Rice on MTP: "the President's wiretapping was within his authority"

[welshTerrier2]

Russert: "what authority does the President have to do this?"

Rice: "Tim, I'm not a lawyer"

[killbotfactory]

1. It would be funny if it weren't true

These assholes have turned our government into a satire.

[Jawja]

2. Good morning.

I'm yelling at the TV, calling her a liar and a bitch. Kitty jumped off the bed due to the rath.

I'm so damned TIRED of Sept. 11 being used by these thugs to justify their criminal actions! There was NO GULF between intelligence communities prior to 9/11! They were briefed, they were warned, they KNEW, they did NOTHING! Now they use it to justify pissing on the U.S. Constitution!

:mad: :puke:

[truth2power]

10. Yes, Jawja, that was another fallacious argument she made.

We need to say this over and over and over again: "There was NO GULF between intelligence communities prior to 9/11! They were briefed, they were warned, they KNEW, they did NOTHING!"

[Webster Green]

3. "I'm not a lawyer"........I'm just blowin' stuff out of my ass...

You are gonna need a lawyer though, you lying sleezebag.

[Cocoa]

4. Tim, I'm just a caveman

your world confuses and frightens me.

[angryinoville]

5. Keyrock, that's perfect

It's official. They think we're ALL stupid. Not just some of us.

[truth2power]

6. Lying, sleazy piece of crap that she is..

Tim asked her, I think 3 times, WHAT WAS THE PRESIDENT'S AUTHORITY UNDER THE CONSTITUTION, and all she did was spew shit. NEVER answered the question put to her. I'm so sick to death of that lying $%@#@*%. There are no words.

Condi should be sent to the Hague for treason against the American people. When, WHEN are the people of this country going to wake up???

Crap! What a way to start my Sunday morning! :rant:

[Catchawave]

7. Condi a "flip-flopper" ?

Rice denies Bush ordered illegal domestic spying
Published: Saturday, 17 December, 2005, 10:29 AM Doha Time


WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice denied yesterday that President George W Bush had ordered illegal domestic spying but would not comment on reports that US phones and e-mails were monitored without court approval.
The New York Times reported yesterday that Bush authorised the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2002 to keep tabs on thousands of US and foreign citizens in the US without court-approved warrants.
Rice, questioned in two television interviews, refused to discuss the reports, which suggested that Bush’s authorisation was illegal since the NSA was created to spy only on foreign communications.
On the other hand, the White House did not deny the report.
“I’m not going to get into discussing intelligence activities relating to our nation’s security and relating to our efforts to prevent attacks from happening,” said White House spokesman Scott McClellan.
Rice, the first senior administration official grilled on the report, defended Bush, telling NBC television: “The president has been very clear that he would not order people to do things that are illegal.”
“He has always said that he will do everything that he can to protect the American people from the kind of attack that we experienced on September 11 (2001), but within the law and with due regard to the civil liberties of Americans,” Rice said. “He takes absolutely seriously his constitutional responsibility both to defend Americans and to do it within the law.”.....more

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no...

[TheGunslinger]

8. "It was within his authority." "What authority?" "How should *I* know?"

:puke:

[Zynx]

9. Those who believe the president is an autocrat say he can do whatever

he wants. Those quaint "laws" are just guidelines in their eyes.

[Donna Zen]

11. Still waiting...

Listening to the so-called interview on MTP, I kept waiting for Timmy to ask Rice why it was/is so important to spy on US citizens to protect us while securing nuclear power plants etc., was ignored? Or how about this: why was it so important to spy on US citizens as part of the WOT, while lying to start a war that insured the creation of more pissed-off people (aka terrorists) made perfect sense?

There is no lie they will not tell. What world leaders would be dumb enough to trust a liar like Rice. It is shameful that any nation is represented by someone like Condi Rice.

[nickshepDEM]

12. rofl. Their spin on this one is horrible.

[Nimrod2005]

13. I heard she got her ass kicked this morning?