Mike Malloy Criticizes Alberto Gonzalez

[Eric J in MN]

http://www.moveleft.com/moveleft_essay_2004_12_20_moveleft_media_mike_malloy_mondy_alberto_gonzalez.asp


Alberto Gonzalez

White House counsel Alberto Gonzalez is Bush's nominee for US Attorney General.

On Friday's "Mike Malloy Show" on Air America, the radio host criticized Alberto Gonzalez.

Malloy referred to a Nat Hentoff article, "Cloud Over the Constitution" (Village Voice, December 10, 2004.)

Malloy said Gonzalez always tells Bush what he wants to hear: imprison Americans indefinitely without charges; torture non-Americans in custody.

Malloy said Gonzalez is "really a fascist" and "will make people yearn for the good old days" of John Ashcroft.

Malloy said the Democrats in the Senate should filibuster against the confirmation of Gonzalez as US Attorney General.

Malloy said he won't consider himself a member of the Democratic Party anymore unless Democrats stop Gonzalez's confirmation; Malloy said he won't donate to the Democratic National Committee if the Senate Democrats don't block Gonzalez's confirmation.

Malloy said he isn't going to ask people to write the Senators on the Judiciary Committee.

I will though. If any of the Senators below are from your state, please write them (email addreses at www.vote-smart.org) or call them through the Capitol Hill Switchboard, 1-800-839-5276, asking to be transferred to that Senator's office, and leaving a message.

Tell them to oppose Alberto Gonzalez's promotion to Attorney General.

Senate Judiciary Committee

Orrin G. Hatch, Patrick J. Leahy, Charles E. Grassley, Edward M. Kennedy, Arlen Specter, Joseph R. Biden, Jon Kyl, Herbert Kohl, Mike DeWine, Dianne Feinstein, Jeff Sessions, Russell D. Feingold, Lindsey Graham, Charles E. Schumer, Larry Craig, Richard J. Durbin, Saxby Chambliss, John Edwards (retiring), and John Cornyn.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Cool........ I heard Mike Malloy's Show on Friday and wrote to

both my Senators (Schumer and Clinton). Told them both that I would never support them again in any political run they entered if they allowed Gonzales to be okayed for Attorney General.

[Pam-Moby]

3. Yes we wrote to Stabenow and Levin about Gonzales

Did not get anything back yet ....bla bla

[Eric J in MN]

6. Thanks for writing them (nt)

nt

[Eric J in MN]

4. Thanks. I hope they realize that Democrats should

take a stand against that torturer.

[Maat]

2. Those Democrats better have their finest hour now.

The Rethugs have stated that soon Coburn, the nutjob from Oklahoma, will be on the NEW Judiciary Comm. You know, the one that believes that abortion providers should be put to death - including ob-gyns who dole out and supervise RU-486.

[Eric J in MN]

5. The fight over Alberto Gonzalez, if any, will continue

past Jan. 20.

[Eric J in MN]

7. kick

kick

[Eric J in MN]

8. kick

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