Corsi on Washington Journal RIGHT NOW.

[whometense]

This is rich - he's talking about an article he wrote for World Net Daily about BushCo's usurpation of powers:

Bush makes power grab

Bush makes power grab
Posted: May 23, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern

President Bush, without so much as issuing a press statement, on May 9 signed a directive that granted near dictatorial powers to the office of the president in the event of a national emergency declared by the president.

The "National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive," with the dual designation of NSPD-51, as a National Security Presidential Directive, and HSPD-20, as a Homeland Security Presidential Directive, establishes under the office of president a new National Continuity Coordinator.

That job, as the document describes, is to make plans for "National Essential Functions" of all federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal governments, as well as private sector organizations to continue functioning under the president's directives in the event of a national emergency.

The directive loosely defines "catastrophic emergency" as "any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions."

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It's a rare day I agree with Corsi on anything, but I do agree with him on this.

Ironically, it doesn't seem to have occurred to him to ask himself what role he himself played in allowing this to happen.

Kerry tidbit: Corsi said the reason he's not challenging JK fgor senate is that his wife "vetoed it."

[rox63]

1. I briefly tuned in to WJ this morning

but I switched channels when I saw Corsi's ugly mug on the teevee.

[whometense]

2. The guy is

seriously irony-deficient.

[blm]

3. Corsi attacked the OPEN GOVERNMENT Candidate in 2004 to support the SECRET GOVERNMENT

candidate and now he wants to cry and moan about the SECRET ELITE and their power?

[whometense]

4. I hear you.

It's mind-blowing.

[globalvillage]

5. Message for Corsi from SteveAudio

Sorry, you sick freak. Too late to worry about your riches now. He's your guy, and you own his policies.

Deal with it.

http://steveaudio.blogspot.com/2007/05/you-can-rely-on-old-mans-money.html


Whatever the reason, I'm willing to bet good money that Corsi's motives are no more altruistic now then they've been throughout his public life.

Vile, ugly man. I agree this issue needs addressed, but by someone with at least a speck of credibility.

[ProSense]

8. Someone actually posted here on

Democratic Underground that they thought Corsi was turning around!

O.M.G.!!!!

[globalvillage]

6. This replaces Clinton's PDD 67

Every admin has a disaster contingency plan. Bush's replaced Clinton's replaced Bush1's, etc.

Naturally, I'm concerned because I'm suspect of anything Bush does, but I'm not sure the language in this is much different from what was in previous COO plans. As best I can tell, Clinton's is still classified. I can't find it anywhere.

I'm wary of anything Corsi spews, especially given there's no alarm from our Dem representatives. There may very well be cause for concern. Certainly this should be studied by someone who knows if it's extraordinary.

But I'm more inclined to think this is Corsi sensationalizing for his own purposes. The story loses credibility by his association.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuity_of_Operations_Plan

[kerrygoddess]

7. A friend contacted me about this the other night

Corsi was on the radio show Coast to Coast, which covers conspiracy theories, ufo's and other out there stuff. Then I got an email from a reader asking if I knew about. I haven't seen much coverage on it in the blogs - left or right, and read the directive over 3 or 4 times.

Every prez has had one of these, it does seem as though we would be hearing some outcry from Dem leaders if something was askew. But I did forward the email I got from the reader and asked JK's office about it. If I hear anything, I will let you. I was told they would look into it.