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 Call for Sen. Frist to Apologize to Sen. Durbin

via Talk Left: Why is no one calling on Senator Bill Frist to apologize to Senator Dick Durbin? Sen. Frist, repeating a false headline in the Washington Times, accused Sen. Durbin of saying Guantanamo is “a death camp." (Frist's statement, in two parts, is here and here. (pdf)) Read Senator Durbin's remarks (pdf). He never said that. Frist also falsely claimed that Durbin said our service members are “committing genocide and war crimes.” Durbin never said that either. Most outrageously, Frist essentially accused Durbin of encouraging suicide bombers.

The guy can't stop lying. I'm trying to look up his current disorder in the DSM IV . He could be a Borderline personality. We know he definetly has a Narcissistic Personality like disorder for sure.



John Cole

Durbin Wrap Up

writes an interesting piece: So Senator Durbin was forced to go to the well of the Senate to offer up a blubbering 'apolocorrection' after being cut off at the knees by Mayor Daley of Chicago. This was his second attempt to apologize for telling the truth while employing a poor rhetorical strategy, and not surprisingly, while the apology is good enough for the always principled Lt. Smash, it still ain't good enough for our friends at Powerline:... read on



Howard Dean on PBS's News Hour

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(Thanks to David for the video and the commentary)

Howard Dean is asked about his inflammatory comments and he doesn't back down. He is asked about Senator Durbin's recent comments and refuses to be drawn into this trick. He also mentions the recent DNC election report and focuses on the issue of voter suppression.

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Dean cuts through the BS and shows why he is a hero to grass-roots progressives.