Friday, April 23, 2004
McAuliffe Gets Snippy About Kerry War Records
"Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe blew a gasket yesterday during an interview with WNDB-AM Florida radio host Marc Bernier."
"If this is the best you got, you ought to get off the radio," a testy McAuliffe barked at Bernier, saying he should "come up with something that makes some sense for your listeners."
BERNIER: Yeah, but he said when he talked to Russert that they were already there and they weren't.
MCAULIFFE: He said, we'll personally - no, he did not, Marc. He said he would make them available to everybody. They are now available within 48 hours. What's the issue?
BERNIER: Well, the fact is, I mean, Mr. Chairman, NewsMax.com went to look at them yesterday and they weren't there. When he was on "Meet the Press" he said that they've all been put out. So he did it after the fact.
MCAULIFFE: They are up there now. You go [to] NewsMax or wherever else you want, Marc, go up and look at them. Why are you wasting my time? They are up on his web site. That's all I can tell you.
BERNIER: Alright. Let's talk about the complaints about . . .
MCAULIFFE: What else are you gonna talk about?
BERNIER: Well, fine. I mean, you guys called us and offered - so, please, don't have an attitude with me. We waited 19 minutes for you, sir. And you guys called us . . .
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"Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe blew a gasket yesterday during an interview with WNDB-AM Florida radio host Marc Bernier."
"If this is the best you got, you ought to get off the radio," a testy McAuliffe barked at Bernier, saying he should "come up with something that makes some sense for your listeners."
BERNIER: Yeah, but he said when he talked to Russert that they were already there and they weren't.
MCAULIFFE: He said, we'll personally - no, he did not, Marc. He said he would make them available to everybody. They are now available within 48 hours. What's the issue?
BERNIER: Well, the fact is, I mean, Mr. Chairman, NewsMax.com went to look at them yesterday and they weren't there. When he was on "Meet the Press" he said that they've all been put out. So he did it after the fact.
MCAULIFFE: They are up there now. You go [to] NewsMax or wherever else you want, Marc, go up and look at them. Why are you wasting my time? They are up on his web site. That's all I can tell you.
BERNIER: Alright. Let's talk about the complaints about . . .
MCAULIFFE: What else are you gonna talk about?
BERNIER: Well, fine. I mean, you guys called us and offered - so, please, don't have an attitude with me. We waited 19 minutes for you, sir. And you guys called us . . .
Read more on this subject in related Hot Topics:
Records on medals spark questions
Kerry's Vietnam record draws praise, questions
Kerry: Yes, Yes, I committed the same kind of atrocities
Kerry's Records Receive Little Network Skepticism
