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As he was saying
Ben Smith's Blog —
Mukasey sends a funny email to the Federalist Society list, with the text of his undelivered speech.
"Well, as I was saying...
Let me please begin by underscoring what an honor it was to speak to you last night. I am, as you might imagine, quite embarrassed to have collapsed last night. I hope that embarrassment is not the product of undue human pride, or at least not principally so. I am embarrassed in part because I fear I ruined your evening and caused you concern - for that I am truly sorry. Equally important, I hope the shortened conclusion of the ...
Scattered light
The Sideshow —
... Since people have been asking, the prepared text of the speech Mukasey was giving to the Federalist Society when he had his medical emergency. I'm sure you will find much to disagree with. For those who are wondering, this is what he said just before he collapsed: "And I am hopeful that some time from now, after the next Administration has had the chance to review the decisions made and the legal advice provided, it will acknowledge that despite any policy differences, the national security lawyers in this Administration acted professionally and in good faith and that ...
AG Mukasey Wants You To Hear His Important Speech … Not Remember His Collapse
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Last night’s drama at the Federalist Society dinner/speech.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey, accompanied by his wife Susan, leaves George Washington University Hospital in Washington, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008.
Keynote Address by U.S. Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey - Prepared Remarks
Michael Mukasey - November 20, 2008 - (Federalist Society)
Thank you for that introduction and for the opportunity to address this group. I have long had a deep respect for the Federalist ...
In the Glare of a New Administration, Mukasey Defends America’s Counter-Terrorism
Stop The ACLU —
... avenues to get his message to Mukasey, but he chose to employ his base, rude and ugly self, obfuscating the right of all to hear an invited speaker. Mukasey’s speech, only a portion of which was delivered, touched on many important issues for the future of America. I’m sure he has delivered equally direct speech on terrorism and counter-terrorism in the past, but I know I’ve seldom, if ever, seen one reported widely in the press. This one deserves to be heard. My highlights below: (Read the entire speech here ) Mukasey challenges the critics and speaks of the irony of our ...
The Rule of Law And The Search For Terror
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... Judge Mukasey, as you'll recall, may not be the favorite of many
conservatives on social issues, but arrived as Attorney General
with pretty much a universally respected reputation in the New York
City legal community for his many years as a trial judge and Chief
Judge of the nation's busiest federal court. His
speech took to task the vagueness and hyperbole of so many
Administration critics, and the danger of criminalizing decisions
made to protect the citizenry from terrorists in reliance on the
legal advice of the Justice Department and the White House
Counsel's office. A few ...
Mukasey's Message
Weekly Standard Blog —
... . It's really too bad, though, that the actual speech he delivered hasn't received more attention. The attorney general offered a strong defense of the Bush administration's war on terror policies and laid down some challenges for the incoming administration: ...
