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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 03:30 PM
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Rove, unleashed again
Political guru Karl Rove has escaped indictment, and the hallelujah choir at the White House is singing his praises and rejoicing over the decision of the special prosecutor.

For what? It demonstrates only that he won't face a criminal trial or potential jail time or fine. Perhaps that is good news compared with the alternative.

Of course, the drumbeat by Republican cheerleaders is that Democrats should apologize for calling for the investigation into Rove's activities in this smarmy episode of revealing the name of a CIA operative.

No Democrat needs to apologize. Rove testified five times before the grand jury with a resourceful lawyer in frequent touch with the prosecutor. Lesser mortals would not have had five opportunities to explain their conduct.

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/opinion/mashekblog/archive/060619/rove_unleashed_again.htm

Karl Rove Will Not Get An Apology From Me.....
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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 03:31 PM
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1. Tell me again that Fitz wasn't pressured by his superiors...
I need to believe...
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emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 04:31 PM
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11. IMHO fitz got a deal out of rove
"as long as you cooperate I won't indict you"

But fitz isn''t talking, so it is just my humble opinion.

Interesting tangential blog post at firedoglake:

http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/20/popping-the-trial-balloon/

<snip>

But here is what I do know: the GOP spinmeisters are working overtime to get their side of the story cemented as the conventional wisdom on this case. Why, you ask?

Because something is going on that they do not want us to know about — and I, for one, sure as hell want to know what that is. (You want more on this, read this from EPU. Interesting, no?)

No one works that hard to suppress or downplay or manipulate public opinion unless there is a very good reason to do so.

<snip>
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 04:39 PM
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14. Indeed, Fitz never said Rove wasn't indicted and Luskin never said that
either.
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Mr_Spock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 03:34 PM
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2. I fantasize about meeting him in NH and spitting directly into his eye
This man would kill his mother if she was going to vote Democrat - scum of the earth in my book.
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Dr Fate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 03:40 PM
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3. We should still call him a "lying criminal" every single day.
Edited on Tue Jun-20-06 03:44 PM by Dr Fate
Let the GOP/media split hairs over how his behavior is really just sooooo honest & ethical.

But, of course, no elected DEM would ever have the courage to bait him by calling him a "lying criminal"- its just a sad fact. They will "let it slide"- mark my words.
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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 05:11 PM
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16. That isn't a bad idea
I am certainly doing my part today

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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 03:49 PM
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4. Remember, Rove lied about his involvement in the Plame Case
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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 03:51 PM
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5. proud of a lying, unethical act because it was not technically criminal...
this is an odd, White House.
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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 03:52 PM
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6. That is why the article saying he should
be apologized to is a joke.. He lied to us, he was involved up to his fat backside as Murtha would say.....
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smokey nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 04:23 PM
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7. Democrats didn't call for the Plame investigation,.........
the CIA did.
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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 04:30 PM
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10. They refer to it as calling for it in the press nt
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smokey nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 04:32 PM
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12. So the press appoints Special Prosecutors? n/t
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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 04:34 PM
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13. No the article refers to Dems and others in the
Edited on Tue Jun-20-06 04:35 PM by dogday
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smokey nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 04:43 PM
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15. Of course he's a liar, and a traitor.............
They're all traitors, H.W. Bush described the outing of a CIA agent as an act of treason. Which is apparently just fine in the land of Bush.
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 04:27 PM
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8. I still have my Fire Rove bumpersticker
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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 04:28 PM
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9. You Sir, Are A Proud Patriot
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 05:15 PM
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17. The Dems have to come back HARD against these subhumans.
They MUST point out these low-lifes have never served, lied to get into war, failed to provide proper equipment to the soldiers resuling in death and maiming, prefer tax cuts for the rich over proper funding to Homeland Security, commited treason by outing a CIA agent, failed to prosecute companies hiring illegal aliens, failed to protect our borders since 9/11, etc., etc., etc.

NO MORE MR. NICE GUY.
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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 05:23 PM
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18. Yes they do, every chance they get
When someone asks them if they feel they owe Rove an apology, they can say no, Rove lied from the beginning when he said he was never involved..

Read about it hear

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1469616&mesg_id=1469616
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 05:33 PM
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19. Rove owes America an apology
for outing a covert CIA agent for the sheer purpose of political payback. Just because Fitzgerald declined to indict him for perjury doesn't mean he didn't out the agent. In fact, that has been clearly established in the court records. And Dems need to start hammering it hard.
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Southsideirish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 05:46 PM
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20. Ole pig snout will one day renouce his vile deeds just like his mentor,
Lee Atwater did. But then it will be too late for America.
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McCamy Taylor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 05:49 PM
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21. "Rove Lied. CIA Agents Died" Bumper Stickers
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Disturbed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-20-06 05:58 PM
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22. Rove outed V. Wilson.
Busholini said that anyone involved in that leak would be dealt with, meaning fired. It is obvious that Rove was one of the leakers but now he will not be fired. The Bush Regime are criminal Cabal yet they rule America.
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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-21-06 09:40 AM
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23. kick
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