Sen. Kit Bond attempts to defend hypocritical GOP attacks

[dizzymasekela]

All Republicans should resign. And not accept any evil gummint payout, retirement or severence package.

[eatmorenachos]

Notice that when Savannah Guthrie points out that there were military commissions when the "shoe bomber" was given a regular trial, Bond just ignores her and sticks with his talking point.

The shoe bomber was read his Miranda rights within five minutes of being arrested, where was all this Republican anger then?

[kinga750]

@eatmorenachos It was still being organized into neat talking points.

[mindoermatta]

The GOP is 'waltzing' into a trap. They think they are poised to take back the congress but I predict a shocker for these double talking money grubbing leeches.

[loonmaniac]

Bond is a fucking traitor.

[DillonX]

Sen Bond shouldn't be in the Senate - we can do sooooo much better.

[Roonskii]

republican policies of being against anything the current administration does even though they have supported such policies recently make every single one of them a threat to national security.

[im4wur2]

On the issue of whether "terrorists" should be tried in a criminal or military court, here is President Reagan's lead anti-terrorism expert L. Paul Bremer articulating Reagan's policy. (cont)

[bigdogsdontbark]

Obama should step down befor our country is in ruins.

[chinacat22]

Hateful Repubicans. Willing to destroy the country to get their filthy power. Power tripping madmen and liars screwing up the country.

[stanjz]

The worst attack on our nation in history happened on Republicans/George Bush's watch.

[im4wur2]

@stanjz - Every time I hear GOP apologists say Bush "kept America safe" I'm reminded of: "Well, other than that how was the play... Mrs. Lincoln?"

[colorclocks]

Bond should retire.  People who make important decisions should have good sense and good information. Bond has neither.

[disturbed341]

I love it when these right wing inbred knuckle draggen neanderthal morons get there nuts handed to them. Nothing but hypocrites and liars

[drernie3000]

You're absolutely right Stalin - we should fear people on airplanes wearing underpants. Following the foiled shoe bomber attack passengers are now required to remove their shoes before boarding a flight. Obama must force people to remove their underwear before entering any US domestic or US bound flight! If someone is found wearing "death panties" - all planes must be grounded and Obama must drop what he's doing and rush to said location.

[803brando]

lol if people do get what they want, more security, more inconvenience, i wonder who they would blame it on? one can only guess.

[loonmaniac]

But but but but I heard Palin will sleep with us if we vote for her!!!  Or was that porn DVD I watched misleading?

[drernie3000]

Good point, StalinsLoveChild - we must end this terror threat known as Christmas. While we're at, let's get rid of Easter too, God only knows what could happen that day! Ever year we should bomb something on Easter just in case something does or might happen. Someone's finally talking some sense - Thank you SLC! You're a true patriot!!! Palin 2015!

[loonmaniac]

Kit Bond is an America-hating sonofabitch. Pukes like him make me sick. Fucking traitor.

[dejahthoris]

If these terrorist operatives that we have captured were enlisted soldiers or Officers of an army from any country, I would say give them a Military Tribunal. But they are NOT a part of any military. These are just common thugs and criminals and scum, and common citizens, NOT part of any military from any country and so do not qualify under any set of standards for a Military tribunal!!!!!!

[dejahthoris]

I am agreeing with the civilian trials and disagreeing with Bond, so why vote me down?

[CommonSenseJoe]

You are wrong, and that is what is wrong with this policy. You cannot treat terrorists like criminals. The system is not set up to deal with terrorism. They are a part of an armed force that has publicly stated their intentions to attack us and kill women and children in large numbers. They are enemy combatants. They need to be detained and interrogated for intelligence that would lead to capture the rest of them.

[dejahthoris]

Are these terrorist forces a part of the Military of any country or not? NO! Therefore how can they be tried in a military tribunal??

[Fitzcard]

@dejahthoris

How could you prosecute them if they were? They would be enemy combants that broke no laws, but if you send them to their home country most will be given a hero's welcome from the people and a slap on the wrist from their governments.

Stop taking prisoners and you'll stop having bureaucracy imo

[loonmaniac]

So you'd rather legitimize them as a standing army? You fucking idiot, that's when the Geneva Convention rules kick in. Margaret Thatcher tried IRA terrorists as common criminals and tossed them in civilian prisons to eliminate their status as military or political prisoners.

Fucking dumbass, get a clue.

[dejahthoris]

Thanks loon my thoughts exactly. these are common scumbag criminals and do not have any right to a Military tribunal. I mean, is the underpants bomber a member of the Yemenese Army or the Nigerian Army? No he's just an evil sickindividual who tried to murder a bunch of innocent people, including women and children- all civilians, in cold blood on Christmas in a plane over America. Not a soldier who fights other soldiers in the light of day.

[CommonSenseJoe]

No, we are not legitimizing them as a standing army and this is why Geneva does not apply to them. They are not simply criminals. Their efforts go beyond a simply conspiracy or even organized crime. We are not talking about a single nutcase but an organization of terrorists determined to kill hundreds of thousands of American women and children. This is why preemption is critical.

[loonmaniac]

Yes you are. Military courts are for military crimes. You try them there and you have just legitamized al Qaeda as a standing army of a sovereign state.

[CommonSenseJoe]

Not under the military commission acts. You are simply wrong about this. Being tried by a military court does not mean Al Qaeda is a standing army of a sovereign state. It only means they are an enemy of our sovereign state.

[loonmaniac]

So was Tim McVeigh. Why no tribunal for him? Or Jose Padilla. Why no tribunal for him?

[CommonSenseJoe]

McVeigh was not a member of Al Qaeda. His issue was against the government. There is a difference. I do not believe we have military commission back then anyway.

[803brando]

military commissions were used in 1865,1866, 1942-1949, and again in 2006. military commissions are only called upon during a time of actual war(between two or more countries) and or political assassinations, such as the Lincoln assassination.

[CommonSenseJoe]

Military Commissions Act of 2009

Notably, the new legislation does not attempt to limit the scope of the commission's jurisdiction to traditional notions of armed conflict. Indeed, like the previous legislation, it seems to take an extremely broad view of the "hostilities" with Al Qaeda, suggesting that the armed conflict may have begun even before the September 11, 2001 attacks.

[dfwtexxaas]

Sen.Kit Bond and the rest of the GOP are a bunch of 'Tea-Tards'.

He should have been using Sarah Palin's 'Redneck Palm Pilot'

[KeepOnRebelling]

this guy is clueless

[TheHauptsturmfuhrer]

BRENNAN IS A CRIMINAL and should be in jail,

Bond is right-it's a war crime,not a misdemeanor

[chubbywater]

If you want to listen to a real lyricist search for Bay Cat Rewind

[MrGovtCheese]

Kit Bond = unpatriotic bastard.

[RealCaptainAmerica]

AWESOME. Thank you for catching GOP lies for once, instead of letting them get away with it. Good job.

[OhioDemocrat]

Kit Bond got SPANKED!

[classc63]

I am SOOOOOOOO THRILLED that these HYPOCRITICAL GOP SHILLS are FINALLY getting called out on their fear mongering BS!!!!!!!!

It's about DAMN TIME!!!!!

[geffel]

Kit Bond is a revolting scab on the sphincter of humanity .

[vzuffante]

idiot

[GBTRU]

Poor ol Kit forgot he was on a News organization that cuts through your bullshit, and asks direct factual questions. He must of thought he would be listened too, and allowed to politicize the issue like he would get at FOX.

[bbbbmer]

nothing like more irresonsible hyperbole from knuckle draggin teapartyin neanderthal right wing republicans.... what a yutz...

[tresdizz]

gop wants to run the country but dont want to help the country.

[nirbija]

@tresdizz

Yep!

The power-hungry republicons are mainly interested in power; they don't know how to govern effectively; but they don't give a damn if they run the country into the ground, as was done by the previous administration.

The sad thing is that a lot of suicidal Americans are with the US destroyers, and repeatedly elect and re-elect them in spite of the history of destructiveness of the republicons!

[dejahthoris]

They would rather see the country totally fail than support the President. They are doing more hamr to this country than any terrorist ever has or ever will.

[dejahthoris]

I dont know why I am being voted down, I am agreeing with you!

[nirbija]

Exactly!

The wild bush, the worst President, almost completely destroy the country; and the republicons are eager for another chance to finish bush's job of destruction.

The crazy thing is that many Americans WILL vote in republicons to destroy the country.

Like one bent on suicide, it's like US has some bad karma coming and Americans are more than willing to play the part in the self-destruction of US. It's like a replay of the evil roman empire, rotting from within.

[guytuba]

Sounds like Kit Bond has gone over the edge. He should resign and run for dictator.

[sennapods]

sack of crap