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Lone_Star_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 01:46 PM
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Gonzales leaves attorney general's post
Source: UPI

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Alberto Gonzales ended his turbulent tenure as U.S. attorney general Friday, reflecting on his public service in a speech at an airbase in Washington.

"Today is my last day at work as attorney general -- and this is essentially my last public speech in that office," said Gonzales, who announced his resignation Aug. 27 as controversies enveloped his office, including his position on issues such as U.S. interrogation techniques to questions about his involvement the firings of several attorneys generals and whether the dismissals were politically motivated.
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"My work has not been easy but it has been unbelievably rewarding," said Gonzales, the first Hispanic attorney general. "Because I knew that every day when I got up, I was being given a new opportunity to work for the American people.


Read more: http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/09/14/gonzales_leaves_attorney_generals_post/5804/
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 01:47 PM
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1. Hey Al, have a nice day --
somewhere else!!!

:bounce:
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LeftCoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 01:48 PM
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2. I wondered why it got brighter all of a sudden
At least we're down one evil fuck ruining the country.
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Kikosexy2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 02:19 PM
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12. Like Rove...
he'll be lurking in the shadows..causing mischief...Bushie doesn't let his lap-dogs completely go...like good pets they stick around...just on the down-low...
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Sagan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 01:49 PM
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3. Wow.. none of them can speak outside bases and fundraisers..

That should tell the MSM a lot. But, of course, we're dealing with the boot-licking MSM here.

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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 01:50 PM
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4. Don't let the doorknob hit ya, Abu.....
Thanks for contributing to the f..king up of America.
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JBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 04:43 PM
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23. Don't let
a bag of doorknobs hit you repeatedly about the head in a secret prison in a foreign country.
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 01:56 PM
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5. So long
Why the hell did it take so long?

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ewoden Donating Member (634 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 01:56 PM
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6. Again I am disappointed by Gonzo
Scuttling under the door like the lowly creature he is. At least he could taken his own life in an act of defiance!:sarcasm:
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peacetalksforall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 01:58 PM
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7. Hey AL!!!!! You didn't work for ME - you worked against ME.
You qualify for prison for your betrayal of the citizens.
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SleeplessinSoCal Donating Member (710 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 02:01 PM
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8. More fallout from Gonzo here in SoCal at UCI
Edited on Fri Sep-14-07 02:02 PM by SleeplessinSoCal
"The decision to drop Erwin Chemerinsky as dean could delay the 2009 opening. In the wake of the turmoil, some faculty members have called for Chancellor Michael V. Drake's resignation.

By Garrett Therolf, Rebecca Trounson and Richard C. Paddock, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
September 14, 2007

For decades, UC Irvine has aspired to open Orange County's first top-flight law school, declaring it to be the university's glaring "missing piece."

The effort was thrown into turmoil after UCI Chancellor Michael V. Drake abruptly dropped respected liberal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky as the school's first dean. Drake said he had lost confidence in the educator, in part, because of Chemerinsky's recent opinion articles that made him a "lightning rod," including a scathing rebuke of U.S. Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales."

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-uci14sep14,0,1332459.story?coll=la-home-center
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-15-07 03:44 AM
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30. Maybe They Needed the Spot For Gonzo's Retirement from Public Office!
Nothing else could explain that particularly self-defeating move.
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 02:06 PM
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9. And Gonzo must be terribly upset that Bushie wasn't there to hug him and send him off.
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 02:10 PM
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10. Call in the fumigators
Justice needs a real airing out to get the stench out of the offices.
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truthisfreedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 02:15 PM
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11. "Essentially" your last speech in public office? Why are you still mincing words and hedging,
Mr Gonzales? YOU'RE OUTTA HERE, BUDDY! Good freaking riddance.
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NJCher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 02:23 PM
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13. Buh-bye
Bye bye, Alberto, you goofy looking little sh$t !

Serving the American people? Yeah, more like serving their treasury up on a platter for all your rich buddies. Thanks so much for your PUBLIC SERVICE, asshole!



Cher
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 02:39 PM
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14. SLAM
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lovuian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 02:43 PM
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15. Bye Gonzo
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knight_of_the_star Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 02:55 PM
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16. Huzzah!
Let the bastard stay gone!
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 02:55 PM
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17. DOJ trash pickup is Friday?
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 02:56 PM
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18. Good bye and don't let the door slam your ass on the way out Al!
...That prick stayed far too long :wtf:
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Hand Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 03:32 PM
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19. Don't let the back door hit ya where the good lord split ya...
...you lying scumbag.
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MurrayDelph Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 03:35 PM
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20. Actually, 'Fredo, go ahead
and let the door hit you.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 04:26 PM
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21. Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey,
GOODBYE! :hi:
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Hand Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 04:32 PM
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22. Dang! Ya beat me to it! nt
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Marrak Donating Member (332 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 04:45 PM
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24. He Can KISS MY
:hurts:
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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 04:50 PM
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25. and he gets to just walk away
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feloneous cat Donating Member (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 08:39 PM
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26. Why was he at an airbase?
I mean, did he have a plain to catch to be extraordinarily rendered?
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Barrett808 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-14-07 08:51 PM
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27. And Mr. Torture exits the stage
Who knows what conservative think tank will give him a sinecure?
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mrdmk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-15-07 02:51 AM
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28. Two words and only two words
Good Riddance!!! :nopity:
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-15-07 03:42 AM
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29. Oh, I Believe His Time In Office Has Been Rewarding$$$$$
There aren't sufficiently cutting words for Gonzales.
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