Breaking news: Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapses while giving a speech at a Federalist Soci

[Clintonista2]

on tthe front page of cnn.com

[TommyO]

1. Don't mess with Karma!

[MadBadger]

17. Unnecessary

[Renegade08]

19. You should delete your post. It's in very bad taste.

You're doing the same crap the freepers did when Obama's grandmother died.

[smb]

28. That Kind Of Cheap Shot Makes You Sound Like A FReeper

[Occam Bandage]

32. Fuck off, dipshit.

[PretzelWarrior]

38. Shit off, dipfuck.

[Occam Bandage]

39. Fuckshit, dipoff.

[WillyT]

2. Yep... Anderson Cooper Just Reported That...

EMT's on the scene.

:shrug:

[quakerboy]

3. Unlike the SOS thing, this is actual breaking news.

I hope he recovers in plenty of time to defend himself before eventually going to Jail.

[LiberalFighter]

4. Aww poor guy.

Guess he will have a reason to step down now.

[southern_dem]

5. Hope it's nothing serious n/t

[Mid_FL_voter]

6. Uh oh

Politico reporting that the audience was praying because they thought he had a stroke.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15842.html

[EconomicLiberal]

16. It's the Federalist Society.

What do you expect? The place was probably full of fundie right wing kooks.

[WillyT]

7. Politico Has It:

<snip>

Attorney general collapses
By MIKE ALLEN | 11/20/08 10:22 PM EST

Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed Thursday night while giving a speech to the Federalist Society in Washington, according to three senior administration officials.

Details about Mukasey's condition were not immediately available.

Audience members said they began praying, fearing a stroke.

Mukasey is a former federal prosecutor from New York City who succeeded former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

At 10:30 p.m. Eastern, medical officials were still working on him on the stage, administration witnesses said.

<snip>

Link: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15842.html

:shrug:

[Barack_America]

10. Yikes. That doesn't sound good.

Not good at all.

[ShadowLiberal]

15. Whoa, that definitely doesn't good, hope he's ok

[Danger Mouse]

8. Hope he's okay.

[mmonk]

9. I don't know what to feel with the news.

I guess I'll go with human empathy (hard for me considering his position on torture) and hope it's not too bad and he can recover.

[redstate_democrat]

21. Do you think Bush will send his goons to Mukasey's hospital bedside

to push through some last minute illegal spy/torture memo/law/pardon? Perhaps it would be too obvious?

[Mid_FL_voter]

23. Uh Oh - Bush sent someone to another ailing AG's bedside

I forgot about that.

What's this about Bush's AG's "going down?" LOL

[mmonk]

41. I still think about the Ashcroft bedside strong arm sometimes.

But I think with the bush administration heading for the sunset, they need as many friends as they can muster.

[AtomicKitten]

22. when unsure, human empathy is a good place to go

[political_Dem]

11. Wow. That is horrible. I hope that he is all right.

[camera obscura]

12. Hope it's nothing serious.

[Blackhatjack]

13. This will be a significant problem for Bush over the next 60 days...

... since for initial reports it sounds like he may have suffered a serious health setback.

Mukasey has protected Bush in numerous ways since being confirmed.

[grantcart]

14. Hope it is nothing serious

[malik flavors]

18. best wishes to him.

[Mid_FL_voter]

20. It does sound like a stroke...

AP reports slurring speech and loss of consciousness:


WASHINGTON – Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed during a speech Thursday night and lost consciousness, a Justice Department official said.

The 67-year-old Mukasey was rushed to George Washington University Hospital, where his condition was not immediately.

Mukasey was delivering a speech to the Federalist Society at a Washington hotel when "he just started shaking and he collapsed," said Associate Attorney General Kevin O'Connor. "They're very concerned."

Mukasey was 15 to 20 minutes into his speech about the Bush administration's successes in combatting terrorism when he began slurring his words. He collapsed and lost consciousness, said O'Conner, the department's No. 3 official. It was unclear whether he regained consciousness.

[Diamonique]

25. Isn't that what happened to Tim Johnson in the Senate?

Or am I thinking of Ted Kennedy?

[Sheltiemama]

31. Yes, I think so.

I believe he was giving an interview or talking over the phone, and he just stopped making sense. I remember hearing the recording.

[Phx_Dem]

24. Is it weird that they didn't rush him to the hospital?

CNN reported shortly after that the paramedics were still on site with him. That doesn't sound good to me -- maybe it just reminds me of Princess Diana's death when then waited hours to take her to the hospital. The guy's a political dick but I don't want him die or suffer.

[Sheltiemama]

33. It seems like it took a long time for the EMTs to get there.

Ten minutes? It's not like he was out in the boonies.

[Clio the Leo]

26. I dont mean to be funny, serious question....

... is there ANYONE in the Bush administration besides Condi who is younger than 70?

Technically I realize that Mukasey is 67 but you know what I mean.

[camera obscura]

37. Believe it or not... Chertoff's in his 50s

although I think somebody sucked the life out of him at some point.

[PretzelWarrior]

27. the weight of evil didn't sit well with a somewhat honorable man.

it's amazing. I feel bad for him and his family. It looked like a stroke.

[FrenchieCat]

29. Very frightening! How old is he?

See, maybe those federaleez will realize that this could have happened to John McCain!

[Mid_FL_voter]

30. He was alert and talking recently. evidently

"O'Connor said about hour after Mukasey collapsed that the last information he had was that the attorney general was alert and conscious and speaking."

[nini]

34. maybe it was a seizure and not a stroke then

time will tell I guess.

[Sheltiemama]

36. I'm not sure one's better than the other.

Didn't Ted Kennedy have seizures that led to the diagnosis of his brain tumor?

[saltpoint]

35. The account in the Washington POST adds the name of the hospital --

George Washington University Hospital --

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/20/AR2008112004181.html?hpid=topnews

--but little else.

[blogslut]

40. According to Bloomberg Ashcroft was in the audience

Members of the audience at his speech, including former Attorney General John Ashcroft, formed a human wall so people could not view Mukasey as he was taken away. A member of the audience offered a prayer for Mukasey from the lectern and told everyone to go home. ..

link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aRDkwedCiH6o&refer=us

[sufrommich]

42. It really bothers me that they're showing this man having a stroke

over and over again on TV. I don't care who he is,a simple reporting of the news without the graphic and very personal moment would have been sufficient.