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John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times

By Jeralyn, Section Other Politics
Posted on Thu Oct 12, 2006 at 03:58:53 PM EST
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This coming Sunday, the New York Times will feature a q and a with former Attorney General John Ashcroft. Among the suprising revelations: He makes barbed-wire sculputures in his spare time. Other nuggets:

Ashcroft also suggests the American Civil Liberties Union opposed the Patriot Act partly to make money and add members.

.... Ashcroft, a leading evangelical, admits he is a sinner, explaining, "I'm unkind on occasion, and I am selfish." He's an active Christian "because I am not good, because I need help."

Ask about specific "sins," Ashcroft says he has "never had a mixed drink," never smoked a cigarette, and if tempted by another woman he would immediately call "my wife."

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    John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times | 24 comments (24 topical)
    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#1)
    by cpinva on Thu Oct 12, 2006 at 05:45:09 PM EST
    i always suspected the ACLU was behind the Patriot Act. they probably also were involved in setting up those planes plowing into the world trade center as well. those guys are always on the lookout for ways to make money and get new members! could mr. ashcroft possibly be a bigger putz?

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#2)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Oct 12, 2006 at 08:14:10 PM EST
    Ashcroft also suggests the American Civil Liberties Union opposed the Patriot Act partly to make money and add members.
    A classic case of projection. When you yourself are unprincipled and covet unseemly amounts of money and power of course you see such motivations in everyone else. As for sin, I would be interested to see if Ashcroft cops to bearing false witness. That's the first one I would pin on him. Second to that, I would bet good money he took the Lord's name in vain after he lost an election to a dead man.

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#3)
    by john horse on Thu Oct 12, 2006 at 08:14:10 PM EST
    Ok I can understand Ashcroft not drinking. I can understand him not smoking. I can even understand him being tempted by women other than his wife. But what was weird was when Ashcroft put a drape over the exposed breast of the statue Spirit of Justice (its the statue behind Ashcrot in the photo). I wonder what impure thoughts went through his head when he gazed upon the Spirit of Justice.

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#4)
    by Gabriel Malor on Thu Oct 12, 2006 at 08:14:10 PM EST
    I wonder if barbed-wire sculptures are a common thing. How exactly does a person pick up that hobby?

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#5)
    by kdog on Thu Oct 12, 2006 at 08:14:10 PM EST
    "because I am not good, because I need help." no argument here.

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#6)
    by Dadler on Thu Oct 12, 2006 at 08:14:10 PM EST
    cp, give him time, he'll grow into a larger one.

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#7)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Oct 12, 2006 at 09:02:19 PM EST
    now I have this really bad taste in my mouth that I can't get rid of. bleck... he is so clean the only thing he does wrong is help kill people for the lord. it makes him feel "unkind" what does this guy keep in his closet?

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#8)
    by Che's Lounge on Thu Oct 12, 2006 at 09:34:27 PM EST
    What kdog said.

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#9)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 12:13:27 AM EST
    When he was at the podium, his back was to the boobs, so he couldn't see them. Did he admit to never dancing?

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#10)
    by jimakaPPJ on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 06:04:51 AM EST
    John H - I read someplace that the statue was covered because of painting that was to be done... Sorry to pour water on your urban myth. anon writes:
    now I have this really bad taste in my mouth that I can't get rid of. bleck...
    Yeah, those religious types do that. Kinda makes you mad, right? They should be careful. One guy who did that got himself nailed to a cross.

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#15)
    by Sailor on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 08:16:16 AM EST
    John H - I read someplace that the statue was covered because of painting that was to be done... Sorry to pour water on your urban myth.
    just rumors again ppj? I guess they were 'painting' the whole time ashcrack was in office.

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#12)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 08:39:52 AM EST
    One guy who did that got himself nailed to a cross. Yeah, sure. Ashcoft is Jesus... Fu*king Christ, the fishing must be getting really bad these days. ---edger

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#13)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 08:39:52 AM EST
    funny, the left can listen to the mini-hitler of iran or the rantings of the NK psychopath without such a bad taste. in fact, they find common ground with the nuts and jew haters of the world-there were many nods of agreement here with mini-Hitler and his genocidal ranting. John Ashcroft saying "God", however, gives them the hives.

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#11)
    by kdog on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 08:48:48 AM EST
    I wonder what impure thoughts went through his head when he gazed upon the Spirit of Justice.
    I think I know...he wanted to f*ck the Spirit of Justice right in the arse. And that's exactly what he did as Attorney General.

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#18)
    by jimakaPPJ on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 10:44:41 AM EST
    DA and Sailor - Bah humbug. That's the story I heard and I'm sticking to it.. Same way you guys keep saying "Bush lied..." No middle ground left.

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#16)
    by kdog on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 11:18:13 AM EST
    John Ashcroft saying "God", however, gives them the hives.
    I wouldn't care if it was John Doe from St. Louie...but from the Attorney General, all that taking of superstition as fact gave me the willies...yes indeed. Krazy Kim and Iran's nutjob have no authority over me...Asscroft did.

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#17)
    by desertswine on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 11:18:13 AM EST
    He makes barbed-wire sculputures in his spare time.
    To flog himself with?

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#19)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 11:18:13 AM EST
    "if tempted by another woman he would immediately call "my wife." They're into three-ways?

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#20)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 12:29:38 PM EST
    Same way you guys keep saying "Bush lied..." And provided links to demonstrate the claim, as I've done here for mine, and you've failed to do so for yours No middle ground left. When you want to join the reality-based community, I'm sure we'll welcome you back with open arms. et al PPJ originally stated here that he posted to represent "the truth" here years ago. Now he's at the stage of saying "I heard it somewhere". and that's the truth.

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#21)
    by jimakaPPJ on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 12:53:24 PM EST
    DA - Posting a link doesn't make it true. But tell us, what does MoveOn and KOS have to say??

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#22)
    by Sailor on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 05:30:33 PM EST
    A and Sailor - Bah humbug. That's the story I heard and I'm sticking to it.
    No facts, no links, just continuing his lies in the face of all reality ... SOP for ppj.

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#24)
    by Sailor on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 05:36:49 PM EST
    that's the story I heard and I'm sticking to it..
    Just like all the other lies you've told you got nutin' to back it up with.
    Same way you guys keep saying "Bush lied..."
    And we have multiple links, including bush's later statements to back them up ... I get it, you're just a troll trying to change the subject from ashcrack's revelations. Well, it worked again, I fell for it again. From now on any reply I make to a comment of yours will include links to these lies from you so that new readers don't fall into the same cycle of proving the troll wrong that I did.

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#25)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Oct 13, 2006 at 05:45:22 PM EST
    Trackback: Letter to John Ashcroft.

    Re: John Ashcroft Opens Up to NY Times (none / 0) (#26)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Oct 14, 2006 at 08:17:31 AM EST
    Sailor not to mention the fact that when PPJ does ask for a link from anyone, you can quote the above, and show him up. He'll forget that he wrote this, you can bet garbage to doornails on that.

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