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LIVE THREAD: SJC hearing on the NSA surveilance program - C-span 1; 9:30 am EST

Posted on 02/06/2006 6:08:53 AM PST by ken5050

Good Monday morning, once again, fellow political jinkies. The NFL season may be over, but the political season inside the Beltway is 24/7/365. So join us, if you can, as those wacky Dems on the Senate Judiciary committee reprise their pitiful efforts to once again smear President Bush and score political points..


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; ag; albertogonzales; attorneygeneral; doj; dojprobe; gonzales; nsa; spying; ussenate
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To: Howlin
Apparently Powerline has someone who either has press credentials or managed to accost Durbin and ask him an on-air question when he came out to do his spin.

He did look frightened, too. I wonder if he is under investigation for the leak. I hope so.

1,041 posted on 02/06/2006 10:14:50 AM PST by Miss Marple (Lord, please look after Mozart Lover's son and keep him strong.)
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To: Bahbah

I bet that Hairball won't be spending very much time on this hearing today...

I listened to AirAmerika a while ago....and they aren't even talking about this hearing...they are talking about that SUPPOSED new evidence that Isikoff says the have that says that "perhaps" Valerie Plame WAS sent out of the country undercover within the 5 year timeframe...

Therefore...the dems are in Fitzgasm over the possibility that all isn't lost in the Plamegate affair....LOL


1,042 posted on 02/06/2006 10:15:07 AM PST by Txsleuth (l drink tea, not kool-aid.)
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To: Mo1
And the dude says .. Yea, well Dan Rather has .. ROFL!!

ROFLMAO!!!!!

See link at 1022 for the Pajama Media Blog.......

1,043 posted on 02/06/2006 10:15:09 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: Peach

There's a spot remover called SHOUT. We should spray it on those stains on America and remove them imo.


1,044 posted on 02/06/2006 10:15:24 AM PST by Carolinamom (I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves. ---Ronald Reagan)
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To: Stultis

Seems that the reason why they insist on not understanding is because that way they are able to say that Bush is lying. It is why they showed that portion on the tape outside the hearing. That along with gonzales saying that he would advise congress asap if the President was involved in anything illegal. Showing of that tape was to help the 'people' understand that both Bush and Gonzales are liars. I wonder who it was who advised that the tape could NOT be shown.


1,045 posted on 02/06/2006 10:15:28 AM PST by Kimberly GG
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To: Howlin

Yes, the in-between pressers on CSPAN. Don't know how the PowerLine guy got in but he asked the question posted in 1012. Guy brings up pajamamedia, Durbin says he's never heard of them, and the guy says "Well Dan Rather has". Durbin ends presser and walks off.

I'm telling you Howlin, it was priceless!


1,046 posted on 02/06/2006 10:15:35 AM PST by conservativebabe ("I came here to chew bubble gum and kick @ss, and I'm all out of bubble gum")
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To: NautiNurse

I thought I recognized the Deer in the Headlights look, too. Once they learn this is a different world it will be interesting to see how they react.


1,047 posted on 02/06/2006 10:15:42 AM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: ken5050

Great point. A lobbyist for the airline industry IIRC.


1,048 posted on 02/06/2006 10:16:20 AM PST by prairiebreeze (Brought to you by the American Democrat Party. aka Al Qaeda, Western Division.)
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To: A CA Guy

FYI -- She is the sister of Chick Burlingame.


1,049 posted on 02/06/2006 10:16:23 AM PST by Boston Tea Party (cute.)
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To: NautiNurse

They can keep running their mouths but they can't hide from US!


1,050 posted on 02/06/2006 10:16:34 AM PST by Carolinamom (I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves. ---Ronald Reagan)
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To: Howlin
These yo-yo's keep talking about "wiretap", when they know that "wiretap" is not legally equal to "trap and trace" and "pen registers", which are quite likely what has been used in the program.

Legally, "wiretap" surveils content, while the other two surveil transactions.

Gonzales won't talk about this right now, but Leaky Leahy is trying to get him to describe the progem in detail.

1,051 posted on 02/06/2006 10:17:53 AM PST by angkor
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To: Carolinamom

Leahy is now stepping into arrogant AH*LE territory. Pardon my language, but really, he is.


1,052 posted on 02/06/2006 10:17:54 AM PST by Miss Marple (Lord, please look after Mozart Lover's son and keep him strong.)
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To: Arizona Carolyn

Maybe they are realizing that they can't speak lies and not be called on them anymore, at least not by those in the alternative media.


1,053 posted on 02/06/2006 10:18:02 AM PST by conservativebabe ("I came here to chew bubble gum and kick @ss, and I'm all out of bubble gum")
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To: Carolinamom

LOLOL.

I'm in to purchase enough Shout to take down the Rats in DC.


1,054 posted on 02/06/2006 10:18:34 AM PST by Peach (Islam is an army disguised as a religion (Freeper Hoosier-Daddy))
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To: Peach
Republicans aren't kowtowing; they are giving an education to anyone listening and making the president's case for this program.

The American people understand more about this issue than the Democrats give them credit for. The Democrats are on the wrong side of history, and the WOT. They just can't bring themselves to admit it to the CSPAN cameras, that we got Leahy out there flailing his arms and screaming about Vermont Quakers, nuns and babies on "no-fly" lists, which has ZERO, ZIP, NADA, to do with the subject matter pertaining to this hearing.

1,055 posted on 02/06/2006 10:18:39 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (Proud to be a cotton-pickin' Republican on the GOP Plantation)
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To: Peach
From there:

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The Unexpected from the NSA Hearings

Eric Umansky

February 6, 2006 03:21 AM

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Hearings on the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping start tomorrow. And so far, it’s AG Gonzales’ coming testimony that’s getting all the attention. Fair enough. The man does have some things to answer—and we’ll see if he really does so. But I think the real fireworks might be elsewhere.

Arlen Specter, who called the hearings, just told Big Tim that the witnesses are likely to include some top Justice Department officials who tried to put the kibosh on the program:

Read the whole thing...

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OhOHoH........

1,056 posted on 02/06/2006 10:18:44 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: Howlin

It was priceless. Was the worth the money for cable TV to be able to see his reaction when asked a non-pandering question and so asks "who are you?" and is told I'm from Powerline and he says "who" and then told "Powerline, you know, Pajama Media?" and then says "never heard of you" and walks quickly off the stange and the press confrence was over -- oh, yes he's told (as he walks off stage) "Dan Rather's heard of us!"


1,057 posted on 02/06/2006 10:18:47 AM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: conservativebabe
Senator Lahey is trying to get Gonzales to throw out what are all the secret methods that America might use.

This is downright retarded and should cause the impeachment of Lahey IMO.

How can he pressure Gonzales to reveal top secret methods like that?
1,058 posted on 02/06/2006 10:19:05 AM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

bttt


1,059 posted on 02/06/2006 10:19:12 AM PST by PogySailor (Semper Fi to the 3/1 H&S Company in Haditha.)
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To: Peach

Kyl: From initial concerns about program itself now we're hearing new concerns.

I doubt anyone would be upset with this program if polled today. A little humility is called for on this committee before we accuse the president of a crime.

If our hearings with Alito and Roberts demonstrated anything it's that there are smart lawyers in Washington besides those who sit on this committee. LOL




Excellent!!!


1,060 posted on 02/06/2006 10:19:39 AM PST by Christian4Bush (More than 3000 people lost their "civil liberties" on September 11, 2001.)
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