Crowd laughs as former U.S. attorney slams Gonzales.
By on May 25th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Crowd laughs as former U.S. attorney slams Gonzales.
Yesterday, former U.S. attorney Thomas Heffelfinger lightheartedly criticized Kyle Samspon and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for saying they considered firing him because Heffelfinger had no “federal prosecution experience” prior to taking the job as U.S. attorney in Minnesota. Watch the full report:
[flv http://video.thinkprogress.org/2007/05/heffelfinger8384.320.240.flv]
“When Tom Heffelfinger ‘took the job,’ he already had served as U.S. attorney once before.”
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45 minutes until Gonzales resigns?
May 25th, 2007 at 4:15 pmthe FRiday 5′oclock bad news shuffle, if you will….
May 25th, 2007 at 4:18 pmblah, blah, blah…libtards…blah, blah, blah…surrender…blah, blah, blah…moonbats…blah, blah, blah…islamofacists…blah, blah, blah…
May 25th, 2007 at 4:18 pmAmong the least surprising developments arising from Monica Goodling’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee was the reflexive use of the “criminalization of politics” defense. Not by the witness, that is, but by Republican members of the committee themselves. That is to be expected. After all, whether the scandal involves Tom Delay, the outing of Valerie Plame, Jack Abramoff, or the U.S. attorneys purge, we can always count on the GOP to recast its rampant criminality as mere political disagreement.
For the details, see:
May 25th, 2007 at 4:19 pm“Politicizing Crime.”
Oh….those witty progressives!!!!!!
May 25th, 2007 at 4:22 pmRepublicans are stupid. Bush Republicans are very stupid.
May 25th, 2007 at 4:23 pmDoJ: Right hand, meet left hand.
May 25th, 2007 at 4:25 pmOf course McKay can’t explain why the prosecuters were fired. **Because the real reason they were fired is that they faithfully executed their jobs by ignoring Karl Rove’s insistence that the pursue demonstrably baseless charges of voter fraud.
May 25th, 2007 at 4:26 pmWell, he should be laughed at.
May 25th, 2007 at 4:27 pmMaybe I am just a simple minded hick, but don’t US attorneys serve at the pleasure of the POTUS? Where is the crime ? There is nothing here but a political witch hunt! Hi Zooey! I missed you. This is Sean.
May 25th, 2007 at 4:31 pmHi Zooey! I missed you. This is Sean.
Comment by neo-con sh*tkicker
Oh goodie.
May 25th, 2007 at 4:35 pmMaybe I am just a simple minded hick, but don’t US attorneys serve at the pleasure of the POTUS? Where is the crime ? There is nothing here but a political witch hunt! Hi Zooey! I missed you. This is Sean.
Comment by neo-con sh*tkicker
The crime comes into effect, if any of the attorneys were fired because of pursuing legal investigations into the activities of certain Republicans, which does seem to be the case in a few instances here.
Then it becomes obstruction of justice.
May 25th, 2007 at 4:38 pmAnd yes… you ARE indeed simple minded.
May 25th, 2007 at 4:39 pmNothing wrong with being a simple-minded hick, but “serving at the pleasure of the POTUS” doesn’t include breaking laws. Goodling’s testimony yesterday certainly leads one to believe that failure to commit election fraud was a reason for being fired. We already know that prosecuting a republican was a reason to be fired, so charges of Obstruction of Justice are in play. So, there’s two federal crimes for you — election fraud and obstruction of justice. I’m pretty sure there will be quite a few more. For example, Alberto broke federal law by divulging classified material to Ashcroft in his hospital room while his wife was present. I know, I know, it’s a small matter, but you conservatives are such sticklers for The Rule of Law, that I know it’s important to you.
May 25th, 2007 at 4:40 pmsimple-minded,
What Bush/Rove/Gonzales did with the attorney is wrong. And I’ll say the same thing if President Hillary Clinton or President Obama or President Gore politicizes the DOJ too. You of course, will have to STFU since you see nothing wrong with it.
May 25th, 2007 at 5:06 pmThe people laughing must have been libs.
May 25th, 2007 at 5:11 pmThe people laughing must have been libs.
Comment by Patrick1
They were Americans.
May 25th, 2007 at 5:15 pmLibs aren’t Americans, they’re traitors to the nation for not supporting our President.
May 25th, 2007 at 5:28 pmThe people laughing must have been libs.
Comment by Patrick1
They were Americans.
Comment by Zooey
He may be right. After all, you can’t expect conservatives to have a sense of humor.
May 25th, 2007 at 5:32 pmLibs aren’t Americans, they’re traitors to the nation for not supporting our President.
Comment by Patrick1
You are a traitor to humanity. Which is the greater crime?
Oh nevermind, you’re not worth it. Just playing with my food again….
May 25th, 2007 at 5:37 pm#18. You’re an idiot. Were you a traitor 7 years ago when you didn’t unquestionably support our President (Clinton)?
May 25th, 2007 at 5:39 pmHow many lawyers named Heffelfinger can there be in Minnesota?
I saw one of those real detective murder shows last night and the prosecutor was named Heffelfinger. Could’ve been this guy.
May 25th, 2007 at 5:48 pmHey Patrick with the extra funding you can even sign up. I heard the Army has lowered its standards. Support the President.
May 25th, 2007 at 5:57 pmPatrick1 sez:
Honestly, is anyone surprised that Pattycake doesn’t comprehend Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution?
May 25th, 2007 at 6:13 pmTeddy Roosevelt: “Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official…”
Stupid Bush-cultist troll: “Libs aren’t Americans, they’re traitors to the nation for not supporting our President.”
Day and night.
May 25th, 2007 at 6:24 pmYou know…these scum wads would be funny were it not for the fact that they are so dangerous….because of the authority granted to this Administration by Tony Scalia and the Supremes in 2000.
I wonder…now that the Sopranos is going off the air, will Tony Scalia’s influence and power be diminished?
May 25th, 2007 at 6:56 pmOh….those witty progressives!!!!!!
Comment by valiant venus
For once, an intelligent statement from the trollette. Yes, progressives are much wittier than you with your dead child jokes.
May 25th, 2007 at 7:02 pmPlease people IGNORE Patti 1″ & Valiant Douche Bag.
These immature losers idiots are hated in real life, so they come here to make themselves feel better by disrupting the threads.
Don’t Read Their Posts
Don’t Respond to Their Posts
It will make you feel alot better
May 25th, 2007 at 7:21 pm#10
May 25th, 2007 at 9:51 pmYou said it yourself. You are a simmple minded hick! Just like your beloved POTUS.
Folks, Pattycakes has become more and more jokelike the longer this has gone on. The guy has nothing anymore.
May 25th, 2007 at 11:39 pmConspiracy Theory:
Feb 2005 – Hizzoner, St Paul Mayor Randy Kelly is
probed by 2 FBI investigations as he announces re-election.
The publicity is not good.
Mar 2005 – US Attorney Heff gets put on the US Attorney General death list.
Nov 2005 – Hisdishonor Randy Kelly is kicked
out of town with the largest loss by an incumbent mayor in the
history of St. Paul.
Jan 2006 Citizen Kelly goes to Washington
to beg for a job and get revenge, he is well connected with
the Bush people.
Feb 2006 – US Attorney Heff feels the pressure and “resigns”.
May 28th, 2007 at 10:04 pm