Comments on: White House Reprimanded U.S. Attorney After He Failed To Cave To Hastings’ Pressure http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:20:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Agriculture Nebraska Bankruptcy Attorney http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-4391568 Agriculture Nebraska Bankruptcy Attorney Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:52:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-4391568 <strong>Agriculture Nebraska Bankruptcy Attorney</strong> This article sounds well, but how everything is related together? Agriculture Nebraska Bankruptcy Attorney

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]]> By: Think Progress » State GOP Chairman With Close Rove Ties Admits Pressuring Attorney http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2181734 Think Progress » State GOP Chairman With Close Rove Ties Admits Pressuring Attorney Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:35:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2181734 [...] out.” That same month, Miers called McKay directly and asked him to explain why he had “mishandled” the governor’s race. By December, McKay had been fired and denied a federal judgeship. [...] [...] out.” That same month, Miers called McKay directly and asked him to explain why he had “mishandled” the governor’s race. By December, McKay had been fired and denied a federal judgeship. [...]

]]> By: Raymond Funamoto http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2069124 Raymond Funamoto Thu, 08 Mar 2007 07:00:58 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2069124 I expected NOTHING LESS from the SCUMBAGS of Bushland Uber Allies like Doc "Butcher" Hastings, the Josef Mengele, and Harriet Myers, the Ilse Koch of the Nazi-Fascist THUGS of CHIMPya's BROWNSHIRTS!!!!! I expected NOTHING LESS from the SCUMBAGS of Bushland Uber Allies like Doc “Butcher” Hastings, the Josef Mengele, and Harriet Myers, the Ilse Koch of the Nazi-Fascist THUGS of CHIMPya’s BROWNSHIRTS!!!!!

]]> By: DallasNE http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2052373 DallasNE Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:27:26 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2052373 In many ways this is worse than having Gonzales do the heavy lifting on the dirty work. Putting it directly in the Whitehouse makes it a purely partisan issue since the Whitehouse does not make judgements on "performance", the Justice Department does. It seems like each time you turn over a rock in the Whitehouse another immoral character shows up. Hell will be a crowded place in a few short years. In many ways this is worse than having Gonzales do the heavy lifting on the dirty work. Putting it directly in the Whitehouse makes it a purely partisan issue since the Whitehouse does not make judgements on “performance”, the Justice Department does.

It seems like each time you turn over a rock in the Whitehouse another immoral character shows up. Hell will be a crowded place in a few short years.

]]> By: David Newberger http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2051849 David Newberger Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:34:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2051849 <strong>Losing Sight of what really Matters...</strong> I believe that we as Americans have lost sight of what is important to our survival. Currently we are a Nation that seems to care more about Brittany Spears, Paris Hilton, and American Idol then we seem to care about Law, Politics, and most importantly... Losing Sight of what really Matters…

I believe that we as Americans have lost sight of what is important to our survival. Currently we are a Nation that seems to care more about Brittany Spears, Paris Hilton, and American Idol then we seem to care about Law, Politics, and most importantly…

]]> By: sybelia http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2049308 sybelia Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:44:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2049308 http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/3/7/81651/41812 ......Stupid bastards Look at this image from Palast's site, notice that these morons even named their Excel sheet "Caging-4.xls". http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/3/7/81651/41812

……Stupid bastards

Look at this image from Palast’s site, notice that these morons even named their Excel sheet

“Caging-4.xls”.

]]> By: sybelia http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2049250 sybelia Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:41:37 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2049250 Iglesia didn't take the firing lightly According to the San Diego Tribune: And so, the question presses ever more urgently – why has the Bush administration sacked Carol Lam and six other trusted U.S. attorneys? No one, it seems, feels required to say. Only one of the seven, New Mexico's David Iglesia, demanded to be told why he was terminated, but got no explanation. Check out ePluribus Media Community and now Timelines too! http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/21/15226/2589 .....Undoubtably What I was thinking is that Gonzales has boxed himself into a corner with this one. A. He fired a good guy who is not going quietly B. Domenici replacements are Republican and have experience If he departs from previous Senate confirmation practices he is flying in Domenici's face. Iglesia didn’t take the firing lightly According to the San Diego Tribune:

And so, the question presses ever more urgently – why has the Bush administration sacked Carol Lam and six other trusted U.S. attorneys? No one, it seems, feels required to say. Only one of the seven, New Mexico’s David Iglesia, demanded to be told why he was terminated, but got no explanation.

Check out ePluribus Media Community and now Timelines too!

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/21/15226/2589

…..Undoubtably What I was thinking is that Gonzales has boxed himself into a corner with this one.

A. He fired a good guy who is not going quietly
B. Domenici replacements are Republican and have experience

If he departs from previous Senate confirmation practices he is flying in Domenici’s face.

]]> By: sybelia http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2049210 sybelia Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:39:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2049210 I still feel quite in the dark in spite of following ePM posts and other diaries on the subject. What does seem clear is that these "resignations", taken collectively, have put my C/T radar on high alert. My most dire forebodings revolve around ongoing efforts to grease the wheels for Federalizing of National Guard troops and or local police forces to deal with the next "emergency",i.e. martial law. With electoral prospects continuing to look dim for Republicans in the next election cycle, this might be a meglamainiacal way to hold power, ballot box be damned. The reins of power continue to be held by madmen, and I do not sense any willingness on their part to allow us rabble to undo that arrangement. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/21/15226/2589 I still feel quite in the dark in spite of following ePM posts and other diaries on the subject. What does seem clear is that these
“resignations”, taken collectively, have put my C/T radar on high alert.

My most dire forebodings revolve around ongoing efforts to grease the wheels for Federalizing of National Guard troops and or local police forces to deal with the next “emergency”,i.e. martial law.

With electoral prospects continuing to look dim for Republicans in the next election cycle, this might be a meglamainiacal way to hold power, ballot box be damned.

The reins of power continue to be held by madmen, and I do not sense any willingness on their part to allow us rabble to undo that arrangement.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/2/21/15226/2589

]]> By: Shane http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2048376 Shane Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:43:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2048376 18 Httm, I told you to stay on topic!! If you want to get your check today then you follow our orders when you troll these sites! Dearest GOP Troll Supervisor Your little trolls are getting really unruly. They have poop all over them. I'm afraid it may not be from all the ass kissing this time. I have discovered that Fox News and WH talking points cause dementia. When you combine them it causes immediate loss of bodily functions. Unfortunately they have no shame so they won't just go away. 18 Httm, I told you to stay on topic!! If you want to get your check today then you follow our orders when you troll these sites!

Dearest GOP Troll Supervisor
Your little trolls are getting really unruly. They have poop all over them. I’m afraid it may not be from all the ass kissing this time. I have discovered that Fox News and WH talking points cause dementia. When you combine them it causes immediate loss of bodily functions.
Unfortunately they have no shame so they won’t just go away.

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2048312 Marie Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:25:07 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2048312 Didn't we all know she was behind the skulduggery in the White House? She has the appearance of a petite schoolteacher, and that contributed to her usefulness. No one can work for Bush for any time at all and not be corrupt. Didn’t we all know she was behind the skulduggery in the White House? She has the appearance of a petite schoolteacher, and that contributed to her usefulness. No one can work for Bush for any time at all and not be corrupt.

]]> By: Roger_Roger http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2047947 Roger_Roger Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:05:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2047947 What did the White House counsel office think he mishandeled? TP has a nice writeup but didn't note the particulars of what concerned them. Please update your post with the specific information the white house was concerned with. Do you have the transcript of the phone calls? I hate the he said she said crap that happens so often. You never know who is telling the truth and who is upset they got fired for doing a bad job. Personally, I would love to see what the white house was concerned with before passing judgement on whether they fired him correctly or not. Without that info, this isn't really a story. What did the White House counsel office think he mishandeled? TP has a nice writeup but didn’t note the particulars of what concerned them. Please update your post with the specific information the white house was concerned with. Do you have the transcript of the phone calls? I hate the he said she said crap that happens so often. You never know who is telling the truth and who is upset they got fired for doing a bad job. Personally, I would love to see what the white house was concerned with before passing judgement on whether they fired him correctly or not. Without that info, this isn’t really a story.

]]> By: ggibson http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2047450 ggibson Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:50:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2047450 If the right wing is allowed to make the justice system modify its actions based on political whim then we will see what the nazis did in Germany happen here... The nazis went to great extremes to make the murder and other violations of peoples rights "legal" before they wholesale started attacking all those that did not swear allegence to the GOP. If the right wing is allowed to make the justice system modify its actions based on political whim then we will see what the nazis did in Germany happen here… The nazis went to great extremes to make the murder and other violations of peoples rights “legal” before they wholesale started attacking all those that did not swear allegence to the GOP.

]]> By: dj http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2047434 dj Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:48:19 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2047434 Is it actually true that the FIRST U.S. Attorney fired by the neo-Tammany hall is not a prominent part of the current story? This older chapter of the story has a lot more than just congressmen going to jail, tying in all of the fun parts of recent scandals, and even providing some material for the national media to be shocked, shocked, I say, at appalling conditions (with little U.S. Flags sewn onto them). After all, "...Jack Abramoff wanted to take the credit for getting rid of the chief federal prosecutor for U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean", from a story "Abramoff sought credit for work he didn’t do", MSNBC, Joel Seidman, June 30, 2006. Frederick Black was the interim U.S. attorney for the territories. The story also said "Black told FBI agents investigating the wide-ranging influence-peddling scandal spawned by Abramoff that he was replaced because he stirred political controversy by starting his own, earlier probe of Abramoff." And Hastings was involved in this for along time, see Lawmaker in DeLay Inquiry Tied to Lobbyist", AP, June 8, 2005. Also, the Charlie Brown congressional campaign (ran against Dolittle) sent out a bit of info on these issues, see "Campaign 2006: Brown Campaign releases records...", Sept. 27, 2006. The media has ORDERED that this part of the story be EXPUNGED. Please OBEY. Is it actually true that the FIRST U.S. Attorney fired by the neo-Tammany hall is not a prominent part of the current story?

This older chapter of the story has a lot more than just congressmen going to jail, tying in all of the fun parts of recent scandals, and even providing some material for the national media to be shocked, shocked, I say, at appalling conditions (with little U.S. Flags sewn onto them).

After all, “…Jack Abramoff wanted to take the credit for getting rid of the chief federal prosecutor for U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean”, from a story “Abramoff sought credit for work he didn’t do”, MSNBC, Joel Seidman, June 30, 2006.

Frederick Black was the interim U.S. attorney for the territories. The story also said “Black told FBI agents investigating the wide-ranging influence-peddling scandal spawned by Abramoff that he was replaced because he stirred political controversy by starting his own, earlier probe of Abramoff.”

And Hastings was involved in this for along time, see Lawmaker in DeLay Inquiry Tied to Lobbyist”, AP, June 8, 2005. Also, the Charlie Brown congressional campaign (ran against Dolittle) sent out a bit of info on these issues, see “Campaign 2006: Brown Campaign releases records…”, Sept. 27, 2006.

The media has ORDERED that this part of the story be EXPUNGED. Please OBEY.

]]> By: james k. sayre http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2047364 james k. sayre Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:41:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2047364 Hmm, investigating GOP election theft? No, the GOP doesn't quite feel ready to go down that particular road... As long as we have electronic computerized voting machines and vote tabulating machines, there will be GOP thugs happy to hack, rig and steal American elections. Republicans have been electronically stealing elections since Chuck Hagel was "elected" Senator in Nebraska 1997 in elections that were "voted" on his own private brand of electronic voting machines. No even a lousy paper trail... Just "trust" GOP electronic vote "counting" machines... Imagine the right-wing uproar that would have occurred if Al Gore had tried to run for public office with the election stage on his own private brand of electronic voting machines. Apparently it’s OK with the American corporate media for Republicans to steal elections electronically… The GOP followed up their 1997 electronic election theft with more electronic election thefts in 2000, 2002 and 2004. (See the internets for details). 2006 will follow unless there is a tidal wave of votes for Democrats... We need to immediately return to hand-counted paper ballots to restore our American democracy. Hmm, investigating GOP election theft? No, the GOP doesn’t quite feel ready to go down that particular road… As long as we have electronic computerized voting machines and vote tabulating machines, there will be GOP thugs happy to hack, rig and steal American elections. Republicans have been electronically stealing elections since Chuck Hagel was “elected” Senator in Nebraska 1997 in elections that were “voted” on his own private brand of electronic voting machines. No even a lousy paper trail… Just “trust” GOP electronic vote “counting” machines…

Imagine the right-wing uproar that would have occurred if Al Gore had tried to run for public office with the election stage on his own private brand of electronic voting machines. Apparently it’s OK with the American corporate media for Republicans to steal elections electronically…

The GOP followed up their 1997 electronic election theft with more electronic election thefts in 2000, 2002 and 2004. (See the internets for details). 2006 will follow unless there is a tidal wave of votes for Democrats…

We need to immediately return to hand-counted paper ballots to restore our American democracy.

]]> By: GOP Troll Supervisor http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2047275 GOP Troll Supervisor Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:35:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2047275 Httm, I told you to stay on topic!! If you want to get your check today then you follow our orders when you troll these sites! Httm, I told you to stay on topic!! If you want to get your check today then you follow our orders when you troll these sites!

]]> By: Wayne http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2047266 Wayne Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:34:54 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2047266 Are they really that stupid? Comment by VerbalKint Yes, they are. Are they really that stupid?
Comment by VerbalKint

Yes, they are.

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2047265 RUCerious Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:34:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2047265 Did anybody just see a real fast boat go by? Did anybody just see a real fast boat go by?

]]> By: Shane http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2047256 Shane Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:34:08 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2047256 Wait, I thought these people loved election fraud. I know they didn't invent it but they sure perfected it. So now that they have all their machines in place if some neocon foregets to steal the election at the beginning they can't go back and steal it later. That must be very troubling for them. They must have been looking for a way to go to the Supreme Court. Wait, I thought these people loved election fraud.
I know they didn’t invent it but they sure perfected it.
So now that they have all their machines in place if some neocon foregets to steal the election at the beginning they can’t go back and steal it later.
That must be very troubling for them. They must have been looking for a way to go to the Supreme Court.

]]> By: Clyde the Ripper http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2047085 Clyde the Ripper Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:22:27 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2047085 The old saying about messing with the bull and getting the horn may be true but Bushco is having trouble distinguishing the horner and the hornee. The old saying about messing with the bull and getting the horn may be true but Bushco is having trouble distinguishing the horner and the hornee.

]]> By: ImpeachThemAll http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/comment-page-1/#comment-2047070 ImpeachThemAll Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:21:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/07/mckay-judgeship/#comment-2047070 Verbal, they're really that stupid/brainwashed. Just look at any organized religion. Verbal, they’re really that stupid/brainwashed.

Just look at any organized religion.

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