Hillary hits Gov. on Rove's 9/11 remarks

[Jon8503]

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

June 23, 2005, 3:30 PM EDT


WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton demanded Thursday that Gov. George Pataki repudiate a top White House advisor's comments about liberals' reaction to Sept. 11 remarks delivered while Pataki sat nearby onstage.

Clinton, D-N.Y., joined Senate Democrats who called on Karl Rove to apologize or resign for his comments Wednesday night in Manhattan to the New York state Conservative Party.

The senator said Pataki was at the event, and should speak out against Rove's characterization.

Rove, President Bush's chief political advisor, said liberals "saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers."

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/nyc-hilrove0624,0,4578662.story?coll=ny-top-headlines&vote18157919=1

[cynatnite]

1. Good!

It's good to see the Dems hitting back. I hope they keep doing it and not let up for one second.

[realFedUp]

2. The world must be shaking its collective heads

and Bin Laden thinking "mission accomplished"
while we talk about amending the Bill of Rights
over burning a piece of cloth over dissent
and our government leaders acting like kindergardeners.

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. Boggles the mind, don't it?

:banghead: BTW, this has to be the best smilie ever! :banghead: Fits these times so well.

[realFedUp]

11. ouch

makes my head hurt :-)

[neuvocat]

3. I'm glad the dems are getting outraged for once.

Its about time they started to key in on all these inflammatory remarks. I hope they keep this up.

[HockeyMom]

4. Pataki is Toast

State wide and nationally. Good for him for sending his goons to Miami in the 2000 election and ass kissing for Bush at the convention.

[pointsoflight]

5. I don't want an apology or resignation.

This guy is Bush's top advisor. I want people to know that this is what Bush stands for.

[jean]

7. Rove was speaking for bush yesterday and always.

[jean]

6. Bravo, Sen Clinton. Does Rove speak for bush, Pataki, Cheney,

Rumsfeld, all Republican congressmen, congresswomen and Senators?

Does Rove speak for the GOP, RNC, neocons, all Republicans everywhere including those in Iraq and wingnut christians?

Who does Rove speak for? He's unelected but certainly one of the top 5 most powerful men in this country.

[lonestarnot]

10. Rover is a freak! Scary to have such a powerful freak saying these

types of things.

http://www.genocidewatch.org/8stages.htm

[deacon]

8. Right on right on.... thats more like it--good to see our reps finally

back.

[geniph]

12. Senator and former President Clinton were THERE

immediately after 9/11. Where the hell was Rove? In the bunker with Undisclosed Location Cheney and Brave Brave Brave Sir Bushy?

Big Bill flew back from Australia to do what he could immediately after the attack. It was something like a WEEK before any Republican other than Giuliani dared show their face there.