Posted on 10/15/2005 4:35:48 PM PDT by Laverne
There's still a couple of missing characters. Who did Valerie talk to in getting Joe the job? Whe went to Valerie to give her the info from the White House?
Deem this "Dem Holdover in the Whitehouse".
After going through everyone's posts here (some interesting insights into the "why's") but the only thing we now know from all this is ...
.. Libby can not be indicted based on what Miller said.
No Jury would indict him. Someone else is the witness or there isn't one.
I'm outraged at an administration that can't get out of it's own way to achieve it's stated political goals. There are elements within the government that are both openly and secretly working to undermine our war efforts, and this is the best the administration can do? That, sir, is indeed an outrage.
"I do not recall" - It's the Hillary defense!
> Oh my, as articulate as this woman is I can't wait for her book.
Those who write with a shuffling dance step have things to hide.
My opinion? Hope Miller made friends in jail 'cos she's going back. And I think some of her NYT buddies are joining her. AND I think this whole affair will end up either sinking or seriously damaging the already tattered rep of this lie-rag.
you are correct sir. an outrage and pathetic. the WH invites abuse by displaying weakness. dem hold overs , new tone . i never bought into that jive. think of how further along we could be if we and the administration were not constantly defending this junk. ask ronnie earle about push back. delay plays to win and he will. these rodents are cowards and they understand one thing only.
Pass the popcorn, please. I'm putting up my feet. Settling into a big chair. I'm going to enjoy this.
Thank you very much for the links.
From Jim Romenesko's web site:
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2005
Ex-CBSer claims there's a scandal hidden in Miller's report (http://poynter.org/forum/view_post.asp?id=10495)
The headline and story lede should reflect that there is ABSOLUTELY nothing here to implicate Libby (never mind Rove, who is not mentioned) in any criminal deed, but of course a socialist weasel like Greg Mitchell wants to be careful not to report anything favorable to the WH......
Excellent summation!! Interesting how the MSM hordes will try valiantly to avoid stating these basic observations for the public to draw appropriate conclusions.
The questions that Miller reported Fitzgerald asked her tend to show that the prosecutor has his sights fixed on Libby. Take, for instance, the questions about the letter from Scooter to Judith. I don't think Fitz believes Libby or Miller.
Many aspects of this story display the utterly gross incompetence and bias of the people arrayed against the administration. At least Miller has the decency not to falsely attribute info about "Valerie Flame" to Libby, but then she doesn't have the decency to absolve him completely, either (when she surely does know who her true source was), perpetuating the cloud of scandal just a little longer.
No competent reporter could fail to get the precise name of someone closely related to a major story, so Miller's failure to clarify the spelling of "Valerie Flame" with her real source does not speak well of her reporting abilities (if you end up needing to use the name in your story you need to have the spelling correct, that is Journalism 101 or should be).
Miller's notebook should make it crystal-clear which notes were taken from each source (with date, time, and circumstances), so the fact that there is any uncertainty at all about whether the "Valerie Flame" reference came from Scooter Libby or from someone else is more evidence of a level of incompetence that should not be accepted even on a high school paper.
Anyway, it sounds to me like (obviously) the NY Slimes spent millions prolonging this matter so they would not have to admit to the public that the whole stupid story was a set-up against the WH. The Slimes editors KNEW that the WH could be exonerated so they just kept putting out clouds of oily black smoke to keep the MSM speculating about Libby and Rove.
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