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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:35 PM
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Sen. Roberts: "I understand newspapers want to sell papers..."

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1914560&C=america

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"There was no public interest served by disclosing an effective and highly classified intelligence program that is legal and properly overseen by Congress and the executive branch. The New York Times knew that and printed the story anyway," Roberts said in a statement released with his letter to Negroponte.

"I understand newspapers want to sell papers and authors want to sell books, but some things shouldn’t be for sale."
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BOSSHOG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:38 PM
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1. A whore suggesting that some things should not be for sale?
If I weren't from Mississippi I'd suggest that Kansans should be extremely embarrassed about who they send to Washington. And please Pat where is part II of your investigation?
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izzie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:39 PM
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2. This is getting old. This came out of Bush years ago.
Bush said he was tracking money years ago, this is just getting the base fired up. It is Carl's plan going at full speed ahead and it is working.
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Justitia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:39 PM
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3. Like Congress?? Oh, that is soooo rich coming from a repuke. -eom
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katty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:41 PM
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16. Hypocrisy thy name is GOP
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Avalux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:39 PM
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4. Did Roberts not get the memo??
The NYT didn't disclose anything that wasn't already known. But it's not about that, is it? Roberts is participating in a stunt to demonize the NYT, taking his orders from the WH.

Disgusting.
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oasis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:41 PM
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5. Hey Roberts, the NY Times is informing the public of possible government
snooping into their finances. Okay.

The bad guys already knew about it and, either adjusted accordingly, or got caught.
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Bob3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:41 PM
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6. Unlike say Congress which is not only for sale but
now available at a steep discount.

jackass.
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KurtNYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:41 PM
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7. Actually newspapers sell ADVERTISING
more than half the papers in NYC are now free. And even the ones that charge readers make the bulk of their money on the advertiser side.

Morans like Roberts claim to champion capitalism but they show very little understanding for how it actually works.
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dave29 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:41 PM
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8. I understand, because we're in the business of selling wars
idiot.
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Journeyman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:42 PM
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9. Then how about not selling my freedom, Pat? . . .
or my country's Constitution, or the piddling Social Security I hope to one day collect, or my children's future for a mindless war, or. . .




Which is better?

Sen. Pat Roberts (Quaking Coward-Kansas): "You don't have any civil liberties if you're dead." (2006)

or

Patrick Henry (Patriot-1775): "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
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bushmeister0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:44 PM
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10. John, quick, there's a religious zealot threatening to nuke Foggy Bottom!

What? It's a Christian religious zealot? Well, that's different.

It's funny that Robertson din't mention that he said that the State Department building should be nuked. I'm sure Negroponte would be interested in that threat...Or not.

On the 700 Club show he said in October of 03:

"Maybe we need a very small nuke thrown off on Foggy Bottom to shake things up like Newt Gingrich wants to do."

CNN reported then: "Robertson was referring to former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who was part of a group of conservatives accusing the State Department of undermining U.S. foreign policy by coddling authoritarian governments in the Middle East."

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/10/09/robertson.state/



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Minnesota Libra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:47 PM
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11. They are right freedom of the press should never be for sale nt
Edited on Wed Jun-28-06 02:48 PM by Minnesota Libra




edited for spelling
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oasis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:47 PM
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12. The Bush cabal wouldn't be interested in "selling" financial information
that it gathered to their corporate pals. Oh no. :eyes:
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maxsolomon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 02:47 PM
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13. i'm tired of republicans "understanding" things
that they then dismiss.

bush 'understands' there are critics of his war - but he doesn't give a fuck.

'understanding' is code for 'i pretend to care but i don't'.
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emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:39 PM
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14. Senator Pat "Cover-Up" Roberts - what is he hiding for Bush today?
This false outrage over the NYT (any fool knew they were following terrorist money, or at least they should have been) is some kind of SMOKESCREEN to either "destroy" the NYT before they publish the real dirt, or to hide something else that Bushco has done.
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katty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 03:41 PM
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15. Hell hath no Fury like a bushie scorned
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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 04:34 PM
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17. properly overseen????? Senator Coverup doth protest too much
Edited on Wed Jun-28-06 04:34 PM by Supersedeas
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