7.24 GONZALES HEARING: Public Shouts for Gonzo to Resign

[NYerintransit]

Security should have taken those jackasses in the background out for trying to instigate.

[abukamoon]

Why isn't that punk Gonzales in prison? He is an admitted criminal.

[concerned00citizen]

Come on .... Leafy Leahy! He's useless. Blab, blab. One of the most powerful in Washington and he allowed the invasion of Iraq. Chair of Judicairy and has yet to try any of the powerful responsible for invasion of Iraq. He should be in JAIL too.

[Redcarpet01]

He's not a judge, he can't 'try' anyone

[Morgoth295]

see this is what i hate about bush's supporters: if u say one bad thing about his administration, u r considered unpatriotic, un-american, or even a terrorist. start looking beyond the propaganda peoples.

[sickofthetube]

This is the guy who is spearheading the "Jessica" law in his Home State, or should be. Shame on him.

[budkremer]

Senator Leahy is laughable. He is among a list of the most untrustworthy people in government. The number of times and severity of information he has leaked classified information in a partisan effort is enough that he should be in Leavenworth. Sadly, he is lecturing an honest and decent AG.

[pushover1]

"Honest and decent AG"? Now that's truly laughable. Watch Gonzalez's testimony on the attorney firings, on habeus corpus, on the torture of an innocent Canadian at U.S. behest. Gonzalez is a prevaricator and a loyal servant of a corrupt administration.

[nanceeeboy]

Is Leahy drunk in this video, or is he just past it?

[roboplant]

fuck you you goddamn little fuckin ni66er

[mcmlxvi]

Doesn't the fact that 80% of the comments all over Utube call Gonzales a "crook" tell you anything? or you are just plain stupid? What is it?.

[gpromeo54]

You are clearly with the terrorists.

[bluehoneycomb]

let me guess. you work for fox news. or the dick. or the w. how much are they paying you? come on...

[awalgirl1987]

"very tricky liberal duh,"

Sorry SicLuceatLux2,trkicks are for kids.

[jsxdude]

why didn't these morons speak up when clinton fired all the attorneys he didn't like?oh, it didn't fit their leftwing idiotic agenda,the dems in congress are a bigger waste of time and money than the reps were.

[awalgirl1987]

jsxdude.President had an absolute right to fire the attorneys. They served at his pleasure, and that meant they could be dismissed for any reason or for no reason.But even though the president chooses them,the U.S. attorneys are expected to conduct their offices in the neutral and nonpartisan way,they are not be the president's hand puppets.And he CANNOT FIRE THEM FOR POLITICAL REASON. RONALD REAGAN,BUSH SENIOR AND CLINTON FIRED ALL THE ATTORNEYS.Educate yourself and let congress do its job.

[sabymoon]

My father in law was a Conservative Republican judge.He relied on the LAW.If we were not a Nation of Laws, we would be a dictatorship.The Presidency is a separate branch of gov't from the Judicial, despite the powers Bush has stolen for himself. It is not the president's right to fire lawyers midterm who do not follow his political agenda.We, the citizens, do not pay their salary so they can be used to settle party vendettas.

[awalgirl1987]

sabymoon-- You understand the reason why congree is having hrearings on this matter,but some people like that jsxdude guy doesn't know anything about the Rule of Laws.

[roydk06]

FIRE GONZO!

[awalgirl1987]

"HILLARY / CHINESE CONNECTIONS"

What about Bush/Bin Laden/Al Saud

"Google:

"THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY- how decades of clinton double-dealing compromised our national security"

By invading and occupying Iraq a nation that didn't represent a danger to us,junior bush helped al qaeda,hezbollah,iran in their quest.

"Downside Legacy at two degrees of Bill Clinton"

--And you'll find that Clinton is responsible for all the roaming charge on your wireless phones.

[mikexxxxnolan]

Albert Gonzales is fire proof because of the 9/11 cover-up. He has too much on those above him. The USA public are not bright enough to see that. The good news is that you cannot elect President George Walker Bush for another term. I live in Eire and therefore am grateful for the democracy here.

[budkremer]

This Dem witchhunt isno good for Aamerica. They would wreck the country to get Bush. A pox on all of them

[DaXue]

Whenever I hear this, there's some credulity to it, but consider whether it's worse to punish the crooks or the bureaucrats. Besides, think of what Bush has already wrecked.

[photografr7]

it's not a witchhunt if there really are witches

[StCyrlyMe2]

Keep up the good work Leahy. It is very refreshing to see the republicans crap all over themselves at each one of these accountabilty hearings.

[poopiefase]

Alberto Gonzales is Attorney General. You see Mr AG is AG. He can't resign because the job title does fit him beautifully and perfectly, regardless of his poor memory and fragrant dishonesty.

[GurnSi]

poopiefase: "Why the fuck did Alberto become AG"

Did you mean "How" rather than "Why"?

"Why" is obvious, a mental midget Alberto that who couldn't get a job as greasing stickshifts would leap at a chance to play Big (White) Man.

For the "How": research the Bush Crime Family. When that steeped in criminality, an Attorney-General with a triple-digit IQ could be a nasty thorn in the... Bush.

Hence we have the Gonzales creature as AG.

IMPEACH. Then fire,prosecute,convict,execute­.

It's that simple.

[poopiefase]

Why the fuck did Alberto become AG the first place? He got to resign!

[mcc11505]

Please resign. We are all disappointed. The dollar has fallen to new lows because the world has lost confidence in this administration ability to lead.

[TheNumber24]

leahy is about to drop dead...any time now...

[celticwarrior5]

the adminisstration isn't even trying to hide their crookedness at least if they hid it we wouldn't be thinking about it constantly and the nation as a whole won't be so politcally frustrated as it is today. When I watch vids with Alberto asshole my blood starts boil

[GurnSi]

"I can't recall" a more disgusting, deceitful, shameful, odious, filthy asshole than Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Is he lying? If his lips are moving, yes!

He gives lawyers a bad name, and that takes some doing.

Impeach, fire, prosecute, convict, execute... slowly.

[lexydoodle]

Answers questions with "I Can't Recall" how can he stay in his job? Must have something good on his buddy BUSH!

[anieri73]

this little weasel is a microcosm of this corrupt, dishonest and incompetent administration. The skeletons in these guys closet must be truly scary, were just getting to the tip of the iceberg. I would not be surprised if they orchestrated 9/11 to invade Iraq to privatize Iraq's huge oil reserves for american big oil corps while at that same time stealing billions of war profiteer dollars from american taxpayers. It simply does not get any worse than these guys, not even Nixon.

[mespo727272]

anieri73: Nixon looks like Patrick Henry compared to this crowd. That whirring sound coming from Virginia (my home state) is Madison and Jefferson spinning in their graves. Look we derailed that neo-facist Geo. "Macaca" Allen. Why don't the rest of you guys take on the Bush/Cheney/Gonzalez cabal.

[mikexxxxnolan]

The video clip shows an honest opinion by a Senator that Alberto Gonzales cannot be trusted. When I lived in England things were just as bad. In Eire we have the Mahon Tribunal which is more interesting because the witnesses are more accountable. In the USA they do not bother as much. Cheney's aide being an example.

[salome2114]

This was the most shocking and incendiary testimony since Watergate. Probably worse. So, why wasn't this the lead story on every evening network news program? They managed to find time to tell us about Lindsay Lohan, but nary a minute to inform the public that our attorney general is a perjurer and an incompetant fool?? WTF?? So much for the "liberal media". Has anyone contacted the networks about this? I plan to.

[patsagainstrats]

Couldn't be more "shocking" than Monica's splooge-covered dress, and the soon-to-be impeached President of the United States lying under oath.

[clovisbuford]

LOL , the "Momma, Billy did it first "defense probably the last words out of my mouth as a child before I got spanked.

[patsagainstrats]

Billy Carter was a drunken crook, not a rapist. Besides, what does he have to do with it?

[patsagainstrats]

I would hardly consider Code Pinko, a band of bull-dykes, fagolas, transgenders and other social misfits, representative of the general public.

I'd wear those heckles as badge of pride if I were Gonzales.

[mespo727272]

pats...rats: Yeah that 66%-76% percent of the population who believe the Bush/Cheney/Gonzalez/Rove cabal is a disaster on a constitutional and historic level certainly are on the margins. Gonzalez can now go down with his hero as the worst AG in US history. Guess what? Every group you mentioned are just as valid citizens as you and calling them names won't make them go away. Face it! You're in the shrinking minority of neander-cons. Take your club, go back to your cave and await extinction.

[patsagainstrats]

Those 100 Dem-led, Congressional hearings have yielded absolutely nothing except an alienated electorate and a 14 percent approval rating. I hope the do-nothing Dems keep it up until they're thrown out in the next election.

[mespo727272]

p..rats: I'll take Hillary and give you Nit-Mitt plus five percentage points in the next election. Are we on? By the way, the over/under on Gonzo is 3 years in jail and a $250K fine for either perjury or felonious stupidity. Want some of that action too?

[patsagainstrats]

Hitlery lies like a rug. She may win the primary by pandering to the crackpots, like yourself, in her party, but the general will be a whole different story.

[mespo727272]

pats..a..rat..: My,my. Very derogatory and touchy tonight and no one has insulted you yet. I'll assume the bet is taken. I heard that "wait to the general election" song from the Repubs in 2006 and look where that got you. The Country is angry and there is only one party that is going to take the hit. See how fast the neader-cons are deserting Bush. McCain has imploded trying to support that boob. Viva la Revolution! Why don't you come along for the ride.

[moichidomoichido]

Mitt Romney's campaign is under criminal investigation for using phony law enforcement credentials. His chief of staff has been arrested and there are investigations in two states. The liberal media isn't reporting of course.

[ghamal]

The shouts at the end were great. He will keep hearing those for awhile.

[bigsid920]

criminal! Speaking of criminal a little news from across the pond:

bbc dot co dot uk/radio4/history/document/doc­ument_20070723 dot shtml

[moichidomoichido]

Put's everything in perspective doesn't it. Suddenly things aren't soooo hard to understand. Hard to accept maybe, but not hard to understand.

[SPNtheroadsofar]

STOP  BREAKING THE LAW ASSHOLE!

[moichidomoichido]

Catch me if you can! Whoo hoooo! What ya gonna do? I've got a dossier an yooooou!

[midwestcharm]

Gonzo has no conscience, that speach meant nothing to him.

[ded1454]

Alberto Gonzales should give it up and go back to picking peppers~!

[MedalMedia]

beautiful racist comment there pal.

[ded1454]

No problem any time!

[mrdjjames]

amen

[stewart0312]

Sad day for justice, sad day for America.

[KamikazeKoscki]

Pelosi, Rockefeller and former senator Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.), who were members of the Gang of Eight at the time, also sharply disputed Gonzales's description of the White House meeting. Daschle said in a statement that he could not recall the meeting and is "quite certain that at no time did we encourage the AG or anyone else to take such actions." He added: "This appears to be another attempt to rewrite history."

[KamikazeKoscki]

Time to invent a robot to run the white house, these crooks have no business running the justice system, time to impeach these Nazi Republicans, our country should not go down in history because of Corporate Mafia green blood suckers!

[moichidomoichido]

But who will do all the invading? The British? They gave that up YEARS ago.

[seapoidog]

Those people are my heroes! Americans are getting pissed off at this tyrannical regime all over the country. Gonzales told Bush it was OK to torture people.

[dalefromchelsea]

More on my comment:

All the "Schumer Gonzales" searches here show 3 and 4 months ago material? Is someone censuring YouTube? Weird, since last night's debate was a big up for YouTube.

[flatworld2000]

true jerem.

[dalefromchelsea]

noinnurt, search here and elsewhere for Schumer's questioning of Gonzales at the end of today's session.* I only heard the last 8 minutes and that was amazing.

I have been seeking Feinstein's grilling about some rules (standard since 1995; DoJ's?) changed subsequent to these hearings. She mentions an underlined sentence deleted entirely in the "new" version. Anyone know where that video is?

[EsotericDesi]

Sick people are ruling the country... We need independent, secular commissions in this country who can appoint judges and independing, non-political Attorneys.

[sacopenapa]

Bush and Chenney should be executes for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Gonzo, Rice, Rove, Libby, Rumsfeld, Tenet, Negroponte, Perle, Wolfowitz, and the rest of the scum in the current administration should spend the rest of their miserable lives behind barrs. That is, if the United States of america wants to restore some, not all, of the hypocritical credibility.

[noinnurt]

Somebody please post the part where he's questioned about visiting Ashcroft's hospital bed.

(review Comey's testimony)

[dalefromchelsea]

I found what you're asking about. It's entitled "Schumer on Ashcroft" here on YouTube.

[noinnurt]

Mmmmm. That is good shit.

[dcbounce]

Sen: "So who sent you to talk to Talk to Ashcroft on his hospital bed?"

Gonzales: "I went on behalf of the president."

Sen: "Please answer the question. WHO actually asked you to go?"

Gonzales: "I went on behalf of the president."

Sen: "You're here to answer questions. You have claimed no privilege. I asked you a direct question. WHO asked you to visit Ashcroft?"

Gonzales: "I believe I've answered the question. I went on behalf of the president."

DIE GONZALES, you SCUMBAG.

[moichidomoichido]

Larry King interviewed Cheney last night (07-31-07) and he asked Cheney if he said AG. He said he couldn't remember then agreed with King that it SHOULD be one of those things that a person would remember. Cheney sent him. That much was obvious from the interview.

[moichidomoichido]

I meant that "he asked Cheney if he had SENT the AG".

Sorry.

[guerone]

Code pink or someone did a good job with yells of RESIGN! at the end.

[jimbeas]

It pains me to say, but I almost feel pity for him. He seems more and more pathetic and ridiculous every day he remains in office. Gonzo: save what little face you have left and resign, now.

[moichidomoichido]

Bush/cheney know that if he resigns, they'd have to seek Congress' approval for a new AG. That's going to be tough at this point. If the AG was assassinated (god forbid) then Bush could appoint another without approval. That's because of one of those recent executive orders that he passed a month of two ago that allows the emperor to bypass congress during an "emergency". It's a very vague order.

[awalgirl1987]

the man got no shame.

[moichidomoichido]

yeah, that's why they picked him for the job. SOCIOPATH is Alberto's middle name.

[mespo727272]

moi: I think its "lapdog" or maybe "violator of sacred oaths."

[Samoajoejr]

The Demos have truly disappointed me.

You have the most inept, corrupt administration and what happens? A big fat zero.

[gjohnson87109]

Hey everybody. We need not have a law be broken in order to call for impeachment. The Demos have failed us. Let us as a people do the right thing. IMPEACH NOW!

[oldhacks]

resign bastard! I want my laws back!

[ariakokoschka]

Who were the people yelled at the end, "RESIGN... RESIGN... RESIGN?"

[RedwoodHippie]

The incredible woman (and men) of Code Pink, who make their presence and sentiments known regularly in colorful ways.

[jeremebp]

I have seen only about 10 minutes of the hearing so far... and I have to say, Gonzales and the Administration is going to have some serious problems in the next few months.