Repugs want Landrieu prosecuted for "threat against the President"

[Avalux]

Normally, I would not post anything by Newsmax. However I received this in my email (I don't know why) a few minutes ago.

The smear is on, and they're pushing the SS to go after Landrieu.

Read this disgusting garbage at your own risk (email posted in its entirety):

By Carl Limbacher Jr, NewsMax.com

Secret Service Mum on Bush Threat

The U.S. Secret Service won't say whether it's investigating Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu after she threatened to "punch" President Bush earlier this week during a fit of anger over Hurricane Katrina.

"She might have been joking," Secret Service spokeswoman Lorie Lewis told NewsMax on Wednesday, after being told of Landrieu's comments on ABC's "This Week."

"If one person criticizes , or says one more thing, including the president of the United States, he will hear from me - one more word about it after this show airs and I - I might likely have to punch him - literally," Landrieu railed to host George Stephanopoulos.

The Secret Service was provided with a full transcript of the ABC broadcast, including Landrieu's incendiary remarks. Spokeswoman Lewis promised to find out whether the agency intended to launch an investigation after reviewing the transcript.

In the two days since, the Secret Service has declined to return two phone calls or respond to an email inquiring about the disposition of a possible Landrieu probe.

The agency took a tougher stance on Senatorial threats in 1994, when then-North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms joked that President Clinton "had better watch out if he comes down here. He better have a bodyguard."

After a media firestorm erupted - with some pundits complaining that Helms had committed treason - the Secret Service swung into action, launching a full blown investigation into whether Helms' statement indicated that someone in North Carolina planned to assassinate the president.

"We have followed up on the comments and spoken with the senator's staff," a Secret Service spokesman said at the time.

Ms. Landrieu's much more explicit threat to "punch" Bush, on the other hand, has prompted no such reaction from the agency.

And the press, which rushed to condemn Helms, has pretended not to notice that Landrieu's outburst is part of a rising tide of hostility towards the Bush White House where normal boundaries of criticism have fallen by the wayside.

In recent days, Democrats have complained that the Bush administration response to Katrina was "criminal." On Wednesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said the president himself was "dangerous" for the nation.

Surveying the storm damage on Thursday, Vice President Cheney was interrupted twice during an outdoor television interview by a man who shouted: "Go f - - k yourself, Mr. Vice President."

If the Landrieu case is any indication, however, apparently threats against the executive branch aren't taken as seriously as they once were.

[fooj]

1. Screw the bastards. Maybe they should concern themselves with this!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4713070

Please check it out!


Landrieu has and had every right to say what she said. She spoke truth to power. Let them rot in their own vicious bullshit!

Peace.

[goclark]

3. Absolutely! It was not said as a threat

They know it and are just trying to cover their butts.

[Walt Starr]

2. Senators get dispensation

They never prosecuted JEsse Helms, they cannot prosecute Mary Landrieu.

[Avalux]

6. Thanks.

I expect though, they will push it hard anyway, in an effort to cripple her.

[growlypants]

4. Ok, soi let me get this straight.......Bu$h can KILL US, but WE go to JAIL

if we threaten to strike him with a balled FIST???? Oh. Ok, I see that the latter is MUCH more serious.

[Horse with no Name]

20. Yeah and not only that

Who do you really fear Georgie? Maybe your Nazi-Mama can fight your battles for you.

[Skidmore]

5. Well I want * prosecuted for crimes against humanity and murder.

[Why Syzygy]

7. Well

did they do anything to that nasty pretzel who gave him a big shiny?
Or the dusty Texas trail that hit him in the face last year as he was trying to ride a bike?

[stray cat]

8. Insane. She told Bush to quit calling the locals incompetent

while they had lost their homes, families and were risking their lives.

[Field Of Dreams]

9. Bush can't defend himself against Big Bad Mary?

She'd probably kick his ass!

[libnnc]

10. Remember, he has Karen Hughes to defend him now n/t

[FreedomAngel82]

17. It goes to show me

that Bush is afraid of a woman. Lol, how macho. :eyes:

[redwitch]

21. We already knew that when he hid under his bed in Crawford

Cindy Sheehan REALLY scares him!

[hippiechick]

11. Can we prosecute GHW for telling people to wear a flak jacket

... if they dare to criticize His Royal Doofusness ?

[nookiemonster]

12. Geez!

What a bunch of fucking crybabies. Can we please put the adults back in charge????

[buff2]

13. Hey Newsmax

:cry::nopity: You phuckin pablum puking CRY BABIES!!!!

[Pithy Cherub]

14. A deeper insight reveals the rightwing machinery is

breaking down under the sheer onslaught of criticism. The old rules where access and intimidation ruled have been supplanted by bodies floating in the streets of New Orleans as a result of federal government policies.

Since they are in charge of the three branches of government it is interesting to note that the right wing is perceiving their reality as being an oppressed minority. It also exposes that control of everything was the conscious practice and the onslaught of necessary criticism of ALL of the bushes and their top toadies has really caught them off guard. Republican reaction is defensive and whining. That does not play well in the written word or on LIVE TV!

A sense of personal regard for fellow citizens is politically stage managed and not genuine. Authenticity is the most important thing for a leader and then bush appears and nothing is genuine. This year 2005, has permanently damaged republicans and they are just now figuring it out.

[txaslftist]

19. Dead on, Pithy. You need to post this separately.

[xultar]

15. If he is so frail that a punch could take him out then fuck'em!

[izzie]

16. Give me a brake even Bush would not do a thing about that.

He would not be that foolish

[Catrina]

18. Those rightwingers, they're such whiny babies

Their big tough, cowboy, 'bring'm on' hero, has to be protected from the righteous anger of a female Dem. Senator? :rofl:

Man, are they a bunch of wimps ~ crying, wailing 'protect him, please'. Even the SS seems to be reluctant to bother with it. But they do yell a lot and run for the cover of authority when they feel even the least bit threatened!!

[charlie]

22. Yeah, yeah, yeah

Helms telling the President not to come to his state without a bodyguard was fun and games, Coulter writing that the only choices were "to impeach or assassinate" was happy hijinks.

Go ahead, you dumbfucks, make her apologize. Put the senator, wrung out from a week and a half of crying, on TV to say she's sorry for offering to punch anyone who gave her shit. That'll do wonders for your tough-guy preznit. Do it.

[Avalux]

23. I'd love to see that actually.

It would backfire big time.

[Cleita]

24. This is right up there with Monica Lewinsky's blue dress.

If they actually do it, I hope Senator Mary Landrieu actually does punch him out. If you are going to jail, do the deed.

[dogday]

25. If that is the only way we can expose this bastard

by having a trial for Landrieu who did not threaten his life, who said she felt like punching him because of his lack of response and wanted to have federal control over LA.

A trial would bring out all the facts of the storm. After all that is what led up to the events... by exposing the facts, we exposed this administration....

[gatorboy]

26. Bawaahaa!! What a bunch of babies.

What happen to the strong leader?

Uh oh! Look out! He's gonna get beat up by a girl! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Imagevision]

27. The GOP is going to be distancing from Bush as time passes.

http://downingstreetmemo.com/

[cynatnite]

28. Is punching considered a threat?

I thought it meant that if someone threatened the life of a president. If that was the case, then half the country would be in jail.

[Alamom]

29. I wish she would have lied and said

she had SEX with him.....x(

THEN WE COULD HAVE AN IMPEACHMENT. :)





I know, that "IS" an awful thought.......sorry





edit:spelling

[KingFlorez]

32. Not a good thought

That made me ill

[Enraged_Ape]

30. GOP: The party of weak little whiny cowards

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I've never known a right-wing Republican who wasn't tbe most miserable and sniveling of miserable, sniveling cowards. These people have chosen the best possible person on Earth to represent them: George W. Bush, quite possibly the weakest, most miserable coward who ever, EVER lived.

Don't let the little lady scare you, Georgie. Not like that other little lady in Crawford. Go to bed and drink your bottle. Set sail with Captain Morgan.

[gatorboy]

31. That's why they enjoy guns.

So they can "punch" you from a distance. :P

[melody]

33. They hate women over there especially n/t

[Junkdrawer]

34. I TRIPLE DOG DARE THEM to prosecute Landrieu for threatening to slap Dubya

Oh, Please....

[Ilsa]

48. heh heh heh.

I bought a coffee mug with this cartoon on it for my dad many years ago. He said he uses it every day, and he's the only one allowed to use it. Says he thinks of me every morning because of it.

[DoYouEverWonder]

35. Just when you think they can't top themselves

they do it again.

Their blind loyalty to a man rather then to their country borders on insanity.

[hedda_foil]

36. Have they ever SEEN Mary Landrieu?

Are they aware she's a petite 100 lb blonde lady?

[Avalux]

37. That's why this is so absurd.

I really hope they push this. Fun! :popcorn:

[deutsey]

38. A mere wench showing such insolence to HIS MAJESTY?!?!

Off with her head!

:sarcasm:

[Enraged_Ape]

42. Bush can't even win a fight against a pretzel

A 100-pound little blond woman would have him laid out on the canvas in the first 20 seconds of round one.

[CitrusLib]

49. I'd put my money on her. I bet she could take him.

[Pachamama]

51. * is such a coward & wimp, she probably would KO him on the 1st punch

:bounce: :applause: :woohoo:

I for one would love to be able to be there when it happened....

PS: I had two "Moms" today at my daughters Kindergarten unsolicited make comments along the same lines that Landrieu said. They were both petite "soccer moms" that look like girl's next door. One said that if * was crossing the road, that she probably would put the gas pedal down further and not stop....The other said that if she ever saw * they would need to have a dozen bars of soap because there wouldn't be a word that came out her mouth that would be "clean"....

People are pissed....and I even had one Mom yesterday (who was a * supporter and voted for him) come up and say that she is ashamed and I noticed the "W 04" stickers were off her Mini-van.....

I think every Mom I know would be applauding Landrieu if she followed through....in fact, I think the whole world would be applauding....

[Double T]

39. bush should be prosecuted for attacking and destroying our.......

Constitution and Bill of Rights.

[belle]

40. I was wondering what took them so long. Choads.

[Vinca]

41. and we want Bush and cronies prosecuted for killing Americans

[triguy46]

43. Oh, by all means....

Right after they get done bringing charges against Robertson for his assasintation threat.

Her crime is not bowing to El Presidente for Life, *hole.

[htuttle]

44. The President is afraid of a GIRL???!?!?!?

In the 3rd grade, that would be enough to earn yourself a wedgie during recess!

(Note to Secret Service: I am NOT threatening to give the President a wedgie...I already know that is Dick's job).

[tyedyeto]

62. ROTFLMAO !!!

[NoPasaran]

45. Why doesn't W* just run crying to his Mommy?

Mommeeeee! That meany Mary wants to punch meeeeee!

[rurallib]

46. As always right wing gets to the core problem

Not letting anyone know how incompetent they truly are.

[Ilsa]

47. "...threats against the executive branch aren't taken ...

...as seriously as they once were."

Gee. Maybe the SS has a problem with him also.

[smartvoter]

50. They would look soooooo weak if they did that. nt

[Blue_Roses]

52. OH, they need to go "Cheney themselves"

really, now, come on. :eyes: will these repukes ever focus on work?

[goodboy]

53. but calling for the assassination of Hugo Chavez is a-o.k...

[Garbo 2004]

54. and threatening federal judges....n/t

[sweet_cobun]

55. Massive eye roll

Oh, PLEASE

Seriously.

[newyawker99]

61. Hi sweet_cobun!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Must_B_Free]

56. it's a farce - here's what she really said

i transcribed it at the time. she said "if I hear another person, including the president, badmouth them again I might have to punch him."

The him is "another person", not specifically the president.

Sorry silly freepers.

[Rainscents]

59. Freepers don't know how to read.

[Rainscents]

60. Freepers don't know how to read.

[BikeWriter]

57. Fuck them.

[oasis]

58. Newsmax should google "Jesse Helms/threat Clinton."

[Frederik]

63. Bring it on