Wow! Gonzo literally turned and fled.

[11 Bravo]

When he realized the questions were going to keep coming, he interrupted the reporters in mid-sentence, said \"Thank you very much,\" and ran from the room. Gutless, cowardly, criminal!

[BOSSHOG]

Maybe he'll buy a plot

from bush on his Paraguayan property. Gonzo can be the gamekeeper until the rest of the criminals arrive.

[fooj]

1. He's scared shitless.

I've never seen him like this. Have you?

[BOSSHOG]

3. Based on the comments I've read about gonzo's performance

today, no doubt he will be described by the right wing noise machine as brilliant, on message, tough, a true patriot standing proudly up to the assault of the evil liberal media.

[11 Bravo]

5. Never. He usually wears that snarky little smirk.

Today he looked like someone just walked over his grave.

[fooj]

7. Absolutely.

You could practically see the sweatbeads forming...

[Cobalt-60]

8. I might have to re connect my antenna

to see this one.
On my TV it's usually still the '90s.

[shanti]

20. i've always said....

their hubris will be their undoing.

[fooj]

25. Love your avatar.

I saw the movie a few weeks ago! Awesome. Even found V masks at Amazon for $5. I want one!

[shanti]

38. yep

v is awesome! :hi:

[susu369]

32. Gonzales had no problem walking over other people's graves

he was heavily involved in the SCI cover up (Funeralgate) back in the "glory days of the BFEE." Starting as bu$h*s gubernatorial counsel, he has had years of lying experience.

[JNelson6563]

34. Yeah, like Johnny Ringo in Tombstone

heh

[Lex]

6. On Olbermann, Finemann said maybe he's worried about Perjury (a la Libby).

If it wasn't Finemann who said that, maybe it was another pundit, but it was clear that Gonzalez may have problems that aren't dissimilar to Libby's (lying, obstructing).

[chefgirl]

2. Yeah, he did...

Gutless, cowardly, criminal!

In other words, Republican.

-chef-

[Whoa_Nelly]

4. Sure would be interesting if a couple of DU bloggers

were able to attend those press conferences and ask the really uncomfortable, to the point questions that are NEVER asked due to some sort of press (give the liars a pass...AGAIN) etiquette.

[Atman]

16. You just need to disguise yourself as a gay male prostitute in Pajamas.

Pajamas Media, that is. They seem to have access into everything. Uh...easy access. Well lubed, you might say.

.

[WinkyDink]

37. Bald helps.

[Double T]

9. Sounds like gonzo is guilty as hell.............

hope ran back to his office to pack his bags and leave......permanently! I think he will look good in orange, if he doesn't die and go to ken lay heaven first.

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[Phredicles]

11. See how brave he is when he can't put people in "stress positions"

or listen in on them in secret. Figures.:eyes:

[LibDemAlways]

12. He had the look of someone who's been visited by

Cheney's goons and knew that if he didn't personally make this thing go away, he's going down in short order and it won't be pretty. It was fun to watch.

[KoKo]

21. He was sweating and twitching and panicked.....In contrast to his

usual smirk and condescending demeanor. He looked like he'd put on weight and his skin was an unhealthy color. Maybe he didn't have time to put on his makeup for the appearance and the lighting wasn't favorable...but still...he looked realllllly bad. GUILTY...GUILTY!

[NewJeffCT]

13. "Gutless, cowardly, criminal!" And that differs from the rest of Team Bush how?

oh wait, it doesn't.

[Robbien]

14. What Kevin Drum live blogged

AG PRESS CONFERENCE SUMMARY....Shorter Alberto Gonzales: I take total responsibility for Purgegate, but none of it was really my fault.

UPDATE: What? That was it? He evaded three or four questions and then just turned on his heels and walked out?

Gonzales is toast. If that's the best he could do after having plenty of time to figure out what to say, he's a goner

my thoughts exactly

[Richard Steele]

26. That's exactly how I summed up his entire presentation.

And I share the same conclusion: He's toast.

[catmandu57]

15. This would be a good time to have him back

to the Senate for another hearing.

[gratuitous]

18. And this time swear him in

Remember how offended Snarlin' Arlen was when some of the Democrats on his Judiciary Committee said that Mr. Gonzales should be sworn in before chatting with the Committee? Sen. Specter was fit to be tied, the implication that the Attorney General of the United States, an office that has seen the likes of John Mitchell, er, Ed Meese, uh, John Ashcroft, well . . . it was just offensive!

I wonder if Sen. Specter is re-thinking that now? I really think the Democrats sweeping to power in November caught them all more than a little short.

[underpants]

17. Any link to a video of the press conference?

I missed it and I really want to see it.

Gonzo is a treat to watch-he thinks he is being cunning and smart when in fact he looks like an idiot.

[underpants]

22. LINK on C-Span's front page now (9:15)

http://www.c-span.org/

The part at the beginning about outlining his "core beliefs" was right out of Public Speaking 101. I sure am glad that he likes the Constitution ...or at least says he does...now

The part at the end was funny. I was watching the time and the second to last question began with "With all due respect..." and then she just laid him out calling him on pretty much everything he had just said. Gonzo dodges then goes to the other side of the room (101) then just leaves.

It would be funny if it weren't so sad.

[datadiva]

31. Thanks for the link

I have been away (surgery) and got on the computer and didn't understand what was going on with the post. Things are happening way too fast almost to keep up and I am so excited! Shit runs downhill just like everything else. My husband and I talk every evening about the days events and it just keeps getting better and better. Keith Olbermann should be interesting this evening. I wonder if he'll mention the press conference. I hope so. He will frame it well, I'm sure.

[proud patriot]

36. direct link to video

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=49750&cl=2100771&ch=61492&src=news

[rebel with a cause]

19. Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,

I thought it was all Harriet Myers fault. At least that was what I thought I was reading last night.:sarcasm:

edited to add sarcasm. ;-)

[rec_report]

23. LOLOL!!!!

n/t

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

24. Just like he runs and flees in the kitchen at night, when someone turns on a light

It's genetically programmed into his M.O.

[meldroc]

27. Heh. He's realized that throwing his chief of staff under the bus won't save his ass.

He'll probably have to resign, he'll have to answer some really uncomfortable questions from Congress, and he may face perjury charges.

Serves the Constitution-hating Nazi motherfucker right.

[progressoid]

28. No, no ,no. He was just late for a meeting...

with his defense lawyers.

[lyonn]

29. He had his Talking Points.

After mentioning how many people are under his control, "thousands" and his apology and that the Pres. has his rights to hire and fire those Attys., that was it. He set everyone straight and he doesn't need to expain himself further!!!! PNAC in action.

[yellerpup]

30. Here's a link to the DU thread that has the press conference.

Settle in, it's worth the time it takes to get the whole picture.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x19262

[ThatsMyBarack]

33. Pardon my ignorance!

Who is "Gonzo"? Is he someone we want to jail next?

[JNelson6563]

35. I thought it was rather quaint

I hope he appreciated the quaint tradition of a free press which we seemed to have actually had today.

:toast: To quaint traditions!

Julie