RICE WAS BOXED in Round 1

[jmatthan]

eom

[sabra]

1. No doubt!

[molly]

2. GO Barbara!!!!

I loved every nano-second of that!!!! You go girl!!!!

[murielm99]

3. She certainly was!

Recess until 2:30.

[Kota]

4. Round 2 should be fun. Boxer came prepared to do battle.

[RoyGBiv]

5. Very informative ...

Now I know exactly what happened.

:eyes:

[GreenPoet64]

6. Barbara we are proud of you!!

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[cthrumatrix]

7. TKO...... Boxer called her out on her "crap"

[Plaid Adder]

8. OK, can someone actually include some content here?

What actually happened? Those of us who don't have TVs handy would like to know.

C ya,

The Plaid Adder

[Taxloss]

12. Ditto. This isn't broadcast in the UK. n/t

[ClayZ]

17. http://www.c-span.org/

C-Span has it live!

[sui generis]

19. I'm a bit disappointed in c-span on line too

they show a link to the hearing but nothing plays. Somebody must be doing some furious editing. . . (on edit: duh, I no read so good. It starts back at 2:00 EST)

[bpilgrim]

20. please...

damn, i missed it, too! sounds like it was smok'n :bounce:

peace

[cthrumatrix]

21. Boxer reviewed her quotes and showed the consistent intent

to mislead or stretch the truth.

Basically..."how can we trust you"?

[babylonsister]

25. Kerry attacked on Iraq. He's been to the ME recently and was

told that many countries had offered their services, especially with regards to training Iraqis (mentioned Mubarek specifically).
Boxer followed shortly after and had 3 or 4 quotes that Condi and * made in the past few years that contradicted what the facts are. They primarily were about WMDs or the lack thereof. Boxer got steamed about all the lying, dead soldiers, etc.
Condi was angry, kept asking Boxer not to impugn her integrity. Oh well, guess she couldn't handle the truth. They're due back at 2:30pm.
In a nutshell...

[susu369]

31. Boxer just proved that Condi fails test of diplomacy

Instead of showing her ruffled feathers over and over again, Kindasleezie could have shown her "diplomatic" skills: smiled and said she looked forward to stating her views. I could picture her stamping her foot like a child.

So, she will make a FABULOUS Secretary of State.....NOT.

[Joe Chi Minh]

45. That's debatable, isn't it?

Don't they say diplomacy is lying for your country. Well, of course, whether the country's really a "beneficiary" of Rice's "diplomacy" is itself debatable, since her diplomatic posting is the "homeland".

[susu369]

49. Diplomacy 101

when given the choice it is best to lie.

I can be so naive. ;)

[ashling]

9. WOW ! ! !

She don't take no shit!

[liberal N proud]

10. Is Boxer fired up, ready to go to war on the bush regime?

I hope so!
It is about time someone was ready to stand against tyranny!

[Zinfandel]

43. Wait until Fox, CNN NBC pigman Limbaugh, hannity get through with my

dear senator...Rove will make her pay...these fuckers in power are fascist, they ONLY know bullying tactics to keep people in line. They beat you down for days, then smear & distort what you said, they lie about what your true motive is...these are fucking fascist, pigs, scum, republicans.

Boxer is from liberal California, the most liberal state in the land, we love her here...Bush has, as I read yesterday in the Chronicle, a 40% approval rating in CA and dropping...Boxer knows very well how to use the media and how Rove and his thugs in the media will go after her...Most here in CA are NOT as gullible as the rest of the country when it comes to bullshit stories in the media.

Boxer will kick ass and rightfully so.

Rice is a liar and will do & say anything to stay in power, her job is to take the heat of the pig elitist Bush...watch the smokescreens coming...Rice is a pig, a sow, a lying sack of shit!!!!

[Edgewater_Joe]

11. YES WE ARE IMPUNING YOUR "INTEGRITY," CONDA-LIAR!

My satellite dish is still smoldering!

[Cadence]

28. See that's what's wrong with them, they try to act like

it's telling the truth about their actions that is impuning, when it's their ACTIONS THEMSELVES that impunes them. MORONS!!

[ClayZ]

13. Sweet Truth

Boxer tells it like it is.... WHOOOOOO HOOOOO Hip Hip Hoooray!

[Longgrain]

14. Yeah Barbra!

That one type of Rice I have no taste for...

[fooj]

15. Wahhhhh!! What happened to Sweet Polly Purebread?

Is she pissed, or what? I love Boxer! She puts integrity out there, doesn't she? Yessss!

[ClayZ]

30. Condi Squirming, oh how she Squirmed

Condi was trying to get an upper hand and came up as "HANDLESS" as some of her "honered" soldiers have come back from Iraq! It was as thought she was playing a "title" card that just kept comming up JOKER! Condi's tone was "Ms Boxer, DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE TALKING To?"

YAY BARBARA, You spoke for the PEOPLE!

[oasis]

16. "You contradicted the president and you also contradicted yourself"-Boxer.

Dr. Rice (aka) Contralessa.

[hector459]

29. Condi will not be able to take this from Boxer. Her fangs will show

I only hope that the rest of the Dems do not back down. It's more than just retribution, it's about the loss of lives of thousands of innocent Iraqis, thousands of American soldiers maimed or killed, and those who sent us into this ill-conceived war sitting back and enjoying a life of luxary while stripping the public coffers for their friends and family.

Read this book: "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" I read it and I am so angry I could spit tacks. Angry at myself, anagry at my government, and angry at those who refuse to learn the facts.

[oasis]

32. Good post, my friend.

:thumbsup: The behind the scenes dealings of folks like Contradicta Rice should be brought out in the open by our elected officials.

[Emboldened Chimp]

18. Will someone PLEASE provide a few details...

for us cubicle dwellers?

[rainy]

23. It was too beautiful. First she chastized Condi for saying tsunami was a

marvalous oppertunity for us. Barbara slamed her for that statement. Barbara kept saying over and over, using Condi's words that the war was about WMD, that the public deserved the facts, not misleading statements that contradict. She pointed out the misleading words Bush and condi used, mushroom clouds, serious threat etc...
Also stated that the senate signed on to the war because of the WMD and nothing else. So, all the other reasoning once no wmd found was not what they voted for. No time for sp check.

[Stephanie]

24. thank you! eom

[nostamj]

38. OMG..... I was so glad BOXER hit her on that STUPID line...

poor widdle conniewannie got called out on her repeated LIES too. it was beautiful. Boxer: I'm going to use YOUR words, not mine.

[indigobusiness]

47. I was spitting mad when her eyes lit up as "the tsunami was a wonderful

opportunity" spilled from her pie hole. Machiavelli was nowhere near as cold as this viper. Her righteous indignation at the impuning of her credibility, by her own quoted statements, was rich indeed.

She hopes there won't be future implications that she takes the truth lightly. I guess that depends on her relationship to the truth, in the future.

[nostamj]

48. TDS should be a LOT of fun tonight!

Jon just can't leave that GEM alone!

but, isn't it just like bushco to explain that disaster is opportunity?

[indigobusiness]

50. TDL should have a field day with this stuff.

Making hay wherever they can is Bushco's hallmark.

Taking credit that isn't due and disavowing blame that is due are the new values.

[ClayZ]

51. Yahoo News with photos! ! ! !

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/bush_rice_dc

[jmatthan]

22. I was watching live in Finland on Internet thanks to CSpan!!

Barbara confronted Condi with her own flip flop statements on several possible issues and Rice was forced to ask her to to impute her integrity in front of the Committee!!

Barbara showed how she contradicted the pResident, contradicted herself, etc. etc....

Ha ha, where else should she be imputed!!!

Absolutely destroyed Condi and there is going to more to come.

I hope other Democratic Senators can grow some hair!!

Jacob Matthan
Oulu, Finland

[katinmn]

26. Sen. Boxer is re-introducing truth into government

When the other Democrats see how wildly popular she is among the informed people, perhaps they will put a toe into the truth pool, too.

[fishwax]

37. Here's hoping! (n/t)

[jmatthan]

27. I hope there will be a DU backlash against Dianne Feinstein

for pushing Condi forward!!

I am sure that in the second round Russ Feingold will come out hammering (I could see in his face that he had stuff which he was ready to let go in fury) - I hope so!!

I do not have much hope in John Kerry - he is trying to play his games again!!

Jacob Matthan
Oulu, Finland

[Sleepless In NY]

33. jmatthan Is Boxer awesome or what?

I was in absolute awe watching her hand Condi her a**. Go Barbara!
She is truly holding Condi's feet to the fire, something that should have been done along time ago. I wish we would have had Senator Boxer on the 9/11 commission. No free pass for Condi this time, I love the way Boxer has Condi's inconstistent (lies) statements printed up & held up for all to see! Now I'm only hoping the rest of the democrats will get behind Boxer & not vote for her confirmation. Boxer for President! By the way, loved the title of your post "BOXED" is right! Starts again at 2:30 doesnt it? I can't wait.

[Neecy]

34. awesome

Did you hear the emotion in Boxer's voice when she talked about the dead and wounded, so many of whom are Californians, in this immoral and trumped-up war? I'm glad that she spoke of them - they seldom get mentioned when the jackasses bay about 'spreading peace and freedom'.

Boxer is seriously pissed, and I think we're in for some lively viewing this afternoon.

[Sir Jeffrey]

35. I am so glad at least one Senator will actually do her job

Go Barbara!!!

[she preacher]

36. Condi's ears boxed and burning

though there's no circle in Dante's Hell hot enough for Condi and her husb-- er, boyfriend and the neocon screendoors they hide behind. Boxer's best "coup" was to let WonderGirl impune her own integrity by rubbing her nose in her own words - and those she fed to Boy Bush.

[newyawker99]

53. Hi she preacher!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[doodadem]

39. Boxer Transcript

I posted what I had received already on the other Condi thread from Barbara Boxer, and what she planned to hit her with in her statement.
Although the fun stuff came afterward, with Barbara basically saying alright liar, time to answer to America, and Condi whining.
I'm going to be real curious as to how the media cover this.

[ClayZ]

40. Media Coverage....

Yeah, Write you writers! Call out the news like town criers of old.
Barbara Boxer inserts the TRUTH into a Pile of BULLSHIT and comes up smelling like a rose!

[clem_c_rock]

41. She took one heck of a shellacki!!

I want 5 minutes in the ring w/ the Chimp!

[Shopaholic]

42. Boxer is my new heroine!

You go girl!

[nostamj]

44. she was my new hero...

when she STOOD UP against certifying the Ohio vote! today is some very tasty gravy though...

[jmatthan]

46. As it was going on I sent

Senator Boxer an email from all my friends in Finland which simply said:

Thank you, thank you, thank you...

Jacob Matthan
Oulu, Finland

[liveoaktx]

52. Vidclips of Boxer/Rice

Vid Clips

Look halfway down the page under Rice Hearing.

Part 1 is Boxer's Presentation layout. part 2 is Condi's Response. Feingold soon to come.

[KnowerOfLogic]

54. Kick her ass, Barbara!! nt