Who told Gonzales it was a good idea to go on the air? (00:55)

[underpants]

Run time: 00:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dWY66xmAAw   Posted on YouTube: February 04, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: February 05, 2009 By DU Member: underpants Views on DU: 829

 
Gonzales Claims U.S. Attorneys Were Not ‘Fired for Political Reasons,’ DOJ Report Said ‘Quite The Opposite’»
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/04/gonzales-campbell-brown/

BROWN: Your office fired nine U.S. attorneys for political reasons. There has been no disagreement about that. I mean, how could you let that happen?

GONZALES: Campbell, Campbell, Campbell. I disagree with that. You said that nine U.S. attorneys were fired for partisan political reasons. That’s not what the report said. Quite the opposite. The report clearly found that there were performance related reasons for the removal of most of these U.S. attorneys and with respect to the remainder, they didn’t have enough information to draw definite conclusions.

Gonzales’ assertion that the report vindicated his office of any political motives for the dismissals, however, is false. The report did draw “definite conclusions” about the firing of New Mexico U.S. Attorney David Iglesias

The evidence we uncovered in our investigation demonstrated that the real reason for Iglesias’s removal were the complaints from New Mexico Republican politicians and party activists about how Iglesias handled voter fraud and public corruption cases in the state.

As detailed above, many Republicans in New Mexico believed that fraudulent registrations by Democratic Party voters was a widespread problem in New Mexico, an evenly divided state politically that has had very close national elections. Beginning in the summer of 2004, New Mexico Republican Party activists talked to Iglesias about the “party’s . . . efforts” on the voter fraud issue, and sought to involve him in those efforts.

The full interview (about 8 minutes) is here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ZJZ3ZG5Kw
Jeffrey Toobin is the last 2 minutes "Think about 8 years ago, this guy was a STAR a former Texas Supreme Court justice, considered a LOCK
to be nominated for the US Supreme Court and now he can't even find a job in a law firm!. I think the market has worked here"

[peacetalksforall]

1. As far as a job for him - don't Republicans take care of their own - GWB always

rewards loyalty. GWB still has loyal high level Republican friends. Right?

[underpants]

2. Usually yes. Gonzo was such a potted plant for photo ops even they can find someone to cover him

For instance Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief

Iraqi Lawyer Who Helped Save Jessica Lynch Accepts Job in U.S.
Thursday, May 01, 2003
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,85655,00.html

WASHINGTON — The Iraqi lawyer who led U.S. forces to former POW Jessica Lynch (search) has accepted a job offer from Washington lobbying firm The Livingston Group days after the United States granted him asylum.

The company, founded by former U.S. Rep. Bob Livingston, said details on 33-year-old Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief's (search) new responsibilities were still in the works. A good deal of The Livingston Group's business is international, the company said, and some clients are from Arabic-speaking countries. The company also said al-Rehaief is eager to improve his English, and will take intense language lessons.