If I Had Subpoena Power: Five Questions for Obama

Michael Isikoff's piece is so tired. I agree with peackeeper1's general points. Media's intense effort to discredit the President-elect before he takes office is really pretty ugly. Still, I also blame Fitzgerald. What he did is akin to Ken Starr's attack on President Clinton. I think a publicity seeking, President-elect attacking, Dick Cheney forgiving prosecuting attorney like Fitzgerald needs to be retired!

Unless something substantive and new comes up, the Rezko bit is history.

By the way, hey Michael, how is it that you spent weeks in AK and with your great investigative skills never said a word about Palin's grandbaby to be mother's penchant for cooking Meth? . Given the logic you have just expounded above, shouldn't we question whether or not you held back the Meth part of your story? Now, let's see, what else about Palin did you not report.

Who, just who do you think you speak for other than yourself? Mindless, reckless chatter like yours is destroying your industry's credibility. I happen to think the President-elect has been as transparent as he needs to be for now.

It is the press that is supposed to be asking these questions. Pointing back to their failures to ask questions in previous aministrations is the typical response of a partizan. You are right about one thing, if these questions got asked a lot more by an demanding press you republicans and democrats wouldn't have gotten this country into such a mess!

This appears to be the modus operandi being employed by the Hannities and Limbaughs of right-wing media - to repeatedly raise doubt-engendering questions like "What else is he hiding?" "Why won't he be honest with us?" and so on - questions to which no satisfactory answer can ever be made.

It is the press that is supposed to be asking these questions. Pointing back to their failures to ask questions in previous aministrations is the typical response of a partizan. You are right about one thing, if these questions got asked a lot more by an demanding press you republicans and democrats wouldn't have gotten this country into such a mess!

This seems to be the right-wing strategy - keep raising questions, keep saying things like "Is he being honest with us?" "What else is he hiding?" "Why hasn't he come clean?" etc. etc. etc. - and of course no answer Obama can give to these kinds of questions will be satisfactory.

Let's continue this line of questioning...

#6: Are you a terrorist?
#7: Are you corrupt?

Amazing. In one breath you tell us Fitzgerald should remain in place (presumably because he's a competent professional). In another, you ignore the fact that he explicitly said there was no evidence of wrongdoing by Obama (remember, he has more evidence than just the transcripts already published).

OK now, suppose you were given the power to subpoena Dick Cheney to ask about pay to play for his energy task force and for no-bid contracts for the Iraq war. What questions would you ask him? [Yes, it's kind of late.......but still worth asking.]

Where were all your hard questions for George W.? My you have certainly gotten brave. Why don't you ask some hard questions about lies to the American people for the last 8 years instead of half-baked rumors. What a sorry and inept series of questions, I'm sure you were on board for all of the "WEAPONS OF MASS DISTRUCTION!!!!" along with the rest of the newsweek staff.

I did not realized that selling a SENATE SEAT was politics as usual. This is not about Bush (who I am not a big fan of), but about Obama, who effectively brainwashed American public about how he is all about CHANGE. Is that why he picked so many Clinton's people including Hilary? Let me say this again, America DESERVES to know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, irrespective of who is in the white house.

Amazing. In one breath you tell us Fitzgerald should remain in place (presumably because he's a competent professional). In another, you ignore the fact that he explicitly said there was no evidence of wrongdoing by Obama (remember, he has more evidence than just the transcripts already published).

I like how most normal people can answer these questions.
He's really explained most of it already. For example:
Question 2 is a failure, Obama doesn't even have to say anything to answer that. A middle schooler can infer the answer from the question. "How would they have gotten that view" "Because they didn't offer anything"
You don't just go up to a President Elect and demand $1000000.

If you had subpoena power Obama couldn't get anything done because you would keep asking terrible questions.

Where was Newsweek's courage during the run up to the war...? How about subpoena's for the no-bid contracts...Blacwater, bailout scandals...Hank Paulson...scandal and corruption and crimes et al...I'm liberal...but this is "drive by" media at it's finest...this is garbage...and you know it...

yes, by all mean, corporate media *** propaganda machines, get outraged over this incident that you know full well is just politics as usual. the only newsworthy thing is that this particular slime ball got caught. god forbid you demand accountability for 8 years of mass murder, constitution trampling, incessant lying, etc., etc., etc.

yes, by all mean, corporate media *** propaganda machines, get outraged over this incident that you know full well is just politics as usual. the only newsworthy thing is that this particular slime ball got caught. god forbid you demand accountability for 8 years of mass murder, constitution trampling, incessant lying, etc., etc., etc.

Hey Michael...what would you ask Boy George...this is ridiculous...the guy hasn't even taken office yet...and you want subpeona's? Where was your courage and determination during boy George's "authoritarian regime" ? Give me a friggin break......! I'm liberal...but the liberal media is pathetic...

Subpoena Obama? Outlandish! Where were you derelict want-to-be-lawyers when Bush was running amuck and afoul of the Constitution these past 8 years? Let the man take office at least before you begin your hypocritical attacks. Impeachment for sexual indiscretion in the white house? check - impeachment for breaking the law, violating the constitution, and starting an unprecedented preemptive war in Iraq? nope

You and your ilk disgust me.

Subpoena Obama? Outlandish! Where were you derelict want-to-be-lawyers when Bush was running amuck and afoul of the Constitution these past 8 years? Let the man take office at least before you begin your hypocritical attacks. Impeachment for sexual indiscretion in the white house? check - impeachment for breaking the law, violating the constitution, and starting an unprecedented preemptive war in Iraq? nope

You and your ilk disgust me.