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Lord Undies:

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Former US presidential candidate urges Bush's impeachment

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Former US presidential candidate George McGovern on Sunday called for President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard Cheney to be impeached, saying the case for such a dramatic step "is far stronger" than it was against former disgraced president Richard Nixon.

A former US congressman and senator, McGovern was the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in 1972, but lost the election to incumbent Richard Nixon, who was forced to resign amid the Watergate scandal in 1974.

Writing in The Washington Post, McGovern said that after the 1972 election, he stood clear of calls to impeach Nixon because he was afraid it would be interpreted as an act of personal vengeance. But "today I have made a different choice," the prominent Democrat points out. "The case for impeaching Bush and Cheney is far stronger than was the case against Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew after the 1972 election."

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He cites as evidence the invasion of Iraq under the pretext of removing its non-existent weapons of mass destruction, "illegal tapping" of citizens' telephones by government agents, and shipping of war-on-terror prisoners for interrogation to other countries without respect for the laws of habeas corpus.

Read more: http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hzTs98zoYaBYRhIUf8M...
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--- Quote ---Seabiscuit  (1000+ posts)        Sun Jan-06-08 10:10 AM
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23. I don't recall any of them being asked about impeachment at any of the debates. n/t
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--- Quote ---RoccoR5955 (282 posts)         Sun Jan-06-08 08:06 AM
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13. WE THE PEOPLE want, nay, DEMAND...
   Investigation, Impeachment, and Incarceration!
Justice MUST be served!
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--- Quote ---jtrockville  (492 posts)        Sun Jan-06-08 11:03 AM
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28. The article covered almost the ENTIRE front of WaPo's outlook section.
   It was written in white letters on black background. VERY eye-catching
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LadyLiberty:
Impeached for what???? And the grounds for impeachment are far stronger than they were for Nixon  :rotf:

Someone please enlighten me, but didn't George McGovern REALLY bollo out when he ran?  :loser:

Oh, and what does "n/t" mean? I've been meaning to ask that  :-)

Chris_:
It usually means "no text".

Lord Undies:
The wigged-out lunatics of the democrat party are on the verge of hyperventing tears.  The Iowa Caucus has happened.  New Hampshire is next week.  No impeachment movement is catching fire.  Bill Clinton will not be revenged.   Liar McWarmongermonkeycokespoon will not be on the list with Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson.  It is KILLING them.   

Carl:

--- Quote ---He cites as evidence the invasion of Iraq under the pretext of removing its non-existent weapons of mass destruction, "illegal tapping" of citizens' telephones by government agents, and shipping of war-on-terror prisoners for interrogation to other countries without respect for the laws of habeas corpus.
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Okay one at a time...

The Iraq war was sanctioned by the US Congress based on intelligence from both the current and previous administrations and the intelligence agencies of multiple countries.
Name the US statute violated.

There has been no illegal tapping of citizens telephones..ask your own dem Senators and Representatives who both knew of and endorsed the procedure.
Present the evidence of illegal wiretapping of citizens inside this country.

Lastly it is the treatment of terrorists and terrorism as a common crime that brought about our current situation but yet you still want to apply US laws to foreignors that have declared war and jihad on the USA.
Name a US citizen,found on Americain soil that has not been afforded all the rights accorded to them as such.

The suggestion that we should listen to the words of dems who lost almost every state in the country (McGovern,Carter,Mondale,Dukakis) never got even 50% of the vote (Clinton twice),couldn`t carry their home state (Gore) or were caught phonying up their military record (Kerry...never did answer for his lies or release his SF-180 as promised) is laughable.

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