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Bill O'Reilly blasts Ashcroft and Reno for Corruption
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | January 4, 2002 | Bill O'Reilly

Posted on 01/04/2002 8:52:30 AM PST by 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?

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To: BeAChooser
Hi Chooser
what a perceptive post!
how logical that he would have all the FBI files (he was thorough and unscrupulous)
plus you are right
it was necessary to have FBI files on Dems -- so he could use pressure when he had to
Once Bob Byrd caved -- it was over
it meant no Dem would vote to Remove
Bob Byrd had not originally meant to cave
he knew clinton was guilty as sin
it was 180 degree reversal
I always assumed that under pressure the weakness in his character came out
altho I remember thinking just before the Senate ''trial'' was gonna begin -- how clinton would use the files on Dems
I think he had access to files on the Florida judges too
it's a big thing for judges to defy the US Supreme Court
they can't delude themselves they are following the Law
Love, Palo

when Bryan Lamb interviewed Bob Byrd on C-Span just before Senate ''trial''
he asked Bob Byrd if he thought Henry Hyde did a good job at Impeachment
Bob Byrd said ''no, because of lack of dignity''
Henry Hyde did a brilliant job at Impeachment
it made me nervous that Bob Bryd did not appreciate it -- and put dignity above truth
541 posted on 01/07/2002 8:30:55 PM PST by palo verde
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To: BeAChooser
1960 election ...'nough said. Case closed, game set and match, check mate, the end, FINI.
542 posted on 01/07/2002 9:19:09 PM PST by nopardons
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To: BeAChooser
No, I don't want people to be uninformed , nor stupid; however , they are. And that's just the way it is, I'm afraid.

Okay, if YOU have all of the answers, run for an elected office.

You impugn, with an abject lack of knowledge and less of a grasp about politics AND your fellow FREEPERS. Do continue to wallow in your angst, becuase that is all you will have. Tap, tap, tap away , complaining ad hurling insults , until you tire of it / you get banned ... whichever happens first. I can assure you, that what you demand, will never take place. Political reality must be faced. Since you and a few others on this thread , refuse to do this, then your glass will be perminently empty.

There is absolutely no further discourse possible.

543 posted on 01/07/2002 9:30:08 PM PST by nopardons
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To: jeremiah
Limbaugh is a perfect example of what I call the "fallacy" of talk radio. He purports to be a "conservative" but he is working on marriage number three, claims to be a "self-made man" but got his first radio gig at seventeen, and a large step up in the field on a radio station owned by his grandfather, when he was fired from a radio station in KC, this "college dropout" got a front office job with the Kansas City Royals, no help from mommy or daddy there, and even after dropping out of college, he was somehow magically never drafted for servce in Vietnam. Limbaugh is the archtypical "country-club" republican and spoiled little boy.
544 posted on 01/08/2002 5:53:42 AM PST by ProudGenXLibertarian
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To: BeAChooser
The Republicans are not interested in justice being done any more than the Dems are. The Republicans and Dems are the "same" party in all but name only. Dems are for larger government, and so are the Republicans just in different areas. The Democrats want to tell how you can or cannot spend your money, and the Republicans want to tell you how can or cannot live your life. There are good men and women in both parties, but the parties themselves are a joke, and dinosaurs of the bygone eras. Enron is a perfect example, the Reps wont touch them because there are a HUGE finanicial backer of the President, and the Dems will touch them only to hurt Pres. Bush (who i love, by the way) but Enron handed the money out on that side of the aisle as well. Just as much as I despise "welfare queens" I despise corporate welfare as well. This is a perfect example of the need for campaign finance reform.
545 posted on 01/08/2002 6:01:50 AM PST by ProudGenXLibertarian
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To: nopardons
There is absolutely no further discourse possible.

What's the problem?

Can't cite the portion of the Constitution prohibiting Ashcroft from investigating the crimes committed by the DNC and Clinton Whitehouse?

You seemed so sure of yourself. What's the problem?

546 posted on 01/08/2002 6:41:07 AM PST by BeAChooser
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To: BeAChooser
one of the best ways to get the truth out is to use the courts

good point!
also the courts is a way to find truth
our system is if a credible allegation is made, a prosecutor does a full invesitagation to see if there is evidence for it
if he has a proveable case, he Indicts
he brings it to a Jury Trial
where he presents his case
defense lawyer may disprove it
Jury determines guilt or innocence
this may not be a perfect way to arrive at truth
(but it beats sweepin' it under the carpet hands down!)
Love, Palo
547 posted on 01/08/2002 7:02:35 AM PST by palo verde
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To: OKCSubmariner
I too have been disappointed in Ashcroft's performance as AG, particularly with his apparent abandonment of the pro-life cause he championed during all his years in the Senate. However, do not forget that he is bound to carry out the President's policies. The President wanted the Clinton and Democrap scandals swept under the rug and Ashcroft complied. It is not Ashcroft's fault that the President is forcing him to take a pass on his constitutional duties. His only other option aside from following Presidential orders would be to resign. I agree with you that Bush and Ascroft are jointly responsible for the violation of our constitutional freedoms.
548 posted on 01/08/2002 7:07:00 AM PST by rightwing2
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To: rightwing2
hi rw
I agree with you
I believe both Bush and Ashcroft are fine decent honorable people
but the decision to sweep the clinton corruption under the rug, comes from Bush
Ashcroft carries it out
clinton's single purpose was power for himself -- he is a tyrant
George may be doin' what politicians have always done
(except when the Pubbies stunned the world during Impeachment)
which is put their Party first
Love, Palo
549 posted on 01/08/2002 7:18:38 AM PST by palo verde
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To: ProudGenXLibertarian
Hi Genx
good post
I remember when Brit Hume interviewed Jim Rogan just before Impeachment was 'bout to start
Brit Hume asked Rogan what he was going to do
Rogan's District includes Hollywood, he wasn't happy answering on national tv -- he responded vaguely
Brit Hume said ''so you decided to do the right thing?''
Rogan nodded
Brit Hume said ''why? politicians are known for putting their political interest first, this is clearly not in yours''
Finally Jim couldn't take it anymore and spoke his piece
''I hope my voters put me back in Office
but if I don't do the right thing now I don't deserve to be there
even if it means defying my Party''
The GOP put huge pressure on its Members not to vote for Impeachment -- it was considered political suicide for the Members individually at that time
and a disaster scenario for the GOP in 2000 elections

I have always believed Impeachment saved the GOP -- if they had toppled into corruption like the Dems during Impeachment
it would have spelled disaster for our country
The GOP still doesn't realize they saved their Party and the country during Impeachment
Love, Palo
550 posted on 01/08/2002 7:48:42 AM PST by palo verde
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To: all
Both Parties ordered their Members to abort Impeachment after the '98 elections went Dem way
(GOP didn't do as well as they expected)
the day after the election -- every Pubbie but Henry Hyde voted to abort Impeachment
and Henry Hyde said wavering words
however the next day Henry was B-A-C-K
the Pubbies on the Judiciary Committee joined him
other Pubbies climbed aboard too

what clinton did was criminal (I think it's against the Law)
To prevent Dems from defying their Party
he had the major contributors to every Dem call them up and say they will get no more money for their campaigns if they vote to Impeach
at that time many Dems still wanted to -- but all but 5 caved into corruption
Love, Palo
551 posted on 01/08/2002 8:06:34 AM PST by palo verde
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To: yall
I always believed that Tom DeLay (who I love)
decided to support Henry Hyde in Impeachment
and that is what made it happen
Tom DeLay also allowed every Pubbie to vote as they wanted in Impeachment
God bless Tom DeLay
The Pubbies demonstrated courage and trustworthiness during Impeachment -- they deserved to have the goverment handed to them in the 2000 election
Even if they fumble the ball now that we succeeded in putting them in power -- they were magnificent in Impeachment
Love, Palo

I joined the GOP because of Impeachment, and voted straight GOP ticket in 2000
I vowed never to vote for a Dem again when I watched them demonstrate corruption
I used to be liberal, but became right wing when I joined FR -- I had never been exposed to conservative ideas before, they held more water for me than my previous ideas
but if in the end George does not choose to restore Rule of Law -- I won't vote in the next election -- or I will vote libertarian -- I want to stop the war on drugs, and I believe the single purpose of government is to protect our liberties
552 posted on 01/08/2002 10:36:29 AM PST by palo verde
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To: palo verde
I vowed never to vote for a Dem again when I watched them demonstrate corruption
I used to be liberal, but became right wing when I joined FR
-- I had never been exposed to conservative ideas before, they held more water for me than my previous ideas
but if in the end George does not choose to restore Rule of Law -- I won't vote in the next election -- or I will vote libertarian --
I want to stop the war on drugs, and I believe the single purpose of government is to protect our liberties

I've been a conservative all my life but I feel EXACTLY the same way as you.

And notice how all the "move-on'ers" have RUN from this thread?

553 posted on 01/08/2002 11:05:41 AM PST by BeAChooser
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To: BeAChooser
thank you be a chooser
your post means a great deal to me
I was liberal when monicagate broke
I could care less about the sex
but when I watched him lie so convincingly on tv I got curious what sort of man he was
(before that all I cared 'bout in politicians were their positions)
I was a clinton supporter then cause I was a liberal
I intuited that what I'd find out about him would mean I'd want him to Resign
I sat there and wondered if I should put truth ahead of my ideology
I decided to put truth first
it's the best (one of the best) decisions I ever made
it means a lot to me that you and I who started out differently wound up in the same place
I'm not saying that everyone who put truth first will wind up with us
but your mind is so clear and honest
it confirms me
Love, Palo
554 posted on 01/08/2002 5:44:22 PM PST by palo verde
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To: BilloRights
Hi Bill
this is an interesting thread
when you were on Lcom with me you were the only one who sided with me 'bout the seriousness of George not bringing clinton corruption to Law
Like me, you walked on broken glass to vote George in
where do you stand on all this now?
Love, Palo
555 posted on 01/08/2002 5:51:19 PM PST by palo verde
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To: mwl1
hi mw
this is an interesting thread
(I know some of the posts are off topic)
I thought I was alone in not wanting to ''get over'' that George is sweeping the clinton corruption under the rug
I never heard where you stand?
Do you think he will get to it eventually
Do you think it is the prudent political choice
I know your commitment to electing GOP is unchanged
I loved being in the GOP and had the highest hopes for them
Love, Palo
556 posted on 01/08/2002 6:03:13 PM PST by palo verde
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To: BillofRights
ping!
557 posted on 01/08/2002 7:28:00 PM PST by christine
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To: palo verde
Hi palo, I didn't get your ping because my moniker is BillofRights ("of" not "o"). You musta done a typo. Christine saw your post, though, and directed me to it. I'm with you on this one. Very disappointed in Bush/Ashcroft for not going after the corruption from the Clinton Administration. Like O'Reilly says, "the powerful protect the powerful." And like O'Rights says, "when they don't protect them, they're too chicken-sh*t to go after them" (e.g., Jessie Jackson). Thanks for the attempted ping. I wasn't ignoring you.
558 posted on 01/08/2002 7:41:31 PM PST by BillofRights
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To: Rowdee
Draw yourself a friggin diagram with the figures I gave you above....and figure out when there will be an incremental move to the right! It ain't going to happen! The Demoncraps ALWAYS demand so much more than is reasonable and the GOP offers a small compromise over the existing base--because the Demoncraps play hardball, the GOP ups their offer, the Dems melt a wee bit, the GOP offers to give up even a little more, and the Dems act like they are really gonna compromise by accepting this. Actually they are rolling in the aisles laughing their asses off all the way to the bank at the way they suckered the Republicans yet again!!!! What part of the bastids always stepping to the left do you not understand? Since when can you increase Education by some $8 billion dollars and call that an incremental step to the right

excellent post, rowdee!! the whole friggin' thing! ;)

559 posted on 01/08/2002 7:52:40 PM PST by christine
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To: nopardons
You impugn, with an abject lack of knowledge and less of a grasp about politics AND your fellow FREEPERS...

interesting that you accuse BeAChooser and other posters on this thread, with whom you disagree, of "impugning." after reading this entire thread, it's my observation that YOU are the one who has been doing that--talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

560 posted on 01/08/2002 8:04:04 PM PST by christine
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