Comments on Search and Destroy: This Week's Column: GONZALES V. UNITED STATES Her...

"The monster dragged the rest of us down to his le...

2007-09-04T17:47:00.000-04:00

"The monster dragged the rest of us down to his level. We are all Alberto Gonzales."

You're way too late, we've been at that level for well over 100 years.

Google "US Occupation of the Philippines".

Lack of outrage might mean agreement with Bush, or...

2007-09-02T04:22:00.000-04:00

Lack of outrage might mean agreement with Bush, or it might mean lack of awareness, or apathy, or belief that it's too late to fix what Bush has ruined.

In any case, I agree with Ted; Gonzales caused a lot more damage with his dismantling of legal rights and advocacy of torture than he did with his politically motivated firings and perjury, and it's too bad that the latter seem to be what he is prominently criticized for now. The Al Capone analogy is quite apt, except that Gonzales did far more damage.

Owen,I will completely admit that hyperbole exists...

2007-08-30T22:14:00.000-04:00

Owen,

I will completely admit that hyperbole exists on the right.
Just listen to Mike Savage.

But no matter what your political affiliation, people who use it look like hysterical assholes.

When Hannity uses it, he looks like an asshole.

When Ted uses it, he looks like an asshole ( sorry Ted!).

It's a shame because you have lots of high caliber intellects--both left and right---looking like assholes.

How about someone who doesn't drive away the vast middle with
over the top accusations? Or are they to desperate for attention?

Well put, James.And yes, a comparison to Nazi Germ...

2007-08-30T14:25:00.000-04:00

Well put, James.

And yes, a comparison to Nazi Germany is entirely fitting. The "not POWs" declaration the US Administration produced is in some ways similar to the infamous order that all "Commandos" should be treated as the then-equivalent of "terrorists" (or "Freedom Fighters" as we call them today).

I think the fact that there's no real outrage over...

2007-08-30T11:54:00.000-04:00

I think the fact that there's no real outrage over what the current administration has gotten away with is evidence of many Americans' approval of this administrations actions. They have no problem with the fact that the president (ONE MAN) has the power to arrest and detain indefinitely any person he deems a threat. It can never happen to them, they say. The president only wants to stop the terrorists. They don't care that an American citizen was convicted in federal courts last week after being denied the constitutional rights and protections which are supposed to keep arrogant, egocentric leaders like George W. Bush in check.

I'm with James. But frankly, there are an awful l...

2007-08-30T11:14:00.000-04:00

I'm with James. But frankly, there are an awful lot of Alberto's in this country.

adam,I guess you're the type who thinks hyperbole...

2007-08-30T10:53:00.000-04:00

adam,

I guess you're the type who thinks hyperbole doesn't exist ont he right... Yeah, ok. Let's just watch Hannity or the No Spin Zone to debunk your statement.

I disagree. We are not ALL Alberto Gonzales. In ...

2007-08-30T07:04:00.000-04:00

I disagree. We are not ALL Alberto Gonzales. In the early 1950s, some Americans actually stood up to Senator Joseph 'Tail-Gunner Joe' McCarthy, citing the United States Constitution, which McCarthy and too many people in positions of authority also thought 'quaint.' In those days, the fear of nuclear war was no less than the fear of a terrorist attack today. In fact, in schools all over America, we were drilled for a nuclear attack. Has that happened in America today? Does counseling victims or witnesses to violent acts, or friends of victims, count as preparation for a terrorist attack? Does building vigils and memorials with candles, balloons, teddy bears and photographs of victims count as preparation for a terrorist attack? We were FRIGHTENED TO DEATH that Nikita Kruschev was going to send nuclear missiles every day. The newspaper editorial cartoons routinely pictured American and Russian missiles pointed at each other.
Excuse me if I don't take the collective rap for the crimes of the Bush administration. I was paying attention half a century ago. as a child, while Bush and his cronies were walking on red carpets and being brought up to believe they were royalty and the rest of American society were mere peasants. Maybe my elected representatives failed America today, but I sure as hell didn't. Now, Americans, at least those who actually studied American and World History and paid attention, will know something of what it was like in pre-WWII Germany, when the ONLY choice was speak out or die. Germany was hijacked by thugs who did their bad deeds at their leisure and on the taxpayers' dime. The Alberto Gonzales's of America can easily be found in our now-shit-stained halls of Congress. Outside of the Congress during the Joseph McCarthy era, I've never seen such a crowd of spineless, compromised, hypocritical, useless, PRICKS! What can we do? We can hope the god-damned Martians arrive. Klaatu Barata Nikto!

Seriously? Come on!I love it that whenever a Bush...

2007-08-30T00:56:00.000-04:00

Seriously? Come on!

I love it that whenever a Bushie needs to be demonized, the old Nazi references are used.

Why not just call anyone you dislike Hitler? It will save some time and energy.

Hyperbole, thy name is Rall.

Is it any wonder that the left has such a hard time getting anything accomplished?

Ted, great final sentence. I've always loved your ...

2007-08-29T22:24:00.000-04:00

Ted, great final sentence. I've always loved your strips that bothers to rememeber that countless millions of IQ-AF civilians were the ones most affected by the wars yet are the least deserving.

Now that the political clime has gotten less toxic, it sounds like high time for another "iraqi dead matter, ours don't" column--the more controversy you can heap upon yourself, the more attention you'll draw to the matter.

While the democrats threaten to censure in effigy,...

2007-08-29T21:14:00.000-04:00

While the democrats threaten to censure in effigy, liberals provide their own short-comings.
I am so sick of impeachment e-mails from moveon.org and other lib sites.
Gonzales created future terrorists against our country. Gonzales should be put to death.

As usual, Ted, you hit the nail on the head. Than...

2007-08-29T20:26:00.000-04:00

As usual, Ted, you hit the nail on the head. Thanks for speaking the truth

'sigh' I wish I could argue with anything in this ...

2007-08-29T17:25:00.000-04:00

'sigh' I wish I could argue with anything in this column, but I can't. It is all too true and doubly depressing that this march to dictatorship started under Clinton with the first "anti-terrorist" laws. It was a nice republic while it lasted but it seems pretty much gone now.

I have to wonder if John Ashcroft suggested Gonzal...

2007-08-29T12:30:00.000-04:00

I have to wonder if John Ashcroft suggested Gonzales as his replacement; after all, "Fredo" was one of the few people who could make Ashcroft look, not good exactly, but not nearly as bad as he would otherwise in the annals of history.

A devastating denunciation of legalized oppression...

2007-08-29T10:28:00.000-04:00

A devastating denunciation of legalized oppression in the America. The democrats don't denounce what they hope to use to their own benefit. No one's seriously talking about dismantling the system the Bush administration has built. It might prove too useful.