On Friday's Countdown on MSNBC, Newsweek senior editor/MSNBC political analyst Jonathan Alter charged that, in signing the compromise bill on Iraq War funding, President Bush is "signing the death warrants of young men and women." After host Keith Olbermann covered the news that Bush had signed the bill, he brought aboard Alter for further discussion. Olbermann started by asking why the President did the signing "out of the public eye." Alter began his response with an inflammatory choice of words: "Well, on some level, I think he knows that he's signing the death warrants of young men and women."
Below is a complete transcript of the exchange from the Friday May 25 Countdown show:
Keith Olbermann: "Why such secrecy -- or, at least, out of the public eye -- for the signing of this war funding bill? One would think maybe Mr. Bush would have held a parade for it."
Jonathan Alter: "Well, on some level, I think he knows that he's signing the death warrants of young men and women. This war is going to continue, the policy has failed, he knows it's failing, he's taking one last stab at it with this surge, and he's doubling down, and I think he recognizes that it's deeply unpopular with the American people."
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Who let him off "Seinf
May 26, 2007 - 14:53 ET by dervishWho let him off "Seinfeld"?
LOLOL. Too funny!
May 26, 2007 - 22:34 ET by GregELOLOL. Too funny!
What an unmitigated a$$
May 26, 2007 - 14:59 ET byWhat an unmitigated a$$
Overbite and Alter display an
May 26, 2007 - 15:17 ET by FOXFANOverbite and Alter display another BDS moment. The good thing was it was on MSNBC who has very low ratings and few saw it. The few that do are moonbats like the KOS kids and DU, not the grown ups.
keith and john john.....wha
May 26, 2007 - 15:03 ET by charlietexaskeith and john john.....what have these two useless people ever done?? one wonder their rating are in the turlit.......
Oh, for crying out loud, is
May 26, 2007 - 15:14 ET by motherbeltOh, for crying out loud, is the President supposed to sign every bill in the Rose Garden with a full public ceremony?
And what was that one stinker of a bill that President Clinton signed virtually in the middle of the night? I don't recall the drive-by media having a cow over that one.
No, Mr. Alter, it's Her Speakerness and the Democrats who tried to sign their death warrants (and those of many Iraqis) by planning their retreat...er, excuse me, "strategic redeployment" on a date certain.
And what was that one stinker
May 26, 2007 - 16:43 ET by SMGalbraithAnd what was that one stinker of a bill that President Clinton signed virtually in the middle of the night?
DOMA - the Defense of Marriage Act.
Thanks, SM....I thought it
May 26, 2007 - 17:20 ET by motherbeltThanks, SM....I thought it had something to do with gay marriage, but I wasn't sure.
But he wasn't being sneaky, you know. He just had insomnia that night, and decided to get up and get a few things out of the way....
And it wasn't really a stinker of a bill, but he knew it was one that would get him into trouble with his gay-left faction, so he didn't want to be too obvious about it.
Jonathan Alter is one of the
May 26, 2007 - 17:17 ET by NL207Jonathan Alter is one of the irrational nincompoops who publish Media Matters for America.
Go over there and see what kind of drivel these muttonheads publish. Aside from expending enormous energy on trivia, these people can't even formulate a coherent argument. Their posters aren't any better.
Alter is an incredibly ignora
May 26, 2007 - 17:50 ET by Sonny LykosAlter is an incredibly ignorant, and vicious person. I find it beyond funny that neither he nor anyone else in power ever consider that the vast majority of our soldiers in Iraq want to STAY there and WIN! What a concept - to win a war.
70% of the public may want us out. That's 70% of 100% sitting comfortably in their living rooms, while those fighting and dying want to stay right where they are. I also notice the MSM never, ever, mention the big percentage of soldiers who re-up for another crack over in Iraq.
He particpates in the slime w
May 26, 2007 - 18:31 ET by Andrew H.He particpates in the slime work to cause Americans to be against the war and then promotes his vision as truth. He's not worth reading or watching and hasn't been since the clintoon impeachment. He's as objective as clintoon too.
Liberalism is a convenient lie.
Exactly. He perfectly demon
May 30, 2007 - 10:22 ET by seldumondeExactly. He perfectly demonstrates the left's disdain for the military and ignorance about the type of people who VOLUNTEER to serve. He acts as if the soldiers are unwitting drones waiting for instructions from their master, instead of human beings of incredible character and patriotism who believe in the mission they are being sent on. The media in general simply doesn't get that anyone would WANT to defend this country because they don't think it's worth defending. Thus, anyone who is defending it must be stupid or doing it against their will. Saying the president is "signing their death warrants" is sick.
Jonathan Alter is a leftist e
May 26, 2007 - 20:32 ET by bigtimerJonathan Alter is a leftist enemy within along with his side-kick Ubermann.
They are both INSANE with rage and hate for this administration or any conservative point of view, have been for years and years...
Must be pathetically sad to live that way.
Msnbc
May 26, 2007 - 21:34 ET by Jerry MackWorking for Newsweek and being a political analyst for Msnbc is 2 bottom of the barrels.
And I know on some level th
May 26, 2007 - 22:47 ET by GregEAnd I know on some level the anti-American MSM and the Senators/Congressmen on the Left who stand up in front of the TV cameras for all the world to see and undermine our efforts...........speak a death warrant, and have spoken death warrants, for countless numbers of our military men and women in Iraq, plain and simple. And speak a birth certificate for our enemies who, if not sure if what they're doing is worth the effort, the Left, aiming to please, jumps up to ensure them that "yes, Mister Enemy, your efforts are worth it....so keep up the good work. Always know, Mister Enemy, that the next soldier you kill, might be the one that pushes Bush over the fence to our side and we begin to leave Iraq."
The MSM and the political Left are morons and getting our troops killed everyday, period.
If any anti-Iraq war liberal trolling around the forum wants to chime in in response, by all means, PLEASE do defend the actions of the MSM and political Left in their quest for more American soldier deaths.
Must be nice to have a person
May 26, 2007 - 23:22 ET by Heavy FuelMust be nice to have a personal soap box to have your say any time you want to be on TV no matter how moronic you look and sound.