Washington State Governor Gregoire Goes OFF On WA Atty Gen For Joining Anti-HCR Suit!

[BlooInBloo]

Run time: 07:54 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5Ng5lYw3kE   Posted on YouTube: March 22, 2010 By YouTube Member: KOMOcommunities Views on YouTube: 1094   Posted on DU: March 23, 2010 By DU Member: BlooInBloo Views on DU: 5838

 
More commentary at kos: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/3/23/849866/-WA-Gov-Slams-AG-Over-HCR-Suit-%28UPDATE%29

Now THAT'S a governor I will be supporting (again)!

[DebbieCDC]

1. That my gov too!

[SkyDaddy7]

11. I'm Jealous!

I wish I lived in the state Washington...Or at least had a Governor of her caliber!

I live in Georgia...I was born here and my wife wants to be near family or I would have been gone years ago! Roy Barnes is running again but I seriously doubt he will be able to win in this BRAIN DEAD state!

[Schema Thing]

2. Someone should edit this down to a 1 minute clip

and bump the audio up some.


it would be a GREAT thing to pass around to show Repugs what the cost of their recalcitrance is going to be.

[SkyDaddy7]

10. Why???

I thought the first 6 minutes were AWESOME! I sure wish I lived in a state with a Governor of her caliber!

...I live in a state filled with a cesspool of idiots led by Sonny Perdue!

[zonkers]

46. Unfortunately, in this go-go, short attention span age we live in, we gotta keep it short and sweet

to penetrate the noise.

[SusanaMontana41]

52. Brilliant interview

I get what you mean about short attention spans, but I watched the whole clip and loved all of it. Keep it as is!

[Joanne98]

3. WHOA! She told him!

[jimlup]

4. Michigan AG is also doing this stupid shit

and identically, he does not represent me or the majority of the people in Michigan. I hope we can vote this clown out of office in November.

[Posteritatis]

44. Also without the governor's consultation? (nt)

[AtheistCrusader]

50. The State AG neither needs nor requires any permission for this.

It would have been the diplomatic thing to do, but McKenna doesn't care about that.

[madamesilverspurs]

5. Please -

take pity on those of us on dialup! Is there a transcript?

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[hatesthegop]

6. That's my Gov.

She's really good

[MrMickeysMom]

54. You can say THAT again!

Hats off to your Gov, hatesthegop!

I'm gonna pay more attention to what she says from this point out and I'm better she'll get a mention on Keith tonight.

[vaberella]

59. Wow you're govenor is Teh Awesome. Mine's Patterson---what a waste of air.

I wish your Governor was mine. She's someone to look up to.

[Hissyspit]

7. Does a state AG have a duty to consult with the governor?

Can a state AG instigate legal process based on the idea that something is illegal or unconstitutional against the citizens of the state without consulting the governor? Anyone know more about this?

Elliot Richardson resigned rather than do what Nixon asked of him, firing the special prosecutor.

[dchill]

15. Evidently, yes.

Just sayin'.
;)

[Grassy Knoll]

19. This link might help.

http://www.atg.wa.gov/WhatTheOfficeDoes.aspx

[Hissyspit]

20. Thanks. "When requested, giving written opinions on constitutional or legal questions."

Still not clear to me.

"The Washington State Attorney General’s Office is made up of 27 legal divisions located in 12 different cities across the state. The office consists of more than 500 attorneys and more than 600 other employees providing legal services to more than 230 state agencies, boards and commissions.

According to state law, the Office of the Attorney General is responsible for representing the state of Washington, its officials, departments, boards, commissions, and agencies. Its specific duties include:

Representing the State of Washington before the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals and trial courts in all cases that involve the state’s interest.

Advising the Governor, members of the Legislature and other state officers on legal issues, and, when requested, giving written opinions on constitutional or legal questions.

...

The Attorney General’s Office does not launch criminal investigations without a request from a county prosecutor or the Governor."

[stevedeshazer]

8. That was a beatdown.

Gregoire absolutely crushed McKenna. She was great.

I wish we had a governor like that on our side of the big creek, but Kulongoski slumbers on.

+1

[LiberalFighter]

43. She did it very calmly. And more importantly she had her facts that were not muddy.

She is probably a better Governor than when Senator Bayh was Governor in Indiana.

+19

[dchill]

9. PA attorney general Tom Corbett...

(Republican, of course) is doing it, too.

[Grand Taurean]

12. Corbett told us that when it comes to consumer protection

we are on our own. Typical Rethuglikan.
:argh:

[dchill]

13. Where is Rendell?

Ed? Governor Rendell?

[Grand Taurean]

14. He supports the bill.

[dchill]

16. Yeah, I know...

Just looking for a little Grigoire-type action from him.

[BlooInBloo]

18. Hopefully Gregoire starts a bit of a trend.

[Hissyspit]

22. He's on Rachel Maddow Show right now.

He's talking about it live right now.

Says it's a total waste of taxpayer money.

Corbett is too good a lawyer to be involved with this. The federal government has absolute right to do certain things above and beyond states.

"I think the tactic Republicans are taking... mean-spirited, irrational... not going to work." Do they really want to repeal pre-existing conditions in bill, etc.

[dchill]

23. Thanks, I'm there...

:)

[Hissyspit]

24. RENDELL: "I think (the tactic) is going to backfire dramatically."

[Hissyspit]

25. Rachel is SO smart.

She knew what she wanted and gave him to us! LOL

[dchill]

27. Yep.

Every night!

[Hissyspit]

21. Funny, here is what it says the AG does on the Washington site:

Protecting the public by upholding the Consumer Protection Act, enforcing laws against anti-competitive business practices, representing the public interest in utility matters, and protecting the environment as Counsel for the Environment in the siting of energy facilities.

[DeSwiss]

17. K&R

- She needs to make videos giving "Governor Lessons" to the rest of this country's Yahoos.....

[vduhr]

26. Washington is a blue state right?

Where does the Attorney General get off filing a lawsuit like this? Who does he think he's fighting for? AG's get elected don't they? Geez, I guess now the Republicans have latched onto the HC mandate and we'll be hearing the mantra for the next 3 years that it's unconstitutional.

[BlooInBloo]

29. Quite blue. But outside of Seattle metro area, we're basically a hick state...

And as the wealthier Microsoft crowd gets older, republicans have been getting more weight lately.

Seattle still dominates electorally, but some things are getting tight vote-wise.

[AtheistCrusader]

49. The AG represents the People in issues like this.

WA is a blue state, mostly because of King County only. (Greater Seattle Area) Most of the rest of the state is red. I'm in King County but on the east side, and my neighbors are all red. All of them.

McKenna has been soundly re-elected for some time, and will be running against Gregiore in the next election for the governor seat. If you thought the Dino Rossi / Christine Gregiore race was tight, the next election is going to be some fireworks show.

I've been very pleased with Gregiore's performance in office, but I honestly think she is going to lose.

[CLANG]

28. WOW! She is impressive! She knows how to kick some major ass!

[Hulk]

30. The governor has my support and my vote.

Proud to be a resident of Washington. Pretty much grew up across the Colombia River, in Portland, Oregon; and I've looked at Washington as a red neck state. But this lady makes me proud! She has my support 110%, and if this is who she is, she has my vote and political support in the future.

[AlbertCat]

31. That's a good question. Who are their clients?

[democracy1st]

32. K & R

[mckara]

33. Why Don't They Impeach His Ass?

[Mithreal]

34. Thanks for posting this.

[nyc 4 Biden]

35. I love this woman!

She is now on my radar for good.

[KeepItReal]

40. +1

:thumbsup:

[SeattleGirl]

36. That's MY Guv!

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[benld74]

37. 1 Class Action Lawsuit should be filed AGAINST EVERY AG who is doing this

representing all the people whom would benefit from the HCR legislation.

[Dappleganger]

38. She's dead on! That asshole AG is NOT representing the interests of FL, either.

Apparently he's only interested in representing his OWN interests.
IMO anyone who pulls this kind of stunt w/out the consent of their own legislature should be impeached!

[thereismore]

39. Fire his lame ass and let him sue on his own time as a private citizen. nt

[wordpix]

41. I love her! Wish she were mine

[nolabear]

42. MY governor! Good on her!

[BrklynLiberal]

45. Kudos to Gov Gregoire.

[lumberjack_jeff]

47. That's my Chris. n/t

[nitramnaed]

48. Crap!

I'm stuck with T-Paw here in Minnesota....At least our AG told him to stick-it!

:wtf:

[vaberella]

60. Just be glad you don't have Patterson.

But then New York is so blue we shine Indigo.

[ProgressOnTheMove]

51. Good for Gov. Christine Gregoire for making a stand against the nonsesne. +1

[vaberella]

61. Her speaking stylre reminds me of Debbie Wasserman-Schultz

you know that crisp, no-nonsense and to the point statements.

[Aristophrenia]

53. I have little faith in American Governance -

This is one of the best things I have seen in a long time - this person needs to be given a louder voice.

[itsrobert]

55. 2016?

?

[BlooInBloo]

56. :))))

[vaberella]

62. I'm with you. n/t

[mitchtv]

57. Washington has Recall, no?

[vaberella]

58. Dem women are sexy, smart, and ass-kickers at ANY age. n/t