Toture Czar Gonzales Gets Cold Greeting

Alberto "It Ain't Torture if you Ain't Dead" Gonzales, not exactly a big fan of civil liberties, was greeted during his PR speech defending Bush's illegal wiretapping since Sept 11th with the following banner:

The banner, scrawled with the words of newly annointed al Qaeda member Ben Franklin, was held up by protestors, while others in the crowd turned their backs on Gonzales (those must have been the Republicans in the audience, who always scream about wanting smaller government. Yep, those had to have been Republicans).

Gonzales went on to lie his ass off when he told the crowd, many of which had their backs toward him, that Congress was aware of the wiretapping and said nothing (First off all Congress was not aware - the Senate Comittee was, and not nearly to the extent of the program. Republicans and Democrats have BOTH stated they were not briefed fully. Secondly, they were not allowed to speak of the program due to 'national security' issues. Third, you may perhaps be able to cite some examples in which whistle-blowers have had a tough time with this administration in power. Just a few.)

After seeing the sign, Gonzales paused briefly during his speech to ask, "why does Ben Franklin hate America?"