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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 10:43 PM Sep 2012

Reporter Kurt Eichenwald Blasts Ari Fleischer Over 9/11 ‘Truther’ Accusation (MUST-SEE) [View all]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/11/reporter-kurt-eichenwald-blasts-ari-fleischer-over-911-truther-accusation

Reporter Kurt Eichenwald blasts Ari Fleischer over 9/11 ‘truther’ accusation

By Eric W. Dolan
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 23:08 EDT

Tuesday on CNN, reporter Kurt Eichenwald confronted Ari Fleischer after the former White House Press Secretary accused him of believing that George W. Bush was behind the September 11 terror attacks.

“Now, I am kind of angry at Ari today, because the first thing he did was send out a tweet calling me a ’9/11 truther,’” Eichenwald said, while Fleisher nodded in agreement, “meaning one of those people who says George Bush orchestrated 9/11. And that is the kind of garbage, the kind of empty headed garbage, that has prevented history from taking place here.”

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But Fleischer insisted that Eichenwald was merely preaching a “cleaned-up version of trutherism” because his column in the New York Times didn’t criticize former President Bill Clinton. Fleischer described Eichenwald as a “rabid partisan.”

“It is about what did the documents I obtained and saw show,” Eichenwald said. “I’m not going to run around and say, ‘Gee, I have a new story, but Ari Fleischer might be afraid or upset that I’m not spinning it enough in order to bring in Clinton.’ Did Clinton make mistakes? Absolutely. It has nothing to do with this.”

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Eichenwald blew him away. He called Fleischer on the old bait & switch debate tactic. Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #1
I have to say that every time I see or hear Ari F, I want to reach through my laptop screen NRaleighLiberal Sep 2012 #2
The most laughable part is that Ari F & Perino were nothing more than messengers pacalo Sep 2012 #5
What is the truth? Who did it? How? Why? Skip Intro Sep 2012 #3
I for one think it's absurd to think that Georgie Porgie knew anything about the attacks on 9/11. rhett o rick Sep 2012 #4
Ari can only smear people because he knows they are guilty for the attacks of 9/11 occurring . . . Major Hogwash Sep 2012 #6
Anyone who questions authority by definition must be a nutjob noise Sep 2012 #7
Why did the Secret Service allow Bush to remain at a publicly known venue for a coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #15
I think we've traced the origin of the 'thruther' smear campaign against Americans sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #20
It is not for us to know noise Sep 2012 #23
Ari may be the stupidest person to ever serve in the WH in a senior position. grantcart Sep 2012 #8
Kurt was excellent in this interview. ari is a lying asshole samsingh Sep 2012 #9
I think fleischer was this far from putting his hands over his ears. He was a bumbling idiot. n/t lamp_shade Sep 2012 #10
Yes, Ari looked like a Compleat Republican Berlum Sep 2012 #11
I actually caught that one on the tube. boston bean Sep 2012 #12
I sure wish Ari would watch what he says, watch what he does. tanyev Sep 2012 #13
Ari immediately resorts to incendiary namecalling, attacking the messenger ProfessionalLeftist Sep 2012 #14
Did you notice he tried to use the old 'truther' talking points to shut down the discussion? sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #18
I wonder where this story leads, Ari? Octafish Sep 2012 #16
Major criminal who got away with his role in the Valerie Plame crime by turning in everyone sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #17
Agreed The Wizard Sep 2012 #21
Everyone knows that the offical lone gunman sulphurdunn Sep 2012 #19
Oustanding and to the point The Wizard Sep 2012 #22
We have a few DUers who do what Ari did....eveytime a question is asked they shout 'truther' Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #24
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