Treasury To Keller: "Irresponsible;" Murtha, Kean, Hamilton Intervened

Michelle Malkin.com ^ | June 26, 2006 | Michelle Malkin

[Sub-Driver]

Signed sincerely?

[Ramcat]

NY Times, above the law and loving it.

[MNJohnnie]

Fire Murtha Now! Spread the word. Support Diana Irey. http://www.irey.com/

[hellbender]

This is better than nothing, but reveals again the hopeless wimpiness of the Bush administration. Protest letters are not enough. Criminal prosecution is what is needed.

[Alberta's Child]

If I owned a newspaper and those three morons came to me and begged me not to run a story, I'd put it on the front page every day for a month.

[Chena]

Signed sincerely?

I suppose it's not politically correct to sign it, "F-off" or "Bite Me". ;)

[Chena]

Fire Murtha Now! Spread the word. Support Diana Irey. http://www.irey.com/

I agree! Also, spread the word, "Censure Murtha Now!"

[MNJohnnie]

And just how do you get around the 1st Amendment to prosecute? What law did they break? How do we get around this? Amendment 1. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

[nopardons]

bttt

[swheats]

If the NYTs can't be prosecuted, the reporters and all those involved should be jailed until they give the sources of the leak.

[Grampa Dave]

 

 

the Times's new publisher, Arthur "Pinch" Sulzberger Jr ... was a sixties anti-war activist who famously declared that in a confrontation between an American and a North Vietnamese soldier he'd want to see the American get shot."

 

 

 

 

 

the Times's new publisher, Arthur "Pinch" Sulzberger Jr ... was a sixties anti-war activist who famously declared that in a confrontation between an American and a North Vietnamese soldier he'd want to see the American get shot."

 

 

 

[sageb1]

I find it exceedingly ironic that lib Dems railed against "going to war on bad intelligence," but the minute we use our resources to get great intelligence, they are against that as well.

Kind of like Levin ranting about Maliki's possible amnesty in Iraq, but want us to let everyone at Gitmo go home.

[sageb1]

correction: but they want

[Enchante]

"I find it exceedingly ironic that lib Dems railed against "going to war on bad intelligence," but the minute we use our resources to get great intelligence, they are against that as well."

Yes, this is one of the key points which must be hammered home with the public!! These MSM traitors and their allies in the Demagogic Party are working hard to undermine US intel and national security -- yet they are the ones to wail loudest about "failing to connect the dots" etc. before 9/11. They trash vital intel programs and break the law with impunity to reveal all sorts of classified info, yet they will once again behave like the pompous blowhards Chuckie Schumer, Hillarity, Dickie Durbin et al if (heaven forbid) there is another major terror attack in the USA. Even if a terror attack occurs abroad these bozos always want to "blame Bush" and "blame America" while they are the ones who create so many obstacles to the intelligent pursuit of good intel, etc.

The treasonous MSM must be smacked down hard and the Demagogues must be thrashed at the polls in 2006 and 2008 (no matter what we may think of R. failings, the Demagogues would be much worse if they continue to get away with this crap or even gain in power).

[DugwayDuke]

"And just how do you get around the 1st Amendment to prosecute? What law did they break? How do we get around this?"

The 1st Amendment is not absolute. All rights have limitations. You can go to jail for yelling fire in a crowded theater. You can also go to jail for what you publish in your newspaper.

[Former MSM Viewer]

I wish I subscribed to the NY Times so I could call them and cancel my subscription...

[Laverne]

Years ago I cancelled my local subscription because they carried articles from the lieing NYTimes. I bet your local paper does; it will feel just as good to call the head honcho of your local paper and cancel because of their relationship with the NYTimes.

[hellbender]

Thanks for answering that for me. The media would never have done such an unpatriotic, disastrous thing during WWII.
On the few occasions when this administration decides to act conservative, they are so half-hearted, tentative, and clumsy that they actually make things worse. This President and his father have demolished the legacy of the Reagan Revolution. He is a disaster. He should have been on TV months ago, angrily denouncing the Slimes and the other leftist media organs.

[Dems_R_Losers]

Many hypocrisies here:

NYT says: Bush Admin "most secret Administration ever"
NYT does: not reveal its sources of damaging leaks

NYT says: Bush assumes extra-Constitutional power (despite fact that Bush was elected and President is granted warmaking power in the Constititution)
NYT does: assume power for itself to decide what information should remain classified (despite fact that it is NOT elected and has NO governmental power under the Constitution)

NYT says: Terrorists cannot be defeated militarily, it's best left to law enforcement
NYT does: render every non-military law-enforcement program working to hunt down terrorists useless by publishing methods and prigam specifics

NYT says: Administration should implement all the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission
NYT does: render one of the most important programs that complied with the Commission recommendations useless, by publishing it OVER THE OBJECTIONS OF THE CHAIRS OF THE 9/11 COMMISSION

[Dems_R_Losers]

The First Amendment does not shield anyone from charges of treason as far as I know. The acts of the New York Times, especially in this case, are objectively treasonous because the effect of their disclosure serves no purpose whatsoever except for giving our enemies aid (i.e. there was no "watchdog" or "whistleblowing" involved, the Times knew the program was legal and did not even involve American institutions, subpoenas were issued, Congress was informed). The Times also commits treason IMO when it usurps Congressional authority to oversee the Executive Branch and pass judgment on its determination that information should remain classified. This is a straight case of a private entity assuming powers reserved to the government by the Constitution.