Rice, RNC subpoenas approved.
“By 21-10, the House oversight committee voted to issue a subpoena to Rice to compel her story on the Bush administration’s claim, now discredited, that Iraq was seeking uranium from Africa.” The oversight committee “also issued subpoenas for the Republican National Committee for testimony and documents about White House e-mails on RNC accounts that have apparently gone missing.” In the Senate, the Judiciary Committee “approved - but did not issue - a subpoena on the prosecutors’ matter to Sara Taylor, deputy to presidential adviser Karl Rove.”
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Put her under oath.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:01 pmThis claim was discredited before we went to war.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:04 pm“Rice-a-roni, the San Francisco treat”
April 25th, 2007 at 2:04 pmDon’t burn the Rice! I’m glad she will get grilled on this again, leave it up to Republicans to ask the questions and you get more softball questions than on Meet the Press w/ Tim Russert.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:04 pmMake her take off her boots and check ‘em good before she is allowed into the hearing room.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:04 pmGet that lying little twat under oath, make her perjure herself (or at least remove what little credibility she has by making her take the 5th or saying “I don’t recall” dozens and dozens of times.)
April 25th, 2007 at 2:05 pm“I don’t recall.” x 50
April 25th, 2007 at 2:06 pmClinton!
April 25th, 2007 at 2:06 pmSee how drunk you get if you drink a shot everytime she can’t remember.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:07 pmHeh…glad I could help out, TP ;)
April 25th, 2007 at 2:08 pmI hope the issue of her poo-pooing CIA reports about imminent terrorist attacks comes up as well…
April 25th, 2007 at 2:09 pmWasn’t she supposed to appear last week? What happened with that?
April 25th, 2007 at 2:09 pmpush, push, push on the bush…
And, yes, I DO take it personally
April 25th, 2007 at 2:09 pmDr. Rice should provide some entertainment. While her performance won’t be as polished as Abu G’s (due to lack of the prep time that the AG was able to schedule) in the past she has been easily rattled while testifying.
Having to testify to crap will do that to you, I’d imagine.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:09 pmFirst Gonzales and now Rice?
Why to Democrats hate people of color so?
April 25th, 2007 at 2:10 pmOK…time for the “I don’t recall” pool.
I’m going to go with 60. Her argumentativeness and obtuseness will slow the inquiry down enough to bring her under Gonzo’s 71.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:11 pmWe need to be careful here folks.
While I agree with what is currently going on, we don’t want this to turn in to the Republicans with Clinton.
We need to keep this all VERY focus and leading in directions that will give us BIGGER issues.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:13 pmIf any of you watched the “committee” going through the motions then you noticed the Republicans attempt to “DEFEND” Rice and make several motions for her subpoena to be dropped. They (Republicans) brought up that any questions that could be asked of Rice were already asked by the Senate and others… Waxman seemed amused and then the vote brought even a smile to my face!
April 25th, 2007 at 2:14 pmTripMaster Monkey,
I thought Gonzo hit 73.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:15 pmOK…time for the “I don’t recall†pool.
I’m going to go with 60. Her argumentativeness and obtuseness will slow the inquiry down enough to bring her under Gonzo’s 71.
Comment by TripMaster Monkey — April 25, 2007 @ 2:11 pm
TPM, I see your point, but I’m going to bank on this administration’s competitiveness and say that she will try to outdo Abu G and go for the record. I say an Orwellian 84.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:16 pmThere is nothing bigger than impeachment of Bush and his cabal in my mind. We need to take our country back. None of the things going on right now are small and they are all connected. There is absolutely no comparison of what Clinton did and what Bush is doing and I am not a big Clinton fan. He did lots of fucked up sh!t, but nothing on the scale of Bush and friends.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:18 pm“Power to the people… Power to the people….Power to the people…Power to the people RIGHT ON!”
April 25th, 2007 at 2:18 pm—John Lennon
Rice has been avoiding answering Waxman’s letters requesting information.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:18 pmIt is about time to force her to testify under oath.
We need to keep this all VERY focus and leading in directions that will give us BIGGER issues.
Comment by Dogjudge — April 25, 2007 @ 2:13 pm
What could be a bigger issue than the Republicans committing treason, murder, theft and obfuscation of the truth?
April 25th, 2007 at 2:19 pmThis claim was discredited before we went to war.
Comment by Spudge_Boy
This is why Phil Donohue was silenced and removed from MSNBC TV.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:20 pmRice prides herself on giving flip answers than saying, “I don’t recall” so I’ll say 30 “I don’t recall”s to 70 flip answers.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:29 pmMushroom cloud clearing, wiretap gone from phone.
Waxman’s getting serious, Condi’s going home.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:33 pmTime to get to some truth in this country. Put all the liars under oath and either they indict themselves or perjure themselves - they can pick their poison. In either case, they’re all going down.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:34 pmyesterday on Raw Story there was a report about how this could be a rallying cry for Republicans. Saying that this witch hunt is distracting the Secretary of State from doing her current tasks. As long as the core drivers of this (and the other oversight hearings) stay focused and don’t allow a circus then her testimony can be eye opening for the masses. If it’s run like the first time to the prom then it will take some air out of the sails.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:35 pmRice is of the same IQ as Bush, Rumsfeld, & Gonzales. They’re all “yes men” to our covert President, Cheney.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:35 pmRice has a talent for circumlocution as well.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:37 pmPut me down for 14 instances of a legislator having to interrupt her, and bring her back to the original subject of the question.
#23
You’re right, but . . .
What do you get out of the Rice situation? That the run up to Iraq was an entire lie. Most people know that already.
There’s the satisfaction of getting that admission but where do you take it?
George Bush & Cheney lied? Time to impeach them?
April 25th, 2007 at 2:38 pmRice patsie . . . I-mean-paddie ! :)
April 25th, 2007 at 2:40 pmI hope this is televised.
It would be such a pleasure to see her squirm and endlessly attempt to lie or just ‘not recall’ . . . face turning redder by the question .
LO-freaking-L !!!
I don’t remember.
I have a hazy memory of that time.
I misspoke.
I can’t recall.
I don’t know for sure.
yada. yada. yada.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:47 pmPut this bitch under oath!
If most people knew this, more than just we would be calling for impeachment. You give the American television viewing audience way too much credit.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:49 pmI keep asking myself the same damn question over and over and over : when is something going to finally stick and this current bunch of crooks all testify on live TV and get impeached. What the hell is iy going to take?
April 25th, 2007 at 2:52 pmTruly, what will it take.
April 25th, 2007 at 2:54 pmWhat do you get out of the Rice situation? That the run up to Iraq was an entire lie. Most people know that already.
There’s the satisfaction of getting that admission but where do you take it?
George Bush & Cheney lied? Time to impeach them?
Comment by Dogjudge — April 25, 2007 @ 2:38 pm
What we officially have now is that Rice claims, “The intelligence was wrong!”
So Rice insists that it was an error. You said, “That the run up to Iraq was an entire lie. Most people know that already.”
Lies told by the President and his staff are considered “High Crimes” and impeachable! On the record she will without doubt use the “No Wookies on Endor Defense” but later on this will haunt her since she will not be able to defend her superiors “Boss Hog & Mini-Me” since the only thing she does apparently remember is that she is on the Earth!
April 25th, 2007 at 2:58 pm“Saying that this witch hunt is distracting the Secretary of State from doing her current tasks. ”
What current tasks? Shoe shopping? As far as I can tell Condi has been sinbularily unsuccessful in her job and having her testify in front of congress isn’t going to prevent her from continuing to be unsuccessful.
Now, deliver that subpoena and let’s get to the truth. Then, subpoena Karl.
April 25th, 2007 at 3:02 pmThe PedoCons aren’t holding back any punches. Let the fun begin! When I hear two separate former (average American) Republicans on the “Ed Schultz show” (AirAmerica) this morning, passionately ask the question why Bush and Cheney haven’t been led out of the Whitehouse in handcuffs yet? The tide is turning, and the Administration is getting desperate.
This is the time to start writing letters to your house rep, advertisers of major media backing the PedoCon talking points. This is the make or break time. Please get busy.
April 25th, 2007 at 3:11 pmIf COndi and the rest of the cabal can make time for Fox News, they can appear on the Testify in Front of the Senate Show.
April 25th, 2007 at 3:11 pmLet the games begin.
A few more instances of officials using the “I don’t recall” defense and we should surely have grounds for a wholesale impeachment of the entire administration for CRS.
April 25th, 2007 at 3:23 pmSay in a worst case scenario nobody is imprisoned or impeached and least there will be a public record of what was said for the history books. And it is important that future administrations and citizens are able to see clearly what happened to the country during this horrific time.
April 25th, 2007 at 3:24 pmHang ‘em ALL NOW…
…and let God sort ‘em out LATER…
April 25th, 2007 at 4:06 pmI keep asking myself the same damn question over and over and over : when is something going to finally stick and this current bunch of crooks all testify on live TV and get impeached.
_______________________________
When there are enough scared Republican Congress members up for re-election in 08 who fear for their jobs enough that they join the Democrats in a super majority. OK, that’s really a “what”. I don’t know “when”, but it sure seems closer than it was just a couple of months ago. Elections have consequences, indeed.
April 25th, 2007 at 4:23 pmOFF with her head…
…and maybe we’ll get Bushiva’s and Lil Dick’s balls in the process…
April 25th, 2007 at 4:30 pmWhat do you get out of Rice? Best case, anywhere from 1 to 3 articles of impeachment. Worst case, another sickening display of suddenly bad memory from someone who used to be a Professor at Stanford; just another demonstration of this administration’s mendacity.
April 25th, 2007 at 4:42 pm“I Blame the CIA Intelligence Commmunity, I Blame George Tenent, I Blame Wilson and his wife, I Blame British Intelligence…ad infinitum…. ”
I can imagine the list of blames during that panel if she ever testifies.
But take any responsibility for fact checking or verifying reliability of sources? NEVER, I HAVE TO RELY ON OUR SOURSES!!!!!!! IT’S NOT MY JOB TO CHECK FACTS!!! DON”T IMPUNE ME!!! etc.
It’s the Bush administration’s way of “governing”
April 25th, 2007 at 4:58 pmA top-five Rice moment: she claims to the Senate that she, as National Security Advisor, did not read a 90-page report on Iraq’s weapons capability provided for her before we invaded Iraq. She’s just as dishonest as they come. That’s all there is to it.
April 25th, 2007 at 5:18 pmI posted this previously …
Don’t forget the aluminum tube comment - on CNN’s Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer. Sept.8, 2002
‘We do know that there have been shipments going into Iran, for instance — into Iraq, for instance, of aluminum tubes that really are only suited to — high-quality aluminum tools that are only really suited for nuclear weapons programs, centrifuge programs.’ Then she went on to make the “smoking gun†/ “mushroom cloud†analogy.
This is something she and the administration knew not to be true. Regardless, Dick Cheney repeated it as fact on Meet the Press, citing an article written by the now discredited administration mouthpiece, Judith Miller, in the NY Times.
The New York Times later writes that “almost a year before (her statements on CNN), Ms. Rice’s staff had been told that the government’s foremost nuclear experts seriously doubted that the tubes were for nuclear weapons…. The experts, at the Energy Department, believed the tubes were likely intended for small artillery rockets.â€
This is one of the biggest lies. She needs to be held to account.
April 25th, 2007 at 5:38 pm“No one could have imagined terrorists using airplanes as missiles,and crashing them into buildings.”
…words to that effect…
…spoken by…
-Cundtoleaseher Rice-
…before being asked by a 9/11 Commission member if…
…she had seen a PDB entitled…
…”Bin Laden Determined to Attack on American Soil”…
April 25th, 2007 at 10:30 pmNo it wasn’t. It wasn’t their claim and it wasn’t discredited.
Their claim was that the British had learned this. That claim has never been discredited.
AFAIK the only British assessment of it after the war confirmed that there was a solid basis for making that claim.
Why nobody ever makes the distinction between the Niger-forgery-claim that Bush didn’t cite and the British-intel-claim that he did is strange, but irrelevant.
What you’ll end up with is a hearing about Niger documents which the Bush administration can still claim weren’t the reason they made these claims.
Is there even a word for a “bait-and-switch” where nobody has even noticed the switch after 4 years ?
April 26th, 2007 at 6:43 amBTW, I take it you’re referring to Joe Wilson’s July 2003 article which discredited the Niger uranium claim before we went to war in March 2003. ie You’re confused.
April 26th, 2007 at 8:47 am