Treasongate: Turdblossum Karl Rove INDICTED!
POSTED BY: piratenews
UPDATED: Thursday, June 15, 2006 00:21
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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Who gets fired for this fabricated story? If it was CBS, Dan Rather would be shown the door. Who's the Dan Rather that made up this fairy tale story?
By saying that Rove has been indicted, that is an actionable screw up that Rove can come back and sue this moron from 'Truthout dot com '. aka WithOUTtruth dot com. It's called liable, and don't be surprised if Rove goes after this idiot before too long.
If I wanted to read The Onion, I'd have gone to their web page. Please, don't clutter FFF.NET w/ such crap again. Thank you.
People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
Except for The Onion is actually funny and this fake news isn't . . .
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I would love for this story to be true, and it's possible that it is, but no major Democratic or progressive blog or site has any mention of this. Blogs like DailyKos, Democrats.com and MyDD have lots of real sources in DC and in the national media, so if a story like this were about to break I'm almost certain that one of their sources would have mentioned it to them. On the other hand it is possible that this is still flying under the media radar. I would advise people to not get overly excited though, it can be very depressing when this sort of thing doesn't pan out.
At least Nixon had the decency to resign. What's up Bush?
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I did see a reference to the truthout article in one of the moderate/liberal blogs I read on a daily basis.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2006_05/008807.ph
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But, you're right, none of the heavy hitters appear to have talked about this. (Or maybe I'm selling Kevin Drum short. I tend to put him in my top five mainly because of his California perspective. Even if, like my brother, he's trapped behind the Orange Curtain).
On a sidenote, DallasFirefly, since it looks like we read some of the same sites, have you picked up a copy of Markos/Jerome's book? I've read mixed reviews (either the best thing since sliced bread or pablum) and the copy I ordered hasn't gotten here yet so I'm curious. I ended up ordering it as an Amazon double with Greenwald's book (and, being the cheapskate that I am, going for the, "wait until the order is filled," shipping option so I have to wait until Glenn's book is released).
Edited to add: It looks like another site I check out regularly, TalkLeft, has some more background on the truthout article's author's sources (hmmm, too many possessives? It's hard for an engineer to do grammar sometimes): http://talkleft.com/new_archives/014842.html
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I'm only halfway through Crashing The Gate but so far I've enjoyed it. There is quite a bit of wonkery in the book, even for a political book. Overall it's a good read, but it's the kind of book that's good to read a chapter or two a day rather than in a marathon session. I just read a post about Greenwald's book on DailyKos. Let me know what you think of it, from the post I read it should be good.
I wanna be Mr. Baccarin!
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Perhaps Junior will announce Rove's arrest tonight on TeeVee? Or maybe he'll just resign?!
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Mainstream Press Fails To Confirm Charges Against Rove
Professor Glynn Wilson
Locust Fork News
May 15, 2006
The best we can tell from monitoring the news wires and cable news on Monday, no mainstream news outlet is ready to confirm yet that President George W. Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove, is about to be indicted, as reported by the left-leaning non-profit Web site Truthout on Saturday.
The Associated Press moved a story a few minutes ago basically giving Rove a blowjob by talking about his smile. Do they know something we don't? If so, we would love to see it reported in full.Quote:
Rove Said Unfazed by Chance of Charges
By Deb Riechmann
AP News
May 15, 2006
President Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove, arrives at the White House every day wearing a jovial smile that masks his boss' political troubles and his own legal woes.
Rove, the man Bush dubbed "the architect" of his re-election, has the arduous task of halting Bush's popularity spiral and keeping Democrats from capturing the House or Senate in November elections - while under the threat of indictment in the CIA leak case.
Rove was asked about his legal problems Monday after a speech on the economy at a conservative think tank, the American Enterprise Institute. He ducked. "Nice try," Rove told the questioner.
If the grand jury weren't in the news, it would be hard to tell that Rove, a deputy White House chief of staff, is waiting to find out if he'll be indicted.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060515/D8HKCLK00.html
The Bush Administration Is Spying On Reporters
It now comes to our attention via a reader in Seattle that we are not the only news blog reporting that the Bush administration's spying involves eavesdropping on reporters.
According to an ABC News blog called The Blotter, a senior federal law enforcement official tipped reporters off to the fact that the federal government was tracking the phone numbers reporters call in an effort to root out confidential sources in its leak investigations.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/05/federal_source_.html
"It's time for you to get some new cell phones, quick," the source told Brian Ross and Richard Esposito in an in-person conversation.
Josh Marshall at the Talking Points Memo is also talking about it.
www.locustfork.net/blog/
Maybe the reporters are all skeert of the Bush Gang? What Dan Rather told BBC was his fear of a "flaming tire necklace".
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Veteran CBS News Anchor Dan Rather speaks out on BBC Newsnight tonight
16.05.02
BBC NEWS
The veteran CBS News anchor and reporter Dan Rather has for the first time attacked the climate of patriotism in the United States, saying it's stopping journalists asking tough questions. In an exclusive interview with BBC TWO's Newsnight tonight (Thursday 16 May), he admits he has held back from taking the Bush administration to task over the so-called war on terror.
Rather says: "It is an obscene comparison - you know I am not sure I like it - but you know there was a time in South Africa that people would put flaming tyres around people's necks if they dissented. And in some ways the fear is that you will be necklaced here, you will have a flaming tyre of lack of patriotism put around your neck. Now it is that fear that keeps journalists from asking the toughest of the tough questions, and to continue to bore in on the tough questions so often. And again, I am humbled to say, I do not except myself from this criticism."
Rather admits self-censorship: "What we are talking about here - whether one wants to recognise it or not, or call it by its proper name or not - is a form of self-censorship. It starts with a feeling of patriotism within oneself. It carries through with a certain knowledge that the country as a whole - and for all the right reasons - felt and continues to feel this surge of patriotism within themselves. AndNOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Still no sign of this story on the main progressive/Democratic blogs. Not a good sign as these blogs were all over the indictments from the first grand jury that nailed only Libby. Also, this Jason Leopold seems to have a history of faulty reporting so unfortunately it looks like this story is false. I guess there is a 1 in 100 chance that it will play out true and Rove will be indicted this week but I'm not holding my breath.
I wanna be Mr. Baccarin!
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Rove Indictment Report Denied
By Staff Reporter of the Sun
May 15, 2006
A spokesman for a top White House aide under scrutiny in a criminal leak probe, Karl Rove, yesterday vigorously denied an Internet report that the political adviser to President Bush was told that he had been indicted on charges of perjury and lying to investigators.
"The story is a complete fabrication," the spokesman for Mr. Rove, Mark Corallo, told The New York Sun. "It is both malicious and disgraceful."
To read this article in its entirety, you must be a subscriber to NYSun.com.
www.nysun.com/article/32727
Hmmm. This NY Sun article does not appear in Google, so the NY Sun must be a hoax? Since when does the White House tell the truth? Besides, Jr Bush already fired Turdblossum last week, so why does Turd need his own spokesman?
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Karl Rove Indictment an elaborate Hoax? Did Jason Leopold get Rolled?
Most of US Media Waiting to see with Held Breath
by Steven Leser
opednews.com
May 15, 2006
Despite right wing media and blogosphere accusations, Jason Leopold has been a reliable source for some time. For now, I am willing to take it on faith that he has numerous well placed sources that did in fact tell him that Karl Rove had been indicted. As a journalist for Truthout ( http://www.truthout.org ), Jason has broken numerous stories ahead of the rest of the media which up until now have all proven to be true. If his story on the Rove indictment is incorrect, and I want to stress that we do not know either way right now, I have a theory as to what might have happened. Admittedly, like many theories, mine has several assumptions and ‘what ifs’ but each reader will have to decide for themselves what they believe. Eventually the truth will come out anyway.
We know that the Bush White House detests leaks perhaps more than any other administration in history. It is a relative certainty that Leopold’s past articles have gotten the attention of many in the administration. Assume for a moment that an internal White House investigation was conducted to ferret out those leaking information to Leopold. Once discovered, these individuals would be an excellent avenue with which to discredit Leopold by providing them false information which would then be transferred to the reporter.
Again, I am making assumptions and I want to dutifully make that clear. Now, assuming the White House had accurately identified the leakers. Let us take it one step further. Let us assume the White House sat on that information until an opportune moment presented itself. Such an opportune moment presented itself when it became clear that an embarrassing piece of evidence regarding Vice President Cheney was going to be submitted in a filing by Fitzgerald. The administration could provide a tasty bit of disinformation to Leopold’s sources and the attention of the reporter along with a fair amount of the progressive press would be turned to a story that would turn out to be false. This story and the rapid discovery that it was a hoax would overshadow the embarrassing filing by Prosecutor Fitzgerald. Indeed, it would overshadow the entire CIA Leak-Gate investigation or at least the reporting thereof for some time.
Again, we do not know at this point whether Leopold’s story is accurate or not and it if is not, we do not know why but I want to point out that if it turns out to not be accurate, there are a lot of possibilities. Rushing to a negative judgment of Jason is unfair until all the facts come out.
www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_steven_l_060515_karl_rove_indictment.
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Rove Informs White House He Will Be Indicted
By Jason Leopold
t r u t h o u t Report
Friday 12 May 2006
Within the last week, Karl Rove told President Bush and Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten, as well as a few other high level administration officials, that he will be indicted in the CIA leak case and will immediately resign his White House job when the special counsel publicly announces the charges againNOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
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Perhaps Junior will announce Rove's arrest tonight on TeeVee? Or maybe he'll just resign?!
Piratenews need to don his black nikes and purple shroud. Yummy ymmy, it's banana puddin 'surprise' w/ a kool-aid chaser!!! The bus to Jonesdown is on its way.
Bush is nohting less than a fine human being and a proud, patriotic American. Anyone who thinks anything less is simply wrong.
People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
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Bush is nohting less than a fine human being and a proud, patriotic American.
Take the "fine" out and I actually agree with this. But it's too bad he's a friggin' idiot!
Other people can occasionally be useful, especially as minions. I want lots of minions.
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Bush's damage control speech tonight for neocon suckers:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=653150686637651161&q=LIAR
"You can't stop the signal!"
-Mr Universe, Pirate TV
FIREFLY SERENITY PILOT MUSIC VIDEO V2
Tangerine Dream - Thief Soundtrack: Confrontation
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2006/03/8912.php
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