Tom Ridge Did What He Was Told. We Don't Need to Buy His Book to Know That.
Tom Ridge wants to have it both ways. He sat on his hands then to save his job and now he wants to get paid again. Remember, he could have made a difference. Now he describes the terror alerts he propagated as "political" when he has a book to sell, but it's not sitting well with a lot of us, especially when he already knew that in 2004.
First, the timing of terror alerts raises questions that aren’t adequately answered.
If there’s no intent to benefit the president in a re-election year, Ridge should say more than “we don’t play politics” at the Department of Homeland Security.
Especially after doing a virtual campaign ad by announcing “new” threats just after the Democratic convention and praising “the president’s leadership in the war against terror.”
And it wasn’t said off the cuff or in answer to a question. It was said in prepared remarks.
It makes Ridge more salesman than guardian, more political servant than public servant.
Same with failing to divulge the full context of information on potential terror sites later revealed as three to four years old.
How does pushing the president while holding back the truth give anyone confidence “we don’t play politics”?
Maybe he’s told what to say, when and how, and maybe that’s why he wants out. A source close to Ridge tells me the relationship between Ridge and the White House “isn’t what it used to be.” Still, it’s his gig.
he is clearly playing marketing now. Time to cash in. Ka Ching! And he did it ever so subtly. "I had a feeling" he writes. Feelings aren't prosecutable. He'll never go beyond that. It's just enough to sell a few books. The downside for him is that passage pretty much is the only thing of any consequence in the book. The rest is even more self serving bullshit according to reviews.
Hasa Diga Eebowai
There is not a republican anywhere which is afraid of Obama or the democrats prosecuting them..
Obama and his crew is censoring and illegally stopping any investigation with would lead to any prosecution of Bush and His Administration..
WE again have been HAD... Seems as if we just do not know how to pick a winner..
Of course not only the corporate news media censors information about Kucinich and Attacks Dean when he was in the lead. They have stated over and over they wish to move away from the progressive democrats....and have little tolerance for a real progressive..
They are now trying to blame the liberals for their BS with the health bill disaster..
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The idea that the Government can use "FEAR" and "THREATS of TERRORISM" against The People, is NOT Tom Ridge's concern.
The idea that The People tolerate a form of Government that uses TYRANNY and TERRORISM against the governed as their guiding principle, should cause much concern.
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Starve the WAR Beast...
... Save the World.
So true, so true. I remember during the Nixon watergate period. Nixon wanted Richardson to fire oh damn I can't remember who he wanted him to fire. Richardson wouldn't do it and he resigned. He has been the only hero to stand up to do the right thing. I even give credit to both parties that worked together during the hearings. Those days are gone. We will never see them again.
Southern Yankee
of those I plan to read when their books show up in the .99 cent bin at Barnes and Noble.
I don't need to read their confessions - they should be enough for Holder to START ISSUING WARRANTS FOR ARRESTS.
Obama's AG pick praised by ex-Bush adviser
01/16/2009 11:33 AM
Former Bush adviser Frances Townsend has urged the Senate to confirm Eric Holder as the next attorney general.
http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Fran...
All thinking citizens knew the alarms were nonsense. I remember one day walking thru a store seeing this junk put together to make a home defense kit: duck tape, plastic sheeting, etc. to ward off the terrorists. Now after all this time when it counts for nothing the chicken shits jump ship. I will not pay a penny to any of the Bushies for their silly books. But I would pay money to watch any indictments, trials, and guilty verdicts of any or all the Bushies.
Tom Ridge and his criminal cohorts are laughing at us while they rake in huge piles of dough with their book deals.
Not only that, Fran Townsend is now a well-paid CNN mouthpiece who's more than happy to perpetuate Bushco lies.
Outrageous!
Well, I will tell you this much, if a missle is headed our way, there is no amount of duck tape, plastic sheets or anything else is going to help you make it. All you can do is bend over and kiss your ass good-bye. Unless you are very wealth the rest of us won't make it.
Southern Yankee
I knew if bush ever got installed into office that this would happen. I don't mean I knew all the details of everything but the overall outcome.
I told my father when the florida debacle was going on standing in my kitchen. I said dad if bush gets in you will see gas prices go through the roof, you will see the stock market collapse. You will see things as bad or worse then in the 1970s. The only thing that hasn't happened yet is double diget inflation and interest, although credit card interest has gone through the roof.
This is what we get for letting criminals run our government.
republicanism is a mental illness!
Crusader Bunnypants and Darth Cheney just took the shadow government to RED!
"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that! " ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
Does anyone think Chertoff is any better than this guy? Whose Obama's guy? The largest bureaucracy ever created and it is a mere political tool.
Napalitano? And SHE is Obama's guy!
"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that! " ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
...claim that Ridge is an honorable man, I'm going teabag someone. Ridge lives in my town, Erie PA. He's writing this book to pay for the property taxes on his mansion. I'll give him credit for one thing. He did do a decent job as Governor here in PA and especially in Erie. By bringing in money for tourism! But he sold his soul to the Bush Administration just like Powell. But if he was truly an honorable man he would have stepped down and exposed this administration for what it was ON THAT DAY. Just like Powell he lost all credibility by telling the truth. How ironic.
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"An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought."
Simon Cameron (1799 - 1889)
"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that! " ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
Gump, I live in Erie, too, and I agree with your assessment of Ridge as Gov. I've met him once or twice and he SEEMED like a nice guy. But after all that he did, or rather didn't do as head of DHS, I've lost all respect for him. I do like his environmental center, though. Pretty sweet. He could have been such a better poltician than he turned out to be - he did have some independent thought before he became enmeshed in the Bush White House. So sad...
Is we have let the criminals take over government.
I doubt if you can find one republican in pollitics that is there for any other reason then money! republicans are not alone, most of the dems are in exactly the same boat.
The job that thay have turned into life long careers, were never ment to be life long jobs!
They have perverted and gamed the system, turned it 180 degrees from what it was intended to be. They have turned it into their own personal ATM without the pesky bill coming to their house.
They are nothing but greedy lying criminals, sucking off the public teat!
republicanism is a mental illness!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcudlm6tPa0&fe...
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
by rightwingers. Plan of attack by Bob Wooward and George Tenet's book. Very disappointing. I thought I would find out what I always suspected about the administration but most of both were all fluff. I won't waste money on Ridge's.
or Profiles in Opportunism?
The two are not mutually exclusive.
It's a twofer!
Sometimes you feel like a nut -
Sometimes you act like a self-interested Quisling devoid of any sense of duty or morality.
An oath to serve the people and protect the Constitution?
"Damn! I thought they said,'serve Ripple and patronize prostitution.'"
They enjoy been in power, following the orders and dancing with the MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX then, they lose the WAR that's why they try to distant them self from the rest of the bad guys (losers).
I'm so sick of these assholes, they always prove that they knew what they were doing was wrong/illegal/immoral/etc/etc but they did it anyway...and now that it's to late they want you to buy their book to see what they didn't do and when they didn't do it.
The only thing I would support for any of these guys is a speedy trial.
It has got to be hilarious to watch the body language of Fran Townsend over at CNN when she has to step up to a camera or microphone to defend Chimpy and his gang of loons..She is such a liar, I wonder if she has to go back thru her volumes of notes trying to get the talking points of the moment she used to craft her original lies!!
Gotta be a hoot.....
Here is once again, another Bushie professing the terror hoax, yet they all seem to be following the same path. Obama is using the same crap in Afghanistan. What's the goal in Afghanistan? "Um, we'll know when we see it."
And here is a high profile fraudster, basically admitting an entire department is nothing more than a political scam, and yet now in power the Dems embrace the same department, and add insult by giving billions in "stimulus" money to build a new spanky building?? Like WTF? And nobody says boo. Guess I must apologize to all those that say there are no similarities between the Dems and Rethugs. You are all right.
What's the goal in Afghanistan?
According to Obama: "to caught those who attacked us". But wait... Bin Laden Didn't do it, You can ask the FBI:
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fugitives/la...
The Taliban didn't do it neither.
They spent 50 Million for the Clinton "Scandal"
They want to spend 50 Millions for investigating why US soldiers are killing themselves.
Trillions Spent for those two wars.
But, They spent only 15 Millions to investigate who did attack us?.
Could have been Chavez, Castro, The Russians?
Keep the Chinese and Russians from having access to the pipelines so US and other western corporations can keep controlling energy.
And, saving all those wonderful poppies for their little drug cabal.
"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of Stupidity" - Frank Leahy
Agreed. Don't buy the book.
I said it once and I'll keep repeating it, FUCK YOU MR. RIDGE
Man, if you want to see BODY LANGUAGE...everyone needs to see "9/11: Press For Truth". I had the google youtube bookmarked, and it was taken off my bookmarks..when I was going to have my grandson watch it with me, it wasn't there !!!!!
Anyway, you should see GWB's body language in that documentary. It speaks volumes!!! And I do mean, VOLUMES.
I guess if anyone wants to watch it, they'll have to get the DVD..go to 9/11pressfortruth.com. It's really fascinating. One of the 'Jersey Girls' pretty much sums it up..."...we know they lied. We want to know WHY they lied."(...)(Patty Cazanza) (sp?)
I wouldn't describe Tom Ridge as an honorable man, but as a resident of PA for about 40 years, I can say he was a pretty good governor.
I think the headline here may be almost correct. Ridge was tapped by the Bush Cabal because he did have a reputation as a decent, trustworthy guy ( and I always thought, just a little naive)- perfect for being the head of a sham security department. I think he took the job with good intentions....and then was told what to do ....no questions.
"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of Stupidity" - Frank Leahy
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