Cantor Falsely Claims There Are No ‘Judicial Precedents’ For The Prosecution Of Suspected Terrorists On U.S. Soil
Cantor Falsely Claims There Are No ‘Judicial Precedents’ For The Prosecution Of Suspected Terrorists On U.S. Soil
Today, Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Ghailani was transferred to New York to face trial for the bombing of the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. Discussing his case last month, President Obama said that, “after over a decade, it is time to finally see that justice is served, and that is what we intend to do.” Attorney General Eric Holder has noted that the Justice Department “has a long history of securely detaining and successfully prosecuting terror suspects through the criminal justice system.”
The right wing, however, has seized the opportunity to launch baseless, fearmongering attacks, with House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) leading the way:
This is the first step in the Democrats’ plan to import terrorists into America. Without a plan to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, the Administration has made the decision to begin transferring these terrorists into the United States…Do they plan to give them the same legal rights as the American people?
Similarly, on MSNBC today, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) said that the transfer was “counterintuitive” because there are “no judicial precedents for the conviction of someone like this”:
CANTOR: Well, you know, Norah, it’s just counterintuitive. Why in the world would somebody be so focused on the rights of a terrorist instead of keeping Americans safe? There are so many unanswered questions about bringing these detainees on to U.S. soil. We have no judicial precedents for the conviction of someone like this. It is just wrong for us to be bringing these detainees here given the current situation and the unanswered questions. We ought to be putting the safety of American citizens first.
Watch it:
However, the Justice Department today put out a lengthy fact sheet listing nine of major international and domestic terrorism cases that just the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York alone has successfully prosecuted since the 1990s. The release also responded to right-wing criticisms that U.S. prisons can’t handle terrorists:
There are currently 216 inmates in Bureau of Prisons (BOP) custody who have a history of/or nexus to international terrorism. Sixty seven of these individuals were extradited to the United States for prosecution, while 149 were not extradited. Seventy two of these individuals are U.S. citizens (45 of them born in the United States, 27 of them naturalized). The “Supermax” facility in Florence, Colo. (ADX Florence), which is BOP’s most secure facility, houses 33 of these international terrorists. There has never been an escape from ADX Florence, and BOP has housed some of these international terrorists since the early 1990s.
In fact, NBC’s Pete Williams said that Ghailani’s transfer “makes sense, because other defendants in the embassy bombings were tried and convicted” in New York.
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No one ever accuse Cantor of speaking, or even knowing, the facts. There are talking points to get out there!
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June 9th, 2009 at 2:03 pmApparently “9/11 changed everything” means that it deleted all of history.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:03 pmTimothy McVeigh was prosecuted on US soil.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:07 pmFear, fear, fear, and more fear. It’s the ONLY weapon that the party of “NO” appears to posses. No ideas, no constructive dialog, no bi-partisan discussion – just fear. It worked for Bushie and Darth Vader, but the times have changed. The American public can see right through the fog of fear desception – in spite of what FOX “news” claims !
June 9th, 2009 at 2:08 pmFEAR! FEAR! FEAR!
This is the return of the previous right wing mantra and replaces the previous right wing mantras of NO! NO! NO! and SOCIALIST! SOCIALIST! SOCIALIST!
June 9th, 2009 at 2:08 pmFTA: “The right wing’s favorite lawyer, David Rivkin, warned that because of Obama’s actions, soon there will be “hundreds of terrorists walking around this country.” “
Mr. Rivkin needs to see this cartoon:
June 9th, 2009 at 2:09 pmhttp://www.gocomics.com/tedrall/
Out-the-way, inbred GOPig kooks.
The intellectual adults are in charge now, no need for you any longer.
Thanks.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:09 pmcoward, thy name is republican.
honestly, i’ve never seen a bigger group of pussies in my whole life.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:10 pmSad to think our government in the hands of such great minds . . . without ignorance and fear the “Republicans” would be reduced to an amusing footnote on Southern Political history . . . . I long for an intelligent opposition party.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:11 pm“This is the first step in the Democrats’ plan to import terrorists into America.”
Wow. I didn’t know there was a market…
Somebody tell me again how many supermax escapes there have been?
June 9th, 2009 at 2:11 pmThe Wrong wing strikes again, and again, and again. You’d think they’d tire of spouting WRONG crap, but it would seem there’s an endless supply. If only we could harness the Wrong Wing’s wrong and turn it into energy, we could power the USA for decades.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:13 pmI can see why Rivkin is the right wing’s favorite lawyer.
**eyes rolling**
June 9th, 2009 at 2:13 pmDavid Rivkin, warned that because of Obama’s actions, soon there will be “hundreds of terrorists walking around this country.
Right, and that’s why we’re watching you un-American shitstains like a flock of hawks.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:15 pmIf there isn’t evidence to prosecute, we shouldn’t have them. That is no different (no matter what his view is), than North Korea with our journalists.
Let’s increase our security by better defense and intelligence, not be creating more enemies and losing our way.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:17 pmThey can make up their own facts because they know that a lot of people will simply take what they say at face value.
It’s very disappointing to see the FEAR flag raised again.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:17 pmAre we going to prosecute the terrorist who killed Dr. Tiller on US soil or are we going to farm it out to the Chinese?
June 9th, 2009 at 2:18 pmWe already have “hundreds of terrorists walking around this country.”
They are protesting outside abortion clinics.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:19 pmThe scary tewwawists are gonna escape from prison, camp out in someones backyard and manufacture a nuke in a couple days. I tell you my blood runs cold at the mere thought of such a dastardly plot. Clearly the only solution is to detain them indefinetly on the moon.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:19 pmI’m just curious to know whether Rivkin is lying or just abysmally stupid. Or both, I suppose.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:19 pmRemember, friends:
It Doesn’t Have To Be True.
It Only Has To Be “Out There.”
We’re in “Big Lie” territory, where “truth” is a function of repetition.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:20 pm“This is the first step in the Democrats’ plan to import terrorists into America.”
What’s the problem Boehner? Are you representatives of our own hateful home-grown terrorists afraid of competition?
June 9th, 2009 at 2:23 pmAh, yes. The republicans. The party of Lincoln. It has adopted and adapted Abe’s famous quotation:
“You can fool all of the people some of the time and you can fool some of the people all of the time. But, if those two things don’t work, we sure hope we can fool enough of the people enough of the time.”
Not really a new idea . . . it is also known as the “Limpballs Theorem”.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:24 pmThe scariest part of the replaying of the fear card is that these unpatriotic bastards are actually banking on some tragedy occurring soon so they can use it to try to regain power.
Treason.
PEACE
June 9th, 2009 at 2:27 pmsounds like Republicans are scared to death of terrorists getting prosecuted and jailed
could it be because, since Republicans use fear to push their agenda (which makes them terrorists), they are worried about being prosecuted and jailed themselves?
June 9th, 2009 at 2:27 pmI say we sue the Senator for slander.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:30 pmI called his office–804-747-4073–and politely pointed out the error in his comments. I could tell that his staff appreciated my efforts to ensure Mr. Cantor has all the facts!I’m sure they’d love to hear from all of you as well!
June 9th, 2009 at 2:31 pmThese men can’t be detained at Gitmo forever. This is an extremely complex issue and the Right has to stop playing politics. Human rights and legal precedent are at stake and We have to get this right.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:33 pmHedley Lamarr: Wait a minute… there might be legal precedent. Of course! Land-snatching!
June 9th, 2009 at 2:35 pm[grabs a law book]
Hedley Lamarr: Land, land… “Land: see Snatch.”
[flips back several pages]
Hedley Lamarr: Ah, Haley vs. United States. Haley: 7, United States: nothing. You see, it can be done!
The Moderate Squad Says:
“This is the first step in the Democrats’ plan to import terrorists into America.”
Wow. I didn’t know there was a market…
June 9th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
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There is, it’s just that usually we’re exporting terrorists instead of importing them. Yet another economic indicator screwed up by Bush & Co.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:35 pmDavid Rivkin, warned that because of Obama’s actions, soon there will be “hundreds of terrorists walking around this country.”
and the reply to that was?????????
i’d really like to know that SOMEbody, hopefully Feingold, set that record straight… SOMEbody…
June 9th, 2009 at 2:35 pmWell certainly the Publicans don’t need to import terror, they’ve got their very own homegrown doctor killer squads.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:36 pmBo-ner sed:
“Do they plan to give them the same legal rights as the American people?”
Well…sure, John, especially the innocent ones. Only a true bonehead would not be able to understand the very MEANING of the word ‘rights’–or the fact that everyone has rights, even accused ‘terrorists’. Nothing is holding those people beyond the word of spooks, and we all know they NEVER make mistakes.
As for Cantor…he’s just a g*dd*amn*d f**king liar, that’s all. He shouldn’t speak up about subjects he has little or no knowledge on, especially in public, especially on the tee vee.
That’s never stopped any neocon or Republican.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:38 pmOFnF works. it has made one troll start flailing so badly that it is completely off topic
of course, it was never very bright to begin with
still, it’s funny to watch it spin out of control after being frozen out
June 9th, 2009 at 2:42 pmEric Cantor is too stupid for words!? America is full of wingnut terrorists in and outside of prison. Cantor should know better since he has so many terrorist supporters in the GOP.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:43 pmsee what I mean?
great work TPers! this one is in stage four
June 9th, 2009 at 2:46 pmJust keep it up, republicans, by 2012 you’ll be lucky to elect county supervisors.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:46 pmWhy isn’t there anything at TP about health care?
We sit here and go back and fourth over divisive issues with republican trolls and yet where is the concern here over health care?
Both parties are bought and paid for scum. They have let America down and sold us out to the corporations, the drug companies, the health care industry, the bankers, Wall Street and we sit at our keyboards fighting amongst one another with the false left/right patadigm.
Wake up people, we are about to be let down by the democrats this time in regards to health care and the single payer option. They not only are spineless but beholden to the powerful health care lobbyists. We need to contact our representatives ASAP and left them know how we feel.
It is getting to the point where change will truly happen ONLY if we the people storm Washington DC in mass protest. We want representation from our elected officials. We should be demanding publicly funded elections, throwing out the lobbyists.
If we want to truly take back our government we need to stop the fighting amongst one another, this is exactly what our government and their masters want. We must get off of our asses and start immobilizing to take back our government!
June 9th, 2009 at 2:48 pmThe data for April and May prove that the money given with no strings to the banks to rescue those facing mortgage foreclosure shouldn’t have been pissed away without requiring the banks to actually use it for mortgage relief.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:48 pmThere are already hundreds of terrorists walking the streets of America. Those would be our home grown American terrorists and they are as deadly as any foreign terrorist.
Also, do these guys really think we are so stupid in that we would believe that the Obama Administration would let these guys out to walk the streets of America. If this guy is found guilty, he will be in prison. If he is found innocent, he will be sent back from whence he came.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:51 pmDivided, you’re right.
But.
We must get off of our asses and start mobilizing to take back our government! would be a slightly better idea.
We are already immobilizing.
I have hassled Jay Inslee, and Senators Murray and Cantwell over this until they are sick of me.
I totally agree that publicly funded elections should be voted in by referendum if necessary. Our system is broken.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:55 pmCan these un-American clowns get it through their skulls what a “right” is? A right is not given. A right exists. A right cannot be taken away, though it can be denied.
What part of
do they not understand, besides, it seems, unalienable? It does actually say “all men”. Not “all Americans” or “all men on our side” or even “all men not trying to blow us up”. Just “all men”. It also says these rights come not from Congress, or Teh Eeevil Democrats or any such thing. They exist independent of such constructs.
These bootlicking Republicans would have us believe that nobody has any inherent rights, save for what they and their masters might see fit to grant in their largess. Funny, but that strikes me as the reason we kicked the King out in the first place.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:56 pmThe right wing, however, has seized the opportunity to launch baseless, fearmongering attacks, with House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) leading the way:
This is the first step in the Democrats’ plan to import terrorists into America.
What’s the matter? Is he afraid that domestic Republican terrorists won’t be able to compete with the imports?
June 9th, 2009 at 2:57 pmIf you’ve ever been to a Ripley’s Believe It Or Not and seen the water coming out of the spigot you know the water hides the pipe that supplies the water and supports the spigot. Rightwing trolls, pundits and politicians are like that – a large volume of crap coming out of their mouths is necessary to hide the truth.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:58 pmDanCaveman Says:
If there isn’t evidence to prosecute, we shouldn’t have them. That is no different (no matter what his view is), than North Korea with our journalists.
Let’s increase our security by better defense and intelligence, not be creating more enemies and losing our way.
Once we opened Gitmo and held people without charge for years and years, we lost our moral authority to protest anything that North Korea has done. At least they gave the women a trial, kangaroo court though it was. Until we clean up our act and start acting like something other than a bunch of thugs, we won’t be able to object to anything a foreign government does to our people. We certainly cannot complain if a foreign government detains and tortures our citizens, now can we?
June 9th, 2009 at 2:58 pmAs a former democrat, now an independent who despises both parties although my hatred for the republicans is ten times the level of hatred for the democratic party, I want to know, where are all the new jobs President Obama promised?
The only jobs being created at this point are construction jobs, what happens when the construction projects end? I’ve seen our stimulus money locally being used for coating certain highways with a fresh coat of asphalt. It didn’t need to be done and I’m sure the money could have been used on more important street or highway projects.
I voted for President Obama because I trusted and believed in him and his words. The other option (McCain/Palin) was unacceptable to me. But I should have known better when senator Obama voted on the FISA bill.
Since than he has said he will not go after Bush & Cheney for war crimes. We are still in Iraq. We are adding more troops in Afghanistan. Federal taxes on tobacco have been raised, how does that not affect those who make under $200,000.00 and happen to smoke or chew tobacco? All I see are a lot of broken promises and a lot of talk from the Obama administration as they continue the bail out that the Bush administration started.
June 9th, 2009 at 2:58 pmgirl fart?
June 9th, 2009 at 2:59 pmDivided We Fall Says:
Why isn’t there anything at TP about health care?
Check out the Wonk Room.
PEACE
June 9th, 2009 at 3:01 pmIs this thread about mortgage foreclosures or is the troll tragically confused?
June 9th, 2009 at 3:03 pmWhat would we do with ConservativeForProgress if he was found not guilty of child molestation?
Clearly the only sane course of action is to have him chemically castrated right now, just in case.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:04 pmjustme Says:
Can these un-American clowns get it through their skulls what a “right” is? A right is not given. A right exists. A right cannot be taken away, though it can be denied.
So very true. Recommended, and if I could recommend it twice, I would.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:05 pmDid anyone notice that a fifth detainee just committed suicide?–I know that’s not as outrageous as Bruno sticking his butt in Eminem’s face on MTV, but….
He had been held without charge in a hellhole for seven years.
In 2005 he was down to 86 pounds because of a hunger strike.
He entered Gitmo at 124lbs.
Massive Human Rights violations aside, these right-wing pansies are afraid of a 124lb man.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/02/yemeni-gitmo-detainee-all_n_210489.html
June 9th, 2009 at 3:07 pmHold the presses “Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the mastermind of 9/11?”
I thought Osama Bin Laden was the mastermind behind 9/11?? Oh wait that’s right, Bushco couldn’t or wouldn’t capture him so they ended capturing KSM, waterboarded him 83 times until he confessed to being the mastermind behind 9/11.
Rumor has it that KSM also confessed to being the King of England and being Elvis Presley too during his torture sessions but Bushco went with him being the mastermind behind 9/11 so they wouldn’t look bad for not capturing the real mastermind….Osama Bin Laden.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:08 pmWhy do I get the feeling that Divided We Fall works for the RNC.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:08 pm——————————————————————————–
First of all, the Obama administration doesn’t prosecute anyone. We have federal courts for that.
Second, we don’t let foriegn nationals without passports or visas loose in the streets of NY, you moron. He would be deported.
My god you have to be stupid to be a right-wing Republican these days.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:09 pmDoes anybody else smell that?
June 9th, 2009 at 3:13 pmAll presidents including Bam have uttered the words “The strongets country in the world”, were some of them lying? if surely we are what we say then there should not be any problems with these individuals!
June 9th, 2009 at 3:16 pmstrongest i meant above.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:17 pmThe Right, drowning in its own sea of lies and deception, grasps at any and every falsehood that may hold the attention of the foolish.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pmactually it is more like immaturity mixed with a massive does of attention seeking
June 9th, 2009 at 3:24 pmIsn’t it about time we admitted that the phrase “falsely claims” is redundant as it applies to the GOP?
June 9th, 2009 at 3:24 pmDespite the way Bush ran things, the DOJ is not supposed to be part of the administration, you fascist. He will be prosecuted in the federal court system dumbass.
Now stop pretending you are so stupid that you think anyone is going to turn Ahmed Ghailani loose on the streets of NYC.
On second thought, you probably are stupid enough to think just that.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:33 pmCantor is practicing fear mongering so that he will be ready when he runs for a higher office. Too bad the public sees through the Republican facade. Just more of the same old song.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:42 pmlittle girl fart?
June 9th, 2009 at 3:43 pm“My god you have to be stupid to be a right-wing Republican these days.”
Oh, I don’t know, shoeless, I think it’s always been a requirement.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:48 pmThe previous administration fcked it up so bad that they had to paint up a whole new breed of superterrorists. Now the losers have to keep it up because all they have is ignorant fear.
Since the previous admin released detainees, wouldn’t we have been hit by now if these idiots had any truth to what they say?
Speaking of judicial precedent, there are war crimes to prosecute.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:55 pmWhy is it so difficult to convict the worst of the worst terrorists?
Isn’t it part of their profile to be proud of who they are and claim responsibilty for what they do?
They will fly planes into buildings but they are afraid of lethal injection?
We’re not talking about Claus Von Bulow here.
Slam dunks all around, right George Tenet?
June 9th, 2009 at 3:58 pmWhat? Guiliani has been loose in NY for years.
Snark aside, even if this guy was released, after due process, one man is such a massive threat?
Only if you believe the Warren Commission.
June 9th, 2009 at 3:59 pmAccording to the Republicans, the US, population around 300 million, is supposed to be wet-your-pants terrified of a couple of hundred people who have been detained (some tortured) for many years.
Obviously they haven’t spent any time in any major US city recently. There are more dangerous criminals in Houston, Detroit, Chicago, NYC, Washington or any city anyone could care to mention.
June 9th, 2009 at 4:09 pmobamawipe$ Says:
Besides, since no one was arrested for the 2001
by nummbnuts ralph
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the suspected (and now convicted mastermind) of the Sept. 11 attacks, was captured Saturday…
Not arrested, though. There’s a difference between law and lawlessness. It’s important.
I’d also be interested in any court documents substantiating the claim that KSM was behind 9/11. Produce those please?
June 9th, 2009 at 4:15 pmDidn’t Zaccarias Moussaoui get acquitted by a liberal jury, resume his flying lessons and fly into the Sears Tower?
Or did I dream that?
*Note to self:
Stop eating chocolate before bed.
June 9th, 2009 at 4:16 pmMeanwhile, a Gitmo detainee has now been transferred to U.S. Marshals and has arrived on U.S. soil to await trial. That’s the first one.
June 9th, 2009 at 4:21 pmElBruce Says:
Meanwhile, a Gitmo detainee has now been transferred to U.S. Marshals and has arrived on U.S. soil to await trial. That’s the first one.
Quick trolls, run for the hills!
Note: These detainees apparently like hiding in hills as well.
June 9th, 2009 at 4:27 pmobamawipe$ Says:
The data for April and May prove that Obama’s plan to rescue those facing mortgage foreclosure is a dismal failure.
Shocker!
The data for April and May prove that the banks are refusing to renegotiate mortgages under President Obama’s plan.
Shocker!
June 9th, 2009 at 4:29 pmI would like to apologize for responding to obamawipe$’s post. I didn’t realize that he was on all our “ignore” lists. He’s on mine now and I won’t slip again.
It’s pretty funny to see him talking to himself trying to get someone to bite.
Good work folks.
June 9th, 2009 at 4:38 pmThe data for April and May prove that the banks are refusing to renegotiate mortgages under President Obama’s plan.
Actually, it shows how insufficient the effort was. Most underwater homeowners are in too deep for Obama’s plan (only good for homes with a mortgage that is no more than 105% of current assessed value) My mortgage is at $185,000, but my home value is only $139,000, now that the bottom has fallen out of the market, and there is no way my lender (Wells Fargo) will write down the difference.
Too little to help most homeowners in trouble.
June 9th, 2009 at 4:42 pmThe truth is irrelevant to the Reich Wing nut jobs, so they spread the only kind of $hit they know………….
Fear
Fear
and more FEAR.
Good thing we 98 percenters understand that is all the Reich has.
June 9th, 2009 at 4:45 pm“walking around”??? The GOP certainly has no faith in U.S. courts, nor in U.S. prisons. Incredibly insulting to anyone working in those institutions. Ironically, those people are apparently doing an excellent job– whereas Republicans are dishonest & (if their comments are anything to go by) totally ignorant of any real facts. Does the GOP have ANY other tactics besides fear/hate/racism-mongering?
June 9th, 2009 at 4:45 pmwhat has that little girl been eating?
June 9th, 2009 at 5:00 pmI’m not sure how accurate it is to say that he was tried on US Soil (as some things have gone to court and some haven’t).
But while I lived in Charleston we hosted the guy accused of plotting terrorism via dirty bomb. He was held there for many, many years.
June 9th, 2009 at 5:38 pmAnyone know if Limbaugh gave him permission to speak?
June 9th, 2009 at 5:49 pmEric Canor, who the hell is that?
June 9th, 2009 at 9:17 pmSimilarly, on MSNBC today, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) said that the transfer was “counterintuitive” because there are “no judicial precedents for the conviction of someone like this”.
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Should I assume from this, then, that Cantor thinks the phrase “domestic terrorism” is automatically a contradiction in terms? I guess the names “Theodore Kaczynski” and “Timothy McVeigh” don’t mean anything to him.
With regard to Timothy McVeigh in particular, would Cantor — or perhaps we should call him Can’t-Or? — care to explain how driving a truck filled with explosives into a building so with the intent of killing people does constitute terrorism when it’s committed by a foreigner against American citizens but somehow doesn’t constitute terrorism when it’s committed by a fellow citizen? I seem to recall that McVeigh was executed after being convicted of all eleven charges leveled against him including “use of a weapon of mass destruction” — and since Republicans have often cited weapons of mass destruction as being the primary point of concern with regard to terrorism, I think we can infer that McVeigh meets the definition of a terrorist — and we didn’t seem to have any problem dealing with him.
June 9th, 2009 at 9:50 pmlivelongandprosper Says:
Quick trolls, run for the hills!
Note: These detainees apparently like hiding in hills as well.
They do have that in common.
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obamawipe$ Says:
Not arrested, though.
WTF? He was convicted, asshat!
Nope. The thing is, if you refuse to use the court system, you don’t get to claim terms like “arrested,” “charged,” “indicted” or “convicted.” Only a court can do those things.
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Bluestocking Says:
With regard to Timothy McVeigh in particular, would Cantor — or perhaps we should call him Can’t-Or? — care to explain how driving a truck filled with explosives into a building so with the intent of killing people does constitute terrorism when it’s committed by a foreigner against American citizens but somehow doesn’t constitute terrorism when it’s committed by a fellow citizen?
Two responses to that.
1: White
2: Christian
To wingnuts, words “mean” only what it is convenient to mean.
June 9th, 2009 at 10:46 pmIf the Bureau of Prisons would release accurate data about the number of terrorist that are currently incarcerated in our Supermax and/or CMU units…then the GOP talking point would be totally deflated.
June 10th, 2009 at 10:17 amThese guys are really getting scary.
June 10th, 2009 at 10:50 amWe need to watch our backs America. These guys are a threat to our constitution and way of life.
Both Boehner and Cantor are in the same league as Inhofe – ignorant, anti-anything the Democrats propose. Are these men afraid that the US can’t stand up to terrorist? I guess 9/11 really did change these chicken hawks into living fear of some poor Arab/Asian Muslim carrying a bomb. Is this the way republicans show leadership, by running away from the fight. Shame on them for showing us their true color – YELLOW!
June 10th, 2009 at 1:28 pmOne of those Fox news clowns said “Americans don’t want these people in their communities,” making it sound like you just might run into Khalid Sheik Muhammed when you drop by Starbucks for coffee. I don’t think I’d want the people that are in the maximum security prisons in my “community” either but that’s not where they are. They’re locked up. The only safety concern I’d have is for the prisoners themselves. I wonder how a bunch of Arab terrorists will do in a prison system stratified by black, hispanic, and white gangs. Probably about as well as Jeffrey Dahmer did.
June 10th, 2009 at 3:05 pmThe problem is that facts and the truth have a distinctly liberal bias.
June 10th, 2009 at 3:49 pm