Lawrence O'Donnell: No Crime in Plame Case

NewsMax ^ | July 4, 2005

[Lancey Howard]

Remember THIS?
(excerpt from 'American Prospect'))

March, 2004

Plugging Leaks
More details emerge on the Plame investigation, as Karl Rove's testimony is revealed for the first time.

By Murray S. Waas
Web Exclusive: 3.8.04
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President Bush's chief political adviser, Karl Rove, told the FBI in an interview last October that he circulated and discussed damaging information regarding CIA operative Valerie Plame with others in the White House, outside political consultants, and journalists, according to a government official and an attorney familiar with the ongoing special counsel's investigation of the matter.

But Rove also adamantly insisted to the FBI that he was not the administration official who leaked the information that Plame was a covert CIA operative to conservative columnist Robert Novak last July. Rather, Rove insisted, he had only circulated information about Plame after it had appeared in Novak's column. He also told the FBI, the same sources said, that circulating the information was a legitimate means to counter what he claimed was politically motivated criticism of the Bush administration by Plame's husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson.

Rove and other White House officials described to the FBI what sources characterized as an aggressive campaign to discredit Wilson through the leaking and disseminating of derogatory information regarding him and his wife to the press, utilizing proxies such as conservative interest groups and the Republican National Committee to achieve those ends, and distributing talking points to allies of the administration on Capitol Hill and elsewhere. Rove is said to have named at least six other administration officials who were involved in the effort to discredit Wilson

[festus]

My bet has always been on her husband doing this.

And no he won't go to jail. He'll probably get a book deal and a show.

[fish hawk]

More than getting their hands caught in the "cookie jar", try Sandy Bergers pants. LOL

[summer]

Another NewsMax mishmash....

Maybe, but IMO, I think it's pretty clear what this is -- think about what happened this weekend: Lassie McDonnell has been accusing a federal official, Rove, of a crime. And, now that Lassie O'Donnell realizes his own *ss may get hauled somewhere for doing that, he is saying, "OOPS! DIDN'T MEAN TO ACCUSE YOU OF A CRIME, KARL."

Meanwhile, this "news" here on Newsmax is from the same Lassie O'Donnell who publicly demanded Rove tell us all the secret grand jury testimony Rove gave -- and yesterday, O'Donnell didn't know any law prohibiting that? Now, one day later. Lassie O'Donnell appears to know all laws, and is going to tell us if a crime has or has not been committed by Rove?

Lassie O'Donnell, I think, has been having a long chat with his own lawyer! It would not surprise me if O'Donnell is questioned this week about all that he posted and blabbed in his accusations of a crime being committed by Rove. Or did I misread his blog? That's what this "spin" now is all about on Newsmax -- uh, duh, gee, I, Donnell, never meant to imply Rove did anything wrong! I was just blabbing about, uh, duh, nothing!

[summer]

Here are some comments I am reading posted on O'Donnell's blog at Huffington Whatever (and, no, I do not know who posted these comments below):

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Well Larry, I hope you have your ducks lined up because if youre wrong theyll do such a Dan Rather on you that it will leave powder burns on some sensitive tissue. Heres hoping you didnt just walk into Roves mouse-trap.

Posted by: carol channing at July 3, 2005 11:21 AM

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Sorry to break it to ya, Larry, but Luskin told the Washington Post on Saturday that Rove DID NOT leak Plame to Time, according to a report by Drudge.

But you can go on criminalizing political opponents in the press all you want, if it makes you feel good. LOL

Posted by: The Cyber Menace at July 3, 2005 12:07 PM

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Larry -

The stake is already positioned over Rove, drive it in. Just like Agnew in the Nixon administration, Rove will be the first to fall followed by a domino effect in the cabinet and ultimately resulting in the impeachment of Bush.

This time around there needs to be a public trial.

Jail to the Chief.

Robert S. Finnegan
Managing Editor
Southeast Asia News
Posted by: Robert S. Finnegan at July 3, 2005 12:21 PM

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Broke the story, or do you mean to say you broke the unsubstantiated rumor?

Posted by: Cog at July 4, 2005 12:17 AM

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And, yes, anyone can blog to Lassie O'Donnell as he searches for the next well! Just CLICK HERE for his blog.

[summer]

Mike, I posted this to EXTENDED news so more people could see it on the sidebar, and, I will link my previous threads on this matter to this thread.

[summer]

See my post #45 re Lawrence's blog link. You may find it interesting to read some of the posts to his blog!

[adam_az]

What a creeply liar.

[cyncooper]

Thanks.

First, may I say I get a chuckle every time I see "Lassie O'Donnell"? LOL

Second, those are very interesting comments, especially "Robert S. Finnegan
Managing Editor
Southeast Asia News"

I just Googled him and it sounds like the type of tripe he puts out. It's no secret they have been striving mightily for Nixon redux and his fantasy that Rove will play Agnew (they've tried "Cheney-Halliburton" for just that reason) is a stitch.

[summer]

First, may I say I get a chuckle every time I see "Lassie O'Donnell"? LOL

Oh, me, too. I am ROTFLMAO when I think of that! But, all credit goes to a small voice in the wilderness for providing us with that very appropo analogy! Thanks for your post. :)

[summer]

N my post #50 I meant "small voice in the wilderness" - sorry! :)

[summer]

N= On

[summer]

Second, those are very interesting comments

Yes, I agree. He is now a graduate of the RatherDone School of Journalism.

[summer]

And the beat goes on....

Lawrence O'Donnell: Rove's I-did-not-inhale Defense-- later today, on 7-4-05