WTF Is It Now?!?

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Pennsylvania Democratic Congressman Chaka Fattah spanks the crap out of Boob Novak on Crossfire last night:

NOVAK: Do you find anything wrong, and I hope I get a good answer from you, of a member of Congress going to Baghdad and from Baghdad saying, President of the United States would try to mislead the American people?

REP. FATTAH: Well, Congressman McDermott and Bonior both served our country in war and in the armed services and as members of Congress, they have had a distinguished careers. And I think you may want to point a finger about making the comment from, but no one can question their patriotism. They've been willing to risk their lives on behalf of this country and for all of these people who are promoting this war, may of them found a way to avoid military service.

NOVAK: Congressman Fattah, I asked twice if you would say whether you thought it was appropriate for your colleagues, particularly Congressman McDermott, to make those comments from Baghdad....Mr. Fattah, can you disagree with Senator McCain?

FATTAH: What I think here is that we have selective amnesia; that you'd be hard-pressed to find a Republican who did not criticize, accuse the former president of misleading Americans when he launched missiles -- when he launched missiles against Osama bin Laden, they said he was trying to mislead people and distract them from things.

NOVAK: One senator said that. One senator.

FATTAH: Went he after Saddam Hussein, Republicans took to the floor and criticized the president. When he tried to send peacekeepers to Yugoslavia, they criticized the president. For Republicans to find some ability to dignify criticism of a president is amazing.

NOVAK: I'm sorry, I want you to...

FATTAH: They criticized Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, the dog Buddy, Chelsea and anything Bill Clinton did.

NOVAK: Congressman, I want you to answer this question: You said -- Senator McCain said it's OK to say those things on the floor, but not in Baghdad. Can you understand that?

FATTAH: Well, if you go back to my first response, I said it's fine if people want to find comment or criticism about where they said it, but for Americans, part of what this gentleman, Mr. McDermott, Congressman McDermott risked the life for was for Americans to say what they think.

...and f*ck you too, Ari!