TPM Anonymous Poster Suggests-"Refuse To Confirm Nominee Until Subpoenas Answered"

[kpete]

Anon is short and sweet (for a change) but RIGHT ON - IMHO, kpete



"Perhaps if the senate refused to confirm the nominee until their subpoenas are answered, the process could be expedited.

Instead the Senate will tolerate perjury, make empty threats and demands faux promises, put up a fake fight to please the folks at home, then confirm."


Posted by:
Date: August 27, 2007 11:02 AM

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/004006.php#comments



update

some interesting statements regarding Feinstein from Anon here:http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/004007.php#comments

[BOSSHOG]

1. I think its an outstanding idea

And for good measure, subpoena gonzo again so he can tell the world he does recall resigning.

[malaise]

20. Ditto n/t

[L. Coyote]

42. BUT, they need a co-conspirator for AG, or it all unwinds

[Pachamama]

2. Couldn't agree more....excellent idea....n/t

:applause:

[mod mom]

3. Works for me. I hope the Dems play hardball with these crooks.

[liberal N proud]

4. Reid and Pelosi should refuse to act on any bu$h proposals until they respond

No funding for war projects or any other bu$h initiative.

[robinlynne]

9. yes yes yes. a collective letter to Reid and Pelosi? with thousands of signatures?

[Canuckistanian]

5. Get on it, DUers

This is a great idea. Keep that pressure on.

They're in a weaker position now.

Elections have consequences, as a wise person once said.

[Buttercup McToots]

6. Great find, Kpete

:hi:

[L. Coyote]

14. How can you say this when you are aware of the other thread, and have posted

there too?

GAME OVER on this RUSE!

[corkhead]

7. I just hope there wasn't a backroom deal to drop the investigations

"so our country can begin to heal"

[robinlynne]

8. yes!

[Gregorian]

10. Great idea. I just got off the phone with Reid's office about this.

His aide took the simple message. Let's hope they can act on this.

No more sweeping under the rug!

[L. Coyote]

11. Will the REAL Mystery Poster PLEASE stand up. NO PROBLEM.

Actually, the real "Anonymous" is the poster at the CREW website.

Here is a compilation of some of those posts:
NEW Mystery Poster on CREW = "Anonymous" +++ Deep Modem's Mother Lode
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1669387&mesg_id=1669387

I should know. I'm the person who has been posting at TPM without using a name! Well, not the only one, of course.

So, it seems we need a new name for "Anonymous" since there are so many of us anons.
Should we call the CREW "Anonymous" legal scholar "Deep Lawyer" ??

[kpete]

12. more anon:

"He has minorities he can condescend to and make them feel important enough to do his every wish"

Many people believe Bush treats Gonzales and rice as equals and friends, but remember one thing... Bush has never actually paid these people. they have done his bidding without question for many years now, but although the nation has chosen to free slaves and pay them for job performance, Bush has never given them a dime. We pay thes guys, not him, yet they are still acting on behalf of their slaveowner... not us.

Posted by:
Date: August 27, 2007 1:15 PM

Said it elsewhere, as well, but my prediction is that he lets Clement sit for as long as possible (over 200 days), make a big show of how uncooperative the Dems are with his appointments, then make a recess appointment next time around.

Posted by:
Date: August 27, 2007 1:26 PM
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/004009.php#comments

[L. Coyote]

13. WRONGO. WRONGO. WRONGO. The RUSE is up. SORRY! GAME OVER!

Game over.

Anyone can post anything they want at TPM and leave the name field blank. I know. I do it too!

The legal scholar whose work is under consideration is not the person who is making these posts. They are being made by someone else, and not by me.

Here are the posts that were actually made by the "Anonymous" poster:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1669387&mesg_id=1669387

There is no comparison. You should be more discerning kpete? What are you up to? GAME OVER!

[Duer 157099]

16. LC is correct, of course

There are many people who post at TPM without putting a name -- I have also done it, but only before this whole "anon" thing started (don't do it any longer because I see how easily people get confused).

There's a writing style and the content that needs to be considered.

LC, thanks for linking to your other thread, I missed it somehow.

[L. Coyote]

17. Yes, and now we get to consider why people post and say DM says this!

It is an interesting ruse to follow, but at the same time it is very important to communicate:

"There are dirty tricksters at play here and everywhere, especially where they hide as anons."

I trust the posts at CREW as the real "Anonymous" lawyer's work.
We shall see what happens there now that attention is refocused from the ruse!!

Again the link to about FIFTY REAL so-called "Deep Modem" posts is:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1669387&mesg_id=1669387

[OwnedByFerrets]

15. Takes backbone to do that and there is NONE

in Washington.

[in_cog_ni_to]

18. The guy/gal is BRILLIANT. That's exactly what they should do.

But won't.

[Warren DeMontague]

19. I will second, kick and recommend. I would like to see some fucking SPINE on this.

Be about damn time, too.

[cali]

21. Just listened to Leahy on NPR

He said that he will set the schedule for when hearings take place, that the WH should meet with him about a candidate that dems will approve, and that the attorney firing investigations will continue.

[L. Coyote]

23. Leahy is a shining light on Bush's dark legal world. BRILLIANT attorney!

This is who is brilliant.

[cali]

24. and a hell of a decent guy too.

I'm glad as hell that he's my Senator.

[Warren DeMontague]

34. I like Leahy. He's one of the good ones, IMHO. nt

[L. Coyote]

22. HOW MANY TPM anonymous posters are there. I'm one of them. I know more

Does anyone have a count? How many on just this page alone?

[in_cog_ni_to]

25. I've never posted at TPM. What the hell is going on, L. Coyote?

Not every anonymous post at TPM is DM, but does that mean none of them are? Have we been had? What's happening?:shrug: I'm so confused!

[L. Coyote]

28. DEEP MODEM: Who is the "Anonymous Lawyer" and who is the "Anonymous Imposter" ??

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1675103

I'm one of the so-called "Deep Modem" posters on TPM, if that term includes every post w/o a name!. There are quite a few others. But we are not legal scholars, like the "Anonymous Lawyer" on CREW!

The "Anonymous Lawyer" on CREW is Bill Clinton :rofl: Payback! Just kidding!

[Maraya1969]

26. OH YES!

What excuse can they give us now?

[Vidar]

27. Great idea. Recommended,

[creeksneakers2]

29. Fantastic idea! n/t

[wicket]

30. YES!!!

:woohoo:

[Kajsa]

31. I hope they do demand this.

It's long overdue and they need to be
held accountable.

[Jack Rabbit]

32. How about . . .

. . . refuse to confirm the nominee until Bush and Cheney resign.

[bettyellen]

33. k+r

[Coexist]

35. ....

[bettyellen]

36. .....

[Coexist]

37. ....

[sofa king]

38. I think that's just what they want.

The Bush Administration's next-least-worst option now that AGAG is leaving is to do what they have done better than any corrupt American Presidency in the history of our country: leave the position unfilled and run it through a Bush-selected loyalist from within the ranks.

In the case of the Justice Department that's easy, since it's been thoroughly rotted from the inside out. The media is reporting that Solicitor General Paul Clement, a political lawyer through and through with a grand total of about six years of actual law and clerking practice (including his current job as the nation's most prominent practicing lawyer) and about ten years working for John Ashcroft and stealing elections, will be named Gonzo's acting successor.

Solicitor General seems to be an important post within the Bush Administration, being traditionally staffed by insiders who seem to know where the bodies are buried.


Edit: For those of you wondering how Clement got his job in the first place, just think it through for a minute: the job of Solicitor General is to argue cases before the Supreme Court on behalf of the United States. Why wouldn't the Dems want a barely-qualified hack in that position? He's been doing our job for us by incompetently representing the hyperconservative legal position, and making Scalia, Thomas, and Scalito work overtime trying to drag their warped opinions out of his inexpertly crafted arguments.

[RainDog]

39. so, that's the same as it's been

...for the entire Bush administration. when have they not put a politico in a position of power and influence? Never. ever. Every dept in the govt has been infected with Bush's political appointees or nominees.

it certainly can't hurt to have a public show with Bush, etc. insisting on putting people in positions who are grossly unqualified but who are his pals. This is something that needs to be hammered in any hearings... not just the AG, but I would love to hear a list from a democrat that notes the various officials Bush has appointed and how their depts have suffered.

The media wouldn't be required to do its job (yet again) because others will have done the investigative work for them. All the media would need to do is mention the moment -- and c-span would also carry it.

[mmonk]

40. That's not a "bi-partisan" attitude. I'm sure it will be rejected

as a strategy. I'm sure there is some sort of legislation to be sent through to be blocked or vetoed to take up our time.

[Ganja Ninja]

41. And give Bush a list of the only candidates they'll consider for AG.

Tell him not to bother with anyone not on the list.

[L. Coyote]

43. FOUND: Deep Modem's source. FORTY original "Anonymous Lawyer" posts at CREW with links:

FOUND: Deep Modem's source. FORTY original "Anonymous Lawyer" posts at CREW with links:

Here they are, in chronological order. I thank the other members of the Research Squad for compiling all the anonymous posts under discussion.
All I did was attach the links to the list, which made chronological sorting possible, and add a few missing posts by our "Anonymous Lawyer."
There are another dozen or so posts on CREW that I do not include yet, most that I know of being shorter and on the linked pages.

As you will see, this material represents a series of legal opinions and suggestions directed to the staff at CREW.
When reading the copied and pasted versions elsewhere on line, knowing where they come from and that context will
provide greater sense of who is addressing whom.

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11 April 2007 7:06pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/27374#comment-4816
31 May 2007 1:43am	http://citizensforethics.org/node/28567#comment-5967
31 May 2007 1:39am	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/28576#comment-5966
31 May 2007 1:52am	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/28590#comment-5968
31 May 2007 2:38am	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/28590#comment-5969
31 May 2007 7:03pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/28616#comment-5990
2 June 2007 7:27pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/28670#comment-6056
2 June 2007 9:53pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/28670#comment-6058
4 June 2007 6:16pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/28670#comment-6105
9 June 2007 4:08pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/28744#comment-6184
11 June 2007 7:26pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/28744#comment-6231
13 June 2007 7:36pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/28786#comment-6271
19 June 2007 7:42pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29131#comment-6429
20 June 2007 5:37pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29149#comment-6459
23 June 2007 4:35pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29170#comment-6570
23 June 2007 8:18pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29170#comment-6581
24 June 2007 5:18pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29170#comment-6693
25 June 2007 2:56pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29175#comment-6729
25 June 2007 3:53pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29175#comment-6818
25 June 2007 6:11pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29193#comment-6937
25 June 2007 6:35pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29175#comment-6938
25 June 2007 6:55pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29193#comment-6939
26 June 2007 12:28pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29195#comment-7242
26 June 2007 3:37pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29198#comment-7255
26 June 2007 4:56pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29198#comment-7258
27 June 2007 3:59pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29207#comment-7297
30 June 2007 8:11pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29198#comment-7258
2 July 2007 12:37pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29232#comment-8701
2 July 2007 1:10pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29237#comment-8703
2 July 2007 2:35pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29232#comment-8720
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3 July 2007 12:53pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29256#comment-8925
3 July 2007 1:35pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29256#comment-8926
3 July 2007 3:23pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29256#comment-8941
3 July 2007 3:31pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29260#comment-8942
3 July 2007 4:11pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29260#comment-8949
8 July 2007 6:59pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29348#comment-9579
14 July 2007 4:33pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29370#comment-10343
12 July 2007 1:43pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29408#comment-10056
21 August 2007 3:23pm	http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29947#comment-12502

No doubt, CREW can use our support. You can help here: http://www.citizensforethics.org /

[L. Coyote]

44. 21 August 2007 is a distinct poster, not the Anonymous Lawyer. n/t

[L. Coyote]

45. NEW spin off: "Mystery Poster" DEEP MODEM Demystified. SOURCE Found at CREW

"Mystery Poster" DEEP MODEM Demystified. SOURCE Found at CREW
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=post&forum=389