Charlie Rangel just admitted we went to war for Oil on Tucker

[Bullet1987]

"I don't think anyone argues we were well intentioned...but everybody needs oil, and so did we."

I'm slightly paraphrasing...but that's basically what he said.

[Sparkly]

1. I heard it -- he was saying BushCo should admit that

That was my interpretation, anyway...

[The Count]

5. I'd say, as he voted against the damn thing - he has nothing to admit or apologize

for - unlike some candidates who reinvented themselves as "anti-war" as of 2005.

[lisa58]

2. What was Tucker's reaction?

[Bullet1987]

7. Tucker didn't say anything...

[eleny]

3. Caught that here, too

He used Tucker like a Swiffer and cleaned the floor with him.

An excellent segment that I hope will find its way to You Tube.

[la la]

10. yeah, tfucker's face

was reddening by the minute. He had to call up the old ' no time left' phrase!

[emulatorloo]

4. Rangel is no oil hungry Bushco enabler -- so I am pretty sure he was refering to Bushco's motives

EOM

[eleny]

6. Yes, and the other partner countries, too

It sounded like that when he said "...and others...".

[Sparkly]

8. Yes, I think he was making a point in a sarcastic way

"Nobody will question their motives if they just say, 'We needed the oil, others needed the oil, and now it's a mess and we need help'" -- that's a bad paraphrase...

[Joe Chi Minh]

9. It sounds like he was being hilariously ironical. Like a school kid

telling his Mum, "I didn't mean him no harm, Mum, but everyone's got to have a cell-phone, or you're not cool...!" It doesn't seem to have been missed by little Tommy Tucker either...! Probably a look of lightly mocking scorn in his eyes only Tommy could see.