Cheney trying to block video taped depositions in the Denver/Secret Service case

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Source: Crooks & Liars

The office of Vice President Dick Cheney is seeking to block the release of videotaped depositions given by two aides who witnessed a physical encounter between an Iraq war opponent and Cheney.

In a motion filed Saturday, Cheney’s office contended that the videotapes could be used to invade the privacy and embarrass two aides called to testify about the encounter in a civil lawsuit.

The motion for a protective order expressed particular concern that both aides’ faces could wind up on YouTube.com. The plaintiff, Steven Howards of Golden, is suing Secret Service agents who arrested him after he approached Cheney at a Beaver Creek mall in 2006 and told the vice president his policies in Iraq were “disgusting.”

Eagle County prosecutors dismissed a criminal charge of harassment filed against Howards.

Read more: http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/02/10/cheney-trying-to-block-video-taped-depositions-in-the-denversecret-service-case/

[annabanana]

1. "embarass them". . . poor babies....

not embarass them. . That would be just awful. Just who the hell does this cheney guy think he is anyway?

[Trajan]

3. He doesnt seem to be phased ....

by the blood of innocents on his hands .... Why would he care about due process and justice ?

[Demeter]

11. I Rather Think Cheney Is the Embarrassed One

or he should be, if he had any conscience worthy of mention.

[MadMaddie]

2. Boo..hoo...hoo...Cheney like the rest of them can never face

scrutiny head on. Most criminals never do.

[Solly Mack]

4. "invade the privacy "???? Seriously? That's their argument?

Of all people?

Seriously?

[ladywnch]

7. exactly what I was thinking!!!!

there is no such thing as privacy in this country anymore thanks to Cheney and company.

paybacks are a bitch aren't they

[MidwestTransplant]

5. Hmmm I guess he figured exec. privilege would just get laughed out of court so they try this.

[BearSquirrel2]

6. I'm betting this is about the "manner" of the arrest ...

These agents were well within their rights of arresting someone trying to get close to their asset. The MANNER of that arrest is different if they have control of the situation and then decide to goon it up.

[RuleOfNah]

8. Read between the lines.

Dick Cheney videotaped two aides physical encounter embarrass two aides about encounter motion protective faces Cheney Beaver “disgusting.”

It's so obvious. :sarcasm:

[99th_Monkey]

9. It makes me smile that Cheney has to spend so much time on this

looking like the privileged old fool that hs is... after all, when he's having to deal with shit
like this, at least it's that much time he's NOT spending plotting to invade or attack other
sovereign nations, or plan false flag ops.

[cstanleytech]

10. The irony of Cheney

opposing something due to privacy is just so thick you could cut it with a knife, slather it with butter and then serve it up fresh out of the oven.

[Cronopio]

12. I REALLY hope the court doesn't become a bunch of political surrender monkeys to that wanker ...

... and just slams the motion. I have so. fucking. had it with watching whole systems of people kowtow to that decrepit moral wasteland just because he's Cheney, he's connected, and he's da V.P.. I think his only ambition left in life is to see how much evil he can get away with before he goes home to Papa.

I know far better specimens of the human race than him who haven't caught a millionth of the breaks he has. It just ain't right.

[lligrd]

13. Cheney Can Be Embarrassed?

Oops, just worried it might cost him money, jail time and open the Pandora's box of secrets he thinks he ha hidden from us.

[Divine Discontent]

14. What a whiner...

it'll embarrass HIM is the truth of this. He more than likely was a smart-ass (is there any other personality trait he displays? other than smarmy that is)!

[tanyev]

15. Oh, no! Their faces could end up on YouTube.

The horror....the horror.

[kelligesq]

16. Kick it for the First Amendment

[SpiralHawk]

17. Another kick for all the republicon draft dodgers out there...who so admire Cheney

for the 'special' five military deferments he got when he was in his Republicon Draft Dodging Hay Day...

CHENEY'S republicon draft dodging deserves a youtube special...