Fox Host Yells At Michele Bachmann For Trying To Sue Obama: ‘You’re Being Silly’

[Zander]

You partisan hacks need to put country first. Fuck the partisan politics. I don't care who is in the White House.

Obama is abusing executive orders and adding signing statements to the laws he signs. Bush started this practice, and Obama, despite campaigning against both, is expanding their use. It needs to be challenged. It's a usurpation of Congress. The executive does not write law.

There's nothing "wacky" about suing.

 

[Zander]

The irony of this, of course, is that there was no greater advocate and promoter of unitary executive doctrine than George W. Bush:

When President Bush signed the new law, sponsored by Senator McCain, restricting the use of torture when interrogating detainees, he also issued a Presidential signing statement. That statement asserted that his power as Commander-in-Chief gives him the authority to bypass the very law he had just signed.
This news came fast on the heels of Bush's shocking admission that, since 2002, he has repeatedly authorized the National Security Agency to conduct electronic surveillance without a warrant, in flagrant violation of applicable federal law.
And before that, Bush declared he had the unilateral authority to ignore the Geneva Conventions and to indefinitely detain without due process both immigrants and citizens as enemy combatants.
All these declarations echo the refrain Bush has been asserting from the outset of his presidency. That refrain is simple: Presidential power must be unilateral, and unchecked.
But the most recent and blatant presidential intrusions on the law and Constitution supply the verse to that refrain. They not only claim unilateral executive power, but also supply the train of the President's thinking, the texture of his motivations, and the root of his intentions.
They make clear, for instance, that the phrase "unitary executive" is a code word for a doctrine that favors nearly unlimited executive power. Bush has used the doctrine in his signing statements to quietly expand presidential authority.
FindLaw's Writ - Van Bergen: The Unitary Executive: Is The Doctrine Behind the Bush Presidency Consistent with a Democratic State?

So the question to the partisan right is very much on point: why 'sue' now, why wasn't suit brought against Bush?

Why sue now? Because it is a valid argument.

Why not when Bush was doing the same things? Invent a time machine and we can sue him.

Either way, this shit needs to be challenged.

 

[Plasmaball]

I bet it gave you thrills up the legs and that it's at a woman that give you double the trills

good grief, for you people crowing how you love peace

you seem to enjoy screaming and yelling or people getting Slammed, that the favorite for you when you post on Obama...He slammed em but damn good

twisted

im assuming there was a point to this post, but not even the internet can explain it.

 

[LoneLaugher]

You partisan hacks need to put country first. Fuck the partisan politics. I don't care who is in the White House.

Obama is abusing executive orders and adding signing statements to the laws he signs. Bush started this practice, and Obama, despite campaigning against both, is expanding their use. It needs to be challenged. It's a usurpation of Congress. The executive does not write law.

There's nothing "wacky" about suing.

Yes. We need to put country first. Just like the GOP leadership. They know how it's done.

 

[rdean]

I bet it gave you thrills up the legs and that it's at a woman that give you double the trills

good grief, for you people crowing how you love peace

you seem to enjoy screaming and yelling or people getting Slammed, that the favorite for you when you post on Obama...He slammed em but damn good

twisted

What's a "trill"?

 

[LadyGunSlinger]

You partisan hacks need to put country first. Fuck the partisan politics. I don't care who is in the White House.

Obama is abusing executive orders and adding signing statements to the laws he signs. Bush started this practice, and Obama, despite campaigning against both, is expanding their use. It needs to be challenged. It's a usurpation of Congress. The executive does not write law.

There's nothing "wacky" about suing.

You're wasting your breath Zander.. Liberalism invites Socialism , welcomes it.. A big centralized all powerful intrusive government is what the left wants.. then they can shut down opposition speech, regulate everything to death..

 

[Papageorgio]

I bet it gave you thrills up the legs and that it's at a woman that give you double the trills

good grief, for you people crowing how you love peace

you seem to enjoy screaming and yelling or people getting Slammed, that the favorite for you when you post on Obama...He slammed em but damn good

twisted

I get thrills watching the teabaggers and republican party with all their infighting headed to oblivion.

I thought the left's complaint with the Republican party is they all walked lockstep with each other.

You guys need to make up your minds.

 

[Plasmaball]

lol, she's far out there

evidently the people in her state doesn't see what you people, who elected a nobody, no experienced, lowly state Senator and Junior 144 days (when he decided he was the one) in Congress before you all creamed over the community agitator for President ...AND we've had to put with him...so just cry us all river

None of you have room to point your bony fingers at anyone or call anyone FAR OUT THERE

ok how about you are just stupid? does this work for you?

 

[Papageorgio]

If it wasn't for the lefties on this website, I wouldn't know what is going on at FOXNews. I can't remember the last time I watched or even cared about what they were talking about on that channel.

 

[Plasmaball]

Why do the people keep electing her? Can't they find another republican that isn't that far out there? She is about as anti middle class as it gets.

The same reason lefties elected that crook Charlie Wrangle-

Who's Charlie Wrangle?

Ohhhh.

It's just another play on words..and a display of how much you hate American Veterans who are HEROES.

Charlie Rangel is a true American Hero.

Unlike Ronald Reagan, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush and Mitt Romney; Charlie Rangel put his life on the line in Korea to save a band of brothers.

And America recognized his service and honored him with a boatload of medals.

Rangel is a corrupt fat man who should be in jail. Being a war hero is irrelevant to him committing crimes.
McCain is a war hero, but that doesnt pardon him from stating stupid shit.

 

[Papageorgio]

The irony of this, of course, is that there was no greater advocate and promoter of unitary executive doctrine than George W. Bush:

When President Bush signed the new law, sponsored by Senator McCain, restricting the use of torture when interrogating detainees, he also issued a Presidential signing statement. That statement asserted that his power as Commander-in-Chief gives him the authority to bypass the very law he had just signed.
This news came fast on the heels of Bush's shocking admission that, since 2002, he has repeatedly authorized the National Security Agency to conduct electronic surveillance without a warrant, in flagrant violation of applicable federal law.
And before that, Bush declared he had the unilateral authority to ignore the Geneva Conventions and to indefinitely detain without due process both immigrants and citizens as enemy combatants.
All these declarations echo the refrain Bush has been asserting from the outset of his presidency. That refrain is simple: Presidential power must be unilateral, and unchecked.
But the most recent and blatant presidential intrusions on the law and Constitution supply the verse to that refrain. They not only claim unilateral executive power, but also supply the train of the President's thinking, the texture of his motivations, and the root of his intentions.
They make clear, for instance, that the phrase "unitary executive" is a code word for a doctrine that favors nearly unlimited executive power. Bush has used the doctrine in his signing statements to quietly expand presidential authority.
FindLaw's Writ - Van Bergen: The Unitary Executive: Is The Doctrine Behind the Bush Presidency Consistent with a Democratic State?

So the question to the partisan right is very much on point: why 'sue' now, why wasn't suit brought against Bush?

Why sue now? Because it is a valid argument.

Why not when Bush was doing the same things? Invent a time machine and we can sue him.

Either way, this shit needs to be challenged.

No kidding, I complained when Bush used them and it is wrong now.

Partisans are only against it when the opposing party is doing it. When are we as a nation going to realize that WRONG IS WRONG, NO MATTER THE POLITICAL AFFILIATION!

 

[LoneLaugher]

If it wasn't for the lefties on this website, I wouldn't know what is going on at FOXNews. I can't remember the last time I watched or even cared about what they were talking about on that channel.

Yeah....conservatives never watch FOX. They hate that shit.

 

[oldunclemark]

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The lawsuit is a loser for Republicans...and has no basis in fact or law.
...Boehner knows it...He's sucking up to his base again heading towards November..

Meanwhile...bills on immigration, minimum wage, long term unemployment and infrastructure sit on his desk..with the empty wine bottles

 

[jillian]

Yeah..I know it's Think Progress.

But watch the Video.

Never thought I'd see the day when these folks are getting so nutty that FOX can't take it.

Fox Host Yells At Michele Bachmann For Trying To Sue Obama: 'You're Being Silly' | ThinkProgress

Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto blasted Republicans on Wednesday for preparing to file a federal lawsuit challenging the executive actions of President Barack Obama. During an interview with Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Cavuto belittled the effort as “an enormous waste of effort” and “a political football,” suggesting that President George W. Bush used similar executive authority.

The segment devolved into a shouting match, with Cavuto laughing off Bachmann’s indignation about Obama’s use of executive powers.

“You just said it, congresswoman, we might not get anywhere,” Cavuto exclaimed in frustration. “Maybe Republicans are within their rights, maybe the president is within his rights.” As Bachmann sought to defend the suit, Cavuto accused her of “conflating issues and being silly.” “Where was your rage when Democrats were going after President Bush on the same use of executive orders, because I think you knew then that that was a waste of time then and I think you know in your heart of hearts this is a waste of time now,” he exploded. Watch it:

Cavuto sorta lost it.

I don't blame him.

wow...cavuto was right about something.

 

[blackhawk]

What was fairly easy to notice was the edit at the two minute mark of the video.

My wife and I watched it live, I'm sure that version is much better.

Still at work then and I haven't given Michele Bachmann a second thought in years.

 

[LadyGunSlinger]

What was fairly easy to notice was the edit at the two minute mark of the video.

My wife and I watched it live, I'm sure that version is much better.

Still at work then and I haven't given Michele Bachmann a second thought in years.

Has anyone but liberals???

 

[LoneLaugher]

My wife and I watched it live, I'm sure that version is much better.

Still at work then and I haven't given Michele Bachmann a second thought in years.

Has anyone but liberals???

I'm just guessing here.....but....maybe.....Neil Cavuto has.

 

[LadyGunSlinger]

Still at work then and I haven't given Michele Bachmann a second thought in years.

Has anyone but liberals???

I'm just guessing here.....but....maybe.....Neil Cavuto has.

Wow.. you're so incredibly intuitive.. Who cares what Neil Cavuto does or doesn't do?? He's not the base.

 

[JakeStarkey]

I saw Michelle begin the "death panel" speech in the House on c-span years ago, and thought "what an idiot."

 

[Political Junky]

I saw the clip on another network. It looks like even Fox has had it with Bachmann.