Judge orders Bush to testify in SMU case.
Judge orders Bush to testify in SMU case.
Late last week, Texas district court judge Martin Hoffman ordered that President Bush be deposed in a lawsuit against Southern Methodist University (SMU). In the case, two condominium owners near SMU are claiming that “the university bullied owners into selling without disclosing plans to build a presidential library at the site.” They want the former president to “give a statement about whether SMU officials told him about plans to build on the site before the university bought the land.” The plaintiffs have already received statements from Dallas businessman Ray Hunt and former White House counsel Harriet Miers, but neither of them could remember full details of the conversations. Hoffman ruled that Bush can be deposed because he has “clearly relevant and material information about the central issues of the case.” Bush’s lawyers are now preparing an appeal “that would trigger an immediate stay.”
(ThinkProgress has been keeping a close eye on developments with the Bush library, and we will continue to do so. Read our related posts here.)
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April 20th, 2009 at 11:25 amJudge orders Bush to testify in SMU case.
– - Is Bush going to be literally holding hands with Cheeeney? Will he have to swear an oath? Will there be a transcript kept of what he said? At any rate, this is much ado about nothing.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:27 amHere we go! Get the ring master and the clown cued up – time for the circus!
April 20th, 2009 at 11:35 am“The plaintiffs have already received statements from Dallas businessman Ray Hunt and former White House counsel Harriet Miers, but neither of them could remember full details of the conversations.”
And they expect Dufous to remember?
Poor George will have to spend the pittance he has raised to date on legal fees.
lol
April 20th, 2009 at 11:35 amIt would be HILARIOUS if Bush’s plans for his lie-berry were stopped due to illegal misconduct of SMU officials.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:37 amHi hp:
April 20th, 2009 at 11:39 amIf I had time I’d fool with you but I am tied up with that loser RealityCheck. That asshat thinks they can make false claims with no consequences…
hp:
Good morning you a$$ kissing Bushie! LOL
April 20th, 2009 at 11:41 amThe war criminal scumbag who brought ruin to America belongs in jail. In death row to be precise!
April 20th, 2009 at 11:43 amIt looks like hp has decided to embrace the principle of “quantity, not quality” when it comes to trolling.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:44 amI just had my hopes up when I saw the title but as I kept reading it wasn’t as I expected meh.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:47 amAh, the memory challenged Bushies. Everything is so hazy…
April 20th, 2009 at 11:48 amI am setting the over/under on the number of times Bush says “I don’t recall” at 10. Any guesses?
April 20th, 2009 at 11:49 amAs if that alcohol-pickled little pea brain is likely to remember anything, or that forked snake tongue would tell the truth if it did.
PEACE
April 20th, 2009 at 11:50 amCan you imagine being so eaten up with Bush Derangement Syndrome that you would believe ANYTHING Bush says?
me either
this hp pansy has BDS BAAAD
April 20th, 2009 at 11:51 amhp Says:
Mr. Clinton’s cost $165 million, and we still don’t know the sources of much of that money.
The same can be said about Bush’s, Buttwipe.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:52 amWhy would Bush want to appeal this? If he has nothing to hide then he has nothing to worry about.
As for hp, the judge has decided the previous owners of the property do have rights. You remember rights don’t you?
April 20th, 2009 at 11:53 amI see hp is now practicing comic irony.
He’s not very good at it, though. My advice would be to stick to the “quantity” idea.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:53 am…but neither of them could remember full details of the conversations.”
The Republican Party motto.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:53 amThe Republican Party mission statement.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:56 amhp is just too much of a coward to come out from under Dubya’s cheerleading skirt
he probably doesn’t even know that dubya was a cheerleader in high school once he failed to make the football team
April 20th, 2009 at 11:57 amhp,
let’s not forget Clinton also received a blow job, and you didn’t!
Performing doesn’t count, either!
April 20th, 2009 at 12:00 pm“Ah don’t care, ahhh, I mean remember, much of what happened while I was Prezident.”
April 20th, 2009 at 12:01 pmName one source for the Bush library.
Who’s Funding Bush’s Library?
President Bush’s coy refusal to name the mystery donors helping to erect his $200 million presidential library is problematic, writes David Corn in Mother Jones’ MoJo blog. Though the law doesn’t require him to reveal names, his actions raise serious ethical questions. “What’s problematic is the prospect of a sitting president obtaining foreign cash for a pet project and not disclosing it,” argues Corn.
Corn suggests that Saudi Arabia’s royal family—which reportedly funded both George HW Bush’s and Bill Clinton’s libraries—is a likely contributor, and worries that it’s “an easy way for these foreigners to curry favor.” He also points out that while still in office, Bush could “hit up American corporations and individuals looking to score points with the White House.”
April 20th, 2009 at 12:01 pmHey, HP, here’s more: You mentioned that the Clinton library cost a whopping $165 million? Little Georgie’s library is projected to cost between $200 million to $500 million. But if Bush’s huge deficits are an example it will surely be closer to latter figure. It will will be the second-largest presidential library, behind only Ronald Reagan’s. And I bet it won’t even have a copy My Pet Goat, butthook.
April 20th, 2009 at 12:04 pmHi hp
April 20th, 2009 at 12:06 pmSeems RealityCheck has slunk away. What was it you were yapping about?
What’s with the trolls going back to the “Clinton Did It!” well today?
Are they finally realizing that they’ve got nothing, so they might as well rehash the ancient stuff that got them chubbies in the olden days?
April 20th, 2009 at 12:07 pmjoe sixpack says: My pet goat
Now that is funny LOL
I am still laughing
April 20th, 2009 at 12:08 pmhp Says:
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At least five times during a 90-minute grilling from the press, Clinton said, “I don’t recall” or “I don’t know”
You are just asking for it today, aren’t you? Are you a masochist or something?
ALBERTO GONZALES SAYS “I CAN’T RECALL” 74 TIMES IN 1 HEARING,
April 20th, 2009 at 12:16 pmEvery one learned the plausible deniability phrase “i do not recall” From good ole Pres Ronnie Reagan
April 20th, 2009 at 12:18 pmhp Says:
Another non-story/hit piece enveloped with BDS!
An ex-President is being deposed in a lawsuit. That’s newsworthy. Nobody’s claiming Bush did anything wrong with siting his library. It’s just interesting that he’s being called to testify on it.
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hp Says:
At least five times during a 90-minute grilling from the press, Clinton said, “I don’t recall” or “I don’t know” in response to nine questions about the cash-for-access scandal that has reached the First Lady’s office via her chief of staff, Maggie Williams.
Five times, ninety minutes, but only nine questions? So according to your stopwatch, he talked nonstop for almost ten minutes per question. Which means that him using those phrases would be in the context of his own explanation, as in “… and then we did X. I don’t know exactly when we started Y, but it led to Z…” Which means that your statement above is intentionally misleading. Which means that you know that you are wrong, and just don’t care.
April 20th, 2009 at 12:19 pmPerhaps Bush could just send a transcript, w/ stick figures acting out his testimony.
April 20th, 2009 at 12:21 pmhp Says:
I hear Cuba is nice this time of yr…..
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…and that would be a perfect place for Bush’s “Lie’s and Torture Library?”
I’m sure he’ll lie his way outta this one, otherwise, he’ll torture his lawyers or go to Sr. Bush whining about how unfair the judge is treating him.
April 20th, 2009 at 12:22 pmWouldn’t sock puppets be more appropriate?
April 20th, 2009 at 12:22 pmWill the Clinton Library have any cigars?
April 20th, 2009 at 12:29 pmMy Pet Goat. Man, i am still laughing
Proud American
April 20th, 2009 at 12:32 pmWhat difference does it make. Who do you know that ever went to a presidential library?
Amish_Edison, I’m not going to take any over/under on “I don’t recall”. My money will be on “Executive Priviledge”. Picture Shrub saying that in his best Gomer Pyle voice, ALA “Citizen’s Arrest! Citizen’s Arrest!”
April 20th, 2009 at 12:33 pmAnd they expect a KNOWN LIAR to tell the truth about anything?
WAR CRIMINAL – LIAR – THIEF
April 20th, 2009 at 12:37 pmC’mon hp everybody knows that Ronald Reagan opened the door for the I do not recall line during the Iran/contra hearings. How many times did Ron use that line?? Did he ever actually answer a question??
Sixpack i am still laughing man I can’t quit. that struck me as soo funny.
dbadass:
April 20th, 2009 at 12:42 pmNever been to a presidential library but i am partial to museums and the opera
I’m sure Dick cheney will be there to help with his testimony, and let’s not forget gis true friend in times of stress, Jack Daniels.
April 20th, 2009 at 12:45 pmBoy, he’s in some deep sh|t now isn’t he.
April 20th, 2009 at 12:46 pmhp, still dipping into the thoroughly drained “Clinton Did It!™” well.
it’s sad when a troll goes out there on the mound with a curveball that doesn’t break, no “out” pitch and a 55 mph fastball…
well, not that sad. Kinda comical, actually.
April 20th, 2009 at 12:46 pmHey hp… if Clinton Did It, does that makes it OK for Bush to do it?
April 20th, 2009 at 12:52 pmhp Says:
We’ve seen Clinton lie under oath – several times.
April 20th, 2009 at 1:07 pm———————————————-
We’ve seen former Torture President Bush lie under oath for 8 years.
The deeper story is WHY the Dallas media is avoiding this story?
What is the deal?
Dallas Morning News?
D Magazine?
Dallas Observer?
April 20th, 2009 at 1:19 pmBut, propaganda addled sycophants like hp don’t mind that Bush and Co. lied more than 900 times in order to dupe the American public into supporting his invasion of Iraq. he’s much more concerned with Clinton’s cock.
April 20th, 2009 at 1:24 pmHarriet Miers can’t remember either, bad lawyer, unqualified Supreme Court Justice, but dub (W for short) “knows her heart”.
Isn’t it great the nightmare of the last 8 years is OVER!
April 20th, 2009 at 1:27 pmDoes anyone for a single moment think Bush will tell the truth?
April 20th, 2009 at 1:27 pmwhen I saw this on the news I actually believed Bush boy knew about it…anyone remember the Curtis Mathis family?
It’s not a stretch to think something hanky occurred with Bush’s Lie-Bury (The Truth).
April 20th, 2009 at 1:37 pmNever been to a presidential library but i am partial to wax museums and the Grand Old Opry
Fixed it for you dickweed.
April 20th, 2009 at 2:38 pmLet me put on my fortune telling hat:
Bush will try to dodge, citing executive priviledge / state secrets.
He will be ordered to appear anyway.
He’ll ignore the subpoena.
Once there, his response will be “I don’t recall”
April 20th, 2009 at 2:44 pm.
Judge orders Bush to testify in SMU …
… Damn, wrong headline.
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April 20th, 2009 at 2:44 pmHe has a lot of experience in these matters.
link
April 20th, 2009 at 3:52 pmCitizen Bush still above the law?
April 20th, 2009 at 5:02 pmBush, Bush, what about ol Bluelips. He has caused more controversary and exspense to this Nation than Bush ever Did. Let see trnasparency humm..le me see dah Andy, Why aint you evea seen any invisabl glass, why naw I aint Kingfish, dats why you aint neva seen no invisabl glass Andy, it’s invisible.
That was a skit from Amos and Andy, Kingfish was trying to pull one over on the Boys by selling them invisable glass.
Funny Obama (Mr. Bluelips)aint showed nobody his birth certificate, where’s tha transparency, dais something in tha woodpile but da aint no BC…hummm!!
April 20th, 2009 at 9:33 pmWho could possibly consider him a credible witness?
April 20th, 2009 at 10:27 pmhp Says:
Another moron troll without a single functional braincell
April 21st, 2009 at 7:29 amhp Says:
Til Bush Is Tried, No American Pride.
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I hear Cuba is nice this time of yr…..
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I hear Guatemala is quite hospitable to morons like you with black fascist hearts
April 21st, 2009 at 7:29 amI will tell you what I am saying hp. I am saying you are a punk. You are stupid, and you are a worthless piece of garbage
April 21st, 2009 at 7:31 amI hear the sounds of bombs. When Cuba lets their terrorist come in this country with Obama’s open arms and the ME wakes up their sleeping cells. Da is gonna be a lot of shit going on in this country…good-bye USA as we have known and loved freedom…you democrats aint seen nothing yet….I still don’t believe when they pile citizens up in the streets you dems will ever admit Bluelips was a mistake.
April 21st, 2009 at 8:40 pmOhh yeah, and it was Dubyas fault and Obama inherited the bad ol world and Dubya caused Katrina and all the countries in the worlds economy is all “W’s” fault and the Arabs super inflated oil prices had nothing to do with the economy and Dobbs and Barny Frank’s policies had nothing to do with the banks being told to go ahead with those not risky but blantent stupid loans to people with no jobs even. Ohh!! Bluelips inherited this because of the Dems own policies and ideology, the very stuff he voted for…But Dubya did it all.
April 21st, 2009 at 8:52 pmPresident Genocide Bush, don`t leave the United States and, give up your passport. You are about to start paying the piper. You have disgraced a nation which you must pay for deep and, wide. The only problem in prison is you won`t have anyone that wants to rape that az. but, they will out of spite. They will be whipping that az……lol
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:16 pm