Posted on 07/02/2005 7:59:14 AM PDT by 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. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at editorandpublisher.com ...
The Supreme Court did not resurrect it. The reporters and their employers appealed the numerous (and unanimous) decisions compelling the reporters to testify and when the USSC refused to hear the appeal that was the end of the road for this aspect.
Oh boy....
LOL
NO! he's like a female Elanore Clift...
The refusal to hear the appeal was instrumental in the decision to turn over the documents.
Air Force One Phone Records Subpoenaed
March 5, 2004
The article is from March of last year, but it notes the Subpoenas were issued and complied with in January of that year. So, as I pointed out right at the beginning, this Rove and now Air Force One business is merely stirring up old angles of the story that were long ago investigated and settled.
No kidding.
(that was my point---it was not "resurrected")
Ping to my #167. That E&P article seeks to confuse by referencing old subpoenas and trying to make it all sound of a piece.
No, it's the over a year old issue. Your source is being disingenuous.
"MSNBC Analyst"
Analyst?
Is that what they're calling the Creepy Liar these days?
"Anal-ist" is more like it.
For an investigation that was not going anywhere the term resurrected is appropriate
"That would be the democrats' wet dream."
That's pretty pathetic. Mine would be Angelina Jolie or Reese Witherspoon...
Hey, whatever works...
Story originally posted here was out of date and posted in error.
I will indulge in an "I told you so" moment.
You can further take it to the bank that Karl Rove was not the source for Novak's original column. As I said, I'm sure his name is in various reporters' notes after the fact discussing the issue and that seems clear from the articles today, despite the spin being put on it by O'Donnell and his ilk.
The "Karl Rove was the leaker" version.
No, it's not.
"O'Donnall is a lying sack of guano!"
THAT IS WAY OUT OF LINE, BUDDY.
THAT'S THE KIND OF POST THAT GIVES FREE REPUBLIC A BAD NAME!
Guano serves a purpose as an excellent fertilizer.
I only report what was posted I do not authenticate the content.
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