Fired Seattle U.S. Attorney John McKay, and David Iglesias, his New Mexico counterpart will appear on KUOW's Weekday with Steve Scher, Thursday at 9a.
In case you've been in a spiderhole in Oblivia, these two are among the Gonzalez 8- the U.S. attorney's fired because they wouldn't perform their prosecutorial duties in the political way expected by the Bush White House.
(Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, known as Tio Taco around the White House, was bent over and driven like a Big Wheel by political director Karl Rove. Gonsalez, the Bush family's Good Mexican, has helpfully placed his neck on the sacrificial block; his head, in lieu of his boss's to be lopped off sooner than later).
The attorneys and Paul Charlton, the former U.S. attorney for Arizona; are in town for a Wednesday Seattle University public-policy forum on the dismissals.
McKay, a longtime Republican from an old Seattle Republican family is currently an adjunct professor at Seattle University School of Law.
They will be taking calls: We'd like to ask Mckay: what would it take for you to become a Democrat?
The scandal has exposed that charging voter fraud against Democratic wins in 2004 was a tactic used all over the country.
Our own close gubrernatorial race was one of those targeted by GOP operatives. The evidence wasn't there, and McKay refused to cast the huge shadow over the political landscape with a full-blown investigation. He lost his job over it.
We always thought that Stefan Sharkansky of Sound Politics.com's dogged trifling and so-called "investigative reporting" stunk of a GOP operation; and with the daylight shed after the firings, there's little doubt that was the case.
...speaking of a 'dry-humping' update.
Posted by: Duffman | May 09, 2007 at 01:41 PM
Every time I see a pic of this guy I think he's the one on King5 News Allen Schauffler
Posted by: Duffman | May 09, 2007 at 02:54 PM
Frank Shiers DUDE! Please tonight also we ask for is the following .
1) Good show prep
2) Somthing diffrent to talk about .Not what 570KIV moring show has talked about , or even the moring show at 770 am . Please not what Dave Ross talkled about , or RON and Don , AND PLEASE NOT WHAT DORI talked about
3) Work on that home training , it should help you from not yelling at your few callers
TAnks!
Posted by: Brian | May 09, 2007 at 05:23 PM
I thought about going to this...I believe non-student non-attorneys need to pony up $125. Perhaps blatherwatch could send its seasoned editorial staff?
Posted by: cowpotpi3 | May 10, 2007 at 09:35 AM
So far (for me) the most telling revelation (in this interview) is that apparently none of the top leaders in the justice department had real world experience. I'm not sure the public is aware of this.
I hope this investigation continues.
Posted by: Duffman | May 10, 2007 at 09:40 AM
There is a lot more than just that, Duff. There is evidence of dismissals due to USA's not pursuing cases that would benefit the administration and the Republicans politically (specifically in the case of McKay and Iglesias). McKay was let go because he had no evidence to base a case on in this state's gubernatorial election: indeed even a conservative judge in Chelan county agreed in his judgment (too bad right wing posters no alls of liberal bias here).
Iglesias was asked for the contents of sealed indictments by a house member and was threatened to speed up indictments ahead of elections (which were not even ready to be brought) for political gain.
Then you have the guy who was pushed out to bring in Rove's personal buddy who had no experience.
Then you have Bradley Schlozman, who was appointed down in MO and hurried up indictments of $8.00/hr signature gatherers 5 days before the election in order to smear Democrats, even though the Justice Department's own rules caution against this kind of behavior prior to elections. Of course, the 4 people indicted were accused of forging 10 signatures to get themselves paid and no actual election fraud occurred due to the FACT that the group paying for the signatures noticed and turned them in.
The list just goes on. I would definitely encourage you to read up on the issue a bit more, as this kind of illegal and immoral conduct undermines our democracy.
Posted by: cowpotpi3 | May 10, 2007 at 09:54 AM
This interests me, I will; thanks CPP3.
Posted by: Duffman | May 10, 2007 at 09:57 AM
With all the crap (excuse me Styble) he's apparently been behind, there has got to be a way to get Rove under oath. Hopefully a special prosecutor will be appointed and this will occur. It would be a travesty of justice for him to get away with all of his shady actions.
Posted by: Duffman | May 10, 2007 at 10:17 AM
Duffman..Abu Gonzales never prosecuted a case in court...now he is the head cheese...
Posted by: sparky | May 10, 2007 at 10:43 AM
Yeah, I got that inference from what McKay and Igleasis said this morning on the KUOW interview.
INCREDIBLE!!
Posted by: Duffman | May 10, 2007 at 12:35 PM
Incredible, unethical and insane!
Posted by: FREMONT | May 10, 2007 at 01:03 PM
Yep. And from what I was reading on CNN this may be on the verge of 'going away'; I HOPE NOT! Do you think this will be swept under the carpet Fremont?
Posted by: Duffman | May 10, 2007 at 01:06 PM
Better question, Fremont:
Will this be swept under the carpet slower/faster than Duffy denying his love of right wing wackjob books
PS, Fremont - ask Duffy about his UN Tax theory. A whopper, that one
Posted by: mercifurious | May 10, 2007 at 01:10 PM
I think the carpet is a magic one that will fly Karl Rove into the carpet markets of Iraq...and all the detritus will be uncovered. No, Duf, no...
Posted by: FREMONT | May 11, 2007 at 02:02 PM