Why is Libby on crutches?

[Kire]

http://news.yahoo.com/photo/051028/480/whre11010282158&g=events/ts/093005cialeakcase;_ylt=AtKWGpjHSQs0GOy33l1aXvMGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3bGk2OHYzBHNlYwN0bXA-

Specifically, why was he on crutches the day he was indicted?

Is he malingering?

[AtomicKitten]

1. rumor has it he broke his foot

but it was probably symbolic of him being the fall guy.

[democracyindanger]

2. Weak-kneed cowardice?

Shaky ethical base?

Weight of his guilt too much?

[Road Scholar]

3. Loser's limp.

Have you ever seen a football carrier being unsuccessfully pursued? The player that is chasing sees a touchdown is inevitable, draws up with a limp , stops chasing and limps over to the sideline. Loser's limp. :toast:

[Gin]

4. Symbolic of his support collapsing.

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[DemonFighterLives]

16. Good Answer!

I was in pain and therefore could not perform up to the level that I should have. Plus, my dog ate my notes.

[ohio_liberal]

5. He was making a run for the Mexican border

;)

[IChing]

6. Because he doesn't have a leg to stand on? legally? n/t

[Tsiyu]

7. He prolly got pissed

and kicked the wrong thing.

Or, maybe ** roughed him up a bit? :)

[DemonFighterLives]

8. Closest to my thoughts

It was like when dubby had his pretzel incident. We don't know who punched him out or if his drunkeness did it.
I suspect Libby got drunk and kicked the brick wall or something. It was supposed to have happened playing football.
Seeing him hurt is a play for sympathy, but Fitz did not play along.

[mtnsnake]

9. because the guy in the black suit told him, "Your arms are next

if you do so much as let out a peep"

[babydollhead]

20. I thought ,"today it's your foot..."

tomorrow it's your mother or something like that, too.

[Totally Committed]

32. I totally agree, and thought I'd be the only one!

I believe he was "visited" and intimidated into taking his lumps and not rolling over.

[loudsue]

10. The truth is, Kire: WE DON'T KNOW how Libby hurt his leg/foot.

There have been NO reports that I've seen on DU, or anywhere else, stating how he broke his ..... whatever.

And the replies on this thread just confirm that.

:shrug: Nobody knows, as far as I've seen.

It would be interesting to find out, though, wouldn't it?


:kick::kick::kick:

[Halliburton]

11. broke his foot sking according to faux

[IdaBriggs]

12. Skiing in OCTOBER? Huh? Where? That's just weird....

[lse7581011]

13. Isn't Everything On Faux

a little weird?

[Halliburton]

14. they said he was sking in Wyoming or something

while the big Dick was on vacation

[Matariki]

19. and i read that it was a "football injury"

On a day when former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of perjury, obstruction of justice and making false statements, he hobbled his way out of the West Wing on crutches, thanks to a broken foot he suffered earlier in the month playing touch football.

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/bawnews/indictment1031

[IdaBriggs]

29. I find the idea that Wyoming has enough snow for skiing in OCTOBER

to be on the "give me a break" side of the planet. Maybe I'm wrong -- it just seems really ... weird.

:shrug:

[tgnyc]

31. Out West, where he vacations, the snowflakes are falling. They fall

in clusters, because the clouds are connected.

[Zynx]

33. LOL

[Wise Doubter]

15. A foot in the ass would make anyone limp ! eom

[1932]

17. Sympathy?

[astroBspacedog]

18. Rumor has it ----

That Cheney kicked him.

[Kire]

24. heh heh

:P

[yellowcanine]

21. Tried to kick the dog and missed - hit a door frame instead. He was

following Dobson's advice on how to break bend a small dog's will to your won.

[DoYouEverWonder]

22. Sending a signal to his brother Neocons

that he is willing to take the fall for the rest of them?

[TahitiNut]

23. It was being reported as a "running injury" (really)

It has been reported in passing that he broke a bone in his foot while running.
Usual quote: "Libby has been on crutches after breaking a bone in his foot"

See http://news.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=/0-0&fp=43669598c73a58fc&ei=jURmQ6axAoOU6AHNi8CoCQ&url=http%3A//www.smh.com.au/news/world/libby-expected-to-receive-the-first-indictment/2005/10/28/1130400366828.html&cid=0
(free subscription required)

For another (satirical) take on it, see ...
http://news.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=/1-0&fp=43669598c73a58fc&ei=jURmQ6axAoOU6AHNi8CoCQ&url=http%3A//www.wonkette.com/politics/scooter-libby/scooter-while-still-unindicted-no-longer-puttering-with-same-elan-133358.php&cid=0

[daleo]

25. So far it has been running, skiing, or football (officially)

I lean towards "worked over by the neo-con mafia, just to let him know what happens if he sings".

[Gregorian]

26. He fell off his scooter.

Badum... Tish!


I've been waiting to use that for DAYS! :)

[two gun sid]

27. Five indictments got broken off in his ass. Caused him to lose...

the use of his leg.

[No Exit]

28. To get sympathy.

Unfortunately, some of us aren't giving.

[Chiyo-chichi]

30. In his mad rush to shred documents...

his foot went into the shredder?

[Hubert Flottz]

34. A deer stepped on his foot?

Or a bear?

[kiki]

35. Remember the movie "Bob Roberts"?

Keep watching that foot. He'll start tappin' it eventually.

[kiki]

36. Actually...

Someone said to him, "Justice is afoot."

"Oh shit! Really?" he replied, and began trying to hack off his pedal extremities, fearing that the remark was referring to one of his own.