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Title: Video: Gonzales’ Amnesia (The Daily Show)
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URL Source: http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/20/gonzales-amnesia/
Published: Apr 21, 2007
Author: The Daily Show
Post Date: 2007-04-21 20:57:15 by robin
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The Washington Post reports that Alberto Gonzales used the phrase “I don’t recall” and its variants 64 times during the five-hour hearing, “treat[ing] the committee to a mixture of arrogance, combativeness and amnesia. Even his would-be defenders on the Republican side were appalled.” Last night’s Daily Show featured a video compilation highlighting the absurdity of Gonzales’ “amnesia.” Jon Stewart: “After weeks of mock testimony, there you have it. Alberto Gonzales doesn’t know what happened, but he assures you what he doesn’t remember was handled properly.” Watch it: Here’s a sampling of the types of questions Gonzales evaded: SESSIONS: Do you recall [the November 27 meeting before the firings] and where it took place? LEAHY: Did the President ever tell you specifically to fire a U.S. attorney? DURBIN: In the situation with Carol Lam, did you have any conversations with Karl Rove about her fate? BROWNBACK: Daniel Bogden of Nevada: Why was he terminated? BROWNBACK: Margaret Chiara, the Western District of Michigan? KOHL: So then my question is, why was [U.S. attorney Steve Biskupic] then taken off the list? SPECTER: Weren’t you involved in the decision on the removal of Arkansas U.S. Attorney Bud Cummins, as Kyle Sampson testified? FEINSTEIN: Did anybody that was involved in the [firings] ever look at [the attorneys’] performance reports prior to putting them on the list? As Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) noted yesterday, “if the attorney general cannot answer a straightforward, factual question from a senator about recent events, how can he possibly run the department?”
Video: Gonzales’ Amnesia
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