America is sighing in relief. The port deal has been stopped. That was a close call! Dummycrats and many Republicans agreed that a crazy deal like this could potentially harm the country. And the media was outraged, too. Well, to be accurate, when the story first broke, most ‘news reporters’ were still very busy ‘investigating’ Cheney’s hunting accident. National security wasn’t on their to-do list at that time.
Here is the perfect example of media ignorance. ABC Radio News reporter Ann Compton was talking to WABC Radio’s John Gambling:
GAMBLING: Ann, let me ask you a question. Is anybody talking about this story . . . about the Dubai Ports World Corporation running our major ports in the United States? You know anything about that?
COMPTON: Whooops. [Nervous laughter]
GAMBLING: The reason I ask you is exactly what you just finished talking about - sucking the oxygen out of the White House and Washington press corps . . . . This is like letting Saudi Arabia do security in our airports. And I think that Washington reporters need to jump on this thing.
COMPTON: Well, send me a quick email, John. It sounds like something I need to see.
In God and reporters we trust, don’t we?
Today it doesn’t matter anymore. The story is over. But I would like to take the time to share a whole bunch of quotes with our readers. These quotes are from Rush Limbaugh who has done a tremendous job over the last few weeks in analyzing the port deal as well as the reactions of the media, the Dummycrats and the Republicans. Not only was he one of the very few, if not the only one, who refused to be influenced by the mass-hysteria, but he actually managed to stay focused on facts. Enjoy the quotes, they are definitely worth reading!
“The Democrats are really puzzling me on this port issue, because all of a sudden they’re acting like we have an enemy! All of a sudden we need to be worried about these Arabs; we can’t trust any Arabs.”
“This is the first time in four years that I can recall a Democrat seriously being concerned about this group of people. This is racism. They are concluding that all Arabs are terrorists, and they all seek our utter, total destruction.”
“Democrats have concluded that terrorists hate us because of Bush. Bush is a terrorist, Bush is a torturer. And now all of a sudden here comes the UAE port deal, and bam! the Democrats are on board with the whole idea that these people are our enemies and represent a security threat.”
“If the Democrats were being consistent with everything they have said about the war in Iraq and the War on Terror— Abu Ghraib, Club Gitmo, all the torture, the secret prisons—then they ought to be cheerleading this port deal.”
“Do you think George W. Bush is stupid? Do you think George W. Bush really looked at this deal and would really turn over six container ports, essentially, to terrorist leaders?”
“Call somebody in the Navy and ask, ‘What is the friendliest port that the Navy goes in to load up on supplies in the Middle East? Where do they go?’ You know what the name they’ll tell you? Dubai.”
“I think we can probably trust the UAE more than we can trust the DNC.”
“Hillary Clinton and Chucky Schumer are simply trying to get themselves established as caring about the port deal because they know they’ve done a lousy job of making the American people think they have any interest in our national security.”
“Osama bin Laden didn’t have to buy the World Trade Center to blow it up. Why would anybody throw away $8 billion for the purposes of blowing something up when they don’t have to?”
“This port story has been out there longer than the Cheney story. Do you feel manipulated by the mainstream press?”
“The same people that tell us we cannot profile Sahib as he strides through an airport, are the same people telling us we can’t allow the United Arab Emirates to have any relationship to port operations because of where they’re from.”
“The most appropriate question I could ask you liberals is: ‘When did you start caring about national security?’”
“I haven’t yet heard anybody who’s against this deal make me feel comfortable joining them. I’m hearing a bunch of panic, hysteria, jingoism, racism, profiling and fear — and I try to do as little as possible in my life out of fear.”
“I think the immediate reaction to this is understandable. That’s why I even said the first day we discussed it. Economically, it’s great deal. Politically, I don’t think it has a chance.”
“There are no American companies that do this. That’s not saying we don’t own the ports, but there aren’t any companies that do this. The largest is in Hong Kong. The second largest is Dutch. These guys are going to be the third with this acquisition. Whether they pay taxes in Dubai is irrelevant. They’re going to be paying US taxes here doing business in the United States of America.”
“Everybody got caught up with the mental image of Abdul and Sahib driving forklifts and running crane operations in these ports and said, ‘Oh, my gosh! How did this happen?’”
“Of all of the enemies in the Middle East, the grand Democratic Party, led by Dingy Harry and Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi, has concluded that the biggest threat, besides George Bush, is represented by the United Arab Emirates. Sorry, folks. You just have to laugh.”
“What I can’t believe is that one day after this four-year track record, George W. Bush could lose his sanity, could lose his resolve, could change his mind, and willingly participate in a deal that would undo practically every step he’s taken to guarantee as best he can our security.”
“The UAE donated $100 million to Katrina relief. Well, I’d give it back! It’s obviously tainted. You know how powerful ‘those people’ are. Who knows how it’s contaminated!”
“The Democrats’ opposition to this port deal is not principled. Their opposition is purely political, and it’s the latest opportunity that they think they have to take Bush out, which is their primary interest.”
“Representative Peter King said that the reason I am supporting this port deal is because I’m ‘in the tank’ for the White House. So, getting information, learning the details, not rushing to judgment– that’s called being ‘in the tank.’”
“While the Democrats refuse to see an enemy in the War on Terror or in Iraq, the UAE has become the enemy. Politically, that’s one foot over the cliff again– which seems to be the constant position the Democrats put themselves in.”
“The word ’secret’ has been attached to this port deal. Why didn’t it raise the red flags back in October that it’s raising today? Why didn’t it raise the red flags a month ago that it is raising today?”
“Here’s what the mainstream media are: drive-by shooters. They pull up to a congested area, spray a hail of bullets into a crowd and cause mass hysteria, confusion, mistakes, and misinterpretation.”
“That terrorists are buying the ports and are going to be running security…the Democrats are never going to come off that mantra. But we don’t need a bunch of ignorant, lame-brain Republicans jumping on the other side of the fence to join them.”
“There was a conventional-wisdom tsunami last week that swept everybody but me away; just reacting on a gut emotional level to whatever fears they had, and most of the people doing that were elected officials. It was an embarrassing sight to see. ”
“The Democrats don’t want this port deal. They’re going to stand in the way of it at all costs because it’s the only thing since 9/11 that they think has put them on the right side of the national security issue.”
“At the risk of being accused of high treason, I, your host, America’s Anchorman, have the courage to open a dictionary and reveal a deep, dark secret: a port is not a terminal, and a terminal is not a port.”
“There is no foreign country controlling our ports! We’re talking about terminal ownership here! Repeat after me, class: ‘A port is not a terminal.’”
“If our ports are vulnerable and anybody can infiltrate them, why have you liberals opposed the very programs the Administration puts into place to protect these facilities, hmm? Can any liberal call and give me the answer to this?”
“The Republicans joining this tsunami last week on the port deal before they knew what it was even about… I think it’s symptomatic of the fact that they are scared and have their pollsters out there telling them how many seats they’re going to lose in the House. It’s a horrible way to think.”
“What is it that Hillary and the Democrats say about George W. Bush? ‘How could he not have known about the ports deal until it happened?’ Well, how in the world could Hillary not know that her husband was paid hundreds of thousands– if not millions– as a consultant to Dubai?”
“The Democrats are profilers. The minute this port deal was announced, their initial reaction in Congress and every state in this country was uninformed and purely reactionary: ‘They’re Arabs.’”
“Can you imagine if it was Wal-Mart controlling the ports? It will never happen, I know, but it’s just one of those things that I’m excited about.”
“The American people don’t think that George Bush is the primary threat to national security like the media and the Democrats are trying to establish. Maybe you opinion-makers– you guys in your little clique– are unable to move public opinion as you would like to.”
“Everybody in the world was on the take in the Oil-for-Food program. Can we still trade with France and Germany?”
“Bill and Hillary Clinton are engaging in a giant scam where she gets to pretend to be innocent and uninformed and he gets to occupy both sides of the port issue.”
“George Bush has not been driving the ports deal; he doesn’t even know about it. It’s Bill Clinton who’s been lobbying for this deal.”
“‘Why doesn’t an American company buy the port terminals? Why can’t American banks invest in the airlines?’ You are looking at one of the results of our government borrowing money to pay its bills.”
“These ingrates. They just had the Patriot Act signing ceremony at the White House and here’s Peter King — congressman, Long Island who killed the Dubai ports deal — sidling up, maneuvering, doing his best to stand right behind President Bush with his hands on his shoulders while he’s signing the Patriot Act extension.”
“The substance of the port issue is not being dealt with. Emotionalism and fear is what’s driving this opposition. Not fear of terrorism; fear of the elections coming up in November.”
“We’ve got an opportunity here, folks. Everybody wants an American company to run these ports. Get Halliburton in there today and ram it right down Chuck Schumer’s throat.”
“All this port opposition was about was who could be the first to say, ‘I killed the port deal! I did it! I did it! Look at me! Notice me! I killed the port deal!’”
“Your job as you represent New Yorkers is to ’see that they’re secure?’ Well, welcome to the party, Chuck Schumer, because for the few years I haven’t had the impression that you Democrats care a whit about that!”
“If I were Dubai, I’d sue Clinton for malpractice. He told them to propose the 45-day wait. Now the 45-day wait has been used by the Republicans and Clinton’s own party to sabotage the deal.”
“Chuck Schumer is an outright fraud. And the people on our side that were associating with him embarrassed me.”
“The reaction that we saw in Congress yesterday– and the hysteria that was generated by so many Americans against this ports deal without any knowledge at all of what it was– was not one of our finest moments.”
“If you’re feeling proud about this ports ordeal, thinking that America finally stood up for itself, you’re making a grave error. This is nothing to be proud of: it’s something to be ashamed of.”
“The ports deal story was a great opportunity for learning and education. You people in this audience are more informed, I’d say, than 80% of the members in Congress that voted on it.”
“I’ve had fun with this ports deal story and learning all about it. It’s one of my proudest moments as host of this show; one of my shining career moments. You don’t know how I feel.”
