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UPDATED 9/24 8pm MT: Powerline says to hold off and wait for the tape -- Lexis/Nexis transcript is not an exact match to this! In the few times I have seen Peter King on tube interviews he seemed to be fairly level-headed and credible. Too soon for a retraction yet but skepticism is warranted for now until the video appears. It is September 26 after all so this could yet be a slightly premature "October surprise" from the omnipotent Rove-meister. (Oh yeah, it took CBS how long to do even a "fake retraction"?)
FINAL UPDATE DECLARED AS OF 9/25 pm: Looks like Washington Times has screwed up royally. Looks like no "October Surprise" here. If you can take some brisk language (!), Neognostikos gives the real deal an aggressive fisking that deals out some much needed perspective. And Just One Minute looks to have the best grasp on the big picture including pointing out that the Washington Times has issued a correction. Good for them for getting it right and bad on King.
On the other hand, did I mention that Dan Rather still thinks the forgeries are real? What's that frequency again, Kenneth? It wouldn't be the one that Carnegie-Mellon PhDs operate on for sure.
And pecan plantations remain unchallenged...
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Dissing our allies once more. And no, I don't mean Allawi. It just leaves one slack jawed, doesn't it? He's actually so craven as to support my position on occasion among the 40 billion or so others he manages to hold:
Kerry out attackSo it looks like I have no choice but to vote for John Kerry! Boy, is the evil Karl Rove going to be surprised to find he doesn't control my mind after all! Whee hawwww! I'm free at last!
During a 1997 debate on CNN's "Crossfire," Sen. John Kerry, now the Democratic presidential nominee, made the case for launching a pre-emptive attack against Iraq.
So reveals Rep. Peter King, New York Republican, who appeared with Mr. Kerry on the program.
Mr. King says the U.N. Security Council had just adopted a resolution against Iraq that was watered down at the behest of the French and the Russians. Yet the candidate who now criticizes President Bush for ignoring French and Russian objections to the Iraq war blasted the two countries, claiming that they were compromised by their business dealings with Baghdad.
"We know we can't count on the French. We know we can't count on the Russians," said Mr. Kerry. "We know that Iraq is a danger to the United States, and we reserve the right to take pre-emptive action whenever we feel it's in our national interest."
While no "Crossfire" transcripts from 1997 are available, Mr. King in recent days produced a tape of the show, sharing it with New York radio host Monica Crowley for broadcast, and this Inside the Beltway column for publication. Stay tuned.
Well, OK -- maybe I need to settle down. Perhaps there's a better explanation related to pecan plantations... (Hat tip Matt)
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