Bill O'Reilly blasts Ashcroft and Reno for Corruption

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | January 4, 2002 | Bill O'Reilly

[editor-surveyor]

There is something very wrong inside the Justice Department of the United States and there has been for some time.

Various newspapers are now reporting that under President Clinton, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was ordered to stand down on various terrorist investigations.

One of the most egregious examples is the failure of the bureau to investigate fundraising organizations like "The Holy Land Fund," based in Arizona, which allegedly funneled millions of dollars in donations to Middle Eastern terrorists.

Although the Bush administration has now frozen the assets of the fund, it was apparently allowed to operate for 8 years despite the FBI intelligence that was presented to Mr. Clinton and then-Attorney General Janet Reno. One bureau source told the press that Ms. Reno felt any investigation of "The Holy Land Fund" would lead to anti-Arab sentiment and therefore was opposed to such an investigation.

As always, Ms. Reno will not comment on any aspect of her tenure as attorney general that is at all controversial.

There is no question now that under Ms. Reno and then-FBI Director Louis Freeh, Americans were put at great risk. The Wen Ho Lee-Chinese espionage case still has not been explained, and the fact that the 19 Sept. 11 terrorists weren't even on the FBI's radar screen is about as frightening as Janet Reno's passion for political correctness.

The current attorney general, John Ashcroft, has made no attempt to examine Ms. Reno's bizarre behavior or update the public about the Marc Rich investigation or anything else. Mr. Ashcroft specializes in looking dour and stonewalling. While Congress is attempting to get documents about President Clinton's dubious foreign fundraising and FBI abuses in Boston, Ashcroft is refusing to cooperate at all.

And this isn't a political issue. Conservative Congressman Dan Burton and liberal Congressman Barney Frank have actually joined forces to try and pry this information from Ashcroft's hands. If that's not amazing, then nothing is.

The truth is that for nearly 8 years, the Justice Department has been corrupt and inefficient. Janet Reno botched nearly every important decision she had to make including Waco and Elian Gonzalez. Time after time, Ms. Reno refused to approve investigative initiatives sought by the FBI. And time after time, Mr. Freeh sat in his plush government office refusing to let the American people know what was happening.

Now Mr. Ashcroft is doing the same thing. There is no reason on this earth why the public should not know the status of the Rich pardon probe. Or the anthrax investigation. And what about Enron, Mr. Attorney General – are you going to look into that? Millions of Americans were hosed while some Enron executives made millions.

How about a comment on that, Mr. Ashcroft?

Here is the whole article.

[catpuppy]

As for the objections to federal law becoming the equivalent of India's bureaucracy and just as restrictive, see response #3 and grab a ballot. Heck, grab a fist full.

[Mo1]

Now, Mo, I do not expect you to agree with me -- few do! I realize my beliefs are at the extreme end of the ideological distribution curve. And it is okay for you to think that I am an extremist wacko! But please tell me this post is NOT unclear or confusing. [smile]

Ok .. I won't call you an extremist .. but whacko sounds good .. fofl .. just kidding Billy

And thanks for the history lesson, but I did learn about that from the History Channel .. LOL

The reason for my confusion is because in many of your post .. You often referred to 1776 .. but the thought of having another revolution, well took me back a bit .. and just wanted to make sure that was what you meant .. I learned to never assume .. just the facts

And if you believe another revolution will solve the mess in this country .. then yes you are right .. I don't agree with that soluation..

I don't claim that we are a perfect country or disagree with many of your points except for the one where people are not outraged .. But surely their is a better way

[catpuppy]

(6) You mean "entitlements?" Yes. I don't enjoy those mean spirited, unfair ones that don't benefit me. I love the finely tuned, perfectly reasonable ones that send me goodies. But balkanized? Greedy perhaps. But not balkanized. Remember "Don't Tax You, Don't Tax Me, Tax That Fellow Behind That Tree?" Well, he is us. We ought to make him vote wisely and often and to make known his opinion of what good government should be.

[Mo1]

if the bush administration and the republican leadership don't do something to reform our election process and do something to ensure that we can trust the future validity of it, then i will never vote for another republican again and that i would have to conclude that they also don't want reform." now why would that be?

Chrissy .. if you don't want to vote for another republican that is your right .. but how exactly do you think you/we can get rid of voter fraud ..

[Mo1]

.Who ... and were they law enforcement? If not, then how can you claim it was a proper investigation

Oh Geezzz ... Let's just face facts .. regardless of what I say .. you will disagree

Ok .. I'm wrong .. You are right .. are ya happy now .. lol

[Servant of the Nine]

Now, what empirical PROOF are you talking about?

This argument is not worthy of you. This country has survived for over 200 years without corruption running away with it. If you want a country without corruption or with corruption almost always punished, find another species. There can be no system less inherently corrupt than the citizens.

We have a system that keeps corruption to an affordable level.

A looser system, as in most democracies allows corruption to flourish.
We have corruption, but in most of the country, most of the time, it tries to hide, and is limited.
There is no way to have a stricter system without a totalitarian Govt. or a new species.

So yes, corruption will always be with us. Like Fire Ants, we will try to hold it in check and recognize that we will never be very succesful in pushing it back.

So9

[catpuppy]

(7) Bill, I love hard money. Gold is good. But it is no more useful than rare seashells as a means of exchange. You deplore the Federal Reserve and I am not exactly in love with Mr. Greenspan these days (although I thought he was peaches and cream when he was shoveling liquidity out the door in truckloads). But have you ever lugged around a fist load of dollars, silver dollars? If the currency is as worthless as you make it to be, why do all those civilized nations keep sending us the output of their most productive industries in exchange for it? Shouldn't they demand gold?

[Mo1]

It doesn't seem like it at times but we are winning. It is sometimes hard to remember that politics like life is a constant battle. Only when you leave the field is it over.

BRAVO ... BRAVO .. very well stated

Pup .. You Da Man

[Windshark]

Hey Cp...and everyone...

Just read the thread since last night....

It's a hot one. Good grief.

I get the feeling that Exodus just got up and went.

:-)

[Mo1]

My list could become like the energizer bunny -- it could keep going and going and going. I respect your views and admire your optimism, though I don't share it. I find little consolation in the events I am witnessing.

Oh Billy ... please don't look at life as so doom and gloom .. come on now .. sing with me

Remember the Monty Pathon movie ...

Always Look At The Bright Side Of Life .. SING IT BABY .. SING IT .. fofl

[catpuppy]

(8) True, he did campaign on those education issues. But have you forgotten? He also campaigned on the issue of making schools better and responsible for proving that they were in fact educating their students. This may be a way. I doubt it but it could be. Politics is about compromise. I don't like to compromise. But if I want supper, I have to do the dishes. That is just the way life is. Consider "responsibility" as supper. The Teddy hug and the 26 big ones are the dishes. Swallow hard, grit your teeth and keep calling your Representative and Senators. I'll do the dishes.

[Mo1]

Oh I'm sorry Pup .. I ruined your Funkle and a Friday Funkle at that ..

Will you ever forgive me .. pretty please ...

[Windshark]

Say...are you really Christine?

Or are you cross dressing again...

Psychologists.....ya cain't truss em.

:-)

Hi Bill....are you still running for office?

[Mo1]

Hi sweet thang .. I don't think Pup hears you .. He is on a roll .. fofl

[Windshark]

When the Pupster is on a roll....just get out of the way and enjoy.

Hi Mo....how's Philly. Corrupt as ever? Here too....fret fret...what to do, what to do....

I know....let's start a website!

:-)

[Letitring]

ROFL. Hi you. Gotcha ping. :)

[catpuppy]

Yes, Mo. The lips did it for me.

[catpuppy]

what to do, what to do....

Move south, Prentice and Mo. We have corruption too but we also have biscuits and Southern Fried Chicken.

[Mo1]

Hi Mo....how's Philly. Corrupt as ever?

Not sure what's up .. didn't ya hear .. Little Joey got jail time .. His mom said he was a good boy .. but they didn't listen ... so I have no idea what they'll do now .. lol

[Mo1]

But you don't have Philly Cheesesteaks .. how could I ever survive???