Libby found GUILTY on 4 counts.

[Auntie Bush]

Announced on most TV Channels.

count 3 not quilty

[Eurobabe]

1. not guilty on Matt Cooper charge

[talksabout]

5. It's a start.

Wake me up when we get to the bush=GUILTY, cheney=GUILTY verdicts!!

[Cabcere]

54. Welcome to DU, talksabout!

:hi: Good to have you here. And yeah, I'll be waiting for those verdicts as well.

[disndat]

189. The Juror spokesman said

they were sorry for Libby because it was apparent that the higher ups put him up to it. The columnist, Sidney Shanberg (NY Observer) wrote from the trial that the Libby trial was really was the subtext for an impeachment of Cheney.

[Lena inRI]

216. Yeah, chain of command will get Cheney/Bush. . .

wondering. . .doesn't this conviction make it easy for Madame Pelosi to reconsider and say impeachment investigations are BACK ON THE TABLE?

Or am I jumping the gun here. . .need a criminal case first against Cheney?

And which insider is Fitz aiming to pressure next to "spill the beans"?

Really nice job, Mr. Fitzgerald. . .and I send you good fortune for the rest of the job. . .ASAP!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[rocktivity]

245. DING DING DING! Lena, you're our grand prize winner!

...Doesn't this conviction make it easy for Madame Pelosi to reconsider and say impeachment investigations are BACK ON THE TABLE?

It would be more about inevitability than ease. Madame Peolsi may no longer have a choice but to put impeachment back on the table--after all, it's her Congressional DUTY...

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[Morgana LaFey]

264. Madame Speaker is even LESS able to do so now than before

because SHE is 3rd in line for the job herself. There's no way the GOPers would let that little factoid not destroy her and the effort.

[rocktivity]

267. Nancy is SECOND in line

Bush isn't first in line for the presidency--he's already there.

1 The Vice President
2 Speaker of the House
3 President pro tempore of the Senate
4 Secretary of State
5 Secretary of the Treasury
6 Secretary of Defense
7 Attorney General

:headbang:
rocknation

[Morgana LaFey]

272. LOL -- ya got me

And sheesh. I knew I was math challenged, but even I didn't realize HOW math challenged.

:rofl:

[coalition_unwilling]

225. And Rumsfeld=guilty and Wolfowitz=guilty and Feith=guilty!!!

[MarkR1717]

287. So who leaked.....

Plames name? Armitage. And was she covert at the time? No. So why was the investigation continued? Fitz already knew Armitage did it.?

[here_is_to_hope]

2. whhoooooo hooooo! n/t

[sabra]

3. MSNBC: Libby found guilty on some charges in CIA leak case.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

[rocktivity]

242. 4 out five of the charges isn't SOME of them, MSNBC!

It's MOST of them!

Now the fun REALLY begins--let's see how the media plays this...

:headbang:
rocknation

[Supersedeas]

252. SOME?!? -- how about almost ALL

[Hosnon]

4. Awesome!!! NT.

[maddezmom]

6. FITMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:applause: :bounce:

[Az_lefty]

7. Excellent !!!!

:toast:

[mconvente]

8. MERRY FITZMAS!!!

FINALLY IT HAS COME!!! WOOHOO!!!

[leveymg]

55. Oh, you took the words out of my mouth! CHENEY NEXT!!!!!!!!!

YES, I STILL BELIEVE IN FITZMAS!!!!!

Oh, gawd what a relief!!!!!!

[ClintonTyree]

232. It was a long wait....

but at long last someone, SOMEONE in the Bush administration is being held accountable for one of their multitudinous crimes. It's only the start, I hope, of what will become a total draining of the Bush White House swamp. There are so many crimes yet to answer for but for now... :toast: EAT ME, SCOOTER! :rofl:

[HappyWeasel]

9. I hope they cut his balls off...well maybe not that.

but this is an amazing development!

[LiberalFighter]

112. He would need a medical shot to get his balls to come out of hiding

[Scurrilous]

10. Yes!

:kick:

[Autonomy]

11. YES!!!

Go straight to jail, loser. No get out of jail free card.

[GOTV]

45. Except for the pardon that is n/t

[caledesi]

250. No pardon because this will bring attention to * and Deadeye.

At least until Xmas 2008.

[ptolle]

237. probably not

Unfortunately scooter is probably not looking at any slammer time until the appeals process has been drug out for as long as it possibly can be.And you can be sure you'll hear no wingnuts complaining about that process.
Dailykos has(d) a diary up on the freepers reaction to the verdict. It's the end of western civilization as we know it. I tell you the republic is lying in ashes and Osama Bin Laden will probably be taking up residence in the white house in the next few days.For anyone with a strong enough stomach to stand a distilled sample of freeper madness I recommend that you take a look.

[OnyxCollie]

12. I stood on my front porch and howled!

Merry Fitzmas!!!:toast: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Marnieworld]

13. I am mentally hugging each and every one of you

Good day for America. Good day for DU!
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

:patriot: :grouphug:

[deepthought42]

43. Hugs all around!

:grouphug:

[Mist]

14. Yesssssssssssssssss! I never use the bouncy smilies, but:

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[99Pancakes]

262. Ditto!!!!!!!!

After suffering so long, revenge is sweet!!!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[ChairmanAgnostic]

15. Damn, we are good. Our poll on the verdict was spot on!

YIPPEE! ! ! ! !

[Viva_La_Revolution]

263. do you have a link to that poll, antifaschits ?

I need to bookmark it. :)

[LibertyLover]

16. In the immortal words from "Doonesbury"

GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!

[chieftain]

46. Exactly what I was thinking of.

[FightingIrish]

17. NEXT!!!!!!

[bearfan454]

44. fuckin eh

Which crook goes down next ?

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

18. I want more more more!

With a rebel yell!

[Roland99]

19. But what were the four counts?!

[OnyxCollie]

33. The four counts were:

Obstruction of Justice
False Statements to FBI Investigators about Russert conversation
Perjury to the Grand Jury about Russert conversation
Perjury to the Grand Jury about Cooper conversation

[Roland99]

35. TWO count of Perjury!

YES!!!

:happydance:

[MarinCoUSA]

20. Let the pardon countdown begin!

Son like father!

A true Bush legacy. (The true Nixon legacy "reward our friends and punish our enemies)

[Laurab]

21. FINALLY

NOW will he start talking....I hope, I hope????

:bounce: :toast:

[liberal renegade]

268. I kinda hope

he sings like a canary, that would be music to my ears....

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

22. It's Fitzmas! It's Fitzmas!!!!!!!

Justice is served!!!!!!!

[gratefultobelib]

I can hear all of you whoopin' and hollerin'!!! I wish we could have a group hug. Woooooooooooo!!!

[Auntie Bush]

38. Here's a group hug for everyone.

:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[joanmj]

92. YES!

YES!:toast: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[calimary]

203. Welcome to DU!

What a nice day to bow in, 'eh?

Glad you're here! You're just in time to join the celebration!

[Eugene]

23. CNN link: 'Scooter' Libby guilty on four counts

'Scooter' Libby guilty on four counts
POSTED: 12:10 p.m. EST, March 6, 2007

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
• NEW: Libby guilty on four of five counts
• Jury in 10th day of deliberation
• President Dick Cheney's ex-aide accused of perjury and obstruction of justice

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby has been
found guilty on four of five counts in his perjury and obstruction of justice trial.

Libby, 56, faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a fine of $1 million.

The five-count indictment against the former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney
alleges perjury, obstruction of justice and making false statements to the FBI and a
grand jury investigating how Valerie Plame was outed as a CIA operative.

-snip-

Full article: http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/06/cia.leak/index.html

...and justice is served. :toast: :bounce:

[The Backlash Cometh]

108. Just a one million dollar fine?

Heck,the oil corps., can raise the price of oil just one penny for one minute of the day, and make that up.

[ClintonTyree]

234. Hopefully Wilson and Plame will clean him out....

in the civil trial. Ruin the bastard, just like he ruined Plame's life and the lives of everyone connected with her CIA operations.
I'd like to see the asshole walking around the street with a barrel around him, just like in the cartoons. Penniless, destitute, humiliated and ostracized. A living, breathing pariah that no one will ever again aid or comfort. And that would be TOO GOOD for the traitorous son of a bitch. :mad:

Now, on to his evil overlords, Cheney and Bush.

[Desert Liberal]

247. Hell yes! Motioned and seconded!

My only comment is

"NEXT"

:evilgrin:




Wave bye-bye boys!

:toast: :party: :toast: :party: :toast:

[bdamomma]

115. give CNN your comment on the verdict on Libby

http://www.cnn.com/exchange/ireports/topics/forms/2007/02/libby.html

[jazzjunkysue]

210. Here's mine to CNN: Impeach!

President Bush promised several times on television that whoever leaked this information to the press would be fired.

Since we now know that Bush and Cheney and Libby and other high ranking officials were the leakers, shouldn't the entire administration be impeached?

If this interferance with an investigation can land a man in jail, certainly lying to the country about the false evidence used to take us into war is an impeachable offence.

Justice won't be served until the man who told Libby to leak and lie is impeached.

[Auntie Bush]

24. Now I wonder when we'll hear how Long he'll stay in jail or if Stupid will

give him a pardon.

Question...If he receives a fine...which he will...Will he still have to pay the fine if he gets a pardon?

[bearfan454]

40. You know dimson is going to pardon him.

He took one for "the team".

[NewJeffCT]

52. Why not pardon him before then?

They could have done it between Christmas & New Year's and nobody would have noticed...

They could have done it after the original indictment...

[Hepburn]

61. I don't think Libby will get a pardon....

...because Rove hated him to begin with and then the defense tried to point a finger at Rove? Ummmm...Rove IMO will do EVERYTHING possible to block a pardon by Bush.

[daleo]

89. They have to worry that Libby might sing, though

Who knows what Libby might have on Bush, Rove, Cheney, etc.?

I always assume that's the main reason for pardons.

[FatDave]

194. I hope you're right, but fear you're wrong

If he doesn't get a pardon, he could turn on the lot of 'em. Pardon him and he's guaranteed to stay quiet, at least for a couple years.

[orleans]

jeffrey tubin on cnn said he'll probably get 18-24 months n/t

[Autumn Colors]

231. Jail? Pardon? Nah, they'll suicide him..... then he can't sing (n/m)

[Desert Liberal]

248. And you've hit the nail on the head. n/t

[daleo]

25. The game's afoot now, as far as a Libby pardon goes

I can't imagine Bush leaving Libby twisting in the wind. Then there is Cheney, who suddenly has a blood clot...

Things could get very interesting.

[madmax]

30. Tony Snow due to brief WH press

LOL should be interesting. Love to hate that a*hole

[jazzjunkysue]

211. Amazing-Tha blood clot showing up 24 hours before the verdict.

Seems the only thing this "gang that couldn't shoot straight" is good at is timing.

[madmax]

26. Club Fed Welcomes Mr. Scooter n/t

[fed-up]

27. breaking on yahoo-Scooter Libby found guilty in 4 of 5 counts CIA leak case nt

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070306/ts_alt_afp/afpentertainmentusbush_070306153959

http://news.yahoo.com/ (9:13)
Breaking News
Libby guilty of 4 out of 5 charges

Enlarge Photo
Reuters
AP - 2 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted Tuesday of obstruction, perjury and lying to the FBI an investigation into the leak of a CIA operative's identity.




(9:14)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/cia_leak_trial;_ylt=Aj58rQIUTJW1Ge8B2AXakMus0NUE

Breaking News:
Scooter Libby found guilty in 4 of 5 counts in CIA leak case (AP) » Read more

Libby found guilty in CIA leak case
By MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN and MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writers 1 minute ago
WASHINGTON - Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted Tuesday of obstruction, perjury and lying to the FBI in an investigation into the leak of a CIA operative's identity.



Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, was accused of lying and obstructing the investigation into the 2003 leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity to reporters.

He was acquitted of one count of lying to the FBI.

[edbermac]

28. Drudge says GUILTY, underneath has story on Cheney's clot.

About how it might force him to step down.

How convenient. I'll bet it's getting worse right now. :sarcasm:

[Oleladylib]

42. Probably not..not unusual on long airplane rides..probably a non starter.

[ShortnFiery]

214. Before the end of his term, you're going to have to pry Dick's hands

off of the door of The Presidency (yeah "The" not "Vice").

Cheney is addicted to power and will NOT give any up until he's forced out of office.

[diane in sf]

218. Cheney has a deep clot

more indicative of his entire body being clogged up.

[calimary]

202. How convenient, indeed. It might give him a cosmetic "out" though.

But then, he'd probably wind up needing a pardon at some point, hmmmmmm? Because if he's no longer a sitting VP, does he still get that level of "protection"? Because he would be CITIZEN cheney at that point. NOT some exalted uber-executive. Does it make him less of a presumed "untouchable"?

And if scooter does get pardoned - I read comments here such that a pardon would remove all 5th amendment protections from libby, so he'd HAVE to sing like Pavaroti if hauled in before a Patrick Fitzgerald type again. Is that true? The speculation was about that being a reason why it would not pay for bush to pardon him. I'm not a legal eagle. Anybody know?

[coalition_unwilling]

226. Maybe Cheney will do an "Agnew" and plead "nolo contendre"?

[jamesinca]

258. I believe it works this way

Once pardoned, you can't do any jail time or be fined. Since you can't do jail time or be fined or punished then you can not incriminate yourself.

[NoAmericanTaliban]

29. This will make my day!!!

Wonder how the fundies will spin this one - This is old news -

[Maccagirl]

85. Faux News is crying foul

Spinning like a top...the jury was 1) confused 2) clueless and 3) stoopid. It was Joe Wilson's "lies" that poor little Scooter was responding to...
Well, you get the picture.

[brooklynite]

93. Uh, oh, the Jurors aren't playing along...

A white, middle-aged, well-spoken Juror is explaining clearly and concisely how they reached their decision. Not helping the RW image of ignorant, poor, black, DC juries...

[whistle]

191. Fuck faux "Fox" news, Libby needs to receive the maximum sentence and fines

[calimary]

204. Now, THIS would be a good day for them to revert back to

wall-to-wall coverage of Anna Nicole Smith! You'll probably see brit hume crying in his beer on next Sunday's Pox Noise Sunday show that the biggest problem here is how it's making the White House look bad. Just like he said the Walter Reed scandal has. :eyes:

[Tin Man]

31. Excellent - Let the justice begin !!!

[petepillow]

32. Libby's first words upon hearing the verdict...

"Pardon Me?"

[Skarbrowe]

41. Ha!

[Canuckistanian]

65. LOL!

:rofl:

[vietnam_war_vet]

84. Pardon by Bush....is there much doubt if Libby's verdict is upheld?

I'm not trying to rain on this parade, but as several other DU'ers have already mentioned, a presidential pardon of Libby by Bush is an almost certainty if attorney Wells' legal maneuvers would somehow fail (Wells just stated on CNN that he has already formally requested a new trial and if the new trial is denied, then an appeal will be made).

Additionally, all Wells and his staff has to do is to delay finalization of this process via legal maneuvers until after the November 2008 election -- all the while Libby remains free -- and then Bush can slam the door on justice with his presidential pardon. What a friggin' joke.

Bush doesn't give a flying frig about what our nation's citizens think of him. He sees himself as totally above the law and moral and ethical standards simply don't apply to him. Libby and any other future Bush administration personnel who are also found guilty prior to Bush leaving office WILL be pardoned by Bush prior to his leaving the presidency.

And for that reason, I don't foresee Libby or any other future Bush administration personnel ever cooperating with the prosecution. I also foresee Libby and any other future convicted Bush administration personnel never serving any prison time. -- Michael

[ProudDad]

269. I think you're right

libby and his lawyers will keep the case in the courts with appeals, etc. until Jan. 2009 when bush will issue the pardon.

He'll never see the inside and will be well paid for his silence (omerta). Just like a Mafia movie...

[jazzjunkysue]

213. ROFL!

:rofl:

[emad]

34. KUDOS TO FITZIE! If he ever runs for office he'll get my vote 100%

Balls of steel.

[derby378]

36. HARDCORE!!!

:headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang:

http://rog.thoughtbludgeon.com/mp3/tracker2.asp?trackURL=RoG_Hardcore_Produktionz-18_Minutes_of_HARDCORE.mp3

:headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang:

[bearfan454]

37. Hooray ! Now Cheney should be indicted for treason

for outing Plame. Jr. too.

[emad]

39. Link to BBC News breaking :

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6424319.stm

[swimboy]

47. The aspens are connected at the roots.

:thumbsup:

[LuckyLib]

259. They certainly are. And I want to see the whole damned * forest come down!

[AngryOldDem]

48. About. Damned. Time...

...SOMEONE in this most corrupt administration was held accountable for SOMETHING.

Hope it's the start of getting even bigger fish caught in the net.

[Gemini Cat]

49. GREAT!!!!!

:bounce: :party:

[Castleman]

50. Great!!!!!!

Can we hang the son of a bitch now???
OR, as much as I hate it, set him free IF he squeals on his boss and give Fitz enough to send Cheney to prison.
I'd have NO problem letting Libby walk then...plus, it would encourage the rest of the Bush criminal cartel to start squealing if they know they might get off by sending the higher ups to jail!

[ourvoicescount]

100. Could not agree more!!!

[calimary]

239. Welcome to DU!

Good day to join the discussion and the celebration. I just hope it doesn't end with this.

[BluePatriot]

51. woooooo!!!

[rateyes]

53. Woooooooooo damn hoooooooooo!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury:

:yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[tk2kewl]

56. from msnbc article...

• Obstruction of Justice: GUILTY
• False statements to FBI investigators (about Russert conversation): GUILTY
• False statement to FBI investigators (about Cooper conversation): NOT GUILTY
• Perjury to the Grand Jury (about Tim Russert conversation): GUILTY
• Perjury to the Grand Jury (about the Matt Cooper conversation): GUILTY

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17479718/

[krispos42]

57. He he he! Wikipedia already updated

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooter_Libby

[krispos42]

67. Libby is in Conservapedia... check this out

Under "jury trial"

http://www.conservapedia.com/Jury_trial

Here are the list of influential jury trials affecting American history:

1. William Penn (1670)
   
2. John Peter Zenger (1735)
   
3. Boss Tweed (1873)
   
4. Sacco & Vanzetti (1921)
   
5. John Scopes (1925)
   
6. Colonel Billy Mitchell (1925)
   
7. Alger Hiss (1949)
   
8. O. J. Simpson (two trials)
   
9. "Scooter" Libby (2007)

<snip>

9. In 2007, vice-presidential aide Lewis "Scotter" Libby was accused of perjury for lying to a grand jury hearing testimony about the "leak" that resulted in revealing the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame. (It is important to note that he was not accused of illegally revealing the identity of Plame, potentially a much serious charge if he had deliberately revealed her as a CIA agent while knowing her identity was covert; in fact this was shown to be a non-issue). Like the Clinton impeachment trial years earlier, the charge was lying to a grand jury over a matter that was not in itself illegal. The jury verdict will tell much about the responsibility and immunity of the executive branch.

So they're comparing Scooter to the Big Dog now.

Somebody tell the Freepers that s) Clinton wasn't convicted, and b) it's not Clinton's fault the prosecuting attorney used a deliberately vague term to ask about sex!

[lovuian]

99. Its the Trial of the Century

Its a helluva wonderful moment...

[daveskilt]

107. conservapedia is so laughably sad

[krispos42]

109. Yes, did you know the Equal Rights Amendment was judicial activism?

That durn Supreme Court amended the Constitution all on their own...

:rofl:

[daveskilt]

278. try doing searches on simple non political stuff

it either doesn't exist or is horribly oversimplified or incorrect.

right wing world where facts not supporting your opinion just don't exist!

try diebold - no record of this at all

they also claim no pedophiles or wankers - liars :)


on edit: oh try random search. it took 15 clicks to get a page with more than a a one sentence entry and it was the page "The crusades: were they a good thing or a bad thing"

one bark for evil two barks for good presumably

also most of the entries seem to be written by the same three people and are full of typo's

[krispos42]

279. I'm thinking we got on it at the dawn of it's existance

it will be fun to watch it grow, like Uncyclopedia.

However, with Uncyclopedia, there is absolutely no pretense or attempt to be anything but ridiculous!

The Ann Coulter article is priceless!

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Evolution
http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Ann_Coulter
http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/George_Dubya_Bush
http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush
http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Evilution
http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Flying_spaghetti_monster

[yardwork]

58. Justice is served in some small measure

[Auggie]

59. CHENEY NEXT...

[Canuckistanian]

60. Libby, a man with convictions. Literally. Yeeehaaaw!

May this be the first of a Loooong string of indictments, trials and imprisonments.

Congressional Dems, this is your cue.

[kittenpants]

62. At last!!!!!

Finally a little justice.

[E-Z-B]

63. Anyone know what the losers at freerepublic are saying?

I can't bring myself to go to that website myself.

[Radio_Lady]

70. Who cares? I have been to that site for about 10 minutes in the last several years.

It's like peering into the enemy camp.

[AngryOldDem]

77. I donned the hazmat suit and went there....

Same old, same old. Can he appeal? References to Sandy "Burgler," Bill and Hill (natch), justice denied, should have just kept his mouth shut, gets convicted for having a bad memory...and so it goes.

IOW, just the same old crying in their beers when one of their own gets busted, and deservedly so.

It just sucks to be a freeper today.

:D

[Joffan]

80. Here's a sample of freepthink...

From the first thread I found over on the dark side:
- Going to prision becuase you don't have a perfect memory
- I'd like to see a re-trial, with a FAIR jury
- Bush should pardon him and give the Left the finger.
- Libby found Guilty of... speaking the name of an insignificant CIA desk jockey?

plus there was some stuff I didn't understand about Clinton as usual.

[Barrett808]

83. Welcome to DU, Joffan!

:hi:

[E-Z-B]

206. Thanks everyone!

These posts just make my day. :rofl:

:toast:

[krispos42]

81. Losts of blood, trace of gray matter on the walls

Head exploding left and right, but let's face it, not much gray matter to explode outwards...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1796101/posts

Of course, it's the activist corrupt liberal judicial system full of ultra-liberal DC residents that's the problem, not Scooter lying.

[Auntie Bush]

64. This guilty charge should make it much easier for the Wilsons to sue Libby in their civil trial.

So even if Stupid pardons him...the Wilsons can make the little Weasel's life painful and miserable! :) :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[CountAllVotes]

66. did the tip of the iceberg just crack and fall off?

Stop children what's that sound everyone look what's going down!

:woohoo:

:dem: :kick:

[Oldtimeralso]

230. No the tip just started....

to scrape the administrations ship of state aka Titanic

[BigDDem]

68. Excellent!!!!!

Runaway librul juries!!
Up next - Cheney, bring him on.

[Maryland Liberal]

69. We all Know the Bushie will Pardon Him

UNLESS - he is not in office. IMPEACH the bushie - NOW - let justice be done.

[Radio_Lady]

73. I got my IMPEACH bumper sticker yesterday in Portland, OR.

Thanks to everyone!

[Bleacher Creature]

71. I got my head checked, By a jumbo jet, It wasn't easy, But nothing is no. . . .

Woo Hoo!!!

[Vinca]

75. A reporter just yelled at Libby - "Are you willing to go to jail to

protect the Vice President?" It sounded like David Shuster.

[josewelder]

72. Just say no to Impunity

This is great news for the USA.

[leQ]

74. i needed some good news today. (eom)

[Auntie Bush]

76. Ha! Ha! Ha! Libby's lawyer asking higher court to over rule and

he's going to prove Libby innocent! What a joke! These people live in their own little make believe world. :rofl:

[UCLA Dem]

78. Yay!!

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

79. Merry Fitzmas!!!

It's Fitzmas in March!!!!

[BigDDem]

82. Scooter's freedom

is in its last throes!

[jaybeat]

86. If he's pardoned, can he still plead the 5th?

I mean, don't get me wrong, I think he should rot in jail, but, if he were pardoned, wouldn't Fitz (or Congress, assuming they have the mettle) be able to subpoena him to testify against the Big Dick? And with so much evidence in the record, it would be hard for him to lie. Since he couldn't place himself in legal jeopardy, wouldn't he *have* to testify???

If so, I'm sure Dick and Shrub will let him rot. Their fanatic loyalty is one-way only.

Still, happy day!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[Thor_MN]

209. If pardoned, he wouldn't be able to be tried for his original lies again.

But he would be fully indictable on any NEW lies that he told on the stand of a Chenney trial. Can you plea the fifth if you can no longer be charged about the crime?

[jmowreader]

224. Now you're talking immunized testimony, not a pardon

Immunizing testimony is done before the trial begins. It's done if the prosecutor knows you're a scumbag, but you carry information that can help lock up worse/higher-level scum than yourself. The tradeoff is that you must then be completely honest with the prosecution--but OTOH, if you can't get in trouble for your testimony, there's no real reason to lie.

This is why Bush, for instance, would never receive immunity: there's no such thing as a bigger fish than Bush, and any prosecutor worthy of the name knows Bush is genetically incapable of telling the truth. If Bush tells you the sky is blue, go outside and look up because knowing him, it's probably green.

Pardons do one of two things: either stop prosecution of a person, or overturn any guilty verdicts that may have been entered against him. As far as I know, they don't protect someone from having to testify against someone else.

[sarcasmo]

87. Will he roll on Cheney for a reduce sentence?

[BLUEBOY]

88. IMPEACH BUSH before he can pardon the criminals!!!

We need to push for impeachment before Bush can let Libby off the hook. Impeachment is back on the table!

[brentspeak]

96. Impeachment was never on the table to begin with

As Pelosi, Conyers, and Kucinich made it clear prior to the elections.

[ProudDad]

283. Oh Yee of Little Faith

Don't piss on our parade. Think good thoughts.

Just imagine how well we can bottle them up with investigations and then bringing forth articles of impeachment.

Politically, you don't start right up with the "I" word, you build the case and the public cry for impeachment then do it...

At the very least, wide circulation of the neo-con crimes may deter voters from voting repuke for a while. That's worth something...

[lovuian]

90. BbbaaaaaaaaBouuuuuuuHA!!!

:woohoo:

[brooklynite]

91. Member of Jury now speaking outside court...

Key component was testimony about Russert

[Acadia Blue]

94. Russert is so credible compared to that sleeze Libby.

Libby oozes sleeze and priviledge. He could have just said "no," to Cheney and not commnitted a crime. It was his choice. He deserves more than 4. He deserves all 5.

[Divernan]

101. Now Russert has learned how to do a grueling cross-examination..

If he could bring himself to use that approach with his GOP guests on MTP!

"Libby told investigators he learned of Plame's identity from NBC reporter Tim Russert, saying that he'd forgotten at the time he talked to the reporter that he'd been told of it earlier by Cheney.

Russert testified he never told Libby about Wilson's wife, and underwent a grueling cross-examination as Libby's legal team tried to discredit Russert's testimony."

[CBHagman]

95. Paddy Fitz hits one out of the park!

Who's with me on sending The Washington Post a huge crate of dressed crow for them to eat after all their whingeing about this case? Sit down and dine, Donald Graham!!!!!!

[shawn703]

97. Is it too late for Libby to roll over on his bosses?

25 years is a long time, and facing a sentence like that would make most people want to rat out anyone else involved if it meant getting a significant reduction.

[brooklynite]

98. Fitzgerald said no continuing investigation, "but if information comes our way..."

[noonwitch]

102. I wonder if Detroit news will cover this, it's not quite as interesting as a headless torso

The Detroit media has been covering the Tara Grant murder case nonstop. They'll likely break into a show to announce what color underwear she was wearing at the time of death.

[5thGenDemocrat]

190. You got that right, noonwitch

I start my day at the Detroit News website and, for the last week, it's been nothing except National Enquirer-level "reporting" on The Missing/Dead White Suburban Woman. Pretty sad (the paper, the story and the coverage).
John
I read the (admittedly conservative) News because my Uncle Joe was circulation manager there for some number of years in the forties and fifties. It's a family tradition.
Don't forget that FUNDAY XIII is coming June 16.

[Melynn]

103. Well, it's about time

That's all I have to say. Plenty of work still to be done

[Joey Liberal]

104. Tough year for republicans LOL! n/t

[Divine Discontent]

105. ooooh!

someone's not gonna be happy! for he knows he's next!!

www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable <<-- new 08 stickers & Anti-bush/coulter/cheney

[El Fuego]

106. Woohoo!!!

:woohoo:

[acmavm]

110. First, I want to acknowledge that I was WRONG. I had no faith

in the system whatsoever and I sold Fitzgerald short, I didn't think he'd be able to get a conviction.

I would like to say that a lot of my doubts were because of the makeup of the jury. I need to have more faith in my fellow Americans maybe? But after the past eight years it's damn hard.

If he gets a pardon I won't be too upset. That won't erase his conviction.

[Lochloosa]

117. Fitzgiven

:toast:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

265. no worries.

:)

[ProudDad]

284. I'm afraid a pardon DOES erase a conviction

The fix is in though.

He'll stall the sentencing. Then he'll appeal for a new trial. Then he'll appeal the decision.

And then, in January of 2009, Nixon (ooops, sorry, bush) will pardon him along with a bunch of others.

And he'll make BIG BUCKS at some corporation and with his book deal.

And next repuke administration, he'll be there just as rummy, cheney, powell, negroponte and the rest of the ray-gun/bush criminals were.

Or maybe he'll get a talk show like that fuck oliver north...

Anyhoo, whatever he wants he'll get. Omerta -- the code of silence...

[lies and propaganda]

111. MERRY FITZMAS TO ALL!!!

[alstephenson]

221. Great pics! Thanks!!! eom

[PatGund]

113. Let's see what happens....

1) Presidential Pardon

2) Spills Beans, cuts a deal, ends up dying in a plane crash or a sudden illness before he can testify.

I seriously doubt he'll see a jail cell.

[Seabiscuit]

114. Yo, Monkey Boy - can you spell: P.A.R.D.O.N.?

And Cheney, of course, gets off scott free.

[bdamomma]

116. like John Dean said, start off with someone small and work

your way up the chain of command. Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[whistle]

118. Maximum of 25 years in prison and $1 million fine, the judge should

...throw the book at Libby and let him squeal like a trapped rat on Cheney and Bush and Rove and the whole crooked bunch.

[underpants]

119. 'Scooter' Libby guilty on four counts (CNN) actual article

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/06/cia.leak/index.html

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby has been found guilty on four of five counts in his perjury and obstruction of justice trial.

Libby, 56, faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison and a fine of $1 million.

The five-count indictment against the former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney alleges perjury, obstruction of justice and making false statements to the FBI and a grand jury investigating how Valerie Plame was outed as a CIA operative.

[redqueen]

120. YES YES YES YES YES!

Now roll that scumbag!

hehehehe

[lancdem]

121. Great job, Fitz!

Now on to Cheney ... :evilgrin:

[maddezmom]

122. excellent news

everytime I see it. :D

K&R

[pinto]

123. To be sentenced June 5th.

[underpants]

125. Fox News banner- Obstruction, PErjury, Lying to FBI

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,256965,00.html

[no_hypocrisy]

124. Will the prosecutor be fired now that the trial is over???? n/t

[lse7581011]

126. Can't Help Find It Amusing

neither fox nor drudge has details yet!

[redqueen]

127. hahahahahaha... glorious

Enjoyin the view from way up in your rear ends, wingers?

:rofl:

[underpants]

135. Drudge has it now "Washington Rocked..."

http://www.drudgereport.com/




LIBBY GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY

[ShortnFiery]

217. Please don't "dirty up the place" by site referencing Roves sycophant's Website?

Remember fellow DUers, every time you click on the Matt Drudge's smarmy site, an Rovarian Hell's anger gets its wings. :evilgrin:

[fed-up]

128. "Libby found guilty in CIA leak case" yahoo article at about 9:15

looks like they didn't have much of a prewritten story ready-did they think he would get off scott free??

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070306/ts_alt_afp/afpente...

http://news.yahoo.com / (9:13)
Breaking News
Libby guilty of 4 out of 5 charges

Enlarge Photo
Reuters
AP - 2 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted Tuesday of obstruction, perjury and lying to the FBI an investigation into the leak of a CIA operative's identity.




(9:14)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/cia_leak_trial ;_ylt=Aj58rQIUTJW1Ge8B2AXakMus0NUE

Breaking News:
Scooter Libby found guilty in 4 of 5 counts in CIA leak case (AP) » Read more

Libby found guilty in CIA leak case
By MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN and MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writers 1 minute ago
WASHINGTON - Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted Tuesday of obstruction, perjury and lying to the FBI in an investigation into the leak of a CIA operative's identity.



Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, was accused of lying and obstructing the investigation into the 2003 leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity to reporters.

He was acquitted of one count of lying to the FBI.

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

129. K & R n/t

[xxqqqzme]

130. Keith picked the wrong week to vacation.

Damn, I wish he was on tonight.

Jon & Colbert will be special tonight though.

[underpants]

132. UPDATE on the charges (he beat the Miller charge)

Libby was convicted of:


obstruction of justice when he intentionally deceived a grand jury investigating the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame;


making a false statement by intentionally lying to FBI agents about a conversation with NBC newsman Tim Russert;


perjury when he lied in court about his conversation with Russert;


a second count of perjury when he lied in court about conversations with other reporters.

Jurors cleared him of a second count of making a false statement relating to a conversation he had with Matt Cooper of Time magazine.

[fed-up]

131. update-"Libby had little reaction to the verdict. He stood expressionless"

9:23 update
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/cia_leak_trial;_ylt=Ar2wyk2FiSfeny.2tOSiXFus0NUE

Breaking News:
Scooter Libby found guilty on 4 of 5 counts in CIA leak case (AP) » Read more

Libby found guilty in CIA leak trial



By MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN and MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writers 1 minute ago
WASHINGTON -
snip


Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, was accused of lying and obstructing the investigation into the 2003 leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity to reporters.
snip

Libby had little reaction to the verdict. He stood expressionless as the jury left the room.

The verdict was read on the 10th day of deliberations. Libby faces up to 30 years in prison, though under federal sentencing guidelines likely will receive far less.

U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton ordered a pre-sentencing report be completed by May 15. Judges use such reports to help determine sentences.

snip

[maddezmom]

134. he just walked out of the court looking in the sky....not sure if he was looking for snipers or what

it was strange. They are going to fill for appeal and go all the way to the SCOTUS. Wonder when * will pardon him?

[Betty]

133. how soon before the pardon?

I hope they can get the little shit to rat on his boss, the DICK, before bushler can rescue him.

[sonias]

136. Sweet justice

I say give him time and the full fine of $1 million. Money is the only thing they understand anyway.
:applause: :bounce:

Sonia

[global1]

137. MSNBC: Breaking - A Verdict In Libby Trial ....nt

[deutsey]

138. When's it going to be delivered?

[sabra]

140. Verdict in Libby case expected around noon ET.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

[deutsey]

141. Thanks! n/t

[Beetwasher]

139. Pins and Needles!!!!!!!!!!!!!

n/t

[speedoo]

142. FITZMAS at noon!!!

Delicious.

More indictments to follow?

US Attorneys fired for political reasons?

Are the wheels coming off yet?

[djg21]

160. Perhaps this explains Cheney's Clot . . .

and the questions in the media as to whether Cheney will be stepping down.

I predict that if there is an indictment, Cheney will go. That being said, I think the fact that the jury has been out so long together with their questions re: reasonable doubt are troubling and may suggest an acquittal. I hope that I am wrong.

[bluestateguy]

143. I predict he walks

But I'll be happy to be wrong and eat crow.

[speedoo]

146. I hope you like crow.

Cuz, fortunately, you will be eating it.

[bluestateguy]

177. Happy to do so

I'll take well done please.

[speedoo]

183. You got it.

I'll do my best to make it palatable. :hi:

[Javaman]

144. Mods, the various threads should be combined. nt

[Catherine Vincent]

145. Great!

I set my vcr to start recording at the perfect time. :bounce: I hope the jury vote GUILTY!

[HuffleClaw]

147. "A verdict has been reached in the CIA leak trial...

...of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. The verdict is expected to be read in the courtroom at 12 p.m. ET."


"The jury has reached a verdict in the perjury and obstruction trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

The verdict will be read at noon, court officials said.

Libby, 56, faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and a fine of $1.25 million if convicted.

A five-count indictment against Cheney's aide alleges perjury, obstruction of justice and making false statements to the FBI and a grand jury investigating how Valerie Plame was outed as a CIA operative."



(added story on edit)

[Richard Steele]

148. Dum dum DUUUUUMM!!!!!

:popcorn:

[krispos42]

149. Ah, so THAT'S why I woke up an hour early!

To see your message and the verdict!

God must love me!

[wake.up.america]

150. I say they declare him innocent of all charges . (1143 ET)

[grytpype]

151. I think they split, guilty on false statements, not guilty on perjury

[Javaman]

152. Longest 15 minutes of my life to go LOL

:popcorn:

[krispos42]

153. So, what will the stock market do?

[jobycom]

154. Given some of the questions the jury has been asking, I'm expecting to be disappointed.

There's a story on MSNBC claiming the jury was asking for clarification of whether Libby was accused of lying to the FBI about what he told Matt Cooper, or of lying to Matt Cooper, or of not knowing that Plame was a CIA agent when he claimed she was. Doesn't give me a lot of hope about their level of competence. Hopefully they were only trying to convince one juror of what everyone else understood, but still worries me.

Hopefully my expectations of disappointment will be disappointed. :)

[Roland99]

156. Same here

[MidwestTransplant]

159. It seemed to me that they were trying to convince a holdout or two

In my mind, it is more likely those holdouts were for innocent rather than guilty. Sounds like the holdouts were convinced. If it were the opposite, I don't believe a couple of people would hang out for guilty when everybody else said innocent.

[MarinCoUSA]

155. And if Guilty, then Guilty = Pardon. Let the pardon countdown begin

And the press will hammer Dim Son 24/7 about it.

Ah, yes. California Dreamin'.

[VegasWolf]

157. Hope Libby gets to spend at least one day in jail before his pardon! nt

[krispos42]

158. Update: Anna Nicole Smith still dead and buried

Didn't want all this critical national political news to detract from that fact!

:evilgrin:

[Roland99]

164. But what about Britney and the '666' she wrote on her scalp before she tried to hang herself?!

That's the important stuff!!!

[krispos42]

182. No no, that was a Greek "&#948;". She was expanding her mind...

It was just mis-reported, doncha know...

[krispos42]

170. guily on 4 of 5!!!!

Woo-hoo!!!

:woohoo:

[maddezmom]

161. Wonder how long before we see the yellow X's

:)

[myrna minx]

163. Heh. This place is going to go code red, that's for sure. n/t

:-)

[Javaman]

162. Okay it's noon by my computers clock, whats the verdict???? LOL nt

[Deep13]

165. **chirp**chirp**chirp**

(crickets)

[mconvente]

166. GUILTY!!!!

WOOHOO!!

[footinmouth]

167. Yee Ha!!!!!

4 out of 5 counts. I'll take it! Oh happy day.

[BobMorr]

172. 4 counts-GUILTY

YES!!
4 of 5 counts-GUILTY

[wake.up.america]

173. It 's about time someone in the Bush mafia gets nailed for lying about such a serious...

offence.

I was way off base on this one.

[kmla]

168. 4 out of 5....

Not bad....

[MADem]

169. This is AWFULLY quick following that note, in the grand scheme of things

Speculation was that there was a 'reasonable doubt' holdout, unsure of the definition.

Then some thought the jury was hung, but there was no Allen charge.

It could well be that the doubtful juror/jurors had their concerns assuaged so they were able to render a decision.

[MADem]

171. GUILTY!!!!!!!!!! Obstruction and lying... GUILTY!!!!! NT

[Zynx]

174. Do Not Pass Go. Go Directly to Jail.

Scooter's a funny name...

[closeupready]

175. Wow. I guess the teflon has worn off.

n/t

[BobMorr]

176. could be facing 25 yrs!!

I HOPE!!

[Ivote]

178. Breaking News GUILTY

yes yes yes yes
:kick:

[wryter2000]

179. 4 out of 5 counts

Let's hope this leads to more investigations.

[Jacklyn75]

180. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it!!!!!!!! n/t

[wake.up.america]

184. How does this affect other investigations within the asylum formerly known as the White House?

[non sociopath skin]

181. Great news!

The Skin

[Mr. Jinx]

185. Sentencing set for June 5

Libby's attorney has already asked for an extension (per CNN).

[krispos42]

186. Freepers exploding :-)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1796122/posts

To: John Jorsett
Bloody Washington DC juries.



2 posted on 03/06/2007 9:10:41 AM PST by ModelBreaker

To: John Jorsett
Another example of the current/corrupt judicial system!!!



3 posted on 03/06/2007 9:11:48 AM PST by JLGALT (Don't put down Muslims. They're just like everyone else - if everyone else is a mass murderer!)

To: John Jorsett
Unbelievable. Just goes to show, don't trust your fate to a Bush hating, D.C. jury.

And the judge wouldn't even let the jury know whether or not Valerie was covert or not. I hope Scooter appeals.



4 posted on 03/06/2007 9:11:57 AM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (My Number One Goal in Life is to Leave a Bigger Carbon Foot Print Than Al Gore)

To: John Jorsett
A DC jury.Gee,what a surprise.
Mr President,it's time for you to step up to the plate.


5 posted on 03/06/2007 9:12:10 AM PST by Gay State Conservative ("The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism."-Karl Marx)

The Moderator over there moved this thread, but you get the idea...

[tenshi816]

188. "And the judge wouldn't even let the jury know

whether or not Valerie was covert or not. I hope Scooter appeals."

Heh. The judge didn't tell the jury because it was immaterial to the charges against Libby, so I'm not sure exactly what that freeper feels Scooter's grounds for appeal are.

In any case, I just heard Fitz say unequivocally that Plame was definitely a covert operative. The way he stated it left no room for doubt.

OT a little bit, I'm currently watching Scooter's lawyer on MSNBC - is it just me, or does he seem all over the place speaking? Fitz's press conference was concise and to the point, but this guy just seems to be rambling. Like I said, maybe it's just me.

Oh, happy day!

EDITED TO ADD: Silly me, I think the guy that's "rambling" was a juror! Giving myself a mental head slap now for not paying attention...

[Penndems]

257. "And the judge wouldn't even let the jury know whether or not Valerie was covert or not."

Outing a CIA agent - ANY CIA agent - is a direct violation of the Intelligence Identities and Protection Act (1947, 1982). To wit (from the 1982 Act):

TITLE 50--WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE

CHAPTER 15--NATIONAL SECURITY

SUBCHAPTER IV--PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION

Sec. 421. Protection of identities of certain United States undercover intelligence officers, agents, informants, and sources

(a) Disclosure of information by persons having or having had access to classified information that identifies covert agent

Whoever, having or having had authorized access to classified information that identifies a covert agent, intentionally discloses any information identifying such covert agent to any individual not authorized to receive classified information, knowing that the information disclosed so identifies such covert agent and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such covert agent's intelligence relationship to the United States, shall be fined not more than $50,000 or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

(b) Disclosure of information by persons who learn identity of covert agents as result of having access to classified information

Whoever, as a result of having authorized access to classified information, learns the identify of a covert agent and intentionally discloses any information identifying such covert agent to any individual not authorized to receive classified information, knowing that the information disclosed so identifies such covert agent and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such covert agent's intelligence relationship to the United States, shall be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

(c) Disclosure of information by persons in course of pattern of activities intended to identify and expose covert agents

Whoever, in the course of a pattern of activities intended to identify and expose covert agents and with reason to believe that such activities would impair or impede the foreign intelligence activities of the United States, discloses any information that identifies an individual as a covert agent to any individual not authorized to receive classified information, knowing that the information disclosed so identifies such individual and that the United States is taking affirmative measures to conceal such individual's classified intelligence relationship to the United States, shall be fined not more than $15,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

(July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title VI, Sec. 601, as added June 23, 1982,
Pub. L. 97-200, Sec. 2(a), 96 Stat. 122.)

Link:
http://foi.missouri.edu/bushinfopolicies/protection.html

Link to the original 1947 Act:
http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/laws/iipa.html

[rep the dems]

222. Ah yes, conservative enemy numer 1: That damn librul media.

Followed closely by the Constitution and equal rights.

[Hunky Dunky]

187. Haha!!! Yesssssssss!!

[Tight_rope]

289. Justice be damned!

[eringer]

192. Pardon Me, Mr. President!

Here's the party line: "Libby is guilty of a faulty memory--is that a crime worthy of prison time?" Rove laments that Anna Nicole Smith had but one life to tie up the news channels to mask all the bad news emanating from this administration.

[ThomCat]

193. Awesome! Woo Hoo!

Now who get's nailed next? :evilgrin:

[OhioChick]

195. Good...

:woohoo:

[truthisfreedom]

196. Remarkable.

BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

[RamboLiberal]

197. I'm almost sorry for Libby and a bit disappointed in Fitzgerald

Libby's the sacrificial lamb IMHO. Fitz could've gotten more IMHO, probably up to at least Cheney. Maybe he will fool me and go after more, but if Libby is it, I'm certainly estatic that one member got taken down, but Rove and Cheney and perhaps Bush as well should be joining him!

[Ex Lion Tamer]

223. I, too, wish for that, but . . .

remember that Fitzgerald's entire premise for this prosecution was that Libby's lies made it impossible to learn the truth about what really happened.

Fitzgerald (admirably, in my opinion), conservatively chose to stick with what he could prove rather than to over reach.

[MilesColtrane]

241. There's a lot of irrational exuberance here

Cheney's plan worked perfectly.

Libby's lies blocked Fitzgerald from prosecuting for the leak. Fitz said as much before the trial. He has also said the investigation is now over.

In the end, treasonous criminals still squat in our White House, and their pigeon will be pardoned to write a book about his "persecution". The subsequent talk show, book tour, and speaking circuit will make it a bestseller and I. Lewis will more than recoup his legal fees and fine.

[JoFerret]

275. Nah

Cheney is dead meat.

[ProudDad]

285. Libby is a typical

upper class fuck. Just like bush -- born on third base and thinks he hit a triple. They think of themselves as the anointed ones, the special class, the privileged and their shit don't stink.

I don't feel sorry for him at all.

I feel sorry for us.

We're the ones whose rights are being violated.
We're the ones whose Constitution is being shredded.
We're the ones whose tax dollars are going for the evil these bastards love so much...

Please don't waste any emotion on this piece of shit... :hi:

[Lasher]

198. 'AHEM'

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa, haaaaa haaaa haaaa haaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!! Yeeee hee hee heh heh 'gasp gasp'

Hoooooooooooo hooooo hooooo haaaaa!!!!!! 'gasp caugh wheeze' Haaaa, hahahahahaha 'caugh gasp'

You play, you pay. Elitist traitor who thought the law applied to everyone but you and your cronies. Slimy lying bastard!

It's beginning to look a lot like Fitzmas,
Everywhere you go...

Oh look, you're a liar and it's official. And you can't vote for your neocon pals. Now off to your holding cell with the unwashed masses.

I would pay extra to get a license plate that was made by Libby himself.

[connecticut yankee]

199. And the Freepers

are going ballistic!

Good on them.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Felix Mala]

200. Now Cheney pulls a William Casey to halt probe and protect guilty W...

Giuliani... or maybe Harriet Miers... will replace Cheney...

[Zorra]

201. If he didn't blow the whistle on Cheney, a pardon is pretty much

a given.

I'm sure Libby isn't prepared to do serious time, so he had to have made a deal with Cheney and Chimpy.

[slowry]

205. You're all "glass is 4/5ths empty" types. So cynical!

edit for obvious:

:sarcasm:

[PurpleChez]

207. Bwah-ha-HAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

Now, let's start rooting for the clot in Darth's leg....

[bobbie]

208. So, does this mean Libby is the scapgoat and Cheney/Bush/Rove off the hook?

"On what should be a day of some satisfaction over the Libby verdict, instead I feel greatly let down by Patrick Fitzgerald.

As reported in an article shown at http://www.huffingtonpost.com

Patrick Fitzgerald has been quoted as stating matter of factly: "I do not expect to file any further charges."

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/3/6/133940/6035


On edit: Added Rove to villains list

[mvd]

282. Well, with Nixon, they didn't go directly for him right away

I see this as a drip, drip, drip situation that will lead to Cheney. After that, other things will come out on both Bush and Cheney. Someone needs to pick up where Fitzgerald left off.

[TomClash]

212. What's next after the sentencing?

A Bush pardon? Or does he roll over on Cheney?

[ProudDad]

286. Appeal, appeal, appeal

then pardon...

He won't roll over on cheney -- that would be suicide...


On Edit: It IS great PR for our side though. I'm happy he was convicted...

[Aviation Pro]

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[graywarrior]

219. What you said....yuk yuk.

:evilgrin:

[Megahurtz]

228. Lol!

:D

[BlueStorm]

220. So they really found Scooter to be guilty?

Whoa, what a day..

Now let's roll on with Dickhead and Chimpy. Hopefully they will get convicted and won't ever see the light of day.

Blue

[Generator]

227. Four words: Countdown with Keith Tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's where the best analysis will be.

[Auntie Bush]

251. You can count on me to be watching...come hell or high water!

[potone]

229. Merry Fitzmas!

Goody, goody,goody,goody,goody,goody,goody!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[mnhtnbb]

233. WOW! Look what you miss when you're working on taxes all afternoon!

[rocktivity]

235. Four out of five ain't bad, especially when it comes to this bunch!

CUE THE VONAGE THEME! And good on ya, Fitzie!

:woohoo:
rocknation

[sandrakae]

236. WHENS THE HANGING?

[kilaana]

238. Pop! Pop! Pop!

What's that sound, you ask? Why, that's the sound of Freepers' heads exploding! Hop on over there and read for yourself!

[otherlander]

240. HUZZAH!!!!

Break out the dancing fuzzballs!

[rocktivity]

253. WARNING: This post not recommended for diabetics.

rocknation

[Zandor]

243. But but but there must be some mistake!

Fitz was on a silly witch hunt! :)

[Limelight]

244. To quote Lil' Jon...

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAH!!!!

With his punk ass. How's it feel to have your folks hang you out to dry there Scootster?

:party: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :party:

[Duppers]

246. yes, yes, yes!!!!

[Betsy Ross]

249. What a happy occassion for my 1000th post

Merry Fitzmas. Now that a jury has found that the administration was lying about who knew what when, it makes the intentions clear. We can hope that a new grand jury might be convened for the actual outing.

[Danger Mouse]

254. Hey Scooter...

don't drop the soap :evilgrin:

[westerebus]

255. Guess who won't be voting in the next election?

Just in case you can't remembered it Scooter,here is what it looks like:

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
and to the republic for which it stands.
One nation,under god,indivisible, with liberty and
JUSTICE for all.

[racaulk]

256. Steve walks warily down the street, with his brim pulled way down low...

Ha ha ha! See ya, Scooter, wouldn't want to be ya! :hi:

What a great day for America!!! Merry Fitzmas, everybody!!! :)

[tandem5]

260. This is Fitzmas? I thought before was Fitzmas...

is there consensus?

[muntrv]

261. Faux Snooze announced not guilty on the 1 count.

[aaronbees]

266. wOOt!

Fitzmas in March! :D

[liberal renegade]

270. hell has officially

frozen over........:scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :woohoo:

[liberal renegade]

271. Send his ass to Gitmo! n/t

[Yukari Yakumo]

273. It official...

The Bush Presidency is one of the most corrupt ever.

[Yukari Yakumo]

274. The Democratic Leadership reacts

"The testimony unmistakably revealed - at the highest levels of the Bush administration - a callous disregard in handling sensitive national security information and a disposition to smear critics of the war in Iraq." - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

- - - - -

"Now President Bush must pledge not to pardon Libby for his criminal conduct." — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

[peacetheonlyway]

276. I'd have preferred Pelosi to say

"we will not stop till we investigate all dark clouds
surrounding this administration. and by the way, impeachment is back on the table."

as it is, her very narrowly defined statement, glosses over that while the conviction
was only over lying and obstruction of justice, the larger issue is that the white
house and many of its leaders (rove, cheney, Bush, etc.) were part of treasonous
activities to out a CIA agent during a critical runup to a potential war.

if the CIA is not more than a little vindicated by this, they should be.

CONGRESS Is collectively covering their ass right now and too afraid to say the
really honest things like the juror said, "What about rove, etc.?"

it took an american citizen to say what the fuck the politician asswipes and
media whores could not say.

it sickens me that people are happy with what is now a deadend/inactive investigation
that will certainly result in libby doing not a single day in jail with appeals and other
court maneuvres buying him time till bush pardons him.

[MilesColtrane]

277. Here's a question for the legal eagles out there....

Now that the trial is over, and so apparently is the investigation, will transcripts of the Bush and Cheney interviews be made public?

Fitz, if you really are going back to your day job, at least throw us these bones to enjoy.

[0007]

280. Justice at last......

I love it!

[Uncle Joe]

281. This needs a kick n/t

[JoFerret]

288. Goodbye Yellowcake Road