"Executive Privilege is a Dodge" Tony Snow-March 29, 1998

[IChing]

HEADLINE: "Executive Privilege is a Dodge")

Evidently, Mr. Clinton wants to shield virtually any communications that take place within the White House compound on the theory that all such talk contributes in some way, shape or form to the continuing success and harmony of an administration. Taken to its logical extreme, that position would make it impossible for citizens to hold a chief executive accountable for anything. He would have a constitutional right to cover up.

Chances are that the courts will hurl such a claim out, but it will take time.
One gets the impression that Team Clinton values its survival more than most people want justice and thus will delay without qualm. But as the clock ticks, the public's faith in Mr. Clinton will ebb away for a simple reason: Most of us want no part of a president who is cynical enough to use the majesty of his office to evade the one thing he is sworn to uphold -- the rule of law.


http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/03/20/executive_privilege/index.html

[Patsy Stone]

1. Oh, what a difference a decade makes

See? Now perjury is A-OK.

[WinkyDink]

2. THIS needs to be read at the NEXT Presser!!!!

[Roland99]

32. David Gregory or Helen Thomas would have the guts to bring it up!

[NMDemDist2]

3. K&N& sent to KO

:rofl:

[Jacobin]

4. Bwaahahahahaha

Oh, man how I wish David Gregory would spew those words back at him in a press conference.

Nice catch!!! :thumbsup:

[City Lights]

13. That's my wish too. I just sent David the information.

:fingerscrossed:

[Xipe Totec]

5. Aha! Now the rubber band is on the other claw!

What say you now, Mr. Snowjob?

[Kingshakabobo]

26. LOL. That line cracked me up. n/t

[WinkyDink]

33. Hee! I'm stealing your line!

[Xipe Totec]

34. It's Dr. Zoidberg's line

From Futurama

(I should have attributed)

:blush:

[Marnieworld]

38. Yay!

Zoidberg! I forgot that phrase but I love it!

[Quantess]

42. Love it!

:evilgrin:

[IChing]

6. The whole article gives a run down of the law, the courts and the history

and is a great article.


But I just choose this portion because
you guys know how much I like Tony.

[blm]

Get this sent around to ALL media outlets, national and local. Come on DU.

.

[IChing]

7. dupe heavy traffic deleted n/t

[Canuckistanian]

8. Good catch!

Glenn Greewald doesn't miss much in exposing them for hypocrisy.

[louis-t]

9. RULE 'A LAW, RULE 'A LAW, RULE 'A LAW!!1!1!1

Sorry.

[Terri S]

10. K & R !!

Great catch!!!!

[hootinholler]

11. I think I'll send it to Helen n/t

[Fuzz]

12. Oh good lord

Damn hypocrites.

[Sydnie]

14. Hypocrisy, thy name is Snow

:puke:

[progressoid]

15. Will someone in the press corp remind Mr. Snow of his statement please???

[robinlynne]

48. They did this afternoon. He laughed. and said, "are the leftwing blogs passing

this around?"

[Horse with no Name]

16. Seems as if someone has a little hoisting of their own petard in order. n/t

[Bucky]

17. Oh Hells Yes!

Hoisted on his own re-tard.

[texpatriot2004]

18. Biggest bunch of HYPOCRITES EVER! nm

[Manifestor_of_Light]

19. I sent this to Mike Malloy and he just read it on air !!

I sent this to MIKE..,., he read it about 10:40 pm central daylight Time
He referred to me as "SG"

[MsKandice01]

24. NIce! Congratulations!

That must have been a great feeling.

[grannylib]

20. Oh, that's a brilliant catch! Wonder how Snow-job would weasel his way

out of that one.

Glad to see it's been sent to KO; need to send it to WH correspondents who could actually ask the lying sack of shit about it.

[rec_report]

21. OMG, Kick and Recommend!! n/t

[Swamp Rat]

22. "u-u-uu-unitary ex-ex-eggs-eggzzz ...eggzzecutive"

[jannyk]

23. Ooooh, It just keeps getting better and better nt

[orleans]

25. haha. k&r n/t

[Hekate]

27. Will anyone in the WH Press Corps dare to read this back to Tony tomorrow? ROFLMAO

:rofl: :evilgrin:
This is too rich.

Hekate

[IChing]

39. Apparently someone just did

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=463458&mesg_id=463458

[MiniMe]

28. Any body send this to Leahy and Conyers yet?

[SalmonChantedEvening]

29. In Chimpy's case it's not a Dodge, it's a Yugo

Impeach these criminals!

[AzDar]

30. Nice find! n/t

[Terri S]

31. I wonder, what whine goes with crow? :) nt

[sellitman]

35. What tangled webs we weave...

[ljm2002]

36. And just to make the point

If one were to replace all occurrences referring specifically to Clinton, one would get the excerpt shown below (after the "===========" line, edits enclosed in {}). Note how applicable the comments are to today's situation. Someone really must ask Tony about this one! They could start with the very last line of the quote: "Most of us want no part of a president who is cynical enough to use the majesty of his office to evade the one thing he is sworn to uphold -- the rule of law." Then when he balks, ask if he is now saying the President has a Constitutional right to cover up? And -- be sure to get his complete previous remarks on the record! Someone needs to read the statement he made then, and compare with what he says now. Whose ox is gored, indeed.

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HEADLINE: "Executive Privilege is a Dodge")

Evidently, {the President} wants to shield virtually any communications that take place within the White House compound on the theory that all such talk contributes in some way, shape or form to the continuing success and harmony of an administration. Taken to its logical extreme, that position would make it impossible for citizens to hold a chief executive accountable for anything. He would have a constitutional right to cover up.

Chances are that the courts will hurl such a claim out, but it will take time.
One gets the impression that {the President's team} values its survival more than most people want justice and thus will delay without qualm. But as the clock ticks, the public's faith in {the President} will ebb away for a simple reason: Most of us want no part of a president who is cynical enough to use the majesty of his office to evade the one thing he is sworn to uphold -- the rule of law.

[Marnieworld]

37. Payback's a bitch!

:rofl:

[jayfish]

40. Kicking The Original! -NT-

Jay

[BattyDem]

41. Don't you love it when their own words come back to bite them in the ass?

:evilgrin:

[mikelgb]

43. proud to give 77th rec

[Turn CO Blue]

44. How can they keep it straight? with their moral compasses

constantly realigning to a new North whichever way their partisan interests blow them...

[Tekla West]

45. Don't look now, but the ship of state is sinking

Girl:
Speak to us, oh beautiful one, tell us how you make that
glorious sound, that even now an anticipation of it has
reduced me to a snarling, raging, panting, jungle beast!
Birdie:
You gotta be sincere!
You gotta be sincere!
You gotta feel it here,
'Cause if you feel it here,
Well, then you're gonna be honestly sincere!
If what you feel is true,
You really feel it you
Make them feel it too,
Write this down now
You gotta be sincere,
Honestly sincere!
Man, you've got to be sincere!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

46. If there's a videotape of this, Olbermann should run it every day for the next month

Make it impossible for Snowman to show his face in public.

[heatstreak]

47. K&R