Frustrated Ohio GOP Rep. Deborah Pryce walks out of interview with CNN Radio

[DeepModem Mom]

CNN: Leading House Republican: Iraq not a reflection on me
November 2, 2006
From Lisa Goddard
CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As she fights for her political life, Ohio Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce distanced herself Thursday from the Iraq war, telling CNN Radio, "What's happening in Iraq is not a direct reflection on me."

The seven-term representative is the House Republican Caucus chairwoman, the fourth highest-ranking position in the House. She won re-election in 2004 with 62 percent of the vote. However, experts say her current race with Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy is a toss-up.

Pryce made the remark Tuesday in an interview at a Columbus, Ohio, factory. When pressed by CNN on whether her position as a House leader connected her to the volatile situation in Iraq, Pryce objected to the interruption of her remarks and said the interview was over.

"Thanks, I'm done," Pryce said. She expressed frustration and walked away saying, "Maybe we'll call you later when I'm feeling better."

In a statement issued to CNN later, Pryce finished her response, writing, "What's happening in Iraq is not a direct reflection on me."...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/02/pryce.iraq/index.html

[trof]

1. Yep, nothing to do with me.

I was absent that day.

[ThomCat]

16. It's the republican way.

Have the power, but refuse to be responsible for what you do with it.
x(

[wakeme2008]

2. You are a Bush Rubber Stamp and the Iraqi War is all yours nt

[bobthedrummer]

3. "I was only following orders..." eom

[ChairmanAgnostic]

12. Didn't nazis use that defense in Nurenburg? Ever hear how it worked out

for them?

[brg5001]

22. 3 years ago, they all took credit for the "Mission Accomplished"

Now that it's obvious that the mission will NEVER be accomplished because the mission is a neocon fantasy, the House leaders say it was all someone else's fault.:mad:

You hit the nail on the head, bobthedrummer: They were just FOLLOWING ORDERS. And since the Board of Directors of Bu$hco and their media mouthpieces really have no one to blame, they blame US for raising our voices in dissent and protest. We have no plan, and we're "Bush-haters." But those in close races are "Bush-avoiders" trying to distance themselves from the "Bush-worshippers."

BTW, has anyone heard Bush on the stump lately? He sounds like a loudmouthed drunk jeering some other slob at a bar. Which is exactly what he would be if his last name were not "Bush".

[speedoo]

4. Coward.

Are there ANY rethugs who have any guts?

[Graybeard]

5. Gutless, like all Repukes...

...can't handle it when confronted.

[John Q. Citizen]

6. No accountabilty, eh? n/t

[Doctor_J]

7. The party of personable responsibility...

for unwed mothers, indigents, disabled and homeless people, veterans, and elderly, whereas corporations, fat cats, and heirs deserve all the help and protection the government can give them.

[donsu]

8. yes it is a direct reflection on her

nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. Right on, Deb. You're a real independent thinker. You showed 'em

However, you're still a republican and all of you SUCK.

[David__77]

10. so emblematic...

a gang of shaking, chattering, guilt- and anxiety-prone hulls of human beings.

[KayLaw]

11. Cut and run.

I'll bet there are some soldiers in Iraq who wish they could just walk away like that.

[electron_blue]

13. She said it was a bad thing for reps. to question the President on matters related to war

duh duh duh That alone should get her un-reelected.

[Imagevision]

14. Can't take the heat darlin... get the fuck out of the kitchen!

[Botany]

15. It is your war too Deb

I am working 24 / 7 to get you gone, too.

[Boo Boo]

17. "Thanks, I'm done."

Bye-now! Don't forget your coat.

:hi:

[Contrary1]

18. "Maybe we'll call you later when I'm feeling better."

Here...this will help.

[intheflow]

19. Like a Zen koan.

What's the sound of one hand clapping?

Except now it's

What's the sound of Republican heads exploding?

Obviously the answer is dead air on CNN. :rofl:

[Hepburn]

20. Ms. Pryce, Bitch...

...ever hear this expression before: You broke it, you bought it.

So who the hell IS this a reflection on???

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

21. Wow.

A freudian slip in writing.

[Bucky]

23. Welcome to the Era of Responsibility!

"That disasterous war that I voted for and campaigned on? It's none of my doing. Those failures by Congress to oversight the terrible mismanagement of the war? Don't hold me accountable for that either."

Geeze, Louise, what gall!

[rateyes]

24. My dog ate my homework....

when you can't defend yourself...make an excuse!

[cmd]

25. It IS a direct reflection on you, Ms Pryce

and on everyone who supported this disaster from the beginning. We tried to tell you. YOU didn't listen. Deal with it.

[Infinite Hope]

26. 'Tis the PRYCE of corruption. n/t

[Dr Fate]

27. She is right- it's Clinton's fault! n/t

n/t