FOX News calls CIA Leak the "criminalization of politics"...

[kentuck]

Stuart Varney, FOX voice on the economy, had David Corn and Sherry Bimbo, a Republican stooge, on his show and Varney made that comment. This goes on all the time he said. Corn had to remind both of them that Fitzgerald was appointed by John Ashcroft at the request of the CIA, not at the request of Democrats. This is a Republican investigation. No need to cry about it now.

[Tactical Progressive]

1. I think they meant the criminalization of national security

Probably just a teleprompter error.

[Enraged_Ape]

2. No, Stuey, it's the criminalization of TREASON

Which, is, last time I checked, a crime.

[Neil Lisst]

3. These are the guys who spent $60 mil and 6 years on Bubba

For getting a blow job.

Now they want mercy?!!

Full body cavity searches! Deep! And Hard!


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[SpiralHawk]

4. In fact, the whole Plame matter is an Uncrime*

So just move along.

There's nothing to see here.


*tip o' the cursor to the DUer who coined this term today, somewhere back down the line where my memory has drawn the curtain of lethe

[npincus]

5. BOO fucking HOO... what did they say about Clinton's Blowjob-Gate?

how about the criminalization of SEX.

[wtbymark]

6. that was one of their talking points

saw it the other day

[Tower]

7. That's THE worst spin phrase ever. "Criminalization of politics".

It just reinforces the idea of criminality. It says "this politician = criminal" to the average person.

They're really losing it these days.

[OnionPatch]

17. You're right

When I first read the headline, I thought they were refering to Karl Rove and buddies. What they did, outing a CIA agent for political reasons, IS the criminalization of politics.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

8. FOX is the criminalization of journalism n/t

nt

[CantGetFooledAgain]

9. Yep, that's the new talking point all right.

"The criminalization of politics". Nice try. Keep spinning, guys.

[Walt Starr]

10. What Faux and the Republicans are doing is POLITICIZING CRIME!!!! n/t

[HereSince1628]

11. If politics is criminal it's due to the R's culture of corruption.

or in terms the fundie RW understands, you sowed what you now reap.

[greenman3610]

12. Bill Kristol used the exact phrase a week ago eom

[colbushwhacker_2000]

23. And he used that

same line earlier today..

[Jackpine Radical]

13. Politicization of crime, more likely.

[Beetwasher]

14. Yup, That's Going To Be The Mantra, I Pegged It Last Week

And it's quite pathetic. They're in a lot of trouble if that's the best they can come up with.

[bunny planet]

15. Someone's been getting their talking points from William Kristol, that is

the exact phrase he used last week. Must be the new meme. No actually Faux and Kristol, it is the criminilization of CRIMINALS, you know those people who've done something WRONG and against the law, like, oh, say,....TREASON, those would be the criminals. They are going to be punished for their crimes against our country, not for being politicians.
:mad:

[MADem]

16. What stupid fuckers!

This is the brutal, uncaring SACRIFICE OF OUR INTELLIGENCE ASSETS, in the NAME OF CHEAP, PARTISAN POLITICS. Why is that so hard for these asswipes to understand???

[Alpharetta]

18. It will be the Delay talking point too

The rule: If a Republican is indicted, it's because the prosecutor is politically motivated.

The rationale: Republicans are innocent. We are trying to fight terror. 9/11 changed everything so we have new rules. Clinton got a blowjob.

[texpatriot2004]

19. They are POLITICIZING CRIME maybe me should set them right

Should we set them straight?

[H2O Man]

20. I thought it was interesting

that when Corn called him on this, he was unabled to respond. While this is the new line for republicans, it is meaningless. The more they are challenged on its meaning, the quicker the phrase will be retired.

Sherry is yet another of the republicans with a histrionic personality disorder with severe borderline features, who is put on stage to try to get the democrat debating her to react to her shrill personality, rather than respond to her shallow positions.

[mestup]

24. Agree. They're not even sure what it means.

KristolNacht might as well have said, "This is the velveeta-cheesing of politics." Repubs would have the same difficulty trying to explain it.

[smoogatz]

21. Um, nobody MADE them break the law

Nobody MADE them conspire to expose the identity of a covert CIA agent investigating WMD proliferation, compromising her network and putting our national security at even greater risk.

Nobody MADE them lie to federal investigators--the same crime Martha Stewart went to jail for.

Nobody made them commit perjury in front of a grand jury--pretty much the same alleged crime Bill Clinton was impeached for.

The law is the law. These assholes are saying that Rove, Libby et al should be above the law because they're politicians--when you or I or Martha Stewart would go to jail for violating that same law.

[Neil Lisst]

22. They lied about the cause of war, and that is how they got here

They lied to go to war, then attacked the one guy who knew they were lying when he revealed their lies. That is not criminalizing politics by those who Rove accountable. It is criminalizing politics by Rove et al. They are the ones who regularly commit felonies in furtherance of getting what they want.


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[Catherine Vincent]

25. Can we help it if the republicans in charge are a bunch of criminals?

Don't blame us Democrats!

[thecodewarrior]

26. so are priests

Going to call there pedofilia as criminalization of the church?

[symbolman]

27. That phrase was mentioned a week ago

and I said, THAT is the Catch Phrase, watch for it..

Lo and Behold, it appears yet again..

Expect it on CNN, MSNBC, etc -- unless of course we are "FIGHTING FOR IRAQ" The new Slogan..

Anyone here old enough to remember Reagan being called "SloganBreath"?