Brennan. What's the deal? Did DU cause him to withdraw?

uppityperson

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Wed Dec-03-08 10:00 PM
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Brennan. What's the deal? Did DU cause him to withdraw?

I heard that he withdrew from being considered head of CIA because of criticism written on the blogosphere. DU. Was this you?

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Wed Dec-03-08 10:06 PM
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uppityperson

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Wed Dec-03-08 10:12 PM
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2. Whatever was wrote and deleted, wtf?

I haven't been in GD-P last couple days, so may have missed him. I thought it very interesting that he would use that as the reason to withdraw. Powerful here?

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ErinBerin84

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Wed Dec-03-08 10:12 PM
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3. .

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/03/report-obama-team-pushed_n_148248.html

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uppityperson

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Wed Dec-03-08 10:21 PM
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5. That has the bit I heard. Thanks for the article.

NPR story said both have been claimed, he was pushed out, he said no. Ah, so does that story. And this is the bit I meant:

"Brennan's withdrawal, offered in a Nov. 25 letter to Obama, came after liberal bloggers mounted an opposition campaign against his possible appointment."

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ErinBerin84

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Wed Dec-03-08 10:24 PM
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6. yeah, I agree with the poster below that it was prob a combination of things.

Edited on Wed Dec-03-08 10:25 PM by ErinBerin84

(oh yeah, and sorry I didn't write a snippet of the article in my post...I was writing the post about the Obama campaign manager writing a book at the same time. I didn't mean to be curt or anything by just putting the link, heh).

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Uzybone

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Wed Dec-03-08 10:20 PM
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4. definately not DU

stories Ive read say it was the liberal blogosphere, other liberal critics, psychologists against torture and Obamas team who forced him to withdraw. I think it was a combination of all.

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No Elephants

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Thu Dec-04-08 05:51 AM
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7. A blog is different from a poster on a message board. But anyone who withdraws bc of

bloggers probably does not have what it takes to be in a high position anyway. I suspect this was not the reason.

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camera obscura

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Thu Dec-04-08 05:59 AM
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8. More likely cuz of Sullivan and HuffPo linking to Greenwald's complaints

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WI_DEM

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Thu Dec-04-08 10:37 AM
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9. Oh yes, it must be DU

:rofl:

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