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"Harry Hope" |
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09 Apr 2006 07:18:21 PM |
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Neocon launches right wing attack on Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald |
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/video-kristol-launches-right-wing-attack-on-fitzgerald/
2006/ 04/ 09/
VIDEO: Kristol Launches Right-Wing Attack On Fitzgerald
When former Deputy Attorney General James Comey appointed Patrick
Fitzgerald to investigate the outing of Valerie Plame he called
Fitzgerald "an absolutely apolitical career prosecutor" and praised
"his sterling reputation for integrity and impartiality."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,107027,00.html
But now, Fitzgerald’s investigation has uncovered information that is
damaging to President Bush.
Today on Fox News Sunday, Weekly Standard editor William Kristol began
the attack:
You know, the leak story is absurd, but I now think the whole
prosecution is absurd.
And I have hesitated to say this, because I have friends who respect
Fitzgerald, but I now think it’s a politically motivated attempt to
wound the Bush administration. ...
He is now out to discredit the Bush administration.
He has bought the argument that there is something improper about the
Bush administration responding to Joe Wilson’s charges.
Watch it:
http://images1.americanprogress.org/il80web20037/ThinkProgress/2006/kristolfox.320.240.mov
Full transcript:
KRISTOL:
In fact, we don’t know she was a covert operative, and Patrick
Fitzgerald won’t even claim that.
Patrick Fitzgerald isn’t investigating the actual source of the leak
of Mrs. Wilson’s name, which was the Bob Novak column.
We still don’t know who told Robert Novak, apparently Scooter Libby
didn’t.
You know, the leak story is absurd, but I now think the whole
prosecution is absurd.
And I have hesitated to say this, because I have friends who respect
Fitzgerald, but I now think it’s a politically motivated attempt to
wound the Bush administration.
Why did Fitzgerald release -- I mean, the theory of Fitzgerald’s
perjury case against Libby, which is the only crime that’s alleged
here, perjury and related crimes--obstruction of justice through
perjury, really, for misleading the FBI or the grand jury.
The theory of that case is Libby didn’t tell the truth, he didn’t say
that Cheney had told him to do this, he blamed it on reporters,
because he wanted to protect the Vice President or the President.
Now it turns out that Libby, in testifying to the grand jury,
carefully explained that he was authorized to go ahead and discuss the
National Intelligence Estimate by the Vice President and the
President.
HUME:
But not Valerie Plame, necessarily.
KRISTOL:
But not Valerie Plame, which was tangential, and which came up toward
the end, apparently, of the conversation with Judy Miller.
It was never central in those two or three weeks.
It seems to me that Fitzgerald’s case is crumbling.
He’s refusing to close his investigation of Karl Rove and other
people.
If you read his 39-page rebuttal to Libby, he focuses now on Cheney.
He is now out to discredit the Bush administration.
He has bought the argument that there is something improper about the
Bush administration responding to Joe Wilson’s charges, and that’s the
real meaning of what’s happened these last few days, which is very
dangerous for the Bush administration.
They now have a special prosecutor out not to convict Scooter Libby,
but out to discredit the administration.
________________________________________________________
They'll attack anyone who threatens their perceived kingdom. They are
now frightened little people.
Harry
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| User: "Joe S." |
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| Title: Re: Neocon launches right wing attack on Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald |
09 Apr 2006 07:30:42 PM |
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"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:949j32l8dhjnd46r5m8dq1cdrfc9hvnevo@4ax.com...
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/video-kristol-launches-right-wing-attack-on-fitzgerald/
2006/ 04/ 09/
VIDEO: Kristol Launches Right-Wing Attack On Fitzgerald
When former Deputy Attorney General James Comey appointed Patrick
Fitzgerald to investigate the outing of Valerie Plame he called
Fitzgerald "an absolutely apolitical career prosecutor" and praised
"his sterling reputation for integrity and impartiality."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,107027,00.html
But now, Fitzgerald's investigation has uncovered information that is
damaging to President Bush.
Today on Fox News Sunday, Weekly Standard editor William Kristol began
the attack:
You know, the leak story is absurd, but I now think the whole
prosecution is absurd.
And I have hesitated to say this, because I have friends who respect
Fitzgerald, but I now think it's a politically motivated attempt to
wound the Bush administration. ...
He is now out to discredit the Bush administration.
He has bought the argument that there is something improper about the
Bush administration responding to Joe Wilson's charges.
Watch it:
http://images1.americanprogress.org/il80web20037/ThinkProgress/2006/kristolfox.320.240.mov
Full transcript:
KRISTOL:
In fact, we don't know she was a covert operative, and Patrick
Fitzgerald won't even claim that.
Patrick Fitzgerald isn't investigating the actual source of the leak
of Mrs. Wilson's name, which was the Bob Novak column.
We still don't know who told Robert Novak, apparently Scooter Libby
didn't.
You know, the leak story is absurd, but I now think the whole
prosecution is absurd.
And I have hesitated to say this, because I have friends who respect
Fitzgerald, but I now think it's a politically motivated attempt to
wound the Bush administration.
Why did Fitzgerald release -- I mean, the theory of Fitzgerald's
perjury case against Libby, which is the only crime that's alleged
here, perjury and related crimes--obstruction of justice through
perjury, really, for misleading the FBI or the grand jury.
The theory of that case is Libby didn't tell the truth, he didn't say
that Cheney had told him to do this, he blamed it on reporters,
because he wanted to protect the Vice President or the President.
Now it turns out that Libby, in testifying to the grand jury,
carefully explained that he was authorized to go ahead and discuss the
National Intelligence Estimate by the Vice President and the
President.
HUME:
But not Valerie Plame, necessarily.
KRISTOL:
But not Valerie Plame, which was tangential, and which came up toward
the end, apparently, of the conversation with Judy Miller.
It was never central in those two or three weeks.
It seems to me that Fitzgerald's case is crumbling.
He's refusing to close his investigation of Karl Rove and other
people.
If you read his 39-page rebuttal to Libby, he focuses now on Cheney.
He is now out to discredit the Bush administration.
He has bought the argument that there is something improper about the
Bush administration responding to Joe Wilson's charges, and that's the
real meaning of what's happened these last few days, which is very
dangerous for the Bush administration.
They now have a special prosecutor out not to convict Scooter Libby,
but out to discredit the administration.
________________________________________________________
They'll attack anyone who threatens their perceived kingdom. They are
now frightened little people.
Harry
I'm surprised that KKKarl Rove waited this long to start the attack.
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| User: "ggg" |
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| Title: Re: Neocon launches right wing attack on Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald |
09 Apr 2006 10:28:08 PM |
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kristol ... he used to be someone ...now he reduced himself to "something"
....small and smelly..
"Harry Hope" <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:949j32l8dhjnd46r5m8dq1cdrfc9hvnevo@4ax.com...
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/04/09/video-kristol-launches-right-wing-attack-on-fitzgerald/
2006/ 04/ 09/
VIDEO: Kristol Launches Right-Wing Attack On Fitzgerald
When former Deputy Attorney General James Comey appointed Patrick
Fitzgerald to investigate the outing of Valerie Plame he called
Fitzgerald "an absolutely apolitical career prosecutor" and praised
"his sterling reputation for integrity and impartiality."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,107027,00.html
But now, Fitzgerald's investigation has uncovered information that is
damaging to President Bush.
Today on Fox News Sunday, Weekly Standard editor William Kristol began
the attack:
You know, the leak story is absurd, but I now think the whole
prosecution is absurd.
And I have hesitated to say this, because I have friends who respect
Fitzgerald, but I now think it's a politically motivated attempt to
wound the Bush administration. ...
He is now out to discredit the Bush administration.
He has bought the argument that there is something improper about the
Bush administration responding to Joe Wilson's charges.
Watch it:
http://images1.americanprogress.org/il80web20037/ThinkProgress/2006/kristolfox.320.240.mov
Full transcript:
KRISTOL:
In fact, we don't know she was a covert operative, and Patrick
Fitzgerald won't even claim that.
Patrick Fitzgerald isn't investigating the actual source of the leak
of Mrs. Wilson's name, which was the Bob Novak column.
We still don't know who told Robert Novak, apparently Scooter Libby
didn't.
You know, the leak story is absurd, but I now think the whole
prosecution is absurd.
And I have hesitated to say this, because I have friends who respect
Fitzgerald, but I now think it's a politically motivated attempt to
wound the Bush administration.
Why did Fitzgerald release -- I mean, the theory of Fitzgerald's
perjury case against Libby, which is the only crime that's alleged
here, perjury and related crimes--obstruction of justice through
perjury, really, for misleading the FBI or the grand jury.
The theory of that case is Libby didn't tell the truth, he didn't say
that Cheney had told him to do this, he blamed it on reporters,
because he wanted to protect the Vice President or the President.
Now it turns out that Libby, in testifying to the grand jury,
carefully explained that he was authorized to go ahead and discuss the
National Intelligence Estimate by the Vice President and the
President.
HUME:
But not Valerie Plame, necessarily.
KRISTOL:
But not Valerie Plame, which was tangential, and which came up toward
the end, apparently, of the conversation with Judy Miller.
It was never central in those two or three weeks.
It seems to me that Fitzgerald's case is crumbling.
He's refusing to close his investigation of Karl Rove and other
people.
If you read his 39-page rebuttal to Libby, he focuses now on Cheney.
He is now out to discredit the Bush administration.
He has bought the argument that there is something improper about the
Bush administration responding to Joe Wilson's charges, and that's the
real meaning of what's happened these last few days, which is very
dangerous for the Bush administration.
They now have a special prosecutor out not to convict Scooter Libby,
but out to discredit the administration.
________________________________________________________
They'll attack anyone who threatens their perceived kingdom. They are
now frightened little people.
Harry
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