Comments on: Updated: Beam Scotty (McClellan) Up https://barelyablog.com/beam-scotty-mcclellan-up/ by ilana mercer Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:29:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Myron Pauli https://barelyablog.com/beam-scotty-mcclellan-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3226 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:23:24 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=647#comment-3226 1. McClellan did attempt on O’ Reilly to get at the truth – namely that nuclear weapons could be a real threat and that poison gas was NOT a threat to America… Of course, Bill shouted him down constantly and brought up the “hate America crowd” and “Bush-haters” when McClellan tried to say anything of substance.

2. I liked your essay on “Global Governors” – sadly, even many “libertarians” seem to get into the Utopian World Order mindset – whether it is “Objectivists” who want to invade every “savage” country or Gay Rights militants at the LP Convention who object to different states having different definitions of marriage. If libertarians can succumb to the Global Perfectionist mentality, it is hard to expect much better of neo-cons, leftists, and the mainstream.

3. But perhaps there is a chance that at least some Americans who were too young to see the folly of Vietnam might learn a lesson from the “liberation” of Iraq. Certainly, FOX news will not teach it since they hold the “US versus THEM” mentality as personified by Bill O’ Reilly, Sean Hannity, etc.

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By: Myron Pauli https://barelyablog.com/beam-scotty-mcclellan-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3223 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:07:42 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=647#comment-3223 I never understand why anyone would waste even a penny on reading some “tell-all” book by some ratfink mediocrity on his/her participation in the political disasters.

Sadly, the debacle that is the “Liberation” of Iraq was not some brilliant idea that happened to go wrong. It was completely idiotic from its conception. Ilana Mercer knew it. I knew it. Ron Paul knew it. Jim Webb and Anthony Zinni and William Odom and many people who knew the capabilities of our military and the nature of Iraq said so. The media just couldn’t care less – and when the media even bothered to have an “opponent” speak, they would pop-up some paranoid 9/11 truther type who would make the neo-cons look sane by comparison.

As for whether the lies were deliberate or based upon stupidity, it really does not matter. Mixing up the possibility of having leftover mustard gas with nuclear weapons was complete nonsense whether or not McCain or Bush is capable of telling the difference!

[Paul O’Neill also stood up when it counted.–IM]

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By: regularron https://barelyablog.com/beam-scotty-mcclellan-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3222 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:38:09 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=647#comment-3222 Ilana, the thing that makes me laugh about this whole charade is none of the Neo-Cons are are coming out and saying “this is why he’s wrong”. It’s all about attacking his character.

I think my favorite comment came from Karl Rove when he compared Scott to a “Left-wing blogger”.

It all goes back to what I call the “Continuing Intellectual Bankruptcy of the So-Called Conservative Movement”.

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By: Steve https://barelyablog.com/beam-scotty-mcclellan-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3220 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:39:43 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=647#comment-3220 If Scott was so concerned, he should have raised the constitutional issue long before now. He was a low level functionary and he really isn’t all that concerned with constitutional issues, it appears that he may just be looking to increase his portfolio, by several million dollars.

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By: Steve Stip https://barelyablog.com/beam-scotty-mcclellan-up/comment-page-1/#comment-3214 Sat, 31 May 2008 02:45:45 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=647#comment-3214 Well, at the very least, the rats are leaving the ship.

“Sometimes the chief purpose of a life is to serve as a warning to others.” [Years after the fact?–IM]

Take comfort in this, George W. and Alan Greenspan.

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