Posted on 11/16/2005 11:20:59 AM PST by Pikamax
I love your home page. Wonderful! Think on what is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, faithful, excellent and worthy of praise... What is this? Why... it is Jesus!
(Phil 4:8)
Um, Fitz's press conference was his first presentation of his case. He was so nervous, it looked like he was holding back tears. Now we all know Fitz made false statements during that press conference. He takes two years to come up with a weak indictment and then afterwards finds out he missed a key piece of the puzzle. LOL.
See ya, Esquire.
Years ago, a top man at a major newspaper was arrested for DUI - when a reporter asked him where the story should run, he said he was an important person and the story belonged on the front page. And that's where it ran. That's integrity.
The Washington Post isn't quite in the Jason Blair Club, but knowingly not covering something like this is close. Too close. Shame on them.
"Now we all know Fitz made false statements during that press conference."
As di Genova points out, those false statements aren't just false, they undercut Fitz's entire case. And it puts Fitz in the position of having to correct the record and reconsider whether there is in fact enough evidence to even charge Libby. After all, Woodward says he told Pinkos about Plame and Pinkos says he can't recall. At best, we have a several way he said she said here. Fitz really screwed the pooch in that press conference.
(I need that verse there to remind myself when I get pulled down by the negativity of politics to set my sights on things ABOVE........in fact, thanks for the reminder of it now. True. Honorable. Right. Pure. Lovely. Faithful. Excellent. Worthy of praise! Cattle prodding accomplished. :)
Oh, those Scrappleface guys can be SO funny! Thanks for the laugh, Cautor! :)
Reviewing Fizzy's press conflab, went right to Fizzy sticking his foot in his mouth.
Toensing: "Should Walter Pincus be indicted, or should we just acknowledge that people have different memories."
Woodward quoted as saying: "Casual off-handed way."
Did I see some funny Chrissy Matthews pictures on FR after the election? Maybe someone could resurrect them.
diG: "Plame not a covert [NOC]..."
diG: "The press conference put Fitzgerald out there with bold statement about Libby ('first person') that is now totally untrue...Woodward claims he told Pincus well before...Pincus now says I don't remember...Two people [WaPo] have different recollections of the same conversation...
diG: Fitzgerald's attempt to cast Libby being the 'first person' to unveil Plame, that is now in reasonable doubt and Fitzgerald must dismiss..."I believe that news conference was a disgrace"..."Fitzgerald tried to resurrect the (disproven) covert status at the news conference...An overly aggressive attempt to show the public what Fitzgerald wanted people to think this was all about"..."
I'm looking outside and wonderful FReepers are looking inside...somehow I think we will meet up.
Fitxgerald spoke for so long that I coldn't even hang around to listen to all of what he said. The length of his interview in and of itself spoke volumes to me.
"It remains to be seen how it will play out in court"
Unfortunately it won't play in or out of court. The charges against Libby will be quietly dropped with some solemn pronouncements of compassion, costs, and the public interest. Woodward has effectively seen to that.
Which is too bad. It would have been fascinating to see Our Man In Nigeria, the Hon. Jos.Wilson, and his various elves, under both oath and the thumbscrews of Libby's defense team.
Rocks would be overturned - many creepy-crawlies exposed to sunlight. Can't have that happen. Ol' Woody just took one for the team.
I love how reporters always wrap themselves in the flag of truth to put themselves above the law. That is, of course, when it's not to protect them or their own, then they lie like sleeping dogs.
Especially after their promotion of Clinton as the most influential man in the world? That shows how dam*ed stupid the "world" is.
Funny. Did you notice Pelosi's new make up and hairstyle today - more importantly, her sweet and unassuming attitude? Who has been promting the libs?
correction - prompting
Exactly. For anyone to believe that Woodward's revelations have "no bearing" on the case is absurd.
In fact, let's take the de minimus approach. Say Fizzy doesn't even bother to recalibrate the indictment. Just imagine Pincus' lawyer letting his client, that decrepit, dissembling old man, get up on the stand and string that line of bullshit about wanting to "keep him (Woodward) out of the reporting". Ted Wells is going to jump halfway across the room in a single leap and jam Pincus' statement to Fizzy's investigators right down his gullet, and then call Woodward to the stand to impeach that no-good lying sob.
And the WaPo will be waiting at the courtroom door to hand Walter his gold retirement watch.
Pass the popcorn.
Pinkie, you sound very worried about something.......
Risky comment forthcoming..
This whole case bears the imprint of the Watergate frame up. It succeeded because there was no way to ferret out the facts and hold the media to account.
Sorry... I liked Nixon.
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