At 78, Larry Eagleburger hasn't lost his fastball. Since leaving government, he might actually have added some MPH. Appearing on MSNBC this afternoon, the former Secretary of State in George H.W.'s administration warmed up with some rough words for Barack Obama and Christopher Hitchens . . . then absolutely rubbished Bill Richardson.
Andrea Mitchell had invited Eagleburger on to assess the list of potential Secretary of State nominees. While he wasn't wildly enthusiatic about Hillary, she was his pick among those under serious consideration. When Mitchell suggested that Bill Clinton's foreign policy experience might prove useful, Eagleburger unloaded on Obama's lack of experience..
LAWRENCE EAGLEBURGER: Personally I don't think—let me put it this way—I don't think the President-Elect knows a foreign policy from a hole in the wall.When Mitchell rolled tape of Christopher Hitchens from yesterday's Hardball calling the potential pick of Hillary a "ludicrous embarrassment," Eagleburger unleashed on the critic extraordinaire.
EAGLEBURGER: First of all, I have never heard of Hitchens do anything right, so I'm [not] worried about that comment of his.But all that was high praise compared to Eagleburger's absolute burying of Bill Richardson.
EAGLEBURGER: I don't want to beat everybody to death, but I have very little respect for his intelligence and his knowledge of foreign affairs.
Ay caramba! Good thing Larry was going easy!
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Priceless
November 18, 2008 - 15:20 ET by choselife3xWish I'd seen it.
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
Don't mess with the seniors
November 18, 2008 - 16:17 ET by jistincaseI just love it when a newscaster can't think of some smart aleck comeback. It's funny when you see them stutter and start to sweat.
good ol' uncle larry
November 19, 2008 - 16:30 ET by abeautifulpersonhe's that wise old man who described sarah palin as "NOT PREPARED" for top office. (NPR interview, oct 30th 2008).
he also named all his three sons Lawrence Eagleburger !? what's up with that?
Oh I see abp found another
November 19, 2008 - 16:39 ET by bigtimerOh I see abp found another thread to go stick her nose in and be a little trollin' pest...you just can't help yourself now can you little one...but amusing you are.
btw...Larry apologized...and you may want to ask another Larry about naming his sons the same name...Holmes I think his name is...lol.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
yes i have and i am glad you could join me on my thread.
November 19, 2008 - 16:48 ET by abeautifulpersonactually it was george foreman who named all his kids boys and girls 'george'.
i honestly can't help myself. and thank you for finding me amusing. it is encouraging.
you see i have a plan:
1. get your attention by saying outrageous things you don't like.
2. entertain you with my sad little world's humour.
3. initiate discourse.
4. plant harmless seeds of ideas that may just cause some to question their ideas.
or...
maybe i just love screwin' wit' chall.
or...
maybe a little from column A and a little from column B.
but i gotta say, i do learn from NB. some good stuff and some scary stuff. i am more empathetic to the cause of the right. but there is a lot of narrow minded crap, too. that's the stuff i take issue with.
later.
abp is female?!!!
November 19, 2008 - 16:49 ET by choselife3xShow of hands.....who else thought she was a gay dude?
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
And all this time I thought
November 19, 2008 - 19:30 ET by Clear thinkerAnd all this time I thought abp was Barney Frank in drag.
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oh and i know that larry retracted the statement on FOX...
November 19, 2008 - 16:51 ET by abeautifulperson... after he said it, into a microphone, in an interview.
did it just accidentally slip out and he didn't mean it? that's what you're selling me?
tourettes syndrome?!
>chuckle<
abp...sweetheart, it was
November 19, 2008 - 16:58 ET by bigtimerabp...sweetheart, it was one of the few sincere apologies I have ever heard/seen from any politico.
Something I think you are incapable of realizing.
Btw..thanks for the correction on Foreman...right you are.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
oh i'm sure he's sorry he said it
November 19, 2008 - 17:12 ET by abeautifulpersoni totally realize it.
since i realize it, are you gonna send me a FOREMAN GRILL? i'll cook up my famous burgers!!
one more thing...
wasn't uncle larry the guy who headed up Bush Sr's re-election campaign? whoops.
abp... LOL...You
November 19, 2008 - 17:24 ET by bigtimerabp...
LOL...You betcha'...grill is on the way!
Trust me....wink...wink...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
IDEAS
November 19, 2008 - 17:05 ET by UnsaneYou simply cannot argue ideas, which showcases you intellectual bankruptcy. I cannot see what the names of his children have to do with ANYTHING.
By the way, thanks for showing the value of Sarah Palin. You FEAR her. And your downfall, like that of all Leftists, is your inability to argue IDEAS.
"THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING!!! A WAR ON FREEWILL IS COMING!!!" - Nevermore, "Bittersweet Feast", from This Godless Endeavor (2005)
insane, you slay me
November 19, 2008 - 17:18 ET by abeautifulpersonhis kids names have nothing to do with nothing.
i love your ability to squeeze so many generalizations into so few words. kudos.
Whining, but with a compliment
November 19, 2008 - 17:24 ET by UnsaneYou should. All of those "generalizations" you whine about all apply to you 100%.
If his kids names have nothing to do with nothing...well, then, why did you bring it up?
Oh, and thank you. I AM totally, completely insane. I am so...touched. Really. The nicest thing a Socialist can say about me. (wipes tear from eye)
"THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING!!! A WAR ON FREEWILL IS COMING!!!" - Nevermore, "Bittersweet Feast", from This Godless Endeavor (2005)
How about Andrea's face
November 18, 2008 - 15:22 ET by motherbeltHow about Andrea's face whent the camera went back to her!!
I'd say she was a bit, shall we say, taken aback? LOL!
Took her a couple of seconds to recover!
don't have cable or a computer
November 18, 2008 - 15:30 ET by choselife3xMy BlackBerry doesn't do video so I'll have to wait till I take the little ones to the library tomorrow. Looking forward to it. :)
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
Give Em Hell Lawrence
November 18, 2008 - 15:33 ET by NorthCoasterWhat more can be said than what Lawrence has said?
Lawrence, Lawrence,
November 18, 2008 - 15:55 ET by DenioLawrence, Lawrence, Lawrence... The President-Elect gave a speech in Berlin. That should count for something... just ask the MSM..
Talent pool
November 18, 2008 - 16:22 ET by KC MulvilleWhat a talent pool there, eh? Hillary, Richardson, Kerry? Don't they have anyone who's not a pompous prima donna?
Funny. Obama is leaning on all the ex-Clinton people. And for the last few years, the bullpen of talent for Secretary of State has been the NSA. So you wonder, who ran Clinton's NSA and should be the prime candidate for Secretary of State? Oh, that explains it. (Sandy Berger.)
It seems that Hillary will take the job, which means her finances must be investigated and made public. That means one of three possibilities:
The widespread assumption is that there was some dirt, at least at some time. If so, it seems awfully risky to take the chance it'll be discovered. I don't know. Are the Clintons counting on the media to shield them? For Obama's sake? Is Obama setting a trap for them?
This should be fun.
I'm not a betting woman,
November 18, 2008 - 17:41 ET by Chaitealoverbut I'd bet the house on # 3. Numbers 1 and 2 cannot be believed in light of Whitewater, travelgate, et al.
Chai
“...Bury me on my face,” said Diogenes; and when he was asked why, he replied, “Because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.”
"What a talent pool there,
November 18, 2008 - 17:52 ET by needle"What a talent pool there, eh? Hillary, Richardson, Kerry? Don't they have anyone who's not a pompous prima donna?"
Well, there is Joe Biden…
Or in other words: NO
Impunitas semper ad deteriora invitat.
Personally
November 18, 2008 - 18:33 ET by ahusserEven though it will be supremely painful (and maybe even dangerous). I hope he puts in the most incompetent cabinet/team ever assembled. When the true lack of talent, intelligence, commensense, and agenda driven nonsense is evident for all to see this 'regime' should be the laughingstock of the nation and the world.
"...no civilization, no matter how rich, no matter how refined, can long survive once it loses the power to meet force with equal or superior force." - Bernard Knox
that's brilliant ahusser
November 19, 2008 - 16:40 ET by abeautifulpersonyour logic is really incredible:
sink the country so you can be correct.
wow. only here at newsbusters (or possibly FOX) can such utter nonsense be found. but even for newsbusters it was dumb.
Sink the country? Why, if
November 19, 2008 - 17:02 ET by UnsaneSink the country? Why, if that happened, anuglysocialist, you would be filled with GLEE, seeing as you aren't American and passionately hate every single thing this country stands for.
Besides, the best way to sink anything is through Socialism, something you adore and love.
"THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING!!! A WAR ON FREEWILL IS COMING!!!" - Nevermore, "Bittersweet Feast", from This Godless Endeavor (2005)
Your hypocrisy is showing apb
November 19, 2008 - 17:11 ET by general companysink the country so you can be correct.
Was this not the strategy of the left for the last 8yrs?
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'Your hypocrisy is showing abp'
November 19, 2008 - 17:32 ET by choselife3xHike your britches up girl, no one wants to see that!
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
I am ambivalent sometimes
November 19, 2008 - 19:08 ET by ahusserI have a nice life, no worries to speak of, my material wants taken care of but I don't want him or his politics in this country. I think he is a socialist clown just as you are ABP. I don't wish him well and if we don't want him for 8 years or forever then he will just have to fail and fail miserably. Sometimes I just am sourgrapes and a sourpuss. But I do recall a president whose presidency was destroyed by you and your fellow travellers. A good, honest man not corrupt in any sense who was vilely trashed, insulted and ridiculed without real cause for 8 years. He got a break around 9/11 but that was it. and as for the economy it only really tanked the last 6 months of his administration. So I will wish Obama as well as you wished George Bush.
"...no civilization, no matter how rich, no matter how refined, can long survive once it loses the power to meet force with equal or superior force." - Bernard Knox
ahusser... I think it's
November 19, 2008 - 19:15 ET by Clear thinkerahusser...
I think it's the only fair thing to do. If the lefties can destroy a president, so can we.
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ABP--
November 19, 2008 - 19:25 ET by misterbillRead your profile---40 plus is a higher IQ than I anticipated for you!!!
Take your idiotic socialistic, asinine attitudes where they will be appreciated.
You are not arguing or debating issues, rather you are here to roil the pot. I, for one, do not have time for you. Goodbye!
Gratuitous, but so what...
November 18, 2008 - 16:42 ET by SickofLibsEagleburger looks like that Santa candle from last year that you take out, and say, "Nah, I guess it's way too melted to use again..."
You go Larry! American
November 18, 2008 - 17:19 ET by Clear thinkerYou go Larry!
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Lawrence is in trouble now.
November 18, 2008 - 17:59 ET by pbthinkerMethinks this may be the last time we see Mr. Eagleburger on the Obama television network. Andrea didn't mention a thrill up her leg, but she did do a lot of questionable reporting, during the campaign.
I saw Eagleburger, on another show recently, where he called Obama a charlatan. Obviously, this guy isn't pulling his punches, even with the election over. I guess he knows Obama isn't going to offer him a job in the administration.
Democrats: Stuck on Stupid since 2000.
Hitchens was just on David
November 18, 2008 - 19:09 ET by the strugglerHitchens was just on David Gregory's show and he RIPPED Obama's potential pick of Hillary.Dave kinda just sat their in a "What have we done" silence.
LMAO
November 18, 2008 - 19:19 ET by jackie3Finally, someone had the nerve to say what most of us are thinking. YES!
Never under estimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
One,Two, three
November 18, 2008 - 20:23 ET by ChattychitoWam bam thank you Sam. about time someone getson the MSM and throws some spit balls.
Conservatives Unite!!! fight and take back our country.
Eagleburger wasn't properly
November 18, 2008 - 20:35 ET by TN MomEagleburger wasn't properly vetted by MSNBC producers...heads will roll!
LAWRENCE EAGLEBURGER: Personally I don't think—let me put it this way—I don't think the President-Elect knows a foreign policy from a hole in the wall.
Finally! GO LAWERENCE!!!
Thank YOU Mr.
November 18, 2008 - 22:08 ET by Scuba DudeThank YOU Mr. Eagleburger!!!
Hey, I hope Coke head Obama makes her SOS, at least it will get her the heck out of New York. Then we can watch all the hot zones she goes to start to flame out of control because she hasn't a frigging idea as to what she is doing.
I can't stand Bill
November 19, 2008 - 00:06 ET by clubchamp6I can't stand Bill Richardson...During the primaries he was totally kissing Hillarys back side then once he saw that she was the odd dyke out he went to sniffing Obama's crack. He is the biggest suckup around.
What about the rest of the story?
November 19, 2008 - 13:01 ET by Agrarian-DecentralistHow interesting that Finkelstein chose to omit Eagleburger's witheringly negative comments about Sarah Palin.
FEAR
November 19, 2008 - 17:03 ET by UnsaneHow interesting that you are a cowardly drive-by Socialist poster, who, just like anuglysocialist, FEAR Sarah Palin.
"THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING!!! A WAR ON FREEWILL IS COMING!!!" - Nevermore, "Bittersweet Feast", from This Godless Endeavor (2005)
The rest of the rest of the story
November 20, 2008 - 00:23 ET by chazskiHow interesting that you chose to omit Eagleberger's vigorous and repeated apologies to Palin on Fox the day after his dismissive (not 'withering') comment about Palin. I've only seen him contrite once and that was it. I guess you just 'forgot' about that, just like you 'forget' everything which conflicts with the fantasy world of a socialist. But, then, it's always so painful when one's bubble bursts, especially when one is living in it. Do you by any chance know what the word 'agrarian' actually means?