No citizen of this country is above the law. The vice president is not a king or any kind of royalty and we are not a monarchy. Why is he not being held to account? This sends out a very bad message that how you are treated by the law depends on who you are and how much money and power you have.
Rex
· 1 year ago
WHY is the Democratic leadership failing to put these guys away? I mean, there seems to be more than enough stuff to do it. It seems like Henry Waxman, Pat Leahy, and Dennis Kucinich are the only people who aren't afraid of these thugs.
Jerry
· 1 year ago
Good luck! Now let's kick their butts.
tom comeau
· 1 year ago
Any group is known by the company it keeps---sorry, I will have nothing to do with a group that would have Alternet as a serious guest.
mary lauer
· 1 year ago
I have been waiting for at least two years to see some larger reaction to these criminals. Am I TOO reactive or emotional to see why NOTHING has been done to br ing this cabal to justice? I do not understand why we are not marching in reaction to the indifference to their crimes against us all. What am I missing to see?
Old Hippy
· 1 year ago
Why have Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi caved in to the Repugs
Jacqui
· 1 year ago
Please ask why is it that when Clinton was in office, he, his wife, and their business partners were forced to testify, under oath about some business transactions and then Clinton was forced to answer questions about his sexual activities, but these people can't be forced to answer questions about unlawful practices (firing due to politics), and more importantly, going to war on false pretenses? Which ones have harmed more people...Clinton Inc. or Bush Inc.???
Rochelle Becker
· 1 year ago
I would like to see blogging on costs of our country's push to build nuclear reactors as a solution to Climate Change.
Thank you
filia
· 1 year ago
What about Democrats complicit with the current administration's torture policy? Did not some of them (including Nancy Pelosi) give their okay to certain forms of torture following 9-11? Is this the principle reason they've stopped all initiative? (...besides fact our political-economic system trumps democracy, that is). I'll be tuning in come Friday. Thanks.
Scarabus
· 1 year ago
What's the legal consensus (or majority reading) re executive privilege. Surely it can't be used to avoid accountability for criminal behavior. Is there a way for an independent version of a "special master" (or committee)with sufficient security clearance to determine whether what's being privileged is legitimate concern for open discussion as opposed to criminality, even treason?
Nancy Lea
· 1 year ago
Are the Democrats going to repair the damage to our constitution caused by the practice of providing public money to churches so that they can offer "faith-based" social services (e.g., Catholic counseling; Pentecostal addiction treatment, etc.)? Public money should go to non-religious groups, that's how I've always understood the separation of church and state.
emily lawrence
· 1 year ago
There seems to be an overwhelming concern and curiosity as to why this Congress has not taken appropriate actions to protect the Constitution and to protect the people of this country from this administration's mishandling, neglect, lieing, and what else ??? We don't even know what the real story is and apparently we are powerless to find out. At least that is what this current Congress would have us believe. Why ??????
toni marshall
· 1 year ago
What is likely in Iraq after January 20, 2009 in light of the fact of the new US Embassy, described as more like a city, and several new US bases all over Iraq?
And why do all think we hear so little about the US Embassy and US bases in Iraq from the tv talking heads?
Jacq Webber
· 1 year ago
Cheers and congratulations!!
If I defied a congressional subpoena you better believe they would come for me in a heartbeat. Bush has made a farce out of our Constitution and congress has done nothing to stop him. \
It's TIME.
Teddy Partridge
· 1 year ago
Question for Marcy: Can you explain the non-executive privilege claim made for Karl Rove's non-appearance on Capitol Hill?
john myers
· 1 year ago
I was sickened and saddened when the Valerie Plame (Mr. Joe Wilson) scandal was swept under the rug and forgotten. I was further discouraged when the US attorney firings just faded away. Now, I'm getting pissed off that Barack Obama is likely to lose the election, due to the biased and un-objective mass media in this country. Appreciate any discussion on this great new show.
jeannine otchis
· 1 year ago
Perhaps it would be more expedient to send Karl Rove to Gitmo. He could then be interrogated with the enhanced non-torture-torture techniques. Or do you think that this would again fall under the executive priveledge decree?
James E. Faris
· 1 year ago
Should we refer to the USA as a democracy when 80% of the citizens want a single payer health plan and we don't have it? Who is the winner? I guess the insurance industry.
J. Lynne Myers
· 1 year ago
Isn't time to file charges against Chaney and Bush for not releasing "their" energy plan. What is with congress to accept this? Also according to the International predcent set by Justice Robt H. Jackson at the Nuremburg Trials is not Bush and Chaney subject to that for the death of over 4,000 americans for a war that is NOT ours.
humanist
· 1 year ago
Question: While the machinations of Karl Rove, the War on Iraq, and the Presidential election are important, would you agree that other issues such as affordable housing, affordable health care, declining education, increasing joblessness, homeless and poverty, and sexual/racial/ethnic/cultural/religious discrimination at all levels of our society are more important, and are not getting sufficient coverage and debate?
DMSmith
· 1 year ago
Mr. Rove should have been arrested within hours of his failure to appear. We now have both a failure to appear and a failure to act on that. Neither is acceptable.
I'm sick of this administration breaking the law and not being held to account.
Duane Short
· 1 year ago
I'm 53 years old/young, whatever? I assure you... Supplying TRUTH TO YOUTH is democracy's job ONE if, that is, democracy is to persist in perpetuity.
Good luck with the premiere and continued success! Give Arianna my best.
Remember Senator Joe 'witch hunt' McCarthy? I said, "Ignore him." I was rebuffed, but guess what. Consign Rove to the same dust heap - oblivion.
robert Weil
· 1 year ago
As a senior citizen who voted in every presidential election since 1948, and now, like many others, do not want to vote for either current candidate. What to do?Is there a possibiiy,there might be nominations from the floor at the conventions? There are many more qualified people to lead this country. Wake up, democrat and republican chairmen.
Dave Shupp
· 1 year ago
Why don't we make a rule, "before you can speculate on oil you have to have a place to store it and must take delivery in ninety days!"
Neil Nitkin
· 1 year ago
What makes you think that Karl Rove or any of the people involved in destroying Valerie Plame or anyone who stood up to Bush's War Plans deserve to be treated as above the law?
Kathlyn Stone
· 1 year ago
Congratulations! I'm looking forward to seeing the premier.
My comment about Rove's refusal to testify also goes for all the others in the administration who have not complied or have succumbed to selective amnesia when questioned. Why no contempt of Congress charges?
Why isn't Congress holding anyone in the administration accountable? There are documents, memos, other testimony. Hearings are fast becoming meaningless if all that comes of them is grandstanding and pontificating.
Kathy Edwards
· 1 year ago
This is great! I would like to hear some discussion specifically on Media Reform with an emphasis on Internet 2. I have been living in Australia for fifteen years and I am in shock as to how our news is being covered on the cable channels and networks. Can anybody give me some links for primary news without opinion? I will support this endeavor wholeheartedly. There is hope, isn't there?
anyfreeman
· 1 year ago
Great idea. Looking forward to something to go with Pizza Friday!
Faye Clarke
· 1 year ago
It seems to me that Senator McCain is getting off very easy with the press and I wonder why? Even I can tell a lie when I see one.
Steve Heimoff
· 1 year ago
As HuffPo wrote, Senate Democrats, "not anxious to pick a difficult political fight in an election year, didn't plan to seek a vote on whether to hold Rove in contempt of Congress, which is a criminal offense." Why are Reid & Co. so craven?
Sashia
· 1 year ago
Why waste more of our precious time in a never ending circle of questions without answers. Do you REALLY have to ask if Karl Rove should go to jail? Why don't you ask questions that lead to immediate solutions? Maybe you should be asking who among us will take the cuffs and round up every last one of them. What kind of dog and Pony show is this anyway? LOOK at what "The People" are saying. How could you be that oblivious?
Sal Quijada (key-HA-tha)
· 1 year ago
What a strange inaugural topic: arrest Carl Rove and behave like 'The 4th Reich'. Why don't you invite Rove and ask him if he'd arrest himself? Sal Tucson, AZ
jonathan
· 1 year ago
Wow, this is great! The internet is like "Jesus" (methaphorically), individuals are able to teletransport, be in many different places at the same time, spread the word, and must importantly "the ability to dodge bullets!" No more A.D. or B.C, welcome to the era P.C. Excellent!!
Curtis Mulkey
· 1 year ago
Congratulations!! Looking forward to it. Questions? Comments? Don't get me started, just add a big AMEN, for me, to the previous 34,( save Public Squalor's),( I'm sure his heart is in the right place, I just didn't understand it).
MedfordTim
· 1 year ago
It's about time! Cenk is going to be great! Don't for get to visit www.theyoungturks.com Monday through Friday at 6 pm PDT, 9 pm EDT for The Young Turks - the best political talk show on the Internet.
Ben Mankiewicz drops by on Wednesdays (Bensday!) so head on over and say hello on the live chat. The show loops throughout the day, so you won't miss a thing.
Great move, BNF. Long past due and you are STILL in the forefront.
Linda Carpenter
· 1 year ago
There is no question...of course Rove should be sent to jail. Cheney, Bush, Addington, Gonzales, Condoliar should all be procecuted for war crimes and treason. Every family who lost a loved on in Iraq should file a criminal negligent homicide charge against all of them. I hope John Edwards is our new Attorney General. He will get to them all!
Alan Deane
· 1 year ago
But Cenk, what about your "I am not worthy" crush on Arianna?! Seriously, this'll be great. Folks who aren't hip yet to TYT (The Young Turks) will get hip fast.
INEZ WALSH
· 1 year ago
DENNIS KUCHINICK, FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SPENT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE CONGREE READING THE LONG LIST OF VIOLATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT FORIMPEACHMENT...GUESS WHAT? HE COULD NOT GARNER ENOUGH VOTES....ROVE WILLROAM FREE NO MATTER WHAT.
Lewis Starkey
· 1 year ago
Thankyou,thankyou,thankyou......I need TYT back! on satellite radio preferably! Air America is falling apart without TYT and Randi Rhodes!Bill Press SUCKS! please tell me how to get CENK back in my AM, America needs you!
Brian Hogan
· 1 year ago
Karl Rove should be brought before Congress for inherent contempt, but if he is indeed "out of the country" does s U.S.Marshal have the power to arrest him no matter where he is located? If he is arrested by Congress can he be pardoned by Bush before or after he is arrested? Are Democrats likely to force the issue?
Louis Fuchs
· 1 year ago
Karl Rove knowingly refused to comply with a Congressional Subpoena. There are legal consequences for that. After listening to Dennis Kucinch's Articles of Impeachment, after hearing rumors of the government's role in jailing the Governor of Alabama and possibly making him a political prisoner(right here in the USA), it would be reassuring to see Congress hold Mr. Rove legally responsible for his illegal actions. Our emasculated Congress should see to it that the laws that it makes are adhered to and thereby ensure that the checks and balances built into the Constitution do work.
Lester
· 1 year ago
Karl Rove should be put under the jail and sent to one that is dangerous, then he might get religion. Reid is one of them if he fails to prosecute Rove completely. T
Long Shot Lar
· 1 year ago
Hey Arianna - how long can Rove's dodging go on before law enforcement is actually sent after him to bring him to court? Can Bush pardon Rove?
Bonus question: How might I be able to blog on the Huffington Post? Visit my site and you'll see I can blog with the best of them.
Thanks and keep up the good work.
Pete Ross
· 1 year ago
What's your opinion about the restrictions and limitations being imposed on the upcoming "impeachment" investigations and procedures being brought before the House? There can be no "executive privilege" in an impeachment so how do we demand that Pelosi remove the restrictions being imposed? How do we promote a sense of outrage in the public?
dr. don
· 1 year ago
Bush Inc. has already done a beautiful job of destroying of what little is left the idea of "government,of the people, by the people,for the people". What really pisses me off is that there seems to be only ONE elected official in Washington with enough backbone to call for a redress of these HIGH CRIMES and MISDEMEANORS. Dennis Kucinich is my hero! I also wonder why the mainstream press is so silent about this administration's abuses of power. Could it be that their corporate overseers are using economic whips to keep their serfs in check?
Fred Urbasek
· 1 year ago
Mr. Rove is an enemy combatant and should be detained @ Gitmo for the duration of the war on terror.
Strata-G
· 1 year ago
Why is there zero coverage on 1) The Illuminati as the economic and political puppetmasters 2) The Bohemian Grove where McCain, Bush, and Obama have likely been cavorting together 3) The Bilderberg Group meeting that Obama and Clinton attended together last month 4) The problem/reaction/solution strategy for 9/11 and the Iraq war. Why is David Icke the only one unafraid???
Ina Ayliffe
· 1 year ago
I am furious that Karl Rove has ,apparently, left the country to avoid being served a subpeona to testify before congress. Why isn't this on front pages of all newspapers, and every hour on CNN. Is congress going to let him get away with this? They should extradite him back to USA. If Congress lets this go, congress will have no moral authority, and no one will answer another subpeona. The audacity of this administration is beyond belief
Michael Dewey
· 1 year ago
What will happen to the truth of these latter days we are living in, when Michael of Daniel 12:1 turns out to be #9 that the Beatles sang about: the child of Revelation 12? He even has solutions like spreading out the wealth, as Isaiah 23:17-18 talks about.-even if that takes throwing the kings in jail as Isai24:21-24 say; which I'm sure would cause the big party of Isaiah 25!
Spas Modic
· 1 year ago
The Name, "Young Turks" sounds ominous. The gang called, Young Turks massacred millions of Christian Armenians in the 1930's and their sponsors stole their money and property. We never hear about the Armenian Christians Genocide, the Ukranian Christians Genocide, or any other genocide in the news or anywhere. As a matter of fact, the ADL is against voting for a commemoration day of this genocide. Why are they so scared???
love2read2
· 1 year ago
This administration seems to think they are above the law and cannot be touched. If we don't do something now, once they are out office, they will all leave the country and live off all the money they have made by jacking up the price of oil and starting a bogus war. We need to get back to basics and fast! And our congress needs to stand up to this administration or there will be no turning back.
Rain Burroughs
· 1 year ago
The blogger I'd like you to have on here is David Swanson of www.afterdowningstreet.org. He has interviewed many on a radio show as well, though believe his ongoing blog on impeachment came first. Impeachment central. No offense to other groups, I just don't know you as well. Impeach for Peace, Rain
Bruce Dickinson
· 1 year ago
You need to include Howie Klein of DownWithTyranny and Jane Hamsher of FiredogLake.
Dan Good
· 1 year ago
Congress knows it can arrest Rove. But they don't want to stir things up, at least not yet. Congress also knows a debate on US foreign policy is not taking place. But in a democracy it is sometimes necessary to let things get so bad that there is an emergency. What will the US do for instance when the cost of import triples? Or when meney market funds start losing value because they are full of defaulted money market instruments that are not guaranteed by the FDIC? The time will come when the non-government government will be washed down the drain.
Drake Magnum
· 1 year ago
Cenk of TYT and Brave New Films forever! I love seeing these two Titans joining forces!
Patricia Chang
· 1 year ago
Are there enough Democrats in Congress who would support sending Rove to jail, and can they? I think he should be carted off in chains; but the currently spineless Democrats show no real inclination to do so. And, if a Dem wins the White House, can't you hear all the pap being spewed, like: "Mending fences", "For the good of the country", "Let's look forward", "We have had enough divisiveness", etc., etc. Justice will be conveniently replaced by politics, as usual.
Brenda Barbour
· 1 year ago
I would like to ask Ms. Huffington if she thinks it is "really" possible for our present Senate and/or Congress to do anything of this nature - getting rid of Rove, holding him to account for his actions, or even holding George Bush accountable for his illegal actions? I remember the summer of 1974 and have been attempting to understand what the difference is between that time for Nixon and this time for Bush, et al. Has the Imperial Presidency finally gone too far? What will it take to step back to our three branches of government?
Ellen Withrow
· 1 year ago
Our enemies could not have done what our own government has done....tear down America, it's people and our economy plus make us more enemies putting us in horrible debt with an unnecessary oil war just to make them rich. How and why are the Bush & gang war criminals being allowed by Pelosi and Congress and the Justice(?)Dept. to get away with so many crimes? The ones that are allowing all this are as guilty as the ones committing them in our eyes.(We have been voting for nearly sixty years and will never vote Republican again!!)
spoom
· 1 year ago
Preaching to the choir is fine, but I hope you also interview right wing nuts so we can understand what we're up against.
george rigby
· 1 year ago
The Congress should send the Seargent at Arms to bring him to the Capitol and put him in the jail cell in the basement until he agrees to fully testify !!
sanda aronson
· 1 year ago
Bloggers on the "left" do a great job. I prefer analysis and reporting, to speculation.
dc matthews
· 1 year ago
congress still seems to be acting (or not) in fear or.. why no charges are being brought . no real movement to stop all the really bad acts.. Is there some threat from the current gang, worse than what we know? i recently read a book set during wwII and the beginnings of that takeover- people thought they could wait it out -it would go away-. it looks too similar to whats happening in our country. and too many seem to be just waiting for some one else to stand up.
melvin taylor
· 1 year ago
This country is becomming one in which only Black and othe poor go to jail...others with money, etc., can do as the please...a lot is very wrong and it's not going to change...I do not understand how this is allowed to continue.
Amy Friedman
· 1 year ago
What about Mukasey--surely he needs to be impeached for refusing to comply with American law.
And hey, great seeing Roberto Lovato here. Bravo for including one of the strongest and bravest Latino voices around. Bravo to you all.
Penney Morse
· 1 year ago
Why are we just going after Karl Rove? Not only should he be held accountable to the full extent of the law, the who Bush presidency should be put on trial. Why no impeachment hearings?
Laura
· 1 year ago
Could you comment on the theory that the Bush administration is really working for Saudi Arabia and OPEC?
Or, alternatively, could you comment on the theory that the the neocon strategy all along has been to destroy the American economy from within, so that they can more easily rob resources and labor? This would be a version of what Naomi Klein calls disaster capitalism -- but instead of waiting for disaster to strike, the neocons instead create disaster.
Laura
· 1 year ago
Could you comment on what it will take to overthrow the free-trade fundamentalists, neoliberals, neocons, and military industrial complex that have taken over our government?
Please talk about what it would take to organize massive general strikes, slowdowns and boycotts across the U.S. -- or, altenatively, do you think it is "bullet time?"
Zach
· 1 year ago
I am sick of Democrats in Congress just rolling over to the Bush Administration. The Democratic leadership has been extremely disappointing. Does Pelosi keep her position as Speaker of the House?
Pedinska
· 1 year ago
I would really love to see Glenn Greenwald from Salon appear here. He has some of the most incisive analysis and commentary on issues such as FISA, torture and the media's lack of fulfillment of their obligations as the so-called fourth estate.
Catherine Rategan
· 1 year ago
How about discussing Nicholas Kristof's suggestion in his July 6, 2008 column. Kristof recommends convening a Truth Commission after the Bush Administration leaves office to hold Messrs. Bush, Cheney, Rove, and others accountable for the damage they've done to this country.
Michael Wakefield
· 1 year ago
How about this: The three brances of government are supposed to be co-equal with checks and balances. Right now the Executive is thumbing its nose at the legislative and doing as it pleases. If the line is not drawn here, by taking real action against Rove -- of all people -- where will it be drawn?
Jeanne Devlin
· 1 year ago
Two questions: If you're put in charge of the U.S. government, aren't you supposed to error on the side of respecting and following its rules -- what would happen if industry, food companies, banks and the like took to dicing and slicing rules and regulations as they saw fit? Second: Karl Rove is not a journalist -- so he's not covered by such things as protecting your sources. So why the heck hasn't Fox fired him? When is the last time a major broadcast entity kept on the payroll, someone who was refusing to respond to a subpoena?
Pete Sawyer
· 1 year ago
The Judiciary Committee should pursue Rove to the extreme to get him to testify. Trying to send him to jail would just prompt a pardon from the head crook.
I do not agree with Catherine Rategan and Nick Kristof because, even though Bush, Cheney, Rove and Addington ought to be sent to Guantanamo for water-boarding, trying to render them accountable would just tear up the country and prevent Obama from getting any practical work out of Congress.
Prescott Smith
· 1 year ago
As some have suggested, Obama and Congress are not going to want to waste any mandate they have on what appear to the Fox Network dummies as partisan witch hunts, but why can't vets and their families or others impacted by the Iraq war urge their States Attorney Generals to prosecute the conspirators for murder and other crimes against their citizens? Put it into State Courts and eventually the Supreme Court?
marcia mccann
· 1 year ago
Can anyone tell me why the subject of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and John McCain has not been brought up? Either he is unmedicated and untreated or he is treated and medicated. Either way it should be brought up. PTSD is a SERIOUS unstabeling disorder treated or not!
legaleagle
· 1 year ago
With such a low approval rating, why would Congress issue a subpoena to Rove if they're not willing to act on his failure to appear? They just keep looking more and more like Dumb and Dumberer.
thedailyphosdex
· 1 year ago
"Prescott Smith" hath it:
As some have suggested, Obama and Congress are not going to want to waste any mandate they have on what appear to the Fox Network dummies as partisan witch hunts ...
Let's not forget this lesson and warning from the past about the excesses of right-wing hatemongering media outlets and their "holier-than-thou" attitudes implying that their agenda cannot be questioned without risking the prospect of insanity proceedings....
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"Don't read the headlines; read (and shop) The Exaggerator: Smartness ... with just a hint of pretension."
Rob Jenkins
· 1 year ago
What actions can be taken, in light of the Congress' total failure to enforce its subpoenas, to make Rove, Bush and Cheney accountable for thier lies and deliberate flouting of our democratic process?
Is, or should I say would, it be possible to hold these men in criminal contempt or possibly a higher offense for thier obstruction of justice.
Phil Gibbons
· 1 year ago
Why would any prosecution of Karl Rove be considered partisan retribution when Rove had no problem orchestratng the incarceration of Alabama governor Don Segelman and the firing of Several DOJ federal prosecutors for political reasons? Shouldn't a return to the rule of law be a central point in the Democratic Party's national campaign and isn't their continued lack of fortitude regarding this issue merely an amplification of the notion that they are just a wimpier, cycnical, modestly less corrupt version of Republicans like Karl Rove and George W. Bush?
Winslow Leach
· 1 year ago
Can Bush pardon Rove for any crimes he MAY have committed if congress can not bring indictments against Rove before Bush leaves office?
Mike O'Brien
· 1 year ago
How can this country keep the Bush administration from launching our country into a new war with Iran before leaving office?
Going to war with Iran would be a destructive thing for our country to do right now, not only destructive to Iran but to us. And I think, personally, judging from his record, that that's just what Bush unconsciously wants for our country. [Bush to the world:"Go to hell, all of you!"]
Mike O'Brien
· 1 year ago
If Bush and Cheney lead our country into war with Iran, or support Israel attacking Iran, should the people of this country not draw the line right there, and disown this administration, and put a halt to any further financial or political or military support of Israel?
While I value highly all my Jewish friends, I personally do not wish to support the high-handed, bloody, and totally narcissistic (nationalistic) policies of the state of Israel, nor do I think it is in our national interest to do so.
simochuk
· 1 year ago
It would great if you guys would discuss Vince Bugliosi's book, The Prosecution of GWB for Murder. After watching Bugliosi on c-span, I'm convinced he has stated a strong case. Anybody here willing to take it on?
Ina Ayliffe
· 1 year ago
I am furious that these thieves are getting away with this. Can we put pressure on Nancy Pelosi to impeach Bush and Cheney. Even if it couldn't be accomplished, at least it would keep them too busy to start another war. Remember how they kept President Clinton so tied up that he couldn't accomplish all that he had planned. Shouldn't Karl Rove be hunted down and be made to appear before Congress? How dare he go on a trip instead of answering his subpoena? Let's make some noise, people.
Ina Ayliffe
· 1 year ago
Remember Susan McDougal? She refused to lie about the Clintons, so the Repubs, (Ken Starr) put her in prison in chains, solitary confinement, and kept moving her farther and farther from home, ending up in Calif. She and her husband were involved in Whitewater, and the Repubs were trying to force her to implicate the Clintons.. She stayed in prison rather than lie, an admirable thing to do. Her book is called "The Woman Who Wouldn't Talk" Ken Starr is another one that got away with injustice.
Kathleen
· 1 year ago
For Arianna. Just after the Iowa primary where Obama came in first I heard you and Mark Green on "7 Days in America sharing your overview of that primary. It was alarming when the two of you completely ignored John Edwards second place win. It was all Obama Obama Obama and then Hillary, Edwards was barely mentioned. It was not fair or balanced coverage of what took place in Iowa.
Before a show do you and Mark Greene decide what the agenda is before the show? I felt like I was listening to the MSM.
George Bradford
· 1 year ago
Its not gonna happen! As much as our juices are boiling hot with revenge, Carl Rove is as likely to go to jail as we are to kiss Rush. So move on to more likely occurances and stop pissing up a rope just for attention.
GB
Linda
· 1 year ago
Venting about Rove's actions might feel good, but this discussion is a waste of time. This do nothing Congress will just do nothing! I would like to start a "Throw All The Bums Out" movement. I've become a yellow dog Dem but would gladly throw out my Dem representatives because they've done nothing of importance to me!
Peggy Kenny
· 1 year ago
Does anyone ever notice that the oath of office requires all officeholders to uphold and protect *the Constitution*? Most officials talk as if they had sworn to be our bodyguards, to keep us safe. Keeping the public safe is the job of law enforcement and the military. The job of our elected officials is to keep us FREE!
Charell
· 1 year ago
Why don't they subpoena Bill Canary and his wife? They can spill the beans on Rove. They need to prosecute this as if they were going after the Mob... because, essentially, they are! This administration is behaving just like a crime syndicate.
Lisette
· 1 year ago
Question for the Panel: As a frustrated progressive American, I wonder why it is that our duly elected Democrats refuse to stand up to the Bush regime? Fisa, War Funding, Impeachment, inherent contempt - all these issues must be clogging the Congress's collective brain. Does something happen to politicians when they get to Washington? How do we fix this kool-aid induced disease and tunnel-vision? If we keep pressing, will things ever get back to "normal"?
Brandon Wallace
· 1 year ago
It bothers me that I have to wonder whether democrats will have enough integrity to act against Karl Rove.
Roy Harrington
· 1 year ago
Rove came along latter, but Libbby, Chaney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz are the writers of the Wolfowitz Doctrine which turned out to be the most imperealistic doctrine since the Japanese Army of the 40's. They should all be tryed in the Hague. RoyBoy
Dan Noel
· 1 year ago
Karl Rove's actions are only a part of a much bigger problem: the fact that governments and media do not view the common good as their primary mission. This is not new: the Gulf of Tonkin attack never happened, yet threw the USA into the Vietnam War. What is new is that a large part of the population is starting to "know better" and demand a realignment of priorities. When enough of us require public servants to be obsessed with serving the public like Wal-Mart requires its employees to be obsessed about low prices, real positive change will occur. Love,
The Frank Factor
· 1 year ago
Cenk, congratulations! Excellent show and a great job man.
-=Frank
Danster
· 1 year ago
Uyger and Maddow is my new media.
Kaiser
· 1 year ago
I agree with Tunde - we should all get together and make a citizens arrest of Karl Rove. No man - or woman - is above the law, and it's a shame that this man who has committed crimes that shake the roots of our democracy can thumb his nose at the law, but we have 2.3 million folks rotting away in prison for violations that pale in comparison. It's a shame!
cul heath
· 1 year ago
Congrats on the show.
Suggestion: change the embed code for the show so that it doesn't automatically start playing. Its annoying bewcause its restarts with each refresh of the page. Thanx
Itzamirakul
· 1 year ago
This is a great site! I very much like the concept. Thanks for sending it to me.
Karl Rove will be pardoned, I think we all know that. But his criminal actions should be posted in as many places as possible so as to become an unalterable part of history.
Linda
· 1 year ago
This is a great way to keep people informed. Rove needs to go to jail!
Grant Walker
· 1 year ago
I would like to hear Obama and McCain respond to Al Gore's challenge to convert all electricity production to renewal energy sources in 10 years. Thanks.
cls
· 1 year ago
All US citizens being equal, Rove should be in jail. Ask yourself this, would you or anyone else for that matter be allowed to board a international flight out of the country while under a congressional subpoena? He was allowed to skip out for a reason, same song and dance as usual. When will enough be enough?
Clint Smith
· 1 year ago
Question: Since the mayor of Detroit is under criminal investigation & Rep. Conyers wife, being mayor protem, is/has been in an official position (Member of Detroit's City Council) during the course of investigation of overall corruption by the Dept. of Justice, might that be @ least one factor bdhind John Conyers' to pursue actions re impeachment/otherwise against Bush/Cheney/Rove?
Marjorie
· 1 year ago
Would it be possible to charge Karl and his cohorts AFTER Obama takes office so Bush will no longer have the power of the presidential pardon?? I , for one, am willing to wait.
benno
· 1 year ago
Please , make this an hour long every day...
Cheri
· 1 year ago
It would make sense to drop this until a new president is in office as it is more difficult to pardon someone for something they haven't been charged with. Once Bush is gone, Rove really is on his own. The whole bunch of them belong in jail as far as I'm concerned. The young people on these blogs do give me hope for America, as an old hippie I had almost just given up. Thank you.
Mark
· 1 year ago
The only way to stop Bush from pardoning everyone for everything and anything they have done in the past from any future prosecution is to IMPEACH HIM. His powers of pardoning anyone stop as long as he is in impeachment proceedings.
Louise Yarborough
· 1 year ago
3 cheers for Kathleen's comments on the lack of media coverage for John Edwards. Was his message to appealing to Middle America for your attention? Shame on you and the media...
Harold Taggart
· 1 year ago
We know Republicans represent the elite, wealthy, plutocrats and corporations? Do the Democrats represent the rest of us, or are they a foil giving the impression of a choice? The actions of the 110th Congress taking impeachment off the table and refusing to stop funding of the Iraq War should leave no doubt that the Democrats represent the same undemocratic, anti-freedom, anti-rights, unAmerican elements that the Republicans do. Its folly for anyone who believes in freedom, justice and equality to support Democrats or Republicans
Peter Sassi
· 1 year ago
Karl Rove is an arrogant pric% he believes we are a "nation of men," not a "nation of laws."
jcalex
· 1 year ago
I would love to know why Harry Reid allowed his wife to change his mind on Immigration.He was once against Illigal Immigration,now he is in favor of it. Is he,"Harry Reid",saying that his wife has more influence on America,than the vast majority of Americans. OH Yeah!! Why are the two boarder guards still in prison?
jcalex
· 1 year ago
When the Sh&t; hits the fan,how will "LiL Bush",or,the next,'Grinder Monkey", persuade our soldiers to Kill Us?
We Need To Win
· 1 year ago
Well since you just established yourself as a racist and a bigot when you called Obama a "Grinder Monkey" . . your anti immigrant tirade comes as no surprise.
By the way mental midget; the two border guards are still in prison because they broke the law and were convicted.
Monica
· 1 year ago
we are willing to fight and die for our country when we perceive a foreign threat, who will defend us when the threat to our freedom comes from within? From Ohio State to Ruby Ridge to the tasing of a student in U of Fla, clearly our brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, friends and neighbors, who have joined our military, will kill on demand. If we have our elections stolen this time, it's check mate. The Great Experiment concluded, experiment failed.
Nathan Murphy
· 1 year ago
DREAM CHANGE and its 'WAKING OUR WORLD' Movement:
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Nick Lento
· 1 year ago
Great Show!!! Thanks!!!
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Nick Lento
· 1 year ago
Great Show!!! Thanks!!!
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BrownKnut
· 1 year ago
The first show was a little rough, but I have no doubt the show will get better.
I have some questions for Harry Reid. First; will he ever trim that thing? Second; If I ever recieve a subpoena in the future, should I treat it like a jury summons like Karl Rove did?
monicasue
· 1 year ago
flood your congress with phone calls and e mails - lets all commit to it. demand this G'D congress to earn our money!! I'm sick of our polite out rage, there is no accountability where no one DEMANDS it!The fact that we are all uncomfortably willing to accept that this expensive government is self serving and corrupt to our injury is UN BELIEVABLE to me. We need to be less in-scent burning and more flag burning. HELLO?
Walter Wilson
· 1 year ago
The issue of impeachment of the current president and vice president cannot be more important than right now. George Bush and Dick Cheney have committed several high crimes and misdemeanors as cited by Congressmen Robert Wexler and Dennis Kucinnich. Why is it that Nancy Peloci defends the president and vice president so vigorously by so forcefully saying that, "Impeachment is off the table?"
Is Nancy Peloci a closet right-wing Republican?
army193
· 1 year ago
This is the Bush game plan...President Bush gives blanket pardon to all that has committed crimes including the Vice President Cheney...Then a week before Bush term ends he resigns for what ever reason. Cheney now becomes President and Pardons Bush...Check Mate America.
Bennie
· 1 year ago
So I'm wondering when/if podcasts will be available? It's not usually possible for me to watch a whole webcast, so I typically podcast The Young Turks, Air America, etc. When I click on the podcast link here, all it downloads for me is the trailer for the show.
Bennie
· 1 year ago
So I'm wondering when/if podcasts will be available? It's not usually possible for me to watch a whole webcast, so I typically podcast The Young Turks, Air America, etc. When I click on the podcast link here, all it downloads for me is the trailer for the show.
jessehaff
· 1 year ago
Bennie: The first episode will be added to the podcast shortly, so please check again soon. Future episodes will be added much quicker to the podcast. You can view the premiere episode here as well: meetthebloggers.org
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on the topic of arresting karl rove, we've sent over 20,000 petitions to Congress:
http://www.democrats.com/peoplesemailnetwork/106
the Repugs
Thank you
I'll be tuning in come Friday. Thanks.
And why do all think we hear so little about the US Embassy and US bases in Iraq from the tv talking heads?
If I defied a congressional subpoena you better believe they would come for me in a heartbeat. Bush has made a farce out of our Constitution and congress has done nothing to stop him. \
It's TIME.
I'm sick of this administration breaking the law and not being held to account.
Good luck with the premiere and continued success! Give Arianna my best.
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My comment about Rove's refusal to testify also goes for all the others in the administration who have not complied or have succumbed to selective amnesia when questioned. Why no contempt of Congress charges?
Why isn't Congress holding anyone in the administration accountable? There are documents, memos, other testimony. Hearings are fast becoming meaningless if all that comes of them is grandstanding and pontificating.
Sal
Tucson, AZ
Ben Mankiewicz drops by on Wednesdays (Bensday!) so head on over and say hello on the live chat. The show loops throughout the day, so you won't miss a thing.
Great move, BNF. Long past due and you are STILL in the forefront.
I hope John Edwards is our new Attorney General. He will get to them all!
If he is arrested by Congress can he be pardoned by Bush before or after he is arrested?
Are Democrats likely to force the issue?
Bonus question: How might I be able to blog on the Huffington Post? Visit my site and you'll see I can blog with the best of them.
Thanks and keep up the good work.
There can be no "executive privilege" in an impeachment so how do we demand that Pelosi remove the restrictions being imposed?
How do we promote a sense of outrage in the public?
I also wonder why the mainstream press is so silent about this administration's abuses of power. Could it be that their corporate overseers are using economic whips to keep their serfs in check?
Impeachment central. No offense to other groups, I just don't know you as well. Impeach for Peace,
Rain
How and why are the Bush & gang war criminals being allowed by Pelosi and Congress and the Justice(?)Dept. to get away with so many crimes?
The ones that are allowing all this are as guilty as the ones committing them in our eyes.(We have been voting for nearly sixty years and will never vote Republican again!!)
why no charges are being brought .
no real movement to stop all the really bad acts..
Is there some threat from the current gang, worse than what we know?
i recently read a book set during wwII and the beginnings of that takeover- people thought they could wait it out -it would go away-.
it looks too similar to whats happening in our country.
and too many seem to be just waiting for some one else to stand up.
And hey, great seeing Roberto Lovato here. Bravo for including one of the strongest and bravest Latino voices around. Bravo to you all.
Or, alternatively, could you comment on the theory that the the neocon strategy all along has been to destroy the American economy from within, so that they can more easily rob resources and labor? This would be a version of what Naomi Klein calls disaster capitalism -- but instead of waiting for disaster to strike, the neocons instead create disaster.
Please talk about what it would take to organize massive general strikes, slowdowns and boycotts across the U.S. -- or, altenatively, do you think it is "bullet time?"
Second: Karl Rove is not a journalist -- so he's not covered by such things as protecting your sources. So why the heck hasn't Fox fired him? When is the last time a major broadcast entity kept on the payroll, someone who was refusing to respond to a subpoena?
I do not agree with Catherine Rategan and Nick Kristof because,
even though Bush, Cheney, Rove and Addington ought to be sent
to Guantanamo for water-boarding, trying to render them accountable would just tear up the country and prevent Obama from getting any practical work out of Congress.
Let's not forget this lesson and warning from the past about the excesses of right-wing hatemongering media outlets and their "holier-than-thou" attitudes implying that their agenda cannot be questioned without risking the prospect of insanity proceedings....
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"Don't read the headlines; read (and shop) The Exaggerator: Smartness ... with just a hint of pretension."
Is, or should I say would, it be possible to hold these men in criminal contempt or possibly a higher offense for thier obstruction of justice.
committed if congress can not bring indictments against Rove before Bush leaves office?
Going to war with Iran would be a destructive thing for our country to do right now, not only destructive to Iran but to us. And I think, personally, judging from his record, that that's just what Bush unconsciously wants for our country. [Bush to the world:"Go to hell, all of you!"]
While I value highly all my Jewish friends, I personally do not wish to support the high-handed, bloody, and totally narcissistic (nationalistic) policies of the state of Israel, nor do I think it is in our national interest to do so.
Before a show do you and Mark Greene decide what the agenda is before the show? I felt like I was listening to the MSM.
GB
Love,
-=Frank
Suggestion: change the embed code for the show so that it doesn't automatically start playing. Its annoying bewcause its restarts with each refresh of the page.
Thanx
Karl Rove will be pardoned, I think we all know that. But his criminal actions should be posted in as many places as possible so as to become an unalterable part of history.
Is he,"Harry Reid",saying that his wife has more influence on America,than the vast majority of Americans.
OH Yeah!! Why are the two boarder guards still in prison?
By the way mental midget; the two border guards are still in prison because they broke the law and were convicted.
Inspire Earth-Honoring Changes in Consciousness
Utilize Indigenous Wisdom to Effect Social and Environmental Change
Conserve Forests and Preserve Traditional Cultures and Values
Encourage Sustainable Ways of Living
(There was a long comment here but I couldn't get it to post....lets see if this one shows up.)
(There was a long comment here but I couldn't get it to post....lets see if this one shows up.)
I have some questions for Harry Reid. First; will he ever trim that thing? Second; If I ever recieve a subpoena in the future, should I treat it like a jury summons like Karl Rove did?
Is Nancy Peloci a closet right-wing Republican?