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Tue Mar-06-07 09:53 AM
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Judicial Hearing on Fired Prosecutors starts at 10am |
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Tue Mar-06-07 09:53 AM
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:16 AM
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7. It's also on CSPAN radio. |
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Opening statements ongoing about inappropriate political pressure.
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:03 AM
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2. The hearing just came to order |
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:05 AM
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3. Watching! Also running on CSPAN 3 |
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:08 AM
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I just do not have luck with Real Player ~~ times out all the time for me no matter how it is set ~~ and wanted the link to use Window's Media player.
:hi:
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:05 AM
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:06 AM
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Link to this shows on the CSpan main page...but nothing is coming up. Your link is working, tho.
Anyone getting the hearing from the CSpan main page link?
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:16 AM
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8. Specter up giving his opening comments |
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:puke: We can't rush to judgement. We have to wait......blah blah blah
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:21 AM
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9. Feinstein: I received and angry call from Gonzo when I started |
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making phone calls about the rumors I was hearing.
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:22 AM
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10. Can we get an official thead on this hearing on the Greatest Page? |
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This seems like a very important hearing...and it should get some attention.
Thanks!
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:23 AM
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11. DOJ keeps changing its tune; DOJ's answers don't hold up |
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:30 AM
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...wants the fed courts out of the appointment process. Why? Just because he thinks it is NOT a good idea.
Huh? Who best knows how competent a lawyer is than the judges before whom the atty has appeared?
Makes no sense to me... but then, it's from Kyl. :puke:
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:32 AM
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13. The witnesses are up. next. |
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BTW: Can we get a 5th vote on this thread?
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:33 AM
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Was the inspiration for the Tom Cruise character in "A Few Good Men". :wow:
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:41 AM
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17. I read that yesterday in an article... |
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...and I was surprised, too.
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:34 AM
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15. WOOHOO! The witnesses are being sworn in. I can't wait until GONZO is sworn in again to answer |
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to this testimony today. This is going to be so good!
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:40 AM
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16. Wish they were carrying this on CSPAN 1 or 2--even CourtTV |
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would be okay with me so I wouldn't be chained to the computer all day. LOL! (I'm not going to be getting much done today) :popcorn:
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Tue Mar-06-07 11:12 AM
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46. Same here. I don't get C-SPAN 3 either. |
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:42 AM
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18. Leahy: Not since the Saturday Night massacre have we witnessed |
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:42 AM
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...and making comments. Referring to Nixon's Saturday Night massacre...and to the fact that he is a former prosecutor.
Let 'em have it, Leahy!
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:44 AM
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20. your thread must have sunk I didn't see it |
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:47 AM
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21. Q&A up now...Schume to Iglesias: Some of the questions will be |
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difficult to answer; some of them will be difficult to ask
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:49 AM
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24. Iglesias: first call came from Heather Wilson on Oct 16 |
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second call two weeks later at home from Dominici; don't recall exact date, approx 26th or 27th
Initially Dominici's chief of staff called to notify him that Domenici wanted to speak with him
Now details of call from Domenici
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:47 AM
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22. Iglesias is up as a witness. |
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And the first questions off the bat are about the two calls on pending investigations.
Good...getting to the gist of the matter right off.
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:48 AM
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23. Iglesias just named Dominici |
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:49 AM
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25. Named Wilson and Domenici....WHAM |
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Great...getting them on the hot seat immediately.
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:50 AM
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:51 AM
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27. Unprecedented for him to have received a call at home. Now the Wilson call |
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:52 AM
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30. Wilson wanted information about "sealed indictments"; red flag |
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went up immediately. He was evasive and non-responsive, she was not happy with his answers. Felt pressure during the call.
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:53 AM
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31. Wilson asked about sealed indictments |
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Iglesias refused to tell her anything.
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:52 AM
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28. Just lost the stream on CNN Pipeline... |
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is it available at C-Span?
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:53 AM
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..... http://www.cspan.org/watch/cs_cspan3_wm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS3that is the Media Player link ~~ Real Player times out on me no matter what I do. This link is working great for me. Hope it works for you.
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:52 AM
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29. Ooooooooh....Wilson....sealed indictments... |
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...seems like a bozo no-no to ask about this and Igelsias refused to give info and Wilson was unhappy.
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:53 AM
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32. Iglesias just fucking nailed those two! Wow! |
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:55 AM
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Now the issue is intimidation ... good issue and this is getting even better, IMO.
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Tue Mar-06-07 11:07 AM
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43. This is good to hear. |
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It's simply mind numbing, the amount of bulshit they've been getting away with.
Thanks all for commenting on this as I don't have time to commit to anything but all your highlights.
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Tue Mar-06-07 10:54 AM
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36. Man, this is a special kind of corruption. Pukes have been so |
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emboldened by the Bush Crime Family that they don't even use middlemen any more. They actually assault the judiciary directly.
I wonder if anything like this has ever happened before.
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Tue Mar-06-07 11:01 AM
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38. Detailing Ellston's "message" not to cooperate |
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rather detailing their thoughts when they 'got the message' through Cummins. Saying they weren't intimidate, they're angry about being threatened.
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Tue Mar-06-07 11:02 AM
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39. Schumer - Do you feel like you were fired for job performance |
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Tue Mar-06-07 11:03 AM
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Tue Mar-06-07 11:04 AM
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41. Schumer: Based on everything you know, do you believe you were fired |
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for the reasons given by the DOJ? Nope! (all four of them)
Now Specter...asking to see email from Cummins before his Q&A, Schumer wants it copied and distributed. Feinstein Q&A while copies being made.
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Tue Mar-06-07 11:05 AM
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42. WOW! This is stunning!! McKay was called by Doc Hastings |
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chief of staff about the Washington Governors election. :wow:
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Tue Mar-06-07 11:07 AM
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44. Says he stopped Hastings COS before he entered "inappropriate territory" |
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Told all of the details to (didn't catch who) in his office immediately following the call.
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Tue Mar-06-07 11:11 AM
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45. This testimony is stunning.... |
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...absolutely stunning.
I am glad that the dismissed US Attys are telling these facts about the kind of politics that BushCo played.
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Tue Mar-06-07 11:14 AM
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47. Lam testifying about getting things done w/Dusty Foggo |
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and the lot in getting sentencing, etc. Speaking about her record/performance also especially w/regard to illegal immigration and alien smuggling.
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Tue Mar-06-07 11:16 AM
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48. Feinstein: How soon did interviews begin for your replacement |
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after you received phone call forcing to resign?
Not sure what she's getting at...
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Tue Mar-06-07 11:19 AM
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51. I think that she's speaking of the woman who's a member of the Federalist Society that took over... |
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Edited on Tue Mar-06-07 11:21 AM by calipendence
... for her after she left. She must have been interviewed about two weeks before she left.
Carol Lam just said she was alarmed about the "potential chilling effect on other U.S. Attorneys" in speaking of her feelings about the firings.
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Tue Mar-06-07 11:16 AM
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49. Cummins' email being read into record |
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Tue Mar-06-07 11:19 AM
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50. guess I'll switch over to "official thread" |
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