Hatch: Terrorists "Waiting For Democrats To Take Control" To Strike Again

[kpete]

Hatch says Demo win could help terrorists
By Matt Canham
The Salt Lake Tribune


Salt Lake City - Senator Hatch and Bennett address the Utah Senate. (Ryan Galbraith/The Salt Lake Tribune)

Sen. Orrin Hatch, who continuously decries the bitter partisanship in Washington, implied this week that Democratic success in November's election could result in terrorist attacks on America.

Hatch was quoted in Tuesday's Tooele Transcript Bulletin as saying Middle East terrorists are "waiting for the Democrats here to take control, let things cool off and then strike again."

Democrats are criticizing Hatch for what they see as "ridiculous" partisan hyperbole.

"There they go again trying to use smear and fear to win in November," said Stacie Paxton, spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee.

http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4194186

[CottonBear]

1. CB says Hatch should STFU. n/t

[Emit]

8. I agree. That guy makes my skin crawl. n/t

[CottonBear]

9. He's very creepy. n/t

[immoderate]

38. He "Orrinates."

"I know it. You know it. They know it. Everybody in their right mind knows it."

--IMM

[liberaldemocrat7]

131. I have this to say in reply to the REPUBLIKLAN Party

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glaYJzeGK7I

[NovaNardis]

124. He absolutely hates America

Orrin Hatch is a scumbag, and he wakes me angry at the people of Utah for electing him. Excuse me, Orrin, when did the last and ONLY al Queda attack on American soil occur? That's right, on Georgie's watch. When did London get attacked? Madrid? What makes you think George has done ANYTHING to cripple terrorism, and that the Democrats could and would do a worse job?

Not only do I think Democrats can do better at the war on terror than Republicans, but I think it is impossible for them to do worse!

[Imagevision]

144. RICE: I believe the title was, "Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the

United States" - This happened with republicans running the show!!

[Horse with no Name]

2. Let's see--they are "patriotic" and we are "partisan"

under those definitions, I'll be partisan every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
Smear and fear have worked well for this group of Repulsives.
I had no doubt they wouldn't try to keep the fire stoked.

[Sherman A1]

19. Agreed

Comments like those, really don't add to the debate of the issues......

[rfranklin]

42. More Americans have died in terror atacks under Bush...

and the Republicans than in the entire history of the United States.

[Thoreau-Ly]

76. And They Wear

September 11th as some sort of badge of honor.

[krispos42]

92. Not just a badge of honor, a MEDAL!!!

It's amazing watching all the guys who fucked up 9-11 and Iraq getting Medals of Freedom. I can only conclude that Administration is HAPPY George Tenent to screw things up!

[Thoreau-Ly]

93. Of Course They Would Have Been

Chaos and death are their strategy.

The fact that they are the very opposite of good is almost too hard to believe until you do. Then you are set free.

[newyawker99]

119. Hi Thoreau-Ly!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Thoreau-Ly]

121. And I Love NY, Too!

Thanks!

[Imagevision]

115. If Kerry was the prez 9-11 NEVER could have happened...

[elliswyatt]

3. Repubs are just setting up

...Setting up for the fact that when they lose, they can hire a few suicide bombers, attack the US, and then say "I told you so Americans, we protect you better," to win in 2008. I think it's possible. And the American idiotry will follow close behind.

[Horse with no Name]

10. They've never passed up on an "opportunity"

to keep the citizenry in line. I have no doubt you are correct.

[unpossibles]

13. I was actually thinking something similar

it's like when the Mafia offers to protect you (for a small fee, of course). I would like to think otherwise, but experience belies their desperation.

welcome to DU

[corkhead]

74. They are partners with the Republican party. Hatch is probably right

[Atman]

18. Possible? I think it is a very strong likelihood this will happen.

Deadeye Dick has his mercenaries all lined up and ready to go, no doubt.

[peacetalksforall]

34. You're right. We now know what they were doing in the 90's getting

ready for the vote theft to takeover in 2000, drawing maps of earth resources and dividing it up, writing to Pres Clinton and asking him to invade Iraq, setting up Hussein as the bad guy, protecting their House of Saud friends, allowing infiltration by Israel in government positions in Washington.

They are not going to go away. The only hope is getting more people to realize what PNAC and all their associated friends will be planning next - because their barons must have control of all people and the ground beneath them and their friends must be more than wealthy. And we are in the way and beneath contempt - to them.

[Demeter]

51. They MUST Be Jailed--FOR LIFE!

No other way to break the cycle. And, I can think of no better way to destroy the GOP forever, than to let these morons talk themselves out of the public respect. More than half of America is Democratic or leaning that way, and this will piss off a lot of people besides us.

[leesa]

61. I believe this is correct too. And I think we need to do more than say,

"There they go again..." and spout some wimpy reply. We need to turn it on them and ask them HOW they know that this is the case. What evidence do they have that this is going to happen. What plans have you seen that this is going to happen? Have you perhaps MADE plans for this to happen?

If we don't nail them to the wall on this they WILL pull off some sort of event...they are power mad and they will do ANYTHING to maintain power.

[City Lights]

81. Exactly what my husband said when I read the headline to him.

And he doesn't own a :tinfoilhat:.

[MrModerate]

4. "There they go again . . ."

With an insouciant dismissal of the speaker as beneath contempt.

Let's keep it up. Let American see these pudknockers for the desperate and deranged midgets they really are.

[bryant69]

5. That's very overt

Extremely overt.

The implication being we must vote for Republicans until the end of time if we don't want to get blowed up.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[grytpype]

6. Here they go, threatening us with terrorists attacks! Motherf*ckers!

IF YOU VOTE DEMOCRAT, TERRORISTS WILL KILL YOU

Just what Cheney said in 2004!

Motherless sons of *ssholes!

[peekaloo]

7. Yes. Especially since they've been ineffective under Repuke rule!

:sarcasm:

You tell 'em Whorin'.

[MrCoffee]

11. Even Orrin Hatch knows that the repuke days in control are numbered

"waiting for the Democrats here to take control"...sounds like he's given up on the 'pukes chances in November. Cut and run bastard.

[Cassandra]

12. Is that because...

Republican success in the 2000 election already resulted in an attack so the terrorists have adopted the fairness doctrine regarding equal time for Democrats?
Hatch is a raving, desparate loon. Was he drooling during the speech?

[demnan]

14. Shhh! Do you hear it?

It's the sound of desperation!

Hatch is such an ass, even his stupidest constituients won't believe that one!

[Pierre.Suave]

43. Why do you think that?

Plenty of people believe it already.

[LeahMira]

84. Scary...

You're absolutely correct. There are still large numbers of folks that believe Saddam had weapons of mass destruction, despite the fact that they've heard otherwise about a million times now. There are still folks out there who believe Saddam was working hand in glove with bin Laden also. Why would they not think that the evidence of the pResident's "wisdom and leadership" is that the U.S. has not had another major terrorist attack?

Is that scary or what?

So, hey! Either we figure what it takes to turn these folks around or we give up on trying for their votes.

The pResident has been remarkably effective in turning every point against his administration into a 9/11 discussion.
The economy is in trouble? Well, that's because of our losses from 9/11.
The public schools are struggling. Well, that's because of our losses from 9/11.
The Katrina victims are still homeless. Well, that's because of our losses from 9/11.

Advertisers claim that individuals need to hear a message at least nine times before they actually recall it.

There have been so many, many scandals from this administration! Yet they redirect everything back to 9/11. Repeat, repeat, repeat.

Democrats seem to be responding to scandals and crises individually... to be talking about the Plame case, then talking about black box voting, then talking about Lamont/Lieberman, then talking about something else...

Guys, we have to focus on one message that applies to all the administration's screw-ups, and we have to repeat, repeat, repeat, and repeat one more time.

/rant :crazy:

[rrasile]

53. Hatch

Hatch is not an ass, just a stuttering old fool. We should never make fun of these older people that are into the early stages of mental illness. His state is due to modernize and put a young crook in like most states have. It's becoming easier to indite then to vote out.

[a la izquierda]

142. Uh, don't be too sure...

Some of his constituents think that Native Americans were members of one of the lost tribes of Israel. They also belive in some sort of magic underpants (my phrasing), and the wife gets to wait around in some sort of purgatory like place, waiting for her husband to die before she can get to heaven, while when the husband dies, he goes straight up there. Polygamy used to be a good thing, and proselytizing on bikes with helmets is the name of their game.
No offense, or anything.

[Lerkfish]

15. and this is different than extortion...how?

vote for us and you won't die.

how can they make that promise, UNLESS they are controlling the attacks?

[converted_democrat]

71. Exactly what I was thinking...

"how can they make that promise, UNLESS they are controlling the attacks?"

Exactly-

[fooj]

87. Let's not forget when the "terrorists" struck last time...

Hatch's assholes were in charge. How soon HE forgets. How safe were we then, eh?

[AntiFascist]

108. Hmmm, why would a right-wing terrorist organization (al-Qaida)....

play right into the hands of our radical right-wing government? They must be getting something out of it.

[mod mom]

89. or maybe he has some inside knowledge?

[BlooInBloo]

16. Vote republican or die. It's all they have.

No need to remind them that 9/11 happened on an all-republican watch.

Quite to the contrary of what they say, they're actually scared that Democrats will make America SAFER. republicans cannot abide by a safer America - that leaves them with nothing to campaign on.

It's actually JUST LIKE education - republicans can't abide by a well-educated electorate.

[Horse with no Name]

26. Not only that

they don't CARE if America is safer.
What they care about is lining the pockets of their croneys with lucrative no-bid contracts and jobs.

[The Wizard]

127. but but but

everyone knows 9-11 was all because of Clinton's pecker.

[davekriss]

17. Somebody should challenge him for a link!

Where's his evidence? Does he hear terrorist chatter through the fillings of his teeth? And no doubt the ISI and MI5 and CIA are beaming thoughts into his head from their spaces between the walls. F*cking idiot!

[leesa]

63. Exactly. If we don't challenge them now, they WILL do it and we won't

have a leg to stand on. We have to discredit this shit now, not just laugh at it. WHO said this? WHAT plans did you see? WHERE did this conversation occur? WHO were the witnesses? These MoFos are playing hardball...another 9-11 means nothing to them when they are trying to rule the bloody world.

[sinkingfeeling]

20. God, I thought Senator Hatch was dead!

[leftofthedial]

21. really odd that the "terrorists" who struck on 9-11

waited for the repukes to seize power

[rubberducky]

22. The repubs are starting to sound like terrorists!!

Vote for us or you will be sorry!! How nuts is that?? It`s bad enough when a terrorist sspreads terror, but when the message is coming from a national party , in this country, it makes my blood boil.:grr:

[helderheid]

23. Screw him. Donate to Pete Ashdown

www.peteashdown.org

[Fleshdancer]

24. d-e-s-p-e-r-a-t-e

I have to admit, it's fun to watch these assholes self destruct.

[July]

25. Orrin, you ignorant slut.

Please explain to me, Orrin, the second World Trade Center attack seven and a half months after your president was inaugurated?

I think we can much more easily say that after Bill Clinton jailed the perpetrators of the first WTC attack and executed Timothy McVeigh, the terrorists waited for your boy.

Somehow the GOP always glosses over the fact that 9/11 happened on their watch, and Orrin's doing his uncivil best to put blame where it doesn't belong and fear in everyone's hearts.

[helderheid]

27. Any of you who can travel to Utah Aug 30th... Cindy Sheehan will be here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1927574

* will be here to speak at a convention and then do a Hatch fundraiser. Cindy will be here to lead our rally on August 30th! If you cannot travel, please consider donating to www.peteashdown.org

[LynnTheDem]

28. Why would they be that stupid??? WHO let OBL stay free the last 5 years?

Gee...that would be the republican bush.

WHO invaded Iraq, thus boosting recruiting levels for terrorist groups worldwide?

Gee...that would be republican bush.

WHO has made us the most detested nation in the world?

Gee...that would be republican bush.

WHO has cut funds for port & border security?

Gee...that would be republican bush.

And on and on and on.

Sorry, MFing rightwingnut asshole, but the terrorists are one hell of a lot smarter than your rightwingnut sheeple.

[yodermon]

29. ATTENTION! EVERYONE who leans M/LIHOP!

THIS IS A (not-so) CODED MESSAGE FROM THE TRUE PERPETRATORS: IF DEM'S RETAKE CONTROL, WE WILL LAUNCH ANOTHER ATTACK.

This has been bothering me for some time. ASSUME, for the sake of argument, that some U.S entity L/MIHOP on 9/11. Most people stop thinking right there, because it is such a gigantic proposition that only ~30% of the population has even been able to wrap their minds around it.

HOWEVER, what are the natural implications of *IHOP? Clearly, the perps cannot launch another attack while the repukes are in power, because that would be prima facie evidence that they are not protecting America as promised. That's why no attack in 2004 would've helped bush* in the campaign.

However a Democratic takeover of Congress is a perfect smokescreen for another attack, because then the DEMS get to be blamed for it. It is a perfect 1-2 punch, and completely Rovian in its foresight. It has always been the backup plan for when the true perps lose power.

My guess is it would happen about a year after the midterms, in the run-up of the '08 pres. campaign. Rudy will get to ride in as the repuke saviour in a redux of his 9/11 faux heroism.

IF THEY TRULY MIHOP, THEN JESUS, DO YOU THINK THEY'RE NOT CAPABLE OF DOING IT AGAIN IF THEIR WAR AGENDA IS IN DANGER??

:rant:

Thank you that is all. I'm sure the official 9/11 story is correct, and the scary muslim terrists are just biding their time waiting for Dems to retake control so they can launch another attack, bringing Repukes back into power and perpetuating the endless war with the west that osama has always wanted. never mind.

[helderheid]

31. I lean m/lihop - could they do this WITHOUT being in control?

[Demeter]

55. Do You Really Think the MIHOP/LIHOP People Let Orrin Into the Loop?

They'd have to be crazy to tell him the time of day, let alone anything so traitorous.

[paparush]

62. Rumsfeld and Cheney gave Hatch a secret decoder ring...

Left 13, Right 25, Left 04

HEY! The Terrahists will kill us all iffen them Democrats take over..

[yodermon]

95. They didn't need to.

It's a self-reinforcing right-wing meme. The wingnuts who say "Dems are weak" all the time will naturally say "We'll be attacked again if Dems are elected!" (hell, darth said this during the campaign about Kerry!)

So, the perps will take advantage of this and pull another MIHOP after the Dems win, thus providing an ex-post-facto justification of the wingnut "Dems enable terrorists" meme.

Allll according to plan. Just watch.

Anyone with the audacity to commit 9/11 surely has the audacity to do it again when politically expedient.

[nolabels]

133. Sounds good to me, let's do 'ihop'

http://www.ihop.com/

Joking aside, the only possibility left is IT HAPPENED ON PURPOSE


P.S. Buck up mate, the whole thing is not much worse than the time we found out there was no such thing as Santa Claus.

[yodermon]

139. mmmm, pancakes

Well Santa's non-existence never killed anybody as far as I can tell :(

[rman]

30. No question - questions is,

just who are those terrorists? Who funds them, who trains them, who provokes them?
If far-RW elements can incite terrorism and support military dictatorships in poor nations that don't want to be exploited by the US, what's stopping them from doing so inside the US?

[moondust]

32. Whorin' Orrin has it backwards again.

Orrin: The terrorists waited until George Bush took office to pull off "THE BIG ONE." They knew that your party is utterly incompetent and feckless, and that in Bush's first months you'd be so thoroughly consumed by finding new and better ways to get rid of taxes and funnel the U.S. Treasury into your private bank accounts that you'd leave the door wide open for them. Judging from your subsequent exploitation of terrorism for political gain, I'll assume you're glad you did!

[thefuzz811]

33. Hatch is the single most destructive influence in Utah...

He is for the dumping of Nuclear Waste in my state. I have written him several times about national security issues. His replies are always the same "we need to give the President the tools to do his job" crap. His ties to the Mormon Church are really extensive too. I'm going to vote for his opponent Pete Ashdown. He is a much better candidate than Hatch.
http://vote.peteashdown.org/
I think he will do a better job on "security" by ensuring that we don't get nuclear waste dumped in our backyard.

[helderheid]

36. Welcome to DU! You coming to the Rally with Cindy Sheehan on the 30th?

:hi:

[Cha]

35. Is that why the FUCKING TERRORISTS

Struck on 9/11? They waited for the sleepy monkey to take the helm and knew they could get the shitty job done? hatch?..I'm talkin' to you, asshole!

[Thoreau-Ly]

82. Damn Straight!

Sleepy little drugged drunk monkey puppet who has to be wired to be told how to talk. And even then, he slurs while fucking it up.

God help us. He ain't blessing us, that's for goddamn sure.

[Cha]

101. Welcome to DU!

:)

[Thoreau-Ly]

106. Ah, Another Thank You!

You guys (and gals) are so gracious, thanks so much.

I say to people, look, even if you don't yet believe yet, they are not going to take us without a(n intellectual) fight!

And Orrin Hatch is an utter tool. STFU, you doddering sellout.

[bluedog]

37. Hatch : read this please............

"I cannot support a failed foreign policy. History teaches us that it is often easier to make war than peace. This administration is just learning that lesson right now. The President began this mission with very vague objectives and lots of unanswered questions. A month later, these questions are still unanswered. There are no clarified rules of engagement. There is no timetable. There is no legitimate definition of victory. There is no contingency plan for mission creep. There is no clear funding program. There is no agenda to bolster our over-extended military. There is no explanation defining what vital national interests are at stake. There was no strategic plan for war when the President started this thing, and there still is no plan today"
--Rep Tom Delay (R-TX)

[BonnieJW]

39. The reply should always be

that every terrorist event (except for World Trade 1992)has happened under the repub watch. We are less safe now than under Clinton.

[helderheid]

40. Republicans are soft on terrorism.

[stopbush]

41. We all know terraists waited until the Ds were in charge on 9/11

to bring down the WTC.

Oh, you say the Rs were in charge? Never mind.

[Pierre.Suave]

44. I wonder if...

...this could be understood to be a terroristic threat and if he could be prosecuted...

[thefuzz811]

45. I'm going on the 30th. With the Mayor Rockie too.

Check out the letter I sent to Hatch.
Dear Senator Hatch,
Your comment implying that terrorist are "waiting for the Democrats here to take control, let things cool off and then strike again," is deplorable. I would like to know where this information is coming from. Do you have credible sources that you can back that statement up with? Can I have a copy of that information?
If you don't have the information to back that statement, I request that you stop making statements that aren't based in fact. As a U.S. you have took an oath to Represent me. That statement doesn't represent my opinion and the opinion of many of your constituents.

[helderheid]

47. BRAVO! See you on the 30th!

:applause:

[helderheid]

46. Nice LTTE in the Salt Lake Trib today: The colors are back

The colors are back

Salt Lake Tribune
I heard on the radio this morning that the terror level for flights has been raised to orange and for flights from London to red. I hadn't heard from the colors in quite a while. It was refreshing to have them waved again, so we know our government is protecting us.
Oh wait, I forgot, it's an election year.
Don't forget when you go to the polls in November that only the Republicans can keep you safe. Because 9/11 happened when a Democrat was in office. And Iraq has WMD.

Toni Netzler
Kearns

http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_4191390

[thefuzz811]

48. The City Weekly has a good article about this too.

http://www.slweekly.com/article.cfm/terrormadeeasy

[Renew Deal]

49. Didn't this asshole give away a battle plan to Iraq?

hypocrite

[Marr]

50. That sounds like a terrorist threat to me.

Using the threat of an attack to influence elections...? I'd say Mr. Hatch needs a thorough interrogation.

[INdemo]

52. This is just more proof that this election is going to get real nasty.

and we"aint" seen nothing yet. Yep the Republicans are living in fear..There are no boundries for what they might do to hang onto power....

[survivor999]

54. That's right.

9/11 happened right after a Dem administration took over...

[Greylyn58]

56. Hatch is one of--if not the biggest horse's-ass

in Congress.

And his statement saying that terrorist are: "waiting for the Democrats here to take control, let things cool off and then strike again." just proves it.

To say that other American's-based on their political party-would allow terrorist to come into this country and kill other American's is just reprehensible.

Damn...the GOP are just whinny and pathetic.

[YOY]

57. FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR!

FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! FEAR!

The distinguished gentleman from Utah can go piss himself to sleep on that one...

[RogueTrooper]

58. The man's a tool

I remember on September the 11th Orin going on to television saying "This is the reason we need National Missle Defense".

Idiot.

[paparush]

59. Orin - Why did 9/11 happen on the REPUBLICAN WATCH???

Huh? Answer me that muthafucker!!

[derby378]

60. Does Stacie Paxton need to step down?

If that's the best answer the DNC can provide, God help us all.

[gulliver]

64. Unfortunately, Hatch could be right.

The terrorists are happy with Republican rule, so they are not attacking now. If the Dems take over, the terrorists would be unhappy. So terrorists could attack to try to get Republicans back in charge.

[hedgehog]

125. Doesn't that mean if we vote Republican, the terrorists win?

This is a great example of CYA in action. If there is a successful attack after a Democratic win in November, it becomes the voters' fault for not electing Republicans. Thus George and company would be off the hook.

[sui generis]

65. Orrin Hatch, the terrists struck on YOUR watch, if you forgot.

dickhead.

The republicans and this administration are absolutely at fault. There have always been terrorists, and will always be terrorists, yet it was only on the republican watch that the World Trade Center and Pentagon were successfully attacked.

Orrin Hatch, let's be clear about this. The incompetence of the republican administration is DIRECTLY to blame for letting terrorists succeed, and the incompetence continues.

On your watch, Senator Hatch, in the intervening years since box cutters were used to fly airplanes into buildings, you have allowed every kind of binary liquid on our flights, up until last week, when you, and the Department of Hopeless Security suddenly discovered grade school chemistry.

On your watch, we lost the entire critical major port city of New Orleans and most of its inhabitants. On your watch we've lost our own self-respect with color coded "terror" alerts, petting zoos as designated terror targets, and now idiotic fear of cheerleaders carrying bottled water on domestic flights between Enid, Oklahoma and Tulsa.

The sooner we get rid of this republican administration, the sooner the world will be safer.

[OregonDem]

66. If the terrorists are waiting until power of the government changes

over to the Democrats, then why did they attack on 9/11 right after Bush took office and the republicans took control of Congress? Perhaps someone could ask Hatch that?

[Supersedeas]

67. Rovian version of a P O S itive agenda???

[DinahMoeHum]

68. Hey Orrin!! Neah neah-neah neah neah. Fear-mongering asshole.

n/t

[Thoreau-Ly]

79. The Plumber He Said

Not to flush a tampoon.

Flush the Republicans, instead.

[kentuck]

69. That's what they did when Clinton took over in 1993....

They hit the WTC with a truck bomb in the first couple of months after Clinton was sworn in... Then, they waited until George W was president more than 8 years later, then they hit again. Yep. Just waiting for the Democrats... :sarcasm:

[Beelzebud]

70. Who was in the white house on 9/11?

[Submariner]

72. HATCH NEEDS TO STFU

Hey Orin -- Go home to your state of multi-wife perverts and take care of problems there. Yellow-bellied cowards like you and your neocon ilk need not worry, the Democratic Party will be in charge soon.

[yurbud]

73. Isn't this equivalent to a threat? How is this different from saying

'If Democrats win, we might have to call up Prince Bandar and tell him to let his dogs loose again like he did on 9/11.'

[hippiechick]

75. AAAhahahahahaahahaaaaa....

Desperate, much, Orrin? :rofl:

[ProfessorGAC]

77. Investigate Hatch!

He apparently has contacts within the terrorist community, otherwise he wouldn't have this information.

Or, he could admit he just made up a lie! Then the FBI could leave him alone.
The Professor

[brg5001]

86. What does Hatch know and when did he know it?

That's the correct response to this flaming pile of donkey dung.

"Oh really? So you're aware of the terrorists' plans? Please, tell us more."

I thought (silly me) that the job of journalists was to ask:

Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? and not just give us spew and counter-spew before moving on to the latest celebrity knews.

The latest garbage being featured in the MSM is wall-to-wall coverage of the Jon Benet Ramsey case. CNN did take a short break to tell us that more men than ever are into selling Avon! No matter what, there is some sensational slop or irrelevant nonsense that MSM can focus upon so that they need never cover real news or spend 5 seconds asking clowns like Hatch to back up their mindless malarkey.

Hatch needs to put up or shut the &^%$ UP! If the media won't ask him that question, then Democratic leaders need to do so, loud and clear.

[Raksha]

118. A small corrrection: I think it's actually elephant dung

and not donkey dung, but other than that I agree with you.

[brg5001]

140. Ha! I stand corrected...Elephant dung it is!

Oops...oversight on my part. Raksha, it's definitely elephant dung...

Anyway, I checked out the original link and it looks like Hatch is denying that he ever said what he said. Typicallllllll......

[ComerPerro]

78. Its disgusting that he not only gets away with this, but also

his comments get reported by our news media as though they were a legitmate argument.

"Orrin Hatch warns Americans that terrorists will strike again if Democrats win back Congress".

They never expose things like this for what they really are: pathetic and bitter attacks, nothing more.

Even worse still, they have the nerve to say its Democrats who spew hateful rhetoric, and that Republicans try to be bipartisan.

This, after news outlets repeated the slur about Lamont, calling him the "Al Qeada candadiate".



Their version of "journalism" is nothing more than middle-school playground gossip.


"And, in other news, top democrats described Hatch as 'a massive tool'."

[tridim]

80. How is that statement NOT a terrorist threat?

"Vote Dem and you will die"

He should be arrested IMO.

[dflprincess]

83. Perhaps Hatch is prviy to what the neocons have planned.

If the Democrats take control in November I won't be surprised if Bush & Friends let something get blown up just so they can say "Told ya so."

I just hope if it happens, the Democrats will actually investigate it.

[elehhhhna]

85. He was just quoting Dick (Dick) Cheney. What's all the fuss?

Wow! These MFers are so IN TUME with the terrorist psyche! How impressive! Maybe that's why we're so so so SAFE!

[Vinca]

88. I keep saying the sheeple are waking up and won't fall for this BS,

but I'm not so sure. They're pretty dim. In our local paper today there was a quote from a woman attending a Rich Tarrant (Rep. Senate candidate from Vt. opposing Bernie Sanders) that made me nuts. She asked Tarrant if he was elected if he could help deliver some good news from Iraq, "Because I know it's there." Do you believe it? "Because I know it's there." Lady, get your ass on a plane to Baghdad and tell us what you find. To his credit, Tarrant said, "Candidly, I think it's getting worse. It's beyond civil war. It's chaos and anarchy." http://www.reformer.com/localnews/ci_4193980

[mogster]

90. Ridiculous, but

One shouldn't look away from the fact that once the Dems are in control, the blame game will reach new heights.

Prediction:
All things YOU wanted the media to write/say about Bush/GOP's lack of protective measures, response and direction in the hunt for Al-Queda, will then BE written/said.
All of it and more. It will be like x years of Bush/GOP rule never existed.
The new president/Dem senate and house will be blamed for the war in Iraq, like Bush never had invaded that country. If the US troops withdraw, that will be very wrong. If they stay, that will be very wrong.
If there's peace, that will be very wrong. If the war continues, that will be very wrong too. If the oil price is high, it will be used against them. If it drops, it will be used against them. If it stays were it is, they will be blamed.

Let's face it; nothing the Dems do will ever be right, in the eyes of those who see achievements only through partisan spectacles.

[UrbScotty]

91. Which party was in control on 9/11? (nt)

[bling bling]

94. Why don't the Dems ask him where the fuck he got this information?

Did he receive a memo or e-mail? Or is it one of the messages they secretly picked up and "uncoded" between the terror cells: "alright listen up everyone, let's stay on the down low and not attack America again until the Democrats become the majority in congress."

And how does he justify his statement when the terrorists apparently DID just try to attack us while Republicans are the majority.

Personally, I hold out very little hope that Americans won't be suckered into believing it again. I've become somewhat numb to being shocked, disappointed, angry, and depressed about the people who fall for the GOP's bullshit.

I just hope the Dems do a better job this time around of countering these attacks.

[Orrex]

96. Just like they waited until Bush was in office to strike the WTC

I feel much safer. :scared:

[AllyCat]

97. And 9/11 happened on the Republicans' watch...

So how would it be any different with the Dems? We have an attempted disaster and one that killed 3K people--I'll take my chances with the Dems since the Republicans seem to be bringing on more disaster than before * took office.

When will the media start asking this?

[eagler]

98. Both sides represent Right Wing religious fanatacism

Islamic Fundamentalism is the eastern equivalent of republican fundamentalism.

[gkhouston]

99. Could they at least come up with some new lies?

I'd like a little variety in my propaganda diet, if it's all the same to them.

[Rex]

100. Did Hatchetman just threaten the United States?

Boy this sure has become the NORM in Washington - accuse a Dem of being in the Taliban. I guess they feel bold after the past 6 years with almost no opposition.

[NewJeffCT]

102. Didn't Hatch once denounce terrorism as a "phony threat"?

when Bill Clinton tried to go after Al-Qaeda and that bin Laden fella, Hatch derided terrorism as a "phony threat"... very prescient of Orrin, wouldn't you say?

I think Hatch is the person?

[underpants]

111. Yes he did I believe it was concerning marking of chemicals

Hatch said that terrorism was a phoney threat and accused Clinton of fearmongering*. That is why you didn't see Hatch for a good 4 months or so after 9/11. He was completely out of sight

*notice the difference between a foreign government falling into and breaking up the Bojinka operation in 1995 and how W&Co. have treated (forced we know now) the Brits to arrest the would be alleged liquid bombers. Fear monger this you crusty old ... I'm stopping there :grr:

[bluedog]

103. hatch called chemical markers in explosives "phony"

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, emerged from the meeting and said, "These are very controversial provisions that the White House wants. Some they're not going to get."

Hatch called Clinton's proposed study of taggants -- that could help track terrorists -- "a phony issue."

"If they want to, they can study the thing" already, Hatch asserted. He also said he had some problems with the president's proposals to expand wiretapping.

http://www.cnn.com/US/9607/30/clinton.terrorism/

[MagickMuffin]

138. Thanks for Posting this information

This gave me the extra info I needed to base blog on.

So, it seems pretty apparent that the Repubs are the ones who are weak on National Security.

Who Knew? :shrug:

[muntrv]

104. Hatch, they're already striking at us in Iraq.

[frylock]

105. waiting for things to cool off..

like they did on 911 (allegedly). They waited 8 whole years for things to cool off before striking again. :eyes:

[IWantAChange]

107. calling John Dean

I'd certainly like to think that with all the sewage being
spewed at the moment by the GOP, Dean and the boys are
devising something other than tired old messages - ITS TIME TO
MAKE OUR STAND - HOPE NEEDS TO REPLACE FEAR -  maybe even
someone should go so far as to explain that the US spends more
on military defense than all other countries on Earth combined
- and we really don't have to be so 'afraid' that electing
someone other than a Republican will cause the phone number of
the Pentagon to be lost in limbo forever.

[newyawker99]

120. Hi IWantAChange!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[MasonJar]

109. Next to the cretin in charge of committee to oversee war, etc.,

Pat "suck up to Bush but never investigate even when you promised to" Roberts, Orrin Hatch is the scariest powerful dude in the Senate.

[grateful581]

110. Whorrin Hatch jumps on the bandwagon

Can't think of any good ideas of his own.
So he uses the "terrorists want democrats to win" talking point.

Go to hell hatch.

http://www.firehatch.com
http://vote.peteashdown.org/

[ComerPerro]

112. wonder if that's code for "If Dems win, Bush will allow attacks"

[muntrv]

113. Hatch, that's because your boy chimpy took the soldiers from

Afghanistan (where 9/11 orginated) and sent them to Iraq (where 9/11 did not). The attackers will not come from Iraq, Orrinator.

[JABBS]

114. another take on that story

Can be found here.

It's just part of the coordinated effort to scare Democrats into voting against their own best interests.

[ThoughtCriminal]

116. Ummmm.. Didn't they say an attack was imminent?

That the liquid-bomb airline bombers were going to act in a matter of days or weeks?

Doesn't sound like they are waiting for Democratic control does it? Unless - the whole thing last week was just a show.

[Raksha]

117. That's outrageous!

And just how the hell would Orrin Hatch KNOW, anyway? Does he have some kind of inside information as to just what the terrorists are thinking and planning?

[LeftHander]

122. Sounds like a threat....does Hatch know something we don't?

Pro-bab-FUCKING-LEE....

[NastyDiaper]

123. Can we keep the troops home while they wait?

[deacon]

126. The entire GOP is the bottom of the barrel, slimy low life n/t

[Bushladen]

128. What war on terror???

The war on terror starts at home. And since our home boys attacked it's citizens the war should be against Bush and his regime. I just don't believe there are boogie men out to get us. It's our own government trying to scare us. And don't be surprised if the Nov elections get called off because we are at war. They are doing everything they can to make us believe there really is a war on terror when it's really a war on us by us. So be prepared to hear it's a matter of National Security and we have to cancel the elections till futher notice. Bush and Cheney are the terrortist.

[B Calm]

129. THE WORST TERRORIST ATTACK happened on republican

watch. My GOD these people have no damn shame what so ever!!!~@!

[gulliver]

132. And the second worst was committed by Republican ...

... Timothy McVeigh.

[helderheid]

135. and let us not forget how wonderful R's handle disasters like KATRINA.

[Miss Chybil]

130. But, they attacked last time on Republican watch.

I don't get your logic, Mr. Hatch.

[killbotfactory]

134. What a dick

Like terrorists give a shit.

[LuckyLib]

136. Orrin, get your head out of your Hatch. You are the living argument

for congressional term limits. You and 99 percent of the rest of Congress!

[Avalux]

137. I say terrorists waited for Republican control to strike the FIRST time

How do ya like them apples, Hatch? (IDIOT) x(

[CanonRay]

141. Uh, Orin, we weren't in charge the last time the struck. Duh.

[Imagevision]

143. 9-11 happened on a Republican watch in spite of being warned by Rice

RICE: I believe the title was,
"Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States"

[life long demo]

145. When are the Democrats going to take the gloves off?

"Democrats are criticizing Hatch for what they see as "ridiculous" partisan hyperbole"
When are the Democrats going to fight back? When are they going to take the offensive? Did some democrat spokesperson really say "ridiculous partisan hyprbole? You don't win against the enemy by sending brave American troops into a fight without the protective gear they need! How many men died because "they" didn't give them the equipment they need to fight. They didn't send in enough troops. They haven't YET protected our ports and borders and it's almost 5 years since 9/11. Why are we soft balling these idiots? The people out there want someone who is REALLY going to protect them not just SAY they are as the republicans do. WAKE UP!

[Donkeykick]

146. Remember ...

when Republicans said that Democrats want failure? Ha! We can turn this around on them now!:evilgrin: :rofl: