Peter King (R-NY3): "Baghdad is like Manhattan" Mosul is like disneyland.

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Rep. Peter King (R-NY) Says That Being In Baghdad Is ‘Like Being In Manhattan’ »
On Feb. 9, 2006, House Homeland Security Chairman Peter King (R-NY) spoke at the Merrick Jewish Center in Merrick, NY. King told his constituents that “the situation is more stable than you think.” He cited “bumper to bumper traffic,” shopping centers, restaurants, video stores, vendors, and hotels to conclude that being in Baghdad is “like being in Manhattan.” ThinkProgress has obtained exclusive video from a person who was at the event. Watch it:

Video and more at: http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/17/king-baghdad-manhattan

[morgan2]

1. worst representative ever!

[genie_weenie]

4. What how dare you talk bad about King.

You've just committed a treasonous act almost as bad as the Blabbermouths at the NYT...

[AllegroRondo]

2. Well, then he wont mind a little vaction there!

Tell him to put his money where his mouth is!

Take a little vacation to Baghdad, and visit those shopping centers and restaurants. Bring a video crew with you, so we know what its really like. Bullet proof armor? You dont need that! Just get out there in a suit and tie and shake hands with the wonderful Iraqi citizens!

[struggle4progress]

30. He could always take his grandkid to Mosul ... eom

[TomClash]

3. Last poll I saw he was only up 48-46 against Mejias! nt

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8. That's why it's important

That this thread get some recommendations. :)

[sakabatou]

5. If it's like Manhattan

Then he should be fine going over there without body armor.

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Funny, on that video of the FOB Falcon explosions, what I noticed is

there is no traffic moving at all in Baghdad at night.

[KittyWampus]

10. I just thought of that video too. Scary, scary explosion

[Renew Deal]

17. It's like Hell's Kitchen in the summer.

:evilgrin:

[nam78_two]

7. I would encourage him to move there then/nt

[SammyWinstonJack]

13. He could help "count" the votes in their next "election"

[Beetwasher]

9. He's Right, As A Matter of Fact, I Almost Tripped Over No Less Than

Three decapitated, tortured bodies on my way to the subway this morning. :freak:

[Mz Pip]

11. Inside the Green Zone, maybe

but the rest of the place is a hell hole. Judging the success of the war in Iraq by just looking at the Green Zone is disingenuous to say the least. I dare him to take a car and drive 50 miles in any direction outside the Green Zone and drive back and then say the place is like Manhattan.

Betcha he won't do it!

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Cha]

12. Is peter king insane?

Is he talking about the Green Zone? If so then why doesn't he say that? If not then why is he allowed to lie?

[morgan2]

14. yes and so are the people who vote for him

His latest campaign ads have been him saying he supports torture, and how the war in Iraq is the best thing since sliced bread.

[Renew Deal]

15. He says driving around Baghdad.

Also Mosul is way out of the Green Zone. So yes, King is insane.

[annabanana]

16. Sending this link to David Mejias!

Thanks DU!

[vireo]

20. And here's the link to his site

http://www.daveforamerica.com/

[PA Democrat]

18. K & R. I would contribute to the cost of a plane ticket for Mr. King

one way to the "Big Apple" of the Middle East. I hear the night life is to-die-for (the "day life" too for that matter).

[gatorboy]

19. Maybe he means it's like being in Manhattan,

On 9/11.

[yellowcanine]

23. Exactly my reaction.

[Jacobin]

21. I'd like to formally propose that we buy him a plane ticket

(commercial, mind you, no government planes) to Baghdad, via Jordan, and that we purchase him a nice room in downtown Baghdad for two weeks (sorry, no Green Zone), and that we insist that he take his wife and his children there, with no guards.

Its just like Manhattan so he'll be fine.

Oh, and he can take videos of all the friendly Iraqis and bring them home with him to prove how nice it is over there to all the cynics.

:evilgrin:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

22. Great.

How about we all chip in and get Peter and his family an all expense paid trip to downtown Mosul.

[yellowcanine]

24. That has to be the dumbest thing said by a politician returning from

a war zone since George Romney (R) claimed he was brainwashed by his "minders" in Vietnam.

Edited to indicate Republican Party affiliation, however unnecessary that may have been.

[Vinca]

25. Like Manhattan except for the occasional car bomb and

mound of headless bodies.

[wryter2000]

26. Well, then...

Let him move there.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

27. awesome.

mission accomplished! troops coming home soon!

and a nice veeerrrry long vacation for King and the whole family.

[spanone]

28. He's dumber than I thought. And I thought he was pretty dumb.

[elehhhhna]

29. Falluja is like Martha's Vineyard!

[EFerrari]

31. Kirkuk is like San Francisco!

:wtf: is this, Completely Ridiculous Analogy Week?
:shrug:

[struggle4progress]

32. I prefer to think of it as Kennebunkport East: the perfect place for ..

.. retiring Bushes ...

[Renew Deal]

33. It reminds me of Nantucket in the fall.

But who am I to argue? :crazy: