Posted on 03/31/2006 7:19:42 AM PST by TomGuy
Now showing on CSPAN 1
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Censuring the President for NSA Surveillance
Feingold defending convicted felon Dean. Hahahahaha
Feingold: To the senator from TX who did a hit an run, of course Mr Dean broke a law and he paid the price for that.
The irony of Mr. Schmidt being here is noted. Where is the Clinton attorney general who said they are discomfited by this program. It's a cover-up! It's a cover-Up!
LOL Feingold is defending "the courageous voice of John Dean"!!!!
"Coverup."
DRINK!
Feingold: Censure has historically been used to express displeasure presidential actions. Submitting article by Gearhart - an article from 1999.
Tell a Senator a secret, and watch out. He/she will run over children and old ladies in walkers to get to an open microphone and tv camera to reveal it.
Feingold is screaming cover up!The only thing that makes the Pubbies look good is the Dems
Feingold is going to get schooled here in a second. This is going to be great.
Feingold sounds petulant and whiney. He will be happy to put the words "bad faith" in the resolution.
Wow, I already knew Feingold was a complete twit from what I've read about him, but seeing him on live TV really cements it.
Thats McCains running mate :)
Yeah
DUers are in a tizzy of love over Feingold using the words Cover-Up and Bad Faith even though they are getting their A$$es kicked! They are sooo silly! One of them called Kennedy's office to find out why he wasn't there and they were told "NOT EVERY DEMOCRAT AGREES WITH FEINGOLD!" Talk about a BI$Tch SLAP! BWAAA HAAAHAA!
Feingold says the Prez mislead when he repeatedly refers to the need for warrants for wiretaps. The Prez was specifically asked about the Patriot Act at that time and that is what he was referring to. Feingold cannot make HIS case without twisting and misleading.
Feingold: You didn't help me draft this thing. If you want the words bad faith in there, let's put them in.
The president has acted in bad faith by not revealing this program to the full committees and by making misleading statements by letting people think this program didn't exist. (Oh, by all means -lets let AQ know what we're doing).
It's shocking the defiant way the president has defended this program has led me to believe this is an appropriate step.
Do you think the president acted on good faith?
Fein: You can't have the operation go forward with someone checking the program that is unknown. Without the NYT publication Bush would have left office and this would still have been secret. The magnitude of spying on Americans is frightening. THis is what the Church Committee exposed. Illegal telegrams, etc. Secrecy breeds that kind of abuse and it's not going to change post 9/11.
Feingold: The president made misleading statements about the Patriot Act and wiretaps. He said that all wiretaps were legal. (Goes through various presidential statements about wiretapes).
He misled the American people.
Dean: It was striking and blatant and misleading. In the context that has arisen on an important issue and if it was unique and isolated it would be different but I think it's a pattern and practice.
Now. It wants $14.95 to watch the Spice channel. The music is good, though. Rolling Stones.
If it doesn't change soon. I think I'll call. I just wondered if it was just my signal, or all of DIrect TV.
Are there any other dems there besides Feingold and Leahy?
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