Gonzales: 'Washington, Lincoln, Wilson, authorized electronic surveillanc

[guruoo]

'Sometimes you just hit the jackpot.'
-John (C&L)
Gonzales: "President Washington, President Lincoln, President Wilson,
President Roosevelt have all authorized electronic surveillance
on a far broader scale."
Video:
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/02/06.html#a7043

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Wasn't that just outrageous how George Washington did all that

electronic surveillance? I'm just surprised nobody noticed how he was standing around with one of Ben Franklin's keys on a kite string stuck in his ear.

[global1]

24. George Washington Had Wooden Teeth And Fessed Up To Chopping....

down the cherry tree. Remember his line "I cannot tell a lie". Now A.G. A.G. has me wondering if Washington was telling the truth.

[BattyDem]

2. Well ...

I always knew that Washington tapped phone lines and email, but I'm truly shocked to hear this about Lincoln! :P

[guruoo]

3. Someone said it was in

Ben Franklin's kite.

[emulatorloo]

7. Lincoln's main interest was cel phone conversations

I remember well the catchphase "If General Lee is phoning you, we want to know about it"

[BattyDem]

13. Ah yes. That was the "Nokia Act of 1862" - wasn't it?

:evilgrin:

[guruoo]

18. And then there's Wild Wild West , of course

everybody's seen that.

[rexcat]

32. Lincoln was worried about the telegraph transmissions...

from the South. Those pesky southerners!

edited for clarity

[Botany]

4. Washington is the real shocker

Considering he WASN'T PRESIDENT AT THE TIME AND IT WAS BEFORE WE HAD A CONSTITUTION.

Is there no lie those fucks will not tell?

[emulatorloo]

10. proper response "Gonzo, you are either the stupidest person ever born

or a bold-faced liar"

They will say anything to try to bamboozle the american public.

[xxqqqzme]

27. that was the one that got me as wel!

He even said General Washington - hello!!! GENERAL ! There is no depth toooo deep for these liars 2 sink.

[mmonk]

5. people who vote for the people who appoint these clowns

and anyone who tolerates them running our government has some sort of lack of intellectual curiousity. That's my generous and nice explanation.

[liberalhistorian]

6. Well, how about that!

We finally achieved one of man's greatest desires and created a time machine; I'm sure Washington, Lincoln, and Wilson are enjoying using it now during their presidencies! :sarcasm:

Too bad we don't have an "ultimate moran" icon, it's desperately needed here. Just when I think they can't get any more ridiculous and ignorant, and ridiculously ignorant, along comes a statement like this that's SO fucking stupid that you wonder how someone can be that stupid and ignorant and still be walking around.

[DoYouEverWonder]

30. Will Ice Cream Man do?

[Cobalt Violet]

8. President Gore invented the internet so G. Washington could check emails.

[Supersedeas]

33. oh, my goodness--wait til the Freeps get ahold of that one AND

the Corporate Media will repeat it ad nauseum as if it were gospel.

[gratuitous]

9. And every one of them served BEFORE the current law was enacted

So what are you saying, Mr. Attorney General? That we should prosecute those abuses under some kind of ex post facto theory of constitutional interpretation?

Are you that fookin' stoopid Mr. Gonzales, or do you think we are that stupid? Either way, that's a pretty insulting assertion. Too bad you weren't under oath.

[tritsofme]

28. I believe the crux of the argument

Is that an act of Congress cannot infringe upon powers that are inherent to the presidency.

Which may be true in some cases, but clearly not here, as IIRC the FISA statute has stood up to constiutional scrutiny in the past.

[PDJane]

11. Okay........

I thought that quote was a joke.

I misunderestimated the capacity of this administration for outright ridiculous statements once again.

[msongs]

12. he really said that, or is this a spoof? nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. No. He really said it.

That's right, folks. The Attorney General of the United States said George Washington authorized electronic surveillance.

You can't make this stuff up.

We're doomed.

[BattyDem]

15. I didn't watch the clip ...

Did ANYONE call him out on that STUPID remark? (I have a horrible feeling that the answer is, "no")

[w13rd0]

16. Is Gonzales the weakest link?

And THIS is their defense? That Presidents broke a law that didn't exist yet, using technology that didn't exist yet??? WHAT??!?!

[BattyDem]

17. Do you know what the worst part about this is?

I'm sure a few million people (at least) heard that remark and said, "Well, if Washington and Lincoln did it, why are they going after Dubya for doing it? Damn liberal media!" :eyes:

Do you know what the best part about this is?
Those same people will eventually repeat that information to someone with a brain who will laugh in their face! :evilgrin:

[badgerpup]

19. Well, if THEY did it, it MUST be OK then...

What scares me is that there are probably a bunch of non-thinking sheeple who will just go along with this...
:scared: :banghead: :eyes:

[Dr Fate]

20. Paul Revere must have intercepted "messages" for Washington.

n/t

[FrenchieCat]

22. And you just know that Woodrow Wilson

was readin' everybody and their mother's email during WWI.

So it's MoKAY! (nod, nod, wink, wink)

[guruoo]

21. Not the first time he's said this

Appx 2 min into the video...
http://www.comedycentral.com/sitewide/media_player/play.jhtml?itemId=49995

[TacticalPeek]

23. NSA Releases Classified Picture, Supports Bush Administration

Washington conducting electronic surveillance.


http://atrios.blogspot.com/2006_02_05_atrios_archive.html#113928910698244811

[rpannier]

25. I just saw this on MBC.

Kim Seong-hwan, the commentator said, "If this is the best person for making the arguement for what they're doing then they're going to lose." (paraphrase on translation)

[bumblebee1]

26. Washington and Lincoln did not have the luxury of electricity.

The Wilson administration had electricity. I highly doubt the electronic surveillance even existed. The telephone and phonograph were considered state of the art in 1917.

[tritsofme]

29. I can understand the line of thinking, but Washington?

How exactly did a man that lived before electricity conduct electronic surveillance?

I would really be interested in hearing this.

[DoYouEverWonder]

31. You know you're in trouble when

the Attorney General of the United States



looks like a troll doll



and it turns out that the troll doll actually is the smarter of the two.