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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop
Trashing Maxine Waters is easy. Let's all do it. I'm not going to defend her as responsible. Charlie Rangel I'm less clear on, but that's like saying that once you've looked into the sun for a while, it's hard to tell how bright a lightbulb is.
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Nice line.
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Originally posted by Tyrone_Slothrop Irresponsible? Dunno. If it's Colin Powell's word against Aristide's, I tend to believe Powell, but it's not like this story wouldn't be out there if Waters and Rangel had kept mum. Aristide can talk to other people. I don't think they did any harm, I don't think they were acting for political purposes -- what does that mean in this context, anyway? -- and I don't think what they said did anything to increase the jeopardy to our troops. As I said yesterday, it was a slow news day.
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But don't you think it's a far different story if it's "CNN reports that Ariside is claiming X" rather than "CNN reports that members of the Congressional Black Caucus want an investigation"? The answer is that it gives legitimacy to the claim.
And of course they are acting for political purposes, under the theory that any investigation is a good investigation if its subject is a member of the other party.
