Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 5/27/2009
The Self-Rehabilitation Of Alberto Gonzales
—
Amazing as it seems, there was a time not so long ago, when people were talking about a very different potential first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice: Alberto Gonzales. That never came to pass, of course. But it hasn't stopped Gonzo from using the Sotomayor nomination to get himself back in the ...

Blog Reactions

Talking Points Memo:  Lotta Work to Be Done

washingtonindependent.com - 5/20/2009
James Mitchell Asked, ‘Please Can I Torture Abu Zubaydah?’; Did Alberto Gonzales Say Yes?
— washingtonindependent.com — Ex-FBI agent Ali Soufan’s account of the interrogation of Abu Zubaydah is roughly this: he and several other interrogators from both FBI and CIA objected to the application of torture techniques from at least April to June 2002 (after which ... (more) James Mitchell Asked, ‘Please Can I Torture Abu ...

Comments vote down Firedoglake found this 5/20/2009found this
Gonzo: Don't Blame Me For Torture -- I Wasn't At DOJ Yet
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 5/28/2009
Gonzo: Don't Blame Me For Torture -- I Wasn't At DOJ Yet
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — TPMmuckraker favorite Alberto Gonzales went on CNN this afternoon to talk Sotomayor. But Wolf Blitzer also asked him about the ongoing torture debate. And it was interesting to see that Gonzo -- who was White House counsel at the time the torture ... (more) Gonzo: Don't Blame Me For Torture -- I Wasn't At DOJ Yet

Comments vote down Jesus' General found this 5/28/2009found this
swamppolitics.com - 5/27/2009
Alberto Gonzales: Sotomayor 'powerful'
— swamppolitics.com — by Mark Silva Add Alberto Gonzales, attorney general under President George W. Bush and the first Hispanic attorney general of the United States, to the lineup praising the cultural significance of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination for the ... (more) Alberto Gonzales: Sotomayor 'powerful'

Comments vote down Firedoglake found this 5/27/2009found this
Comments
Blog Reactions

Lotta Work to Be Done
Talking Points Memo — ... As you can see, the Alberto Gonzales image rehabilitation effort has its work cut out for it. Zack Roth reports from the chat show trenches ...

Related Content
Alberto Gonzales Finds A Job
swampland.blogs.time.com 7/9/2009 — The ranks of the nation's unemployed have dropped by one. As we had noted earlier in this space, at least one former Attorney General had been having trouble finding work in the legal profession. Now, the Austin American-Statesman tells us that ...
Alberto Gonzales lands a teaching position at Texas Tech.
thinkprogress.org 7/7/2009 — Life has been tough for Alberto Gonzales since he stepped down as President Bush’s attorney general. He was, for a while, “ unable to interest law firms in adding his name to their roster.” Gonzales blamed his bad luck on the ...
Alberto Gonzales: My Reputation has Suffered - Political Hotsheet
cbsnews.com 8/10/2009 — Former attorney general Alberto Gonzales says that there is "no question" that his reputation has taken a turn for the worse after undergoing an investigation into his role in the firings of nine federal prosecutors. Still, he says that being the ...
Alberto Gonzales Brings Expertise, Experience to Texas Tech
today.ttu.edu 7/8/2009 — Former United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will join the Texas Tech University System beginning Aug. 1.
Alberto Gonzales: ‘Empathy’ Means A Judge Saying ‘I Don’t Care What The Law Says’
thinkprogress.org 5/14/2009 — Following Supreme Court Justice David Souter’s announcement that he planned to retire, conservatives have attacked and mocked President Obama’s statement that he is seeking a replacement who has “ empathy ” for “the daily realities of ...
More reaction to Padre Alberto
faustasblog.com 5/18/2009 — The debate on Padre Alberto rages on. So far over 20,000 visitors have come to this blog, and my posts on Padre Alberto have gathered over 70 comments, more than on any other person I’ve ever blogged about. The press continues the debate, from South Africa, ‘Fallen’ priest’s affair ...
"I Don't Recall Remembering" - The Alberto Gonzales Story
perrspectives.com 12/31/2008 — During April 2007 Senate testimony about his role in the purge of U.S. attorneys, Alberto Gonzales famously explained, "that I don't recall remembering." Now comes word that the former Attorney General is writing a tell-nothing memoir designed to ...
Tech official: Gonzales' pay not unusual | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
lubbockonline.com 7/14/2009 — Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Story last updated at 7/14/2009 - 2:41 am PDF: Gonzales: one-year offer with Texas Tech While inviting embattled former attorney general Alberto Gonzales to join Texas Tech's faculty has raised more than a few eyebrows, ...
Why Won't Gonzales Deny He Killed Harman-AIPAC Probe?
motherjones.com 4/22/2009 — If you had been falsely accused of doing something outrageous, wouldn't you declare you had done no such thing? Everyone is entitled to a presumption of innocence--at least in a courtroom--but it is certainly suspicious that former Attorney General ...
Padre Alberto’s photographer says he’s sorry
faustasblog.com 5/19/2009 — One photographer in Father Alberto scandal begs for forgiveness One of the two paparazzi who took photographs of the Rev. Alberto Cutié frolicking on a beach with a woman has begged for the public’s forgiveness on Univisión’s Cristina talk show. While speaking Monday to the ...
Gonzales: Sotomayor pick gives hope — CNN.com - Politics 5/26/2009
With President Obama's nomination Tuesday, a federal appellate judge could become the first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court justice and the third woman to serve on the high court.