The 14th anniversary of Fitzmas slipped by, with no recognition of it.
The People should never forget.http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1179819Oh my.
It's been frequently said the famous "24 business hours" bonfire, immortalized now by Google, is well worth reading in the original, the whole original, on Skins's island.
Which it is.
But this one, too; it's just miles and miles long.
WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sat May-13-06 04:58 PM
Original message
KARL ROVE HAS BEEN INDICTED.
For those who have been waiting for this, here it is. For those who still doubt, well, I guess this is the big throwdown. We are reporting this has happened, we have checked and re-checked our sources. Truthout is breaking this first.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051306W.shtml
Karl Rove Indicted on Charges of Perjury, Lying to Investigators
By Jason Leopold
t r u t h o u t | Report
Saturday 13 May 2006
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald spent more than half a day Friday at the offices of Patton Boggs, the law firm representing Karl Rove.
During the course of that meeting, Fitzgerald served attorneys for former Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove with an indictment charging the embattled White House official with perjury and lying to investigators related to his role in the CIA leak case, and instructed one of the attorneys to tell Rove that he has 24 hours to get his affairs in order, high level sources with direct knowledge of the meeting said Saturday morning.
Robert Luskin, Rove's attorney, did not return a call for comment. Sources said Fitzgerald was in Washington, DC, Friday and met with Luskin for about 15 hours to go over the charges against Rove, which include perjury and lying to investigators about how and when Rove discovered that Valerie Plame Wilson was a covert CIA operative and whether he shared that information with reporters, sources with direct knowledge of the meeting said.
It was still unknown Saturday whether Fitzgerald charged Rove with a more serious obstruction of justice charge. Sources close to the case said Friday that it appeared very likely that an obstruction charge against Rove would be included with charges of perjury and lying to investigators.
An announcement by Fitzgerald is expected to come this week, sources close to the case said. However, the day and time is unknown. Randall Samborn, a spokesman for the special prosecutor was unavailable for comment. In the past, Samborn said he could not comment on the case.
The grand jury hearing evidence in the Plame Wilson case met Friday on other matters while Fitzgerald spent the entire day at Luskin's office. The meeting was a closely guarded secret and seems to have taken place without the knowledge of the media.
...more...
One cannot condense circa 500 primitive comments, but a few samples might prove it worthwhile reading in its entirety.
Postman (1000+ posts) Sat May-13-06 04:59 PM
Response to Original message
1. Frog march the crook out of the White House....
as Joe Wilson would say...
electropop (1000+ posts) Sat May-13-06 05:35 PM
Response to Reply #78
119. I'll write the musical score for it.
Daaaaayyyyyummmm! Georgie is going to look back with nostalgia on his 29% approval. W, enjoy it while you can, shithead, it's about to plummet again.
calimary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sat May-13-06 06:48 PM
Response to Reply #209
220. My husband just informed me there IS champagne in the house and it will soon be put on ice. Just like kkkarl.
I'm a BIG admirer of Jason Leopold's work. He just might be THE best investigative reporter in Washington at the moment. Oh yes, and I will be singing and dancing, too. But I already have my song:
"Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, hey-hey-hey, GOO-OOD BYE!"
Hell, I'm already humming that one...
Thanks for posting this, Will! Cheers! And yes, you have to check your source(s) on this one, and I'm glad it's plural. I'm glad it's noted in the story that this is pegged to half a dozen White House people and a couple more besides. Attribution, always! You guys are TRUE pros. You put the "big leaguers" to absolute shame. They should be paying you and Jason and Marc Ash the big bucks that the katie courics and diane sawyers and tim russerts and bob woodwards get. I suspect that while they're all in make-up, or rushing to those high-level cocktail parties to rub elbows with the big shots in DC so they can brag about their precious access, outsiders like you guys are busy working and getting the actual job done.
When we toast this, I will also be lifting my glass to you guys.
electropop (1000+ posts) Sat May-13-06 07:03 PM
Response to Reply #220
242. "On ice" - LOL
And you're right, while the fancy high-paid "journalists" are sitting around on their access, Will, Jason, and a few others are doing their jobs for them.
Bumblebee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sat May-13-06 05:01 PM
Original message
15 hours?! Is this a typo?
Halliburton (1000+ posts) Sat May-13-06 05:09 PM
Response to Original message
44. That's an awful long time
I'm thinking the same thing.
speedoo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sat May-13-06 05:14 PM
Response to Original message
62. Either a typo or a cumulative figure.
15 hours in one day.. no way. But cumulatively since last October, sure.
electropop (1000+ posts) Sat May-13-06 05:37 PM
Response to Reply #62
121. It took 15 hours just to list all the charges.
Or everything so far, anyway.
TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sat May-13-06 05:50 PM
Response to Original message
147. Was it a "half a day Friday," "about 15 hours" or "the entire day"?
All three phrases are used in the first six paragraphs.
"... Fitzgerald spent more than half a day Friday at the offices of Patton Boggs ..."
"... Fitzgerald was in Washington, DC, Friday and met with Luskin for about 15 hours ..."
"... Fitzgerald spent the entire day (Friday) at Luskin's office."
The celebration goes on and on and on, with a few primitives occasionally expressing some vague doubts.
Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Sat May-13-06 05:10 PM
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52. so how come CNN and CNN Headline News haven't said word one?
they're talking about a whole lot of stuff, like the weather, Mt. St. Helen's, NSA records, Moussaoui, but not a word since the top of the hour on this
anybody else find this peculiar?
WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sat May-13-06 05:13 PM
Response to Reply #52
61. They don't have it yet
No one does. Until about twelve minutes ago. That's what happens when you have an exclusive.
Uh-huh.
caledesi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sat May-13-06 05:18 PM
Response to Reply #61
80. William Pitt - you are the greatest! Scooping MSM...ha ha
WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sat May-13-06 05:21 PM
Response to Reply #80
88. It wasn't me
It was Jason, and truthout.
Hmmm.
The Bostonian Drunkard must have had a subconscious premonition, and decided to shift the blame.
The celebrations just go on and on and on.
helderheid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sat May-13-06 05:15 PM
Response to Original message
65. I'm FINALLY opening up that bottle of champagne! freudenschade baby!
And then after about the 400th primitive comment--the bonfire was "recommended" circa 200 times--twenty four hours later, this seeps in:
genieroze (1000+ posts) Mon May-15-06 08:04 PM
Response to Original message
450. We may have been Roved.
If this isn't true, the guy who wrote this better post who his sources were.
It's just really really funny, watching the primitives make asses of themselves.
One should, really, read the whole thing in the original, but it's a very long--but VERY entertaining--read.