Lack of truth
The lies continue and they continue to get more disgusting as this malevolent, fascist cabal digs its' own grave in a morass of duplicity, illegal activities, and disrespect for our country. Today, the airwaves were full of evasions, spin, and total avoidance from answering the direct questions asked. Consider the following:
Condoleeza Rice on Meet The Press
Q: The president yesterday confirmed that this operation (Bush's authorization for the NSA to spy on Americans) was under way for the last several years. What is the legal authority? What is the constitutional authority for the president to eavesdrop on American citizens without getting court approval?
A: The president is acting under his constitutional authority, under statutory authority.
Q: The law is very clear that a person is guilty of an offense unless they get a court order before seeking to wiretap an American citizen. Why did the president not get a court order?
A: ....And so the president has drawn on additional authorities that he has under the Constitution and under other statutes.
Q: What are the other authorities?
A: Tim, again, I'm not a lawyer, but the president has constitutional authority and he has statutory authorities.
Q: Senator Feingold, the Democrat from Wisconsin said, "I think [President Bush] probably did [break the law], and I think almost every senator of both parties thinks he probably did ... The President doesn't get to decide to make up the laws and to start wiretapping people just because he thinks it's a good idea..... Madame Secretary, what is the authority that you keep citing? What law, what statute? Where in the Constitution does it say the president can eavesdrop, wiretap American citizens without a court order?
A: Tim, the president has authorities under FISA, which we are using and using actively. He also has constitutional authorities that derive from his role as commander in chief and his need to protect the country. He has acted within his constitutional authority and within statutory authority.
She never answered the question because they willingly ignored the law, disrespecting our form of government, and arrogantly placing themselves above it. They have committed criminal acts and should be jailed.
Dick Cheney in Iraq
Appearing in a war zone (guess he had no other priorities), Cheney said he backed legislation to ban inhumane treatment of prisoners in U.S. custody, but decried what he saw as a diminishing commitment by some to do "what's necessary" to defend the country. He said what constitutes cruel and inhumane treatment was, to some extent, "in the eye of the beholder." Oh, so if he and Chimpie don't think torture is torture – then it's okay. Whoopee.
But when asked if he was troubled by reports that detainees have died of abuse in U.S. custody, Cheney responded by saying: "One of the things I'm concerned about is that as we get farther and farther away from 9/11...there seems to be less and less concern about doing what's necessary in order to defend the country.....Somehow I think a lot of people have lost their sense of urgency out there." He apparently doesn't care if we cause the death of innocent people. What a he-man.
If Americans do not support the knuckledraggers in this administration and their failed policies, then in Cheney's warped mind, they are unpatriotic. His statements are amoral, disgusting, jingoistic slurs, and are baseless accusations on the integrity of American citizens. Cheney is the perfect example of the old axiom “patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels.”
Bush tonight
“I am responsible for the decision to go into Iraq....Yet it was right to remove Saddam Hussein from power. He was given an ultimatum and he made his choice for war.” Bush made the choice for war, UN inspectors were in Iraq and were finding no WMD's. The world community wanted to let the UN finish it's work – Bush chose war and rushed into it.
“Defeatism may have its partisan uses, but it is not justified by the facts. For every scene of destruction in Iraq, there are more scenes of rebuilding and hope.” Of course – he must be watching our paid for propaganda pieces. Just believe what we pay for – everything is peachy keen.
“To retreat before victory would be an act of recklessness and dishonor and I will not allow it.” Of course, we don't want to mention the dishonor that torture brings to our nation, or the dishonor of killing innocent Iraqi women and children, or the dishonor of committing criminal acts against law abiding American citizens by spying on them.
“I will make decisions on troop levels based on the progress we see on the ground and the advice of our military leaders — not based on artificial timetables set by politicians in Washington.” Of course, the troop reductions will look really good just before the elections.
“I don’t expect you to support everything I do, but tonight I have a request: Do not give in to despair, and do not give up on this fight for freedom.” Why can't Americans understand daddy Georgie knows best? We puny little citizens are full of despair, we need to trust him, he'll take care of everything.
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Condoleeza Rice on Meet The Press
Q: The president yesterday confirmed that this operation (Bush's authorization for the NSA to spy on Americans) was under way for the last several years. What is the legal authority? What is the constitutional authority for the president to eavesdrop on American citizens without getting court approval?
A: The president is acting under his constitutional authority, under statutory authority.
Q: The law is very clear that a person is guilty of an offense unless they get a court order before seeking to wiretap an American citizen. Why did the president not get a court order?
A: ....And so the president has drawn on additional authorities that he has under the Constitution and under other statutes.
Q: What are the other authorities?
A: Tim, again, I'm not a lawyer, but the president has constitutional authority and he has statutory authorities.
Q: Senator Feingold, the Democrat from Wisconsin said, "I think [President Bush] probably did [break the law], and I think almost every senator of both parties thinks he probably did ... The President doesn't get to decide to make up the laws and to start wiretapping people just because he thinks it's a good idea..... Madame Secretary, what is the authority that you keep citing? What law, what statute? Where in the Constitution does it say the president can eavesdrop, wiretap American citizens without a court order?
A: Tim, the president has authorities under FISA, which we are using and using actively. He also has constitutional authorities that derive from his role as commander in chief and his need to protect the country. He has acted within his constitutional authority and within statutory authority.
She never answered the question because they willingly ignored the law, disrespecting our form of government, and arrogantly placing themselves above it. They have committed criminal acts and should be jailed.
Dick Cheney in Iraq
Appearing in a war zone (guess he had no other priorities), Cheney said he backed legislation to ban inhumane treatment of prisoners in U.S. custody, but decried what he saw as a diminishing commitment by some to do "what's necessary" to defend the country. He said what constitutes cruel and inhumane treatment was, to some extent, "in the eye of the beholder." Oh, so if he and Chimpie don't think torture is torture – then it's okay. Whoopee.
But when asked if he was troubled by reports that detainees have died of abuse in U.S. custody, Cheney responded by saying: "One of the things I'm concerned about is that as we get farther and farther away from 9/11...there seems to be less and less concern about doing what's necessary in order to defend the country.....Somehow I think a lot of people have lost their sense of urgency out there." He apparently doesn't care if we cause the death of innocent people. What a he-man.
If Americans do not support the knuckledraggers in this administration and their failed policies, then in Cheney's warped mind, they are unpatriotic. His statements are amoral, disgusting, jingoistic slurs, and are baseless accusations on the integrity of American citizens. Cheney is the perfect example of the old axiom “patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels.”
Bush tonight
“I am responsible for the decision to go into Iraq....Yet it was right to remove Saddam Hussein from power. He was given an ultimatum and he made his choice for war.” Bush made the choice for war, UN inspectors were in Iraq and were finding no WMD's. The world community wanted to let the UN finish it's work – Bush chose war and rushed into it.
“Defeatism may have its partisan uses, but it is not justified by the facts. For every scene of destruction in Iraq, there are more scenes of rebuilding and hope.” Of course – he must be watching our paid for propaganda pieces. Just believe what we pay for – everything is peachy keen.
“To retreat before victory would be an act of recklessness and dishonor and I will not allow it.” Of course, we don't want to mention the dishonor that torture brings to our nation, or the dishonor of killing innocent Iraqi women and children, or the dishonor of committing criminal acts against law abiding American citizens by spying on them.
“I will make decisions on troop levels based on the progress we see on the ground and the advice of our military leaders — not based on artificial timetables set by politicians in Washington.” Of course, the troop reductions will look really good just before the elections.
“I don’t expect you to support everything I do, but tonight I have a request: Do not give in to despair, and do not give up on this fight for freedom.” Why can't Americans understand daddy Georgie knows best? We puny little citizens are full of despair, we need to trust him, he'll take care of everything.
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posted by James Roberts at
12/18/2005 10:22:00 PM
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