Comments on: Libby Live: FBI Agent Bond, Five

By: Griffin

Griffin — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:46:25 +0000

In case you wondered, it’s easy to SEE THE TRIAL in person. I had thought it was like getting superbowl tickets the day before, but a note somewhere in the FDL coverage said the room was half-full one day. Sure enough, I got in yesterday. First of all, the Prettyman court house is at the intersection of Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues. The court house opens at 8:00AM and if you get upstairs to the 6th floor by 9:00 you can usually get a seat in the courtroom, and if not, the overflow room is next door and has the same video coverage EW has been depending on downstairs in the press room. Apparently the court room was only full opening day and for Judy Miller.
To see it in person is great.
For example, the exchange noted in the comments above where Bond had been using the phrase ‘Libby claimed’ and Wells knew that word was reminding the jury that Libby was on trial for lying so he tried to get her to use ‘he said’ even Walton smiled and asked, ‘did he say that?’ Bond came back with ‘he told us’. Wells said, ‘She won’t give an inch…’ and in joking about Libby hiding his first name Wells again tries to get her to shift to ‘he says’ but she refuses. There’s a level of struggle that is visible in person that the words alone can’t fully convey. (and I fully agree EW’s marathon reporting is invaluable!)

Main point? If you can get to DC you can see it in person.
SEE the dramatic debate in which Wells seeks to exclude video of McC and the newspaper article! SEE Fitz argue they’re basic to the guts of his case- who’s going to sway the judge? When is continuing to protest becoming self-defeating? But don’t take my seat!

By: bg

bg — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:23:12 +0000

Ladies and Gents of the Lake, Marcy, steelthing and all pups. Great Job. Thanks so much.

By: William Jensen

William Jensen — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:13:28 +0000

You are right, it doesn’t add up. Good catch.

By: William Jensen

William Jensen — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:12:24 +0000

p.lukasiak @ 28

BTW…. Libby says he may have talked to Cheney about outing Plame on the airplane on July 12. Nevertheless, we are expected to believe that Libby is CERTAIN he sourced “other reporters” when he discussed wilson’s wife with Cooper and Miller….

Doesn’t add up — Cheney knew Plame was CIA — he’d told Libby. But supposedly Libby goes to Cheney, and says “hey I heard from Russert that Wilson’s wife was CIA…can we go public with that?”

And the answer isn’t “NO”? Libby may have buried Cheney here….

By: Phoenix Woman

Phoenix Woman — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:50:24 +0000

p.lukasiak @ 28

BTW…. Libby says he may have talked to Cheney about outing Plame on the airplane on July 12. Nevertheless, we are expected to believe that Libby is CERTAIN he sourced “other reporters” when he discussed wilson’s wife with Cooper and Miller….

Doesn’t add up — Cheney knew Plame was CIA — he’d told Libby. But supposedly Libby goes to Cheney, and says “hey I heard from Russert that Wilson’s wife was CIA…can we go public with that?”

And the answer isn’t “NO”? Libby may have buried Cheney here….

Wow. Just… wow.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:42:34 +0000

Marcy. How are your hands feeling?

By: J. Thomason

J. Thomason — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:06:20 +0000

I vote for radiofreewill to make the closing argument.

By: Richmond

Richmond — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:33:15 +0000

Terry Olson @ 98

I just can’t imagine how a mind like Libby’s works. Willing to help set up a ruse to go to war, out Valerie with all of the potential loss of life world-wide, assume the FBI is so stupid they can’t catch you, lie to a Grand Jury and think you’ll get away with it because you are so IMPORTANT. Never a thought for his own kids, much less America.

He is an ideologue. As for too many of this bunch it is about zion, a misdirected and very ignorant (uneducated) sense of what would promote Isr*el security in th Middle East! Alas, just the opposite has happened.

By: TOOLPUSHER

TOOLPUSHER — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:27:26 +0000

Smartlady and I are definitely Olbyloons along with being fans of Marcy and FDL! Keep up the good work and the pressure on the koolaid drinkers!

By: barrelhse

barrelhse — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:17:08 +0000

emptywheel- Have a good weekend. May you be stirred, not shaken.