Keith O. calling McCain out for lying about the timeline of surge

[Kdillard]

and when the different factions started to work together in Iraq. He is reading from a transcript of an interview that McCain gave to CBS's Couric since CBS mysteriously left that part of the interview on the edit room floor and is just giving it to McCain good.

[Muttocracy]

1. good. nt

[ErinBerin84]

2. so

Katie asked him one question, CBS edited out his answer with the fuck up and replaced it with a different answer of his?



liberal media indeed......

[TwilightGardener]

3. Almost worse than being wrong, CBS protected him.

[me b zola]

17. Yep, they weren't reporting the news, they were altering it

to fit their agenda.

[mtnester]

22. The Ministry of Truth has been working overtime

for 8 years now

[curious one]

4. McSane has been telling his version of twisted truth to prove he is old

and out of touch with reality whenever he opens his mouth. He should be called on all of his lies.

Truth in Iraq is that different sects are finally working out their differences toward the good of their country and do not want us in their country.

Obama is right, we should get out of there.

[jenmito]

5. Here's the transcript that he read from which he said was edited out of the video:

Couric: Senator McCain, Sen. Obama says, while the increased number of U.S. troops contributed to increased security in Iraq, he also credits the Sunni awakening and the Shiite government going after militias. And says that there might have been improved security even without the surge. What's your response to that?

McCain: I don't know how you respond to something that is such a false depiction of what actually happened. Colonel McFarlane (phonetic) was contacted by one of the major Sunni sheiks. Because of the surge we were able to go out and protect that sheik and others. And it began the Anbar awakening. I mean, that's just a matter of history. Thanks to General Petraeus, our leadership, and the sacrifice of brave young Americans. I mean, to deny that their sacrifice didn't make possible the success of the surge in Iraq, I think, does a great disservice to young men and women who are serving and have sacrificed.

They were out there. They were protecting these sheiks. We had the Anbar awakening. We now have a government that's effective. We have a legal system that's working, although poorly. And we have progress on all fronts, including an incredible measure of security for the people of Iraq. There will still be attacks. Al Qaeda's not defeated. But the progress has been immense. And to not recognize that, and why it happened, and how it happened, I think is really quite a commentary.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/22/eveningnews/main4283813.shtml

Maybe someone knows how to capture it before it disappears...

[slinkerwink]

6. shame on CBS!

[Kdillard]

7. Even better he is also bringing up Phil Gramm and how he is

still involved with McCains's campaign.

[ErinBerin84]

8. kudos to Countdown for reading the transcript on the website and noticing.

Shame on you, Katie Couric!


And the "breaking news" banner on KO and Dan Abrams sometimes makes me sad, bc I know that it will be breaking news to these shows, but the rest of the MSM will ignore it.

[kevinmc]

9. K&R

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. Covering the pardoning of the bush cabal also

No one else on TV has touch that news..... coming up.

[Ichingcarpenter]

13. Howdy Pardoner!....... I'm so glad he's covering this

talking about preemptive action by Bush

[Ichingcarpenter]

14. Jonathan Turley speaking now about the 'future pardons'

[dflprincess]

15. He also mentioned that the odds that an Obama administration will actually go after these crooks

are pretty slim.

So much for that hope.

[my3boyz]

11. Yup! THANK YOU Keith!!!! nt

[eleny]

12. K&R

[beachmom]

16. We have a pretty good witness, too. Jimmy Webb, Sen. Webb's son, was

there BEFORE the surge in Ramadi. And Sen. Webb has made it clear that stuff was going down before the surge. One of those things was the Sunni Awakening.

[Cha]

18. Great! The whoremedia must really

abhor being busted by KO.

[zulchzulu]

19. Couric is pissed Obama shanked her into left field on her "questioning" on the Escalation

Oh...I mean, the Surge.

[MattP]

20. Sounds like a news scandel to me

This unlike the Rather story is a real news altering story and nobody will lose their job on this one.

[ErinBerin84]

21. here's a Huffington Post article just written about this -

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ilan-goldenberg/not-a-gaffe-a-fundaemtnal_b_114394.html

Not a Gaffe: A Fundemental Misunderstanding of Iraq

snip

"This is not controversial history. It is history that anyone trying out for Commander and Chief must understand when there are 150,000 American troops stationed in Iraq. It is an absolutely essential element to the story of the past two years. YOU CANNOT GET THIS WRONG. Moreover, what is most disturbing is that according to McCain's inaccurate version of history, military force came first and solved all of our problems. If that is the lesson he takes from the Anbar Awakening, I am afraid it is the lesson he will apply to every other crisis he faces including, for example, Iran.

This is just incredibly disturbing. I have no choice but to conclude that John McCain has simply no idea what is actually happened and happening in Iraq"