Gonzales: I was just offering a shoulder to cry on.
By on May 24th, 2007 at 12:49 am
Gonzales: I was just offering a shoulder to cry on.
The Justice Department responds to Monica Goodling’s “damning revelation” that Alberto Gonzales may have tried to “shape” her testimony:
Brian J. Roehrkasse, a Justice Department spokesman, said in a statement that Mr. Gonzales “has never attempted to influence or shape the testimony or public statements of any witness in this matter, including Ms. Goodling. The statements made by the attorney general during this meeting were intended only to comfort her in a very difficult period.“
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These bastards wouldn’t recognize the truth if it hit them between the eyes…the Bush Crime Family of Lies. Freaking thugs.
May 24th, 2007 at 12:54 amYeah, cuz, it was like a pretty difficult period or something. So, Gonzales right, all he did was like… you know, tell what happened and shit, so that… you know, she felt comforted.
May 24th, 2007 at 12:56 amYeah….like to remind her how “I don’t recall” worked for him.
May 24th, 2007 at 12:57 amHow sweet! See? I told you guys that these are REALLY good people in power. They offer shoulders to cry on. Aren’t you glad that we have such loving people in charge?
May 24th, 2007 at 12:59 amSniff, sniff… how touching.
Actually, Al was checking to see if whe was wearing a wire, ya know, like in Goodfellas…
May 24th, 2007 at 1:00 am“her” “Mrs.” … does Mr. Roehrkasse have a clue how chauvenistic this fabrication sounds? If you had heard this and didn’t know any better, you might have thought he was defending accusations of being gay:
“The statements made by the attorney general during this meeting were intended only to comfort the Director of Public Affairs in a very difficult period.”
Seriously, who the f*ck needs comfort? Employees need leadership and fair compensation, not backrubs and hand holding.
May 24th, 2007 at 1:04 amYeah she did not cry on his shoulder, nor did he comfort her either, but he probably did threaten her to remember to lie convincingly.
May 24th, 2007 at 1:14 amLISTEN DUDE
I WOULDN’T TRUST NOT ONE OF THESE FAST SMOOTH TALKING POLITICAL PARASITES
AS FAR AS I’M CONCERNED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE SWINDLERS
BELONG
IN
THE
FRIGGIN
SLAMMER :)
IN A CESSPOOL OF COMPLETE POLITICAL CORRUPTION…. YES THUGS,
HOODLUMS, PARASITES, MAGGOTS, CHIGGARDS, TICKS, ROACHES,
TERMITES, BEETLES,
ROUND THEM ALL UP
AND
THROW THEM IN THE FRIGGIN SLAMMER FOR A LONG LONG TIME
WE CAN BEGIN TO CLEAN HOUSE WITH GONZALES, JEFFERSON, DELAY,
SANTORUM, BLUNT, … WHO ELSE IS THERE… FRIST, BUSH, CHENEY,
13 MOST CORRUPT FROM CREW 25 MOST CORRUPT FROM THAT HIGH CLASS
HOUSE FULL OF CRIMINALS, PROBABLY SHAKE OUT A GOOD CHUNK OF CONGRESS, SENATE, PENTAGON, …. THERE’S JUST TOO FRIGGIN MANY OF THEM..
ALL TO THE SLAMMER
AND REGARDING THE DEPT OF JUSTICE FAST TALKING SHIFTY EYED, SMOOTH TALKING, I WOULDN’T TRUST NONE OF THEM DUDE.
OH BUT I DID, I DID… AS ROCK SOLID INTEGRITY FAITHFULLY CHOOSE
FOR UTMOST TRUTH/HONESTY SERVING THE PEOPLE
UNTIL THE REAL TRUTH OF THE 109, 110, IN FACT ALL OF IT.
I HOLD STRONG……. I GOT FAR SUPERIOR SERVICE AT MCDONALDS THAN
THE GREASE PIT AND CRUMBS DESTINED FOR THE LANDFILL I’M EXPECTED
TO ACCEPT FROM THESE HIGH CLASS THUGS :)
NOW JIMBO DUDE ALWAYS SPEAKS THE TRUTH AND I HAVE ROCK SOLID
May 24th, 2007 at 1:15 amINTEGRITY AND THE UTMOST HONESTY DUDE
What a guy. He even stopped by when Ashcroft was in the ICU. Give him the Presidential medal.
May 24th, 2007 at 1:15 amDRACULA PARTICIPANTS
May 24th, 2007 at 1:19 amIN THE SLAMMER
ARM TWISTING PARTICIPANTS
IN THE SLAMMER
RECEIPIENTS OF YACHTS/CRUISES/LAND DEALS/EXCESS $20
IN THE SLAMMER
FAST SMOOTH SHIFTY EYED THUGS
IN THE SLAMMER
K STREET
IN THE SLAMMER
Post 9 > Gonzo probably intended to pull the plug on Ashcroft at the hospital, but got caught so he made up a story of needing his signature on some document.
May 24th, 2007 at 1:20 amIN FACT LATEY IT SEEMS
BUSH JR.
IN THE SLAMMER
CLINTON
IN THE SLAMMER
BUSH SR.
IN THE SLAMMER
REAGAN
IN THE SLAMMER
NIXON
IN THE SLAMMER
THERE’S JUST FRIGGIN TOO MANY
ALL OF THEM
IN THE SLAMMER DUDE…….. IN THE SLAMMER
THAT’S HOW WELL THE DOJ SERVES US DUDE WE GET GREASE PITS
BECAUSE I GET FAR SUPERIOR AT MCDONALDS AND MOST LIKELY
DUMPSTER DIVING TOO THAN WHAT I GET FROM ALL THESE FRIGGIN
PUBLIC SERVANTS - DUDE
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM - IN THE DOG GONE FRIGGIN SLAMMER DUDE
May 24th, 2007 at 1:23 amYeah, ‘cuz I know whenever *I* need to comfort someone, my first thought is to compare notes about our recollection of our past criminal activities…
May 24th, 2007 at 1:31 amGonzalez whispers into her ear:
“If you give ‘em anything, you’re toast sister. Are you a Bushie or not? Solidarity Forever.”
Goodling says:
“Well, I didn’t get this ‘LOYAL BUSHIE 4 LIFE’ tatoo for nothing.”
May 24th, 2007 at 1:38 amThe Dude abides, but not Jimbo DUDE.
May 24th, 2007 at 1:45 amDid Monica suck on Gonzales comb too?
-GSD
May 24th, 2007 at 1:49 amWhy hasn’t TP talked about this NEWS:
New presidential directive gives Bush dictatorial power
National Security & Homeland Security Presidential Directive establishes “National Continuity Policy”
http://www.globalresearch.ca/ index.php?context=viewArticle&code=CHI20070521&articleId=5720
The National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive, signed on May 9, 2007 declares that in the event of a “catastrophic eventâ€, George W. Bush can become what is best described as “a dictator”:
“The President shall lead the activities of the Federal Government for ensuring constitutional government.”
This directive, completely unnoticed by the media, and given no scrutiny by Congress, literally gives the White House unprecedented dictatorial power over the government and the country, bypassing the US Congress and obliterating the separation of powers. The directive also placed the Secretary of Homeland Security in charge of domestic “securityâ€.
The full text is below. A critical analysis on the directive can be found here.
This is another step towards official martial law (see “US government fans homeland security fearsâ€), which suggests that a new “catastrophic event” 9/11-type pretext could be in the pipeline.
May 24th, 2007 at 1:49 amCongress goes on vacation for 2 weeks, starting this Saturday, so Bush might launch an attack on Iran and get away with it too. Rep. Nancy Pelosi will be in Europe for a week, so Dubya can prevent her from returning to DC to do anything. Sen. Harry Reid will be at his house in the desert in Nevada. This looks very bad compatriots.
May 24th, 2007 at 2:01 am#17 - as i stated, shifty eyed, fast smooth talking criminals as what
May 24th, 2007 at 2:14 amyou have described all in the slammer dude, in the slammer they should
all go dude - unfortunately dude for these hoodlums dude the system is
rigged dude totally rigged with political parasites that smooze and keep
wheelin and dealin dude, usually involving millions/billions of $$
Jimbo! You found the caps lock key! Thank you!
May 24th, 2007 at 3:55 am**UPDATE**** URGENT UPDATE**** UPDATE*** URGENT UPDAT
http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/28521
YES…. THIS IS A LINK
AND IT REGARDS THE WHITE HOUSE GETTING SUED BY CREW
OBVIOUSLY LONG OVERDUE…
WHAT A BUNCH OF HOODLUMS, WHAT A BUNCH OF CRINIMALS
LONG OVERDUE TO THE SLAMMER DUDE AND THROW AWAY THE KEY
AND THAT’S THE DOG GONE CROOK WHO NEEDS 100 BILLIONS DOLLARS
MORE?
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY SICKENING DUDE ENOUGH TO MAKE EVERYONE
I AIN’T SAYING IT
IT SUCKS THIS COUNTRY IS RAN BY A BUNCH OF SMOOTH FAST TALKING
May 24th, 2007 at 4:57 amTHUGS
AWE HOW SWEET, GONZO THE LIAR REALLY DOES CARE…. (if he goes to jail)….
is it IMPEACHMENT:30 YET?
May 24th, 2007 at 4:58 amhttp://www.citizensforethics.org/node/28525
white house total criminal playing hide and seek
white house caught red handed criminal activity
white house needs another 100 billion dollars
the highest house of rock solid integrity anywhere
A BUNCH OF DOG GONE CRIMINALS, THUGS, HOODLUMS
ENGAGING IN SPECTACULAR DECEPTION/CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
AND YOUR GOING TO TRUST SOMEONE JUST OFFERING A SHOULDER
TO TRY ON.
GET A GRIP ON THE DUDE….. THESE ARE SOME OF THE MOST ARROGANT
SWINDLERS… A COMPLETE DISGRACE TO THIS COUNTRY, A COMPLETE
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
I FROM THE GOODNESS OF THEIR HEART
JUST OFFERING A SHOULDER TO CRY ON
FRIGGIN IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 24th, 2007 at 5:06 amDidn’t Goodling herself claim that the conversation with Gonzales made her UNcomfortable?
How were his words supposed to ‘comfort’ her??? WTF????
May 24th, 2007 at 5:49 amhow often does Gonzo have to comfort the Pres??
May 24th, 2007 at 6:06 amSure, Republicans are criminals. But they’re funny criminals.
May 24th, 2007 at 6:48 amGonzales says he was simply comforting Goodling. But Goodling says she was UNcomfortable. hmmmmm…..
May 24th, 2007 at 7:31 amLie, Gonzo, lie. It’s all you have left.
May 24th, 2007 at 7:40 amI don’t believe him. The man has lied under oath. If all he really wanted to do was comfort her, and with him being someone who supposes knows the law, he should not have met with her in person. He could have merely sent her a letter explaining why he could not meet in person and offered her comfort in the letter. If needed, she could then produce the letter. I completely believe that he coached her. Come on, the man is a documented liar.
May 24th, 2007 at 7:58 amMy bet is that they were having sex too!
May 24th, 2007 at 8:07 amThis fascist scum do not know how to tell the truth. They are like drug addicts and alchoholics who have lied and conned and scammed so long they do it so naturally they hardly know themselves anymore when they do it. I am still trying to grapple with the simple truth that as I approach latter middle age her, the America I knew for the last half of the 20th century has been flushed down the toilet by a cabal of utterly unrepentent lying criminal fascist scum.
May 24th, 2007 at 8:34 am“The statements made by the attorney general during this meeting were intended only to comfort her in a very difficult period.“
(let me comfort you, said the spider to the fly….)
May 24th, 2007 at 8:42 amCEO’s do not offer chiefs of staff or office assistants shoulders to cry on. Certainly not when they are both lawyers and know that they are or will shortly be investigated by Congress or the FBI for how they operated in tandem.
Ken Starr’s erotic obsessions to the contrary, scandals in Washington are not about sex, they are about the abuse of power. Again, Mr. Gonzales’ office demonstrates that it doesn’t know the difference between the truth and what’s good for the boss.
May 24th, 2007 at 9:14 amYeah,
May 24th, 2007 at 9:31 amAnd he went to see John Ashcroft in the hospital just to wish him well.
IMPEACH Gonzales! How many more times does he have to get caught lying to congress and the American people before he’s forced out the door?
http://impeachgonzales.org/
May 24th, 2007 at 9:37 amThey’ve lied and misled us so much, it doesn’t matter what they say — they have no credibility whatsoever. At this point, the Little Boys Who Cried Wolf Club were so successful we don’t know if they actually tell the truth. Perhaps the next time somone is under oath, we can hook them up to a lie detector.
May 24th, 2007 at 10:16 amWith respect to Alberto offering a “shoulder to cry on,” I’d like to remind everyone that one of the articles of impeachment for Bill Clinton was built on the idea that when he stopped at the door of his secretary’s office and asked her if they were treating her ok, this was “obstruction of justice.”
And Jimbo Dude, I hate to break it to you, but the “they’re all crooks” argument is about as lazy-minded as thinking can get. They’re not all crooks. That’s silly.
May 24th, 2007 at 12:19 pmdude… you know i’m just kidding around about them being a bunch of
hoodlums, that is meant to be humorous dude.
NOW…. regarding crew on the otherhand, that is a different story
absolutely this is legal bribery, absolutely things are being hidden, there
is tremendous waste, cronyism, and corruption
that is, they are hidding things…. they are not all crooks, but i’m estimating
May 24th, 2007 at 2:32 pmprobably 1 out of 20, 1 out of 10, call it controversial ethics, i call it crooks
dude at the highest house of the land where outmost integrity and honesty is to be expected with what’s going on throughout this high class
sector, absolutely you expect the utmost integrity/honesty - it’s called
corruption dude corruption