Posted on 03/06/2007 10:58:42 AM PST by chesley
Denis Collins said, "We asked ourselves, what is HE doing here? Where is Rove and all these other guys....He was the fall guy."
(Excerpt) Read more at editorandpublisher.com ...
You're parsing a a statement from a juror. You realize how ridiculous it is to expect that level of grammatical precision from a layman who is not a lawyer, or even a grammarian?
He's probably already working on it. What did you think of his opening when he said something like: I don't want to seem (sound?) excited...." His tone belied this as he sounded extremely excited, as if he could just see his career being catapaulted into the heights: TV, radio, book deals, movies.
When he went on and on about how they put up all the 2.5 ' by 3 ' post-its, I could just picture him being very persuadive some about the right way in this trial. I hope some of the other jurors talk also.
Probably not, but there had to be equally stellar, pro-Bush, Republican lawyers available for his defense.
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About the Author Denis Collins is a journalist who writes for the Washington Post, the San Jose Mercury News, and the Miami Herald. He lives in Washington, DC.
Other than who he has written for I don't see any liberal bias demonstrated by this google search.
How about a professional writer? Words are his specialty.
Did he actually use the word "covert?" At the post trial interview Fitz answered a question about Plame's being "classified" by saying something about what it said in the indictment. No one asked him about her being covered by the law that could have made her outing a crime. Should we expect anything but propaganda from the press?
BIG TIME!! They new he was the fall guy and yet they convicted him. Out for blood.
"You're parsing a a statement from a juror. You realize how ridiculous it is to expect that level of grammatical precision from a layman who is not a lawyer, or even a grammarian?"
A "layman"? Are you kidding me? A WaPo metro reporter and copy editor who has covered lawyers and courts? Who worked with Woodward? Who rushes the microphones to introduce himself as "I am Denis Colins, with one 'n'."
new=knew
From the Article: Collins, a journalist who has written for The Washington Post and other newspapers....
This guy expresses himself for a living. He is no layman. He was probably an English Major and has a lot better grasp on grammar than 90% of the Lawyers out there.
You are really grasping at straws, jude. The more I read, the more convinced I am that Libby was railroaded.
Would you at least agree that if it only "seemed like he was guilty" that he, as a juror, had a duty to aquit?
Or is it ok to convict someone if it seems like he is guilty?
Pres. Bush seems unable to defend his own team. This trial never should have happened. Today there was a Senate panel investigating the firing of 6 U.S. Attorneys. Did any Republican say that Clinton fired every single one as soon as he was elected? ...not that I heard. I only heard pubbies saying that "we need to get to the truth."
If whatever he writes indicates he went into this thing with his mind made up, that would be grounds for a new trial. Probably he is slick enough to not do that, but it really stinks that he was on the jury in the first place.
Former Colleagues at 'Wash Post' Discuss (Now Famous) Libby JurorBy Joe Strupp, MediaInfo.com / Published: March 06, 2007 5:05 PM ET
NEW YORK - Denis Collins, the juror in the Libby/CIA leak case who delivered a lengthy post-verdict commentary for the press, spent about a decade at The Washington Post, where he covered both metro news and sports, and spent time on the copy desk, according to editors at the paper.
The longtime journalist, who has also written for The Miami Herald and the San Jose Mercury New, is recalled as smart, hardworking and energetic, although not always "coloring within the lines."
A juror using his authority and his role for partisan reasons. Disgraceful. I heard this guy on the radio earlier.
Bush should respond by promising not to pardon Harry Reid when Dingy is sent to prison for his crooked land deal.
" Is this jurist the one who is a neighbor of Tim Russert and a friend of Bob Woodward???'
That's the impression I got from the Roundtable tonight.
One of the jurors was a former neighbor of Russert and I believe it was Denis with one N!
The question I haven't hear asked is since when is it illegal for the President or Vice-President (and their offices) to reveal who is or who is not a CIA agent? Isn't the CIA part of the Executive Branch?
Time to put Russert in jail.
I'm beginning to wonder how reasonable juries really are. Think of the McDonald's hot coffee case for example (assuming that was decided by jury -- I think so, but don't recall clearly). Then there's the preference for certain locales (MS) for tort cases.
I've been told that as an engineer I'm unlikely ever to sit on a jury for anything significant.
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