Comments on: JONATHAN ALTER IS A PIG

By: The Wide Awake Cafe » Right Wing Nut House Sees Pig-like Qualities in Alter

The Wide Awake Cafe » Right Wing Nut House Sees Pig-like Qualities in Alter — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 06:22:08 +0000

[...] A brilliant post by Rick Moran at Right Wing Nut House on Jonathan Alter’s latest lunacy. (courtesy of Hugh Hewitt) I will never forget Alter’s behavior on the night of the presidential election in 2000. He was so furious that Bush was beating Gore that he was sputtering. And he seemed to be crying. (or was it just snowflakes?) [...]

By: jack

jack — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 20:05:23 +0000

hmmn… a few points:

1. FISA gives Bush 72 hours to wiretap freely while he gets a wiretap. FISA isn’t exactly strict. Of the 15000 times it has been used since it was started, it was denied about 300 times. Do you really think that bush would have had ANY problem getting a warrant to spy on an ACTUAL terrorist?
2. Why would Bush need to circumvent FISA unless he was spying on the 1 in 500 person who would be almost impossible to be or have any link to a threat to the states?
3. this leaves 3 options. The first and most unlikely that the FISA judge is a terrerist luvin ACLU sonabitch who refuses to let george spy on threats to the US, the second, somewhat unlikely, is that Bush is spying on his political enemies, and the third, is that Bush and his admin are too damn lazy and incompetent to get the paperwork done, even if it involves americans civil rights
4. Even if it was being used to safeguard US, (which it probly aint) then who sez it would stop another 9/11 in an admin as incompetent as this one? the words BIN LADEN DETERMINED TO ATTACK INSIDE UNITED STATES spring to mind.

By: The Random Yak

The Random Yak — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:18:16 +0000

Sorry, there, Jason. According to the dictionary, the definition of a “patriot” is “one who loves his or her country and supports its authority and interests.” You’ve missed that boat by the length of a conjunctive.

By: Fly At Night

Fly At Night — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:09:01 +0000

The Failure of the Elite 535

It is time for Fitzgerald to investigate the leaks of national intelligence. Let the chips fall where they may. Maybe the words â€œexpulsionâ€ and â€œcriminal prosecutionâ€ will get the Elite 535 to actually do the nationâ€™s work. I can dream canâ€…

By: Melanie Haddon

Melanie Haddon — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:28:45 +0000

“There is a concern that the Internet could be used to commit crimes and that advanced encryption could disguise such activity. However, we do not provide the government with phone jacks outside our homes for unlimited wiretaps. Why, then, should we grant government the Orwellian capability to listen at will and in real time to our communications across the Web?

The protections of the Fourth Amendment are clear. The right to protection from unlawful searches is an indivisible American value. Two hundred years of court decisions have stood in defense of this fundamental right. The state’s interest in effective crime-fighting should never vitiate the citizens’ Bill of Rights.”- John Ashcroft

By: Ron W.

Ron W. — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 06:34:57 +0000

The liberals worked so hard to discredit Bush with their 9/11 hearings, said he did not do enough… Now it is revealed (don’t get me started on the treasonous profiteering actions of the NYT) he was on point, this is comforting to me and the rest of middle America. To NOT spy on the enemy would be criminal in the first degree, that liberals such as Alt want to rant about the rights of terrorists is beyond my ability to understand. I think this frames the argument perfectly that the DMC led by Dr. Dean has lost its’ mind. You will be hard pressed to find any reasonable person living in the USA that objects to snooping on terrorists. My guess is another year of this DNC lunacy and the republicans will have at least 65 votes to work with.

By: Webster Hubble Telescope

Webster Hubble Telescope — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 06:31:48 +0000

By: Terry Gain

Terry Gain — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 04:35:29 +0000

juvenal was a roman satirist, terry.
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And your point is? Stop abusing his good name. What you produce is sad ire.

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 03:16:48 +0000

I’m just waiting for the Barrett Report to be released. Proving that the Clintons used the IRS to attack their enemies. Talk about abuse of power and overreaching!

Can you retroactively impeach President Clinton?! Let’s go.

By: juvenal

juvenal — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 03:15:14 +0000

If only we could all be so trusting. Or incoherent.