Echoing Gonzales, Taylor’s Testimony Rife With ‘I Don’t Know’ And ‘I Don’t Recall’
Echoing Gonzales, Taylor’s Testimony Rife With ‘I Don’t Know’ And ‘I Don’t Recall’
This morning, former White House political director Sara Taylor appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify about her involvement in the firing of nine U.S. attorneys last year. Due to the President’s assertion of executive privilege, Taylor was blocked from speaking about internal White House deliberations over the firing, and could only “respond to other questions from senators that do not breach White House confidentiality.”
Yet even under these restrictions, Taylor repeatedly avoided answering questions by claiming a faulty memory.
When Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) asked Taylor if she and Rove ever had a conversation about whether to remove a Wisconsin U.S. attorney, she answered, “I don’t know.” When Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) asked what criteria was used to remove U.S. attorneys, she said, “I don’t know the answer to that.” When Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) asked her to “describe” a political briefing she “gave at the Environmental Protection Agency”, Taylor responded, “I don’t recall that briefing.”
ThinkProgress created a compilation of Taylor’s many “I don’t recall” moments. Watch it:
In her testimony, Taylor is demonstrating a memory worthy of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who “uttered the phrase ‘I don’t recall’ and its variants (’I have no recollection,’ ‘I have no memory’) 64 times” while testifying before Congress about the attorney scandal. She has joined the long list of administration officials with supposedly faulty memories when called to testify about their actions in office.
In March, Gonzales’s former chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, said “I don’t remember” 122 times when asked about the scandal. When Government Services Administration chief Lurita Doan testified about possible illegal behavior under her watch, the only thing she could remember about her tenure was that “there were cookies on the table” at one of her meetings. DoJ official Bradley Schlozman nearly broke Gonzales’ “record of saying ‘I don’t recall.’”
Unfortunately, the spate of amnesia that has taken hold over Bush administration appointees has elicited more questions about the U.S. attorney scandal than it has resolved.
Transcript:
SEN. ARLEN SPECTER (R-PA): How do you account for Mr. McNulty — how do you account for Mr. McNulty having a different conclusion — if you can account for — that Mr. Cummins was removed or asked to resign to make room for Mr. Griffin?
SARA TAYLOR: Again, it’s — I don’t know all the conversations that took place with Mr. Cummins. And I don’t know, sort of, the entire timeline.
[…]
SEN. HERB KOHL (D-WI): Did you or Karl Rove ever request that Department of Justice officials remove Mr. Biskupic from his position as a U.S. attorney?
TAYLOR: I don’t know.
KOHL: Did you or Karl Rove ever discuss Mr. Biskupic’s performance with Kyle Sampson or other Department of Justice officials?
TAYLOR: I did not ever discuss it that I ever remember. I don’t recall. I don’t believe I did.
[…]
SEN. DIANNE FEINSTEIN (D-CA): You decline to answer. TAYLOR: Yes.
FEINSTEIN: OK.
Where did the plan to remove and replace several U.S. attorneys originate?
TAYLOR: Again, I have to — the president…
FEINSTEIN: Thank you.
What was the basis for deciding which U.S. attorneys to fire? What criteria were used with which ones to let go?
TAYLOR: I don’t know the answer to that.
FEINSTEIN: What was your role? Did you add or remove names?
TAYLOR: I don’t recall ever doing so.
[…]
FEINSTEIN: All I’m asking is if you saw the plan. The answer’s yes or no.
TAYLOR: I did not see it. I don’t recall seeing it.
[…]
FEINSTEIN: Were you aware that U.S. attorneys were going to be called on December 7th, asked to summarily resign?
TAYLOR: I — again, under the president’s assertion of executive privilege, I decline answering.
FEINSTEIN: So you won’t say whether you knew or didn’t know?
TAYLOR: Is that a fact-based question?
(CROSSTALK)
TAYLOR: On advice of my counsel, I had heard that there would be some U.S. attorneys replaced. I don’t recall knowing that that was the date that they were being replaced on.
FEINSTEIN: Ok.
[…]
SEN. CHARLES SCHUMER (D-NY): SCHUMER: Well, how about complaints about U.S. attorneys?
TAYLOR: I suspect there were phone calls made to me at times complaining about them. I don’t recall any specific phone calls.
SCHUMER: OK.
You don’t recall any specific phone calls?
TAYLOR: I don’t recall any specific phone calls.
SCHUMER: OK.
[…]
SEN. DICK DURBIN (D-IL): Let me ask you if I can, I find it interesting that when you responded to Senator Kohl about Mr. Biskupic that you were fairly specific about conversations within the White House and whether certain people said certain things.
So do you believe that it is only in relation to the Cummins- Griffin appointment that you are governed by this executive privilege letter?
TAYLOR: I don’t recall — it’s — you know, again, I didn’t have any knowledge of that situation or recall any knowledge of that situation, and I answered it and perhaps I — perhaps you’re correct and that did fall under the president’s assertion of executive privilege and I should have said nothing.
DURBIN: All right. Thank you.
[…]
SEN. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE (D-RI): The Washington Post reported that you gave a briefing at the Environmental Protection Agency. Can you describe for us what the substance of that briefing was that you gave at the Environmental Protection Agency?
TAYLOR: I don’t recall that briefing.
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another Chrustian LIAR..hohumm
July 11th, 2007 at 1:31 pmSound like Clinton
July 11th, 2007 at 1:32 pmThis is what Mafioso do when they testify.
“I have no recollection, yer Honor…”
“To the best of recollection, I don’t recall…”
“I can’t remember…”
RICO, anyone?
July 11th, 2007 at 1:32 pmMoral: Don’t hire people who think their lives are controlled by extra-dimensional aliens.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:33 pmIn the future, the Justice Dept. should avoid employing people with obvious brain damage.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:33 pmThe Clintons
RECORDS SET
- The only president ever impeached on grounds of personal malfeasance
July 11th, 2007 at 1:35 pm- Most number of convictions and guilty pleas by friends and associates*
- Most number of cabinet officials to come under criminal investigation
- Most number of witnesses to flee country or refuse to testify
- Most number of witnesses to die suddenly
- First president sued for sexual harassment.
- First president accused of rape.
- First first lady to come under criminal investigation
- Largest criminal plea agreement in an illegal campaign contribution case
- First president to establish a legal defense fund.
- First president to be held in contempt of court
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions
- Greatest amount of illegal campaign contributions from abroad
- First president disbarred from the US Supreme Court and a state court
Sound like Clinton
Comment by Flaccid — July 11, 2007 @ 1:32 pm
Then I guess we can assume you disapprove of Ms. Taylor’s “performance”, right, Flaccid?
July 11th, 2007 at 1:35 pmSure sounds like members of the Party of Accountability.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:35 pmWith this much amnesia in the White House I’m surprised anything gets done. Oh, that’s right, nothing does.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:35 pmFROM THE WASHINGTON TIMES: In the portions of President Clinton’s Jan. 17 deposition that have been made public in the Paula Jones case, his memory failed him 267 times. This is a list of his answers and how many times he gave each one.
I don’t remember - 71
July 11th, 2007 at 1:36 pmI don’t know - 62
I’m not sure - 17
I have no idea - 10
I don’t believe so - 9
I don’t recall - 8
I don’t think so - 8
I don’t have any specific recollection - 6
I have no recollection - 4
Not to my knowledge - 4
I just don’t remember - 4
I don’t believe - 4
I have no specific recollection - 3
I might have - 3
I don’t have any recollection of that - 2 I don’t have a specific memory - 2
I don’t have any memory of that - 2
I just can’t say - 2
I have no direct knowledge of that - 2
I don’t have any idea - 2
Not that I recall - 2
I don’t believe I did - 2
I can’t remember - 2
I can’t say - 2
I do not remember doing so - 2
Not that I remember - 2
I’m not aware - 1
I honestly don’t know - 1
I don’t believe that I did - 1
I’m fairly sure - 1
I have no other recollection - 1
I’m not positive - 1
I certainly don’t think so - 1
I don’t really remember - 1
I would have no way of remembering that - 1
That’s what I believe happened - 1
To my knowledge, no - 1
To the best of my knowledge - 1
To the best of my memory - 1
I honestly don’t recall - 1
I honestly don’t remember - 1
That’s all I know - 1
I don’t have an independent recollection of that - 1
I don’t actually have an independent memory of that - 1
As far as I know - 1
I don’t believe I ever did that - 1
That’s all I know about that - 1
I’m just not sure - 1
Nothing that I remember - 1
I simply don’t know - 1
I would have no idea - 1
I don’t know anything about that - 1
I don’t have any direct knowledge of that - 1
I just don’t know - 1
I really don’t know - 1
I can’t deny that, I just — I have no memory of that at all - 1
Sound like Clinton
Comment by Flaco
Like anybody gives a rat’s ass after 7 yrs of the Herr Bruschâ„¢ Nightmare…
July 11th, 2007 at 1:36 pmSotp living in the past, Flucco.
Sorry in advance for being so crass but since when did the Justice Department get staffed with so many “hotties” Seems to change the whole meaning of “Justice Department gone wild”
July 11th, 2007 at 1:36 pmComment by Flaco
And yet strangely enough, FAR more popular than Herr Brusch, and w/ no where near the death toll on his hands that Brusch has… how curious?
July 11th, 2007 at 1:37 pmOff-topic much, Flaccid?
July 11th, 2007 at 1:37 pmFlaco-
July 11th, 2007 at 1:38 pmFirst Pres to start a war with absolutely no evidence. The deaths of which pale in the deaths you mention in Clintons problems created by 24 million dollars of prosecution taxes on you and me.
I can’t deny that, I just — I have no memory of that at all - 1
Comment by Flaco
Whatsa matter, Li’l Effie… does it bother you that Clinton can get a hummer and NOT have to pay for it? I mean, you just seem to be obsessed w/ the man’s sex life.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:39 pmShe says she was there to inform people, not direct. Inform them of what? Campaign contributions to the Republican Party?
July 11th, 2007 at 1:39 pmTaylor will never work in OUR TOWN again.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:40 pmYo - Flaco…
Are you suggesting that Clinton’s behavior was so admirable that Republicans should now emulate it?
If you believe that Clinton was wrong, then aren’t Taylor and Gonzales also wrong? Or are you a muddle-brained hypocrite that will apologize for anything Repubs do, no matter how dishonest and harmful to Democracy?
July 11th, 2007 at 1:41 pmFlaccid thinks that the Moonie Times is a legitimate source of reportage when he needs to back up his wildly off-topic posts.
Well, the Weekly World News reported that Bush was meeting with space aliens to hand over our planet. Clinton never did that.
Now, back to the topic:
I think Arthur C’s suggestion about the DoJ not hiring people with brain damage would be a good idea.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:41 pmSeems to change the whole meaning of “Justice Department gone wildâ€
Comment by dbadass
Probably the same reason the MSM “talking heads” are moving in that direction too.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:41 pmThe only thing we can infer from little Flake-O’s helpful reminder of Clinton’s troubling behavior is that he doesn’t support this born-again a-hole lying to congress. Thanks, little Flake-O! We’re glad you’re on board.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:42 pmWho was Clinton? I don’t recall ever hearing of him/her. What did he/she do?…sorry don’t recall.
We’re talking BushCO. here.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:42 pmShe says she was there to inform people, not direct.
Comment by AR — July 11, 2007 @ 1:39 pm
Another great staffing decision. For a poosition that’s meant to “inform people”, hire someone who can’t remember a goldarn thing..
July 11th, 2007 at 1:43 pmCan we just fire the lot of them for being medically unable to perform their duties? Have the EPA and OSHA sweep their offices for a possible contaminant that is causing this massive outbreak of environmentally induced Alzheimer’s Disease. The poor dears. If only we had some stem cell research we might be able to help them.
Until then we should relieve them of their burden of office (and pension)and stick them all in a special ward at Walter Reed. But they could all still help their country by emptying bedpans for the amputee soldiers. There are probably a few vets sufficiently recovered from massive head trauma that could perform there duties with greater facility for the rest of their terms of office.
Unless of course they need to be redeployed pronto. Chertoff says we are going to be attacked again at any minute. It’s in his guts. We must trust the guts because their heads DON”T FRICKIN” WORK!!!!
July 11th, 2007 at 1:43 pmFirst Pres to start a war with absolutely no evidence. The deaths of which pale in the deaths you mention in Clintons problems created by 24 million dollars of prosecution taxes on you and me.
Comment by leftcoast
July 11th, 2007 at 1:43 pm———————————————————
Clinton first peace time Pres to allow 800,000 Rwandans to die.
Great foreign policy wouldn’t you say….
What’s interesting is that they all know just how bad this sounds. What are they hiding that is so much worse than how bad they’re making themselves look now? Man, I can’t wait for the next administration and a complete housecleaning.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:43 pmUuuh… but she was so cute.
I watched the entire thing and all I wanted to do was to hug her and comfort her.
I think I have a crush on her. Really.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:43 pmWith all the “faulty memories”, I’m amazed that these people remember to dress themselves before leaving the house.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:44 pmFlaco, dear, care to actually comment on the subject of this thread? If you’re so dead set against Clinton, then we can assume you’re equally angry about the Bush Justice Department, right?
July 11th, 2007 at 1:44 pmSound like Clinton
Anybody else remember how Clinton’s poll ratings went UP when the wingnut GOP Congress went ballistic over a blow job? LOL!!
July 11th, 2007 at 1:45 pmYo - Flaco…
Are you suggesting that Clinton’s behavior was so admirable that Republicans should now emulate it?
If you believe that Clinton was wrong, then aren’t Taylor and Gonzales also wrong? Or are you a muddle-brained hypocrite that will apologize for anything Repubs do, no matter how dishonest and harmful to Democracy?
Comment by Mark @ News Corpse
Flaco uses the Strawman arguement. That’s all he’s ever had.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:45 pmNEW!
“I Don’t Recall” Barbie!
X-mas shopping begins early. Pick yours up TODAY!
July 11th, 2007 at 1:45 pmApparently, Flaco feels “Clinton did it too” is a valid excuse.
My mom taught me that other people doing bad things didn’t make it ok for me to do them too back when I was in first or second grade.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:45 pmLeahy laid into her pretty good at the end. She looked scared beacuse of this (not verbatim):
You testified, under oath, that the president had no knowledge of your conversations regarding the termination of the USAs. If the President was not aware of your conversations regerding this topic, then your testimony is not covered by Executive Privilege. You cannot claim Executive Privilege to avoid testifying under oath before Congress. Many of the previous Administration witnesses before this comittee have placed themselves in similar legal peril. This looks like a cover-up.
She looked scared when this obvious lack-of-loophole was explained to her.
This is geting good.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:46 pmFlake-O: “Clinton first peace time Pres to allow 800,000 Rwandans to die.
Great foreign policy wouldn’t you say….”
I guess we can infer from little Flake-O’s post here that he is very critical of Bush’s policy in Darfur. I agree, little Flake-O. Bush’s non-policy in Darfur has been a complete failure. Glad you’re on board!
July 11th, 2007 at 1:47 pmI think it’s far past time to say that born-again christians should not be trusted with public policy or public office.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:48 pmThe doctor is in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp-yRI_HJoM
July 11th, 2007 at 1:49 pmOOOOH the Washinton Post!
July 11th, 2007 at 1:49 pmDon’t make me laugh.
We’re being “governed” by a large group of ChristianReichWingNutWhackJobs who can’t remember the details of anything.
“I don’t know…”
“I don’t recall…”
RICO! and throw ‘um all in jail!!!
July 11th, 2007 at 1:49 pmThat is the only thing the lame trolls can come up with.
Clinton did it too!!! OMGZ!!!
Last I looked Clinton has not been president for over 6 years.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:49 pmRepukicans have no sense of responsibility at all.
How many articles have ya seen here on TP about Darfur?
July 11th, 2007 at 1:50 pmRe Taylor,
This is all she ever meant to do in front of this committee. Even if Bush hadn’t issued the EO, this is what she would have done.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:51 pmMarcus: Well, why not. The more the merrier. Or are you implying that older women are sexually inactive or unattractive? Shame on you, progressive.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:51 pmClin·ton (n) ~
1. American President William J., elected in 1992, 1996, famous for tolerating Republican insanity with one hand while lifting the nation on to its feet with the other;
2. Used as a false excuse by apologists for any number of wrongs committed by Republicans, usually included with lies and exaggerated details, ex, “sure Bush lied to Congress and murdered hundreds of thousands of people, but Clinton did it too.”
3. American President Hillary R., spouse of William J., elected in 2008, notably prevented WW3, publicly revealed White House documentation of treasonous activity of Richard Cheney
July 11th, 2007 at 1:53 pmClinton first peace time Pres to allow 800,000 Rwandans to die.
Great foreign policy wouldn’t you say….
Comment by Flaco
The first? You mean other Presidents have let that many die too? is that why Herr brusch won’t get involved in Darfur, he’s trying to top Clinton’s record? But Brusch is getting soooo close in Iraq!
Strange, when Clinton went into Kosovo, the Reub Congress didn’t like it. Hmmm, what point were you trying to make? On a thread about the DOJ Scandal?
July 11th, 2007 at 1:54 pmA threesome with Monica Goodling
As if! Monica Goodling is so askeered of the human body that she insisted on draping a curtain over the breasts to the statue of Justice in the lobby of her building.
That’s freakin’ insane.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:54 pmFlake-O: “How many articles have ya seen here on TP about Darfur?”
Only a few. Amazing isn’t it. You’d think that since we agree that Bush’s non-policy on Darfur is a disgrace, there would be more. Again, thanks Flake-O. I’m glad you agree that Bush’s non-action on Darfur is disgraceful.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:54 pmI think I have a crush on her. Really.
Comment by Future troll
And I’m sure she’d be crushed if she knew that.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:55 pm#32
Hey stone thrower STFU!
Comment by Flaco — July 11, 2007
July 11th, 2007 at 1:55 pmOh, I would have expected so much more literary prowess.
Flaco: BUT CLINTON DID IT TOO!!!!!11!!11!!111!!!!1!one!oneeleventyone!!1!
July 11th, 2007 at 1:55 pm#49: Well, that’s what it makes it even more delicious. Corrupting those little Christian girls. Besides, the coverup was Ashcroft’s idea.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:56 pmConservative values on display:
Future troll: “Well, why not. The more the merrier.”
Christian family values, people.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:57 pm#51: Hey, now. That’s not nice. :’-( I really do have feelings for her.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:57 pmWow…she looks like she had a rough night…
July 11th, 2007 at 1:58 pm#55: What? Did I ever say I’m a conservative?
July 11th, 2007 at 1:58 pmJust like He’s12 admitting that he doesn’t support the troops, it’s refreshing to see a troll like Flaccid behave exactly as we all thought he would.
Invoke Clinton to try to distract from the topic and ignore the questions put to him. heck, he even brought up Rwanda and blamed it on Clinton, as if Rwanda was a US city that had been ravaged by a hurricane or something.
So predictable, Flaccid. Really. Is that all you got?
Back on topic: do those people at the DoJ remember to eat lunch at noon? Or do they have to have their mommies call and remind them?
July 11th, 2007 at 1:58 pm“Due to the President’s assertion of executive privilege, Taylor was blocked from speaking about internal White House deliberations over the firing, and could only “respond to other questions from senators that do not breach White House confidentiality.— — from the story.
This is wrong. Taylor was not “blocked” by anyone or anything. The President has no legal authority to “block” a former staffer from answering questions before Congress. The President’s “assertion” of Executive Privilege is just talk — empty threats — until a Court takes the case and upholds the assertion.
Please correct this in the copy.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:58 pmI’m bored. You’re borrrrring Flaco.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:59 pmOnce again, we see Flaco forget and use his Ringo/Mr President style of posting. Posting under multiple names is of course against the terms of service, but Think Progress won’t do anything about.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:59 pm#80: Uh. No. The Executive Privilege holds until it’s DISMISSED by a Court.
July 11th, 2007 at 1:59 pmahh, this puts me back to the days of Reagan, who perfected the “I do not recall” technique…
Gonzo is supposed to testify AGAIN and this time Leahy is submitting questions in advance Gonzo can look into his answers, rather than simply feign memory loss… that should be interesting…
btw, is it me or does Taylor look much different than the pictures we previously saw of her?
July 11th, 2007 at 2:00 pmClinton, Clinton, Clinton, Clinton, Clinton, & Clinton!!!!!
That’s all I have to say. BTW, I’m 14 years old. Who cares if I was only 6 when the impeachment trial happened.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:00 pm#54: With all due respect, it was actually Goodling’s idea:
From National Journal’s Inside Washington column (not available online):
July 11th, 2007 at 2:01 pm“Sources tell us that none other than Monica Goodling, former aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, was responsible for draping over the ample bosoms of the Art Deco statues in the Justice Department’s Great Hall during the reign of the prim John Ashcroft. The coverings were removed, accompanied by a sigh from an appreciative public, in 2005 …”
Or are you implying that older women are sexually inactive or unattractive? Shame on you, progressive.
Comment by Future troll
Nah, he’s just saying, they’re smart enough to avoid you like… the plague, or m12, or Flucco, or Jake…
July 11th, 2007 at 2:01 pmBack on topic: do those people at the DoJ remember to eat lunch at noon? Or do they have to have their mommies call and remind them?
Comment by spit take
I’m surprised these people remember to breathe.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:01 pmReply to Flaco comment #10: Apparently you and the Republicans justify criminal acts by claiming Clinton did the same thing. Well my misguided friend that doesn’t work, if it did our prisons would be empty. I’d like to see a murderer claim that his murder was justified because people kill other people everyday. I’m sure the jury would say he’s not guilty based on that fact. I though your pitiful party was based on law and order? The inocent by commitee defense doesn’t wash pinhead. So try another defense for the illegal activity this group of morons have been engaged in.
This make Nixon and his henchman look like boyscouts. The only reason they’ve gotten away with it is because the Democrats are COWARDS. If any of the had any guts at all, they’d impeach this bumb and his yes men and get on with the business of leading this country. So I”m not a partisan Dem would blames one side. Both sides are no good. This adminstration is filled with crooks and the Dems are COWARDS. The people who are Democrats and comment on this site need to contact their congressman and ask them to impeach Bush.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:01 pmChrist guys did your Hustler subscriptions run out or what?
Also, I want more pics of Snowman’s replacement, what’s-her-name…
July 11th, 2007 at 2:01 pmshe looks like she had a rough night
Yeah. That’s what caught my eye, too. I just love women who’ve got that world-weary look.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:02 pmAs was pointed out by Patrick Leahy on the Senate floor yesterday, Sara Taylor is a private citizen, therefore executive privilege doesn’t apply.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:02 pmFlaco..where the hell are you getting your information?? I think we should start calling you “FLACO the WACKO”
July 11th, 2007 at 2:02 pmAs a liscensed Physician, I recommend RememRepub® from the makers of WellbuTroll® for those Repubs who are forced by evil “Libruls” to remember how they broke the law.
Just one RememRepub® capsule twice daily and you’ll have no recollection of any past crimes or unethical behavior.
*testimonials:
Ollie North: “What’s an Iran/Contra”?
Lorita Doan: “Senator, I’m really trying to remember but I just can’t. Cookies is all I can think of”.
Attn. Gen. Gone-zo: “My brain has been wiped, or has it? I can’t remember”.
Fred Dalton Thompson: “Lobbying for baby killers? (chomping Cuban cigar) I have no recollection of doing that. Besides, us lobbyists don’t whore for money”.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:03 pmFlucko you smell of fear.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:05 pm#73: Well, she’s sworn an oath to the President and I for one respect her for not breaking that oath. I just wish I could give her a hug for that.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:05 pm… and the DOJ is in the hands of THESE folks? Yikes!
“I don’t know…” == “I don’t care about truth…”
“I don’t remember…” == “I’m not going to tell you a thing…”
“I’m Christian…” == “I’m a nutball who’s just to the right of the Taliban…”
ITMFAs NOW!!
July 11th, 2007 at 2:05 pmLittle Flake-O: “That’s all I have to say. BTW, I’m 14 years old.”
Now, that I can believe… and homeschooled too I’m guessing.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:05 pmOr are you implying that older women are sexually inactive or unattractive? Shame on you, progressive.
Comment by Future troll
Nah, he’s just saying, they’re smart enough to avoid you like… the plague, or m12, or Flucco, or Jake…
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity
All Future Troll can think of to say on this thread is crap about how this criminal looks and what he’d like to try with her — no wonder women of all ages avoid him.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:06 pmthe ABA should disbarr these neoclown drones……
July 11th, 2007 at 2:06 pmI love the fact that she could not respond to a “fact-based question.” If that doesn’t sum up the waste of humanity that is this perverse bunch, what does?
July 11th, 2007 at 2:07 pmI FEAR NADA AMIGO!
July 11th, 2007 at 2:08 pmI’m surprised these people remember to breathe.
Comment by Zooey
They must practice. Without breathing they cannot repeat, “Duh, I don’t know” over and over again without passing out. =P
July 11th, 2007 at 2:08 pm#80: Uh. No. The Executive Privilege holds until it’s DISMISSED by a Court.
Comment by Future troll
#80??? WTF??? Are you cutting and pasting from another thread? We’re not even up to 70 comments yet here.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:09 pmAnother white blonde religious nazi type doing her usual song and dance routine.
She’s a lawyer in the nation’s “justice” department and she doesn’t remember? She’s either INCOMPETENT or simply a LIAR.
Geez Louise “I don’t recall” … she simply LYING!
I hope the pressure continue with these TRAITORS to American Democracy.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:10 pm#81: Bwahaha! Thanks for your concern, Zooey, but I don’t have trouble socializing with either men or women.
But I’ve still got a crush on Sara. Such a pretty little thing…
July 11th, 2007 at 2:10 pmno wonder women of all ages avoid him.
Comment by Zooey
They just don’t avoid him, they run, like frightened deer…
July 11th, 2007 at 2:11 pmActually, I think you’ll find the Bush administration will top out all White House records for malfeasance, criminality, and convictions. The Flood has begun.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:12 pmChrist guys did your Hustler subscriptions run out or what?
Also, I want more pics of Snowman’s replacement, what’s-her-name…
Comment by Troll Hater
Sound more like a Troll everyday don’t cha?
July 11th, 2007 at 2:12 pmRemember when President Clinton sent American troops to Bosnia in 1995 and said they would only be there for one year? Remember when President Bush campaigned and said we had too many troops deployed in the Balkans? Ask any (civilian) you see on the street, and most of them don’t even know we still have thousands of troops deployed there.
So, how’s the “nation building” going in Bosnia, eight years later?
July 11th, 2007 at 2:13 pm———————————————————————————-
CLITON INVADED A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND KILLED PEOPLE OMG!
She had to keep looking at some notes during the questioning. I can tell you what the notes said:
When asked any question pertaining to your job and any past conversations:
I don’t know. - no more than 30 times
I don’t remember. - no more than 5 times - makes you look stupid.
I have no recollection. - unlimited use but try mix it up a little.
Thanks,
Karl
Great notes. She did well, uuugggh.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:14 pm#92: Well, whatever floats your boat. That’s not my thing, though.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:14 pmFuture Troll-meister Mr Pee, how ya doing?
July 11th, 2007 at 2:14 pmSo, you swing both ways, eh? I knew it. As Woody Allen says, It doubles your chances on Saturday night.
I FEAR NADA AMIGO!
Comment by Flaco
Who is this “Nada” you fear? Is that your nickname for “Mommie”?
July 11th, 2007 at 2:14 pm#96: Hey, I’m not Mr. President. In fact, I’ve been wondering where he is today. The rest of your post was pretty spot-on, though.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:16 pmNatalie Amigo? You mean down in Human Resources?? Gosh, yes, you should fear her. She has your Myers-Briggs test and IQ scores on file. She could out you as a sociopathic idiot at the drop of a hat.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:17 pmDisney movie being released this summer: All Trolls Go To Hell
July 11th, 2007 at 2:19 pm#92: Well, whatever floats your boat. That’s not my thing, though.
Comment by Future troll
Ohhh… you prefer “inflatables”, huh? Seeing as your such a BLOWHARD, that’s understandable.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:20 pmWhat to say? A DoJ where everyone is pleading the Fifth. It’s as if Capone had taken over the Government. Actually, Cheney, Gonzales, Rumsfeld and Bush –they kinda resemble Prohibition mobsters, don’t they?
July 11th, 2007 at 2:21 pmCLITON INVADED A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND KILLED PEOPLE OMG!
Comment by Flaco
STILL unclear on the topic of the thread, huh?
July 11th, 2007 at 2:22 pmNobody cares about the United States invading other countries legally. We do have a problem when it is an illegal trumped up invasion.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:23 pmIt’s as if Capone had taken over the Government. Actually, Cheney, Gonzales, Rumsfeld and Bush –they kinda resemble Prohibition mobsters, don’t they?
Comment by david
Indeed, David, and that’s why I’ve been saying, ahem, “RICO!” for months now!
RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO! RICO!
July 11th, 2007 at 2:23 pmBoy I bet she’s at the top of the GOP’s Stooges to bring on board the next administration list. Complete, slavish, sycophant, card carrying Stooge.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:25 pmFlaco: CLINTON DID IT TOOOOO!!!!11!11!11!one!11! Geez, guys. It’s getting old. Get a new tagline.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:26 pmComplete, slavish, sycophant, card carrying Stooge.
Comment by the fly-man
You use the word “Stooge” s thought it’s a bad thing. How do you think Larry, Curly, and especially Moe would feel?
July 11th, 2007 at 2:27 pmLying thugs of a crime family…nothing more and nothing less.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:27 pmZooey is a lush.
Why would you say that? Do you know that to be true? Or are you just being an assh*le.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:27 pmFor all you dumbasses bringing Clinton up…I never approved of his shit either….two wrongs do not make a right…didn’t they teach you troglodytes anything in home school?
July 11th, 2007 at 2:29 pmTo me, it was rather telling that she, a rising star in the justice department (lower case adopted due to recent incompetents), couldn’t seem to understand that her oath and those oaths of congress were to uphold the **Constitution** and **NOT** to uphold the president.
Don’t attorneys have to pass some exam on the law somewhere along the way ?
July 11th, 2007 at 2:29 pmSounds like she’s got mad cow.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:29 pmOr are you just being an assh*le.
Comment by Arthur C.
Oh, crying out loud, Arthur. It’s FLUCCO… he doesn’t know HOW to do anything else.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:29 pmSound more like a Troll everyday don’t cha?
Comment by leftcoast
Your judgement is clouded…
July 11th, 2007 at 2:29 pmComment by Flaco — July 11, 2007 @ 2:25 pm
What business of course is another’s life? Are you just trying to be a tool? Manners seems not your forte unless I am missing something here.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:30 pmTrolls are so funny … and STUPID.
They continue to spill out typical bull shit, which no one cares about here. Yet they continue, and like a child spill out more spill shit since they are getting any attention.
Like what they write matters. Too funny.
I simply IGNORE most of the time, but when I come across their bull shit writing by accident, all I can think:
COMIC RELIEF!
:-)
July 11th, 2007 at 2:31 pmSenator Shumer to miss Taylor: “I am going to show you a photo,and tell us if you know this guy”.
Shumer instructed one of his staff to give Carl Rove photo to miss Taylor.
“Do you know this guy”…said Shumar.
Miss Taylor: “I don’t remembr this guy,Senator; he looks like a car salesman in our neighborhood’.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:32 pmYour judgement is clouded…
Comment by Troll Hater
And yours is utterly worthless.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:34 pmSorry about that, Troll Hater. my bad.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:34 pmNatalie Amigo? You mean down in Human Resources?? Gosh, yes, you should fear her. She has your Myers-Briggs test and IQ scores on file. She could out you as a sociopathic idiot at the drop of a hat.
Comment by david
She also knows what websites he visits on his computer at work. talk about embarassing…
July 11th, 2007 at 2:35 pmThat pretty hair is hiding a horse face and guilty dark circles around those lying eyes.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:36 pm> Sorry about that, Troll Hater. my bad.
Dont’ worry.
But back on topic, now.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:37 pmFlaco sez:
Two things, Flaco:
1) Clinton hasn’t been in office for seven years. Get over it.
2) So, if Clinton did it, that makes it OK for Chimpy to do it as well?
July 11th, 2007 at 2:37 pmFind her in Contempt of Congress NOW! This bull$hit has to stop. As long as the Democrats let them get away with this kind of testimony, they will continue to do it. If there are no consequences, why cooperate?
July 11th, 2007 at 2:38 pmPLEASE DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS!
July 11th, 2007 at 2:38 pmThere is plenty of TREASON going on in our government this MINUTE.
Taylor said she took an oath to “protect the ‘president’”.
BZZZZZZT!!! WRONG!!!
The answer is “Constitution”.
THAT is what you are supposed to protect, not TRAITORS like Bush!!
July 11th, 2007 at 2:40 pmTaylor said she took an oath to “protect the ‘president’â€.
Holy crap, did she really say that?
July 11th, 2007 at 2:43 pmi found it painful to watch her struggle/wiggle/confuse herself with her “i don’t knows.” granted i’m pissed that she’s doing it, but again, there’s something so terribly sad about watching all these nitwits take bullets, when the real criminals continue to hide behind these young women’s skirts.
(btw, doesn’t the congress know how to cross examine? a simple, “ms. taylor, i want to remind you that you are under oath, and that your answers need to be forthright and truthful, it is the basis of our entire judicial system, and here today it is the basis of our constitutional role as congress to exercise oversight over the executive and judicial branches of our government. thus providing full, truthful answers to our questions, is not only your duty here today as a former employee of the white house (and therefore executive branch of our government), but is your duty as a citizen of this country—therefore ms. taylor, i want to remind you, no (and I apologize for my directness here) warn you, that your answers, even, maybe especially, the “i don’t knows, i don’t recalls,” if it is made clear, or even has already been made clear in another’s testimony that you in fact did know, and did act in ways which you assert today–you don’t know, or don’t recall–you will in fact be committing perjury to the United States Congress and will if found guilty more than likely spend time in jail (among other things)…so let me ask my question again…did you or did you not ever discuss with Karl Rove or President George Bush any names of United States Attorneys on the list provided by the Justice Department. And again, if you need to please take a moment to read the list. Ms. Taylor, what is your answer.)
July 11th, 2007 at 2:49 pmYou Lefties do this to yourself. If you are upset right now, it is only because you let your fantasy distort your perception of reality.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:50 pm#125: That wouldn’t do because to the public it would look like a bunch of old men ganging up on a pretty, young woman and making her cry.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:52 pm“…A pretty girrrrrrl is like a…FEL-O-NEEEE!”
–Apologies to Irving Berlin
July 11th, 2007 at 2:52 pmThis makes them look REAL BAD. Remember this all started with them inserting laws into the Patriot Act allowing them to appoint attorneys in secret.
It blew up in their faces.
They got busted.
We need to be happy that the laws have, once again, been corrected to compensate for the criminal tendencies of the Republicans.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:54 pmI think a bigger story is Bush not allowing the surgeon general to participate in the Special Olympics.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:55 pmMr. President take care of the moral midgets here please.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:56 pmthanks
You Lefties do this to yourself. If you are upset right now, it is only because you let your fantasy distort your perception of reality.
Comment by PiP — July 11, 2007 @ 2:50 pm
#125: That wouldn’t do because to the public it would look like a bunch of old men ganging up on a pretty, young woman and making her cry.
Comment by Future troll
Ah… just a couple of strawmen having a pointless conversation betwixt thmeselves. Get a room, guys.
July 11th, 2007 at 2:57 pmTaylor said she took an oath to “protect the ‘president’â€.
Holy crap, did she really say that?
Comment by Arthur C.
Good god, she doesn’t even know what her job was!
July 11th, 2007 at 2:58 pmMr. President take care of the moral midgets here please.
thanks
Comment by Flaco
Take care of the midgets? Are you asking Mr P to tuck you in?
July 11th, 2007 at 2:58 pmGood god, she doesn’t even know what her job was!
Comment by Zooey
She knew EXACTLY what her job was. After all, she served at the pleasure of the President!
July 11th, 2007 at 2:59 pm#120
July 11th, 2007 at 2:59 pmEasy for u to sez cuz u slept like a baby while hundreds of thousands died…
Get over it
July 11th, 2007 at 2:59 pmGood god, she doesn’t even know what her job was!
Comment by Zooey — July 11, 2007 @ 2:58 pm
Sounds like she maybe had two jobs. And a conflict of interest.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:01 pmMs Taylor look like one of Ms Palfrey’s employees - no wonder she got a job that was WAAAAy beyond her qualifications.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:01 pm“I don’t recall”
or
“It depends what your definition of “is” is.”
Take your pick, lefties.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:03 pmMr. President take care of the moral midgets here please.
thanks
Comment by Flaco
And don’t forget t do it with the “unadulterated truth”.
Good luck.
[Do I need to write *sarcasm* herre?]
July 11th, 2007 at 3:03 pmHey, Flaco. Just drop it. She’s got more balls than you ever had.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:04 pmThe most telling comment in her session today: “I took an oath to the President.” Actually, she didn’t; she took an oath to the Constitution. Tells you a lot about the kind of people that serve this administration, doesn’t it?
July 11th, 2007 at 3:05 pmMr. President take care of the moral midgets here please.
thanks
Comment by Flaco — July 11, 2007 @ 2:56 pm
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OK.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:05 pm“Take your pick, lefties.”
I see. So you approve of stonewalling and lying? Thanks for clarifying that.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:05 pmMan, that Flaccid is gonna be itchin’ tonight when he gets himself out of that off-trail poison ivy. He’s dancing in it. What a maroon.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:06 pmThat lack of memory didn’t serve Scooter well. She sounds more like a hostile witness that a reasonable person would find obstructing justice and perjuring herself.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:06 pm#144
is is :}
Classic Clinton!!1heheheh
July 11th, 2007 at 3:06 pmDemocrats worship this idiot
This part was edited out of the clip:
“Sara Taylor, what is your name?”
Sara: “I…I don’t recall remembering being told that. I don’t know.”
July 11th, 2007 at 3:06 pmFirst you have to admit your powerless over alcohol….
Comment by Flaco
OFF THREAD!!! NEXT!!!
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity — July 11, 2007 @ 3:03 pm
Come on, TRS: if Flaccid didn’t say something off-topic, he wouldn’t have anything to say at all — wait, I see where you’re going here…
July 11th, 2007 at 3:07 pmI’ve heard that ginko, when takes in massive quantities, especially rectally inserted, causes instantaneous memory recovery.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:07 pmI see. So you approve of stonewalling and lying? Thanks for clarifying that.
Comment by PaulB — July 11, 2007 @ 3:05 pm
The trolls never seem to take the bait on this one. But a few posts later, they’re back to “Clinton did it too!”
July 11th, 2007 at 3:08 pmZooey, what adult beverage will you be drinking tonight?
July 11th, 2007 at 3:08 pmWe know you’ll be on here telling us all about it. Bottoms up, Drunkard.
Sounds more and more like no one at the DoJ or the White House, or well anybody had anything to do with firing those AG’s and replacing them with partisan loyalists. I wonder how that works?
July 11th, 2007 at 3:09 pmShe knew EXACTLY what her job was. After all, she served at the pleasure of the President!
Comment by The Republic of Stupidity — July 11, 2007 @ 2:59 pm
Sounds like she maybe had two jobs. And a conflict of interest.
Comment by Egreggious — July 11, 2007 @ 3:01 pm
F*cking halfwitted neo-cons are destroying everything they touch. This is going to stop, and when it does we as a society will have to make sure we remember every person who supported this administration to it’s bitter end.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:10 pmPotato salad!
Anyone who puts the toilet paper in the wrong way is a islamofasciststalinistdentist!
Clinton cancelled Gilmore Girls!
July 11th, 2007 at 3:12 pmI’m just concerned that she/he gets the help he/she needs, sorry for caring.
Comment by Flaco — July 11, 2007 @ 3:09 pm
That’s alright, Flaco. We’re all monitoring her closely here, so we don’t need your help.
You’re the alter ego who’s not committed to the “unadulterated truth”, right?
July 11th, 2007 at 3:12 pmI see. So you approve of stonewalling and lying? Thanks for clarifying that.
Comment by PaulB
Well, choosing either quoute would depict the same result of “stonewalling and lying.” The question is (depending on “is” or “is”): Which quote would you make you look cooler while “stonewalling and lying.”
Optional: “I’m too sexy for this question”
July 11th, 2007 at 3:12 pmI hereby disavow any participation in this “Zooey is a drunkard” campaign.
That is pathetic and low even by troll standards.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:13 pmSounds more and more like no one at the DoJ or the White House, or well anybody had anything to do with firing those AG’s and replacing them with partisan loyalists. I wonder how that works?
Comment by Krazny
Ummm… kind of like the Immaculate Conception? It was… a miracle???
The Unseen Hand of the Marketplace???
July 11th, 2007 at 3:13 pmI would like “I don’t recall” to be banned in testimony. Instead, you must make something up, anything! It would be more fun.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:14 pmThe Alzheimer’s administration!
July 11th, 2007 at 3:15 pmOptional: “I’m too sexy for this questionâ€
Comment by CT_V1
Don’t forget your Optional Option: “I’m too desperate for this questionâ€
July 11th, 2007 at 3:15 pmTaylor is PRIVATE CITIZEN, no longer on the public or administration’s doll.
The administration is engaging in WITNESS TAMPERING and … what about the 1st amendment?
Taylor has been subpoenaed–it’s time to go to court.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:16 pmThis is going to stop, and when it does we as a society will have to make sure we remember every person who supported this administration to it’s bitter end.
Comment by Zooey — July 11, 2007 @ 3:10 pm
You will be able to recognize them by the way they format their posts.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:17 pm#169: And that route ends in a 5-4 defeat or you.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:17 pmLoyal to Bush even outside the White House, Taylor said she was trying not to answer questions that might violate the president’s claim of executive privilege. At one point she reminded the committee that as a commissioned officer, “I took an oath and I take that oath to the president very seriously.”
Sorry!!!
http://news.yahoo.com/ s/ ap/ 20070711/ ap_on_go_co/ fired_prosecutors;_ylt=AjkunIdapWLLhqm5RQi77p_MWM0F
She said she took an OATH TO THE PRESIDENT!!
Mein Fuhrer!!!
Fukcing TRAITOR, like the rest of the Bush WAR CRIMINALS…
July 11th, 2007 at 3:17 pmLet’s take a look at this question:
“How do you account for Mr. McNulty - how do you account for Mr. McNulty having a different conclusion - if you can account for - that Mr. Cummins was removed or asked to resign to make room for Mr. Griffin?”
What is the meaning of this confused mess?
Let’s clean it up a bit:
“How do you account for Mr. McNulty having a different conclusion that Mr. Cummins was removed or asked to resign to make room for Mr. Griffin?”
Okay. Now the question seems to make more sense.
But are we really expected to think that Taylor would know the answer?
No.
So why was the question asked in the first place?
To maintain the constant smearing of the Bush Administration.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:19 pmHey TP idiots thanks for your contributions to the soldiers actually fighting this war. You have contributed to their deaths by not supporting them.
Your words are empty, meaningless, void of any truth. You are destroying the nation traitors. You will be held accountable! Get behind the President.
Stop your hate now you bitter old fools!!! Get off this website and do something constructive instead of destructive. Whiny TPers!
Go shopping at the mall and let the real people protect us.
No more fake indignation please!
July 11th, 2007 at 3:21 pmHey, Mr. President. Can’t you do anything about Ms. President?
July 11th, 2007 at 3:21 pmWell, choosing either quoute would depict the same result of “stonewalling and lying.†The question is (depending on “is†or “isâ€): Which quote would you make you look cooler while “stonewalling and lying.â€
Comment by CT_V1 — July 11, 2007 @ 3:12 pm
Well, I was wrong! CT answered the question. Agrees that Taylor “depicts the same result of ’stonewalling and lying.’”
Of course, he doesn’t care. The country has this coming to them, after all, because of CLINTON!!!!!!!!!
July 11th, 2007 at 3:22 pmWow. She looks like crap. It that what working for traitors does to someone? She is a young woman and she looks like she hasn’t slept in months. And what drugs is she taking? It’s amazing that someone would sell their soul to traitors. If the US was to have a “french revolution”, she would be facing a guillotine along with the rest. May she eat cake.
July 11th, 2007 at 3:22 pmAt one point she reminded the committee that as a commissioned officer, “I took an oath and I take that oath to the president very seriously.â€
Seeing a chance to weaken Taylor’s observance of Bush’s executive privilege claim, Leahy corrected her: She took an oath to uphold the Constitution, he said.
“Your oath is not to uphold the president,” Leahy lectured her.
http://news.yahoo.com/ s/ ap/ 20070711/ ap_on_go_co/ fired_prosecutors;_ylt=AjkunIdapWLLhqm5RQi77p_MWM0F
July 11th, 2007 at 3:22 pmBut are we really expected to think that Taylor would know the answer?
No.
So why was the question asked in the first place?
To maintain the constant smearing of the Bush Administration.
Comment by PiP
I mean, it’s not like she was actaully involved in the proceedings or anything, like she actually had a job, ya know, at the DOJ.
(Pssst… we don’t need to smear the Brusch Admin… they’re doing a fantastic job of shooting themselves in foot everytime they pick up a loaded gun, so to speak. All we have to do is, ahem, POINT and LAUGH!
July 11th, 2007 at 3:23 pmBWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
She is obviously lying - her body language says it all. Most telling, she looks up and to the right constantly - both of those are signs of deceit.