Gonzales Claims U.S. Attorneys Were Not ‘Fired for Political Reasons,’ DOJ Report Said ‘Quite The Opposite’
Gonzales Claims U.S. Attorneys Were Not ‘Fired for Political Reasons,’ DOJ Report Said ‘Quite The Opposite’
On CNN last night, host Campbell Brown asked former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales how he let nine U.S. attorneys get fired “for political reasons” while he was running the Justice Depatment. “I disagree with that,” replied Gonzales, claiming that a report by the Justice Department’s inspector general on the 2006 firings had concluded that the attorneys were not “fired for partisan political reasons.”
Gonzales claimed that the report found that “most of these U.S. attorneys” were fired for “perfomance related reasons” and that it didn’t “draw definite conclusions” about the other firings:
BROWN: Your office fired nine U.S. attorneys for political reasons. There has been no disagreement about that. I mean, how could you let that happen?
GONZALES: Campbell, Campbell, Campbell. I disagree with that. You said that nine U.S. attorneys were fired for partisan political reasons. That’s not what the report said. Quite the opposite. The report clearly found that there were performance related reasons for the removal of most of these U.S. attorneys and with respect to the remainder, they didn’t have enough information to draw definite conclusions.
Watch it:
Gonzales’ assertion that the report vindicated his office of any political motives for the dismissals, however, is false. The report did draw “definite conclusions” about the firing of New Mexico U.S. Attorney David Iglesias
The evidence we uncovered in our investigation demonstrated that the real reason for Iglesias’s removal were the complaints from New Mexico Republican politicians and party activists about how Iglesias handled voter fraud and public corruption cases in the state.
As detailed above, many Republicans in New Mexico believed that fraudulent registrations by Democratic Party voters was a widespread problem in New Mexico, an evenly divided state politically that has had very close national elections. Beginning in the summer of 2004, New Mexico Republican Party activists talked to Iglesias about the “party’s . . . efforts” on the voter fraud issue, and sought to involve him in those efforts.
Iglesias refused to prosecute voter fraud cases sought by GOP activists and the report concluded that then-Sen. Pete Domenici’s (R-NM) complaints to the White House were a “primary factor” in Iglesias’ being placed on the firing list.
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I don’t recall who this “Gonzales” character is.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:02 pmTo be fair, Gonzo undoubtedly never read the report because he hands his hands over his eyes once again. I thought his story was that underlings had done all this horrid political stuff but perhaps some of them objected.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:06 pmIt’s another appearance of Gilderoy Gonzales!
Too bad about that wand-backfire incident; it’s still affecting his memory…
February 4th, 2009 at 6:07 pmHeh. So …NOW he remembers!!
Wrong, Gonzo, WRONG.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:09 pmWow…9 respected attorneys all of a sudden developed performance related reasons for termination. Care to go for door #3, Gonzo?
February 4th, 2009 at 6:11 pm“Campbell, Campbell, Campbell?” Why do Republicans act so much like either mean high school girls or purse-lipped biddies?
February 4th, 2009 at 6:15 pmDid Campbell then tell Gonzalez he’s wrong or actually lying?
She said “no dispute” (well done!)but did she follow up?
February 4th, 2009 at 6:15 pmAt the risk of being tiresome and repetitive, why is this guy on teevee and not in a jail somewhere? Perjury? Contempt of Congress? Anyone?
Just as we heard last week, Bush issued last minute super double secret pardons for at least Rove. Any bets Gonzo got one, too?
But I now understand Obama’s continued assertion that “we only have one president at a time”. Can’t keep asserting privilege, Georgie!
PEACE
February 4th, 2009 at 6:25 pmWhy is this toad being interviewed by anyone other than a special prosecutor?
February 4th, 2009 at 6:26 pmWhy give this degenerate moron any kind of time? He’s been trying to redeem himself since l/20/09—where is his idol now (Bush) that he made himself unemployable? Who in their right mind would hire Gonzalez to work in their law firm? This is a guy who has no fundamental grasp of the law.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:28 pmWow, in the last 24 hours, we have seen Gonzo and the Dick, both disgraced, both liars, and there they are on prime time TV.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:28 pmWho forgot to shut the door on these criminals?
Alberto, Alberto, Alberto, remembering something inaccurately is no better than not remembering it all. Perhaps you should stick to “I don’t recall”.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:29 pmI can only see two different reasons Mr. Gonzales would say such a thing.
One – he is an outright liar
Two – he has a very loose grip on reality
Then again, these are not mutually exclusive.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:31 pmJust as we heard last week, Bush issued last minute super double secret pardons for at least Rove. Any bets Gonzo got one, too?
He did? For Rove? I don’t remember hearing about that one. I know he issued a “super double secret” Executive Order to never talk to anyone for the rest of his life, but I didn’t know he also pardoned him. Because if he did, then Rove has no legal right to refuse to testify.
And besides, how can a president issue a secret pardon? I mean, if it’s “secret” then it must be classified. And if it’s classified, then you could never tell anyone about it. And if you can never tell anyone about it, then you can’t use it to get out of jail.
Also, Rove would have to admit his wrongdoing in order to legally accept the pardon.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:34 pmHoodathunk Says:
Wow…9 respected attorneys all of a sudden developed performance related reasons for termination.
And in the case of San Diego’s Carol Lamm, she was removed because she was supposedly prosecuting fewer illegal immigration-related cases than they thought proper – even though the head of the sector’s border patrol praised the job she was doing, in print.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:36 pmI dont recall!!! I dont recall!!!! I dont recall!!! I even recall that I dont recall… see how that works?? it worked didnt it??? you belive me dont you?? now is there something around the station I can do to make a few dollars??
February 4th, 2009 at 6:38 pmWayne, I could be wrong (happens all the time!) but I think it was on either Keith or Rachel that this issue was brought up, and it was clearly stated that pardons do not need to be made public. Perhaps it was on Keith, talking to Jonathan Turley? Sort of a rabbit in the hat thing.
PEACE
February 4th, 2009 at 6:39 pmGonzo, listen real close…the band is playing ‘Nearer My God To Thee’. Better grab a deck chair.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:42 pmOkay, maybe I got ahead of myself, Wayne, but here’s a link to rawstory.
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2008/John_Dean_Bush_may_have_issued_0123.html
And it was John Dean on Keith. Whew! Glad to know I’m not dreaming politics and Bush antics again…
PEACE
February 4th, 2009 at 6:43 pmWould former Attorney General Al Gonzales lie? Oops yes 72 times under oath. Enough said.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:43 pmGee – you mean the lying liars tell lies?
And the man that bumbled his way through congressional testimony by claiming he couldn’t remember anything is telling another lie?
The real story here is NOT gonzo’s lies, but why the folks that ran on “accountability” in 2006 and “change” in 2008 are not going after these crooks.
Maybe they will, but those that enable these charades to continue are part of the problem too.
Actually, at this point, they are a BIGGER problem.
Why all the posts about the liars that get away with the criminality and no posts on the people that look the other way?
February 4th, 2009 at 6:45 pmOlbermann speculated that it could have happened, but there’s no evidence that it did.
And there’s that annoying part about no longer being able to claim Fifth Amendment rights to refuse testimony — about none other than GWB and Darth.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:45 pmThanks, spencers mom,
That’s really strange that a pardon could be secret. How do you use it then, to get out of testifying if it’s secret? I can understand if someone involved in a classified mission was given a pardon that had to be kept secret, but illegally trying to usurp the Justice Dept for partisan purposes is not a matter of national security, only criminal activity.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:46 pmI’d like to do a death-cage match between Beto and David Iglesias.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:47 pmEdit:
February 4th, 2009 at 6:50 pmAnd, as tokin liberal has been saying for MONTHS now, there’s that annoying part about no longer being able to claim Fifth Amendment rights to refuse testimony — about none other than GWB and Darth.
TPM Muckraker just posted that the Feds are probing Pete Domenici for Obstruction of Justice in the Iglesias firing.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:53 pmI hope they keep going with this.
nwmuse Says:
TPM Muckraker just posted that the Feds are probing Pete Domenici for Obstruction of Justice in the Iglesias firing.
I hope they keep going with this.
That’s great news, muse. If nothing else, I hope they just keep probing. ;)
February 4th, 2009 at 6:55 pmGonzo, Palin, Joe the Idiot, McSame, McConnell, Cheney, etc…
What a cast of characters…
February 4th, 2009 at 6:55 pmOh, so all of a sudden his brain can recall something – screw this criminal.
How’s the job search going, Gonzo?
February 4th, 2009 at 7:02 pmCareful you don’t trip over your nose leaving the studio, Gonzo.
February 4th, 2009 at 7:18 pmIt seems, according to jeff gannon/guckert, the homosexual prostitute with fake press credentials and a “free pass” to come and go from the White House at all hours, they like all that “probing”.
February 4th, 2009 at 7:20 pmOn a more serious note:
Prosecutor Inching Toward Obstruction Charges Against Gonzales
A special prosecutor appointed to investigate the firings of nine federal prosecutors in 2006 has built a strong case against Alberto Gonzales that may result in the former Attorney General facing obstruction of justice, conspiracy, and perjury charges related to the role he played in the U.S. Attorney firings, according to attorneys directly involved in the probe and former Bush administration officials who have met with the special counsel.
According to legal sources, over the past several weeks Gonzales’s former chief of staff, Kyle Sampson, has provided damaging information to Special Prosecutor Nora Dannehy, an Assistant U.S. Attorney from Connecticut, who said Gonzales was far more engaged in the attorney firings than he had previously disclosed to Dannehy, in Congressional testimony and in interviews with Justice Department watchdogs.
February 4th, 2009 at 7:23 pmThe “primary factor” was political, sure, but what about the “secondary factors” like Iglesias’ excellent resume and track record?! The Republicans ran the risk of making everyone else look bad if they left anyone competent in office. Not to mention the danger that he might one day be called on to investigate and convict them of all their myriad crimes. Better to get someone both loyal and incompetent in place.
February 4th, 2009 at 7:35 pmThe only words that Gonzales can say that will ever make me happy is, “Guilty as charged. I confess.”
February 4th, 2009 at 7:37 pmI’ve heard that the Bush Justice Department prosecutes Democrats to Republicans at a ratio of 6:1. Not a bit partisan.
February 4th, 2009 at 7:42 pmWayne A. Schneider Says:
Thanks, spencers mom,
That’s really strange that a pardon could be secret. How do you use it then, to get out of testifying if it’s secret? I can understand if someone involved in a classified mission was given a pardon that had to be kept secret, but illegally trying to usurp the Justice Dept for partisan purposes is not a matter of national security, only criminal activity.
All you need is a friendly judge.
February 4th, 2009 at 7:51 pmGonzo, the Justice Department report vindicated Igelias and his firing by YOU, demonstrating how YOU “handled voter fraud and public corruption cases in the state” and fired nine U.S. attorneys for political reasons.
Burnish that.
February 4th, 2009 at 8:06 pmGonzo is a weenie. He’ll never admit to wrong-doing. He was told not to.
February 4th, 2009 at 8:08 pm“Gonzales Claims U.S. Attorneys Were Not ‘Fired for Political Reasons’”
Please.. And this is the same clown that claimed that he is unemployed because of the economy. No one wants to hire Gonzo because he is a hiring risk, just plain and simple. And Fredo can’t change back time and events of the USA firing scandal. Fredo’s crimes and his committing perjury in the Senate hearing are catching up to him.
February 4th, 2009 at 8:08 pmGonzo,
Economy’s tough. You can’t get a job . . . no-one is buying your line of s**t.
Suggestion: You and Blago should unite, take your show on the road . . . with his hair and your air . . . sure to be a hit.
Just not with the recently foreclosed upon, homeless, women, gays, decent tax-payers, Crips and Bloods. Oh yeah, you might not want to reveal too much to Blago . . . . you know . . .could be taken out of context.
February 4th, 2009 at 8:13 pmUnfortunately for Gonzo, the US Attorneys involved in his scam will recall what happens when they are questioned by the Grand Jurys…and he will not be able to say “I do not recall” as a defense.
February 4th, 2009 at 8:18 pmGonzo-Ponzo . . .
Didn’t the whole Madoff ponzo scheme go down right under your nose? SEC’s responsibility . . . but goodness, there were screams . . . “LOOK AT THIS!”
Can you dissassemble so greatly as to say that when a known $50 Billion fraud is being perpetrated, that as the head of the Department of Justice, you had no knowledge, no responsibility to know and no power over a subservient agency?
February 4th, 2009 at 8:23 pmDoin’ a heck of a job Gonzo?
or did he call you Pecker Head?
February 4th, 2009 at 8:25 pmAs in, “Doin a heck of a job Pecker Head”?
February 4th, 2009 at 8:29 pmWOW. Gonzo lied to the public. Who could have anticipated something like that.
I see Cheney is out telling us to expect a terrorist attack during the Obama administration. Too bad his precognition wasn’t working so well in 2001.
Republicans: Lying scumbags all
February 4th, 2009 at 8:36 pmEvery time I see this totally incompetent buffoon I always have this image in my mind that he is nothing but a Pee-Wee’s Playhouse reject.
February 4th, 2009 at 8:36 pmAnd h9ow much is in Gonzo’s bank account, and where did it come from?
We may have to get these guys on tax evasion, like Capone.
February 4th, 2009 at 8:40 pmGod I hate typos. I hate it that we can’t edit for 2 minutes after posting.
February 4th, 2009 at 8:40 pmWe’ve heard from the suspect. Now let’s hear from the justice department.
February 4th, 2009 at 8:53 pmWell, yes, they were fired for perfomance related reasons. They failed to meet their quota of Democrats railroaded.
February 4th, 2009 at 8:55 pmPEOPLE, NO ONE CAN PARDON TREASON. THAT IS THE ONE NON-PARDONABLE CRIME. AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT ROVE ET AL HAS DONE.
February 4th, 2009 at 8:57 pmBULLETS OR NOOSES FOR THEM ALL.
HOw does one EDIT a comment?
February 4th, 2009 at 8:58 pmSkdeA said:
“Can you dissassemble so greatly as to say that when a known $50 Billion fraud is being perpetrated, that as the head of the Department of Justice, you had no knowledge, no responsibility to know and no power over a subservient agency?
And h9ow much is in Gonzo’s bank account, and where did it come from?
We may have to get these guys on tax evasion, like Capone.”
And we may have to invade Switzerland and the Cayman Islands to empty all of those anonymous bank accounts. Now THERE is an invasion I will get behind.
February 4th, 2009 at 9:01 pmPerhaps Gonzo was too focused on the “rumored” gays and “unAmerican” activities of prosecutors doing justice . . . In a frenzie of Pecker Head madness generated by the biggest pecker head of them all [Cheney], the grandest fraud of all time simply eluded him.
Slight of hand. Like magic.
And Gonzo is stunned. . . how’d he do that?! : >(
February 4th, 2009 at 9:06 pmIt’s how we got into the Iraq war after all.
February 4th, 2009 at 9:09 pmHOw does one EDIT a comment?
February 4th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
before posting, afaik?
February 4th, 2009 at 9:47 pmI see Cheney is out telling us to expect a terrorist attack during the Obama administration. Too bad his precognition wasn’t working so well in 2001.
he didn’t need to predict. He knew for sure. He knew every detail, except possibly the dates and the flight numbers of the planes to be taken.
February 4th, 2009 at 9:48 pmJohn McKay was fired for not pursuing non existent cases of voter fraud. When the Democrat won. That’s political. Period.
February 4th, 2009 at 10:00 pmGonzo, I know you’re incompetent, but you’re also a lucking fiar.
To madstork123 (see 47): Gonzales lied to Congress. Do you think they could prosecute for perjury? Nah.
To tokin librul (see 58): Well said. It’s called proofreading, It’s called learning to write. It’s called paying attention. Sometimes you only get one chance. No do overs.
As for Gonzales, he never learned you don’t lie to Congress (or lie period). And he doesn’t deserve a do over.
The Reich has certainly been out in force today. Time to call them out on their hypocrisy, stupidity, and dishonesty. I keep hoping people can read. I know, always the optimist.
February 4th, 2009 at 10:01 pmWho you gonna believe, the turkey from the Muppet show or the DOJ ?
Seriously, the fact that someone from the DOJ, therefore under Gonzales and almost certainly cognizant of Gonzo’s political actions, ***STILL REPORTED THE CORRUPTION SPAWNED BY THE DEMON SEED***** – that certainly says a lot about how clear the evidence is.
February 4th, 2009 at 10:02 pmMaple, I’d believe the Swedish chef before the BushitCo DOJ, and I can’t understand a wucking ford he says!
February 4th, 2009 at 10:03 pmThink Sept. 11. Think Northern Alliance, America’s closest allies:
“On September 9th, 2001, Commander Massoud was severely injured in a suicide bombing carried out by two Arab terrorists posing as journalists.”
Massoud is iconic for his fight against the Soviets. He was America’s closest ally in Afghanistan.
See The Bookseller. Before his soldiers, last question asked was about Osama, where is he, “look up”? Moussad smiled and was killed. Two days before 9/11. Americans were there, Americans reported.
February 4th, 2009 at 10:15 pmtokin librul Says: #59
It’s easy to predict terrorist attacks when you are the one hiring the terrorists.
February 4th, 2009 at 10:17 pmEvery American should stand up and scream “NO”. To name a justice center after fubya is a misnomer. GWB/Justice? Not.
Torture center, absolutely.
February 4th, 2009 at 10:28 pmBush knew.
February 4th, 2009 at 10:35 pmrepugs just don’t get it.
Hey gonzo, they’re lining up to drop the bomb on each other.
You damn well know you and your “serve-for-pleasure-of-the president chit chat. chimpy isn’t president any more. you better hop on board before it’s too late.
Start lying under oath with that damn smirk and I will punch you in your other lying eye. You have shamed the office with your mockery of the office.
February 4th, 2009 at 10:45 pmBush knew?
February 4th, 2009 at 10:46 pmGonzo can’t remember what he did but he can remember what he didn’t do? Huh?
February 4th, 2009 at 10:51 pmBush knew.
He knew and took a calculated risk. He had no idea that the twin towers would come down, he had no comprehension that the Pentagon would be plane-bombed, or that a plane aiming for the White House would be brought down.
He knew, but had no concept of the play out.
The great, giagantic “Oops.” Nonetheless, it did justify a war that he had pre-planned.
Terrible damn oops . . . but, ya know, “Victory over Iraq” . . . just makes it all worth it . . .
or, more than 4K body bags later, not so much.
Bush knew. Get those gays and antiAmericans out of the Justice Department . . . eye is on the other ball . . . how you dare question . . . you minions, you are the people, am I not giving each and every one of you a house and Wall Street record profits. Keep your damn cameras off the body bags and science schiemce . . . and drill drill drill, Americans don’t need to know who decides [or writes] America’s energy policy, and the UN, Kyoto and acid raid be screwed . . . I’m the decider [isn't that right Dick??] (You crazy Pecker, you).
I the Decider will decide what is Justice – three branches, I’ll get Dick to saw off one or two of those and shoot the bejezzes out of the turks that decide to stay . . . because, I decide one branch, that’s the only branch. . .
What does that red neck comedian say . . . “If your family tree has just one branch, you are a red neck.” Well, glory be, I live in the White House and have one branch in my tree, I must be an American.
February 4th, 2009 at 11:10 pmPoint being,
Dubya’s delusional, he appointed Gonzo to manage the Coo-coo house, Gonzo was so inept he did dub’ya [see Cheney}’s dirty work without question and altogether, they fried Human Rights, the Constitution and you and me.
They are guilty of war crimes.
Ignorance is not bliss. When you screwed the Justice Department Gonzo, you screwed America. You screwed your self.
February 4th, 2009 at 11:23 pmpaleolib Says:
Why is this toad being interviewed by anyone other than a special prosecutor?
It’s them-thar librul media again!
February 4th, 2009 at 11:41 pmActually there have been almost no known cases of individual voter fraud. But there have been many cases of voting fraud. This fraud has been reported all over the country. Fraud by voting officials of the Republican party. And they are still uncovering fraud from the elections all the way back to Bush’s first fraud that went to the Supreme Court.
Gonzales is not only a liar, he is stupid too. If this man ever finds a job, it will be with an organization that does not care who they hire.
February 5th, 2009 at 12:02 amdrive by troll.
February 5th, 2009 at 12:07 amWhat do you have as a ride?
This is the Latest on BarracNoChange!!!! Shocking!
Britain: US threatened to cut off intel if evidence of torture released02/04/2009Filed by Mike Sheehan
White House confirms; ACLU: ‘Hope flickering’
The British government says that the United States threatened to withhold shared intelligence if evidence of the torture of a UK citizen at Guantanamo Bay is released
To the shock and horror of civil liberties watchdogs, the Obama administration later appeared to stealthily confirm that position.
The allegation was made by British foreign secretary David Milliband, who told the United Kingdom’s High Court that if evidence was disclosed, the US would stop sharing intelligence with the UK, an action that would directly threaten British national security.
The UK resident, Binyam Mohamed, launched a challenge in British court to force the public release of documents detailing his treatment. Mohamed is presently in a hunger strike at the US detainee camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and at last report was in an emaciated state. He says confessions he made regarding his involvement with terrorism resulted from torture.
The statement by Milliband led to scathing criticism from two High Court judges who were nevertheless compelled to rule that the documents must remain secret because of the US threat.
“In the light of the long history of the common law and democracy which we share with the United States,” the judges said, “it was in our view difficult to conceive that a democratically elected and accountable government could possibly have any rational objection to placing into the public domain such a summary of what its own officials reported, as to how a detainee was treated by them and which made no disclosure of sensitive intelligence matters.
“Indeed we did not consider that a democracy governed by the rule of law would expect a court in another democracy to suppress a summary of the evidence contained in reports by its own officials,” they continued, “relevant to allegations of torture and cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment, politically embarrassing though it might be.
“We had no reason,” said the judges, “to anticipate there would be made a threat of the gravity of the kind made by the United States government that it would reconsider its intelligence sharing relationship, when all the considerations in relation to open justice pointed to us providing a limited but important summary of the reports.”
The ruling sparked the ire of Conservative MP David Davis, who said in Parliament that UK ministers must answer to charges that Britain was complicit in torture and demanded a statement by Milliband to the House of Commons explaining “what the devil is going on.”
The US threat had been originally issued by the Bush administration, Davis charged, adding that Milliband must explain “whether the new Obama administration supported its predecessor’s stance on the issue.”
For its part, the office of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said, “We have not engaged with the [Obama] administration on the detail of this case” and that the UK government “would ‘unreservedly condemn’ the use of torture and any allegations of mistreatment would be taken ‘very seriously.’”
The White House later officially commented on the situation via written statement, saying that the US “thanks the UK government for its continued commitment to protect sensitive national security information and preserve the long-standing intelligence sharing relationship that enables both countries to protect their citizens.”
Obama’s statement stunned civil libertarians wearied by eight years of Bush administration policies. The ACLU responded in a news release, “Hope is flickering. The Obama administration’s position is not change. It is more of the same.”
Author, journalist and Raw Story contributor Andy Worthington, who has closely monitored US torture and ongoing detentions, says “the bitter truth … is that Guantanamo is still being run as if the Bush administration remains in control.”
Former Bush vice president Dick Cheney seemed to reassert his influence even today, warning that the new administration’s anti-terror policies risked exposing the US to a catastrophic attack and saying that President Obama would regret his determination to close down Gitmo and end harsh interrogations of terror suspects.
Said journalist and columnist Joe Klein in reaction to the former VP’s withering criticism, “Cheney has done here what the Bush administration did throughout: he has politicized terror.”
February 5th, 2009 at 12:10 amTP, you must stop writing headlines that make me spit coffee all over my keyboard and screen. One of these days I really am going to need a new computer from you.
February 5th, 2009 at 12:52 amGonzo couldn’t make a living as an ambulance chaser if he hadn’t got Dubya out of that DUI charge those many years ago.
Now, he would be lucky to be appointed to Justice Of the Peace of any small burg in Texas, handling Traffic, Spousal Abuse and Zoophilia cases.
February 5th, 2009 at 12:56 amHey Drive By Troll,
Would you REALLY hire Gonzo to represent you in ANY case, other than Jaywalking?
Be honest, K?
February 5th, 2009 at 12:59 am.
Alberto Gonzalez = Pathological liar
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February 5th, 2009 at 1:04 amdrive by troll Says:
Just STFU you ignorant punk. Showing us all how stupid you are may be fun for you but its pathetic you worthless putz
February 5th, 2009 at 1:07 am.
Dear drive by troll,
So, what is the redeeming value to hiring Attorney Generals with a partisan slant when the purpose of the DoJ is to be non partisan in both it’s approach and representation of the American public? Obviously you’re a (R)ushpublican; Partisan in nature. But really, if this is to be the case, partisan hiring of the DoJ, then how is Obama supposed to represent you and your needs in times of crisis when it’s do as your team has done?
WHY DO YOU HATE AMERICA?
Thanks to the (R)ushpublicans, America is no longer a Nation of Laws but instead a Nation of Men who decide when Laws apply and to whom. Something antithetical to what America was founded upon. Which, BTW, makes you an America hater, a TRAITOR!
.
February 5th, 2009 at 1:12 amDid gonzo just denied that people didn’t get fired for political reasons? Then near the end admit that it did happen and he did like it?
Wtf!!!
hE just confessed that some were fired for partisan rEasOns!
Solid Gold!
February 5th, 2009 at 1:27 amIf you ignore the drive by troll, he’ll go away.
Focus on Justice.
Bush knew. Solid attorneys were fired for political reasons. Every member of Congress should be audited.
Self audit before you stand up and say that you’re qualified for a job.
I’m no saint, but I pay my taxes and self-audit before I apply for a job. What’s going on here? Are democrats deliberately trying to screw Obama? What exactly is the vetting process?
Hubris extrordinaire? or has the system simply run amok for so long that Congress people feel “the right” without regard to their wrongs?
I certainly don’t get the sense that appointed Attorneys General feel that way.
Audit them all!
February 5th, 2009 at 1:30 amspencers mom Says:
At the risk of being tiresome and repetitive, why is this guy on teevee and not in a jail somewhere? Perjury? Contempt of Congress?
And, why is it we constantly hear those from the obstructionist party arrogantly stating their views, 2to 1 compared to the Dems, in the news? I thought we had an election and won.
February 5th, 2009 at 1:39 amAnyone who’s ever spent days completing an application to practice law knows, you damn well better self-audit.
They want to know every place you’ve ever lived in your live and require three references for every address. They want to know whether you have paid your taxes for every year since you were born and to know whether you doubt the truth of those filings. They want to know whether you have ever sought treatment and for what.
Finally, they want you to provide any information relevant to anything that you may have left out that may be relevant. Then sign and swear that you have provided all of the information necessary to their evaluation of your fitness and swear that it is true and complete.
Ugh. It’s a nightmare, but shouldn’t Congress be held to the same standard as attorneys [reputedly, scum of the earth, attorneys]?
Shouldn’t a Cabinet appointee be subjected to that scrutiny before his or her potential nomination is announced?
If such a nominee lies, we don’t need them anyway. [and truly, if the nomination goes forward, shame on you Obama]
February 5th, 2009 at 1:44 amThat may sound easy, but in the course of four years under grad, three law school, numerous relationships, jobs as host, bartender, dry cleaner clerk, law clerk, dog walker, and so on . . . it’s likely, as in my case, you lived in about ten different places, had ten jobs and they require that you not list your boss, professors or family members as references for any of the places that you’ve lived or worked.
Who’s left? The postman?
And who knew limo rides constitute taxed income?
February 5th, 2009 at 1:53 amSnoBird Says:
Bush knew. Solid attorneys were fired for political reasons. Every member of Congress should be audited.
Self audit before you stand up and say that you’re qualified for a job.
I’m no saint, but I pay my taxes and self-audit before I apply for a job. What’s going on here? Are democrats deliberately trying to screw Obama? What exactly is the vetting process?
Hubris extrordinaire? or has the system simply run amok for so long that Congress people feel “the right” without regard to their wrongs?
I certainly don’t get the sense that appointed Attorneys General feel that way.
Audit them all!
Nicely said.
It seems that the tax thing/background check/(basic checks as during a simple/typical/basic job interview) is first tier in the vetting process. It does seem he is being sabotaged.
I say run a background check/irs audit on all of Congress.
February 5th, 2009 at 1:58 amGame of Life:
“I say run a background check/irs audit on all of Congress.”
It would certainly create jobs.
February 5th, 2009 at 2:26 amLet’s start with Boehner then look outside the box . . . Limbaugh. Limbaugh who may claim that he’s beyond the box, but, with all of his political speech on the airwaves, I suspect that he’s within the box . . . and is suspect . . . even pursuant to his own rules.
February 5th, 2009 at 2:34 amRush won’t run for office because he lacks the intestinal fortitude . . . he’d rather be a blow hard behind a mic. . . much easier for a drug-addled Palinesque air head.
Rush-hush, better left unsaid. [If only that Palin dim-wit would leave her thoughts to me].
February 5th, 2009 at 2:42 amHeck of a job, Gonzo..
February 5th, 2009 at 5:51 amThe Bush Administration functioned exactly like a parasite on the body politic. Most of a parsite’s anatomy and physiology is devoted to sucking nutrients form the host and reproducing. Try not to think about Rush Limbaugh while I;m saying this…
Sure enough, under Bush virtually all government functions were turned over to partisan purposes, while the governing of the country was completely forgotten. The administration had the sole function of staying in power.
I’m sure future historians will use this apt analogy in describing the Bush kakistocracy–and Republican rule in general. Their “Revolution” was more like a grotesque de-evolution.
Going Back in Time:
February 5th, 2009 at 7:01 amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naZdfGqZtJ0
When you have lots of Regent University graduates working in your cabinet, then you will most likely have lots of political firings to protect the Evangelical Fuhrer in the White House. See?
February 5th, 2009 at 7:47 amGame of Life:
“I say run a background check/irs audit on all of Congress.”
What makes you think that The Bush Administration didn’t already do that for any potential democrat that might be in Obama’s cabinet before they left town?
February 5th, 2009 at 9:37 amGONZALES: “Campbell, Campbell, Campbell. Your viewers aren’t going to go read this report, they’ll just believe what people on TV say. By the way, thanks for putting me on TV. So now I’ll just tell your viewers that it says the opposite of what it says. As long as I do it with a straight face, many of the people watching this show won’t know which one of us to believe.”
February 5th, 2009 at 9:50 amGonzo claims US attorneys not fired for polical reasons.
Yeah, right. And I’m a cumquat from Antartica too.
February 5th, 2009 at 9:59 amHow come nobobdy complained when President Clinton fired all of the US attorneys.
February 5th, 2009 at 3:04 pmRemember, these attorneys are working at the discretion of the president.
blclem Says:
Oh PLEASE tell me you arent really this stupid. That has been gone over a thousand times. You are just a moron that doesnt know ANYTHING that Rush didnt tell you. What an ignorant tool you are. I hate these zombie memes. No matter how often a stake is driven through their hearts, no matter how often and totally debunked the talking points morons like you wont let them go. You dont care about facts or reality you just want to push your propaganda and it being STUPID doesnt bother you in the least. At the beggining of EVERY term especially when the white house changes from Dem to Rep the attorneys hand in their resignations. New ones are hired. That is STANDARD. Raygun did it. Nixon did it. It is the way it is done. To fire your OWN appointees for political reasons is NOT the same thing and is unprecedented. I am sure you already knew that but you dont care because you are a propaganda parrot doing what you have been programmed to do. That and you are a moron
February 5th, 2009 at 3:25 pmIs this Gonzales, the treaonous, lying, thumb-your-nose-at-Congress buffoon? Yeayh, I thought it was. Book ‘im, Dano.
February 5th, 2009 at 6:45 pmEugeneDebs,
February 5th, 2009 at 7:36 pmThere you guys go again. If you can’t beat people with the facts, you start calling them names. That is the liberal way of doing things.
Please stick to the facts.
Gonzales has demonstrated a history of lying.
Had Gonzales not acted like the former president’s lawyer, he may have turned out quite well.
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February 8th, 2009 at 12:58 am