through tears and I asked why
weren't we listened to ?

We all need to call , like we called before the war started .
Call the media , call your policy makers . Let's see
justice be served .

[hedda_foil]

9. That's my Congresswoman!!

I love and adore Jan. She never stops pouring it on! I swear I'd live in a box on a streetcorner to stay in her district! In honor of her being first to use the "L" word officially (as far as I know) I hereby reproduce the lettering on her campaign T-shirt.

I'm a Jan Fan

[Armstead]

11. She is mighty imprssive

Everytime I've heard of her or seen her, she's one of the Democrats who is saying the things that need to be said.

I don't know much about her personally, but if there is ever going to be a serious woman candidate for President, I'd like to see her on the "short list."

[wndycty]

12. Kick

:kick: