http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,83365,00.html

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O'REILLY: If you are wrong… and if the United States - and they will, this is going to happen - goes in, liberates Iraq [with] people in the street, American flags, hugging our soldiers… you gonna apologize to George W. Bush?

GARAFALO: I would be so willing to say, "I'm sorry". I hope to God that I can be made a buffoon of, that people will say, "You were wrong. You were a fatalist". And I will go to the White House on my knees on cut glass and say, "Hey, you and Thomas Friedman were right… I shouldn't have doubted you"…
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<font color='white'> We are waiting Miss Garafalo. </font>

I can't believe that the same channel that hosted the interview would be able to misquote it so terribly in type!

He asked her "If you are wrong… and if the United States - and they will, this is going to happen - goes in, liberates Iraq, will you apologize to the president of the United States?"

She said yes and that she'd take roses and a fruitcake to his front door....at least that is what the footage of the interview I watched showed!

I think she would and it ain't over yet...Iraq may be free of Saddam Hussein's regime, but they have yet to be liberated. ;)

<font color="#ffccff">Right now Jeneane Garafalo is trying to hedge her bets...it looks like her upcoming series on ABC may be canceled due to the huge volumes of protest mail from people who support our troops. This would really crush her financially and I think it is great because it is a huge grass roots movement, and I can predict that she or others will say that the Government is behind it (black balling her) but it really is not a government thing but a people thing [img]smile.gif[/img] </font>

[ 04-11-2003, 09:01 AM: Message edited by: MagiK ]

<font color='white'>Realy, are you sure? That sounds like the exact wording I remember.

I could be wrong, but that sounds right. </font>

Positive. They re-rolled that portion of the interview about a half dozen times in the wee hours of the morning this morning . :D

[ 04-11-2003, 07:07 PM: Message edited by: Lil Lil ]

Regardless of the exact wording of the quote, I think that hell will freeze over before she'll honor her promise.

Remember that Alec Baldwin promised that he'd leave the country if GW Bush won the election in 2000. Alec, how can we forget you if you never leave?

<font color='white'>Realy, are you sure? That sounds like the exact wording I remember.

I could be wrong, but that sounds right. </font></font>[/QUOTE]I remember she said something about bringing flowers and some kind of food (may have been fruitcake), but I can't remember if it was before or after the crawl over broken glass part.

LMAO, you know I had forgotten that one?! Don't forget that he can claim the election wasn't actually won. ;)

I'll give Ms. Garafolo the benefit of the doubt...this is still far from over and to prove the Iraqi's have been liberated may not be apparent for quite some time...if ever. Free of Saddam means nothing without a working government in his place.

Positive. They re-rolled that portion of the interview about a half dozen times in the wee hours of the morning this morning . :D </font>[/QUOTE]<font color='white'> Ok then, if your positive I will give this one to you.

However I will say that O'Reilly interviewed her at least twice, I think. I dont if he asked her the same question in both interviews, but I am pretty sure he interviewed her more than once. </font>

[ 04-11-2003, 07:37 PM: Message edited by: Iron_Ranger ]

I did not see the full interview but I do know for a fact that what they rolled over and over again this morning (just a portion of the full interview) was what i said it was...note I didn't quote her like I did him...I can't repeat what she said exactly but it was just basically her saying that yes and that she'd take roses and a fruitcake to his front door.

They didn't show him including "[with] people in the street, American flags, hugging our soldiers…" It could have been just an editting job to show only what I quoted, as well as her response...not having watched the full interview, I can't say.

I can say positively though that I heard nothing about crawling on glass.

I also didn't scan the typed version of the interview to find out where she had said she's take roses and a fruitcake to his front door in case they showed that out of context. If it is there somewhere, what they showed this morning could have been just a manipulation of the interview but I'd think they'd rather hear her say she'd crawl on glass before they would want her to just take GWB roses and a fruitcake...you know how blood attracts the media. ;)

[ 04-11-2003, 07:47 PM: Message edited by: Lil Lil ]

Scroll down to "Time To Apologize?" and you should be able to hear her say roses & fruitcake...right side of that article mentions fruitcake & roses. [img]smile.gif[/img]

The dictionary says "liberate - to set free." Doesn't say anything about setting up a government. I don't remember it used in that context when France was liberated in World War II. If she doesn't apologize, she is just copping out in my opinion.

OK, going by definition Liberate : to set at liberty : FREE; specifically : to free (as a country) from domination by a foreign power, they still aren't done yet.

Technically speaking, (lol, sorry) they won't be finished until the "foreign power" (the U.S.) leaves...looks like she's got some time to find that fruitcake that's been up in grandma's attic since the 1930's.

[ 04-13-2003, 12:57 AM: Message edited by: Lil Lil ]

I'm not holding my breath for her to apologize.

Monique, I am confused by your post. Do you think we a dominating Iraq? I see a difference in liberating and dominating.

It's really hard to see where you could be confused by a definition or a remark made in reference to it when its there for reference. You seem to be so easily confused for someone with a higher education, but yet I see it happen so often. :( I'm sorry!

Going by the definition of liberation, we are liberating Iraq, however that process (technically) won't be complete until the interim government we put in place of Saddam and "his henchmen" is replaced by free elections by the Iraqi people.

If you can't go that far with it, it still isn't done until the coalition is finished fighting resistance in all parts of the country and Tikrit ad Al Qaim have yet to be "liberated" of Saddam's rule and reign.

Going by a definition of dominating...

1 : to rule or control
2 : to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on
3 : to overlook from a superior elevation or command because of superior height or position
4 : to have a commanding or preeminent place or position in (name brands dominate the market)

and in intransitive senses
1 : to have or exert mastery, control, or preeminence
2 : to occupy a more elevated or superior position

it could be said that we are in numerous ways but as far as dominating the country through occupation goes (if that's what you meant), I would have to say at this point, no but you or anyone else is free to disagree with my opinion.

To (hopefully) avoid further confusion:
occupation:
a: the act or process of taking possession of a place or area: seizure
b: the holding and control of an area by a foreign military force
c: the military force occupying a country or the policies carried out by it.

Regarding Ms. Garafalo, giving her the benefit of the doubt doesn't mean that I will hold my breath to see if she does or that it will affect me in any way whatsoever if she doesn't, only that I give people the benefit of the doubt and let them show one way or the other how real they are. If it is a sin to withold judgement I am sure God will punish me for it. [img]smile.gif[/img]