Comments on: Who Told the TrooperGate Witnesses to Ignore the Subpoenas? http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:47:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: klynn http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/comment-page-2/#comment-101280 klynn Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:54:11 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/#comment-101280 <p>I agree with you on Branchflower. I thought this reader’s post at TPM was interesting in regards to the tape recording.</p> <p><a href="http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/09/troopergate-a-cat-slipped-out.php" rel="nofollow">http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsme.....ed-out.php</a></p> I agree with you on Branchflower. I thought this reader’s post at TPM was interesting in regards to the tape recording.

http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsme…..ed-out.php

]]> By: freepatriot http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/comment-page-2/#comment-101223 freepatriot Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:49:59 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/#comment-101223 <p>cept Annette Funicello can spell Mickey Mouse without a cue card</p> cept Annette Funicello can spell Mickey Mouse without a cue card

]]> By: timbo http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/comment-page-2/#comment-101213 timbo Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:27:04 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/#comment-101213 <p>With regard to your commentary that no one is going to pursue this after the election…no matter what the outcome of said election…</p> <p>Horse-pucky! If the rule of law is functioning, you can’t just avoid being investigated because you are a governor, VP, or whatever. The question is…is the rule of law still operative in Washington or Alaska? The fact that many of us doubt that it is is a paramount reason for the judicial and investigative policing arms, and especially the legislative arms of state and federal government to follow up on corruption and abuse of power cases. If they don’t, there isn’t really much point to having elections…except to switch which gang of criminal fleecers is directing the nation.</p> With regard to your commentary that no one is going to pursue this after the election…no matter what the outcome of said election…

Horse-pucky! If the rule of law is functioning, you can’t just avoid being investigated because you are a governor, VP, or whatever. The question is…is the rule of law still operative in Washington or Alaska? The fact that many of us doubt that it is is a paramount reason for the judicial and investigative policing arms, and especially the legislative arms of state and federal government to follow up on corruption and abuse of power cases. If they don’t, there isn’t really much point to having elections…except to switch which gang of criminal fleecers is directing the nation.

]]> By: osage http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/comment-page-2/#comment-101192 osage Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:06:12 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/#comment-101192 <p>What I can’t wait to see is how quickly Sarah Palin’s legal advisors drop her like a hot potato when Obama wins the presidency. I have the feeling that Sarah Palin will be a one-term Governor and a Republican pariah.</p> What I can’t wait to see is how quickly Sarah Palin’s legal advisors drop her like a hot potato when Obama wins the presidency. I have the feeling that Sarah Palin will be a one-term Governor and a Republican pariah.

]]> By: rkilowatt http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/comment-page-2/#comment-101183 rkilowatt Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:01:22 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/#comment-101183 <p>That communicates precisely!<br /> Also…Liberty means freedom from tyranny</p> <p>Or…stick-ups are tyranny</p> That communicates precisely!
Also…Liberty means freedom from tyranny

Or…stick-ups are tyranny

]]> By: TheLurkingMod http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/comment-page-2/#comment-101145 TheLurkingMod Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:16:00 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/#comment-101145 <p>Blue Texan is at the Mothership with:<br /><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/mccain-to-put-palin-on-chopper-raise-hell-in-washington/" rel="nofollow">McCain To Put Palin On Chopper, “Raise Hell” In Washington</a></p> Blue Texan is at the Mothership with:
McCain To Put Palin On Chopper, “Raise Hell” In Washington

]]> By: siri http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/comment-page-2/#comment-101133 siri Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:10:54 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/#comment-101133 <p>Norske @47</p> <p>now, that just makes total friggin sense to me!<br /> escaped me,<br /> and i thank you Norske,<br /> but that just makes complete sense.</p> Norske @47

now, that just makes total friggin sense to me!
escaped me,
and i thank you Norske,
but that just makes complete sense.

]]> By: DeadLast http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/comment-page-2/#comment-101131 DeadLast Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:10:15 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/#comment-101131 <p>Where is the state bar association. Suspend the licenses!!!</p> Where is the state bar association. Suspend the licenses!!!

]]> By: R.H. Green http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/comment-page-2/#comment-101117 R.H. Green Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:00:29 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/#comment-101117 <p>Regarding the suspension of the cap gains, they’re still working that trickle-down theory. What they can’t seem to grasp is that trickle-down is part of the larger “free market” idea in which government intervention (by regulation or bailouts) is wrong. Time to choose where their loyalty is.</p> Regarding the suspension of the cap gains, they’re still working that trickle-down theory. What they can’t seem to grasp is that trickle-down is part of the larger “free market” idea in which government intervention (by regulation or bailouts) is wrong. Time to choose where their loyalty is.

]]> By: siri http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/comment-page-2/#comment-101110 siri Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:53:00 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2008/09/23/who-told-the-troopergate-witnesses-to-ignore-the-subpoenas/#comment-101110 <p>PERFECT!<br /> funny, brilliant, and PERFECT! Pyre.<br /> I’m a fan of you!</p> PERFECT!
funny, brilliant, and PERFECT! Pyre.
I’m a fan of you!

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