Novak: Ha ha ha ha ha, I Got Off Scot-Free
Thursday, March 8th, 2007
Today’s Robert Novak column, summarized: MORE »
Today’s Robert Novak column, summarized: MORE »
Scooter Libby: The Final Nail in Journalism’s Coffin
Thursday, March 8th, 2007
How did one jerkoff with a goofy nickname kill an American Institution? Well, waiting until it had been thoroughly debased didn’t hurt. And he had help: Tim Russert, Judy Miller, and a whole ragtag gang of media whores successfully defanged the first amendment with him. The New York Times today quotes about a dozen media experts and journalism professors saying variations on “the Libby trial is over — begun the clone wars have,” then trashing the journos who got us into this mess: MORE »
How did one jerkoff with a goofy nickname kill an American Institution? Well, waiting until it had been thoroughly debased didn’t hurt. And he had help: Tim Russert, Judy Miller, and a whole ragtag gang of media whores successfully defanged the first amendment with him. The New York Times today quotes about a dozen media experts and journalism professors saying variations on “the Libby trial is over — begun the clone wars have,” then trashing the journos who got us into this mess: MORE »
BREAKING: BUSH MAYBE WON’T PARDON LIBBY
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
No, it’s true, he said something noncommittal about it! MORE »
No, it’s true, he said something noncommittal about it! MORE »
We Will Not Rest Until Scooter is Free
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
Do you enjoy winning things? Specifically things you can wear? Then head over to Al Kamen’s “In the Loop” column ASAP: he’s giving away t-shirts! MORE »
Do you enjoy winning things? Specifically things you can wear? Then head over to Al Kamen’s “In the Loop” column ASAP: he’s giving away t-shirts! MORE »
Libby Jury Made Up of Idiots
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
The more we learn about the Libby jury, the more we hope we’re never tried by a jury of his peers. From the post-it notes asking “what are the charges again?” to their stupid Valentine’s Day shirts (the one lady with enough sense to avoid that awkward mess was kicked off the jury), it’s been apparent for weeks that Scooter Libby’s fate would be decided by a white-collar DC Apple Dumpling Gang.
Trying to convince us of the jury’s intelligence, Eric Lipton at the Times instead leaves us more confident than before of their idiocy. Relevant quotes and comments, after the jump.
The more we learn about the Libby jury, the more we hope we’re never tried by a jury of his peers. From the post-it notes asking “what are the charges again?” to their stupid Valentine’s Day shirts (the one lady with enough sense to avoid that awkward mess was kicked off the jury), it’s been apparent for weeks that Scooter Libby’s fate would be decided by a white-collar DC Apple Dumpling Gang.
Trying to convince us of the jury’s intelligence, Eric Lipton at the Times instead leaves us more confident than before of their idiocy. Relevant quotes and comments, after the jump.
The Scooter Libby Trial’s Real Winner
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
…is, of course, investigative reporter Murray Waas, who’ll be “editing and assembling” an INSTANT BOOK of the transcripts of the trial, according to a press release from Sterling Publishing. MORE »
…is, of course, investigative reporter Murray Waas, who’ll be “editing and assembling” an INSTANT BOOK of the transcripts of the trial, according to a press release from Sterling Publishing. MORE »
EXCLUSIVE LEGAL MUMBO JUMBO: What Will Happen to Scooter?
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
When we said Scooter’d get 24 months earlier, how could we be so sure? Because, well, we asked a lawyer. And he responded with a billion words explaining, in great detail, precisely what will happen to Mr. Scooter Libby. Here’s the conclusion:
The Judge will likely grant Scooter’s request to remain out for self-surrender, which usually means 6-10 weeks of freedom, but it’s a hell of a lot better than being taken into custody at sentencing and getting to the prison by way of a half dozen local jails along the way over a few weeks. Expect Scooter to also plea at sentencing that he’s got a drug or alchohol abuse history, allowing him to ask that he be ordered into the Residential Drug Abuse Program (often called the 500 Hour Program or RDAP) which will scrap off a few months of his sentence (6 to 12) and ensure that a few months more (usually 6) are spent in a halfway house rather than a prison. He also gets 54 days of good time credit for every 12 months served, he’ll be out in a little more than a year.
The full explanation is after the jump. Though it’s all moot if Bush makes like his dad and pardons Scooter’s drunk ass.
When we said Scooter’d get 24 months earlier, how could we be so sure? Because, well, we asked a lawyer. And he responded with a billion words explaining, in great detail, precisely what will happen to Mr. Scooter Libby. Here’s the conclusion:
The Judge will likely grant Scooter’s request to remain out for self-surrender, which usually means 6-10 weeks of freedom, but it’s a hell of a lot better than being taken into custody at sentencing and getting to the prison by way of a half dozen local jails along the way over a few weeks. Expect Scooter to also plea at sentencing that he’s got a drug or alchohol abuse history, allowing him to ask that he be ordered into the Residential Drug Abuse Program (often called the 500 Hour Program or RDAP) which will scrap off a few months of his sentence (6 to 12) and ensure that a few months more (usually 6) are spent in a halfway house rather than a prison. He also gets 54 days of good time credit for every 12 months served, he’ll be out in a little more than a year.
The full explanation is after the jump. Though it’s all moot if Bush makes like his dad and pardons Scooter’s drunk ass.
How Long Will Scooter Libby’s Unjust Imprisonment Drag On?
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
Would you like to make money at home by using the life of a man you don’t even know as fodder for a cruel wager? Sure, we all would! MORE »
Would you like to make money at home by using the life of a man you don’t even know as fodder for a cruel wager? Sure, we all would! MORE »
SCOOTER LIBBY: INNOCENT
Tuesday, March 6th, 2007
…of one charge. That would be the false Statement to the FBI about his chat with Matt Cooper. Totally, 100% innocent. WE KNEW IT ALL ALONG, THIS ENTIRE TRIAL HAS BEEN A FARCE. MORE »
…of one charge. That would be the false Statement to the FBI about his chat with Matt Cooper. Totally, 100% innocent. WE KNEW IT ALL ALONG, THIS ENTIRE TRIAL HAS BEEN A FARCE. MORE »