WH says apostate Matthew Dowd is bitter because his son is in Iraq

According to Tim Grieve at War Room:

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/04/02/matthew_dowd/index.html?source=rss

It makes all of us a little crazy, actually

Former Bush-Cheney strategist Matthew Dowd went public this weekend with a more detailed and devastating version of the critique he's offered of his old bosses previously. In a New York Times interview, Dowd says that the president is "secluded" and "bubbled in," and that John Kerry -- the man Dowd helped Bush beat in 2004 -- was actually right about Iraq.

So how is the White House responding? By suggesting that Dowd is a little unbalanced. Gumption, sure, but that's nothing until you get to one of the reasons the White House is pushing for Dowd's alleged undoing: Unlike any current senior administration official, he's got a son serving in Iraq.

Unbelievable?

Believe it. Here's the transcript from today's White House press briefing:

Reporter: Just going to seek your comments on the Matthew Dowd interview over the weekend.

Dana Perino: I don't know Matthew Dowd. I wish I did. I have heard nothing but fabulous things about him over the years. I know people are very fond of him. Obviously, war brings out a lot of emotions in different people, and possibly changing emotions, as he laid out in the New York Times. And, obviously, not being a close friend of his, I don't know as well as others might about the personal journey he's been on over the past couple of years. But we certainly can respect his views, but respectfully disagree with some of the assertions that he made in the article ...

Reporter: What does that mean, personal journey?

Perino: Well, I think that he's had some personal hardship, and also he has a son who's volunteered to serve in our armed forces and he's going to be deploying to Iraq. And I can only imagine that that affects a parent's thinking ...

Reporter: He's raised "personal journey," which was used yesterday, as well, on television -- it seems to be implying it's really all about him, it has nothing to do with any legitimate disagreement with the White House.

Perino: No, I think he has a legitimate disagreement, but I also know that he has had some personal hardship.

Reporter: Is that related? Is that relevant?

Perino: I don't know. I don't know Matthew and --

Reporter: Then why do you bring it up?

Perino: Well, I think that -- he brought it up in the article, and I think that it's relevant. And I think that it's true that when you have a parent who is going to see his or her son or daughter heading off to war, in a war that is -- where we are fighting a very determined enemy, in which the Congress is not fully backing the troops, it would be a concern. And I'm just not going to judge him. I'm going to allow him to have his views and wish him well.

am talk show.

a friend to Dowd -- personal hardships, emotional changes, son's deployment.

Talk talk talk those talking points.

the WH is sending its top gunman, Bartlett, to take it on.


I wonder if Dowd was privvy to election fraud and machine rigging and expects it to come out soon since Waxman has directed that all emails of Bush2004 be preserved.

Color me shocked. Dumbya was just fine until dowd's kid is going to Iraq. Don't get me wrong; I feel for him, but I guess I'm seeing blatant hypocrisy.

IOKIYAR (It's OK If You're A Republican), which I will hereby dub YARUIHY (You're A Republican Until It Happens To You), i.e. it's easy to be a racist/sexist/bigot, a chicken-hawk, be against social programs, etc., as long as it doesn't apply to you or your family.

But it also underlines why the country followed this criminal cabal down the garden path. If their loved ones weren't on the line, they didn't care. It's easy to sit back and 'ra ra', but when somebody you love is on the line, it becomes a different matter.

:p

If there had been a draft there would have been a hell of a lot more people questioning the war. As it was (to steal from Conason) all we had to do was to have the steely resolve to send other parent's children off to fight & die.

all got the same memo, word for word, you watch.

so nice of her. :eyes:

Frankly, he can choke on his book.

Have these people NO shame? NONE?

How do they sleep at night?

Gee thanks, they'll allow him to have his views. How very "free society" of them.

Disgusting.

They are shameless.

They lost their knack for discrediting people...

in the game?"-

Every single one of the people serving in Iraq- EVERY SINGLE Iraqi citizen who has had death and destruction delivered to their very home, IS or was someones son, daughter, brother, sister, husband, wife, father, mother, partner, friend, neighbor.....

This war isn't 'wrong' because it personally effects someone, it is WRONG because it was an illegal, immoral, action based on lies and manipulation waged to further personal agendas by people who refuse to take responsibility for their actions.


This article shows the WH press spokesperson for the fool they are-

"I don't know Matthew..." but I'll try and manipulate peoples perspective about his statement by devaluing his voice and questioning his judgement....


nice peice of work.

peace,
blu

The tactic is flawed and they know it. Must be getting real desperate now. Congress is set to destroy them, so I see why. But still, it brings out 'beyond the pale' intentions that can't be masked.

True evil rearing up and in public.

you see, the war is going so bad that even someone who believed in Bush is terrified of sending his son to Iraq (if that were actually to be the only and real reason why Dowd criticized Bush.)

Anyway, it seems to me the admin should make this their big talking point of the week see how other parents react (I don't have kids, but wouldn't want to be in the shoes of a parent with a kid in their way to hell)

If any of my kids were hauled off to bush's goddamn iraqi mess I would be way beyond 'bitter'.