MSNBC: Rice willing to testify again, but only in closed session

[darkstar]

sorry, no link yet

[ronnykmarshall]

1. Chicken shit.

[saigon68]

25. Horse Shit

Behind closed doors, with only Hannity or his clone throwing out the soft ball questions.

Question: Is Osama a bad man?

Question: Is Saddam a bad man?

Question: What is your favorite color?

Question: What is your favorite vegetable:

Qusetion: Why is Saddam a bad man?

[ronnykmarshall]

31. Bat Shit!

It's looking worse and worse for ol' Condi every day.

[Demonaut]

50. Eat Shit

condi, double serving for bush*

[Just Me]

51. Hiding shit

They must have something to hide otherwise they would take the oath and tell all.

[calimary]

54. No shit!

And she's full of shit.

[ronnykmarshall]

63. Holy shit!

It's really hittin' the fan!

[Chicago Democrat]

67. bitch shit

that bitch Condi....
shit she's go go in there and lie her ass off! And why? Because what they did is an embarrassment and a crime.

[saigon68]

70. Dog Shit

Maybe the Poodle can come back with his rhinestone collar on and accompany her to the meeting

[Chicago Democrat]

74. Cockroach shit

Is hard to see, but once you see it you never trust anything.

[darkstar]

75. Marianas Trench whale shit!

[WillyT]

80. You Guys Are Startin To Really Lose It, Shit !!!

:shrug:

[SodoffBush]

82. Condi's losing it. She must be hiding some bad shit

for the WH to slime itself with her refusal to testify before this all important-to-the-nation commission whose purpose is the truth. How can our country make itself secure when a security adviser claims executive privilege? She has NO privilege to deny US citizens and the victims' families THEIR right to hear the truth.

[Chicago Democrat]

83. The neighbors dog has really smelly liquid shit!

No shit. He's getting better.

[Enraged_Ape]

84. 100% pure horseshit, if she testifies

I wanna see this harpie tell her tale under oath, or I don't want to hear her open her frickin' pie hole.

[Chicago Democrat]

85. No shit

Shut your pir hole, or testify uder oath bitch cunt whore! (and those are yoru good points!)

[stepnw1f]

2. Sorry Condi

Must testify publicly. And UNDER OATH!

[calimary]

76. 9/11 Commission CONTACT INFO:

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
301 7th Street, SW
Room 5125
Washington, DC 20407

Washington Office*
Tel: [phone]
Fax It is vital to get these criminals under oath.
: [phone]

email: [e-mail]

And don't forget your reps in Congress:

www.senate.gov

http://www.house.gov/writerep/


And I've got some good ideas for chants, or bumper stickers:

Cough it Up, Condi!

Come Clean, Condi!

To Rectify, MUST Testify!

And, last but not least - note my sig line!

[CatWoman]

91. HOLY SHIT

this thread is so fucking funny

[arcane1]

3. "we expect there to be transparency..."

"people who have got something to hide make us nervous" GWB, 2-16-02

no shit George, no shit...

[boobooday]

4. Condi -- behind closed doors

Is she going to testify under oath???

http://www.wgoeshome.com

[Lindsay]

5. Condi? Under oath?

Surely you jest.

.

Sorry, Condi, but unless you're under oath, whatever you have to say is of no value.

[darkstar]

6. MSNBC: David Gregory

now saying Rice *requesting* the closed appearance. Pointing out the oath caveat.

[RobertSeattle]

7. Bwawk Bwawk Chickenhawk

Is this closed session, no swearing in, or closed session with swearing in?

[FauxNewsBlues]

26. Not Under Oath

In secret, without risk of perjury. That is how Condi wants it. What a freaking joke. She needs to go under oath. Obviously she is afraid of being asked the wrong question.

[Mandate My Ass]

8. If you haven't done anything wrong...

you have nothing to worry about.

For people who tell you they have every right to snoop into your private emails, medical records, charitible contributions, credit card purchases, reading habits, bedroom etc., they certainly do shy away from the light of day don't they?

[stevedeshazer]

21. Very well said

These are the people who want to examine my pee to see if I'm worthy of holding down a job.

[VolcanoJen]

30. That's *it* in a pisscup, Stevie D!

I wonder the same freakin' thing. Well put. :D :D :D

[Ryan10]

9. Before they let her testify...

she'll be Vince Foster'd!!!

[CatWoman]

27. *ahem*

er, "Vince Foster'd"????

[Ryan10]

35. OK, how about Paul Wellstone'd?

VF pissed off the powers that be and ended up looking at the flowers from the wrong side.

If they deem her a liability, this "God-Hearing" administration will sacrifice her as fast as they can!

[Richardo]

36. You should wear a *tin foil* hat, not a *lead* hat. Pb damages brains.

If you think VF was murdered, please go to the Scaife website and leave us alone.

[goclark]

72. Remember Martha Mitchell

She had that mystery death from "cancer" shortly after she talked too much @ Nixon and his buddies.

Martha stayed a little into the booze but I thought she was telling the truth.

The situation with Condi is different. She doesn't know how to spell the word truth.

What I don't understand is who really likes her other than Bush?
Not Powell,Rumball, Wolfie, NOT Chaney -- so who else is she friends with other than Bush Senior?

I believe they would all make her take the fall in a New York minute.

[frylock]

46. tell tale..

I don't usually pass judgement by post counts, but...

[Ryan10]

89. And you shouldn't!

I'm a concerned citizen who checks this site and makes occasional comments when inclined/annoyed. Excuse me for having a life!

Some people on this board have forgotten that neither party is all bad or all good. How many politicians would you invite into your home for dinner or drinks?

[JoFerret]

39. Lost your way perhaps?

Free republic is some where out there on the edge. Or just an honest slip of the tongue engendered by too right wing poison drip? it can happen.

[Ryan10]

44. No slip.

Despite her academic record, I don't think she has a clue and, if deemed dangerous to W, she'll become an "un-person" very soon.

And by the way, what happened to the democratic exchange of ideas and opinions? Sounds more like a bunch of compassionate conservatives in here.

[CatWoman]

45. Bingo, Jo

It always slips out.

ALWAYS.

[mikey_1962]

10. Does she know how bad this makes her look??

I realize the separation of powers and why she made this stand... and she is on firm legal ground; but this looks sooooooo sleazy and self serving. Nothing she could possibly say could make her look worse. Just get up there and take the oath........

[Atman]

14. You don't think she has any control over this do you?

Do you think Rove and Bush care how bad she looks? As long as she's out front looking bad, the spotlight is off of them. She's perfect for them. Black, female...therefore thoroughly disposable.

[UpInArms]

15. if she won't testify in public under oath

she has no business being able to write opinion pieces and show up on the rightwing whores programs.

Separation of powers, my ass.

This bitch should be separated from holding any office in any capacity. I would not trust her driving a garbage collection truck.

[Richardo]

37. The committee shot that argument down with Armitage yesterday...

(Don't remember who) ...cited both Zbignew Brezinsky (Carter) and Sandy Berger (Clinton) as NSAs that testified in publis session under oath to Congress.

[MurrayDelph]

64. Besides that

(as someone else pointed out here yesterday)
since this was a commission formed by Bush, it is an
Executive Branch committe! There is no separation here!

[hang a left]

11. One very easy way to do it on the commission's terms

is called a subpoena.

On edit: That is if the commission is for real, which I seriously doubt.

[leftchick]

19. they have not issued one yet...

they just like to say they will :grr:

[SpiralHawk]

12. This calls for an e-mail campaign

Rice owes it to the people who pay her salary.

Face the music and dance.

[SpiralHawk]

16. We won't settle for videotape of your Perp walk

We want to see you answer the questions in public, and tell the people of the United States what happened on 9/11.

You owe us straight answers. It's that simple.

[calimary]

78. ABSOLUTELY. I've done phone calling.

AND emailing.

[Bozita]

13. I wanna see that SOB squirm

wanna see those blinky, shifty eyes LIVE and under oath

[0007]

17. I'd like to see condi fight Tyson

[underpants]

18. They must be squirming or they wouldn't have made this offer

Such as it is.

Sorry Condi we won't be appeased.

[Mountainman]

20. I hope she sees that she is being made the fall person and turns traitor

Rice should resign and go on tour with Clarke telling the truth about all she knows of this cabal.

She has everything to lose by staying loyal to this crew. They will drop her like a hot potato (potatoe for you Dan Quayle fans)

[qanda]

22. Can we put this in the flip-flop category?

[Ravy]

23. So, executive privledge only applies for testimony under oath?

Spin in hell, Condi.

[darkstar]

24. Yeah, Ravy,

I'm confused about that myself. Is there a legal reason for this double standard. If not, has anyone seen a BushCo rationale for the distinction?

[catmandu57]

28. Wrong answer

in the open and under oath is the only acceptble way. There isn't a separation of powers here, it's an executive commission, set up by the white house.

[leftchick]

29. Is there a link for this yet?

I have yahooed and googled and found nothing. Did you see it on tv?

[darkstar]

32. No link yet, MSNBC TV

Haven't checked other cable nets.

I've checked their web site twice. Not up yet. They did a "breaking news" bit, then headlined it at 3:00 pm et, then had Gregory on WH beat cover it shortly after.

on edit:

Coming up next on MSNBC, 4:00 pm et, Lester Holt Live

[leftchick]

33. thank you darkstar...

I will keep looking... :hi:

[leftchick]

41. just heard it on msnbc...

only said behind closed doors, no mention if under oath or the full commission...

[pinkpops]

65. A link

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4601195/

Rice, who has met privately with the commission once before, may not get her wish, however, because the commission could insist that any new appearance, even if in private, be conducted under oath. A source familiar with the commission’s operations told NBC News that the panel has consistently required anyone rebutting sworn testimony to be similarly under oath.

[indepat]

34. Well, that's right nice of her

[Skittles]

38. DAMAGE CONTROL

what an arrogant piece of SHIT she is

[leftchick]

42. you are not kidding Damage Control!!

they pulled out that fossil Mitch McConnell sputtering and drooling to lester holt. No rejection of the message, it is all kill the messenger. They are DESPERATE! :bounce:

[bluedog]

40. nope .don't work that way

totally unacceptible...she has to testify in front of the World......if others can get ripped to shreds and have every word "fly specked" so should she.....this is not the way our system works..

As Clinton Gore Bush Cheney.everything should be put on the table..

Any other means.behind closed doors is "UN American"

[goclark]

73. Comm. said Condi was a great witness behind the doors

I remember Jamie G. and two/three of the other commissioners saying that"they were so impressed with her previous testimony that they couldn't imagine why she was saying no."

That seemed strange for them to kiss up one minute and then say the wanted her now.

Also, isn't the next committee meeting in the summer? Will they call a special little tea party session just for her sorry a**?

Testify Now CondiWhite...Now!

[Timefortruth]

43. Hasn't she said this all along?

Either there is a seperation of powers issue or there isn't, how transparent can she be?

[WillyT]

47. LINK HERE !!!

Link to article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4601195/

And check out the front page too: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

I say... FUCK HER!!!

:grr:

[leftchick]

53. It won't fly... In Private, No Oath for condi-liar...

I think they are digging themseleves into some very deep shit,,,


<Rice, who has met privately with the commission once before, may not get her wish, however, because the commission could insist that any new appearance, even if in private, be conducted under oath. A source familiar with the commission’s operations told NBC News that the panel has consistently required anyone rebutting sworn testimony to be similarly under oath.

Rice has come under heavy criticism for refusing to testify before the commission under oath or in public. She said Wednesday in an interview on “NBC Nightly News” that she had a responsibility to protect the president’s constitutional guarantee of executive privilege, arguing that the president could not rely on his advisers to speak to him openly if they could be questioned about their advice to him. >

Thank You For the Link! :hi:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

56. Notice how she keeps shaking her head "NO!"

Body language don't lie, Condi baby.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

59. "I say... FUCK HER!!!"

No thanks, she's all yours! ;)

:hi:

[WillyT]

60. I Was Speaking Rhetorically Of Course !!!

Damn, now I'm gonna have nightmares! :scared:

:hi:

[young_at_heart]

48. Actually, this is good

The more secretive they are, the more the public will question the motives. People who hide behind "national security" ALL the time start to sound like "The boy who cried wolf".

[calimary]

81. And the other problem is - Clarke has apparently endeared himself

to the 9/11 families, who are now favorably predisposed toward HIM, and UNfavorably predisposed toward the White House. Because he had the courage and the grace and the integrity to stand up about it, before them, like a man. It CANNOT be said that the White House has done anything remotely similar.

(snip)

While the Bush administration and its supporters have heaped scorn on Clarke since he first aired his allegations Sunday in an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes,” his testimony before the Sept. 11 commission was praised by many family members of victims of the al-Qaida terrorist attack.

“He is the first person who has apologized to the families, and that means an awful lot to us, because clearly 9/11 was a colossal failure,” Kristen Breitweiser, who lost her husband, Ron, in the attack, said on NBC’s “Today” show.

Breitweiser lambasted the White House for refusing to have Rice testify publicly before the commission.

Again, see my sig line. CALL YOUR CONGRESS-CRITTER ABOUT THIS!! First thing in the morning.

[TacticalPeek]

49. "Willing"??? She's begging for another bite at the free spin zone.

She wants to scratch her smelly kitty litter over the bad news Clarke has been laying down.

Everybody knows the commission has a long-standing invite for her to testify in public. My understanding is that SHE is now trying to get back in for another closed session, since she obviously perceives the extensive damage bushco has taken, and needs to inject some unsworn and unquotable lies into the record. If the commission allows this, they may as well send their report to Rove for the final edit.

[gbwarming]

52. "Clarke charges seen as devastating; commission could insist on oath"

If true this is sweet,

From the pretty-good MSNBC article:

Panel could rebuff Rice
Rice, who has met privately with the commission once before, may not get her wish, however, because the commission could insist that any new appearance, even if in private, be conducted under oath. A source familiar with the commission’s operations told NBC News that the panel has consistently required anyone rebutting sworn testimony to be similarly under oath.

[DinahMoeHum]

55. Screw all this, she needs to be issued a subpoena !!!

n/t

:kick:

[The Sushi Bandit]

57. More posted on DU about the Bitch! (link)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=103&topic_id=41594&mesg_id=41594

[Media_Lies_Daily]

58. Public testimony under oath. Period. No negotiations with traitors!

[darkstar]

61. FOX "news" broadcast:

Wendell Golier reporting WH trying to arrange Rice's *public* appearence in panel's schedule, but still wanting to waive the oath requirement.

Man, they are stepping in it big time, IMO: "Yeah, after Clarke said that we we saw how much it hurt, I've cahnged my mind and now I expect you to allow me to tesitfy in public, on my terms and without being held to the same legal standard as everyone else. And oh yeah. Clarke has a credibility problem..."


edit:

spelling

[TahitiNut]

62. She might as well be wearing a big neon sign ...

... that says: "I'M A LYING WHORE FOR THE BUSHOLINI CABAL"

She can hop from one talking head to another spewing the Busholini "line" ... as long as she can't be prosecuted for lying.

She can't take an oath to tell the truth and still say what Cheney requires her to say.

"Executive Privilege" means lying to the people and continuing to have people killed for private profit and public expense.



(Wow! It's sure a good thing it's not as serious as a blow job.) :eyes:

[Triana]

66. she doesn't want to LIE in public under oath (n/t)

[yardwork]

68. I don't trust her to tell the truth even if she is under oath.

* and his minions have convinced themselves that they have a God-given right to lie in the interest of their agenda.

Minor issues like truthfulness and oaths don't play into it. The scary part is that they think they have a right to behave this way!

[VolcanoJen]

69. Olbermann has a different take on this

Just watched Keith Olbermann, and at the top of the hour, he reported that Condoleeza Rice requested a seperate, new, and private session with the commission, for the purpose of refuting Richard Clarke's allegations.

That puts a whole new light on things, doesn't it? And if it's been reported earlier in this thread, I'm sorry I missed it!

[SammyWinstonJack]

71. Under oath and in public Dr. Rice!

The only way the public should accept her testimony! bush* and cheney et al. also! If it was/is good enough for Clinton, we should demand the same from the administration whose watch 9/11 happen! Clinton took responsibility for the WTC bombing that happened on his watch! He didn't blame the previous administration for that and he sought and prosecuted those who did the deed! The buck stops where?

[Danieljay]

77. Yahoo Link..she wants a do over..too funny!

http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=us&cat=terrorism

[peacetalksforall]

79. We need to use the right wing mantra that the right wing used on

Clinton...

every right wing war team soldier from Huffington to Meese appeared on TV and radio...and said...Just Come Forward. They repeated that on the hour, then switched to ...Just Admit It....then it was...Just Say You'r Sorry.....

[WLKjr]

86. Moth Shit!

Condi saying that should really start to make people wonder about the bushies.

I will be looking forward to hearing rush spew bile in her defense and of bushes faild comedy act.

I really am starting to believe that the end times are near for the Bush/Cheney Administration, and we are witnessing history in the making.

[truthspeaker]

87. I don't care if it's in private

as long as it's UNDER OATH.

[i_c_a_White_Ghost]

88. Yada Yada Yada

:donut:

[Ganja Ninja]

90. If she's not going to do it under oath and in public then don't bother.

We've had enough lies from this administration.