UPDATE:White House Reacts to Clintons’ Comments Libby Just Handed A Get Out Of Jail Free Card By Bush…FLASHBACK: List of Clinton Pardons… UPDATE: Remember Henry Cisneros? Hillary:”"This commutation sends the clear signal that in this administration, cronyism and ideology trump competence and justice.” – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.” Former President Bill Clinton criticized President Bush on Tuesday for commuting the prison sentence of I. Lewis Libby Jr.
H/T To Bryan for this link: Â
Former President Bill Clinton criticized President Bush on Tuesday for commuting the prison sentence of I. Lewis Libby Jr. and tried to draw a distinction from his own controversial pardons.
In Iowa to promote the presidential candidacy of his wife, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, Mr. Clinton was asked by a radio host, David Yepsen, “You had some controversial pardons during your presidency; what’s your reaction to what President Bush did?”
“Yeah, but I think the facts were different,” Mr. Clinton said. “I think there are guidelines for what happens when somebody is convicted. You’ve got to understand, this is consistent with their philosophy; they believe that they should be able to do what they want to do, and that the law is a minor obstacle.”
“It’s wrong to out that C.I.A. agent and wrong to try to cover it up,” Mr. Clinton added. “And no one was ever fired from the White House for doing it.”
Mr. Clinton pardoned 140 people in the final hours of his presidency, including Marc Rich, the fugitive broker who had been charged with evading tens of millions of dollars in taxes, and who was the former husband of a top donor to Democrats and Mrs. Clinton’s first Senate campaign.
Rather than tread lightly on the Libby commutation, the Clintons have chosen to confront it; Clinton advisers said there was no real alternative, because the news media would bring up the Rich pardon anyway.
Bryan adds:
They’ve chosen to confront it they way they choose to confront everything–by lying, dissembling, and then going on the offensive.
Just let the record show that Mr. Clinton is a perjurer who had his license to practice before the Supreme Court taken away. Let the record show that he sold pardons to his rich friends. Let the record show that he’s still a brazen liar. And let the record show that it was his pal Sandy Berger who stole sensitive documents from the National Archives, hid them under a trailer, then took them home and destroyed them to cover up something that the Clintonistas didn’t want going public, and remember that Berger’s actions made the 9-11 Commission’s work incomplete, and we’ll never know what he covered up. And let the country remember the missing Rose law firm billing records that mysteriously turned up in the Clintons’ White House residence, and all the rest of that sordid mess that the Clintons drag around with them like a trailer park full of skeletons wherever they go.
 White House Reacts to Clintons’ Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House on Thursday made fun of former President Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, for criticizing President Bush’s decision to erase the prison sentence of former aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby. “I don’t know what Arkansan is for chutzpah, but this is a gigantic case of it,” presidential spokesman Tony Snow said.
Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., has scheduled hearings on Bush’s commutation of Libby’s 2 1/2-year sentence.
“Well, fine, knock himself out,” Snow said of Conyers. “I mean, perfectly happy. And while he’s at it, why doesn’t he look at January 20th, 2001?”
The POTUS did not pardon Libby:
“My decision to commute his prison sentence leaves in place a harsh punishment for Mr. Libby,” Bush said in a statement. “The consequences of his felony conviction on his former life as a lawyer, public servant, and private citizen will be long-lasting.”
The president’s action means that Libby’s conviction still stands and he is still required to pay the $250,000 fine ordered by a federal judge.
Bush’s full statement. “Mr. Fitzgerald is a highly qualified, professional prosecutor who carried out his responsibilities as charged.”
One would think from this and this that he pardoned Marc Rich by the reactions:
Senator Harry Reid, Democratic Majority Leader, called the commutation ‘disgraceful.’
“The President’s decision to commute Mr. Libby’s sentence is disgraceful. Libby’s conviction was the one faint glimmer of accountability for White House efforts to manipulate intelligence and silence critics of the Iraq War. Now, even that small bit of justice has been undone,” Reid said in a statement. “The Constitution gives President Bush the power to commute sentences, but history will judge him harshly for using that power to benefit his own Vice President’s Chief of Staff who was convicted of such a serious violation of law.”
Obama: ‘This is exactly the kind of politics we must change’…
Fred Thompson: ‘I am very happy for Scooter Libby’…
FLASHBACK: List of Clinton Pardons…
My Reasons for the Pardons By WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
Hillary: ‘In this administration, cronyism and ideology trump competence and justice’…
MSM Ignores Higher Placed Clinton Officials’ Conviction to Tout Libby’s:
Henry Cisneros was the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, appointed to that position by president Bill Clinton. Cisneros, it should be remembered, was convicted in 1995 on 18 counts of conspiracy, false statements and obstruction of justice. And, I’d dare say that Libby, who only worked in the office of the Vice President, was a minnow in the pond in which Cisneros swam. Cisneros was the Secretary of HUD, after all, a presidential cabinet member!
Naturally, on his way out of the White House in 2001, Clinton pardoned Cisneros.
Bryan has more as does:
- Just in: Bush to Commute Libby’s Sentence « TMQ2
- Ed Driscoll.com
- SCOOTER FREED !! SCOOTER LIBBY COMMUTED!! : 186k Per Second
- Bush Commutes Scooter Libby | Stuck On Stupid
- ProudConservative.com – The Blog Portion
- BREAKING NEWS: Scooter Libby’s Prison Sentence Commuted! « Blogs 4 Brownback
- Bush Commutes Libby’s Prison Sentence » The American Mind
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July 2, 2007 - 05:31 PM on July 2nd, 2007
One would think from this and this that he pardoned Marc Rich by the reactions:
Well yes, if Libby was a real criminal, and Bush had been paid to fully pardon Libby, AND they both were Democrites, well then there would be no comment at all from the MSM, the talkingheads, or the Democrites. Because that would be okay…
July 2, 2007 - 05:33 PM on July 2nd, 2007
doh! Why didn’t I think of that:razz:
July 2, 2007 - 05:44 PM on July 2nd, 2007
This is a great day. Justice was done just before a very special Independence Day. Scooter Libby is an American hero. He should be celebrated, not sentenced.
July 2, 2007 - 05:44 PM on July 2nd, 2007
“Well yes, if Libby was a real criminal…”
He is a real criminal…perjury was a crime, last I checked.
That said, look for the full pardon at the end of the term.
July 2, 2007 - 06:34 PM on July 2nd, 2007
Libby Sentence Commuted!
Nice! President Bush spared former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby from a 2 1/2-year prison term in the CIA leak case Monday, stepping into a criminal case with heavy political overtones on grounds that the sentence was just…
July 2, 2007 - 07:22 PM on July 2nd, 2007
Ted…he didn’t commit perjury. First and foremost he told the truth, Armitage leaked her name BUT Fitzgerald just couldn’t let it go. So he went on and on until time passed and Libby had a more vague story and more of our tax dollars were wasted. It’s an injustice that Libby was prosecuted and even moreso that Bush didn’t give him a full pardon. This is one thing I totally think Bush is wrong in.
July 2, 2007 - 07:34 PM on July 2nd, 2007
Acually he did commit perjury by legal standards..there was no reason to question him though, as Fitzgerald knew 2 months prior that it was Armitage who had leaked it..How did he know it? Armitage told him
July 2, 2007 - 08:11 PM on July 2nd, 2007
5.
“Ted:he didn’t commit perjury.”
Yes, he did as Peejz so aptly pointed out.
Honestly, I’m tired of these guys not doing time. He and Clinton should be cell mates.
July 2, 2007 - 09:01 PM on July 2nd, 2007
[...] Wesley Clark Link to Article fred thompson Libby Just Handed A Get Out Of Jail Free Card By Bush:FLASHBACK: List of Clinton Pardons: » Posted at Right Voices on Monday, July 02, 2007 The POTUS did not pardon Libby: “My decision to commute his prison sentence leaves in place a harsh punishment for Mr … of politics we must change’: Fred Thompson: ‘I am very happy for Scooter Libby’: Bryan View Entire Article » [...]
July 2, 2007 - 10:51 PM on July 2nd, 2007
Dems React to Clemency, Big Dog Dissects Comments
As you might know by now, President Bush granted clemency for Scooter Libby who will now not have to serve his jail time after his conviction for lying to the Grand Jury and obstruction of justice (or miscarriage of justice depending upon how you look …
July 2, 2007 - 10:52 PM on July 2nd, 2007
If he would only grant the same to those two border patrol agents as much as this wacko:cool::idea:
July 2, 2007 - 11:09 PM on July 2nd, 2007
I’m not at all suprised that Bush would do this.
It’s just a tossed bone to his fans (which are getting smaller and smaller with each passing day).
July 3, 2007 - 12:10 AM on July 3rd, 2007
How about a pardon for two border guards in prison and doing lot’s of time for shooting a drug dealer? how about a pardon for people this government has put in prison for doing the job in iraq? the list of real pardon’s are long but who really cares about Libby bitch?
July 3, 2007 - 01:50 AM on July 3rd, 2007
Peejz,
I don’t see the reason for the reference to Clinton. Is like, “for any fault that the opposition does/did, we’ve got one for free”?
July 3, 2007 - 02:18 AM on July 3rd, 2007
Terror cell used hospital as cover – Inconceivable!
This disturbs me in so many ways.
First for all, to all who say Al Qaeda is no threat, think again. But a more disturbing element to me is that they used their status as doctors to hide in plain site.  Not only is this a…
July 3, 2007 - 05:30 AM on July 3rd, 2007
Well Ted, I would like to see Sandy Berger get some time as well.
July 3, 2007 - 05:45 AM on July 3rd, 2007
11, Mattias, the same Deomcrats who are criticizing Bush for commuting Libby’s sentence were silent or calling for FULL pardons for Cisneros and other Democrats like Marc Rich. We are highlighting the double standard here.
July 3, 2007 - 05:49 AM on July 3rd, 2007
12.
I whole heartedly agree.
8.
I agree too- I wish he would give them pardons.
11.
The reference to Clinton weas to pont out the crookedness of both parties and just how similar they are to each other.
July 3, 2007 - 06:25 AM on July 3rd, 2007
11. I don’t wish to speak for Peejz, but our legal system is based on precedent for the most part. Acts by a previous administration are very relevant to the discussion.
July 3, 2007 - 07:03 AM on July 3rd, 2007
The Knucklehead of the Day award
Today’s winner is Scott Durbin.
July 3, 2007 - 07:17 AM on July 3rd, 2007
15- Drake,
I know (from one of my legal tutors) that the US jurisdiction is based upon a “case law” principle- so you are right.
But this only works for the idea “what is allowed and what is not allowed”. It can not justify the idea “one crook slipped through the system, so another has some right to slip as well”. Actually it should have worked the other way around and Bush should have rescinded the Cisneros-decision! Now you got him doing this mockery on the legal system as well!!
July 3, 2007 - 07:22 AM on July 3rd, 2007
Why don’t you worry about your own country, Matthias… and a mockery would be a president, perjuring himself, lying in front of the entire world.
billy boy???
July 3, 2007 - 07:39 AM on July 3rd, 2007
“Why don’t you worry about your own country, Matthias” -> well, the US worries for the whole world (which is sometimes a good thing), so you’ll have to let us worry for you too. It’s more like democracy I’d worry about.
I see two ways too see this event : both Bush and Clinton were right to give this pardon OR both Bush and Clinton were anti-democratic in giving their pardon to political friends. I vote for the second option. And I’d think the same for any other politician in any other democratic country.
July 3, 2007 - 07:45 AM on July 3rd, 2007
nickele, who cares what you think.
we worry for the rest of the world because, by and large, the rest of the world SUCKS…. we fund it, we invent it, we defend it, we perfect it… you people just suck off of us, beg for protection, then criticize us. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post.
F off.
July 3, 2007 - 07:53 AM on July 3rd, 2007
19- “nickele, who cares what you think.
we worry for the rest of the world because, by and large, the rest of the world SUCKS:. we fund it, we invent it, we defend it, we perfect it: you people just suck off of us, beg for protection, then criticize us.”
Mike, in what way did you personally ever fund, invent, defend or perfect the rest of the world? Especially in the sense that somebody (from the rest of the world) ever requested it…
July 3, 2007 - 08:00 AM on July 3rd, 2007
I served 4 years in the navy, jackass.. not to mention I’ve been a tax payer for 20 years… taxes that go to pay to defend you snivelling europeans.
oh, by the way…
YOU’RE WELCOME!
July 3, 2007 - 08:03 AM on July 3rd, 2007
16- Trials in this country are based on the law, and attorneys use case law as a guidence, but that is more so seen in civil trials.. In this particular situation, the POTUS is given the power to commute or grant pardons to anyone they wish ….
July 3, 2007 - 08:07 AM on July 3rd, 2007
16, Mattias, why don’t you learn about something before you make stupid and uninformed comments?
No US President can recind a pardon or commutation given by a previous President. Congress and the Courts are also prohibited from revoking or modifying a Presidential Pardon or Commutation.
Oh, Mattias, and for you Libs who have not done so, read our Constitution for your reference material to understand not only Presidential powers, but that of Congress, the Courts, and the limitations to the Government.
July 3, 2007 - 08:15 AM on July 3rd, 2007
21- “I served 4 years in the navy, jackass.. not to mention I’ve been a tax payer for 20 years: taxes that go to pay to defend you snivelling europeans.”
okay.. Mikey… enough kidding. I asked: WHAT DID YOU DO FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD? Wasting US-Taxes in the Navy didn’t do a big benefit to the world, did it?
23- “No US President can recind a pardon or commutation given by a previous President. Congress and the Courts are also prohibited from revoking or modifying a Presidential Pardon or Commutation.”
PCD, I would have bet it to be that way… That’s why a president should think twice before pardoning a buddy. Especially if the president is involved in the case itself! Two presidents doing the same shit doesn’t make both’s hand cleaner… even if the constitution allows such action!
July 3, 2007 - 08:27 AM on July 3rd, 2007
oh, defending your ass is called “wasting US tax dollars”
I see
July 3, 2007 - 08:29 AM on July 3rd, 2007
you no longer exist, douchebag.
Fig du.
July 3, 2007 - 08:36 AM on July 3rd, 2007
Well, Mike, I’ll try not to be too ironic with your remarks. Who cares what I think ? Well, is this a forum or did I misunderstand something ? So, if just one person cares for what I write, it’s worth it. At least you reply to me, so you seem to care.:grin:
I don’t know if the US funds the whole world, they fund some countries like Israel, that’s sure… Iraq did not beg for protection… And if I were you, I would not beg for “thank you”s forever but rather start understanding that criticism is the basis of democracy.
The rest of the world sucks ? Tell me which countries you have visited in your life, so we can compare our experiences.:smile:
July 3, 2007 - 08:39 AM on July 3rd, 2007
canada, mexico, brazil, chile, costa rica, hong kong, china, taiwan, japan, singapore, philipines,
Merci
Danke
Gracias
Xie Xie
arigato
Bite me, eurotrash.
July 3, 2007 - 08:41 AM on July 3rd, 2007
Yup! Mike’s back
July 3, 2007 - 08:43 AM on July 3rd, 2007
you’re welcome Mike. What a show. You have fans. I’m very happy for you
July 3, 2007 - 08:45 AM on July 3rd, 2007
27- Welcome back to nickele, our French anti-semite….
July 3, 2007 - 08:48 AM on July 3rd, 2007
I have friends, not fans… and it’s because I’m smarter, funnier, more informed, better educated, in better shape, than any of the Bush hating trolls that come around here spouting nonsense.
July 3, 2007 - 08:48 AM on July 3rd, 2007
“French anti-semite” ??????????????????
Where the hell did you get that idea ?
July 3, 2007 - 08:52 AM on July 3rd, 2007
“smarter, funnier, more informed, better educated”. You probably forgot “most humble person on earth”.
and I’m having fun : you are so in love. It’s so cute 
ops:
I am a big troll
July 3, 2007 - 08:53 AM on July 3rd, 2007
ah, c’est bon!
any bands of “disaffected youth” (otherwise known as muslim animals) marauding through your nation, burning as they go?
hmmm?????
July 3, 2007 - 08:57 AM on July 3rd, 2007
“muslim animals” : I don’t know about my anti-semitism, but I know about Mike’s racism for all muslims of the planet. I hope the soldiers in Iraq have a better mind. I really hope. For their own sake and the sake of Iraq.
July 3, 2007 - 08:58 AM on July 3rd, 2007
“I have friends, not fans: and it’s because I’m smarter, funnier, more informed, better educated, in better shape,”
Mike has turned into Stuart Smalley….:lol:
July 3, 2007 - 08:58 AM on July 3rd, 2007
“I don’t know about my anti-semitism, but I know about Mike’s racism for all muslims of the planet.”
No, you don’t.
July 3, 2007 - 08:59 AM on July 3rd, 2007
28- Mike,
you sound a little bit disappointed that you never visited Europe.. and your list of countries looks like really needing serious military US defense- especially places like China and Canada!
July 3, 2007 - 09:02 AM on July 3rd, 2007
you’re right TedintheShed. I only know a very little part of Mike’s racism. The real Mike is probably worse than I can imagine.
July 3, 2007 - 09:02 AM on July 3rd, 2007
38- But I do,
and it is obvious for any other sane person on the planet: Mike is a muslim-hater…
Mike-buddy… tell’em..
July 3, 2007 - 09:06 AM on July 3rd, 2007
39, Mattias, The US has poured more defense dollars into Germany than many other places. How many Germans depended on jobs at US Bases and depended on outright gifts of food, coal, and other necessities from WW2 forward? Mattias would you even be here if it weren’t for the US taking care of the World’s troubles?
July 3, 2007 - 09:07 AM on July 3rd, 2007
40.
I butted heads with him about this already a long time ago. He uses the term “Muslim animals— in a very specific context.
Perhaps instead of condemning, you and Matthias should take the time to live up to the modicum of “liberal” that claims to be open minded and have the conversation with him.
July 3, 2007 - 09:09 AM on July 3rd, 2007
and you’re proud of him ? What is this. Are you both part of the same KKK group ? Seriously, I must be naive to think that the western world evolved from the racist behaviors. These ideas are quite close to those who lead to the apartheid, the killing of jews.
July 3, 2007 - 09:10 AM on July 3rd, 2007
36, nickele, being a Muslim is not a race. It is a choice. Mike hates stupid people who can’t take care of themselves, blame others for their low position in life, or those who choose to kill as a solution to their perceived problems.
Now, when France has something to offer than wine and champagne, I’ll give a care.
July 3, 2007 - 09:13 AM on July 3rd, 2007
Well, I don’t claim to be more open minded than non liberals. All I know is that I am not open minded about racism. And I don’t like much arrogance.
July 3, 2007 - 09:15 AM on July 3rd, 2007
Hillary: ‘In this administration, cronyism and ideology trump competence and justice’…
Bill Clinton’s Pardons a Campaign Issue for Hillary
July 3, 2007 - 09:21 AM on July 3rd, 2007
46, Look in the mirror to see arrogance, nickele.
July 3, 2007 - 09:22 AM on July 3rd, 2007
I agree PCD, Muslim is not a race. Nor is Jewish to be precise. I personally think that hating someone because of his religion is just as bad as hating someone for his skin color.
I also hate those who kill as a solution. I pity but don’t hate those who blame others for their low position in life. And I really pity anyone who does not care about this “debate”
I can assure you that the belief that most French people are anti-Semite is way exaggerated. True, we don’t support Israel (which is a country) as much as the US does, but it’s because we don’t believe in their actions.
July 3, 2007 - 09:24 AM on July 3rd, 2007
48 : that reminds me of the type of arguments I used to hear in middle school
“It’s the one who says who is” 
July 3, 2007 - 09:25 AM on July 3rd, 2007
49- You don’t like the fact that they don’t surrender with the white flag?
July 3, 2007 - 09:27 AM on July 3rd, 2007
44.
I don’t know Mike from jack, just like I don’t know you. However, I AM saying that at least I took the time to have the converation with him with an open mind.
You’ve made false assumptions about Mike, and now about me.
46.
I hate racism and bigotry also, which is why I attacked Mike regarding the topic. However, I did take the time to have an actual conversation with him in the end.
I also had a similar conversation with Matthias- and his bigotry while subtle, is broad and frightening.
As far as Mike’s arrogance goes- ou’re probably dead on. IIRC he admitted he is arrogant, so at least you may have got that right.
My point, dear, is to assume is to make ann ASS out of U and ME. You are assuming Mike is racist, and I am saying that your assumption is incorrect if you go any deeper than the surface.
July 3, 2007 - 09:30 AM on July 3rd, 2007
Muslim animal = one who rapes, murders, bombs, beheads, etc. in the name of the “religion of peace”
Muslim animal = one who apologized / makes excuses for / justifies those who rape, murder, bomb, behead, etc. in the name of the “religion of peace”
Muslim animal = one who dances in the streets, celebrates, cheers and smiles at the sight of secretaries jumping 100 floors to their deaths to escape being consumed by a fireball, created by practicioners of the “religion of peace”
Muslim animal = one who comes to your country, rapes, murders, burns, riots, in an attempt to impose the “religion of peace”
got it?
July 3, 2007 - 09:33 AM on July 3rd, 2007
53.
And what if it were a Christian doing those actions?
July 3, 2007 - 09:35 AM on July 3rd, 2007
they would be christian animals… though that dosen’t seem to happen, now, does it?
July 3, 2007 - 09:37 AM on July 3rd, 2007
51 – Not at all. I believe that pure retaliation (an eye for an eye) seems to solve things in the short term but worsens the long term. Now, I surely don’t support the Palestinians either. I have to say that I hope much more from Israel than from the Palestinians. So many of them are super racist and believe in killing innocent people. I think Israel is so much more clever as a country (also because it’s people are well educated) than Palestine (as a non-existing country). That’s why I expect better from them, even though I would not like to be in their situation.
If you want, I don’t believe in saying : you are under attack, so do what you want in response. The same applied to invading Iraq. The US had been under attack, France thought invading Afghanistan was a correct response (Ben Laden was there!). But Iraq had nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks, that’s why I agree with the French position on that matter.
For Israel, they have been under attack for a while, but their answer is not the most appropriate. I don’t know if you see what I mean.
July 3, 2007 - 09:37 AM on July 3rd, 2007
I don’t cower at your baseless charges of racism, either. I am not burdened by white guilt, I’ve never enslaved, oppressed or otherwise discriminated against ANYONE on the basis of their race / religion other.
Now, if you want to have a conversation about the true racists… liberals.. I’d be glad to do so.
July 3, 2007 - 09:39 AM on July 3rd, 2007
ask the 150,000 dead, gassed kurds if they were under attack, or if Sadaam had WMD’s.
but I guess they don’t count..as much as say… the poor bosnians????
July 3, 2007 - 09:40 AM on July 3rd, 2007
typical liberal knee-jerk response
“I supported Afghanistan, but not Iraq”
IT’S ALL PART OF THE SAME WAR, YOU MORON.
July 3, 2007 - 09:41 AM on July 3rd, 2007
and the “French Position” should be forever kneeling on Omaha and Utah beaches, kissing the graves of the dead Americans who dies for thier freedom.
that should be the “French Position”…kissing our hairy bean bags.
July 3, 2007 - 09:43 AM on July 3rd, 2007
56.
“France thought invading Afghanistan was a correct response (Ben Laden was there!). But Iraq had nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks,”
Afganistan had nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks either.
July 3, 2007 - 09:45 AM on July 3rd, 2007
it can be argued that Iraq had more to do with terror attacks (First WTC bombing and Ok City) than Afghanistan ever did.
July 3, 2007 - 09:46 AM on July 3rd, 2007
Ok, I apologize, I don’t master well enough Mike’s dictionary… I only read his messages through the common English dictionary. No, seriously, I deeply apologize to both Mike and TedintheShed for the wrong accusations. Mike : I agree to call animals those that you describe. But when you call them Muslim animals, you seem to believe that they actually are Muslims. I would call them religious fanatics animals. Thankfully the Christian ones don’t exist any more (they did a few centuries ago).
July 3, 2007 - 09:48 AM on July 3rd, 2007
but people like Nickele don’t bother to look into anything past what the left-wing media spouts.
they are like walking soundbites
“blood for oil!”
“no WMD’s!”
“Afghanistan yes, Iraq no!”
it’s pathetic
maybe when B. Hussein Obama becomes president, he will save us all.
July 3, 2007 - 09:51 AM on July 3rd, 2007
63.
Apology accepted, and appreciated.
July 3, 2007 - 09:52 AM on July 3rd, 2007
We are not living a “few centuries ago”
we live now, where muslim animals have been raping, killing, beheading, maiming, bombing, hijacking, etc. in the name of the “religion of peace” for how many decades?
President Bush, to his credit, is the ONLY world leader to take these animals on, and what does he get for it????? constant carping, bitching and moaning from the lefty media, carpet-bagging frauds like shillary and b. hussein obama, and scorn from the European Union who we are fighting to keep free from these scum.
sheesh.
July 3, 2007 - 09:56 AM on July 3rd, 2007
63. apology accepted.
however, I will not let up on the “moderate” or “peaceful” muslims, to start actually HELPING the rest of the civilized world rid ourselves of these animals.
they aren’t exactly bending over backwards to turn them in.
July 3, 2007 - 10:01 AM on July 3rd, 2007
57 : I don’t see the slightest link between what you call “liberal” (left-wing ideas) and racism. Not more than Republican (right wing) or Democrate…
58 : which WMD? The virtual ones? And the Kurds are suffering as much now as when Saddam was in power. I wish their situation got better, but it did not.
59 : “IT’S ALL PART OF THE SAME WAR, YOU MORON.” the WAR ON TERROR !!! The axis of evil
I am such a moron, I don’t even accept to believe that Saddam took part in the attacks. /me feels like a big moron 
60 : I’ll go kneel on the graves, and in the honor of those who died to liberate my countries, I’ll stay liberated and free from entering a war I don’t believe in. And I’ll avoid helping people and forcing them later into a wrong war.
61 : I would not say that I am 100 % sure that Afghanistan or the talibans had something to do with 9/11, but I find it very much believable.
62 : anything can be argued. One could even argue that the Earth is flat! I guess, we’ll just disagree on that.
July 3, 2007 - 10:04 AM on July 3rd, 2007
56, Tu est FOU!!!!
Israel has been acting with restraint in dealing with their half brothers. In the Old Testament, or in the Torah, the answer was to utterly anilate the enemy. Personally, that is the message I’d give the “Palestinians”. If you want to be anilated, let Hammas, Hezbollah, and Fatah fire rockets at Israel. If you want to live in peace, point them out and get out of the way because we ARE going to kill them NOW!
As for Iraq, the French position has been to violate UN sanctions and sell Saddam whatever he wanted. Oil for Sous. Everything was fine as long as French citizens were required to sip coffee and eat baguettes. It did not matter that Hussein filled mass graves or committed war on his neighbors. France was far away and comfortable.
July 3, 2007 - 10:08 AM on July 3rd, 2007
The Hearing Loss of The NY Times Editors – Scoot
From the opinion makers; members of the NY Times Editorial board (italics mine):
July 3, 2007 - 10:10 AM on July 3rd, 2007
66 : you had Tony Blair as well, but not UK’s opinion.
67 : I am also very disappointed with the weak reaction from the moderates Muslims.
NB : I’m off to meet my moderate Muslim friends tonight, don’t have to much fun calling each others Morons when I’m away, ok ?
July 3, 2007 - 10:12 AM on July 3rd, 2007
liberals are racist because they literally look at people of other races as inferior.
in the liberal mind, american blacks are INCAPABLE of doing anything without THEIR help. and unless the sheep give them 95% of their vote, the welfare money will be gone…HEAVENS NO!!!
conservatives, on the other hand, see people as EQUALLY able to make it in society, and therefore CANNOT possibly be racists.
chew on that for a while.
I have heard at least a dozen liberals refer to B. Hussein Obama as being qualified to be president because he is “so articulate”
hellooo???????? Why not just come right out and say, “he’s one of the good ones”
and they dare to call conservatives racist.
my god
July 3, 2007 - 10:14 AM on July 3rd, 2007
69 : I don’t see how France’s possible interests in keeping Saddam in position can justify the attack on Iraq. It might have motivated Chirac to refuse the UN intervention, but it did not motivated the French opinion.
About Israel, I agree that they could react in a worse way…
July 3, 2007 - 10:19 AM on July 3rd, 2007
The French opinion is based on a severe inferiority complex.
thank GOD my family was smart enough to leave that dump 125 years ago!!!!!
July 3, 2007 - 10:20 AM on July 3rd, 2007
71 : I’ve seen Obama just once or twice on TV, same fro Hilary, and he seems more articulate than her. It’s a little quick to make the assumption that finding him articulate is racist…
You must have experience of liberals being racists, but it’s not because they are liberals…
July 3, 2007 - 10:21 AM on July 3rd, 2007
France can’t even control their own African Banana Republic former colonies
(except to import all of their football players to make up the french “national team”)
July 3, 2007 - 10:33 AM on July 3rd, 2007
Nickele, you fail to grasp some of the subltelies of the american experience.
there is no greater indication of the liberal, white racist than when they say, “He’s so articulate” as if all blacks should instead be speaking in unintelligible jibberish.
you starting to see what I’m getting at?
July 3, 2007 - 10:47 AM on July 3rd, 2007
#47 Thanks for detailing the point of the responses to this topic. The point is the hypocrisy of these loud-mouthed jerks (including Shrillary) who thinks this is just so awful yet were utterly silent when Klinton pardoned real criminals in return for cash.
July 3, 2007 - 10:52 AM on July 3rd, 2007
how soon they forget.
July 3, 2007 - 11:20 AM on July 3rd, 2007
OK, How many of you whiners realized that Fitz was the prosecuting attorney of Marc Rich while Libby was the defending attorney. Since Ritz knew a Democrat, Armitage, outed Plame, Fitz had to find a Republican to charge with something to justify the fishing expedition,…, er, investigation. Voila, get even with the guy who helped get Rich off the hook.
July 3, 2007 - 11:41 AM on July 3rd, 2007
To our German friend(?) who thinks our military does nothing to benefit the rest of the world, how come your people got all upset when we started considering (very recently) removing all our troops from Germany? Huh? How about it? Tell me! Warum?
July 3, 2007 - 11:50 AM on July 3rd, 2007
I suppose defeating Nazis and communists has done nothing to benefit the rest of the world.
July 3, 2007 - 12:07 PM on July 3rd, 2007
the more appropriate question is…in the past 60 years, what has Europe done to benefit the rest of the world????
anyone?
hello?
July 3, 2007 - 01:10 PM on July 3rd, 2007
The Old Media Ignores al-Qaeda Massacre While Obse
Michael Yon has a must-read dispatch, Bless the Beast and Children, in which he and the Troops he was embedded with come upon a completely empty village. The village had been full of simple farm people earlier. Where had they gone? Before long, they …
July 3, 2007 - 02:39 PM on July 3rd, 2007
66- “We are not living a “few centuries ago”"
No we are not… it just sounds/reads like you are..
July 3, 2007 - 02:45 PM on July 3rd, 2007
80- Probably the people in the area of the US bases will miss the prosperous consumers that the US soldiers and their families are…
And don’t get me wrong. Any American in Germany is welcome!
I just wanted to reject this attitude:
“We [Americans] defend the western world- so we have the right to dictate to the world our rules and may give a shit to their individual opinions.”
This is not democratic! The dudes to which you owe your free day tomorrow would start rotating in their graves if they read that…
July 3, 2007 - 02:51 PM on July 3rd, 2007
82- “the more appropriate question is:in the past 60 years, what has Europe done to benefit the rest of the world????”
Apart from the fact that Europe was half a century the buffer zone against the communists, the question is not relevant to ask, because you will find very few Europeans (probably the radical euro-counterpart to MK & PCD) that will say “we don’t care about other people’s views because we are God’s gift to mankind”…
July 3, 2007 - 06:00 PM on July 3rd, 2007
President Clinton’s 2001 Pardon List
President Clinton’s Pardon List for January 2001 from the DOJ.
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July 3, 2007 - 06:15 PM on July 3rd, 2007
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July 4, 2007 - 12:04 AM on July 4th, 2007
TUES JULY 3 R-E-S-P-E-C-T Isn’t Just for Aretha!
My tribute to “Bubbles”can be found at Blog Critics.  Last night I realized something beautiful has been taken …
July 4, 2007 - 07:48 AM on July 4th, 2007
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July 4, 2007 - 08:14 AM on July 4th, 2007
Bill Clinton granted pardons to imprisoned porta rican terrorists dont forget that so the witch has no leg to stand on:roll:
July 4, 2007 - 09:57 AM on July 4th, 2007
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July 4, 2007 - 10:39 AM on July 4th, 2007
Bill Clinton himself was pardoned by Peanut Brain, or he would never have had the opportunity to become president.
July 4, 2007 - 01:37 PM on July 4th, 2007
Also, Clinton pardoned Dan Rostenkowski, Mel Reynolds, and Dorothy Rivers. And don’t forget that liberal media bigwig George Soros is a convicted insider trader.
July 4, 2007 - 02:22 PM on July 4th, 2007
Don’t forget Clinton pardoned a big donor of his, Dan Lassiter who also was a big Cocaine trafficker.
July 4, 2007 - 10:34 PM on July 4th, 2007
What I want to know is when are they going to clean out the (IN)justice dept of all of the Clinton holdovers? How else do you explain Sandy Berger getting a $10,000 fine ( even the judge thought the sweetheart plea deal was too good and raised the fine to $50,000) and probation for STEALING CLASSIFIED documents from the National Archives and destroying them, while Scooter Libby gets sentenced to 30 months behind bars AND a $250,000 fine for failing to remember what he told an FBI agent two years previously? Not only that, but Sandy Berger will get his security clearance reinstated in time for a position in a Hillary cabinet if she wins election. Scooter Libby, unless he gets the conviction overturned or a pardon, will NEVER get another security clearance and won’t even be able to vote in most states or own any firearm or return to practicing law in ANY state.
July 4, 2007 - 10:36 PM on July 4th, 2007
A Lesson In History
The Weather is changing, not in living memory have we witnessed such extreme events.
Sound familiar? That is the Litany given to us by the High Priest of the Climactic Neo-Inquisition Al Gore and his adherents.
They insist that the World faces an E…
July 5, 2007 - 06:40 AM on July 5th, 2007
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