MSNBC Analyst Says Cooper Documents Reveal Karl Rove as Source in Plame Case

Editori and Publisher ^ | July 1, 2005 | E&P Staff

[summer]

NEW YORK -- Now that Time Inc. has turned over documents to federal court, presumably revealing who its reporter, Matt Cooper, identified as his source in the Valerie Plame/CIA case, speculation runs rampant on the name of that source, and what might happen to him or her. Tonight, on the syndicated McLaughlin Group political talk show, Lawrence O'Donnell, senior MSNBC political analyst, claimed to know that name--and it is, according to him, top White House mastermind Karl Rove.

Here is the transcript of O'Donnell's remarks:

"What we're going to go to now in the next stage, when Matt Cooper's e-mails, within Time Magazine, are handed over to the grand jury, the ultimate revelation, probably within the week of who his source is.

"And I know I'm going to get pulled into the grand jury for saying this but the source of...for Matt Cooper was Karl Rove, and that will be revealed in this document dump that Time magazine's going to do with the grand jury."

Other panelists then joined in discussing whether, if true, this would suggest a perjury rap for Rove, if he told the grand jury he did not leak to Cooper. ...

[MizSterious]

I don't watch (p)MSNBC, so I don't know who this guy is. Is he trying to become the next Dan Rather?

[SERKIT]

O'Donnall is a lying sack of guano!

I think the term that he actually coined was 'creepy liar' (referencing the Swifties). So I think his own term might fit.

[umgud]

If Rove were guilty of a crime then a whole string of democrats will be facing similar charges

Yeah, like Sandy Berger really got nailed (yeah, right).

[BigSkyFreeper]

Novak said his was not political, this was the original leaker that started the independent invest.

Right. He had written a column since July 2003 (when he dropped her name in an article of his) saying for the record, that said his source was not even in the White House.

[cripplecreek]

O'Donnell's career crashed and burned with his attack on the swift vets so he really doesn't have anything left to lose.

[johnny7]

Watch MSNBC long enough and you'll wonder why Bush hasn't been impeached.

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

Below, from the full interview transcript, is an extract done by James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal of some of Lawrence O’Donnell’s inquisition:

It's one of the many lies that the book advances. To me the most interesting lie, John O'Neill, that I would submit to you that you should answer, is, you make a lying claim

that John Kerry's antiwar activity prolonged the amount of time that prisoners of war were held in Vietnam. . . . That's a lie, John O'Neill! Keep lying, it's all you do! . . . Lies! . . . Which is not in John O'Neill's book, 'cause it's a lie! . . . That's a lie! It's another lie! That's a lie! Absolute lie! You lie in that book endlessly! . . . You lie about documents endlessly! . . . You're just lying about it! And you lied about Thurlow's Bronze Star! You lied about it as long as you could until the New York Times found the wording of what was on the citation that you as a lying writer refused to put in your pack of lies! . . . Disgusting, lying book! . . . You have no standards, John O'Neill, as an author, and you know it! It's a pack of lies! You are unfit to publish! . . . He just lied to you! He spews out this filth! Point to his name on the report, you liar! Point to his name, you liar! . . . You just spew lies! . . . I just hate the lies of John O'Neill. I hate lies. It's not an argument; they're proven lies. . . . O'Neill's a liar, he's been a liar for 35 years about this, and he's found other liars [unintelligible]. . . . They lied! . . . They're lying somewhere! . . . Lies! Just tell me the initials, you liar! Creepy liar! . . . You are a liar who makes things up! . . . You want the lies! That's how you make your living, on lies!

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=15696

[Amanda75]

hope that someone leaked this to old Larry and he gets burned so bad he can never come back, I doubt that it was Rove who leaked this one, the biggies don't usually touch this stuff, lets wait and see, I think old Larry is about to get burned big time, I just love this WH

[BigSkyFreeper]

I only saw the exchange on the internet. Someone had posted a clip of the exchange on FR months ago, the day or so after it happend. The gist of it was, he basically become unhinged with hatred.

[dufekin]

Leaking the spy's name or identity would not be a crime if Karl Rove or any other Republican ideologue had not committed it; such accusation would require evidence if not lodged against the Republicans.

Let's face it: The Great Liberal Court of Star Chamber has pronounced guilt upon Karl Rove; therefore, he is guilty, albeit of a nonexistent crime and despite no evidence whatsoever beyond fervored accusations repeated over years. Soon the Judge of said court, the most honorable Howard Dean, shall pronounce a sentence upon Rove, which he must serve, and whereafter he shall proceed to eternal damnation, except that the Evil One will reject him.

[cripplecreek]

If you watch Olberman long enough you'll wonder why Bill O'reilly has been executed yet.

[dfwgator]

Lawrence O'Donnell can't mask his hatred for the Bush administration. He's like a male Elenor Clift.

Eleanor is the masculine one.

[savedbygrace]

Are you thinking of Larry O'Brien, former DNC Chairman?

[BigSkyFreeper]

Yeah. That's basically when he got the heave-ho from MSNBC's political analyst job, and his credibility has been in the gutter since then.

[newzjunkey]

Excerpts of his Bio From MSNBC. O’Donnell is an MSNBC’s Senior Political Analyst and a panelist on “The McLaughlin Group.” O’Donnell is an Emmy-winning producer and writer of NBC’s “The West Wing.” During the election year 2000, O’Donnell was a contributing editor of New York magazine with a column on national politics. From 1993 through 1995, O’Donnell was the Democratic Chief of Staff of the United States Senate Committee on Finance. The Committee has jurisdiction over legislation involving taxation, international trade, health care, Social Security, welfare, and other income security programs. In 1992, he was Chief of Staff of the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. From 1989 until 1992, O’Donnell served as Senior Advisor to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. He began his professional association with Senator Moynihan as Director of Communications in the Senator’s 1988 re-election campaign.

[hsalaw]

"O'Donnall is a lying sack of guano!"

That's all we need to know. I don't have to read the article.

[popdonnelly]

This is the guy (O'Donnell) who launched into a tirade against John O'Neill (Swift Boat Vets) on MSNBC during the election campaign, calling O'Neill a creep and a liar. Read about it at Michelle Malkin's website. His bio is at the MSNBC website.

[BigSkyFreeper]

I doubt it was Rove too. He'd have to be off his rails to be hob-knobbing with the likes of O'Donnell. I don't think Rove gives any liberal the time of day.

[badpacifist]

And I know I'm going to get pulled into the grand jury for saying this

Lawrence O'Donnell .......roflmao ..oh sure heee heee. Lawrence O'Donnell, you can trust what he says. The democrats should be embarrassed just to have him on their side.

[newzjunkey]

(((ping))) Post 35 has bio date on O'Donnell