Homeland secretary apologizes to veterans group (American Legion)

AP on Yahoo ^ | 4/24/09 | Eileen Sullivan - ap

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON – Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met with the American Legion on Friday to apologize for a right-wing extremism report written by her agency, and the veterans group walked away from the meeting mollified.

Napolitano blamed one of her agency's analysts for prematurely sending out the intelligence assessment to law enforcement, according to Craig Roberts, an American Legion member who attended the meeting. The report says veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan could be susceptible to right-wing recruiters or commit lone acts of violence.

[NormsRevenge]

Good. now resign.

[clamper1797]

Too little ... too late ... resign

[Dallas59]

Apology unacceptable until you turn in your resignation....

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Blah, blah, bloody blah.

[jaz.357]

“Dice Eyes” Napolitano, has to do a lot more then this!

[Da Coyote]

I don’t know about her resigning. She so very fits the loon administration. Has he hired anyone who has actually done anything in their life before becoming a dhimmicrat slug?

[Dallas59]

A person I know who works with vets on a daily basis say they are pissed at the current administration...and that’s putting it mildly...very mildly.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Despite the furor among some Republicans, party leaders did not bring it up in a meeting with President Barack Obama and on Thursday. House Republican leader John Boehner had indicated it likely would be discussed Thursday. But his spokesman, Kevin Smith, said the topic was not broached.

Balless Boehner

[tbpiper]

Napolitano blamed one of her agency's analysts...

One, its never their fault. its always someone else. And, two, I'm surprised the Bush administration wasn't blamed.

[Kansas58]

Hey Janet, who is more dangerous?
The prisoners in Gitmo or the Marines guarding the prisoners?

[bboop]

The buck just never stops at all with these folks. “He did it.” “I didn’t know.” “I was unaware.” Geez Louise, how disgusting.

It goes out with your name on it, under your leadership — guess what? It’s YOURS.

[muawiyah]

The top dogs may be mollified, but I’m not. If true then we need some more people to resign ~ not just Napolitano.

[RegulatorCountry]

Napolitano blamed one of her agency's analysts for prematurely sending out the intelligence assessment to law enforcement

Oh, those lovable knuckleheads ... sending out threat assessments before the purported threats have been redacted or minimized for public consumption. D'oh!

It's the content of the thing, not how it's worded. This Napoleonic little Janet person has "apologized" for the editing and the timing, nothing else.

[Right Wing Assault]

susceptible to right-wing recruiters

Wow! When did we start using recruiters? Where can I sign up?

[bboop]

I’m stunned - the vets are sick to death of Obama??? Who would’a’ thunk. Along with a whole bunch of the rest of us....

I personally think returning Vets will be a great boon to those of us who are fighting for the very soul of our country.

[NormsRevenge]

The buck,, uhhh,, stops, uhh here.

sad to witness the decline of the prestige of the office.

[brushcop]

NOT good enough, begone!

[eyedigress]

Napolitano blamed one of her agency's analysts

A true sign of leadership from a cabinet post. Leave already.

[stevem]

Napolitano blamed one of her agency's analysts for prematurely sending out the intelligence assessment to law enforcement

I'm not sure what are the rules, but I'll play for a minute. Which analyst?

[Gator113]

Sorry lard butt, the buck stop with you.

How long did it take her to put this excuse together... give me a break.

[unkus]

This, or any other apology, will never be accepted.

FUBO.......and all your minions!

[Markos33]

“Napolitano blames”...someone else.

Apology NOT excepted. Get out of my country and take that usurper with you.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Get out. NOW.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Legion National Commander David Rehbein said, "I think the session in Secretary Napolitano's office will go a long way to help our returning veterans in the future."

Fool. Damn fool. Stupid fool.

After the meeting, Napolitano issued a statement saying the department "has fixed the internal process that allowed this document to be released before it was ready."

Baldfaced lie. DHS meant what they said. This statement means that they will now make sure we don't know what they are planning.

Those that accept "apologies" from Napolitano and her Brownshirt wannabes are damn fools.

I am beyond amazed at how easily she and her ilk are getting away with this. God, these people must be laughing their butts off in private at how gullible our side is.

"Kick Me" signs must be a growth industry.

[Rannug]

Smith said Napolitano spent 16 years enforcing the law on the Southwest border. “Americans can rest assured that she understands what the law is along the border,” he said.

What a crock of shit. The lying *itch has gone too far. She should go to Joe’s Jail. I can’t believe the scum their president comes up with. She approved the report for release and tries to lie her way out. I have more respect for Gen. Giap than I have for her. She is so low maggots wouldn’t hatch out on her. Hell, the flies wouldn’t even land on her. What a POS

[Shady]

There are epithets to be hurled at you to describe what us Liberty loving, Military thanking, hard working American think of you, Madame, and it would get us banned, But then, again, we don't resort to that kind of argument against the man bull merd. We are Americans, Ma’am, and we REJECT your politically driven bias, hatred and racist (against Liberty Lovers) diatribes. they reflect a small woman, genuflecting to a false prophet, a straw man created by emotion and nothing else, but groomed in Socialism... fighting and robbing real citizens who have convictions, pride and love of this country. There isn't a racist bone in our existence, we want ALL Americans to prosper, achieve the dreams they have..but we also know that they have to reach them by working hard and succeeding. NOT through Government handouts and fat laden “Programs!” It is despicable what you are foisting on the American people through robbery. It is going to fail. It is also going to ruin us. Did you see that North Korea HAS the Bomb and means to deliver to the West Coast? You ought to be worried about them rather than Sean Rush or Michael. but Nooooo, You think your little Socialist Utopia will save us. I think you want us to be blown up so you can suspend law and establish your dictatorship. Well, BO ain't smart and it ain't going to work...

[Eddie01]

Napolitano blamed one of her agency's analysts for prematurely sending out the intelligence assessment to law enforcement,

Aside from this cowardly statement, it doesn't change the fact what was released clearly demonstrates Nepolitano's HSD has nothing but distain for America's veterans.

Nepolitano: "The Buck Stops There"

[Constitution1st]

Boehner is the one, the ONLY one, that wrote to AG Mukasey to investigate ACORN as a criminal enterprise; when he did not respond within 48 hours, Speaker Boehner wrote to the President, who did make Mukasey move on it. He has a pair.

If it did not come up at the meeting, it is probably because there were other things before it on the agenda.

[Markos33]

excepted =accepted

[bgill]

I'm surprised the Bush administration wasn't blamed.

You didn't read far enough. Bush was blamed. I can't believe the American Legion vets were so wimpy they left mollified. That's just as disgusting as the original accusation.

"White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said the right-wing extremist report originated in the Bush administration and Napolitano was working to keep the nation safe from terrorists."

Napolitano said: "Crossing the border is not a crime per se.

Welcome to the United States of Mexico.

[gondramB]

>>After the meeting, Napolitano issued a statement saying the department “has fixed the internal process that allowed this document to be released before it was ready.”

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Baldfaced lie. DHS meant what they said. This statement means that they will now make sure we don’t know what they are planning.<<

Its probably technically true. And your summary “they will now make sure we don’t know what they are planning” is probably perfectly accurate. But no more of their plans will be released before they are “ready.”

[M-cubed]

yup...resign..and go vist Jane Fonda for some moral support

[PGalt]

No excuses. RESIGN.

[shield]

Sure.........didn’t know about it.......oh please.......RESIGN.......go back to Arizona and retire.......lesbo

[M-cubed]

David rebien needs to resign too!....

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

He has a pair.

Whatever.

[sergeantdave]

“Has he hired anyone who has actually done anything in their life before becoming a dhimmicrat slug?”

Yes, Biden had hair plugs transplanted in his ears and nose and hired a lawn service to run a roto-roter in his head to keep growth under control.

[Cicero]

Listen, Janet, you ugly jerk, you insulted me and my friends and everyone I respect as well. You say that the good folks I know who support the right to life, many of whom have dedicated much of their lives to that cause, all of whom are kind and good people, are all extremists and potential terrorists.

I’m sorry, but YOU are the extremist, power drunk with political megalomania. I don’t know if this was your idea or Obama’s, but you went along with it and you took responsibility for it and you defended it. Now resign.

Your job is to protect our country, not to attack its best and most loyal citizens. RESIGN.

[sergeantdave]

“apologize for a right-wing extremism report written by her agency...”

Too little, too late. She needs to volunteer as dog food and step into a tree shredder.

[RichInOC]

Wouldn’t that be cruelty to animals?

[NewHampshireDuo]

I’m having trouble keeping all of the apologies straight. Apologies to our enemies (sincere), apologies to Americans (not so sincere)....

[Mach9]

Way too easily accepted by Legion.

[rockrr]

So, nowhere in that article do I see a quoted apology (sincere of otherwise). Can anyone tell if she actually did anything other than throw one of her flunkies under the bus?

[Palladin]

Don’t believe this bitch. She doesn’t mean a word of it.

[Palladin]

Legion National Commander David Rehbein

This guy needs to be replaced ASAP.

[jongaltsr]

No excuse.

Hang the Bitch...........

Pardon my French but I served in VietNam and had to put with that crap for many years afterward.

[EQAndyBuzz]

I look at it this way. Regardless of what old cragface said or did, the blame is still with the President. He hired her and it is his responsibility to ask for her resignation.

Failure to do that makes him complicit in this. No different than what the left did to Bush.

[GulfWar1Vet]

BS.

And we expect to believe that lie?

[airborne]

Apology not accepted.

Piss off Janet.

[imahawk]

What a disgusting witch.I’d say it must be sypilis but I dont see how.