GOP "talking points" quote Cheney as saying "I don't know

[rzemanfl]

Joe Wilson, I never met Joe Wilson..." Didn't he say that about John Edwards? Any pictures out there of Wilson and Dickie in the same place?

[Contrary1]

1. No picture, but here is an interesting interview with Wilson from Nov. '03

"...But as recently as September, Cheney was still reiterating the uranium purchase claims on NBC's "Meet the Press." He said that the claim that "Saddam was, in fact, trying to acquire uranium in Africa" had been "revalidated." He also said, "So there may be a difference of opinion there. I don't know what the truth is on the ground. ... I don't know Mr. Wilson. I probably shouldn't judge him."

Let me put it to you this way. I've had my credibility tested three different times by this administration -- my credibility versus their credibility. One on the uranium. One on who asked the question -- whether it was the vice president or not. One on my wife -- basically covering all aspects, including whether she is the one who sent me or not. On each of these occasions, I have been proven to have been correct and truthful by statements that the White House itself has made. So I'm batting three for three. And as far as I can tell, Dick Cheney is batting, with respect to me, zero for three. I would match my credibility, my integrity, against his any day of the week, thank you.

Why do you think that he is then reasserting the lie over and over again even when he's been resoundingly proved to be wrong?

I have no idea. I don't know Dick Cheney. And I must say that I take that as a badge of honor. I don't need to know Dick Cheney. I will say this about Dick Cheney. When I was in Baghdad, sending cables back, they were all signed "Wilson." And Dick Cheney as Secretary of Defense was an addressee on those most sensitive of cables. So I'm sorry that his memory is as faulty as it is with regards to me. But I'm sure his explanation would be that he is technically correct in saying that we've never shaken hands. But I don't know what he's thinking about other than he's promoting a set of justifications that quite frankly simply don't hold water. Every time he says it, he sounds a little bit less persuasive..."

http://www.alternet.org/story/17091/

[rzemanfl]

2. Thank you. n/t