Comments on: It’s Hard Out Here For a Crook http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:57:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: M. Tooley http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-589267 M. Tooley Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:10:33 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-589267 <p><em>Um, because the event was hosted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago — as the local arm of the Department of Justice….Guess who the U.S. Attorney in Chicago is? His name is Fitzgerald, Patrick. Fitzgerald was next to his agency’s director, i.e. his boss. </em></p> <p>Fair enough. But why then was Gonzo invited? Or did he invite himself? Seems like awfully good press coverage for Goonzo — until he split — and a major PR compromise for Fitz.</p> Um, because the event was hosted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago — as the local arm of the Department of Justice….Guess who the U.S. Attorney in Chicago is? His name is Fitzgerald, Patrick. Fitzgerald was next to his agency’s director, i.e. his boss.

Fair enough. But why then was Gonzo invited? Or did he invite himself? Seems like awfully good press coverage for Goonzo — until he split — and a major PR compromise for Fitz.

]]> By: rocksand http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588996 rocksand Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:13:24 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588996 <p>Dynomite pic!</p> <p>Can we have a repost of the Fitz pic with him holding a bowling ball with reflection of WH in ball (and him with the funny cap). But tjis time with reflection of Fredo as lead pin Fitz is about to strike?</p> Dynomite pic!

Can we have a repost of the Fitz pic with him holding a bowling ball with reflection of WH in ball (and him with the funny cap). But tjis time with reflection of Fredo as lead pin Fitz is about to strike?

]]> By: LS http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588834 LS Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:55:28 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588834 <p>First of all, I don’t believe for one minute (duh) that the $140k was for anthrax mail detection or anything like that. On another note about anthrax that I find intriguing, and I don’t know who had the contract or if there even was one, but the anthrax selected attack seems to have something to do with the manufacture of anthrax vaccine that needed a market and was subsequently administered to the troops without proper FDA approval. I’d like to see where that particular thread leads.</p> First of all, I don’t believe for one minute (duh) that the $140k was for anthrax mail detection or anything like that. On another note about anthrax that I find intriguing, and I don’t know who had the contract or if there even was one, but the anthrax selected attack seems to have something to do with the manufacture of anthrax vaccine that needed a market and was subsequently administered to the troops without proper FDA approval. I’d like to see where that particular thread leads.

]]> By: portia.vz http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588773 portia.vz Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:17:20 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588773 <p><a href="#comment-588048"><em>JGabriel @<br /> 175 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p><a href="#comment-588003"><em>portia.vz @ 145</em></a></p> <blockquote><p> Ok, for the record, Messiah College is a Christian college founded by Mennonites and Methodists. It is not a Bob Jones University or Pat Robertson spinoff. […] You don’t have to jam with a Christian rock group, speak in tongues or go to Jesus Camp. It’s not that kind of Christian college. </p></blockquote> <p>True. But Goodling still went to Regent, which is *that* kind of Christian college.</p></blockquote> <p>Yes, but Regent isn’t Messiah or vice versa. Guilt by association isn’t fair to the Mennonites.</p> JGabriel @
175

portia.vz @ 145

Ok, for the record, Messiah College is a Christian college founded by Mennonites and Methodists. It is not a Bob Jones University or Pat Robertson spinoff. […] You don’t have to jam with a Christian rock group, speak in tongues or go to Jesus Camp. It’s not that kind of Christian college.

True. But Goodling still went to Regent, which is *that* kind of Christian college.

Yes, but Regent isn’t Messiah or vice versa. Guilt by association isn’t fair to the Mennonites.

]]> By: User Loser http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588761 User Loser Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:10:15 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588761 <p>It didn’t matter that they had no competence with anthrax because the anthrax thing was an inside job anyway. Notice just like bin Laden they’ve never caught the anthrax guy either.</p> It didn’t matter that they had no competence with anthrax because the anthrax thing was an inside job anyway. Notice just like bin Laden they’ve never caught the anthrax guy either.

]]> By: Mrs. K8 http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588654 Mrs. K8 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:21:35 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588654 <p><a href="#comment-588584"><em>M. Tooley @ 204</em></a></p> <blockquote><p>Does the analogy, physical, of Fitz and Gonzales sitting together at a children’s meeting raise any red flags? Have any of you come to the conclusion that Fitz is a dyed in the red Wingnut? Why else would he sit next to the pathetic Gonzo at a kiddies presser? Sure, I respect Fitz as much as the next peep, but why in gum did he agree to sit next to Gonzo?</p></blockquote> <p>Um, because the event was hosted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago — as the local arm of the Department of Justice. (Same is true at the other locations around the country.)</p> <p>Guess who the U.S. Attorney in Chicago is? His name is Fitzgerald, Patrick. Fitzgerald was next to his agency’s director, i.e. his boss. </p> <p>No red flags.</p> <p>p.s. I don’t think the word “analogy” means what you think it means.</p> M. Tooley @ 204

Does the analogy, physical, of Fitz and Gonzales sitting together at a children’s meeting raise any red flags? Have any of you come to the conclusion that Fitz is a dyed in the red Wingnut? Why else would he sit next to the pathetic Gonzo at a kiddies presser? Sure, I respect Fitz as much as the next peep, but why in gum did he agree to sit next to Gonzo?

Um, because the event was hosted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago — as the local arm of the Department of Justice. (Same is true at the other locations around the country.)

Guess who the U.S. Attorney in Chicago is? His name is Fitzgerald, Patrick. Fitzgerald was next to his agency’s director, i.e. his boss.

No red flags.

p.s. I don’t think the word “analogy” means what you think it means.

]]> By: djesno http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588604 djesno Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:55:33 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588604 <p>how serious was the white house about the anthrax threat if this is where the first anthrax deterring contract went? was the white house complicit in the initial anthrax threats?</p> <p>the “why” is a seeming no-brainer……the “how”?!</p> how serious was the white house about the anthrax threat if this is where the first anthrax deterring contract went? was the white house complicit in the initial anthrax threats?

the “why” is a seeming no-brainer……the “how”?!

]]> By: M. Tooley http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588584 M. Tooley Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:13:39 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588584 <p>Does the analogy, physical, of Fitz and Gonzales sitting together at a children’s meeting raise any red flags? Have any of you come to the conclusion that Fitz is a dyed in the red Wingnut? Why else would he sit next to the pathetic Gonzo at a kiddies presser? Sure, I respect Fitz as much as the next peep, but why in gum did he agree to sit next to Gonzo?</p> Does the analogy, physical, of Fitz and Gonzales sitting together at a children’s meeting raise any red flags? Have any of you come to the conclusion that Fitz is a dyed in the red Wingnut? Why else would he sit next to the pathetic Gonzo at a kiddies presser? Sure, I respect Fitz as much as the next peep, but why in gum did he agree to sit next to Gonzo?

]]> By: JEOFF http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588520 JEOFF Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:47:02 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588520 <p>If you google Wilkes and Foggio and Iran Contra you see where this story really got started. It looks like they were CIA operatives -even ? running drugs -<br /> for the Prez back in the good ol days.<br /> maybe that’s when they developed their WH/Cheney contacts that came in so handy recently.</p> If you google Wilkes and Foggio and Iran Contra you see where this story really got started. It looks like they were CIA operatives -even ? running drugs -
for the Prez back in the good ol days.
maybe that’s when they developed their WH/Cheney contacts that came in so handy recently.

]]> By: neokneme http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588497 neokneme Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:14:11 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/27/its-hard-out-here-for-a-crook/#comment-588497 <p><a href="http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/speeches/2006/ag_speech_060816.html">linky-poo</a> for snuffy @185 and all… find home-grown after the middle about…</p> <p>Here’s more vintage AbuG…</p> <blockquote><p>The threat of homegrown terrorist cells – radicalized online, in prisons and in other groups of socially isolated souls – may be as dangerous as groups like al Qaeda, if not more so. They certainly present new challenges to detection.</p> <p>It is therefore essential that we continue to develop the tools we need to investigate their actions and intentions with the help of our partners, and prosecute those who travel down the road of radicalization.</p></blockquote> linky-poo for snuffy @185 and all… find home-grown after the middle about…

Here’s more vintage AbuG…

The threat of homegrown terrorist cells – radicalized online, in prisons and in other groups of socially isolated souls – may be as dangerous as groups like al Qaeda, if not more so. They certainly present new challenges to detection.

It is therefore essential that we continue to develop the tools we need to investigate their actions and intentions with the help of our partners, and prosecute those who travel down the road of radicalization.

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