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Bush Refuses to Influence DeLay Trial, Then Declares DeLay’s Innocence

In an interview last night with Brit Hume, President Bush refused to comment on prosecutor Ronnie Earle to make sure the DeLay trial is “conducted as fairly as possible“:

HUME: You know a thing or two about Texas politics. What is your judgment of the prosecutor in the case, Ronnie Earle?

BUSH: I’m not going to go there, simply because I want — I want this trial to be conducted as fairly as possible. And the more politics that are in it, the less likely it’s going to be fair.

But under Hume’s grueling interrogation (one second later), Bush passed judgement on the trial:

HUME: Do you just — do you believe [Delay's] innocent?

BUSH: Do I? Yes, I do.

So much for keeping politics out of the trial.



90 Responses to “Bush Refuses to Influence DeLay Trial, Then Declares DeLay’s Innocence”

  1. Zwack says:

    Surely he meant to say about Ronnie Earle…

    “My mom taught me if you can’t say something nice about a douchebag then don’t say anything at all, so I don’t want to say anything about that Democratic scum sucker Ronnie Earle in order to keep this farcical trial as fair as possible.”

    Followed by “Of course Saint Delay is Innocent. He is as pure as the driven snow.”

    After all he’s used to lying to the media isn’t he.

    Z.


  2. Busted says:

    If Bush-the-liar’s vote of support doesn’t get Delay thrown in a Club-Fed, nothing will.


  3. Jesus says:

    Hes Not Innocent.


  4. Jesus says:

    Do I Believe Delay is Innocent?


  5. Jesus says:

    Says alot about Bush, Dosnt it?

    HUME: Do you just — do you believe [Delay’s] innocent?

    BUSH: Do I? Yes, I do.


  6. pgw says:

    so much for that “can’t comment on an on-going investigation” bullshit


  7. BUSH says:

    Do I? Hell Yes, I do.
    I Started a WAR, I,m Innocent too.


  8. Mark says:

    What ever happened to “I can not comment due to the ongoing nature of the investigation”?

    What a loser.


  9. sarcasm-impaired ASSOCIATION says:

  10. Zookeeper says:

    Bush: I believe DeLay is innocent because every day I look in the mirror and see a guilty man – and it ain’t Delay lookin’ back at me.


  11. BUSH says:

    Hell, I Thought O.J. was Innocent!
    Was I right or What
    ?


  12. BUSH says:

    Saddam is innocent too, I Just needed that OIL!
    oh, er, of course, to set the Iraqis Free from Oil revenues.hehe


  13. cynical ex-hippie says:

    To be fair, he also thought Ken Lay was innocent, Putin was a good man, and Iraq had WMD.

    Bush needs written disclaimers when he speaks, like that guy from the Isuzu commercials.


  14. Morgan says:

    “To be fair, he also thought Ken Lay was innocent, Putin was a good man, and Iraq had WMD.”

    We should get a pharmaceutical-like disclaimer whenever the dirtbag speaks:

    Believing these words may cause death, war, and destruction. People predisposed to believing the president may lose touch with reality. Other side effects include theocracy, fraud, loss of franchise, budget deficits and destructive hurricanes. Follow as directed by the administration. Take two aspirin and call your doctor in 2008.


  15. BUSH says:

    I Have alot of Thoughts. hehe.
    I Guess That makes me The Thinker.
    Now Believe me When I tell you…..


  16. BUSH says:

    I Do NOT Flip-Flop.
    And anyone says I do, well, er…..


  17. progressive and proud says:

    #14 – Yeah, I remember Bush being able to “see inside his soul” – referring to Putin. What a loser, lier and nimrod. It is embarrassing to have the world know how stupid we can be.


  18. buzzbike says:

    Since his administration has been wrong about every blessed thing Uncle Dickie and Uncle Donnie have advised him on and/or told him to do, it’s a safe bet he’s being advised/told that DeLay is innocent too. And that will be wrong too.

    What is it about this turd with feet, that people couldn’t see he can’t create his own opinions about anything, let alone have an original idea, without being told by someone else what it was?


  19. Locke says:

    Gah. . .what a tool. I’m surprised McClellan hasn’t shot himself yet with the garbage he has to try to spin to gold.


  20. BUSH says:

    I want this trial to be conducted as fairly as possible. And the more politics that are in it, the less likely it’s going to be fair. I do believe [Delay’s] innocent.

    I Just want this trial to be conducted as fairly as possible. And the more politics that are in it, the less likely it’s going to be fair.

    I do believe [Delay’s] innocent. And A Fair Trial Will Prove That. hehe.(Karl……Make sure the trial is..)


  21. BUSH says:

    That why I lost Areon Flether, sob.


  22. BUSH says:

    eron flecher, er, (….Karl what was his name again)?


  23. KARL says:

    Enron, Mr President, ENRON FLECHER… teeheeheeee.\(God,, what a sucker, teeheeheee)



  24. cynical ex-hippie says:

    #14 he he…

    Common side effects include loss of international respect, violent uprisings, dizziness, and increased deficits. If side effects persist, discontinue use immediately and consult your constitution.


  25. mysticagent says:

    #20 OMG! Epiphany (me, not you)!! He just detailed their strategy on this: the more political it is the less fair it will be, therefore forget that “Can’t comment” BS, and start getting in there. Of course, using republican sponsored functions to raise money for his defence is not really being political…. is it?….. not really….. And what about the judge, and the attacks on the prosecutor, and… etc.


  26. Jack says:

    Shame on him. He flip flops faster than a pancake at the Pancake house.

    No need to worry, Bush will pardon him when the time comes. Just like his father pardon those involved in Iran-Contra-gate.


  27. Hitler was a Liberal says:

    The radical left is dying. Bush’s numbers are up. Gov. BLANK-o is before Congress testifying to what a moron she is for all the world to see. AND Bush is fighting back and rallying the base. I feel sorry for the left. You are totally detatched from the realities of your waning power.


  28. mysticagent says:

    # 25 — King George dclared the Constitution, “A G6$%^$^%n piece of paper”. Then he pouted.


  29. Hitler was a Liberal says:

    #27 – good point. Just like Clinton pardoned Marc Rick – a good friend of Scooter’s!

    I wouldn’t hang my hopes on Delay – he won’t be convicted and the GOP will keep COngress.



  30. FOM says:

    Yo, W, how can you say DeLay is not guilty? YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE EVIDENCE!

    God, I hate that mthrfkr


  31. mysticagent says:

    #28 What is this right wing obsession with “power”? And this whole sports mentality about our politics? You DO know that there’s no Stanley Cup in politics, right? “Your Team” doesn’t win anything at any point. I gguess you’re happy with the state of our country, the declining value of the dollar, the billions that we owe Red China and we are STILL borrowing from them at an astronomical rate. I guess you think it’ll all work out by magic in the end, eh? Or, maybe you WANT America to be owned by Communist China. Why do you people hate America and American values?


  32. Hitler was a Liberal says:

    I Could Not have ever, been able to come up with that. But maybe Thats what we want.

    Or, maybe you WANT America to be owned by Communist China.


  33. OxyConservative says:

    You mean Bush is free to comment on an ongoing investigation?
    Sacre Bleu!


  34. hardass says:

    bush caved in under such intense pressure , i wonder how he would do under torture such as , electric shock , pulling nails , cigarette burning of the terticules or water bag ? by golly he would never talk.


  35. Hitler was a Liberal says:

    #33 – conservatives are not the ones cheering for America’s defeat in the Middle East. We love democracy, it is liberals who seek a unified voice on our countries most divisive issues and will lynch whoever goes against their creed.

    Politics is a game. But, the GOP winning is not a game anymroe. It is about the survival of this country. If the left gets back in power, they will seek defeat in the War on Terror so they can brunch with the French. You are absolutely right – it’s not a game and that is why you are losing. America might be upset with the GOP, but they know the alternative of cut and run it too radical to bear.


  36. Hitler was a Liberal says:

    Communist China Buys Americas Freedoms.
    Hhmmmm. I see $$$$$$$.


  37. unbelievable says:

    #28

    You do know that those things have a margin of error of about 10% don’t you?

    34% to 37% is still saying “the majority thinks you’re doing a bad job”


  38. Morgan says:

    #25, that’s great!

    May indue vomiting in progressives, swelling of anger, and extended loss of rights.


  39. Ryan Neat says:

    “I wouldn’t hang my hopes on Delay – he won’t be convicted and the GOP will keep COngress.
    Comment by Hitler was a Liberal”

    Why is it the words ‘hang and hanging’ always seem to come out of conservative mouthes and keyboards. Is that a freudian slip for the punishment you all feel you deserve for being such inept evil fools? It certainly comes across that way…

    “Or, maybe you WANT America to be owned by Communist China.
    Comment by Hitler was a Liberal ”

    Ironic coming from a republican, who’s party has borrowed more money from China to fund deficit spending than every other president combined.

    That’s called a cognitive disconnect, and shows yet another reason for why you’re such a fool.

    That and the fact that you’re too retarded to know that communism is ‘leftist’ and ‘fascism’ (eg. hitler) was a ‘rightist’. Wow, you must be the stupidest branch in your intersecting family tree.


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  41. Ryan Neat says:

    Hey Hitler, your fear of the french and your belief that ‘war is peace’ is typical of what psychiatrists define as ‘anxious masculinity’. Go get some mental health help, you’re a lunatic.


  42. Hitler was a Liberal says:

    Mr. Neat – you are totally detached from reality. AND while China may fund YOUR lifestyle, it wasn’t the GOP who got in bed with them so they could win a mere 49% of the vote in 1996. (Johnny Chang, anyone??)


  43. Ryan Neat says:

    “America might be upset with the GOP, but they know the alternative of cut and run it too radical to bear.” Hitler

    Cut and run? You mean like what we basically did in Afghanistan, as it has become increasingly controlled by the Taliban in the last 2 years? Republicans are such retarded hypocrites. You guys are too stupid to even know who or what you’re voting for.

    No wonder folks like Delay can cheat you blind, and you keep asking for more. You’re not smart enough to even know what it is you stand for.


  44. unbelievable says:

    Hitler burned books, closed cabarets and arrested artists in order to end what is known in German History as the Golden Age. And that was just in the beginning before he really got started. Not exactly what even the most vengeful of neocons would call a liberal…


  45. Hitler was a Liberal says:

    Ryan ,
    There is Alot of Money at Stake.

    Communist China Buys Americas Freedoms.
    Hhmmmm. I see $$$$$$$.


  46. Keith H. says:

    If DeLay was found guilty of treason and sentenced to death, junior would label him, ‘a fine amurikin’.


  47. BUSH says:

    Doin a Heckofajob .


  48. Ryan Neat says:

    Hitler,

    Funny you say detached from reality, because your ‘alias’ proves this is a projection on your part.

    So now the Chinese are only funding MY lifestyle? They underwrite the deficit, unless you’re not living in america (your traitor attitudes indicate you shouldn’t), they’re funding EVERYONE’s lifestyle, thanks to the retarded fiscal mismanagement of republicans.

    As for getting into bed in 1996, bahaha, that’s really funny. That ‘claim’ just proves you’re a psychotic moron who prefers to live in the reality of ’smears’, as opposed to the real world. Considering that Bush only won 47% of the vote in 2000, and was a half million fewer votes that Gore – that’s particularly pathetic of you…


  49. Ryan Neat says:

    Hitler,

    And republican greed is more than willing to sell it cheap. What’s your point there retard…

    You keep talking about ’selling out’, and yet Bush has accumulated more foreign debt in the last 5 years (1.05 trillion) than every president before him combined (1.01 trillion). You are a fool, as is your entire deluded and insane political party and movement.

    You make ‘claims’ for what you stand for, and do the exact opposite. That’s psychotic.


  50. BUSH says:

    There is A Heckofalot of Money at Stake.

    Communist China Buys Americas Freedoms.
    Hhmmmm. I see $$$$$$$.


  51. Hitler was a Liberal says:

    #50 – Bush garnered 51% of the vote for re-election, Clinton 49%. What’s your point?

    #46 – good point. I don’t really think any current pol is Hitler. I am just here to rattle you guys. It’s so easy!


  52. Ryan Neato says:

    Newsflash!

    The democrats just lost another election today as a record number of Iraqis voted and rang in democracy in yet another country in the middle east!


  53. tomaig says:

    What a bunch of “my-arm’s-sore-from-patting-myself-on-the-back-so-much” sycophantic drama queens you lefties are…

    “It’s queer how out of touch with truth liberals are. They live in a world of their own, and there has never been anything like it, and never can be. It is too beautiful altogether, and if they were to set it up it would go to pieces before the first sunset. Some confounded fact we conservatives have been living contentedly with
    ever since the day of creation would start up and knock the whole thing over.”

    (cue name-calling and angry, semi-literate hatefulness)


  54. kindness says:

    True to trollhood – our resident “conservatives” can hardly wipe their own ass with the coments they put forth.

    But I admit, I was disappointed in ‘04, not completely surprised, but very dissappointed that we have a nation with 59,000,000 feeble idiots who actually knew where their polling place was. Maybe ‘06 will be different. I know several area’s will swing a different tune, but I suspect there are some areas that won’t.

    Clue to DeLay defenders – he’s pulling in the 40% range of people happy with him IN HIS OWN DISTRICT. Don’t be surprised if he loses his next election. Can you run for office from jail?


  55. sarcasm-impaired ASSOCIATION says:

    VALUES
    The Real Christmas Scandal

    For some on the right, this Christmas season is about little more than empty political symbolism. The most important issue for people like Jerry Fallwell is ensuring the greeters at stores like Target and Lands End say “Merry Christmas” instead of “Happy Holidays.” Self-described “religious conservatives” in the House spent their time yesterday introducing a resolution “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the symbols and traditions of Christmas should be protected.” Meanwhile, that same group of lawmakers has helped push through $50 billion in cuts for programs that provide vital assistance to the poor, including Medicare and food stamps, and passed over $90 billion in tax cuts, mostly for the wealthy. In the Bible, Christians are cautioned not to do as their leaders do, “for they do not practice what they preach.” Following the teachings of Jesus, who condemned the actions of those who put public piety before care for the poor, a group of over 200 religious leaders came to Washington yesterday to protest the House budget, which they called “the real Christmas scandal.” The Washington Post reports, “Outside in the frigid cold for several hours, more than 200 demonstrators sang religious and holiday songs, prayed aloud and chanted, ‘Stop the cuts.’” In an act of civil disobedience, 114 religious leaders were arrested when they refused to leave the steps of the Cannon House Office Building.


  56. kindness says:

    Ryan… Who’se the tool spoofing you? I think if you ask Judd nicely, he’ll put a stop to that.


  57. Hitler was a Liberal says:

    Kindness – why are you a self hating American?


  58. DICK & GEORGE & KARL &HALLIBURTON &DEFENSE DEPT & .... says:

    Theres A Heckofalottsa of Money at Stake.

    Communist China Buys Americas Freedoms.
    Hhmmmm. I see mega $$$$$$$.


  59. Liberals are Kindless says:

    #56
    Guess what? You are going to be even more disappointed in ‘06. Bush’s poll numbers are bouncing back, the economy’s on fire, we will most likely start to withdraw troops from Iraq and democrats will again be on the wrong side of history. I love it!


  60. Hitler was a Liberal says:

    Theres A Heckofalottsa of Money at Stake.

    Communist China Buys Americas Freedoms.
    Hhmmmm.

    I see mega $$$$$$$.


  61. Spudge_Boy says:

    Birds of a feather flock together.

    null


  62. dano347 says:

    32% favor Bush’s impeachment – look for that number to increase as simps like Hitler realize that the deficit spending that makes “Communist China Buys America’s Freedoms” possible is going to establish a fundamentalist theocracy taking orders from Iran.


  63. David says:

    14- F’ing hilarious. I would respectfully add:

    Misadministrations lasting longer than four years reuire immmediate regime change. Call your Senator for Articles of Impeachment.


  64. Democrat Soldier says:

    Oh, but Hitler was SUCH a conservative!

    “In Hitler’s first radio speech after becoming Chancellor on January 30, 1933, he pledged [this is a direct quote from that address] “to revive in the nation the spirit of unity and cooperation” and invoked God’s blessing on the German government.” Sounds like a Conservative to me. . . .

    “Hitler believed that to consolidate his power, he needed to create an “enemy of the state.” Contrary to popular belief, the first “enemy” Hitler formally targeted was not the Jews but the Communist Party. Why? Because they were the most outspoken activists against his regime.” Yup! Still sounds like a conservative. . . . .

    “From the start, Hitler courted the conservative Christian clergy. To their shame, historically, many clergymen became his closest allies and most effective tools, as propagandists, spies, and suppressors of dissent.” Even more conservative. . . . .

    “Hitler was very fond of photo ops. He believed they were his best form of PR and pounced on them at every opportunity. The files abound with shots of Hitler with bright-faced Germany families; he especially liked being photographed with school children. At the same time, Hitler actively promoted “family values” and high moral standards. He believed women should go back to being at home with their families and not in the work force. He also believed there should be little or no separation between the state and his brand of Christianity, especially since he firmly believed that the emotional fervor of religion could be used to effectively to promote the state’s objectives. Under Hitler, worker protections were dismantled, one by one. Soon workers were laboring for longer hours for less pay. Worse yet, all trade unions had been smashed, so there was no recourse.” Oh yes, Hitler was a conservative!

    It’s so easy to rattle Republicans. Just let them know how close their party line is to Hitler’s, and you’ve got them freaking out! The truth will set you free, but first it’s going to tick you off!


  65. kindness says:

    #66 – don’t bother with that one. waste of your time.


  66. Dodgeball says:

    What was the percentage of the population who thought Clinton should be impeached for having sex? I’m just curious because to me, lying about a war where thousands upon thousands are losing their lives (or are being maimed for life) and billions get flushed down the Halliburton toilet is a wee bit more of an “issue” than a sex act between adults (though I’m the first to admit that the guy WAS a dumbass for lying about it in the first place).


  67. unbelievable says:

    #66

    Excellent post!


  68. Zwack says:

    Guess what? You are going to be even more disappointed in ‘06. Bush’s poll numbers are bouncing back, the economy’s on fire, we will most likely start to withdraw troops from Iraq and democrats will again be on the wrong side of history. I love it!

    – Liberals are Kindless

    I didn’t realise that Bush was running in 2006. But as for his Poll numbers “bouncing back” it is a 1% increase in the last figures I saw. Well within the margin of error.

    The economy is on fire… Do you mean that the Republican’s are burning Money? It certainly seems that way at times.

    And you have me really confused about withdrawing troops from Iraq. Wasn’t that what Jack Murtha called for? So how will that help Republicans? After all, Bush said bringing them back now is a bad idea.

    Z.


  69. mighty aphrodite says:

    So glad the fretful left (who are ALWAYS worried sick about the Patriot Act – and loss of civil rights for every terrorist, child molester, murderer and death row serial killer) exposes THEIR hypocrisy!!! Overheard at an ALCU (American Liberal Causes Union) branch office, “Let’s execute Tom Delay PDQ – we know he’s guilty without proving his innocence.” Silly me….


  70. kindness says:

    ma you’re back. We didn’t miss you at all.

    Please site your quote source. Otherwise we will assume you pulled it out of your ass. Was it hard pulling it out with your head crammed up there?


  71. Carl Levin for President says:

    democracy in yet another country in the middle east!

    -Ryan Neato

    Hee! Beating those democracies off with a stick.


  72. Carl Levin for President says:

    Hey mighty aphrodite,
    You old Jews are still ashamed for watching your countrymen die without a fight. Get back under the floor. I think I see a storm trooper coming.


  73. Emmy says:

    Fair trial?

    I hardly would call it a “fair trial” when the accused virtually gets to hand-pick his own judge.

    With this in mind I’m not counting on Delay being found guilty of anything, no matter what overwhelming evidence should be supplied and sworn to.



  74. mparker says:

    The next time Scotty starts with the “we can’t comment because there is an ongoing investigation” bullshit can someone please hit him in the face with a water baloon.


  75. MichDem says:

    Delay is innocent . In bizarro world . If you think bribing and buying american politic is not criminal your thinking is flawed .


  76. mparker says:

    Hitler was not a liberal, Jesus was. Hitler portrayed himself just like Bubble Boy Bush does, as a man with strong Christian values that was going to bring those values to his people while “burning out all the liberal excess”. If you were to hear a speech by George Bush and one by Hitler the main difference would be that Bush hides his Christain retoric in code and Hitler was blatently Pro-Christain at least in words. The other difference is that Bush is a terrible public speaker at least now that he’s back on the booze. He was much better 10 years ago when he was mostly doing coke.


  77. progressive and proud says:

    #54 Bush lied and you can’t change it. You also cannot change people’s perceptions of him as a liar. Ah well, keep trying to convince yourself. Sad troll and very unoriginal.


  78. progressive and proud says:

    #66 – and that is when they start calling others Hitler. Classic projection. I wonder if they even know it. Ignorance is bliss, I suppose.


  79. Pablo in Mexico says:

    HHITLER FREAK

    Communist China is buying us out because of the one billion dollars a day your faithful servant, also known as empty jump suit, is borrowing in order to keep this country afloat.

    Same for the trade deficity, now at 68 billion, going up and up. Bush refuses to talk to the Chinese about it because he is afraid they will ask for their loans back.


  80. Ryan Neat says:

    MightyTranny,

    Not back pretending to be both a woman and lawyer again are you? We’ve debunked the myth that you are either, and in fact you consistently represent that you’re barely a human and certainly not an america. Go screw yourself, and the rest of your nazi fascist republican retards you hang out with.


  81. Ryan Neat says:

    kindness,

    It’s probably NED spoofing me. Every since I pointed everyone to his loser nerd photo on blogger, he’s gone dark. Clearly he resents me for making fun of what a loser he and his friends are…

    Can’t say I blame him, clearly his ‘fake’ personna is all he has going for him – just like all of the republican trolls that come here…


  82. Ryan Neat says:

    Carl,

    MightyHermaphrodite’s family ‘cut and run’ during the war, that’s how she ended up here… :()


  83. Susan says:

    Ryan, I saw that picture of MightyHermaphrodite.

    You know the one with the coat hanger growing out of his/her head.


  84. Ryan Neat says:

    Anyone else notice that MightyHermaphrodite and MizzWrong post or don’t post on similar days? Sounds like that multiple personality disorder has really taken over the little whacko behind those personalities…


  85. Don Corleone says:

    “My mother once told me that anyone could become president. I’m starting to believe it.”

    The White House, under Bush administration, has turned into a total BS that makes America look like a money hogging war hawk country. The only people we can blame for the whole Iraq War and for Bush’s presidency is Americans themselves, for voting for Bush as their leader. Bush’s stupidity was clearly made public when he drew the line between the terrorists and the conservatives. He basically stated that anyone that does not support Bush is a terrorist, a threat to America. The best steps towards world peace now is to impeach Bush, assassinate Kim Jong Il, and leave Iraq alone.


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