(guest blogged by Scarce)
Republican Darrell Issa (CA-49) continued his cheer-leading for disgraced controversial mercenary private contractor Blackwater USA yesterday at the House Oversight hearings. This time around it was the unintended comedic effect of Issa defending Blackwater from charges they are a Republican (r) company. As Chairman Waxman adroitly pointed out no one at the hearings had actually uttered those charges till Issa had brought it up but if the shoe fits…to laughs and guffaws from the audience.
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Issa: I think you’re exactly right. That in fact, being identified as [artisan Republican appears to have been what all companies do—ahhh—which is in fact operate to do the job they’re doing in a non partisan way and I would hope that this committee and the public takes note that labeling some company as Republican oriented because of family members is inappropriate and I would hope we not do it again. And I yield back back.
Waxman: Well the only one that’s done it is you. Maybe that’s why all the Republicans are defending the company…
Nonetheless, this was a step up from the depths Issa had sunk to in February when he attacked widows of four private security forces who had the temerity to accuse Blackwater of failing to provide promised protections for their loved ones, and do so in Congressional Hearings. Quite the piece of work is Darrell Issa.
John Amato: Rep. Issa just learned that It’s not a good thing to have rehearsed lines ready to go in a hearing and use them when they make you look like a laughing stock.
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What a shill for Blackwater. What a inept, stupid, propagandistic tool.
Man…Talk about projection….wow…trying to get out in front of the issue and actually creating the very thing he is trying to avoid…what a dumb-ass….
Actually, it was a tie. Their was a GOP idiot from North Carolina that was equally as bad.
i hate to say this, but Issa later produced a memo from Waxman’s office, issued in preparation of this hearing, which called Blackwater a republican party, making Waxman look bad. it’s obviously true that Blackwater supported republicans, but Waxman’s comment just gave Issa ammunition - not a good idea.
Good grief, did I see Mr. pantywaists lower lip start to droop at the end when the chairman called him on this shit??? Could be… So,gee Darrell, tell on yourself much as a kid??? Or maybe you just liked to spin bullshit for the hell of it instead… What a goofball, where are your brothers, Larry and Larry you doofus! JD
*snort*
What a dumbass.
More proof that reich-wingers are anti-facts, anti-intelligence, and anti-common sense.
Issa did more damage to Prince than any dem. He is a dipshit. I hope if I ever get on the wrong side of the law, Issa is my prosecutor.
Henry Waxman for President!
That was an amazingly stupid move.
He made the repubs look like total dipshits.
I’m loving it.
Somebody get this man a red metal box with a handle because he certainly is a tool.
IrresistibleB1tch @ 4:
If that is true, wouldn’t the proper response been in the form of a memo back to Waxman? No one brought this up during the actual hearing. Issa, the genius, brought it up and layed out very clearly why all the repugs were there to defend and not to investigate. I say kudos Issa, thanks for being a complete dumbass!
…and tools belong in tool boxes….
Issa is involved in the corruption case of Brent Wilkes and Duke Cunningham and he is up to his ass in it. “He was subpoenaed last week and has ignored the subpoena so far.
I would love to see him nailed along with his other corrupt pals, Drunken Hunter, Patterson and Dolittle. They are all up to their necks in this mess.
…usually red painted metal with handles is the point I’m trying to make….your classic toolbox…what someone would picture if you asked or you know brought up a toolbox. That a tool would go in. Like this guy is.
Find out how much fool Issa, the Republicans and the “so called thinktanks” are profitting.
And we get to the bottom of every mystery.
Which brings me to an article I read…
America is Under Attack from Within
It isn’t “Radical Islam” that is attacking the very fabric of our society, it’s the people running our government, our media, and the people in the shadows that run the corporations and the banks, along with the so-called “think tanks” that make this illegal policy.
Americas that know are ashamed of it all.
Just as the State Department official, David Satterfield who is involved in the Blackwater scandal he IS ALSO named in a AIPAC espionage case. That little case that STILL has not come to trial.
http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=11695
We are ashamed that all of this bullshit has been going on for years.. that they covered up.
October Surprise, Iran-Contra, Iraqgate and Passportgate
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2007/100307.html
….and the Bush family and cronies just rolls on covering up, pardoning, making millions,
as our country and our families continues to sink.
Make no mistake… America is Under Attack from Within
heres another one.. from a group under the guise of…
Freedom’s Watch: http://freedomswatch.org
Bradley A. Blakeman (president, a former deputy assistant to George W. Bush).
Ari Fleischer (board member, former Bush press secretary).
Matthew Brooks (board member, executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition).
Mel Sembler (donor, former ambassador to Italy who helped finance the 2000 Florida recount battle).
John Templeton Jr. (donor, board member of the Templeton Growth Fund and financier of Let Freedom Ring).
Sheldon Adelson (donor, CEO Las Vegas Sands Corporation and the third-richest American in Forbes magazine’s rankings last year).
Kevin E. Moley (donor, former U.S. ambassador to international organizations in Geneva, and a senior adviser to Dick Cheney during the 2000 campaign).
Howard Leach (donor, CEO Leach Capital and former ambassador to France who also helped fund the Florida Recount).
Anthony Gioia (donor, head of Gioia Management and former ambassador to Malta).
Richard Fox (donor, co-founder of the Republican Jewish Coalition).
Gary Erlbaum (donor, owner of Greentree Properties).
—> Find out how much the Republicans and the “so called thinktanks” are profitting.
EMPY @ 12:
i agree - the republicans put on a shameless display of corporate ass-kissing. but at the very least, Waxman should have ignored Issa’s comments, knowing full well that his office had put it in writing, rather than giving Issa ammo to hold up on camera…
I’m sure Rep. Issa’s handlers got a stern email from Bill Kristol,
“RE:Talking Points
UR donig it wrng!”
IrresistibleB1tch @ 4:
That only makes Issa look stupider, not better. He got played by the same game republicans have been playing against democrats for years.
You can’t make a fool out of someone that is already a fool. Was he a fool before he became a fool?
Holy Jebus, they must have a special school they send these guys to. Nobody could possibly get to be so stupid left simply to his own devices.
I would like to see this guy run for Presidentcy of the US. I can just see it now.. “isn’t it true Mr./Mrs. (insert Democratic Nominee here) that I am a lying corrupt idiot and my own mother wouldn’t vote for me”
(Democratic Opponent) “Well if you insist…”
This just proves that Issa and the Republican party has been schills for the Blackwater, Corp:, all this time.
Issa does a brilliant job in demonstrating that Blackwater clearly does has deep rooted ties to the reich-wing party; so, if it walks like a reich-winger, talks like a reich-winger…..
I wish Issa could have had more time. He could have exposed the Prince family Christian extremism if he only had another two minutes.
I have one question about corporations like Blackwater. Is it legal to arm and equip a private army in this country? What is their peacetime business plan?
Sorry that wuz two questions.
Not a Republican company? I know no one in the hearing (save for Issa) suggested so but …
If it walks like a duck …
Just a thought-although it is not in Issa’s district, the Blackwater West facility is close by. Any linkages there?
I wonder how ISSA voted on this…
House passes bill to prosecute contractors. The House voted 389-30 to “make all private contractors working in Iraq and other combat zones —> subject to prosecution by U.S. courts.
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/.....ntractors/
A Good start….
America A Great and Good Nation.
Why are Americans: Soldiers, Veterans, Patriots, Citizens; Republicans, Democrats, Independent, Libertarian, Green, State & Federal Prosecutors and local Law Officials Uniting to help our Country?
–> Corrupt Politicians, Lobbyists, Corporate and War Profiteers are Destroying our Country, Constitution, our Democracy and Our Public Airwaves
Kind of like DieBold (you know the private company that counts votes) is a Republican company whose Prez says he will do what it takes to deliver OH to Bush. Scum.
Issa was a major force behind the Recall of CA Gov. Grey Davis. His district includes portions of Riverside and San Diego and depends very much on defense contractors for his political support. By defending Blackwater’s political donations and partisanship, he lets them know he is their man and his office is for sale. We’ll see if the Justice Dept. will come down on him like they did against “Randy”. On the other hand the Dept. lawyers will remember that the AG’s office is willing to fire those who prosecute Republican corruption.
Blackwater is opening a facility in Issa’s district if memory serves me.
I strongly recommend Jeremy Scahill’s book about Blackwater.
I have no problem with what the Blackwater company originally was. They were a state of the art training facility providing services to military and law enforcement agencies that did not have a proper places to train.
It’s the private army monster they have become. They are basically a very well armed wing of the republican party. How long before they are providing security for GOP events and POLS?
Damn, you cut off the video just before Rep John Yarmouth was about to take his turn…..he’s our guy down here in Louisville. Is there somewhere I can go to see that part without watching the whole thing?
Yield back. Yes yield your ass back to your home state. Follow suit and retire like the rest of your dwindling party.
And forget about being a lawyer in your post-political career.
Didn’t Issa also bring up some bullshit about how the Dems were digging up dirt on Prince’s sister, and how that had nothing to do with the case… and yet the only person who mentioned anything about Prince’s sister in the hearing was Issa himself?
>Holy Jebus, they must have a special school they send these guys to. Nobody could possibly get to be so stupid left simply to his own devices.
…and yet they get elected.
Who are the fools?
Issa: Attack on Blackwater is Attack on… Petraeus
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/004347.php
In Feb, during a hearing in which four mothers, wives, and daughters of four Blackwater security guards killed in Iraq testified in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Issa made controversial remarks, implying that the hearing was partisan and insinuating that the women’s testimony was written by their attorney.
http://thehill.com/leading-the.....02-08.html
I’d like to know more exactly what ties Blackwater has to Issa. He’s apparently their pitbull on the Hill.
justabill @ 26:
justabill @ 26:
Let’s also remember Blackwater has ties to that mysterious group that Cheney just met with. The one that doesn’t allow any info out about where or when they meet or who attends the meetings. This group is purported to include people like Dobson, Robertson, etc.
Plus you also have the fact that this company has been legally represented by both Fielding and–ta-da!!!–Kenneth Starr.
REPRESENTATIVE IZZA AND FOOL ARE SYNONYMS! I am astounded each time this guy gets air time as he makes a larger buffoon of himself each time. Get ridda izza quick!! He’s a disgraceful buffoon.
if i had had c-span when i was a little kid i’m sure i’d be a senator today–maybe decades ago. what we got than was bits of questions, some answers, whatever they choose to put on the evening news. if i’d only known how stupid, how utterly just plain dumb you can be and be a congressperson or senator–fooey on being gov. i coulda been a contender.
anyway whose side is issa on anyway? thanks mr. stupid bob dumbass pants for putting a salient but off topic killer point about blackwater into the record. if a democrat had done it they would have been viciously attacked.
i heart this guy, he’s too easy. what an ultra maroon, what a nin-cow poop.
Blackwater Prince is the largest numbskull, skinhead nazi I’ve ever seen in any hearings on Capital Hill. Thanks for all of the info on this freak! It explains a lot and really makes a case for illegal fringe activity which has strong ties to Bush’s House of Horrors.
hope @ 38:
Al Queda?
What is their peacetime business plan?
Peacetime Business Plan (Blackwater)
1) Downsize
2) Work hard to re-elect Republican War Party
3) Upon rein