Biden to Ashcroft: YOU MAY BE IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS

[wndycty]

He just said it live on C-SPAN. In response to Ashcroft refusing to turn documents to the committee he said "YOU MAY BE IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS!"

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. WOOHOO!

[Hawkeye-X]

2. Just fire the bastard already

Biden can redeem himself by forcibly removing the maladministration.

Hawkeye-X

[wndycty]

3. Can they bring charges. . .someone should!

Its time for the ax to fall.

[Scooter24]

4. Biden

Is really putting the pressure on Ashcroft.

[wndycty]

5. He told Ashcroft he was generic. . .

He is beating the crap out of Ashcroft.

[Cheswick2.0]

10. he said he was Generic?

What did he mean by that?

[wndycty]

12. He (Biden) was sick and tired of Ashcroft's generic answers. . .

. . .and then he called Ashcroft generic!

[Jacobin]

6. Did congress grow a tooth?

Oh my. I'm sure Smirky is soooooo scared.

Paper tigers, all.

:grr:

[lastliberalintexas]

33. LOL!

That was my response too. Particularly coming from Biden of all people.

[fdr_hst_fan]

7. He's not just

in contempt of Congress; he's in contempt of the entire concept of what this country is supposed to be all about. Contempt of Congress? That's too limited!

[indigobusiness]

23. He is in contempt of ALL that is holy, right, and decent...

among other things.

http://sludgereport.blogspot.com/

[MoonRiver]

36. Well, Congress is a good start.

I'm amazed that Biden went that far! :bounce:

[PurityOfEssence]

60. Har har har

Thanks for that.

Who cares what it takes to get rid of these freak-show madmen? Hell, it took tax-evasion to get rid of Capone, and it worked just fine.

[sundancekid]

8. just hearing those words from Biden made my heart and head swim

with intoxicating thoughts of frog-marching ...
apparently, Biden knows that ol' Bob Dylan line that "freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose" -- when it comes to this a$$croft and his b* cronies ... repeat often: Mr. Attorney General,

YOU MAY BE IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS
YOU MAY BE IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS
YOU MAY BE IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS
YOU MAY BE IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS
YOU MAY BE IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS
YOU MAY BE IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS
YOU MAY BE IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS
YOU MAY BE IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS
YOU MAY BE IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS
YOU MAY BE IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS
YOU MAY BE IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS

[Robroy]

16. A minor correction..

That line was from "Me And Bobby McGee" penned by Kris Kristofferson, and became a smash hit for Janis Joplin.

[sundancekid]

54. I appreciate the correction ... indeed from Kris/Joplin ... what was I

thinking???? guess I just started swimming way above my head on that intoxicating prospect of contempt of congress LOL

I have a deep affection for "trust and verify" even when I screw up. Thanks again.

[gpandas]

57. not a dylan line, actually kris kristofferson n/t

[tom_paine]

9. Heinrich A$$croft, like his spiritual antecedent Heirich Himmler

stand in contempt of everything good and decent in Liberal Western Democracy.

He'd like nothing better than an Orwellian Totalitarian Theocratically-Driven Empire where the Filthy little Nobodies are uneducated, respectful and quiet.

He belongs in chains, but I seriously doubt anyone will have the balls to risk assassination, character or actual (perhaps a nice envelope full of anthrax for you, Mr. Leahy?), to try and do so.

Everyone knows the Bushes will kill and kill and kill to keep out of jail, like any other Crime Lords.

It will deter them from seeking justice, as it always has when Hitler, Caeser and even the Phahroh did it.

[stewert]

11. AssKKKroft........

Refused to answer Ted Kennedy's questions, Biden then gave Kennedy 20 seconds of his time.

AssKKKroft still refused to answer the questions, he said we are at war and I don't have
to answer your questions because of national security.

That is when Bidn told him you will be in contemt of congress if you refuse to anwers the
questions from the senate.

[indigobusiness]

52. Biden warned him he might be in contempt for not answering

Durbin said they had no choice but to proceed with preparing charges of contempt.

Biden warned him he might be in contempt for not answering

[redqueen]

13. Hope this makes the news

Not seeing more about Ashcroft naming a bogus group as the source of his hysterical terror alert nonsense on May 26 was really disappointing.

I hope Congress asks him to provide the evidence that prompted him to deliver the scare tactic press conference.

[indigobusiness]

14. He was SMOKIN'

He who fights against monsters should see to it that he does not become a monster in the process. And when you stare persistently into an abyss, the abyss also stares into you.
--- Friedrich Nietzsche



http://sludgereport.blogspot.com/

[Auntie Bush]

15. Thanks for the alert. Sure beats Reagan 24/7

Biden's rocking! :yourock:

[King Coal]

21. Let the eagle soar!

And bite Ashcroft in the ass!

[WLKjr]

49. Let the eagle soar

over his singing head and crap down his mouth

[maggrwaggr]

17. Jeff Sessions is one big reason the South gets bashed on DU

I can't stand listening to that guy kiss Asscroft's crack with that ignorant drawl of his.

What a POS

[Trajan]

42. The South should NEVER get bashed in DU ....

Im a 'Northerner' and am QUITE SURE many of these rightist fuckheads in the 'North' deserve a serious bashing, as we also recognize that MANY good democrats live south of the Mason Dixon Line: and deserve our absolute respect ...

Yeah: BAD things happen in the South: bad things ALSO happen everywhere else .... It isnt 'region' it is 'culture', and not everyone in the South is enmeshed within the southern cultural milieu, as everyone in the North is NOT a firebreathing liberal JFK ...

I HATE when that crap appears here : it is ignorance ....

[Blue_Roses]

48. AS someone who lives in south

I say thank-you for that:) and you are right. Not all of us drink the kool-aide being served up by the rwing and we actually do have some smart people down here in the old south;). Thank-you again!

[maggrwaggr]

53. no offense intended, I wasn't speaking for myself

but for others on DU who bash the south. Personally I love the South, but when I hear one of those southern politicians start talking in that "down home" drawl it just pisses me off.

He was just licking Ashcroft's asscrack big-time. Ugh.

[proud patriot]

18. Man that was sweet

Be sure to listen to Randi Rhodes today .
She'll most likely be all over this .
I hope she plays back both Kennedy and Biden's
exchange with asscrack.....

[wndycty]

19. Who is the next Democrat up. . .

. . .this is good.

[indigobusiness]

20. Watching Ashcroft squirm on the hot seat...

is quality time.



Ashcroft galls self...


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http://sludgereport.blogspot.com/

[wndycty]

22. Very much so!

:kick:

[wndycty]

24. Sen. Feinstein. . .

. . .is being very deliberate but effective.

[wndycty]

25. So were the Iraqi prisoners Al Queda?

:kick:

[asthmaticeog]

26. Wow.

When the hell did Biden of all people grow a spine?

[indigobusiness]

28. Did you see him speak through his teeth?

He was pissed...white hot.

http://sludgereport.blogspot.com/

[Cheswick2.0]

30. Biden has always had a spine

he is just too far right at times.

[Q]

27. Congress is a COEQUAL branch of government...

...and they and many Americans grow tired of this 'time of war' excuse to cover up for WH wrongdoing.

- Someone needs to tell fucking Ashcroft that he works FOR THE PEOPLE.

- Hayzeus...Ashcroft is actually smirking.

- Sen. Craig just said he would vote for a permanent patriot act...even as he complains about how it's being used. The disconnect is astounding. How many Dems will vote to keep this atrocity?

[wndycty]

29. Does Senator Craig R-Idaho

Know that its the Patriot Act not the Patriots Act?

[jackstraw45]

34. He didn't even read the title line...

much less the bill.

[wndycty]

35. LOL

:kick:

[treepig]

43. actually, it's the

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism

act.

and i suggest that it be referred to suchly from now on.

[truizm]

50. There are two PATRIOT Acts...

[jackstraw45]

31. Message to Congress: Enough with WORDS/Lead with ACTION!

So sick of empty rhetoric from Congress. I appreciate Biden's words but if they have no consequence, then it is just another 6 hour news cycle until they are forgotten.

[Jacobin]

32. Sadly, just a poodle barking

yap yap yap. Cute sound bite.
Gets our hopes up.

Then.............nothing.

:-(

[Kanary]

41. Could be. BUT, one thing we CAN do

is write/call everyone concerned. Thank those who are standing up to them, and demand action.

Kanary

[Spazito]

37. Here is a link to the process and possible penalties for contempt...

of congress:

http://www.informationblast.com/Contempt_of_Congress.html

In the federal law of the United States, contempt of Congress is the crime of obstructing the work of Congress, with a punishment of up to one year in prison and up to $1,000 in fines.

more

[Jacobin]

38. not holding my breath

[Spazito]

39. In reading about the ramifications of contempt of congress...

the penalties seem to be totally out of balance and without any real consequences for what strikes me as a serious breach of the balance of power.

[Gloria]

40. "Contempt of Congress" made the Network radio news at 10 am MDT

just before Limpballs came on!! Heard it as I was passing through the kitchen where my mother had the radio on ---I think that is ABC news on the El Paso outlet....possibly CBS

[indigobusiness]

44. Sen Durbin just pinned Ashcroft...

down for the count.

[wndycty]

45. Yeah it was not pretty. . .

. . .Ashcroft turned around and had to consult his lawyers.

[indigobusiness]

46. ...and then exposed his true, wise-ass colors

saying it was a confidential consultation.

Durbin smoked him with..."then we have no choice to proceed with contempt charges" (paraphrased).

[bullimiami]

47. May Be?

Under-under statement of the decade.

[anarchy1999]

51. kicking up for all!

Please don't let this go down the "memory hole"!

[Catherine Vincent]

55. I am about to search DU, I must have been in a fog but what is this about?

Are these hearings? What for?

[Comicstripper]

56. Damn Straight

It's about time this gutless administration faced some consequences. I'm tired of people like Rumsfeld and Ashcroft getting off easy. Clinton NEVER would have been forgiven these sorts of abuses of power,nor did they occur ender his presidency, more importantly.

[PurityOfEssence]

58. Hey idiot, you're FROM MISSOURI! Show me.

Show me the memos. You SAY that the President didn't order or acquiesce to anything, but it's time to PROVE IT. Your word is in question; if you think your word should be above question, you shouldn't be in American politics. Nobody is sacred, and we all have to answer for our actions.

If it's a "national security" issue, that's crap: these Senators have security clearances.

Biden was heroic today; he was the eminence grise we so dearly need.

[Bake]

59. What's the penalty for being in contempt of Congress?

What can they do to Asscrack?

Bake