Ray McGovern gets thrown out of Petraeus' hearing for asking that Petraeus be sworn in
what in the holy hell would cause such sensitivity about petraeus being sworn in...?
i had so little interest in petraeus' testimony that i've barely followed the reports... i figured, rightly so, that the good general would only be spouting the bush administration approved line, and, from the little i've read, that was clearly the case... i'm dumbfounded, however, to find that ray mcgovern was expelled from the hearing for the mere suggestion that petraeus testimony should be given under oath... what the f*** is the matter with my country...?
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It had dawned on me that when House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton, D-Missouri, invited Gen. Petraeus to make his presentation, Skelton forgot to ask him to take the customary oath to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I had no idea that would be enough to get me thrown out of the hearing.
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I had not the slightest hesitation being sworn in when testifying before the committee assembled by Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan, on June 16, 2005. Should generals be immune? Or did his masters wish to give him a little more assurance that he could play fast and loose with the truth without the consequences encountered by Scooter Libby.
i had so little interest in petraeus' testimony that i've barely followed the reports... i figured, rightly so, that the good general would only be spouting the bush administration approved line, and, from the little i've read, that was clearly the case... i'm dumbfounded, however, to find that ray mcgovern was expelled from the hearing for the mere suggestion that petraeus testimony should be given under oath... what the f*** is the matter with my country...?
Labels: Bush Administration, David Petraeus, George Bush, House Armed Services Committee, Ike Skelton, Iraq, Iraq war funding proposal, John Conyers, Ray McGovern
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9/10/2007
