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Showing Original Post only (View all)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-accusationReporter 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 didnt 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. Im not going to run around and say, Gee, I have a new story, but Ari Fleischer might be afraid or upset that Im 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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Reporter Kurt Eichenwald Blasts Ari Fleischer Over 9/11 ‘Truther’ Accusation (MUST-SEE) [View all]
Hissyspit
Sep 2012
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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
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
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
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
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
Major criminal who got away with his role in the Valerie Plame crime by turning in everyone
sabrina 1
Sep 2012
#17
We have a few DUers who do what Ari did....eveytime a question is asked they shout 'truther'
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#24