McCarthy in Denial -- DNC May Set Up McCarthy Legal Defense Fund

The American Spectator ^ | April 26, 2006 | The Prowler

[Sam Hill]

McCarthy in Denial

By The Prowler
4/26/2006 12:08:54 AM

Outed CIA analyst Mary McCarthy is denying through her lawyers that she was the source for the Washington Post's Dana Priest in revealing the secret prisons that housed terrorists overseas. McCarthy's lawyers, though, aren't throwing cold water on the notion that McCarthy may have had political inclinations and agendas that came into play with what even they termed unauthorized or undisclosed contacts with journalists.

Perhaps that's why the Howard Dean and others at the Democrat National Committee are looking to some of their donors to set up a legal defense fund for McCarthy.

"If Scooter Libby can have a legal defense fund and website, then McCarthy should have one too," says a DNC staffer. "The DNC wouldn't set it up, we'd have some of our donors do it on the outside. There are plenty of consultants willing to help on this one, we think." ...

[Sam Hill]

Good thing we have the famously unbiased Los Angeles Times to reassure us that McCarthy is not political:

Fired CIA Officer Likely Won't Face Charges Over Leak

Former colleagues described her as cautious and respected. "I thought she was a competent, quiet, good intelligence officer," said Richard J. Kerr, a former deputy CIA director who worked with McCarthy. "She was certainly someone you had respect for and saw not as an ideologue or someone who would end up putting herself in this position."

I'd hate to see what would have happened if she was political.

[Sam Hill]

A "McCarthy is not political" ping.

[Darkwolf377]

"If Scooter Libby can have a legal defense fund and website, then McCarthy should have one too," says a DNC staffer. "The DNC wouldn't set it up, we'd have some of our donors do it on the outside. There are plenty of consultants willing to help on this one, we think." ...

The DNC will be supporting someone being charged (possibly) with leaking state secrets involving our war against terrorists.

DNC--PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEEASE DO THIS!

[TommyDale]

Let the DNC use their funds for McCarthy. The GOP can let the legal system bankrupt them...save our funds for 2008

[Edgerunner]

Justice is dead...

[Howlin]

Scooter's site isn't put up by the RNC.

[Mo1]

Perhaps that's why the Howard Dean and others at the Democrat National Committee are looking to some of their donors to set up a legal defense fund for McCarthy

Go for it Dean

Wrap your slimy little arms around this traitor

[eureka!]

Here's, perhaps, why they will do this and more: http://macsmind.blogspot.com/

[MNJohnnie]

Curious, WHY are the Democrats all rushing to Mary's defense?

[newnhdad]

why is anyone surprised?
I bet there are some low key, big$$$ donors that are tripping over themselves to support a traitor.
The trial lawyer associations are in their pockets so they should have no problem finding some useful idiot to do this pro bono.
After all she did give the Dems a lot of money over the last few years.

[Enchante]

My, it is so interesting that the DNC immediately assumes..... i.e., KNOWS, that she is on "their team" and they must arrange her legal defense fund (with as few fingerprints as possible, naturally). This supposedly non-partisan professional (HA HA) is instantly embraced by the DNC......... how revealing is THAT?

[Mo1]

This supposedly non-partisan professional (HA HA) is instantly embraced by the DNC......... how revealing is THAT?

VERY revealing !

[rhombus]

Just exchanged email with a liberal friend who defended her with the usual "speaking truth to power" arguments. He was glad she "spoke out" about torture in secret prisons. Because I objected to her law-breaking, I was, ergo in favor of torture. And that THIS administration needs to learn how to deal with dissent. I feel like I was tortured.

[roses of sharon]

The DNC/MSM political Party, already have their defense fund running.

It's called not reporting, speculating, discussing, running film footage of Mary, not taking polls, no interviews of "experts" in treason laws, no calling her guilty before a trial, ect.

THIS is over, what more proof do we need that we are NOT winning,

[Ditto]

Former colleagues described her as cautious and respected. "I thought she was a competent, quiet, good intelligence officer," said Richard J. Kerr, a former deputy CIA director who worked with McCarthy. "She was certainly someone you had respect for and saw not as an ideologue or someone who would end up putting herself in this position."

Sort of sounds like the neighbors talking about the really quiet, friendly guy next door after a dozen bodies are found buried in his basement.

Hint: Moles, spies and saboteurs always do their best to "blend in" and look normal.

[Incorrigible]

Related thread:

Flowchart For McCarthy-Priest-Goodfellow-Et Alia

 

 

[eureka!]

"Curious, WHY are the Democrats all rushing to Mary's defense? "

See link at #8. Makes a lot of sense, no?

[traderrob6]

Two big differences tootz. Libby's defense fund was not spearheaded by Ken Mehlman and "set up" by the RNC. Secondly, Libby's position was, by definition, political whereas McCarthy's is necessarily NOT.

[Brilliant]

She did great damage. Why would anyone defend her?

[MNJohnnie]

Intresting, thank you.