Comments on: New Libby Filing — A PR Perspective

By: Glen Tomkins

Glen Tomkins — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 05:55:03 +0000

Their maneuvers are not designed to win in the courtroom

They’re sacrificing courtroom advantage for PR advantage because PR is the battle they have to win. Team Libby isn’t aiming to convince judge and jury of Libby’s innocence in order to win acquittal, they’re trying to minimize the SOB’s appearance of guilt to the electorate so that the eventual Presidential pardon will not carry too big a PR price tag.

By: clem

clem — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:55:38 +0000

My initial reaction to today’s defense filings was that Team Libby’s strategy was to threaten to dish on Karl Rove in order to obtain a pardon. Karl’s the Quarterback of Spin. Without him calling the shots the White House message machine–and the syncopated coordination with Congressional and media sycophants–disintegrates. The result is polls with lower confidence numbers for the President and Congress, followed by a disaster in the midterm elections.

By: radlib1

radlib1 — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 07:44:56 +0000

Dannyboy –

Of all of the posts on this thread, your words touched me the deepest. I agree with your thoughts, but I am most moved by your caring for the suffering of others, in Iran, in Iraq, and here in America.

Bless you. And keep bearing witness.

By: who wants a pony

who wants a pony — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:53:40 +0000

(2) Has Karl already chartered a bus with Libbyâ€™s name on it and, if so, when can we expect it to come driving by?

bawahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

now, that’s some fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine writin’ …

By: Ron Russell

Ron Russell — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:03:51 +0000

I agree with Carolyn (comment #66). It seems to me that by setting up the perjury charge, Fitz has already gotten Scooter to finger Rove in crimes that amount to Espionage (Plame), as well as fLIEscher. Iâ€™m thinking heâ€™s saving Cheney as a warning to Bushâ€”Pardon me, or you are next. Now, all that has to be done is to tie in the war on terra with these leaks and you have a violation of Title 18, Section 794(b)â€”which is punishable by death! The best part is that by trying Libby on the lesser charges, heâ€™s gotten the implications of the serious stuff and hasnâ€™t got to worry about Pardonsâ€”for crimes that havenâ€™t even been filed yet. The way itâ€™s being tried in the court of public opinion makes a pardon of the serious indictments (that I think are coming), unthinkableâ€”unless you want to see the masses marching with Pitchforks. I also saw tonightâ€™s Countdown and agree that todayâ€™s filings are â€œa disaster for the White Houseâ€.

By: timewarp

timewarp — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:07:33 +0000

thanks dannyboy! – horia at verizon dot com.
And if anyone sees this, if it is not too much trouble, could you please delete this?

By: angie

angie — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:30:18 +0000

egregious;
thank you, and please know that I value your views and those of many others here; it is how I learn! I will try to reconstruct what I wrote and studied today and will get right back to you in time.

By: dana

dana — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:24:04 +0000

immanentize at 114– I almost thought he was saying Pachacutec! lol.

By: Edward Deevy

Edward Deevy — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:22:18 +0000

I hope that Fitz understands that by taking on Libby he is taking on the pro-Israeli NeoCon lobby in Washington. Be careful, friend!

By: GSD

GSD — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:21:51 +0000

Powell is a â€œpachaderm.â€

Full of elephant shit?

-GSD