David Corn

Isn't this great. Now if only one will spill the beans on the other....

I don't understand why Cheney just does not go away.

I like at the end when Corn compares Cheney to Jaws and Mathews compares him to Freddy Kruger. I laughed so hard i spit coffee all over myself.

Funny, I think Cheney doesn't go away because he feels like he has a legacy to uphold. Then his defense of Libby eerily resembles the response of our President to his friend H.L. Gates Jr. I think the people who spin the news like to agitate him so we focus on something as pithy as this rather than righting our Country.

Hope the coffee wasn't too hot!

My thoughts are that Libby was guilty of greater crimes than what he was ever convicted of.

Was H.L. Gates Jr. ever found guilty of anything?

I guess I just do not understand the corelation between the two.

By now you should know to read Marcy Wheeler about all Plame related matters. You jumped the gun on praising this article, David.

Oh - in case anyone's interested, here's the link:
http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/07/23/the-bush-fairy-tale-on-the-libby-pardon/

"Maybe he's worse" (than Freddie Kruger)

If I wasn't warned - I would have spit coffee too!

lol

This is a lose-lose for the Andover Cheerleader.

If he didn't know what Cheney and Libby were doing and lying about - he admits to being clueless.

If he knew - he is criminal.

Either way - epic fail.

Liddy Lied: There is no Deposition from Obama's step-grandmother

Today on Hardball, the felon G. Gordon Liddy appeared to make the case that not only was Obama not born in America, he is an "illegal alien."

Asked for his evidence, Liddy said he had a 'sworn deposition' from Obama's stepgrandmother, Sarah Obama:

I have a deposition, sworn statement from the step-grandmother who says "I was present and saw him born in Mumbasa, Kenya."

There's just one problem--there is no such thing. Philip Berg, who filed the original lawsuit, did not include a "deposition" from Sarah Obama. He included a partial transcript of a phone call in which he claims she made the above statement. Note the word "partial." Berg's transcript omitted the majority of the conversation, in which Sarah Obama's translator assures the caller that he is mistaken.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/23/757068/-Liddy-Lied:-There-is-no-Deposition-from-Obamas-step-grandmother

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Birthers - the gift that keeps on giving . . .

lol

McCain Campaign Investigated, Dismissed Obama Citizenship Rumors

Frivolous 'Birther' Lawsuits Fuel Conspiracy Theories, Media Coverage

In the final months of the 2008 presidential race, Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) campaign learned of a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania that asked the state to strip Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) of the Democratic nomination on suspicion that he was not an American citizen. The complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief was filed by Phil Berg, a former deputy state attorney general who left government in 1990 for a series of gadfly political campaigns. His last round of notoriety had come when he filed RICO complaints against George W. Bush, Saddam Hussein and multiple members of the Bush administration for “accountability” for the 9/11 attacks. Still, Berg’s complaint had gotten glancing local media attention, and the Democratic National Committee’s counsel had filed a motion to dismiss it. One lawyer who was doing some work for the campaign was tasked with reading Berg’s lawsuit and gauging its chances of success.

“The conversation was along the lines of ‘this is idiotic, but explain to me why,’” said the lawyer, who spoke under condition of anonymity to TWI. “I looked at whether the lawsuit was going to be dismissed. I said yes.”

http://washingtonindependent.com/52474/mccain-campaign-investigated-dismissed-obama-citizenship-rumors

Mr. Corn,

As with the so called "journalism" of many of your left-wing co-horts, this article continues to desperately cling to your "Hate Bush" past.

And, as usual, you avoid the realities of the Obama administration, not covering the irreparable damage Barry caused during his recent Moscow visit. See the respect he garnered, reflected in this video -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1C_NWMRs8Q

That clip shows "a conflict that threatened to ruin the relationship between" the US and Russia, but apparently in your world, since it is unfavorable to BHO, it is not newsworthy.

Thanks.

the truth hurts, eh?

The Sarah Obama Myth

I’ve addressed the rumor that one of President Obama’s African relatives “was there” when Obama was born before, most recently in my story today, but Alex Koppelman has a good take-out in Salon. G. Gordon Liddy has repeatedly said Obama was “born in the Kenyan slums” because of a doctored audio tape.

What Liddy was referring to is actually an affidavit filed by a street preacher named Ron McRae, who conducted an interview with Sarah Obama, the second wife of President Obama’s grandfather, through a translator. (Sarah Obama is not the president’s biological grandmother, but he calls her “Granny Sarah.”)

In that interview, Sarah Obama does in fact say at one point that she was there for her grandson’s birth. But that was a mistake, a confusion in translation. As soon as a jubilant McRae began to press her for further details about her grandson being born in Kenya, the family realized the mistake and corrected him. And corrected him. And corrected him.

This has been one of the most pervasive Obama myths, and because none of the citizenship lawsuits get trial, the ‘birthers’ believe it’s never been disproven. It’s quite telling.

http://washingtonindependent.com/52519/the-sarah-obama-myth

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Birthers!

ROFLMFAO!

Pelosi: GOP Frightened Of Health Care Reform's Political Power

More is at stake than the health of the American people in the congressional effort to overhaul the health care system. The loyalty of the American public is up for grabs, too.

House Speaker Nancy (D-Calif.) told a small group of reporters Wednesday that the GOP, whatever its policy concerns, was intent on blocking health care reform out of fear that it will give a generational boost to the Democratic Party.

Pelosi, in painting the debate in starkly political terms, was careful to say clearly that it was the Republican Party that did so first. But underlying her remarks is a belief held by many in both parties that if Democrats can pass health care legislation that expands coverage and brings down cost they can lock up the majority for years to come, much as the party did after implementing the New Deal reforms.

"When the democrats -- and hopefully bipartisanly -- pass this health care reform, this is bigger than anything most of us have ever done in our political lives," Pelosi said.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/24/pelosi-gop-frightened-of_n_244196.html

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The GOP run on fear.

Fear of a black president, fear of ending illegal occupations, fear of prosecution of their leaders, fear of liberals, fear of socialism, fear fear fear.

Maybe all the fearmongering will work?

Limbaugh: Obama has a ‘chip on his shoulder’ because he’s ‘black.’
In an interview with Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren last night, right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh said President Obama was more “passionate” during Wednesday night’s news conference about the arrest of his friend, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, than he was about health care. Limbaugh said the reason was clear: Obama is “black” and that as a result he’s “got a chip on his shoulder“:

LIMBAUGH: I think Obama is largely misunderstood by a lot of people. … We’re finding out that this guy’s got a chip on his shoulder. He’s angry at this country. He’s not proud of it. […]

Let’s face it, President Obama’s black, and I think he’s got a chip on his shoulder. I think there are elements in this country he doesn’t like and he never has liked. And he’s using the power of the presidency to remake the country.

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/24/limbaughs-obama-is-black/

Republicans obstruct House proceedings to attend Boehner’s annual beach party.

Yesterday, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) took the unusual step of requesting the House clerk to read aloud a 55-page motion to recommit, a process that took over 40 minutes. The obstructionist tactic, the Politico’s Glenn Thrush reports, appears to have been orchestrated by the GOP in order to delay House proceedings so Republicans could attend the annual “Boehner Beach Party” fundraising event at the Cantina Marina, a D.C. restaurant near the waterfront. Party Time, a blog maintained by the Sunlight Foundation, obtained a copy of the invite for Rep. John Boehner’s (R-OH) event. View it below:

Boehner’s spokesman has claimed that the stalling was part of a “protest” against Democrats. However, after Democratic aides pointed out that members seemed to be leaving for Boehner’s party, Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) sheepishly returned to the floor to apologize to his colleagues for the “delay here.” CQ reported that while the House clerk labored to finish a task that is typically dispensed with in seconds by unanimous consent, a Boehner spokesman sent an e-mail saying that he was “headed down now” to the party.

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/24/boehner-beach-party/

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A matter of priorities I guess.

Geithner And Bernanke Square Off Over Who Should Be Top Consumer Watchdog

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/24/geithner-and-bernanke-squ_n_244149.html

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"The world always makes the assumption that the exposure of an error is identical with the discovery of truth--that the error and truth are simply opposite. They are nothing of the sort. What the world turns to, when it is cured of one error, is usually simply another error, and maybe one worse than the first one."

H. L. Mencken

And something about the foxes guarding the hen house.

Rahm Negotiates With Blue Dogs, Says Bill Could Come Next Week

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Emanuel also said he was pleased by Republicans' vows to obstruct the bill.

Emanuel shrugged off Sen. Jim DeMint's (R-S.C.) comments Wednesday that health care is Obama's "Waterloo" and remarks Thursday by Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) that Republicans are plotting the bill's demise on a "week by week" basis.

"At least they're honest about their motivation. Their view about health care is about defeating President Obama," he said. "Politically, I actually appreciate what they said."

"I'm OK with politics, as you well know," Emanuel elaborated. "They're seeing it in political terms, and they've decided that if they can beat the president on health care reform, they've scored a big political victory. But what they've also guaranteed in policy terms is that you have the status quo. I actually appreciate what Senator DeMint said and Senator Inhofe. I'm different than everybody, I'm not going to criticize them. I compliment them. They're honest."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/24/rahm-expect-house-bill-th_n_244198.html

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Pretty good positive spin on that one.

You liberal idiots ever heard of Richard Armitage? You people are complete lunatics