Gonzales comment about "No one is perfect..what is important is that we identify our mistakes and correct them" the entire Bush administration are the first to assume they are perfect and admit to NO mistakes until after they see there is no way out…and as far as correcting them they seem to make matters worse…republicans are nothing but a bunch of extremest hypocrites…criminals….

That would literally suck, but you deserve it Mr. Mexican Latino or whatever you are.

he is takin that "nobody told me that Iran/Contra drug…

Clearly liberal media/democrat supporters have convinced many of you that Alberto is a bad guy but you're wrong again. As for the waterboarding issue I wonder how many of those so opposed to it would still be opposed if it was the means of extracting information from someone who had information that disclosed the whereabouts of the terrorist that was holding a gun to your head or to the head of your child, or perhaps a whole nation of children. Okay, what about if they were holding a whale hostage? Ah, then you would approve of torture. You liberals have things backwards. Gov. of NY wants to illegally issues licenses to illegal immigrants; that's how a liberal tries to get things done. OUTRAGEOUS. Republicans aren't perfect but far better logic than Dems.

Nice logic Jaik,

We should torture those who have tortured others. Guess we'd be back to where we are now, huh?

It's people like you that give the dems a bad name in this country.

Apparently, from reading this thread, Republicans don't know what "free speech" means. It means upholding the legality of voicing one's opinion, no matter how unpopular, through speech or demonstration. Free speech allowed Alberto Gonzales to make an unpopular appearance, and it allowed the students to heckle him and protest the appearance. Free speech was not infringed upon in any way.

Here's another good example: flag burning. Flag burning is constitutionally protected free speech, just as it is within your rights under free speech to call flag burners despicable and unpatriotic. Just as long as you don't attempt to make flag burning illegal or to physically harm a flag burning protester, the doctrine of free speech is intact.

So, do you get it now? Heckling does not equal a violation of free speech! Republicans: we get it. You're trying to attack us (Liberals) with our own rhetoric. The only problem is, it doesn't work when your attack is uneducated and makes no sense.

That said, Alberto is the scum of the earth and should be in prison, along with the rest of this administration.

Heckled is the nicest thing that could happen to this man. I am hoping and praying that he will be brought up on charges with Bush and Chaney….I can dream! Nice dream anyway…after 7 years of a nightmare.

No! In response to "bprossersme," diatribe. The scourge are not Democrats but neo-fascists like yourself and Machavellian characters like Gonzales. You complain of not allowing civil discourse. Perhaps you may need to provide such advice to Cheney, Coulter, Limbaugh and other insipid neo-fascists. In fact suck it.

Wow,, an awful lot of free speech advocates left comments.
I wonder how much longer we will enjoy that freedom if Bush and Gonzales get what they want for Christmas.
As far as showing disrespect to this man,,,pour it on!!! Folks who do far less damage to our way of life are villified every day.

I sure hope that no govement funds are paying for Gonzales' apperance. He should be in jail not speaking at universities.

What can he talk about, his memory obviously was slipping as attested to by his own testimony before Congress.
Or has leaving the Bush Administration somehow cured the "I don't remember disease"?

It a shame that some of our universities have become places of free thought intolerance. Their ideological advancements are quickly making them the western equivalent of Iranian religious schools teaching their corrupted version of the Koran..

Disgusting. Another criminal profiting from his crimes.
With the high cost of colleges these days, I'd be FURIOUS if my student fees went to this piece of crap and his defense fund.

Abu Gonzales - what a fine legacy he's leaving, eh?!

Some people just don't know when to stop.

40K for a speaking appearance? If you want a comedy performance, you could get a better one for that much. And that is all Fmr. Secretary Gonzales is good for, comedic relief.

This is the man who lied and denied information to the american people, as well as making some of the most absurd statements in the history of the white house. Anyone remember how Fmr. Secretary Gonzales recounted how famous leaders like Washington and Lincoln approved electronic surveillance?

To Mr. Gonzales: leave us alone. America has had enough.

People who believe the government murdered the victims of 9-11 can speak without being heckled. A teacher in Colorado can speak and claim that the holocaust never happened, no problem.

And yet the far left sees no problem in stopping the free speech of someone who disagrees with their political maniacal rants.

The far left Moveon crowd is the biggest danger we face. More so than this fascist administration.

Don't want the military to recruit on campus, throw tomoatoes at them. Call them baby killers. Where is the free speech of those who disagree with you Mr. Soros?

You can't have it just your way.

He should get such a good receiption If there is justice, this former Bush justice guru will find his credibility w/in the legal profession lost–since he sold it out to GW Bush.

I'm no fan of the Bush administration or this appointee, but there's no excuse for rampant disrespect and lax security for anyone invited to speak before a gathering. The orange jump suited heckler who came on stage could have been anyone including someone with bad or lethal intentions toward the Ex-Attorney General.
This was not so much a matter of inviting someone to speak at a particular college for a price so much as an invitation to spend a little time in the stocks and be ridiculed and jeered by an angry and unruly public. The only thing missing was the throwing of tomatoes and vegetables.

$30-40,000! What are people thinking? Republican or Democrat - they should be ashamed for taking that kind of money from people who just want to create an honest democratic dialogue in this society. This only goes to show that money drives policy, not principle. Makes me sick.

This is a perfect example of Liberal Philosophy: exercise tolerance for others' views (unless they are different from different from your own)

"No one is perfect," he said. "What is important is that we identify our mistakes and correct them."

…. lots of luck Alberto … I thought you "could not recall" anything you did, much less did wrong, in the last three years!

People who show up at speeches to heckle speakers,rush the stage, distract the speaker and audience from there right to free speech are not liberals, democrats, independents, or republicans. they are kaos drivin criminals. Who are these terrorists that think they have the right and power to decide who can speek there points and oppinions and who can't ? The most left leaning true american liberal would honestley say EVERYONE has a right to speek there points of view no matter how wrong everyone else may think they are. Same goes for the most right leaning republican. My point as a free speaking american is " do not confuse this story with anything else than what it is " American terrorists

This is a man who should have to PAY to breathe, let alone say anything since the only thing that passes his lips are lies. But then, he's a lawyer and a good friend of the Prez, so raking in the bucks is expected.

Why, why would anybody pay this man to speak? Everything this admin has done is a big secret so obviously, he isn't going to have anything new to say. Just more spin. Did you notice all the empty seats?

All the vitriol that liberals heap on anyone with an opposing viewpoint proves that some people can't handle the fact that some others just think differently. Rather than regard an alternative point of view as valid and worthy of consideration, they must regard the other side is evil rather than try to cope with someone else's ideas. Do we really want a political party in power that contains this much intolerance and hate?

FREE SPEECH!

…except for those who disagree with us.

He belongs in jail. He perverted our Justice system and commited crimes against the Constitution of the United States and then lied and misled congress and the American people just so he could protect his co-conspirator, George W. Bush.

This is the brilliant left. Democrats who scream free speech at the top of their lungs, yet will deny speech from anyone they do not agree with. Just once, just once, I'd give a good sum to see a man (let me reinforce that, MAN) confront these scumbags and beat the living crap out of them, then toss them into the gutter from whence they came. That MAN would have to be a Republican, there are no decent Democrats left, only this scurge that attacks one and all who dare cross their path.

What an evil piece of crap. He should be waterboarded untill he agrees it is torture. After that he should be stripped naked and attacked with dogs untill he admits that is torture. Then he should be electrocuted on his testicles and asked if that ammounts to torture. He is an accesory to murder and should be tried as such

I hope these people all get drafted, sent to Afghanistan and captured by the very scum bags they protect and have so much compassion for…

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I'm sure this man is smart enough to know that this would happen. The real world is much different than the Ivory Tower. Now he'll bounce around like a helium balloon giving speeches for 40 grand until oblivion. Britney Spears will still be around.
It's all pathetic.

Asked afterwards how he felt about the negative reception he recieved from the student audience, Mr. Gonzales said, "I can't recall."

Alberto Gonzales continually stalled, lied, and picked apart The Constitution for his boss, George Bush instead of looking out for the document of principles for which this country was founded and based on. Now he is busy on the lecture circuit lining his pockets. George Bush also talked recently of having to go out and "refresh the coffers." Can you imagine George W on the lecture circuit. I guess it would be better than where he is now. Only in America can someone who should have been indicted make money off their exploits.

Is there an official forum for hispanic citizens to vote to disown Alberto?

Here is a guy who woke up early and worked hard all day everyday to undermine human rights in our country. He richly deserves all the scorn that he will have heaped on him for the rest of his life.

The fact that a criminal, albeit an unconvicted one (for the time being)can get paid just for speaking is a testament to the crazy capitalistic society we live in. Only in George Bush's America can a Vice-President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and an Attorney General lie, cheat, steal and commit treason by lying us into a war, grand theft by war profiteering, commit murder by proxy using private contractors (Blackwater) and have the unmittigated gall to question the patriotism of men like John Kerry and Al Gore.

These guys make me want to puke.

This imbecile should be in jail, not getting paid to talk.

What a ridiculous expense; with the cost of education increasing and our of reach for many Americans, why would ANY university waste $30,000, $40,000 or more on a disgraced political appointee… the gravy train never stops for these guys!

Great! Give this hack no rest or no peace.

Hopefully those wishing to engage Gonzales as a speaker will see that he offers no value or insight.

As AG, Gonzales prostituted the Constitution with the way he politicized the Justice Department and deserves no let-up until he comes clean and repents.

Well . . I'd let you boo me for 40 grand. But then I'd never lie for the chief of them all so I suppose I'd never be asked in the first place!