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Check this out: (quoting generously from the Daily Kos)
Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher asked about the wisdom in releasing the torture memos and then quoted Dick Cheney's statement to Fox News that torture works to keep us safe and that there are memos that show that torture techniques work.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton abruptly cut the congressman saying acerbically: "It won't surprise you that I don't consider him (Dick Cheney) a particularly reliable source of information... I believe we ought to get to the bottom of this." Republican Mike Pence referred the Secretary of State back to her earlier segment that she was amused at Chavez's antics at the OAS summit, saying: "Isn't it true that the leader of the free world... Isn’t it true that having the President of the United States be seen on the world stage warmly greeting a virulent socialist dictator...Our president was used for propaganda purposes? There is nothing more demoralizing for people fighting for freedom than to see..." (Obviously he is unaware that Chavez is an elected president, not a dictator.)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slowly replied: "Well Mr. Pence, I have lived a long time now. I grew up during the Cold War when we were on hair trigger alert of nuclear war. I remember virulent anti-American communist dictators threatening our country on a regular basis. I remember our presidents meeting with them, shaking their hands and negotiating... I have also seen us establish normal relations with Vietnam. I have seen 30 years of normalized relations with China. And I don’t think there is any contradiction between standing strongly for our principles and our values, and the give and take of diplomatic encounter... My bottom line is I am here to serve my country, which I have loved since I was a little girl. I support my President because he is committed to doing whatever he can in the time he is given to serve to make this a better more secure safer world. There are different approaches. I respectfully say we spent 8 years trying to isolate Chavez, and what has been the result? I don’t think it’s been in America’s interest. So we are gonna try some different things. I respect your disagreement. We want as bi-partisan a foreign policy as possible...constructive criticism. We want your feedback. But President Obama won the election. He beat me in a primary in which he put forth a different approach. And he is now our President, and we all want our President to succeed."
Yay! Go Hillary!
Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher asked about the wisdom in releasing the torture memos and then quoted Dick Cheney's statement to Fox News that torture works to keep us safe and that there are memos that show that torture techniques work.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton abruptly cut the congressman saying acerbically: "It won't surprise you that I don't consider him (Dick Cheney) a particularly reliable source of information... I believe we ought to get to the bottom of this."
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slowly replied: "Well Mr. Pence, I have lived a long time now. I grew up during the Cold War when we were on hair trigger alert of nuclear war. I remember virulent anti-American communist dictators threatening our country on a regular basis. I remember our presidents meeting with them, shaking their hands and negotiating... I have also seen us establish normal relations with Vietnam. I have seen 30 years of normalized relations with China. And I don’t think there is any contradiction between standing strongly for our principles and our values, and the give and take of diplomatic encounter... My bottom line is I am here to serve my country, which I have loved since I was a little girl. I support my President because he is committed to doing whatever he can in the time he is given to serve to make this a better more secure safer world. There are different approaches. I respectfully say we spent 8 years trying to isolate Chavez, and what has been the result? I don’t think it’s been in America’s interest. So we are gonna try some different things. I respect your disagreement. We want as bi-partisan a foreign policy as possible...constructive criticism. We want your feedback. But President Obama won the election. He beat me in a primary in which he put forth a different approach. And he is now our President, and we all want our President to succeed."
Yay! Go Hillary!
