Comments on: AUDIO: Gonzales on the Offensive: ‘Irresponsible and Reckless’ to Question Prosecutor Firings http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:47:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: The Citizen » Blog Archive » Purgegate - it’s the lies st00pid http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2594001 The Citizen » Blog Archive » Purgegate - it’s the lies st00pid Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:27:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2594001 [...] har padlet sig vej gennem hundredevis af forhutlede løgnhistorier, og nÃ¥r spurgt direkte: “Hvorfor fyrede I disse anklagere?”, sÃ¥ klapper man i. Med den tilføjelse, at det er &.... Inden længe er det vel ogsÃ¥ kommet dertil, at det er objektivt “pro-terroristisk” at [...] [...] har padlet sig vej gennem hundredevis af forhutlede løgnhistorier, og nÃ¥r spurgt direkte: “Hvorfor fyrede I disse anklagere?”, sÃ¥ klapper man i. Med den tilføjelse, at det er &…. Inden længe er det vel ogsÃ¥ kommet dertil, at det er objektivt “pro-terroristisk” at [...]

]]> By: theswan http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2526547 theswan Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:53:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2526547 "Reckless and irresponsible" credentials suit Mr Gonzoles to a tee. “Reckless and irresponsible” credentials suit Mr Gonzoles to a tee.

]]> By: Raymond Funamoto http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2522822 Raymond Funamoto Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:41:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2522822 These motives were not "improper," THEY WERE DOWNRIGHT ILLEGAL AND UNLAWFUL----ENOUGH SAID, THROW Alberto VO5 GONZO-ales UNDER THE BUS, IN FRONT OF THE TRAIN, FROM THE TOP OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING or THE STATUE OF LIBERTY Say!Didn't Sir Alfred Hitchcock do that in SABOTEUR(tm)? HOW ABOUT Mount Rushmore? Hitchcock did THAT ALREADY TOO in NORTH BY NORTHWEST(tm)-----OH, FOR A CREATIVE WAY TO GET RID OF GONZO THE CLOWN!!!!! These motives were not “improper,” THEY WERE DOWNRIGHT ILLEGAL AND UNLAWFUL—-ENOUGH SAID, THROW Alberto VO5 GONZO-ales UNDER THE BUS, IN FRONT OF THE TRAIN, FROM THE TOP OF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING or THE STATUE OF LIBERTY Say!Didn’t Sir Alfred Hitchcock do that in SABOTEUR(tm)? HOW ABOUT Mount Rushmore? Hitchcock did THAT ALREADY TOO in NORTH BY NORTHWEST(tm)—–OH, FOR A CREATIVE WAY TO GET RID OF GONZO THE CLOWN!!!!!

]]> By: chimpeach http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2522218 chimpeach Sat, 24 Mar 2007 03:25:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2522218 #88 vv <em>I forgot, Chimp, the only “credible” sources for you must have a”D”, “I”, or “S” behind their name or political affiliation. Naturally, I didn’t expect you capable of refuting the illegal immigration issue with regard to Carol Lam….but one can hope.</em> No, your snarkiness, you've got that wrong. We've discredited that argument here and plenty of MSM reports have discredited it, as well. But, go ahead and repeat it as often as you must, if it's all you've got. <strong>Southern California Ranked Among Highest in Immigration Prosecutions. For the last two months of available data, June and July 2006, the Southern California Judicial District ranked second in the number of immigration prosecutions. In 2005, 97.7% of the immigration cases referred to the Southern California U.S Attorney’s office were prosecuted. [http://trac.syr.edu/tracins/findings/05/district.html] Southern California Ranked High in ATF Prosecutions. In 2004, the last available data, the U.S. Attorney’s office for Southern California ranked 9th out of the 94 judicial districts in the country in percentage of ATF cases referred that were prosecuted. In 2001, before Lam took over, the same office ranked 62nd. [http://trac.syr.edu/tracatf/findings/04/district.html] Southern California Was in the Top Ten in Prosecuting FBI Cases Each Year. From 2002 through 2005, U.S. Attorney Carol Lam’s office ranked in the top ten of prosecuting crimes referred to it by the FBI. She ranked second in 2002 and 2004,third in 2003, and ninth in 2005, the year of the Duke Cunningham investigation. [http://trac.syr.edu/tracfbi/findings/05/district.html] Southern California Ranked High on DEA Prosecutions. In 2002 and 2003, Lam ranked 3rd and 5th respectively in the percentage of cases referred by the DEA that her office prosecuted. She ranked 16th in 2004, still prosecuting 89% of the cases referred to her. [http://trac.syr.edu/tracdea/findings/04/district.html] </strong> Lam made a conscious decision to devote her efforts to the big immigration busts instead of going after low-level coyotes. Quality over quantity. So, raw numbers, which are about all that someone like Issa can comprehend, didn't look as good. But, the impact on illegal immigration was the same or better. #88 vv

I forgot, Chimp, the only “credible” sources for you must have a”D”, “I”, or “S” behind their name or political affiliation. Naturally, I didn’t expect you capable of refuting the illegal immigration issue with regard to Carol Lam….but one can hope.

No, your snarkiness, you’ve got that wrong. We’ve discredited that argument here and plenty of MSM reports have discredited it, as well. But, go ahead and repeat it as often as you must, if it’s all you’ve got.

Southern California Ranked Among Highest in Immigration Prosecutions. For the last two months of available data, June and July 2006, the Southern California Judicial District ranked second in the number of immigration prosecutions. In 2005, 97.7% of the immigration cases referred to the Southern California U.S Attorney’s office were prosecuted.
[http://trac.syr.edu/tracins/findings/05/district.html]

Southern California Ranked High in ATF Prosecutions. In 2004, the last available data, the U.S. Attorney’s office for Southern California ranked 9th out of the 94 judicial districts in the country in percentage of ATF cases referred that were prosecuted. In 2001, before Lam took over, the same office ranked 62nd.
[http://trac.syr.edu/tracatf/findings/04/district.html]

Southern California Was in the Top Ten in Prosecuting FBI Cases Each Year. From 2002 through 2005, U.S. Attorney Carol Lam’s office ranked in the top ten of prosecuting crimes referred to it by the FBI. She ranked second in 2002 and 2004,third in 2003, and ninth in 2005, the year of the Duke Cunningham investigation.
[http://trac.syr.edu/tracfbi/findings/05/district.html]

Southern California Ranked High on DEA Prosecutions. In 2002 and 2003, Lam ranked 3rd and 5th respectively in the percentage of cases referred by the DEA that her office prosecuted. She ranked 16th in 2004, still prosecuting 89% of the cases referred to her.
[http://trac.syr.edu/tracdea/findings/04/district.html]

Lam made a conscious decision to devote her efforts to the big immigration busts instead of going after low-level coyotes. Quality over quantity. So, raw numbers, which are about all that someone like Issa can comprehend, didn’t look as good. But, the impact on illegal immigration was the same or better.

]]> By: Eargy Earp http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2522057 Eargy Earp Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:59:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2522057 How irresponsible and reckless to put this man in charge of our US department of justice. How irresponsible and reckless to put this man in charge of our US department of justice.

]]> By: Eargy Earp http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2521870 Eargy Earp Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:35:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2521870 Irresponsible and Reckless!!!! Yes that is the term used for anyone who dares to disagree with the Bush/Cheney/ROve Juggernaut! Irresponsible and Reckless!!!!

Yes that is the term used for anyone who dares to disagree with the Bush/Cheney/ROve Juggernaut!

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2520927 katy Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:25:26 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2520927 double duty here: <em><strong>Tony Snow Defends the “Generous Offer”</strong> By: SilentPatriot @ 6:10 PM - PDT It must be tough being Tony Snow. He literally has to stand there every day and defend the indefensible with a straight face. Jon dissects SnowJob's artful defense of the "generous offer," or as they called it on Wednesday, the "reasonable proposal. [...] On a personal note, we at C&L wish Tony the very best. He's having surgery today to remove a growth in his lower abdomen as a precautionary measure. Tony overcame colon cancer back in 2005 and we wish him a successful surgery and speedy recovery. http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/03/23/tony-snow-defends-the-generous-offer/</em> daily show video... good link to tony snow story... double duty here:

Tony Snow Defends the “Generous Offer”
By: SilentPatriot @ 6:10 PM – PDT
It must be tough being Tony Snow. He literally has to stand there every day and defend the indefensible with a straight face. Jon dissects SnowJob’s artful defense of the “generous offer,” or as they called it on Wednesday, the “reasonable proposal.

[...]
On a personal note, we at C&L wish Tony the very best. He’s having surgery today to remove a growth in his lower abdomen as a precautionary measure. Tony overcame colon cancer back in 2005 and we wish him a successful surgery and speedy recovery.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/03/23/tony-snow-defends-the-generous-offer/

daily show video… good link to tony snow story…

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2520604 Zooey Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:08:20 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2520604 <em>Where are you headed to protest, Zooey? Comment by TripMaster Monkey </em> We were heading to Spokane, but it turned out that was just an Obama rally, so we're going to an actual war protest in Coeur d'Alene in a couple weeks. Imagine that. Protests against the war in reddest Idaho. :-) Where are you headed to protest, Zooey?
Comment by TripMaster Monkey

We were heading to Spokane, but it turned out that was just an Obama rally, so we’re going to an actual war protest in Coeur d’Alene in a couple weeks.

Imagine that. Protests against the war in reddest Idaho. :-)

]]> By: crazyvietnamvet http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2520454 crazyvietnamvet Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:03:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2520454 The smirk Gonzo usually bestows on us is similar to Bushits and Chaney (although Chaney has evil written all over it). In the case of Gonzo, as was the case with an incompetent boss I once had,I submit that it is due to an awareness of being way above his level of competence and thus feeling insecure about his status. He may have gotten a law degree from Harvard under some minority program, but he remains a mediocrity. I am afraid that his socioeconomic status from birth and his minority ethnicity has left him quite emotionally scarred. These factors have turned him into what in spanish we call UN TITERE, a string puppet who will do whatever his handler wants. I believe he is a disgrace to us hispanics. He should look real hard to find the sense of honor which he misplaced somewhere in his long climb up from the barrio. Adios and don't let la puerta hit you in el culo. The smirk Gonzo usually bestows on us is similar to Bushits and Chaney (although Chaney has evil written all over it). In the case of Gonzo, as was the case with an incompetent boss I once had,I submit that it is due to an awareness of being way above his level of competence and thus feeling insecure about his status. He may have gotten a law degree from Harvard under some minority program, but he remains a mediocrity. I am afraid that his socioeconomic status from birth and his minority ethnicity has left him quite emotionally scarred. These factors have turned him into what in spanish we call UN TITERE, a string puppet who will do whatever his handler wants. I believe he is a disgrace to us hispanics. He should look real hard to find the sense of honor which he misplaced somewhere in his long climb up from the barrio. Adios and don’t let la puerta hit you in el culo.

]]> By: TripMaster Monkey http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2520024 TripMaster Monkey Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:48:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2520024 Where are you headed to protest, Zooey? Where are you headed to protest, Zooey?

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2519977 Zooey Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:42:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2519977 <em>Zooey; if you’re out there, have fun at your Obama rally tomorrow. I prefer Feingold myself, but since he’s not running, I’m leaning towards Kucinich. Comment by Uncle Ho </em> Well Uncle Ho, it's been decided that we're going to a REAL war protest, instead of the rally -- now that they understand the difference. Oy. :) Zooey; if you’re out there, have fun at your Obama rally tomorrow. I prefer Feingold myself, but since he’s not running, I’m leaning towards Kucinich.
Comment by Uncle Ho

Well Uncle Ho, it’s been decided that we’re going to a REAL war protest, instead of the rally — now that they understand the difference. Oy. :)

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2519971 Zooey Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:40:58 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2519971 GONZO: <em>....it’s reckless and irresponsible to allege that these decisions were based in any way on improper motives.</em> I guess we're just supposed to shut the f*ck up and let him be "responsible?" No, Gonzo, we will not shut up. You will be gone, soon. Count on that. GONZO: ….it’s reckless and irresponsible to allege that these decisions were based in any way on improper motives.

I guess we’re just supposed to shut the f*ck up and let him be “responsible?”

No, Gonzo, we will not shut up. You will be gone, soon. Count on that.

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2519577 katy Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:19:53 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2519577 ok, dixie... the caller's demeanor made me think of you... <strong>:-)</strong> ok, dixie… the caller’s demeanor made me think of you…
:-)

]]> By: True Blue Liberal » AUDIO: Gonzales on the Offensive: ‘Irresponsible and Reckless’ to Question Prosecutor Firings http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2519403 True Blue Liberal » AUDIO: Gonzales on the Offensive: ‘Irresponsible and Reckless’ to Question Prosecutor Firings Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:15:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2519403 [...] Listen to Gonzales [...] [...] Listen to Gonzales [...]

]]> By: null http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2518977 null Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:58:17 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2518977 sumpin' went wrong just there sumpin’ went wrong just there

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BAGHDAD (AP) — Striking at the Iraqi government’s highest-ranking Sunni Arab, a suicide bomber blew himself up among worshippers at the deputy prime minister’s home Friday, seriously wounding the leader and killing at least nine people in a security breakdown that shook the image of a calming Baghdad

]]> By: dixie blood http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2518952 dixie blood Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:53:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2518952 <em>Comment by katy — March 23, 2007 @ 7:48 pm</em> That was not me... Comment by katy — March 23, 2007 @ 7:48 pm

That was not me…

]]> By: Spudge_Boy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2518944 Spudge_Boy Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:51:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2518944 <blockquote>You go, Sponge!! You rule the realm of “colourful” vocabulary with big Papa and VVGFU…. Comment by valiant venus — March 23, 2007 @ 7:48 pm </blockquote> And you can rule the realm of complete morons with Jake at your side. Together you can lick the boots of your fuhrer.

You go, Sponge!! You rule the realm of “colourful” vocabulary with big Papa and VVGFU….

Comment by valiant venus — March 23, 2007 @ 7:48 pm

And you can rule the realm of complete morons with Jake at your side. Together you can lick the boots of your fuhrer.

]]> By: Uncle Ho http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2518939 Uncle Ho Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:49:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2518939 Spudge; no offense meant or taken. I'm logging off early tonight. Last weekend's all-night bus ride Detroit to DC and back for the march on the Pentagon kind of wore me out. Must be getting old. Zooey; if you're out there, have fun at your Obama rally tomorrow. I prefer Feingold myself, but since he's not running, I'm leaning towards Kucinich. Spudge; no offense meant or taken.

I’m logging off early tonight. Last weekend’s all-night bus ride Detroit to DC and back for the march on the Pentagon kind of wore me out. Must be getting old.

Zooey; if you’re out there, have fun at your Obama rally tomorrow. I prefer Feingold myself, but since he’s not running, I’m leaning towards Kucinich.

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/comment-page-3/#comment-2518937 katy Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:48:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/23/gonzales-reckless/#comment-2518937 hey, dixie - did i hear you call in to AAR today? :-) hey, dixie – did i hear you call in to AAR today? :-)

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