Lawrence O'Donnell: Rove's I-did-not-inhale Defense

Huffington Post ^ | 7-4-05 | Lawrence O'Donnell

[STARWISE]

Larry certainly has a fixation

[Lunkhead_01]

O'Donnell is a nutcase shill for the DNC. He is so full of himself that he expects Rove to answer all his questions and, when Rovee doesn't, he claims Rove's silence means Rove is guilty of whatever crackpot claims O'Donnell has made. Sorry, Larry, but it doesn't work that way -- save with cretins -- a/k/a Democrats.

[johnny7]

I really wonder who wants Bush impeached more... the MSM or the DNC.

[Arkie2]

Does that mean Rove simply didn't know Valerie Plame was a covert agent?


She hadn't been a covert operative since her own husband outed her. This guy's whacko.

[Sgt_Schultze]

CREEPY LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Arkie2]

There's no difference.

[popdonnelly]

Notice he doesn't accuse Rove of leaking Plame's name. So what's the crime, Larry?

[popdonnelly]

Yeah, only Democrats should be allowed to speak to the press. Republicans will be accused of crimes.

[SandRat]

He is so full of himself that he expects Mr/Ms X to answer all his questions and, when Mr/Ms X doesn't, he claims Mr/Ms X silence means Mr/Ms X is guilty of whatever crackpot

Sound like anyone we know on FoxNews?

[Brilliant]

From what I heard, Rove talked to Cooper, but only AFTER Plame's name was already disclosed. So it's hardly an "I did not inhale defense." It's more like an "I did not disclose defense." And disclosure is the fundamental requirement of the statute.

It's interesting though that O'Donnell characterizes it as an "I did not inhale defense."

Afterall, we all know who it was who did not inhale.

[GoLightly]

I thought the Cubans had outted her a long time before her later outting.

[summer]

See my post #6 on THIS THREAD to understand why I concluded this Lawrence O'Donnell is a jerk.

[GoLightly]

Interesting point & good catch.

[AppyPappy]

The response should have been "I did not dislose the name". Period. This "knowingly" stuff is so pre-Clinton.

Do all that disclaiming AFTER you get caught, not before.

[summer]

This text he wrote here, below, is also bogus, as people on FR have posted articles from 2004 and earlier reporting that Rove had spoken to Cooper:

It is a huge admission in a case where Rove and Luskin have never, before Friday, felt compelled to say a word about Rove's contact with Cooper or anyone else involved in the case.

[adam_az]

"It's interesting though that O'Donnell characterizes it as an "I did not inhale defense." "

O'DUnnell has been inhaling with Aaron Sorkin again.

[timpad]

Interesting point & good catch

Even curioser? On the RSS feed from Huffington, this article came down titled "Rove's Defense Hangs On One Word." Wonder why they scrapped that?

"That depends on what the meaning of the word 'is', is..."

[popdonnelly]

"I did not inhale"

O'Donnell is so full of hatred that he tripped himself up - I'm sure he didn't want a negative reference to Clinton.

[Theresawithanh]

Y-A-W-N. Mr. O'Donnell, you obviously do inhale. Get help.

[Pikamax]

now he is just ignoring what is being said to fit Rove into his HE DID IT thinking.