Paul Begala Likens Blumenthal Vietnam Fib To Condi Rice Calling Bush ‘My Husband’

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by Frances Martel | 7:26 am, May 19th, 2010

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Considering the “Randslide,” the departure of 30-year veteran Senator Arlen Specter, and the fact that Chris Matthews was waxing poetic about the primaries way past midnight, this was a pretty uneventful Election Day, gaffe-wise. The one radiant exception to this came from Anderson Cooper‘s political team, where Democratic strategist Paul Begala took a thematic detour in explaining the rational behind Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal‘s false record as a Vietnam War veteran.

Asked about the Blumenthal scandal and how politicians don’t “lie,” they “misspeak,” Begala weighed in as follows:

“Voters are going to have to sort through whether this is some sort of fundamental character flaw, right– which I think many might think– or whether this was a bizarre malaprop. You remember, in 2004, Condoleezza Rice called George W. Bush ‘my husband.’ Now that was really deeply creepy and weird, but, it was just weird, just one of those weird things–”

At this point, Cooper interrupts him to ask, in awe, how he managed to tie the Bush administration to Richard Blumenthal, at which the rest of the panel erupts in laughter. While this is by far the strangest thing Begala says in the segment, he does reference “my girlfriend Pamela Anderson” a few times and finally explains the Blumenthal team’s defense as “lots of other times, he told the truth”– which CNN analyst Alex Castellanospraises as “the best political slogan ever.”

The segment below:

2010 elections, Alex Castellanos, anderson cooper, CNN, Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush, nonsequiters, Pamela Anderson, Paul Begala, Richard Blumenthal, Vietnam War

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Wow, Begala throws Bloomy under the bus. I wonder what Bloomy did to him?
TylerDurden

Finally a dem has some balls.
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Leave it to this inarticulate mass of lifeless tissue to bring Bush into this… Begala is the poster child for pathetic.
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Looks like he’s changed his tune from earlier in the day when he said:

BEGALA: “There is no good or ethical reason that he could have done that, Anderson. Uh, the guy ought to have a chance to respond. I saw the Times story as well. . . . You read those four words – ‘I served in Vietnam.’ That appears to be factually false. It is indefensible. It is a catastrophic mistake because it’s not the sort of mistake people tend to make.
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After all, Blumenthal only left out one word. “I was in Vietnam.” “I was not in Vietnam.”
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Unlike right-wingers Democrats don’t blindly follow their leaders.

They can be a tool for Big Oil, Big Business or a corrupt crook like Richard Pombo, Randy “Duke” Cunningham and wingnuts will still vote for them as long as there’s an (R) by their name.
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proudpatriotusa says:
May 19, 2010 at 12:05 pm

Unlike right-wingers Democrats don’t blindly follow their leaders.”

LMAO

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proudpatriotusa says:
May 19, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Unlike right-wingers Democrats don’t blindly follow their leaders.

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proudpatriotusa says:
May 19, 2010 at 12:05 pm

Which is why Blumenthal has stepped down. No wait.
Which is why Blumenthal was asked to step down. No wait.
Which is why the Democratic establishment is defending Blumenthal. AH, there we go.

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proudpatriotusa says:
May 19, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Unlike right-wingers Democrats don’t blindly follow their leaders.

Tell that to Bob Bennett.
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Is there anyone in America, nay the planet as ugly, mean, disingenuous and hateful than Paul Begala? He even overtakes Carville and that, is saying something.
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I’ve always thought that Paul Begala was an idiot and would fabricate ANYTHING to substantiate his liberal Democrat position. Now the whole world knows that he is indeed an I-D-I-O-T.

Hey Paul, this was NOT a “bizarre malaprop”, it is the most egregious character flaw of all time. NOBODY gets to claim they are a Vietnam war vet unless they were actually there! I guarantee you that Americans of ALL backgrounds/religious/political affiliations are DEEPLY OFFENDED by Blumenthal’s remark.

Let’s call it what it is (what a concept for a news program!), A LIE.
And HOW DARE Blumenthal try to turn the tables and tell the American public that he won’t stand for his record to be tarnished!! Sorry buddy, you just took care of that yourself!!

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Begala is, and always was, a first class assh–e. He’s really stretching with this one. Blumenthal lied and that’s all there is to it. Most vets are furious with him. And the thing is, he really didn’t need to lie. He’s done..toast..and should get out of the race.
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