GOP USA on Downing Street Memo - says left is salivating

[helderheid]

http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/bobby/2005/bobby_06131.shtml

'Downing Street' Memo Has Left Wingers Drooling
By Bobby Eberle
June 13, 2005

If there's one thing left wingers love, it's a good, old-fashioned conspiracy. Give them a small nibble of a "claim" of wrong doing against the current White House, conservatives, or Republicans, and the left wing fringe will pounce into action. Facts? Data? Evidence? Those items are simply minor inconveniences to their "analysis" of right wing efforts to rule the world, steal elections, plant White House reporters, or a host of other perceived dirty deeds.

Like chum in a pool of sharks, the left has been stirred into a frenzy over the so-called "Downing Street" memo. This document, written by a British foreign policy official, chronicles a meeting among British officials including Prime Minister Tony Blair. The memo conveys a sense of the direction America was heading in regard to dealing with Saddam Hussein and Iraq, prior to the commencement of military operations. The memo contains a passage that the left is now calling the "smoking gun" that they say shows President Bush purposely manipulated intelligence information to build the case for war. Once again, the left wing zealots are putting facts and evidence aside and letting their conspiracy theory fears run wild.

The memo in question was written by Matthew Rycroft on July 23, 2002. Rycroft, an aide to British foreign policy advisor David Manning, describes a "perceptible shift in attitude" of American officials with regard to Iraq and adds the following:

"Military action was now seen as inevitable. Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy."

Rycroft added that National Security Council was losing patience with United Nations deliberations on Iraq and suggested that there was little discussion in Washington "of the aftermath after military action." However, the comment of "intelligence and facts" being "fixed" is what has the left spun up. According to their thinking, this "proves" that Bush lied about Iraq and doctored the intelligence to support his case. What the left refuses to acknowledge is that along with public statements by both President Bush and Prime Minister Blair, and several independent investigations, no evidence has ever been presented to support the claims by the left wing fringe.

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[ck4829]

1. Hey Bobby, have you ever heard of VINCE FOSTER?

[althecat]

2. Gannon/Guckert's boss...

I saw this... is really quite tragic (and very long!)... I suspect that getting so squarely under this tragic clown's skin is a good sign.

:)

[Bluebear]

3. Yup! Fair enough!

:rofl:

[B Calm]

4. Does Bobby Eberle even know what the word fixed means?

[georgia10]

5. posted a reply over at dkos

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/6/13/202544/138

Our favorite propagandist, Bobby Eberle, has resurfaced like a pimple on prom night to bestow upon us his insights into the Downing Street Memo. Read his piece in its entirety here. It's got all the 31 flavors of Wignuttia in there. Grab a spoon, let's dive right in.....

:)

[helderheid]

6. oooooooooh

I smell the fear, don't you??

[janx]

7. The freepers have now officially received their talking points. n/t

[Avalux]

8. Whiner!

I love it. :rofl:

[Mandate My Ass]

9. Ken Starr and the Clenis

just sayin'.

[Mnemosyne]

10. Got a mop?

The drool is forming a small lake at my feet!:evilgrin:

:woohoo: :applause:

[MelissaB]

11. He must be confessing here:

...right wing efforts to rule the world, steal elections, plant White House reporters, or a host of other perceived dirty deeds.

[helderheid]

12. I love it

"The so-called downing street memo"

:rofl:

just wait till he sees the other 6 memos that just popped up!!

[lonestarnot]

13. minutes of meeting are physical evidence, context is also evidence...

doesn't this person Bobilee Eberle get the news?

[Cha]

14. Fuck you, neocons...if you weren't such

"drooling" idiots..there wouldn't be a Downing Street Memo!

[helderheid]

15. high 5

[Cha]

16. :)

:hi:

[Just Me]

17. You bet your ass I'm salivating!!!!!

}( I'm hungry to take down the criminals!!!

[Stirk]

18. Actually, we're pissed. Some of us don't think war crimes are funny.

Some of us don't appreciate having family and friends stuck in a bullshit occupation that was built on lies and only enriches a bunch a criminals back home.

I wouldn't expect a Republican to understand that.

[Oversea Visitor]

19. Logic say

One bullets would have done the job of removing Saddam.
1700 Americans live and god know how many injured and all the Iraqies killed just to remove Saddam.

This is a no brainner.