Now Dickerson Knows How Libby Must Feel

American Thinker ^ | January 30, 2006 | Clarice Feldman

[Tirian]

Interestinger and interestinger, to quote Alice

[TexasCajun]

"Having Fun Yet? I'm laughing my ass off! "

[saganite]

This whole sorry mess should never have gone to trial but now that it's underway I would love nothing better than to see the whole thing blow up in Fitmas's face.

[quikdrw]

That would be enjoyable.

[Buck W.]

Curiouser and curiouser, but I agree with your point.

[Mr. K]

When are they going to indict David Gregory for lying?

[Always Right]

Everyone has different memories of events. That is not perjury, that is just the way human memories work. The only thing keeping this trial alive is the unlimited bankroll of the federal government and Fritzgerald's willingness to collect on that bankroll.

[detch]

They thought they would get Libby, and by extension, Bush and Cheney.

The folks whose reputations are forever damaged are: Wilson, Plame, Armitage and even Colin Powell.

And we'll get to see Gregory, Dickerson and Russert squirm.

[Parley Baer]

So the difference in memories is only 3 days. No big deal after the period of time that has gone by. I don't see anything in the testimony that hurts Libby with a normal jury.

[nctexan]

Is it just me, or are the similarities between these two becoming more and more obvious than just looks?

Remember, how the DEMs literally slobbered over Fitzgerald as "a prosecutor's prosecutor.

[raftguide]

Frankly, I think the Burger bungle, with its ability to completely change what's known about history is a far bigger story.

[popdonnelly]

Let's keep this in context. Reporters and government officials talk to each other all the time in Washington. I wouldn't be shocked if Fleischer told Dickerson.

[razorback-bert]

We need a flow chart on this.

[colorado tanker]

Oh man, my head hurts. It's beginning to look like reporters and officials in Washington are so incestuous and are talking so often that nobody can remember who said what to whom when.

[Matchett-PI]

You got it! bttt

[Steve_Seattle]

"I wouldn't be shocked if Fleischer told Dickerson."

Neither would I, but the point is that virtually all of the witnesses thus far have shown that their memories are no better than Libby's. Also keep in mind that Ari's revelation about Plame to reporters was allegedly greeted with a "So what?" response. So maybe this information about Plame was bandied about by these people, but it was considered of so little consequence that nobody remembered it the same way, or even remembered it at all.

When exactly was it that the press began making the claim that disclosure of Plame's identity was unethical or even criminal? And who first floated that idea? Was it soon after Novak's article, or did several weeks pass? If the "outing" story took several weeks to develop, it would not be surprising that people can't remember who told who about Plame, and when, because it was not yet considered a "hot" or potentially damaging piece of information. I remember that I myself wondered why revealing that Plame proposed Wilson for the Niger trip was supposed to be so damaging to his credibility. It was simply an explanation of how he was chosen, and did not address the core issue of whether his claims were true.

[GoldenPup]

I wonder if anybody really, really, really gives a rat's ass about this Plame/Wilson issue??? What a waste of time and taxpayer's money!!!

[Steve_Seattle]

"Frankly, I think the Burger bungle, with its ability to completely change what's known about history is a far bigger story."

It was, but that story sank like a brick, even though it touched on the big issue the press was pursuing at the time: what did we know before 9/11, and was there negligence or a cover-up of massive intelligence failures? But no one in the MSM showed any interest whatsoever in what Berger stole, why, or for whose benefit. I see no other explanation for their lack of curiosity than that this did not fit with the MSM's agenda of bringing down the Bush administration. A cover-up by a Clinton operative was not the story-line that interested them. On the contrary, the NYT wrote a piece defending Berger, making him sound like a loveable and charmingly absent-minded guy in a rumpled suit. No story here, folks, let's move on.

[Howlin]

It was after Novak's column. And I think it was that dreadful friend of Wilson's -- Cohen, is that his name -- who made the first charge.

Is it just me, or is there something wrong with thinking that when two officials of the same administration discuss something like this, i.e., Plame, that is NOT leaking?

It sounds to me like Ari is the one who drew first blood.

[Steve_Seattle]

"I wonder if anybody really, really, really gives a rat's ass about this Plame/Wilson issue??? What a waste of time and taxpayer's money."

Most people don't, but it circulates in the press and gets into the wind and even people who aren't interested get the vague idea that Bush and his people did something unethical to silence a critic. And that is still lodged in their brain on voting day, and even if they think it's just politics-as-usual, it predisposes them to get rid of the nasty Republicans.