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| McDermott accuses Bush of plotting to be emperor |
| 2002-10-07 |
| U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott broadened his attack on George W. Bush's war plans yesterday, saying the president is threatening military action in Iraq as part of a plot to crown himself emperor of America. Words fail me on this one... A pity they didn't fail this nut job... Criticized for saying on a trip to Iraq early last week that Bush would mislead the American public, McDermott, a Seattle Democrat, was back in his district yesterday telling cheering supporters that Bush is planning a war to distract voters' attention from domestic problems. Were his supporters all wearing tinfoil hats? He said Bush is trying to "submarine" efforts to restart weapons inspections in Iraq to give him a pretext for starting a war — a war McDermott said is being planned in part to bolster U.S. oil interests. "And what we are dealing with right now in this country is whether we are having a kind of bloodless, silent coup or not," McDermott said at a town-hall meeting at the Jefferson Park Community Center on Beacon Hill. The event was sponsored by local Democrats and other groups in his congressional district. "Like, no blood for oil, man!" |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #3 They accused President Lincoln of trying to be an emperor, too - and for the same reasons.What I fear is that some young idiots will take McDermott and his ilk seriously and act on their words.We know what happened way back then. |
| Posted by: El Id 2002-10-08 11:39:58 |
| #2 Wadda ya give? 2 to 3 years and the Loony Bin? Just like McCarthy? |
| Posted by: CGeib 2002-10-07 23:04:36 |
| #1 I fervently supported Mr. Bush in 2000. Contributed to the campaign, had a bumper sticker on my car. So I'll accept nothing less than a marquisate. |
| Posted by: Chris 2002-10-07 22:44:18 |