(2007-04-16) — As U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales prepares to face the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, said Mr. Gonzales' guilt or innocence in the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys is not relevant to Tuesday’s hearing.
The New York senator’s remarks follow a Washington Post Op-Ed by Mr. Gonzales in which he claimed that “nothing improper” happened in the dismissal of the U.S. Attorneys.
However, Sen. Schumer, a member of the committee, said the attorney general’s appearance before the panel “does not hinge on whether anyone in the justice department did something unethical or illegal.”
“Gonazales continues to demonstrate his ignorance of how government works,” said Mr. Schumer. “Since when do Congressional hearings have anything to do with actual crimes or, for that matter, questions that lawmakers need to have answered?”
“The purpose of such hearings,” Sen. Schumer said, “is to allow Senators to make speeches, and to determine how bad the Bush administration might look if some of its top officials were forced to testify in a setting that looks like some kind of trial. The fact that Gonzales thinks we’re concerned about improper actions just demonstrates why he’s too naive to be the head of the justice department, and why he should resign…which, of course, is another purpose of the hearings.”
Mr. Gonzales also claimed in the Washington Post editorial that he has “nothing to hide.”
However, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-PA, said the fact that the attorney general used the word “hide” will raise suspicions and spark more intense speeches by senators that will generate news headlines that could increase the drumbeat to hasten the departure of the attorney general.
“If it becomes apparent that Gonzales might have fired the U.S. attorneys for political reasons,” said Mr. Specter, “then the right thing for the president to do would be to fire Gonzales to protect the Republican party.”
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1 Scott Ott // Apr 16, 2007 at 7:28 am
Schumer: Gonzales’ Innocence Not Relevant to Probe…
by Scott Ott(2007-04-16) — As U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales prepares to face the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, said Mr. Gonzales’ guilt or innocence in the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys is not relevant to……
2 camojack // Apr 16, 2007 at 7:32 am
Trial in the “court” of public opinion…which is, unfortunately, still heavily influenced by the “mainstream” media. *Sigh*
3 JamesonLewis3rd // Apr 16, 2007 at 7:37 am
God Bless America
4 JamesonLewis3rd // Apr 16, 2007 at 7:48 am
Scott is so right.
These dog-and-pony shows are nothing more than an opportunity for Democrat politicians to attitudinize, bloviate and pander.
The court of public opinion adjourned on this issue pretty much instantaneously with the firing of the non-performing prosecutors. The MSM is simply responding to their Democrat party puppet masters.
5 conserve-a-tips // Apr 16, 2007 at 7:52 am
I am hoping that the American public has learned a thing or two from the recent Duke debacle about the Court of Public Opinion led by the Media Special Prosecutor.
6 JamesonLewis3rd // Apr 16, 2007 at 7:53 am
This sentence in the above cited NYT article tells the whole story:
“Both men represent important elements of the administration’s policy, as Mr. Wolfowitz was a principal architect of the invasion of Iraq and Mr. Gonzales was a principal supervisor of the legal strategy to fight terrorism.”
That is their agenda, ladies and gentlemen-Forfeit the GWOT.
7 conserve-a-tips // Apr 16, 2007 at 7:58 am
BTW, just to make your day brighter despite Chucky Wucky, I thought that you might enjoy this site of nostalgia. It’ll just make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Notice in the Frisbee ad, that the women are wearing skirts and blouses to play frisbee. Those were the good ol’ days.
8 JamesonLewis3rd // Apr 16, 2007 at 8:11 am
This is another front on the GWOT, in my opinion, and Captain Ed takes the words right out of my mouth in the final three sentences of his post.
9 Darthmeister // Apr 16, 2007 at 8:11 am
Of course Gonzales innocence is irrelevant … it’s the seriousness of the charges which make people serving in the Bush Administration guilty. Just look at the Plamegate debacle.
The Donks have yet to tell us what crime was committed. I can’t believe the Supreme Court would uphold any request by Grand Inquisitor Leahy to abrogate the separation of powers principle when no crime has been committed by Gonzales. It’s all political, even the hiring and firing of US attorneys who are POLITICAL appointments (doh!), but in the case of the Donks it’s become partisan which is wrong. Pathetic, and the lamestream media continues to keep Americans ignorant of what is really happening.
10 JamesonLewis3rd // Apr 16, 2007 at 8:39 am
I found this by way of Power Line which I thought some might find interesting.
Okay. I’ll stop posting links for a while now.
11 boberinyetagain // Apr 16, 2007 at 9:04 am
This is rather blatant foolishness especially given the actual problems that they might consider working on.
Too much trouble I suppose…
12 Ms RightWing, Ink // Apr 16, 2007 at 9:50 am
Hmm, all that blovating in Washington has set up a Nor’Eastern to the likes I have never seen before. I opened the door from my seventh floor suite and nearly didn’t get it closed again. The mighty winds nearly blew my air conditioner right out of the wall
I pray someone will put a cork in the Democrats. From which end I care not.
13 Darthmeister // Apr 16, 2007 at 10:00 am
From Web essayist Rick Moran. He proposes the following Departments/ministries for a Democratic Administration after the Donks proposed a “Department of Peace and Nonviolence”.
Mr. Moran opines about the Department of Peace and Nonviolence: I’m not sure whether to laugh at the stupidity, weep at the shameless pandering, or tear my hair out thinking about what our enemies might make of such an idiotic idea.
Other Proposed Departments:
DEPARTMENT OF THINGS THAT WERE FORMERLY CONSIDERED SEXUAL PERVERSIONS.
DEPARTMENT OF APOLOGIES
… not to be confused with
DEPARTMENT OF GROVELING
DEPARTMENT OF HOLLYWOOD ADVISORS
DEPARTMENT OF FREE SPEECH (FOR COUNTER-CULTURAL LIBERALS)
14 RedPepper // Apr 16, 2007 at 10:11 am
“Let the jury consider their verdict,” the King said, for about the twentieth time that day.
“ No, No!” said the Queen. “Sentence first, verdict afterwards!”.
“ Stuff and nonsense!” Said Alice loudly. “The idea of having the sentence first.”
“ Hold your tongue!” said the Queen, turning quite purple.
“ I won’t,” said Alice.
“ Off with her head!” the Queen shouted at the top of her voice.
- from “Alice In Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll
15 Darthmeister // Apr 16, 2007 at 10:55 am
How apropos, RedPepper. That perfectly describes the “justice” of Leahy’s Inquisition to a “t” - as well as the LibDonk prosecutor Nifong’s “case” against the Duke lacrosse players. And now with Imus being railroaded (no great loss there I must admit) liberals and Democrats are clearly proving themselves to be the worst kinds of despots.
Even the media crowed in a top of the hour news spot at 10:00 today that Gonzales has been so damaged by media perceptions that his reputation might be beyond repair and his job is at increasing risk! Gee, who woulda thunk it?
16 boberinyetagain // Apr 16, 2007 at 11:43 am
Imus should have gone but, so should every single “news” source that quote him verbatim.
They could have said that “Imus made an inappropriate remark that created controversy” but most did nothing of the sort. They took glee in quoting him and each and every one is just a guilty as he is.
2 weeks off should have been plenty too but…so it goes, eveything has to be 100% PC, sucks
17 Ms RightWing, Ink // Apr 16, 2007 at 1:05 pm
A very sad day in Virginia. I have no idea what the gunman was thinking.
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/12158092/detail.html
18 boberinyetagain // Apr 16, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Bad craziness (to quote KV)
19 Darthmeister // Apr 16, 2007 at 1:23 pm
Thirty-two are now said to be dead at Virginia Tech. VA had had two bomb threats last week. Police not sure if two gunmen were involved or just the one they killed. Shootings appeared to happen on two ends of the university somewhat simulataneously. One unverified report of one gunman being an “Asian”.
The left will begin screaming more “gun control” is needed when its pretty clear that anyone within hearing of the shootings with a conceal carry permit could have stopped the shooter’s rampage. In fact, a recent effort to allow law-abiding students, administrators, professors (liberal professors?), or university workers to have conceal carry was defeated by those who thought they knew better. The price of progressive naivete in an increasingly dangerous world, I guess.
Prepare for a firestorm of liberal “thinkers” opining how we Americans would be much safer under a police state where only the police, the military, and determined criminals have guns.
20 Shelly // Apr 16, 2007 at 2:00 pm
“From which end I care not.”
Nicely put, Ms. RW! The same substance emits from both.
Prayers rising for the victims and their loved ones in VA. I am hoping the count is as overstated as the one in the Iraqi Parliament.
I received an a-mail from a relative that said Winston Churchill had a group of people stop what they were doing at a specified time each day to pray for the safety of England. An effort is underway to do the same now, so if you think of it at 9 pm Eastern time, stop what you are doing and pray for the safety of the American people and our troops around the world each day.
21 Darthmeister // Apr 16, 2007 at 2:24 pm
The nation is in shock and it won’t be soon before the left goes into denial. It’s said the attacker is identified as an “Asian” upset about his girlfriend. Of course the spin will be that it is the guns he used which are evil, not the
nutbagpoor misguided soul whocallouslyused them to gun down innocents. Media and liberals are also probably heaving a huge sigh of relief it doesn’t yet seem to be some jihadist wannabee … or maybe it is (Asians can be Muslims) and whatever evidence points that way will be skillfully ignored since he “has no OFFICIAL connections to terrorist organizations.” That was what was said in at least five other cases within the last three years. More than likely its somekookdisturbed young man who only needed some compassion and understanding … and maybe about five years of professional help in some prison psych ward.Pravda: Imus fired after threat to reveal 9/11 secrets…
When did George Soros buy Pravda?
CIA Tenet Book Seen As Likely To Anger White House…
Lies and misrepresentations tend to do that. Does anyone think this book is anything but a CYA? Tenet now spins his claim that Saddam’s “WMDs are a slam dunk.” Pretty twisted.
22 gafisher // Apr 16, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Darth #15 — the silencing of a free voice, even (maybe even especially) one with which I disagree, is a great loss. Who will be next?
23 boberinyetagain // Apr 16, 2007 at 3:19 pm
Hank, terrorist?
You bet he was a terrorist.
But, not the kind that we are supposed to be running and hiding from (or allegedly killing in Iraq), this is much worse, he is the “real” kind, the people we should be afraid of….
24 conserve-a-tips // Apr 16, 2007 at 3:33 pm
Darthmeister, it’s already started. I saw the press asking the President’s spokeswoman if the President shouldn’t start considering gun control and she gave the lamest, most tentative answer. I wish that she would have had the guts to say, “Well, let’s see. A young man, wearing a backpack full of explosives was intent on going into the University of Oklahoma’s football stadium during a game, but accidentally blew up outside the stadium. Considering the carnage he could have created should we outlaw backpacks full of explosives? Oh wait. They already are. That sure stopped him.”
25 woodnwheel // Apr 16, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Just watched the President’s statement online. I loved his closing:
“Today, our nation grieves with those who have lost loved ones at Virginia Tech. We hold the victims in our hearts, we lift them up in our prayers, and we ask a loving God to comfort those who are suffering today.”
Amen.
26 boberinyetagain // Apr 16, 2007 at 3:40 pm
My point exactly, no matter what you do, no matter how many people you kill in whatever country you care to name, nothing can stop a determined madman from wreaking havoc if they are so disposed.
Nothing could have prevented 9/11 then, nothing we have done since makes such a thing any less likely to happen.
We have ticked off a few more folks but even that hasn’t made it much MORE likely, that a positive I guess.
27 conserve-a-tips // Apr 16, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Boberin, it stopped Hitler.
28 Later Gater // Apr 16, 2007 at 4:24 pm
c-a-t, it only stopped Hitler because he wasn’t really interested in dying for his cause. It was ok for others to sacrifice themselves, but not him. Oh no! When it looked like he might be captured he took the coward’s way out.
29 conserve-a-tips // Apr 16, 2007 at 4:26 pm
Darthmeister, I saw this article and thought that the title was rather ironic:
Virginia quashed bill allowing handguns on campuses
Tech spokesman celebrated 2006 defeat because it would help make campus safe
30 conserve-a-tips // Apr 16, 2007 at 4:29 pm
Gater - it put a stop (notice I didn’t say an end) to the Nazi regime in Germany, something that was to the good. You could say the same thing about Saddam. It put a stop to his regime. Now, a new “bad man” of sorts has stepped in. There will always be wars and rumors of wars according to Christ. It’s because evil exists, and we have to hold evil men accountable.
31 JamesonLewis3rd // Apr 16, 2007 at 4:30 pm
I assert that the only good terrorist is a dead terrorist. I assert that a dead terrorist is not disposed to wreak any havoc. I assert that there is virtually no equivalency between this rampage by a lone psycho and the atrocities committed by al Qaeda in Iraq.
I also find it not only ludicrous and disingenuous but utterly despicable that this horrific, tragic incident at VT should be used to bash this blessed country’s efforts to rid the world of terrorism.
32 woodnwheel // Apr 16, 2007 at 4:31 pm
From the AP:
“The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed Tuesday’s questioning of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on the firings of eight federal prosecutors, saying the proceedings would be inappropriate in light of the Virginia Tech shootings.
“Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy made the decision to postpone the long-awaited hearing, said Tracy Schmaler, spokeswoman for the Vermont Democrat.”
As much as I don’t like the guy, and as much as I believe this whole “scandal” is a farce, I think Leahy deserves at least half a credit for this. He’s probably just covering his political you-know-what, but still…
33 boberinyetagain // Apr 16, 2007 at 4:34 pm
You see no comparison whatever eh?
I’ll trade you, your rose colored glasses for the ones I’m wearing…
A terrorist is one who inspires terror and I dare say that this person or persons did just that this morning. I would have been terrified if I had been there.
Couldn’t have stopped him/her/them, can’t stop any of them but take heart, one more dies this morning.
Feeling better now?
34 boberinyetagain // Apr 16, 2007 at 4:35 pm
I’m not (feeling any better)
35 conserve-a-tips // Apr 16, 2007 at 4:43 pm
Woodnwheel: I’m not as magnanimous as you are. Leahy knows that he would have been really criticized if he had gone on with ANYTHING today in light of what has happened.
36 JamesonLewis3rd // Apr 16, 2007 at 4:49 pm
I stand by my comment.
By putting words in my mouth, you show you have no grasp whatsoever on honest debate; choosing, instead, to ignore the truth in order to push your treasonous, poisonous and malicious agenda of cowardice.
37 woodnwheel // Apr 16, 2007 at 4:55 pm
c-a-t: I did say he deserved half a credit, not a full one
But like I said (and on this we seem to agree, based on your comment) he was probably just trying to cover his political you-know-what…
I can’t wait to see how HRC, Obama, etc., try to bring the gun control debate into this…
38 woodnwheel // Apr 16, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Addendum: ABC News Now sure was trying when I was watching earlier this afternoon…
39 boberinyetagain // Apr 16, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Don’t sugar coat it, tell us how you really feel.
Honestly, I’m not at all sure what I did to upset you but, whatever…..
40 Darthmeister // Apr 16, 2007 at 5:15 pm
bober, you must pride yourself on your ignorance. You bet this murderous jerk was a terrorist, but what he did doesn’t mitigate one bit what Muslim jihadists might be planning to do in the future. Why do you take an either/or posture on this issue? What this lunatic did doesn’t change the jihadist equation one bit.
As I noted earlier in a link at #19 concerning the defeat of a conceal carry bill that would have given students and employees at Virginia Tech the right to effectively defend themselves. From the Roanoke News:
A bill that would have given college students and employees the right to carry handguns on campus died with nary a shot being fired in the General Assembly.
House Bill 1572 didn’t get through the House Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety. It died Monday in the subcommittee stage, the first of several hurdles bills must overcome before becoming laws.
Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker was happy to hear the bill was defeated. “I’m sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly’s actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus.”
… Last spring a Virginia Tech student was disciplined for bringing a handgun to class, despite having a concealed handgun permit. Some gun owners questioned the university’s authority, while the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police came out against the presence of guns on campus.
Ya see, with liberals its always about “feelings”, in this case “feeling safe on our campus.” What utter rubbish. It’s better to BE safe than to “feel” safe, that’s why conservative values are always infinitely superior to that of “feel-good” liberalism. A fat lot of good this numbskull’s, Larry Hincker’s, “progressive values” did in defeating a bill that could have put a pistol in the hand of a university employee or a student with a carry permit who might have been well-positioned to nail this crazy, right? You’re never “helpless” if you’re packing heat. Looks like we have 33 good reasons why gun bans don’t work, particularly in a liberal world where Virginia Tech WAS A GUN-FREE ZONE … gun free except for those carried by the murderer.
Fact, gun laws do not affect the ability of determined murderers and criminals in obtaining firearms. It will only cost them more which means they only have to steal more or sell more drugs.
A police state exists where only police, the military and determined criminals have firearms and the citizenry hasn’t any to defend itself. I bet if the weapons this nutcase had cost ten thousand dollars each on the black market, he would have found a way to acquire them even if it meant taking out a loan he has no intention of paying back anyway.
And please note, its rarely the rank-and-file police who support gun bans but rather the jackbooted thugs at these “Cheif of Police Associations” that come out against laws which ensure citizens have a right to effectively defend themselves against criminal and terrorist threats. And I bet those Police Chiefs are overwhelmingly liberal Demoncrats.
41 The Great Santini // Apr 16, 2007 at 6:29 pm
♫ ♫ ♫ SENATE SHOW TRIAL THUGS ♫ ♫ ♫
[Tune: “When Will I Be Loved?” , music and lyrics by Phil Everly, performed by The Everly Brothers, Linda Ronstadt, and many other artists; © 2007, Santini Parody Serenades]
[Verse]
Chuckie Schumer, Demo fumer
Senate Show Trial Thug
Channels Mike Wallace, to nail Gonzales
Senate Show Trial Thug
[Bridge]
In Schumer’s Demo Inquisitions
Torquemada he mimes
Extorts confessions, recantations
Who cares if there’s no cri-i-i-i-ime?
[Verse]
Arlen Specter, dime-store Lecter
Senate RINO Slug
Cynical, callous, rips Gonzales
RINO Gasbag Slug
[Bridge]
Schumer’s outraged, Specter’s preening—
Committee hearing’s prime-time
Members’ homilies in klieg lights
Illuminates their sli-i-i-i-ime
[Verse]
Arlen/Chuckie, all bull puckey
Senate Show Trial Thugs
They’re Dog/Pony, round-heeled phonies
Senate Show Trial Thugs
[Tag]
Senate Show Trial Thugs
You bet….
Gonzo will get….mu-u-u-u-u-ugged!
42 Darthmeister // Apr 16, 2007 at 6:45 pm
Read up bober - Logical errors and Mass Hysteria: Response to acts of terrorism.
In this case the hysterical response would be to punish the innocent people (in this case, the general population of innocent Americans) with ever restrictive gun control laws without draining the swamps which give rise to the perps/terrorists.
Excerpt:
Violence experts know that people who live through a mass murder are active and aggressive. They either run out of the dangerous area (impossible in a flying airplane) or if cornered, they aggress against the perpetrator. One such expert, J. Reid Meloy states, “People who are killed do not run or hide effectively: they usually choose obvious hiding places, like under a desk or table. …..this behavior appears to be acutely regressive-like the child who hides in an obvious place, believing that if he closes his eyes and cannot see, he won’t be seen.” Such approaches work with imaginary monsters, but not with real ones.
Unlike the frightened child who hides under the covers, we cannot close our eyes to real solutions to terrorism. This includes tracking down the perpetrators who did the deed, arming the citizenry (at least psychologically) to fight against such people, and encouraging a culture of action rather than one of passivity. These are real solutions and our only hope for keeping America the land of the free and the home of the brave.
43 Darthmeister // Apr 16, 2007 at 6:46 pm
… pushin’ on through.
44 GnuCarSmell // Apr 16, 2007 at 6:58 pm
It’s too bad that Mikael Gross and Tracy Bridges were not on the Virginia Tech campus today. They were students at the Appalachian School of Law in 2002 when Peter Odighizuwa, a Nigerian student there, shot and killed three people — before his murder spree was brought to a quick end by Gross and Bridges:
“When the sound of shooting erupted, panic ensued. “People were running everywhere. They were jumping behind cars, running out in front of traffic, trying to get away,” Gross said.
Instead of joining in the chaos, Gross and Bridges ran to their cars and got their guns. Joined by an unarmed Ted Besen, an ex-Marine and police officer, the three men approached the shooter from different sides.
“I aimed my gun at him, and Peter tossed his gun down,” Bridges recalled. “Ted approached Peter, and Peter hit Ted in the jaw. Ted pushed him back, and we all jumped on.”
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/1/25/153427.shtml
The MSM and fellow Dem-wits will do their best to suppress any memory of this story. How differently today could have turned out if only Virginia Tech were not a “gun-free zone.”
45 The Great Santini // Apr 16, 2007 at 7:06 pm
woodnwheel-
I applaud your attempt to find a scintilla of honor in The Vermont Leaker’s decision to postpone the Gonzo Show Trials.
But, having observed The Leak’s penchant for the below-the-belt partisan innuendo, the unfounded smear, and his overall dishonesty, I’d say he first tried to find some way to pin the murders on Bush-Rove, and, when that failed, he then calculated tomorrow’s headlines would be hogged by the Hokie Murder Spree, instead of his desired headline: “Gonzales Confesses: ‘Bush-Rove Made Me Do It!’ “. Thus the posponement of the inquisition to a more favorable news cycle.
46 GnuCarSmell // Apr 16, 2007 at 7:50 pm
Slight correction to #44. The MSM reported the 2002 story, but only that the gunman was “tackled” by other students. The MSM made no mention that armed students ended the killing spree. No reason to confuse their readers with such a minor detail, right?
47 Darthmeister // Apr 16, 2007 at 8:20 pm
Just saw Tammy Bruce on the O’Reilly Factor Tonight. Her exposé, “The New Thought Police”, regarding the radical left-wing cabal and their direct involvement in the news cycle vis a vis left-wing operatives within the major news organizations themselves is explosive. If I can find a link to the interview, I’ll post it.
Tammy Bruce’s website can be found here. She is no right-wing hack. Her liberal credentials? She’s a liberal columnist and former president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the NOW.
Here’s her latest views on the Soros Gestapo. Even as a liberal she sees the danger to American liberties the radical left-wing moonbats pose as they attempt to lie and spin their way into power by using the pervasive influence of their willing accomplices in the lamestream media.
THE ARMED CITIZEN
Compare the Killeen, Texas Luby’s massacre where 24 people were killed (which did eventually lead in the imminently sensible Texas conceal carry law) to the Shoney’s restaurant incident that I bet you didn’t hear about.
And there are literally hundreds if not thousands of these accounts of armed citizens stopping would be robbers and murderers in their tracks each and every year.
bober, is there any doubt after today the media is not merely biased but left-wing? History will prove us right.
48 conserve-a-tips // Apr 16, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Darthmeister, here in Oklahoma, when they passed the law allowing conceal and carry as well as allowing you to shoot any person trying to intrude on your property, they dubbed it the “Make My Day” law in the legislature.
49 Darthmeister // Apr 16, 2007 at 9:18 pm
Oklahoma is far more progressive than the People’s Republic of Illinois. I can conceal carry in 17 different states but not in Illinois. But there are loopholes in the Illinois law which can be exploited by law abiding citizens. Better to be judged by twelve than carried by six.
50 conserve-a-tips // Apr 16, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Darthmeister, is that vs. Better to be Red then Dead? ala the article that I posted called The Rape of Europe.
51 Fred Sinclair // Apr 16, 2007 at 10:22 pm
FRONT PAGE (as it ought to read).
This morning, between the hours of 03:00 and 04:00 hrs, 374 person were taken into custody around the US and some various locations around the world. All are considered major figures in the entertainment business, major news media (The NY Times, The Washington Post, NBC, ABC, CBS, MSNBC), the congress of the US, various universities, and certain internationally infamous individuals such as Michel Moore and Cindy Sheehan.
All 374 are known to be leading members of the Liberal conspiracy to overthrow the government of the United States. The President - George W. Bush, promises that there will be no “Show Pony” trials as is often found in other countries. “All 374 conspirators will be tried en-masse, and given the most open and fairest trial since the OJ Simpson trial. Being from Texas, President Bush feels it’s only right that in the interests of total fairness to the accused that the trial will be located in Abilene, Texas and overseen by Federal Judge Janice Rogers Brown. Judge Roy L. Bean (Ind. TX) will be the alternate judge. Talk show host Rush Limbaugh. will be jury chairman with Ann Coulter as alternate.
This totally fair trial will be completed by July 3rd to allow for all 374 executions to be completed on Independence Day. Any wanabee Liberals who wish to contest this ruling may register for execution on July 5th.
Heirborn Ranger
52 Ms RightWing, Ink // Apr 17, 2007 at 7:21 am
sigh. So when are they going to tell us the name of the shooter. From what I have heard he is not even a citizen. So do Americans have problems with guns?
53 Ms RightWing, Ink // Apr 17, 2007 at 7:22 am
push that thought a little harder
54 Darthmeister // Apr 17, 2007 at 11:06 am
European press blame Charlton Heston for Va Tech shooting…
Not much different than our own moonbats.
STOCKS ROCK: DOW TOPS ALL-TIME CLOSING HIGH…
Again, worst economy since the Great Depression … or, it’s because of tax-and-spend Democrats who are now in control of Congress.
UK ends use of phrase, ‘War on Terror’…
American Democrats aren’t far behind. Dhimmies!
REPORT: John Edwards’s $400 Haircut…
Do you realize how much food that $400 could have put on some poor person’s table … What! He’s a Democrat? Never mind.
55 bjr157 // Apr 17, 2007 at 5:38 pm
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/16/opinion/16mon4.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
56 Miss Spelling // Apr 17, 2007 at 9:44 pm
We can add the VT shooting to an already long list of murder sprees in recent memory. Predictably, the MSM is full of the ‘Nobody knows why people do this kind of thing’ blather. So, are we going to be as the MSM? Wondering, and guessing, and never knowing why events like this happen?
We can say that God lost control for the duration of the shooting. Or, that he never had control at all. Or, that the devil broke loose for a spell. But these options are implausible to the believer because the scripture is clear about God’s moment-by-moment control of the smallest details - down to the number and color of the hairs upon our heads. Even the devil is God’s servant: Remember he had to ask permission just to afflict Job?
If God is in control then he allowed this to happen and I fear the biggest tragedy will be that of missing the point.
Why? Why? Why? Why Columbine? Why 911? Why the Holocaust? Why any disaster or tragedy?
These are the most difficult and painful of questions, but they are the questions we MUST ask! And we MUST have the answers or we must shove the Christian God off into a zone of irrelevance.
We can say it isn’t our place to know the answers. But that reduces life to nonsense and I don’t accept that. There must be reasons and they must be knowable - or God himself is unreasonable and unknowable.
So, while the bullets were flying Monday morning, where was God? Aloof? Detached? Unmoved? Disinterested? I reject those possibilities, too.
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