Obama 2007 Radio Interview: My Attorney General Will Investigate Bush Executive Orders

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***UPDATE***NY lawmaker seeks to prevent Bush pardons of “cronies”(h/t Naked Emperor News)

Naked Emperor News has unearthed a 2007 KJFK radio interview Barack Obama gave to host Christiane Brown.  He promised that one of his first acts as president would be to call on his new Attorney General to investigate the Bush administration(emphasis is mine:)

BROWN: And when you are... if you were to be elected president of the United States, Senator Obama, do you feel that we need to look back if the investigations have been done on this administration find out what happened, because there’s a fear there’s a dangerous precedent being set... the CIA interrogation tapes missing, warrant-less wire tapping, all of these are violations of the Constitution, and people can be forgiven for thinking that it seems like we only enforce the Constitution when its politically expedient.

OBAMA: Well one of things that I’ve said, and I’ve said this repeatedly publicly, since I taught constitutional law for ten years is that...one of my first acts as president is going to be call in my new attorney general to review every single executive order that’s been issued... to overturn those that are undermining the Constitution, undermining our civil liberties, that are promoting this cockamamie theory of Unitary government, that says that somehow the executive branch does not need to obey the Constitution…uhh

(Cross talk)

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BROWN: But, but Senator Obama forgive me…

OBAMA: Let, let me finish…and during that process of review, if it’s determined that laws have been broken, then obviously accountability would be part of my Attorney General’s job.

BROWN: Why, Senator, would it energize them if crimes were revealed? I think it would weaken the Republican Party.

OBAMA: You are assuming that we are not currently trying our best to document and investigate problems that are out there.

At the 2008 American Constitution Society National Convention, Obama’s choice for Attorney General, Eric Holder says the following later on in the clip:

HOLDER: The term "leader of the free world" is bestowed upon the United States President, because of the civil liberties and rights we guarantee our people. It comes from the power of our values as a nation. For the last six years, the position of leader of the free world has been largely vacant. We owe the American people a reckoning.

Again, the Bush administration will find itself being stabbed in the back by those they tried to “reach across the aisle to.”

Many were expecting Bush to go after the Clinton administration for the shady last minute Marc Rich pardon, which Holder was deeply involved in.  A June 2008 AP article described Holder's involvement:  

The entire matter was handled in an unorthodox manner - on a straight line from Rich's lawyer to the White House, with a consulting role for Holder.

Later, Holder said he told White House counsel Beth Nolan the day before the pardon was issued that he was "neutral, leaning toward favorable" in regard to the pardon. He said he and Nolan "never had a prolonged conversation about the matter."

To make matters worse, Holder had asked Quinn for his help in becoming attorney general in the event then-Vice President Al Gore won the 2000 election.

Both Republicans and Democrats were apalled by the lack of judicial process displayed.  Yet the Bush administration looked the other way when it came time to issue any accusations.  A 2005 AP article described the situation: 

The Bush White House has argued that releasing pardon-related documents would have a chilling effect on internal discussions leading up to presidential action on such requests.

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton called it an instance of the Bush administration covering up a Clinton administration scandal.

“Reaching across the aisle” for the new Obama administration only means tapping previous Clinton administration staffers (including Hillary Clinton herself for Secretary of State), so Bush and company should not expect a slap on the back but a slap in the face post inauguration January 20, 2009.


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The only thing Barack has

The only thing Barack has ever said repeatedly is, "I’ve said this repeatedly."

my other favorite barak saying

 is any thing that starts with "i've always said"?  ever notice when ever he says something in that vein, it is usually the first time you've ever heard it?!

"Here comes the orator! With his flood of words, and his drop of reason"  Ben Franklin

Ecclesiastes 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left

To add insult to injury...

Bush could be investigated by a Janet Reno hack of questionable integrity.If that ain't the pot calling the kettle black.

59 dazes;there still time to name Janet el Rino to att general!

Waco 2..

if these lefties screw with Bush i will stand on a corner with a sign.

DEMOCRAT

Aclu</

ucw... Heck, I've been

ucw...

Heck, I've been expecting Spitzer to be named now that they say they won't bring any charges against him...

He's in the CLEAR...not that it matters all that much in the first place..just makes it all the much better...and makes Wall Street happy for the time being...short-lived as that would be...lol.

...Or else Patterson naming him as Hill's replacement.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

Barry and his henchmen

Like the good little commies they are, Barry and his "liberal" henchmen will "purge" President Bush. How far this purge will go we do not know. But lies, generalities, and misuse of the law will top the list of weapons they use. The "liberals" hate President Bush. Too bad he didn't realize this until it was too late.

NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"

As I've stated more than

As I've stated more than once... buy guns, lot's of them! Tyranny is just around the corner.

Save Conservatism - Dump The GOP?

 

 Making Fun of AGW http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/  

Bush spent his Presidency

Bush spent his Presidency trying to defeat the evils of terrorism, but these jerks are going to look under any and all rocks to try to find some law they supposedly broke.

They investigation money will be better spent looking into Bawney Fwank, Chucky Shumer and the rest of the Democrats who ran Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac into the ground thereby starting this economic disaster.

But instead, these clowns end up with more power.

figures.

The question is: What are

The question is: What are you going to do when the "civil security forces" looks for you? 

Obami is going to use all the power he has, to I believe, throw President Bush in prison.  It that happens, the insurrection is this country will be insurmountable.

This GD idiot believes he will be doing the will of the people by doing so.  He will be mistaken.  The people he has surrounded himself with, will be mistaken. 

What will you do? 

Seek Counsel

"The question is: What are you going to do when the "civil security forces" looks for you? "

I'll rely on my legal counsel from Smith, Wesson, Winchester, and Browning. They like to settle out of court. They are experts on the Second Amendment along with the Fourth and Tenth.

During a conversation with a couple of real conservatives the other day, I told them that I thought Barack Obama is intelligent but not wise. His bird flipping scratches indicate that a man-child is about to ascend to the presidency. Worse than unwise, I think he is a fool. We've elected a perpetual college sophomore, and I'm not sure if he knows that if he flips Vladmir Putin the bird during a press conference it could have grave consequences.

He's foolish enough to investigate and charge the previous administration with crimes. He does not realize that it would tear this nation asunder. I wonder if he is able to see the other side of the ledger in the popular vote.

"What will you do? "

Fertilize the tree of liberty, my friend.

Hey BARRKY tell me again how you're going to get Bin Hiden

without any intel.  Has anybody heard his plan to find OBL?  I believe OJ Simpson had a better strategy than BARRKY ( exercising my freedom to ridicule the ridiculous) until he ended up in the pokey.  He searched every golf course he could.

Bush Investigation

"Violate" and "undermine" the constitution? The only thing the Socialist Democrats do better than this is "investigate", but only if there is an R behind the name. After Jan 20 I have zero confidence in this government for the people will have no voice.

Now wait just a minute....

Did the all-powerful-one say that he wants to uphold the Constitution?  Hmmmmm.  Will he uphold the Second Amendment?  You know, the one about the right to bear arms?  Maybe it's just certain parts of the Constitution he wants to uphold.  

First comes registration; then comes confiscation.  If the government takes all our guns, we have no recourse against a total dictatorship.  Be very afraid!

 

"If we conservatives moved to those seven non-existent States, the government couldn’t find us and tax us to death!" 

Investigate

Please, please, please investigate, investigate, investigate

The investigation of Clinton(and he was guilty)  ripped the party apart and cost them dearly, so let the dems investigate. The public generally sees endless investigations as a waste of time and these would be front and center of the news 24/7  as long as they lasted

 

VOTE REPUBLICAN 

Born in Kenya?

Will Barry Hussein Sotero Obama hold up the part in the Constitution about being the President being a natural-born citizen?

Will he respond to the lawsuit that requires him to prove his citizenship? The U. S. Supreme Court has set dates in which Barack Obama, the DNC and all co-Defendants are to respond to the Writ, which is on or before December 1, 2008.

http://www.obamacrim...

 

Now that you've had your first

classified intel briefing with Dubya and the CIA, DOD and NSA "folks" Barky, go ahead and investigate! 

No, seriously. Go ahead and investigate!

I'll never forget the look on your face as you walked into the presser after that briefing! Never.

And with your Clinton Redux cabinet, there a sure to be no leaks or scandals involving this very issue. 

So have at it, you punk!

YES YOU CAN - kiss 2010 and 12' buh-bye!

I avoid seeing and hearing

I avoid seeing and hearing that moron whenever his mug is on tv. BUT I would love to see a screen cap of THAT look! Is it anywhere?

WhatAMaroon

The intelligence briefing

The intelligence briefing Obama received was his first dose of reality--what's really going on-- rather than what his Marxist mentors, the MSM and his crackpot preacher have taught him was "going on" in the world. No doubt the two world views are absolutely opposite. He probably saw satellite photos, heard intercepts and information from other technologies he never dreamed existed. It had to be a shock to his worldview.

Now the dude will have the entire might and power of the Defense Department, State Department etc at his disposal. My fear is that he will not know how to respond effectively to protect the interests of the United States, if indeed he responds at all. We all remember Clinton hiding under the bed shaking like a schoolgirl re the attacks on US interests and personnel overseas. Will this be Clinton redux? I fear so.

 

 

 

The intelligence briefing

The intelligence briefing Obama received was his first dose of reality - The idiot will ignorereality and drink more of teh koolaid.

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

Gerald Nadler thinks he's above the constitution

"***UPDATE***NY lawmaker seeks to prevent Bush pardons of “cronies”(h/t Naked Emperor News)"

Congressman Nadler, there's not a thing you can do about whom President Bush may pardon unless you can ram a constitutional amendment through in the next week or two.  Here's an excerpt from Article II Sec. 2:  "...and he [the President] shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment."  The arrogance of the Democrats is growing by the hour.

Welcome to the era of unity, you racist!

nkviking... Oh isn't this

nkviking...

Oh isn't this just precious...where was Jabba the Hut during the Clinton Pardons in his last year in office....

Give me a friggin' break Nadler...and all of you ilk....stick it.

Thank you for the info...and the excerpt.

What audicity these people have.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

The Far Left is Insane

They believe Bush is evil and committed "war crimes". Don't get me wrong I though Donald Dumsfelds handling of the war to be a disaster and Bush's failure to replace him when things started to go bad incompetent but stretching that to delusional fantasies is ridiculous. This is what drove many of these morons to vote for Obama, this irrational hatred of Bush. I did not like Clinton but I never though he was evil. The left really thinks the Republicans are evil.

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