Official NSA Spy Hearing # 5

[liveoaktx]

LINk to thread 4

[BuyingThyme]

1. I consider Biden's words a breakthrough.

If only he could explain it to the others (less Feingold, perhaps).

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=446700

[Pirate Smile]

What did Biden say? I missed it.

[BuyingThyme]

11. He basically said, with a huff and a puff, that it was ridiculous

to write law about spying when they have no clue what the spying entails.

He made reference to the fact that Alberto Gonzales probably neither knows the extent of the spying nor testified about all of the spying activity to which he is privy.

[Norquist Nemesis]

2. ARGH!

DU went down for me, but I still was able to watch till the end of the hearings.

Specter tried to, essentially, call Feingold a weenie coward and make statements to the effect the he's (Specter's) gunnin' for him. Should be a great duel to witness!!

[The Witch]

4. Note how Arlen calls Russ a coward... but not to his face.

Projecting much? :shrug:

[Norquist Nemesis]

8. Asshat. He kept trying to blame Feingold

by saying 'one of these days we'll be in the same room'. As if Feingold's running away at every turn.

Can't wait to see Specter get smacked down on this one!!!

[The Witch]

10. I look FORWARD to them being in the same room.

Specter will hurt. Owwie.

[helderheid]

5. Are they coming back?

[Norquist Nemesis]

6. Looks like this one's done

I would like to see that letter from Robertson (the FISA judge that resigned in protest). Specter noted it and said it was "telling".

Bills up for committee vote on Thursday.

[The Witch]

3. I got cut off from DU for ages just now

I can't believe Specter's GALL in denying Feingold a postponement. he's simultaneously trying to shut it down and make it as labored as possible. he needs to be SLAPPED by a woman with a good palm for bitchslapping. I volunteer. :mad:

[rodeodance]

7. yes, Du is having some bug problems.

[liveoaktx]

9. me too, will try to put in link to last.

[Jose Diablo]

12. I don't know if it's DU

Been doing some traceroutes and it's running slow to lots of places.



Looks like Texas, Dallas and Pampas are down and Puget Sound is running slower.

[0007]

15. Was slow here in Midland for a while but has picked and is

running super well.

[liveoaktx]

16. Yes, I'm at DFW and it cut me out for about 10 minutes

[radio4progressives]

13. Senator Spectur is an AssHat But so is Senator BIDEN

Senator Biden not only bloviates about how we can't move to Censure because "we don't know what the president has done" but he ENABLES Senator Specter to obfusucate on this farce of committee hearing or any subsequent meaningful action on the floor.

They are all in this together...

This is exactly WHY the the often heard remarks in the last several years "not a dimes worth a difference" between the two parties, this is a perfect example of what this perception is based on.

Good Gawwd, what's it going to take? Biden needs to be joined up with Lieberman people immediately and so should HRC imo.

[radio4progressives]

14. Senator Spectur is an AssHat But so is Senator BIDEN

Senator Biden not only bloviates about how we can't move to Censure because "we don't know what the president has done" but he ENABLES Senator Specter to obfusucate on this farce of committee hearing or any subsequent meaningful action on the floor.

They are all in this together...

This is exactly WHY the the often heard remarks in the last several years "not a dimes worth a difference" between the two parties, this is a perfect example of what this perception is based on.

Good Gawwd, what's it going to take? Biden needs to be joined up with Lieberman people immediately and so should HRC imo.