Right Wing Feigns Outrage Over Delahunt’s Quip, Claims Addington Will Now ‘Be Targeted’ By Al Qaeda

[Canuckistanian]

Yesterday, ThinkProgress noted an exchange between Rep. William Delahunt (D-MA) and Cheney chief of staff David Addington, in which Addington claimed he could not talk about torture techniques because “al Qaeda may watch C-Span.” Delahunt quipped in response, “Right. Well, I’m sure they are watching, and I’m glad they finally have a chance to see you, Mr. Addington.”

The right-wing is feigning outrage over the comments, incorrectly interpreting Delahunt as having called for al Qaeda to attack Addington. “Inappropriate,” said Megan Mitchell, spokeswoman for Vice President Cheney. “Inciting Al Qaeda to violence,” chimed in Rep. Steve King (R-IA). “That’s absurd. That was not my intent,” Delahunt said in reaction to the exaggerated criticism.

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/27/right-wing-addington/

ThinkProgress notes the exhange here:
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/26/addington-wont-talk-about-torture-because-al-qaeda-may-watch-c-span/

[MidwestTransplant]

1. Yes a Congressman can incite them to violence. If they commit an act of violence surely Delahunt is

to blame.

[meegbear]

2. But they also saw you Steve King!!1!1

THIS IS HUGH!!1! You better resign and go into hiding!

[Canuckistanian]

9. Because nobody really exists unless they've been on TeeVee

It's like a video Schrodinger's Cat.

[hobbit709]

3. The world should be so lucky.

[Me.]

4. You Think They Don't Know Who Addington Is

Isn't he considered a terrorist and enemy combatant by them?

[Parche]

5. Delahunt Rocks!!

He is getting a little peaved with all the idiot right wingers

What about what Steve King said to Mclellan?

"Shouldnt you have taken this to your grave and saved America from this"
About his book

[krispos42]

6. Says the party that outed Valerie Plame and her fellow secret agents

The hypocracy, it hurts.

[Kolesar]

10. Did we ever figure out if any of Plame's contacts were murdered after Cheney outed Plame?

I lost the thread.

[krispos42]

12. I was listening to a Thom Hartmann podcast...

...from last October (I'm trying to catch up to today) where he interviewed Valerie Plame about her new book. He asked her his this very question. She replied that a damage report was done and it was serious, but she couldn't go into any details.

I don't know if anything else popped up since then.

[Kolesar]

13. thanks

[BOSSHOG]

7. "Inciting Al Quaeda to violence"

Thats funny. The big bad gop who insist on spending billions each month to do just exactly that are now getting all passive.

Fake Outrage - would that be a conservative trait or a conservative value?

[jimshoes]

8. Addington and Yoo should apologize

to the people of the United States for that arrogant, smug, liefest they put on yesterday. Hope they rot in prison and then in Hell.

[DinahMoeHum]

11. Neah neah-neah neah neah, booga booga booga!!

n/t

[Bake]

14. Unlike Bush's "Bring It On" comment,

Delahunt was clearly inciting violence ...

:sarcasm:

Bake

[Disturbed]

15. Yeah, al Q watches C-Span so they know what the

Busholini Regime is up to. :eyes:

Al Q. doesn't know that their members who have been captured have been & are still being, tortured.

Addington is one of the worst in the Busholini Regime. He should be charged with War Crimes, right now!

[Supersedeas]

16. maybe True, but we are better than that--Delahunt was out of line and should apologize

[Karenina]

17. REEEEDIKYULUS!!!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: