Hannity wants a special counsel or grand jury to "finally get to the truth for the American people"... about Pelosi's statements
May 14, 2009 9:40 pm ET
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why does he remind me so much of the gay conservative character in doonesbury?
On the other hand, warrantless wiretapping, kidnapping, detaining, and torturing people IS against the law and therefor would require an investigation. It doesn't matter one bit what Pelosi knew or when she knew it. She wasn't in charge of making policy decisions when Bush and Cheney thought it would be a good idea to violate US and International Law.
1st of all, from what I've seen and heard, it doesn't look like Pelosi is lying, so far.
2nd, if conservatives support torture, and if they believePelosi supported it, then why are they angry at her for allegedly supporting something that conservatives and the Bush administration supported. They're going to call for an investiation into that!?!?! Into something that she had no power to single-handedly stop, as they so want to presume?
Perhaps, if they believe she supported torture, maybe, torture is no longer a good thing.
It's absurd. Maybe I can bring out Glenn Beck's clown for this.
Is that pretty much the message from Hannity here?
Pelosi is not a hypocrite. Those of us who say that torture is bad are not hypocrites. The hypocrites are the ones who say that torture is bad, but they want so intensely to torture that they twist the definition of torture so they can pretend they aren't torturing when they really are!
My cat will learn to speak before a republican ever publicly takes responsibility.
I also don't think it's the greatest career move to call the CIA liars but that's just my paranoia speaking.
BTW, we've all seen your offer to be waterboarded for "charity". I've got a few bucks to chip in for the cause of your choosing. I won't suspend respiration waiting for you to man up, you pathetic little neocon coward. You're no different from the rest of the chicken-hawks from the Bush administration; you have no compunction about sending other peoples' kids to die but will never put your own safety on the line in support of your twisted view of patriotism.
What a small-minded sycophant this guy is.
Do you suppose he feels really bad that he missed that opportunity to save America?
This pitiful excuse for a news network is so freakin petty!
Karma works..sometimes you just have to wait for it.
On the other hand, if nancy IS lying I want her replaced asap!
Unless he was reading it from a teleprompter, he counted all the way up to three.
My advice to the Democrats: CALL THEIR BLUFF
If it costs Pelosi her seat, so be it. Nailing Cheney's evil a$$ to the wall would be worth it.
Please, we beg you, forget about it!
Nancy is the real criminal for not stopping us (even though she couldn't have if she tried). Tried? Yes, let's try her too.
Trust us, we have ways of making her talk.
I saw this interview and others related to the on-going discussion. It's my impression that Hannity and a few others have called for an independent prosecuter with the full knowledge and expectation that he'll investigate Republicans as well as the Democrats like Nancy Pelosi. They'd rather see the investigation in the hands of someone who wants to maintain a reputation for objectivity than a so-called "truth commission" or Congressional investigations controlled entirely by the Democrats. They also believe that the investigation will expose the memos regarding the results of the interogations and this will exhonerate their decisions. Whether they are right or wrong, time will tell.
The clip is from a panel discussion including two Liberal attorneys and a Conservative politico. The Liberals vehemently defended Pelosi and were given full reign to do so. Should I be surprised that this wasn't mentioned in MMFA's reporting? No. That wouldn't go along with the impression of biased reporting they attempt to convey.
Most of you don't know what Hannity said in this segment or any other. all you know is little snipits you get from his opponents and it shows in your comments. But a few of you caught my interest:
zoom123 - I agree with you completely.
cmiller442 - You had the first part right. Nancy has accused the CIA, which means those specific officers involved in these briefings, not an agency, but real human beings, of committing a federal crime. If she can't support that claim, she will be embarrassed and weakened. If it turns out she was lying it could be her career ender instead of theirs. I think you're just being silly with your NeoCon ploy theory but if you really believe that, why don't you flesh out the accusation with some explanation of how they are working it.
deepee - If you really believe this, why don't you set up a fund and announce how people can contribute? Surely many here would also pay to see video of Hannity being waterboarded. Until you actually do something, it's just talk.
victhypooh - Good for you! Too often it appears to people on the other side that the Liberals will stand by their leadership literally no matter what they do. This is a refreshing statement that I note only you have been willing to make. But if it CAN be proven that it's Nancy that was lying, will that prove the Dems to be "a bunch of scummy liars" as well? Or are such generalizations only applicable to Repubs?
So, was Hannity calling for these investigations before Pelosi's name came up? And if they think that an investigation will exonerate them, then what's the purpose in even talking about Pelosi until that aspect has been resolved? It doesn't make much sense to put someone in front of a grand jury for knowing about something until it's proven that others are responsible for committing the acts in the first place.
But let me tell you a little secret. Your sanctimonious lecturing and fingerpointing? Typical and expected, and older than last year's toe nail clippings.
Not necessary. Keith Olbermann has already offered $1000 a second. If Sean won't bite on that, nothing we do here would make a difference.
Wow. Where have you been the last 8 years? Republicans refused to break ranks with Numbnuts Bush until the very end.
Now, an off-the-wall question. Why do all FOX news show hosts have earphones? Is it because they have to be given the correct words to say at any given moment. I don't see the earphones on other cable news shows. Take a close look next time you watch any of the shows.
Bogus WMD intel ? Warrantless wiretapping ?
National Security letters ?
Fuzzy war accounting ?
Haliburton ?
Only men look good in pink!