Comments on: So Was There A Meeting? http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:34:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: deandra http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1292473 deandra Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:42:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1292473 <p>Not really innuendo. Don’t dismiss it to a former disgruntled employee either. The <em>indirect answers </em>speak volumes. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.</p> Not really innuendo. Don’t dismiss it to a former disgruntled employee either. The indirect answers speak volumes. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.

]]> By: PetePierce http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291651 PetePierce Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:39:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291651 <p>This thread is long over, but someone must have noticed Shuster is back and he’s on the McCain story. The <em>Times, WaPO</em> should pay Christie, Jane, EW to dig and report on this story. They’d have a lot more substance faster.</p> This thread is long over, but someone must have noticed Shuster is back and he’s on the McCain story. The Times, WaPO should pay Christie, Jane, EW to dig and report on this story. They’d have a lot more substance faster.

]]> By: marshen http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291621 marshen Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:18:39 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291621 <p>I have read that Waxman did’nt want to hold this hearing at all, but Clemens and his lawyer insisted on having an open public airing so Clemens could clear his name. Almost all active players that admitted HGH use for one medical reason or another have gone back to playing baseball. That’s why I think Rusty Hardin is leading Clemens down a dark path to being indicted. That and Clemens stubborn pride. I don’t see how they can’t not indict Clemens now for lying after they went so heavily after Barry Bonds. The federal investigators will be accused of punishing the black player but not the white GOP baseball hero.</p> I have read that Waxman did’nt want to hold this hearing at all, but Clemens and his lawyer insisted on having an open public airing so Clemens could clear his name. Almost all active players that admitted HGH use for one medical reason or another have gone back to playing baseball. That’s why I think Rusty Hardin is leading Clemens down a dark path to being indicted. That and Clemens stubborn pride. I don’t see how they can’t not indict Clemens now for lying after they went so heavily after Barry Bonds. The federal investigators will be accused of punishing the black player but not the white GOP baseball hero.

]]> By: DennisQ http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291583 DennisQ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:59:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291583 <p>I was reading somewhere that Waxman could easily have destroyed Clemens by bringing Pettitte before the committee. Waxman declined to do that because he had misgivings about the whole inquiry. According to the report, Pettitte didn’t stand a chance of getting through the hearing without blatantly perjuring himself or flatly contradicting Clemens. Pettitte goes back to his pitching career with a bit of tarnish on his reputation, but it’s nothing compared to what’s happening with Clemens. He’s through.</p> I was reading somewhere that Waxman could easily have destroyed Clemens by bringing Pettitte before the committee. Waxman declined to do that because he had misgivings about the whole inquiry. According to the report, Pettitte didn’t stand a chance of getting through the hearing without blatantly perjuring himself or flatly contradicting Clemens. Pettitte goes back to his pitching career with a bit of tarnish on his reputation, but it’s nothing compared to what’s happening with Clemens. He’s through.

]]> By: marshen http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291560 marshen Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:43:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291560 <p>Too bad Waxman did’nt have this picture to hold up to Clemens’ face at the congressional hearing and stick it in the eyes of the GOP committee members.</p> Too bad Waxman did’nt have this picture to hold up to Clemens’ face at the congressional hearing and stick it in the eyes of the GOP committee members.

]]> By: marshen http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291538 marshen Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:28:29 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291538 <p>Wow! Interesting. There is a more detailed article in the New York Daily News that reports the photos were taken by an eleven year old boy wanting to get photos of his baseball heros attending the party that day. Of all the questions asked of Clemens during the hearing, he danced around this question of whether or not he attended the party the most. Clemens “misjudged” thinking his reputation as a star pitcher is bigger and greater than some report on the use of HGH and steriods in baseball. I think his lawyer, Rusty Hardin, has been giving Clemens bad advice and it is too late for Clemens to turn back now.</p> Wow! Interesting. There is a more detailed article in the New York Daily News that reports the photos were taken by an eleven year old boy wanting to get photos of his baseball heros attending the party that day. Of all the questions asked of Clemens during the hearing, he danced around this question of whether or not he attended the party the most. Clemens “misjudged” thinking his reputation as a star pitcher is bigger and greater than some report on the use of HGH and steriods in baseball. I think his lawyer, Rusty Hardin, has been giving Clemens bad advice and it is too late for Clemens to turn back now.

]]> By: DennisQ http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291512 DennisQ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:18:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291512 <p>Re: Clemens photograph. So what if Clemens <em>was </em>there? It doesn’t mean he <strong>lied</strong>. Maybe he just “misremembered.”</p> <p>One thing’s for sure. That picture will be gone over by more forensic experts than the Zapruder film. <em>It ain’t nothin’ till I call it!</em></p> Re: Clemens photograph. So what if Clemens was there? It doesn’t mean he lied. Maybe he just “misremembered.”

One thing’s for sure. That picture will be gone over by more forensic experts than the Zapruder film. It ain’t nothin’ till I call it!

]]> By: semiot http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291497 semiot Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:12:42 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291497 <p>Tucker Carlson asks a good question! Earthquakes at Yucca Mountain! What next?</p> Tucker Carlson asks a good question! Earthquakes at Yucca Mountain! What next?

]]> By: dakine01 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291482 dakine01 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:07:51 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291482 <p><a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/02/22/clemens.party/index.html" rel="nofollow">Sports Illustrated article</a>. Most other sports sites also have a variant on this.</p> Sports Illustrated article. Most other sports sites also have a variant on this.

]]> By: marshen http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291454 marshen Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:56:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/22/so-was-there-a-meeting/#comment-1291454 <p>Somebody has a photograph of Clemens at the Canseco Party? Do you have a link? Wow, that is big. There are so many other reporters digging into this McCain story so I think somebody will come up with something soon to nail him on the sex part. I think the NYT has more on it than they are telling as well. It’s just a matter of time.</p> Somebody has a photograph of Clemens at the Canseco Party? Do you have a link? Wow, that is big. There are so many other reporters digging into this McCain story so I think somebody will come up with something soon to nail him on the sex part. I think the NYT has more on it than they are telling as well. It’s just a matter of time.

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