Ashcroft assails corporate, government corruption | KC Star

[Ediacara]

Posted on Wed, Feb. 18, 2004

Ashcroft assails corporate, government corruption

By TIM HOOVER
The Kansas City Star

JEFFERSON CITY — Attorney General John Ashcroft, addressing business and state lawmakers today, denounced corporate and government corruption as a threat to the nation's economic security.

Speaking before a gathering of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ashcroft said officials must root out corruption whether it is in the halls of government or the boardrooms of America. One way to do that is to ensure openness in government and business, he said.

“Information is the enemy of corruption,” Ashcroft said. “Corruption feeds on secrecy and ignorance.”

Just as open government makes for good government, Ashcroft said, open boardrooms make for open markets.

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[KissMyAsscroft]

1. Oh Lord....

“Information is the enemy of corruption,” Ashcroft said. “Corruption feeds on secrecy and ignorance.”




:eyes:

[Ediacara]

2. sounds like some kind of double entendre

or something LOL

[Erika]

3. In Bed With the Enemy

Ashcroft and his corporatism is the epitomy of corruption. When will these stupid people go away...hopefully in November to never be heard from again. They've done more to this country's laws than anyone invisioned possible. ABB (anyone but Bush)

[calimary]

13. Secrecy and Ignorance. The vice pResident and the pResident.

I knew the republi-CONS spoke in code. Here it is!

[Emillereid]

4. This is the epitomy of Orwellian 'Doublespeak'

Can someone please translate what he actually means? Or is just another preemptive attack on democratic issues?

[Just Me]

11. Translation: right-wing military industrial corporatists are protected.

We will take the Martha Stewarts of the world and remove them from the right wing path to righteousness.

Or, something like that *LOL*.

[Fovea]

5. How can he say these things...

Without his face falling off?

[CHIMO]

6. "threat to the nation's economic security."

No worry about about open government.

[burrowowl]

7. There was no lightening bolt to smote him?

Sigh! Where is God when you need him/her?

[Arbustosux]

8. I thought that was an Onion parody

for real

[Jacobin]

9. Good. that means Cheney is toast

Oh, wait. Asscrack is lying.

Never mind

[Cocoa]

10. I think he meant bedrooms

not boardrooms.

[CaptainClark23]

12. WTF?!

Perle yesterday, Ashcroft today...these f*cks have balls like five gallon buckets!

If these guys are spinning this hard now, I shudder to think of what they'll be saying by mid-summer.