Guest blogged by Jon Ponder, Pensito Review.
Video: Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) gets nowhere as he attempts to grill Attorney General Michael Mukasey on the investigation into Karl Rove’s influence in the federal prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman.
Update (from Brad): Wow. Remarkable exchange. Made either more or less astounding by the reminder that it was Schumer himself who, with Diane Feinstein, sealed the confirmation of Mukasey. Regretting that one yet, Senator?
(P.S. Good catch, Jon! Don’t let me stop you from posting an update that includes the answer to Sheldon Whitehouse’s question at the end there! 😉 )
Got it! See below — Jon
Schumer & Feinstein, 2 Democrats, are responsible for Mukasey getting in there. Does anyone remember that?
Vividly, Danny, vividly. Was going to mention it first thing I saw this video, but was too depressed. This fuck is also trying to protect Addington and Yoo, and Feinstein and Schumer have everything to do with that.
Surreal…Last time I was privy to dialog and obfuscation like that was when I watched the Godfather.
I am so done with the two sides of this bloody coin, I’m voting Nader. Fuck every single one of them that have allowed this nazi state!
http://www.votenader.org/
https://secure.aclu.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=Are_you_angry&s_s=kwb_FISA0708_priv
Then, in every god damn precinct in this country have our own purple finger counters.
I will indeed never forget Feinstein’s and Schumer’s roles in placing Mukasey in his position. Schumer’s current indignation seems nothing more than ex post facto CYA, and there is dead silence on Feinstein’s part. I hope when Senator Leahy retires, neither will be in a position to assume his mantle automatically.
You’d think the Dems would learn. They trust these snakes when they are up for nomination, then are surprised when they turn out to be — snakes! Time we turned these people out of office and put some real reps in office. Or we can be really paranoid and suggest the trend signals that the dems are in on the deal and have been all along. Their pitiful performances during hearings and votes is just cover for their duplicity.
I can’t get this to run here or at youtube ?
Wilbur ~ Mukasey’s like just like gonzales without pointy shoes . . .
Fienstein lost my support after her original FISA support.
Elephants may never forget; but donkeys are stubborn.
Does Mukasey ever really answer a question . . . seems he goes around in circles and says absolutely nothing. [b]Actually he does nothing. Just waiting for the end of Bush’s term and he will no longer have to serve “at his pleasure. What hog wash!
“Across the United States, FBI agents have been hamstrung by the Justice and Homeland Security Departments, led by two individuals, Michael Mukasey and Michael Chertoff, whose close links to the Russian-Israeli Mafia in New York and New Jersey have seen case after case involving Russian-Israeli mobsters going un-investigated and virtually ignored.”
This bit from Wayne Madsen Reports sums up Mukasey. My question is how involved are Schumer or Pelosi?
So Senator Leahy…your saying that only 6-7 others voted for IMPEACHMENT and so… we’ll never know who and what they have compromised… which explains these FISA votes. Sir?
I will counsil my child to fight for the THIRD party, and quit believing in this illusion of DEMOCRACY!
My last post, I was thinking nader (but ya know.. . He was funded early on by rockefeller. I didn’t, until I read it in Daniel Estulin’s book about the bilderbergs, cfr and trilaterals.) So really, I do believe in refinement… and I’d like to make that Cynthia McKinny, thank you very much!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-147pdrSnI
That’s not flip floppin, but refinement.
Do the alternatives speak with that much honesty and clarity?
GO GREEN FOR A BLACK SISTER!
Its The Purple Finger!
The ultimate goal is soul refinement…no matter what you believe to get there.
Wilbur ~ Re: this story this commercial (30sec) comes to mind . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsut5QOvUA4
After the last FISA thing I’m convinced the party leadership are Aliens in cahoots with the Republican Alien leadership. I can’t think of any other rational reason why they would push that legislation or guys like Mukasey for AG. Did they think it would boost their approval rating like a minimum wage or children’s healthcare bill would? I can’t come up with any other reason why Bush would be able to accomplish so much of he wanted with a Democractic controlled congress. Pelosi-Alien, Feinstein-definitely Alien, Reid-Alien, Hoyer-Alien, Schumer – I just think Schumer’s dumb.
Thanks for the levity Bamboo Harvester! But, I’m really starting to think this is the perfect moment for the Green Party to be the alternative to the kings, queens, and jujubes. With the truth staring us in the face people should quit voting fear with the lesser-of-two-evil-votes or the blind-faith-to-party-vote and make a move back towards real democracy. Here’s a clue for the obamatrons (the whole interview is dead on, but please listen to what she says about obama and think about what blind support gets us.) :
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/7/15/with_crises_in_fuel_food_housing
I just wish McKinney would have picked a more well known running mate.
🙁
Ancient ~ The pleasure is mine!
I don’t see it as the lesser of 2 evils it’s a matter of survival … To win a national election requires the tacking of a seasoned yachtsman and a disciplined captain calling the shots. I believe Obama is even aware of many of the election fraud tactics. “Winning” means getting something (perhaps much) “losing” get you ABSOLUTELY NOTHING but more Fascism.
But, I will admit to voting for Ross Perot and don’t regret it.
Bamboo Harvester, that’s still a fear vote. Speeded up fascism with repubs, or subtle fascism with demos is the only difference! Unless the candidates address this american made train wreck:
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Sibel-Edmonds-Case–The-Ce-by-Luke-Ryland-080715-405.html
They just won’t get my vote. Both parties are involved in perpetual war. How much plainer can it be?
Ancient ~ ” Maybe I’m a Dreamer” I support Obama
and i have learned that Democracy is not spectator sport (and it has truly become a SPORT) … less evil in closer to no evil … I can understand a third party vote in a no swing place… Instant runoff has voting has it’s best chances of being implemented under the Dems … I rest my case.
BH, once vote counts can be verified, then, and only then, would IRV be worth considering. First things first man! You’ve been here long enough to know that!
As to the other subject again, they’d only get my vote back if they’d stand up in favor of a new 911 investigation… Oh Yeah, that lil nugget we’ve so conviently forgotten.
http://www.911truth.org/
Like I said before BH…I am so very done with the illusion, during this self allowed/made crisis/panick mode we seem to find ourselves in that they have created for us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just don’t buy, trust the democraps and all will be better, like a bag of chips!! I’m fearlessly going GREEN and I’d like other people to consider it too! . I mean really, in this self allowed/made crisis/panick mode we seem to find ourselves in that they have created for us !!!!!!!!!!, It’s an action I can actually take for a peaceful energy solution. Furthermore, I think Kucinich would be the perfect pick for the ticket, speaking of dreaming. If Greens want poeple to truely consider them, open up the VP process to the people considering them.
But really, my big question of the day is…do you think this would have made phil gramm the once democrapic-congressman-turned republicon-senator-ubs creep-mcsame-advisor money?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icdnKydffZQ&feature=related
An just what does happen when I mention the cfr, trilateral commission, bilderbergs? colbert has an innocus, insipid cfr cutie on! Take a gander at how compromised we are:
http://www.cfr.org/
http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/
http://www.trilateral.org/
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=9270
and how is this shit even legal? You can’t tell me they aint diplomaticly speaking for our country!
BS — that’s against the law!
Oh yeah, here see if you can get it to play:
http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/index.jhtml
Hmmmm, don’t you just LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEE coincidence! Quick let me adjust my tinfoil hat!
I’m still with ron paul on the point of getting rid of the f***ing fed reserve which has allowed cheney to cause this whole meltdown!
Okay last post, I gotta go to work. In regards to colbert’s interesting guest, I’d just like you to know sumner redstone mr. viacom communications conglomerate cbs/comedy network …ect. is a bilderbeger:
http://bilderbergbook.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=1
Imagine that. No wonder the quick response!
Ancient ~ Ya left me much to consider & digest… It may take a while.