Gore Cspan Speech 1/16/06 thread 2

[proud patriot]

thread one here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=151988&mesg_id=151988

[im10ashus]

1. He's already on fire.

[proud patriot]

2. My son is watching

:-)

[Viva_La_Revolution]

3. Thanks pp!

[proud patriot]

86. You are most welcome

:hug:

[Pacifist Patriot]

4. "awoke to shocking news" I like the image.

[im10ashus]

10. Yes.

Spying on large numbers of American's for the last four years. Tracking e-mails and phone calls without warrants.

[jazzjunkysue]

5. Ok. Now, speculate on WHY they're wiretapping. Coverups!!!

[HamdenRice]

6. president launched massive eavesdropping ....!

[helderheid]

7. JUST tuned in!! How long has this been going??

[CottonBear]

13. He just started about 2 or 3 minutes ago. You haven't missed much

other than introductory niceties. :)

[Pacifist Patriot]

14. Not long. There was a delay in the introduction.

[CottonBear]

8. CSPAN live video link for those not yet tuned in:

http://www.c-span.org/watch/cspan_rm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS

Al is wonderful. He's speaking about executive power and FISA now.
He's about to lay into Bu$h about domestic spying.

[cal04]

9. talking about Fisa

the law and the federal branch secretly spying and eavesdropping

[im10ashus]

16. President's statements proved false.

The press uncovered the story. But the president has no plans to bring this spying to an end.

[HamdenRice]

11. presidents words turned out to be false (bush is a liaaaarrrrr)

[Dudley_DUright]

12. Great job pointing out that MLK was wiretapped and blackmailed

by the FBI. Now pointing out Bush lies.

[sproutster]

15. not only confirmed it was true, but said he had no intention to bring it

to an end.

[Pacifist Patriot]

17. That statement was a call for impeachment!

[The Witch]

30. YESSS! I bet he calls for it at the end of the speech.

That would be HUGE news and it would move Congress I bet you

[Pacifist Patriot]

48. I'm trying not to feel this way, but if he does not use the

specific word I am going to be extremely disappointed. Deflated even.

[sproutster]

18. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS BREAKING THE LAW

[HamdenRice]

Conclusion: Pres of the US has been breaking the law!!!! consistently

A pres who breaks the law is a threat to the very structure of govt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111

[The Witch]

The President Has Been Breaking the Law

:yourock:

[carolinalady]

19. Breaking the law repeatedly and consistently

[LizW]

20. AG says that the administration tried to assure the public

that "Of course, judicial permission is required..."

That turned out not to be true. "The President of the United States has been breaking the law, repeatedly and consistently."

"A threat to the very structure of our government."

[EFerrari]

21. The Presiden of the United States has been breaking the law

repeatedly and insitantly.

[Mabus]

speak the truth Al - Hell yeah Bush broke the law!

speak the truth.

[liveoaktx]

22. He SAYS it-The President is Breaking the LAW! Say it Say it

[liveoaktx]

36. Too reminiscent of the King from whom they had broken free

[boobooday]

42. GO GO GO GO GO GORE!

:bounce:

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

Come on, Al, YES!

DOWN WITH KING GEORGE!

[Southsideirish]

23. The crowd should chant "Impeachment now"!

[pinto]

24. Well, he said it. "Breaking the law" Go Al!

[NYC Liberal]

25. President REPEATEDLY and CONSISTENTLY *BROKE THE LAW*

[im10ashus]

26. WOW!

BREAKING THE LAW! REPEATEDLY AND INSISTENTLY!

[suffragette]

27. President has been breaking the law

[im10ashus]

33. He's on FIRE!

Our system of checks and balances was to ensure the govern of law.

[suffragette]

92. Yes, he is.

Go, Mr. President.

[cal04]

28. president is Breaking the Law

Much to learn about the surveillance. The president has been breaking the law

[Greybnk48]

YIPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

The Pres. is breaking the law!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[myrna minx]

29. "The President of the United States has been breaking the LAW"

[babylonsister]

32. And the crowd goes WILD! nt

[myrna minx]

53. He is too reminiscent of the King to whom the Fathers broke free.

Paraphrase.

This is the definition of tyranny!

The LAW is King.

[MuseRider]

31. Here come the tears.

Damn, to hear him speaking the truth. It is just so nice.

[The Witch]

43. this is what we have been dreaming of for so long

through the plame scandal through the Downing Street Minutes through Abu Ghraib through it ALL we have waited for this moment ;_;

[TallahasseeGrannie]

34. Go AL GO!

TOO REMINISCENT OF THE KING!

[CottonBear]

35. "The president of the US has been breaking the law repeatedly and

consistently." "A pres. who breaks the law is a threat to our government."

Speaking about the rule of law and quoting John Adams RE: gov't of laws and not of men.

[Pacifist Patriot]

Call me crazy, but I like a speaker who is not afraid to

use language that is not dumbed down or mangled. Thank you for considering me an intelligent adult President Gore.

[EFerrari]

37. Al Gore is asking for impeachment.

:wow:

edit: not expressly, but implicitly -- sorry folks who aren't watching!

[The Witch]

57. I betcha he says it in this speech.

I feel like it's going in that direction.

[EFerrari]

90. I bet he will near the end.

pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease

[jazzjunkysue]

38. Ok. Now I'm crying.

:bounce:

[malaise]

50. love the 'self-appointed

Damn this is good.

[NYC Liberal]

39. Reminiscent of the KING they [founding fathers] had broken free from!

[laruemtt]

40. he broke the law = IMPEACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[babylonsister]

51. I hope he connects those dots! nt

[helderheid]

41. KING GEORGE!! YOU TELL IT AL!!!

[sproutster]

44. I have tears too. :) I hear you Mr. Gore

[helderheid]

49. me too!

:hug:

[C_U_L8R]

45. Kappow !!!

Take that Bush ! Right in the Kisser!

I Heart Al !!!

[Dudley_DUright]

46. Tyranny

yup, that about sums it up.

[Mabus]

47. "King" George - the definition of tyranny

Quoting the founders. Way to go Al! Bring America back to the people!

[im10ashus]

58. It's so refreshing.

To hear a concise and thoughtful speech by a great leader. THIS is our president!

[Mabus]

91. who wrote and understands his own speech

something the chimp could never do.

[Kurovski]

52. Bush is Un-American, comparing bush to a king.

(merley by describing what our nation was founded upon.)

Now Bush is a tyrant..."The law is king"

[suffragette]

54. very definition of tyranny

Telli it, Al.

[CottonBear]

55. Speaking about tyranny and quoting Thomas Paine and his pamphlet

oif common sense : "We intended to make certain that LAW is KING."

[TallahasseeGrannie]

56. YOU CAN'T TELL ME

he is not running for President.

This is a presidentail speech.

Of course he should BE the president.

I am wiping tears from my eyes...can't even wear my glasses.

At last. At last. At last.

[Pacifist Patriot]

Please let it be so.

[Mabus]

If he isn't we need to make him run

The rest of the world trusts him and we need the rest of the world to set things right.

[EFerrari]

76. "Al Gore: He beat them once, he'll beat them again." n/t

[boobooday]

59. In secret. Without constraint. n/t

[im10ashus]

70. Following the rule of law makes us safer.

Not more vulnerable.

[Pacifist Patriot]

60. Who said he needed more animation in thread 1? LOL!

[myrna minx]

63. He is giving me goosebumps and making tears well up in my eyes.

[carolinalady]

Me and I take it all back! He is getting fired up now. LOL

[American liberal]

61. FINALLY!!! The discourse that will stop the tide has begun...

Go, President Gore!!! :bounce:

[Rosco T.]

62. Rule of Law... Rule of Law.. Rule of Law...

hammer it to'em AL!

[Mabus]

73. but the RW believes in their version of biblical law

with the chimp as their messiah/dictator.

[boobooday]

75. MAKES US SAFER

Why must common sense seem like a breath of fresh air?

[jazzjunkysue]

64. I just checked. No one else is airing this. Not even MSNBC or CNN

[jazzjunkysue]

83. "Government of men, not laws." Beautiful.

[toymachines]

84. Won't happen

There is definetely a media cospiracy, there is no other way to explain it. I highly doubt the MSM ever even mentions this.

[toymachines]

65. Oh to have a president who could actually speak.

Fuck SCOTUS for sending us down the path of destruction.

[HamdenRice]

66. Compared Gulf of Tonkin false into to Iraq false info to big cheers!!

[cal04]

67. Gulf of Tonkin based on false information

Iraq war based on false information

[CottonBear]

68. "...operating in secret w/out constraint of rule of law..."

"...The rule of law makes us stronger and the knowledge that they will we reviewed...helps outr country avoid many serious mistakes."

Gulf of Tonkin ... based on false information and so was Iraq war. BAM!

[Kurovski]

69. "Following the rule of law makes us safer"nt

[Pacifist Patriot]

85. Something the Democrats need to write down on the palm of their

hands and repeat any chance they get.

[chiffon]

71. Americans would have been better off avoiding these COLOSSAL MISTAKES!

You go Al!

[Horse with no Name]

72. He just validated us

We've known this pResident has been breaking laws.
The media won't report it so THANK YOU PRESIDENT GORE for saying what needs to be said.
Thank you.:cry:

[Pacifist Patriot]

74. Drat! I can be so stupid.

I'm taping this on the VCR. I should have recorded this on the DVD player. I'd like to make copies and mail it to my senators and representative.

[Mabus]

87. It will probably show up on the net

you can download and burn on CD or DVD. At least that's what I've done.

[babylonsister]

94. It's going to be repeated. nt

[Greybnk48]

77. We don't needc to break the law to be safe.

perfect

[laruemtt]

78. say the word, al - say IMPEACH!! n/t

[TornadoTN]

79. Vietnam Iraq, based on "false information", both "collossal mistakes"

[CottonBear]

80. "The threat of terrorism is all too real...where we disagree is that we

have to break the law to (protect us from terror.)"

[myrna minx]

81. Once violated, the rule of law is in danger.

[sproutster]

DEMOCRACY IS LOST.

[marylanddem]

82. Al is incredible. n/t

[CottonBear]

88. "The president's men have minced words about America's laws."

BAM! A watergate reference!

[im10ashus]

89. The AG openly conceded the surveillance DOES require.

a court order.

[myrna minx]

93. This is history in the making, folks.

This is where we take our country back.

These are my thoughts not President Gore's.

[im10ashus]

95. They KNEW it was illegal.

THAT'S why they met with certain members of Congress. THEY KNEW!

[proud patriot]

96. Please go to thread 3 here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x152443