Breaking: RINO Sununu calls for Gonzales to be fired
posted at 5:13 pm on March 14, 2007 by Ian
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Republican Senator John Sununu (NH) is the first Republican in the Senate to call for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to be fired.
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OK, we can add one more name to the STFU list.
fogw on March 14, 2007 at 5:18 PM
Dammit, if Bush caves into this any and every investigation into democrat corruption and crime will never see the light of day.
Grow some damn cajones and tell John Sununu to stick it.
darwin on March 14, 2007 at 5:19 PM
That guy looks like Jacob Silj, that Will Ferrell character with Voice Immodulation (also known as Van Horton’s Syndrome):
“Fair! I’ll tell you what’s not fair, Tina. Imagine being at a high school dance, singing along with everyone else “and a little bit softer now, and a little bit softer now, and a little bit softer now.” Or how about sitting in the privacy of your church confessional and whispering to your priest, “I’ve had impure thoughts about that hippy puppet in the Muppet Show Band.”
PaisleyCow on March 14, 2007 at 5:21 PM
I for one and tired of each and every RINO.
Nothing was done wrong. The US AG’s serve at the pleasure of the President…..period…..Janet Reno fired 93 at once and nobody said a word. This included Attorneys who were actively involved in investigations of (Dan Ronkoski – Illinois etc)….
the whole lot of them should be primaried. this includes Hagle, Spector, Stowe, Sunnunu etc.
This is much ado about nothing and anyone with half a brain knows this.
robo on March 14, 2007 at 5:24 PM
It is like something is missing. Does the president has to explain the reasons for firing them? The reason could be: Dick Cheney did not like the shoes that the attorneys was wearing. The president should reserve his right to fire anybody who does not adhere to his policies.
Ouabam on March 14, 2007 at 5:31 PM
Don’t forget the US Attorney in Little Rock was investigating Whitewater at the time.
KelliD on March 14, 2007 at 5:32 PM
Hagel must be steaming that he wasn’t the first.
thirteen28 on March 14, 2007 at 5:42 PM
Does this surprise anyone? There is zero leadership in DC, none to speak of on the right, and its only marginally better for the left, at least they can say they’ve gotten Nancy Pelosi and Dingy Harry in front of a camera. Its pathetic really. Sununu doesn’t have anyone in a leadership position to giv’em five across the eyes, combined with the fact that he can get away with this crap because he’s in the northeast, and we need a handful of people in the Northeast, if only for want of warm bodies in Capitol Hill with an R beside their name.
Bad Candy on March 14, 2007 at 5:43 PM
OK, I’ll STFU but I’ve never been happy with Gonzales. Where does Bush get all these leftards?
Jose Chupacabra on March 14, 2007 at 5:46 PM
There are no republicans in the NE. Only RINO’s
Wade on March 14, 2007 at 5:53 PM
No joke. Not everything is bigger in texas, apparently.
lorien1973 on March 14, 2007 at 6:01 PM
Bush said he was upset at Gonzales also. He will be asking for his resignation any day now. He should have fired Gonzales a long time ago. Since letting Sandy Burglar off the hook, and his failure to get William Jefferson indicted. He left the border agents hanging and refuses to get Bush to pardon them. Can Bush fire himself while he’s at it? As someone who voted for him twice, i’m at my wits end with his spineless responses to anyone and everything that comes his way. Cheney in 08!
roninacreage on March 14, 2007 at 6:02 PM
Wade, PA has decent number of cons(yes i’m still bitter we lost Santorum, don’t rub it in), just not enough of them, and there are small pockets in the rest of the Northeast, but they’re completely overrun by the braindead hordes.
Bad Candy on March 14, 2007 at 6:05 PM
Let me be the first Republican to make a proposal for a new law limiting the amount of “U”s and “N”s allowed in one person’s name.
RightWinged on March 14, 2007 at 6:08 PM
Ah, yes, RINO – because party loyalty is more important than representing your constituency, right?
NPP on March 14, 2007 at 6:25 PM
That entire New England Republican crew has turned to jelly. Obviously their values are whatever the polls say they should be. Those dolts will never grow a backbone and it’s time to dump every one of them.
rplat on March 14, 2007 at 6:32 PM
Didn’t George W. Bush have something to do with firing Sununu’s father?
Slublog on March 14, 2007 at 7:03 PM
Are there any back bones at all left in Washington at all? As far as I can tell..Pelosi is the new POTUS..at least the screamin meemies act like she is. We heard cries of cheating like mad till the Dems won. In fact, in St. Loius the head of the elections filed a complaint herself just to make sure it was done….Nope! No investigations in Missouri that I have heard of…What the heck are the attorney’s doin? Anyone here know? Sandy Berger sure has a huge smile these days. :(
Alilshy on March 14, 2007 at 7:07 PM
okay, fine … fire Gonzales and replace him with Newt. That would make them wish they had never asked for Gonzales to be fired.
crosspatch on March 14, 2007 at 7:10 PM
DOLT!
Kini on March 14, 2007 at 7:16 PM
If George fires Gonzales and puts in another Hispanic as AG what then?
Speakup on March 14, 2007 at 7:37 PM
Depends on the hispanic, I guess.
Miguel Estrada is more conservative than Gonzales.
How about Bobby Jindal for AG?
Slublog on March 14, 2007 at 7:58 PM
A rude message should be sent to Senate Republicans to start being Republicans. To be going along with this effort to get the President’s Attorney General is gutless, cowardly nonsense. Gonzales has not handled every issue in the way I would have liked, but the Democrat effort to make an issue out of replacing eight U.S. Attorneys is disgusting. The Wall Streey Journal Online had a good editorial on this subject today.
Phil Byler on March 14, 2007 at 8:22 PM
Gonzales is a RINO too. Let them destroy themselves. This is a totally self-inflicted wound from the ongoing new tone Bush political strategy. Never Again.
Valiant on March 14, 2007 at 8:42 PM
I demand that Sununu resign! There…we’re even.
SouthernGent on March 14, 2007 at 9:42 PM
Traitor ! !
Texyank on March 14, 2007 at 10:02 PM
Is this guy’s middle name “Benedict” or “Arnold” by any chance?
Tim Burton on March 14, 2007 at 10:13 PM
I wish we could post pics, I’d post the “That’s Racist!” kid here. OLE!
Bad Candy on March 14, 2007 at 11:26 PM
I feel the same about Gonzalez as I did about Brown, I don’t think he did anything wrong, but if he is too friggin’ incompetent to defend himself, get him the hell out of there. Bush has enough problems as it is, without having to constantly wipe cabinent members ass. They are supposed to be helping and defending the Presidents positions, not causing more problems and distractions themselves.
B Moe on March 14, 2007 at 11:52 PM
Gonzales was a piss poor choice as A.G. (a typical choice that country club Republicans like Bush Sr. would have made), nevertheless Sununu Jr., like his fat, jowley father Sununu Sr., is a piece of dog feces.
Hilts on March 15, 2007 at 12:01 AM
I’m beginning to think the best way for the GOP to win in 2008 is to run away from Dub Yuh.
Run against Dub Yuh in ‘08. Don’t let the Dems paint us with the same brush they’ve painted Dub Yuh.
Sununu may be smarter than you think.
George W. Bush: America’s First Female President
Labamigo on March 15, 2007 at 12:03 AM
Ian:
This is no surprise given that the Sununus (Sen. John & his father John, who was Bush 41’s Chief of Staff) constantly claimed they were Lebanese, until Sununu, Jr. got elected to Congress and finally admitted that he is Palestinian and that he and daddy lied about it to cover it up from those who don’t like Palestinian terrorism, etc. Though he’s Christian, the guy is in the back pocket of Islamists when it comes to CAIR-endorsed issues.
Debbie Schlussel on March 15, 2007 at 12:11 AM
Is it racist, to make the effort to place in positions of power and influence those who would exert influence that favors that same nationality?
By slanting the playing field in favor of millions upon millions of people who some call invaders.
Posted by La Shawn @ 6:32 am
Filed under: Bush Bad , Cultural Decline , Illegal Aliens Ever heard of the National Council of La Raza? If so, you may know La Raza literally means “The Race.” No, it has nothing to do with the 100-yard dash. It refers to race, the subject we can’t stop talking about.
La Raza and its supporters try to downplay the racial element, claiming that the proper translation is “The People.” Which people? Hispanic people. In other words, the Hispanic “race.” The word games we play with each other…
George Bush’s nominee for Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, the person who’d be in charge of enforcing federal law, is a card-carrying member of a group that wants to stop enforcement of United States immigration law.
La Raza touts itself as a “Hispanic think tank” concerned with poverty and discrimination. Among other things, they want to strip law enforcement of the ability to protect our country against terrorists so that “Latinos” here illegally won’t be deported. Arabs are crossing our borders along with Mexicans, but La Raza wants the borders to remain “open.”
Under the guise of “family reunification” this group advocates open immigration for Mexicans, which is not in the best interest of the United States. But as we know, Bush wants to legalize millions of illegal aliens, so having an Attorney General whose job is to enforce law rather than subvert it, isn’t unusual. And I voted for this man.
This kind of stuff makes me ill.
Back to race, race, race. Some say that La Raza is just another civil rights group like the NAACP, but an argument can be made that those organizations are also separatist. Here’s the hypocrisy: when whites do it, it’s called racist. When “minorities” do it, it’s called cultural awareness, improving opportunities or some such euphemism.
What’s the difference between La Raza and, let’s say…Council of Conservative Citizens (C of CC)? La Raza claims to “speak out” for Hispanics; the Council of Conservative Citizens, for white “European-Americans.” But one group is considered a hate group. Can you guess which one? Are only whites racists? Regarding race, C of CC says:
Most of the issues addressed by the C of CC and its local chapters have nothing to do with race. But, on some issues, such as forced busing, quotas and immigration, the Council does indeed speak out for white European-Americans, their civilization, faith and form of government, but we do not advocate or support the oppression or exploitation of other races or ethnic groups.
The fact is that race influences politics, society, and culture. The great explorations, scientific discoveries, inventions, literature, art, and architecture encompassed by Western Civilization have no rival anywhere in the world. The C of CC recognizes that European Christian heritage is essential for the survival of our standard of living and way of life. There is no superior replacement for the civilization that has evolved through the Greeks, Romans, Celts, and Anglo-Saxons.
They’ve got a point, don’t you think? There isn’t a superior replacement for the civilization that evolved through the Greeks, Romans, Celts and Anglo-Saxons. If you don’t believe me, visit any country in Africa or the Middle East or anywhere else. I’m not going because I’m already convinced. Anti-American Americans need the perspective.
You won’t find such plain language on La Raza’s site, but you’ll find this under Health and Family Support:
While Latinos are affected by a wide range of risk factors and diseases, nearly every health disparity they experience could be prevented or more effectively managed given timely access to health care. Unfortunately, a number of barriers — including a widespread lack of health insurance and an inadequate supply of language services — currently operate at multiple levels within the health care system to prevent Latinos from gaining access to quality care.
NCLR seeks to eliminate the incidence, burden, and impact of health and environmental problems in Latinos, and seeks tangible improvements in Latinos’ access to health coverage, and high-quality, culturally-competent health care. NCLR uses a two-tiered system to address the health concerns of the Latino community.
In plain language, La Raza advocates more free health care for people already getting free health care, without regard for the people being taxed to death to pay for it. Great.
If you’re going to call groups like C of CC racist, you must say the same for other racialist organizations. Besides, which group is being up front about what they believe? I’ll take honesty over politically correct euphemistic tripe (especially the kind that costs me money) any day.
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Links: Malkin on illegal aliens on Long Island.
Washington Times: Pandering to Interlopers?
San Diego Union-Tribune: Border agents are bracing for expected surge of immigrants.
Speakup on March 15, 2007 at 1:43 AM
I’m accusing the President of installing preferential people in positions of power and influence that help promote his agenda that some have used harsh words to describe.
I don’t think pointing that out is racist.
Speakup on March 15, 2007 at 2:14 AM
(Insert Aunald quote here)
- The Cat
MirCat on March 15, 2007 at 3:34 AM
Let’s see…..during the Clintoon reign of terror, he fired 93 lawyers. Bush fires 8 and the Dums and RINOs freak out?
Sinunu was probably one of the first “Republicans” to wonder how the Dums took so many seats in Congress last November. Wake up boy….you coulda had a V-8!
lynnv on March 15, 2007 at 7:37 AM
Ho
No fair, Slublog! Bobby Jindal has *other* work to do, as in Governor of
the State Stuck on StupidLouisiana. Besides, he doesn’t have a JD, as if that matters, anymore. Nevertheless, Louisiana *needs* him, so hands off!!! ;->Aunt B on March 15, 2007 at 9:39 AM
Interesting block quote, huh? ;->
Aunt B on March 15, 2007 at 9:40 AM
Wow, I knew people at HA were a little defensive but holy crap, a snarky one-liner warrants a Ted Kaczynski manifesto…
Speakup, when you put out a line like this:
without any context, it sounds bad, and its very easy for a chronic smartass like me to pick on you. I don’t think you’re racist, but c’mon, you know that line sounds really bad.
Bad Candy on March 15, 2007 at 10:09 AM
John Sr. was born in Havana. Hmmm.
Valiant on March 15, 2007 at 10:12 AM
This is what happens when republicans are more worried about being politically correct than being conservatives. This is the same exact mentality that called for the censoring of Ann Coulter. The response from these guys should have been to tell the reporters to get over it, all presidents do it.
You whom are semi-pseudo conservatives need to shut up and get out of the way of real conservatives. You’re killing this movement with this slavish devotion to playing fair with the liberals.
I am, for the umpteeth time asking for those of the “lead by exapmle” crowd, to put up some credible explanations of why their theory will worked. And until I see some, everyone should conclude that there is none, and leading by example is just an exercise in high horsemanship at worst, and preaching to the choir at best.
csdeven on March 15, 2007 at 10:39 AM
csdeven
Three letters, MSM.
Until you dislodge the media’s hegemony over information that goes out to the public, we HAVE to play the lead example. The left can get away with supporting vermin like Kos and the leftist bloggers, anti semites, crooked politicians, shameful statements, seditious behavior, anti-americanism on the left and general hatemongers largely with impunity. We can occasionally score a victory, like with the nutbar from Pandagon, but remember, they can suppress any story they want. But we have made progress.
We now have enough of our own media, that we can draw out some stories, and force news cycles in our favor in order to show the ugly side of the left, and we’re getting better. Actually, I think we’re nearing a vacuum, as more conservatives learn to distrust the media, because its bias IS getting exposed the more they abandon the MSM, and we’ll move to internet based news, and places like HA and MM will be the first news place we go(though I usually hit Ace of Spades first).
Rush said something that sticks out in my mind, that the MSM is the propaganda arm of the Democrat Party. I believe thats true. But what it also means is as of late, even with our recent losses, conservatism’s been on the uptrend.
Enough so that the media has had to engage in fairly open warfare. The problem with that, from their perspective, is 1) shows desperation, as bad off as we are with our clueless leadership, they’re worse, if they have to expose their hidden hand. 2) Exposing their hidden hand weakens its effectiveness, and lets face it, once they lose their propaganda arm, or we build ours to match theirs, they’re defenseless. After all, what, are they gonna win in a war of ideas on equal footing?
Bad Candy on March 15, 2007 at 11:24 AM
Blast from the past. Robert Bork on the Clintons and their scandals including the 93 US Attorneys fired by the Clinton Adminstration.
George on March 15, 2007 at 11:32 AM
I want Gonzales gone…for his views on immigration and his jailing of the Border Patrol agents…he is a traitor and should be gone!
Mellen on March 15, 2007 at 11:56 AM
The real issue here IMO is Gonzales trying to use a clause in the Patriot Act that allows the AG to appoint fed prosecutors indefinitely without Senate confirmation–a clause that was designed to be invoked in times of national emergency.
You may recall the scorn heaped on the folks who pointed out that parts of the Patriot Act could end up facilitating executive over-reach and abuse of power.
Meet executive over-reach and abuse of power.
honora on March 15, 2007 at 12:56 PM
This strikes me as a classic non sequitor but perhaps I am mis-reading: the MSM is the propaganda arm of the Dems, ergo conservatism is on the uptrend.
???
honora on March 15, 2007 at 12:58 PM
You talking about what’s between the legs or what’s between the ears? Or both? ;^)
honora on March 15, 2007 at 1:01 PM
I agree it’s a liner statement and the first post didn’t show up till this morning but then you did afford a wonderful opportunity to show Gonzales (and his boss) in the brighter light that they deserve.
Thanks for taking your turn as the local smartass as we all have.
Speakup on March 15, 2007 at 1:06 PM
There are some who need to lead by example, but those people need to back up Ann’s message if not the way she says it.
She makes valid points that are made null by fellow conservatives trashing her for her words and they compound the discrediting of the message because they refuse to reinforce the message.
The MSM consider themselves to be unbiased. Why? Because regular americans perceive what they report to be moderate. We know they are way left of center, but that doesn’t matter if americans PERCEIVE conservatism as far right. They may be feel and think very closely to the way we do but are afraid to voice their opinions because they don’t want to appear like right wing kooks. If we allow Ann to establish an extreme position on the right, then americans start to realize that regular old conservatives are really moderates. They need to get a factual perspective of the political spectrum and they will never do that if lead by example conservatives are as far right as the right gets.
Ann, if allowed, will create that shift and we need to help her.
50% of americans voted for that loser Kerry. Why? Because a lot of americans didn’t want to vote for a far right extreme candidate in Bush. The fear of being called politically incorrect kowtowed them into voting way left of what their real feelings are.
csdeven on March 15, 2007 at 9:04 PM
I’ve supported this administration until recently, but now my support turns to anger. Why should I support folks who won’t even defend themselves. How do I avoid anger over the growing damage of spinelessness to USA and GOP?
I count the days until Bush is replaced by a decent leader with spine. If that means I compromise on certain issues (as with Rudy), then so be it!
petefrt on March 15, 2007 at 9:22 PM
csdeven on March 15, 2007 at 9:04 PM
CSDEVEN, our troops need to hear it. Keep on postin’!
petefrt on March 15, 2007 at 9:40 PM
Compromise? Look twice before deciding once and for all.
Rudy is the Demos best choice.
I want to keep my second amendment rights and my national sovereignty.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=a4Gvp1ATkE9M&refer=latin_america
Speakup on March 16, 2007 at 12:05 AM
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