Comments on: Bush refuses to say whether he’ll pardon Libby. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:23:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: The Daily Background » Blog Archive » The Daily Brief- Thursday http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1750645 The Daily Background » Blog Archive » The Daily Brief- Thursday Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:08:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1750645 [...] Closing statements are still set for Tuesday of next week, and the jury will not begin deliberations until then. President Bush was asked at his first press conference of 2007 if he planned to pardon Libby if convicted, and he refused to say. [...] [...] Closing statements are still set for Tuesday of next week, and the jury will not begin deliberations until then. President Bush was asked at his first press conference of 2007 if he planned to pardon Libby if convicted, and he refused to say. [...]

]]> By: Anastasia http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1747638 Anastasia Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:45:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1747638 Boy, did Bush look uncomfortable! Ten will get you fifty, he'll pardon Libby. Boy, did Bush look uncomfortable! Ten will get you fifty, he’ll pardon Libby.

]]> By: Random Gossip and Newworthy links for 2007-02-15 at http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1747610 Random Gossip and Newworthy links for 2007-02-15 at Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:42:26 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1747610 [...] Bush refuses to say whether he’ll pardon Libby. [...] [...] Bush refuses to say whether he’ll pardon Libby. [...]

]]> By: An American http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1745646 An American Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:08:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1745646 When are we going to stop asking Bush questions and just lock him up on the mountains of evidence already gathered? If this were a working man acting like he has then he would have been in prison a long time ago. Why do we let this Minority run the Majority? This is insanity and it belittles every American when they have to beg their leader to tell the public the truth and whoever was laughing with the president that day is completely UNAMERICAN and has clearly chosen to side with this government over his or her own people. Completely AntiAmerican for a President to ever treat the governed in this way. Do not forget why our Government was formed. Our Government was made for the people to secure their rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Our Government has no power over the people without the consent of the people. At the point when our Government becomes rebellious to these principles it is our civil duty to disband or abolish such Government. Our Declaration of Independence specifically states that WE are the deciders and that WE make the decisions. It is WE THE PEOPLE who allow Government to exist and to exercise its power over the governed not through dictatorship, but through consent. Our Declaration of Independence describes a Government for the PEOPLE and by the PEOPLE allowed to exist and derive powers through the consent of its people. It is a Government where ALL men are created equally. I do not have to tell you that this is not the Government we have today. What we have today in our generation is a Government that Lies to the PEOPLE, deceives the PEOPLE, belittles the PEOPLE, controls the PEOPLE, dictates to the PEOPLE, takes from the PEOPLE, uses the PEOPLE, and ATTACKS the very PEOPLE who have allowed them to exist. People, we need a Government BUT we do not need THIS Government. We have been lied to, we have been deceived, we have been belittled, we are controlled, we are at war because one man dictates this to us and forces it upon the majority, we have lost rights that have taken hundreds of years to secure, we the people have been used without our consent, and we have been attacked on our own soil by the people who swore before God to protect us. We hold the future in our hands right now, every day, until our dying breath. We are told to fear one man so much to justify war and yet we have no confidence in ourselves as a people united. We don’t need congressmen or representatives to speak for us. We ARE the voice we ARE the people and we ARE the deciders here and now. We have the power inherited from our Fathers handed down through every generation even payed for in blood when needed to change or abolish our own Government when and if they become rebellious and destructive to its own people. The people have set up checks and balances in Government and when Government chooses to unite within itself or with Corporations or any other group foreign or domestic against the best interest of the American people then that in its self is a rebellious act a destructive decision that does not have to destroy America or the people, but instead the rebels within. Sooner is better than later or will we wait for the day when we say to ourselves “what else do we have to lose?” -An American- When are we going to stop asking Bush questions and just lock him up on the mountains of evidence already gathered?

If this were a working man acting like he has then he would have been in prison a long time ago. Why do we let this Minority run the Majority?

This is insanity and it belittles every American when they have to beg their leader to tell the public the truth and whoever was laughing with the president that day is completely UNAMERICAN and has clearly chosen to side with this government over his or her own people.

Completely AntiAmerican for a President to ever treat the governed in this way.

Do not forget why our Government was formed. Our Government was made for the people to secure their rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Our Government has no power over the people without the consent of the people.

At the point when our Government becomes rebellious to these principles it is our civil duty to disband or abolish such Government.

Our Declaration of Independence specifically states that WE are the deciders and that WE make the decisions. It is WE THE PEOPLE who allow Government to exist and to exercise its power over the governed not through dictatorship, but through consent.

Our Declaration of Independence describes a Government for the PEOPLE and by the PEOPLE allowed to exist and derive powers through the consent of its people. It is a Government where ALL men are created equally.

I do not have to tell you that this is not the Government we have today. What we have today in our generation is a Government that Lies to the PEOPLE, deceives the PEOPLE, belittles the PEOPLE, controls the PEOPLE, dictates to the PEOPLE, takes from the PEOPLE, uses the PEOPLE, and ATTACKS the very PEOPLE who have allowed them to exist.

People, we need a Government BUT we do not need THIS Government. We have been lied to, we have been deceived, we have been belittled, we are controlled, we are at war because one man dictates this to us and forces it upon the majority, we have lost rights that have taken hundreds of years to secure, we the people have been used without our consent, and we have been attacked on our own soil by the people who swore before God to protect us.

We hold the future in our hands right now, every day, until our dying breath. We are told to fear one man so much to justify war and yet we have no confidence in ourselves as a people united. We don’t need congressmen or representatives to speak for us. We ARE the voice we ARE the people and we ARE the deciders here and now. We have the power inherited from our Fathers handed down through every generation even payed for in blood when needed to change or abolish our own Government when and if they become rebellious and destructive to its own people. The people have set up checks and balances in Government and when Government chooses to unite within itself or with Corporations or any other group foreign or domestic against the best interest of the American people then that in its self is a rebellious act a destructive decision that does not have to destroy America or the people, but instead the rebels within.

Sooner is better than later or will we wait for the day when we say to ourselves “what else do we have to lose?”

-An American-

]]> By: "Dick" Nixon http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1744727 "Dick" Nixon Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:09:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1744727 Pardon me? (Lot of background radiation out here, can't make out what you're saying.... What?.... oh, say hi to that cute chubby little fellow from Wyoming will you? You know, the one with the same first name as me...... What?.... No, no, no, how many times do I have to tell you, <em>I am not a crook</em>.) Pardon me?
(Lot of background radiation out here, can’t make out what you’re saying….
What?…. oh, say hi to that cute chubby little fellow from Wyoming will you?
You know, the one with the same first name as me……
What?…. No, no, no, how many times do I have to tell you, I am not a crook.)

]]> By: Bluestocking http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1744589 Bluestocking Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:48:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1744589 Actually, if you read the transcript, it becomes clear that Bush did not refuse four times to address the question of a possible pardon for Libby -- he refused three times to address the issue of the other staff members involved in the Plame affair and refused once to address the question of Libby's pardon. I personally find his refusal to discuss Fleischer and the other staff members more interesting than his refusal to discuss Libby. I think everyone realizes that Libby's pardon is virtually a foregone conclusion -- but the blunt way in which Bush phrased his refusal to discuss the other staff members makes me think he's been strongly advised by a legal team not to say anything at all on that issue. At least to my recollection, Bush usually isn't quite that abrupt when a reporter broaches a subject that he doesn't want to discuss -- if he wants to evade a specific question, he usually responds with a rather abstract or theoretical remark. Actually, if you read the transcript, it becomes clear that Bush did not refuse four times to address the question of a possible pardon for Libby — he refused three times to address the issue of the other staff members involved in the Plame affair and refused once to address the question of Libby’s pardon. I personally find his refusal to discuss Fleischer and the other staff members more interesting than his refusal to discuss Libby. I think everyone realizes that Libby’s pardon is virtually a foregone conclusion — but the blunt way in which Bush phrased his refusal to discuss the other staff members makes me think he’s been strongly advised by a legal team not to say anything at all on that issue. At least to my recollection, Bush usually isn’t quite that abrupt when a reporter broaches a subject that he doesn’t want to discuss — if he wants to evade a specific question, he usually responds with a rather abstract or theoretical remark.

]]> By: joneden http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1744274 joneden Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:35:24 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1744274 I hope Bush does pardon Libby. It will just make apparent to everyone how reprehensible this crew (a mafia term) is. jon For a irreverent look at Climate Change report, see http://EcosystemCollapse.com/ellen.html I hope Bush does pardon Libby. It will just make apparent to everyone how reprehensible this crew (a mafia term) is.

jon
For a irreverent look at Climate Change report, see http://EcosystemCollapse.com/ellen.html

]]> By: Raymond Funamoto http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1744245 Raymond Funamoto Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:29:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1744245 CHIMPya will pardon Scooter Libby only if Scooter is convicted and faces prison...Bush doesn't want Libby cutting a deal that will implicate Torticola Cheney, CHIMPya, and other members of Bushland Uber Allies. "Us Good Nazis Must Stick Together"--Ya? CHIMPya will pardon Scooter Libby only if Scooter is convicted and faces prison…Bush doesn’t want Libby cutting a deal that will implicate Torticola Cheney, CHIMPya, and other members of Bushland Uber Allies. “Us Good Nazis Must Stick Together”–Ya?

]]> By: ValiantVenusGrewFromUranus http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1744169 ValiantVenusGrewFromUranus Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:15:19 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1744169 <em>GOOD. If, by chance, he is convicted, he will be pardoned. AND if pardons become an issue in the 2008 race, we’ll point out Clinton’s pardoning of the FALN (whatever he did in 99) and of course, Hillary’s brother’s conflict of interest. On scandal, it’s always about the Clintons - lol! Comment by Liberals Heart Terrorists — February 14, 2007 @ 2:59 pm</em> Ah, the double standard of the Clinton Derangement Syndrome. Accuse a Clinton of a crime that didn't happen, while applauding and calling for the pardon of a man and his president that both committed treason. You are a natural born Terrorist, and I can tell you this is one Liberal that doesn't 'Heart' you! Conservatives are naturally violent, and unstable terrorists - and that's why Osama and the rest of the Islamist terrorists were YOUR BOYS, for years. GOOD. If, by chance, he is convicted, he will be pardoned. AND if pardons become an issue in the 2008 race, we’ll point out Clinton’s pardoning of the FALN (whatever he did in 99) and of course, Hillary’s brother’s conflict of interest.
On scandal, it’s always about the Clintons – lol!
Comment by Liberals Heart Terrorists — February 14, 2007 @ 2:59 pm

Ah, the double standard of the Clinton Derangement Syndrome.

Accuse a Clinton of a crime that didn’t happen, while applauding and calling for the pardon of a man and his president that both committed treason. You are a natural born Terrorist, and I can tell you this is one Liberal that doesn’t ‘Heart’ you! Conservatives are naturally violent, and unstable terrorists – and that’s why Osama and the rest of the Islamist terrorists were YOUR BOYS, for years.

]]> By: Liberals Heart Terrorists http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1744054 Liberals Heart Terrorists Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:59:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1744054 GOOD. If, by chance, he is convicted, he will be pardoned. AND if pardons become an issue in the 2008 race, we'll point out Clinton's pardoning of the FALN (whatever he did in 99) and of course, Hillary's brother's conflict of interest. On scandal, it's always about the Clintons - lol! GOOD. If, by chance, he is convicted, he will be pardoned. AND if pardons become an issue in the 2008 race, we’ll point out Clinton’s pardoning of the FALN (whatever he did in 99) and of course, Hillary’s brother’s conflict of interest.

On scandal, it’s always about the Clintons – lol!

]]> By: marcus robinson http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1744029 marcus robinson Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:55:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1744029 Does anyone know where I can find the video clip of Bush sr. slapping Hatchers ass?? Does anyone know where I can find the video clip of Bush sr. slapping Hatchers ass??

]]> By: jak fulasofy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1743998 jak fulasofy Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:51:49 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1743998 what bothered me the most is the giggles from the elite press corps at bush's patronizing refusal to answer...thank god for sites like think progress that have the democratic vigor to demand honest answers from our elected officials what bothered me the most is the giggles from the elite press corps at bush’s patronizing refusal to answer…thank god for sites like think progress that have the democratic vigor to demand honest answers from our elected officials

]]> By: Uncle Ho http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1743973 Uncle Ho Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:47:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1743973 veritas; don't you know? the chimp-in-chief will pardon himself. veritas; don’t you know? the chimp-in-chief will pardon himself.

]]> By: PatrioticLiberalChristian(PLC) http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1743927 PatrioticLiberalChristian(PLC) Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:39:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1743927 Bush: "I'm not going to talk about an on-going incrimination." Bush: “I’m not going to talk about an on-going incrimination.”

]]> By: veritas http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1743756 veritas Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:19:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1743756 Who's going to pardon Bush when he is indicted? Who’s going to pardon Bush when he is indicted?

]]> By: veritas http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1743753 veritas Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:19:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1743753 Someone needs to review the video archives and play this one for the liar.....when he said that anyone involved in leaking (treason), etc. would immediately be fired from his administration. Play that one in his snoot along with the one in which he emphasized that "if and when our troops find themselves in the middle of a Civil War, they will be brought home from harm's way immediately". This man has zippo credibility as he is caught in one lie after another. How can we have an admitted (known) liar in the WH and maintain any shred of credibility as a country?? Someone needs to review the video archives and play this one for the liar…..when he said that anyone involved in leaking (treason), etc. would immediately be fired from his administration. Play that one in his snoot along with the one in which he emphasized that “if and when our troops find themselves in the middle of a Civil War, they will be brought home from harm’s way immediately”. This man has zippo credibility as he is caught in one lie after another.

How can we have an admitted (known) liar in the WH and maintain any shred of credibility as a country??

]]> By: CoffinsDrapedWithFlags http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1743615 CoffinsDrapedWithFlags Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:02:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1743615 Well, Bush may pardon Libby, but will he pardon Cheney? Well, Bush may pardon Libby, but will he pardon Cheney?

]]> By: Uncle Ho http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1743508 Uncle Ho Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:50:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1743508 you just know that f*ckwad will pardon Libbey, just as he will attack Iran. you just know that f*ckwad will pardon Libbey, just as he will attack Iran.

]]> By: [B!] http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1743490 [B!] Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:47:02 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1743490 Yes its her, she changes her position like underwear. Comment by ForTruth Somethin' weird goin' on here. Maybe the meds are working in a on and off kinda' way. Yes its her, she changes her position like underwear.
Comment by ForTruth

Somethin’ weird goin’ on here.
Maybe the meds are working in a on and off kinda’ way.

]]> By: ForTruth http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/comment-page-1/#comment-1743471 ForTruth Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:44:44 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/14/bush-libby-pardon/#comment-1743471 Rachel you either have mental issues, or you love playing your games. Which is it? Rachel you either have mental issues, or you love playing your games. Which is it?

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