********OFFICIAL GONZO GATE THREAD 8*********

[Viva_La_Revolution]

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THREAD #1 here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=698635&mesg_id=698635

THREAD #2 here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=698991&mesg_id=698991

THREAD #3 here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=699278&mesg_id=699278

THREAD #4 here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=699577&mesg_id=699577

THREAD #5 here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=699846&mesg_id=699846

THREAD #6 here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x700125

THREAD #7 here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x700367

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. back in an hour or so!

have fun!

[Solly Mack]

2. Thank you!!! to everyone getting the threads going

Much appreciated!!!!!!

[Nimrod2005]

3. Are they back in? are Gonzo's pants wet around the ass and zipper area?

[Lerkfish]

well, I coulda gone all day without THAT image in my head!

grrr.

:)

[Blackhatjack]

4. AP reports favorably for Gonzo --WHat did you expect?

[in_cog_ni_to]

5. They're getting ready to start again.

[habitual]

6. let the lying continue.!! n/t

[Solly Mack]

7. I want a real government again!!!!!!

Just venting....

[Blackhatjack]

8. I would remind him he is still under oath --since he has such a bad memory.

[Solly Mack]

10. ROFLMAO!!! Seriously though...he won't recall

[Nimrod2005]

24. I wans going to say that...or make him take the oath again!

[myrna minx]

66. Senator, I do not recall that I was put under oath.

:rofl:

[rodeodance]

77. "I don't recall remembering that"

[SoCalDem]

9. Too bad the attorneys who were fired are not there in the front row

watching Goonzo smear them.. That would make for some great tv :)

[guitar man]

11. is that a different pair of pants gonzo's wearing?? nt

[bobthedrummer]

12. While we're on a break, this is in LBN "Administration pursued aggressive legal

effort to restrict voter turnout"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2813370

[EVDebs]

50. Doolittle raid intended to deflect Lam's shut-down investigation ?

FBI raids Abramoff-linked congressman’s home
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18183698

which may have been related to the 'others' mentioned here,

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12634250/

"It's all part of a growing ongoing investigation into corruption in defense and intelligence contracts, which already has sent former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham to prison and, legal sources say, may threaten others in Congress and the CIA. "

So what better way to appear to be doing an ongoing investigation than to make it look like Lam's investigation wasn't really shut down !

[Eurobabe]

13. Viva you rock! thanks!

[hang a left]

14. I really have missed 3 of the threads...

Can someone give me synopsis?

[supernova]

21. Gonzales has been taking a borw-beating

from everybody, especially Spector and Feinstein. :D :D

They're just back from a 10 min break. Cornyn is up.

[IChing]

26. "In hindsight" is his favorite term-and he takes all responsibility and none.

[Hepburn]

15. Back on and Leahy...

...is reminding those present that they are guests of the US Senate. No one to disrupt the hearings.

[Eurobabe]

16. Leahy bitching out the hecklers

[firefox_fan]

I thought I heard some laughs at time...

[GOTV]

17. What were the demonstrators saying? n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

18. PROTESTERS yelling at GONZO! Leahy calls hearing to order. Now lecturing the protesters.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

33. I heard abu grhaib.

So i suspect code pink or other similar groups

[Blackhatjack]

19. No need for further testimony by Gonzo --Cornyn says he is 'a good and decent man'

[Eurobabe]

20. Cornyn: Way this process was handled implorable

(Isn't it deplorable??)

[Botany]

30. more Hatch type questions

useless question time

[Hepburn]

22. Another tool is up.....yawn......

...and he is telling Gonzo that he (Gonzo) is a "good and decent man."

:puke:

[PRETZEL]

31. well, was going to put the earphones back on,

guess I'll wait a few

[soothsayer]

23. He's starting to stammer a little, even on a softball question

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

25. O, good God, now it's Cornyn.

:puke: :puke: :puke:

I'm sure he'll make Orrin Hatch look like Perry Mason.

[brooklynite]

Damn! CNN Pipeline just crashed...

[annabanana]

27. Gonzo was just a bad "manager".. . oh ok

[Solly Mack]

28. anyone that thinks the torture czar is a good and decent man is a liar

and an enabler of war crimes

[Blackhatjack]

29. Gonzo describes his role as a subordinate to his own COS Sampson...

... now saying what he should have told Sampson.. If only he had had the power to change Sampson's mind.

[displacedtexan]

His answer describes following basic EEOC rules.

"We'll do better next time."

What an asshat!

[HCE SuiGeneris]

32. Sounds like an 8th grader preparing for a science project...

scratch that 3rd grader ffs

[Lerkfish]

41. hell, my second grader is 3000 percent more eloquent than this ass

[annabanana]

34. "A formal evaluation process would be unfair to the Presidnt"

[HCE SuiGeneris]

40. O M G Clenis has been invoked!

[in_cog_ni_to]

35. Oh puke...Cornyn. I believe the way this investigation has been handled is deplorable.

How do you think it was handled? Sheesh. How much softer can he get?

[rodeodance]

36. I think Gondo is even stumbing when asked How things to be IMPROVED as

he keeps saying the process was good without going into details.

[ShortnFiery]

48. Yes, to the republicans, even if it is morally deplorable, if it's not SPECIFICALLY illegal -

then "the pleasuring of the pResident" trumps all arguments. :puke:

[Blackhatjack]

37. Cornyn was obviously prepped along with Hatch to testify by proxy thru Abu

[dmr]

104. Boy, you hit the nail on the head with that statement -

by proxy indeed - Gonzo is as inept as his ol' buddy Bush* ...

[myrna minx]

38. USA's reviews are unfair to the president.

[Larry Ogg]

39. Is the f**ker starting to st st st stutter

[Eurobabe]

53. his drugs are wearing off...yy-uu--eeesss

[Justpat]

Oh yeah, now it's back to what Clinton did. n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

52. Can't forget Clinton! OR Clinton's Penis. I'm sure he'll get around to accusing Clinton's Penis of

SOMETHING. :eyes:

[liberal N proud]

99. 6 years latter they still blame everything on the Clintons

[ChairmanAgnostic]

42. it is clinton's fault for replacing 93 at one time

yeah, try that canard.

[guitar man]

43. "should have could have would have"

got my ass fired like that, why shouldn't gonzo be fired right now after that?

[guitar man]

will there be a break after cornyn?

so he can wipe off his chin?

[myrna minx]

44. Clinton did it so it's all ok. n/t

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

45. Cornyn: The Clenis did it....

God Damn, these people are so predictable.

[IChing]

46. Cornyn brings up Clinton

[annabanana]

47. Cornyn says the whole kerfuffle is a misunderstanding

[rodeodance]

57. hey Cornyn ------YOU are a MISunderstanding to America!

[rodeodance]

49. oh my gowd, Cornny is going back to Clinton dismissing ALL AG's without

saying the Repug Pres. do the SAME thing! I hope that Leahy follows up on this crap!

[EVDebs]

64. So Clinton and D's are getting CIA money too ?

From MZM Inc and other front companies and through Indian ripoffs ?

[HCE SuiGeneris]

51. Is Specter the ONLY GOP that wants truth?

[displacedtexan]

55. "Box Turtle" Cornyn just wants it all to go away.

Smarmy.

[habitual]

56. yes, so far all the other repubs have given him not only a free

pass, but have facilitated his lies....

[annabanana]

54. He IS stuttering.... He says the Atty's might not have had MANAGEMENT

SKILLS

[Kber]

65. Maybe someone should ask him to describe good management skills

And get his thoughts on why bad management skills are grounds for termination?

[dweller]

67. they were just not the 'right' person 'at that time'

with midterms coming up... ?

dp

[Eurobabe]

58. 8 threads and do we really know much yet?

:eyes:

[Laurab]

59. I don't recall....

[ShortnFiery]

74. Now you know why Dear Leader is such a close friend and forever boss man.

GONZO is the one person within a room, at any time, who is actually MORE INCOMPETENT than his beloved boss, "the Decider." ;)

[ticapnews]

62. We know the AG has a lousy memory

I suspect Alzheimer's.

[Nimrod2005]

63. Not yet, check back when we are in thread # 10.

[EVDebs]

70. Sets the stage for whistleblowers and immunized to testify later...nt

[annabanana]

60. Corny doesn't want the OTHER atty's job retention skills examined

[rodeodance]

61. Cornyn is saying this is a Fishing Expedition!! JERK

[rodeodance]

68. Cornyn is brinking up the 2 convicted Border agents.

[rodeodance]

71. way to sidetrack the hearing Mr. Cornyn!

[Nimrod2005]

Giving Lou Dobbs material for his show tonight...lol.

[Blackhatjack]

69. Now we have heard it all! It is the fault of the Repub controlled MSM reporting...

[IChing]

72. Cornyn and Spector on Prez signing statements.

In July 2006 Cornyn expressed opposition to a bill by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.)
that would allow Congress to file a lawsuit to get presidential signing statements
declared unconstitutional, saying "I don’t see what the problem is."

[in_cog_ni_to]

73. OMG..Could Cornyn kiss his ass any more than he is? Sheesh! Why doesn't he just go suck on his toes!

[rodeodance]

132. according to Cornyn---Gonzo is a good man---his underlings are bad.

[GregD]

138. I thought he was sucking something -

just not the toes...

[orleans]

75. shit! what'd i miss? n/t

[bobthedrummer]

76. True statement "I believe there is a lot of misinformation, disinformation about this.."

[annabanana]

78. OFF TOPIC (not me... Cornyn)

[mile18blister]

79. Rove must have told Cornyn to change subject., FAST.

Gonzo: blah, blah, blah.

[rodeodance]

80. GREAT___LeaHY is CORRECTING ol Corny--Bush also Replaced most

aG's!! te he. take that cornyn!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

86. Specter through in that misleading fact earlier. Thanks Sen. Leahy! Now RUSSSSSS!!! eom

[underpants]

101. Every Prez has replaced every other Prez attorneys since Carter

[Eurobabe]

81. RUSS!!

[Blackhatjack]

82. Russ! Put on the seatbelt Mr. Gonzales.. you are under oath...

[bobthedrummer]

83. FEINGOLD

[seemslikeadream]

96. FEINGOLD - POLITICAL

people wonder

[bobthedrummer]

105. Biskupic background (this is what Feingold is referencing)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x523978#657415

[HCE SuiGeneris]

84. Feingold-- tell the truth you fucker!

[in_cog_ni_to]

85. WOOHOO!!! Leahy is asking about the Clinton attorneys! Carter replaced all Ford/Nixon

USA...he's going down the list of presidents who fired all previous administration USAs! LOL! Good one, Pat!

[ShortnFiery]

95. Go Russ Finegold ! Gonzo: (stutter ... stutter) "SENATOR, (waffle waffle) n/t

[rodeodance]

87. Russ Feingold-You have a duty to be truthful when speaking?---Yes says

gonzo!

[IChing]

Feingold thank god he is the best and reminded him of his oath

[Cameron27]

88. Feingold ...

Case of Georgia Thompson.

[Blackhatjack]

89. Feingold boring in on Wisconsin case Overturned By Appeals Court on 'beyond thin evidence'

[underpants]

90. Feingold-Does your oath cover press conferences, interviews, etc to tell the truth?

Gonzo basically says Yes.

[Eurobabe]

91. RF: Wisc. case of Georgia Thompson 2006

Case brought for political reasons? Can you understand why citizens of Wis. are suspicious?

[Manifestor_of_Light]

92. Gonzo has CRS disease.

Can't Remember Shit. :grr: :wtf:

[myrna minx]

93. Feingold bringing up Wisconsin chicanery in the

Thompson case.

[rodeodance]

94. Good--Fiengold is bringing up the Wisconsin case.

[rodeodance]

107. Feingold wants to know if the DOJ is planning on Reviewing this case but

gondo saying basically nothing was planned for review. but looks like he might-----

[ShortnFiery]

108. It's all a part of Gonzo, et. al., pleasuring the pResident?

:eyes:

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

109. I like the Senator's tone...

He sounds like a good lawyer!

Go Russ!

[Solly Mack]

97. Dear certain members of Congress. You need to stop pretending

the "system is working" when you lick the shit off Gonzales' ass and call it "questioning him"

Because all that shows me is that YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.

[in_cog_ni_to]

98. Uh OH...Feingold asked about the partisan Thompson case in WI....or how it LOOKS political.

[underpants]

112. Gonzo'I don't think you can speak for all the people' Fiengold interrupts 'Yes I can'

[annabanana]

100. Gonzo has no idea about "appearance of impropriety"

[mile18blister]

102. Go Russ! Georgia Thompson case!!

That's Russ's turf.

[Eurobabe]

103. Feingold cutting Gonzo off at the pass, time is short

he is still questioning about Wisconsin incident.

[Norquist Nemesis]

114. Not allowing him to fillibuster

His prep apparently focused on q&a from DiFi, Feingold, Shumer...and I'm guessing Whitehouse. Cannot wait for Whitehouse to hit this one completely out of the park!

[underpants]

125. Repeatedly just saying that basically that was a 'I don't recall'

[Botany]

106. go Russ go

He will not let up on the phony voting fraud by democrats in WS.

"I hope they can be quick answers." Russ

"I don't recall." Alberto

[in_cog_ni_to]

110. When can we expect to get the documents we have asked for..Gonzo..we're working on it.

[Blackhatjack]

111. In essence, did you exercise authority and review over Sampson?

[sinkingfeeling]

113. Great question Russ! Who did Sampson talk /consult with about his list?

[annabanana]

115. Gee! his memory just got MUCH WORSE

[rodeodance]

116. Gondo says he accepts Responsiblity without the Blame (like Bush)

[myrna minx]

127. It takes a man of character to be a decider, you know.

:sarcasm:

[HCE SuiGeneris]

117. can't recall don't remember -- must be a Dem asking questions

[displacedtexan]

124. Lots of sighs from Gonzo now

even in the middle of sentences.

Telling.

[Norquist Nemesis]

LOL! True that!

[Botany]

135. He is up to 15 don't recalls for Russ alone

Go Russ

He had nothing to do with the decisions but he can't recall but
he also approved the decissions?

[myrna minx]

118. Gonzo is now smirking when he says that he "doesn't recall." n/t

[Larry Ogg]

119. Ha, will all you DUer’s stop talking… I’m trying to listen to this sh sh i idiot…

[habitual]

120. standard answer to any Feingold question:

i don't recall... my count is skyrocketing...!!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

121. LOL! Feingold isn't letting Gonzo wander off. He keeps stopping him mid-sentence. :)

[KingOfLostSouls]

122. I Do not know, do not recall, was not advised...

you know, if I was playing a drinking game on how LITTLE gonzo knows, I'd have been drunk within 10 mins of a REPUBLICAN questioning.

[Solly Mack]

123. How many "I don't recalls" so far?

[underpants]

131. I don't recall

:shrug:

:bounce:

Just two now since I have been trying to post this

[Solly Mack]

LOL

[bobthedrummer]

126. McNulty referenced by Feingold-let's not forget Alice S. Fisher either

[Laurab]

128. Feingold getting a record # of "I don't recalls" - go Russ!

[Blackhatjack]

129. Feingold is defining the evidence that may be out there to get by subpoena...

[Eurobabe]

130. THREAD 9 up

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=389

[Wednesdays]

133. I don't recall...I don't recall...I don't recall...

Sorry, is my C-SPAN feed stuck?

[Norquist Nemesis]

134. Can we talk about the "senior leadership" of the Dept now?

Monica Monica Monica

[rodeodance]

136. Russ telling G. that he made no effort to correct mistatements in OPED!! ruining

reputations.

[ShortnFiery]

140. All that is important or legal to Gonzo is that these FIRINGS were "pleasuring" to the pResident n/t

[in_cog_ni_to]

137. Dems must be saving THE BIG GUN...SCHUMER, for last. I better not miss him!

Schumer is going to skewer this little twit!

[Norquist Nemesis]

139. Personally, I think it's going to be Whitehouse n/t

[rodeodance]

141. oh my Gawd!!!!!!! ---the twerp SESSIONS is up!!

[rodeodance]

146. gonzo sticking with---I do not recall but my calender says NOV 27th!! whow

[Justpat]

142. If you are running the government like a banana republic -

then this is your man to be the AG.

He lies with confidence and he feels accountable to no one except his equally crooked boss.

[LSK]

143. I have no recollection

:banghead:

[Javaman]

145. I think he holds the record for the amount of times he said that phrase in under 3 seconds. lol nt

[LSK]

147. I dont recall!!!

Here it comes...

[ShortnFiery]

149. They need to test this guy for early SENILITY? Or else he needs to take the Fifth. n/t

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

150. And no memory, too.

He needs to be in a nursing home, not the AG

[Iwasthere]

144. "Sir, I have searched my memory"

Wonder what that looks like?

[rodeodance]

151. but he recalls his calender says there was a meeting

[ShortnFiery]

155. Regardless of whether Gonzo is lying or severely absent minded, he's INCOMPETENT and

should resign or be fired ... for the good of this Nation. :shrug:

[Moochy]

152. No Results Found

[ShortnFiery]

156. Reformat? Yes? Are you sure? Really? OK

:rofl:

[rodeodance]

148. well, i am impressed. Sessions actually pressing him about nov 27th meeting.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

154. Sessions is acting like a Senator, wow!

I'm impressed too.

[ticapnews]

153. Sessions is hammering him

This is surprising.

I think Sessions is actually shocked. I think he was expecting Gonzales to handle these questions pretty easily, and Gonzales is screwing up. Nice to see Sessions is keeping with it though. This is blowing up in Alberto's face.