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Russert Held in Contempt in CIA Leak Case
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| August 9, 2004 10:16 PM
| CURT ANDERSON
Posted on 08/09/2004 2:40:43 PM PDT by Former Military Chick
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To: Former Military Chick
Ok, I need help from a true liberal.
Now that Tim is contemptible [snicker], do we sing "We shall over come" or "Kumbyah"?
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posted on
08/09/2004 2:57:44 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
(After 20 years in the Senate, all Kerry has to run on is 4 months of service in Viet Nam.)
To: Shermy
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posted on
08/09/2004 2:58:51 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(I'm not always cranky.)
To: Shermy
Isn't the concern the other way around?? Yes, appareently.
CNN reported that Russert agreed to testify as long as the questions were limited to a phone conversation with Scooter Libby. Libby himself asked Russert to testify about the phone call.
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posted on
08/09/2004 3:02:51 PM PDT
by
jackbill
To: spyone
Well, I hold him in contempt, does that count? :)
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posted on
08/09/2004 3:03:35 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
("I actually was going to throw like a man before I threw like a girl." JFK 7/25/2004)
To: spyone
I hold Russert in contempt.
To: Brandon
Shapiro said Russert answered ``only limited questions'' about the conversation with Libby ``without revealing any information he learned in confidence.''Is it being inferred by this sentence?
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posted on
08/09/2004 3:05:32 PM PDT
by
NavySEAL F-16
("proud to be a Reagan Republican")
To: Former Military Chick
We complain about BIASED AND MISLEADING HEADLINES all the time... Now Tim Russert gets a taste of journalistic malpractice.
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posted on
08/09/2004 3:08:09 PM PDT
by
WOSG
(George W Bush - Right for our Times!)
To: Former Military Chick
In an order issued July 20 but not made public until Monday, U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan ruled that Time's Matthew Cooper and ``Meet the Press'' host Tim Russert were required to testify ``regarding alleged conversations they had with a specified executive branch official.'' It sounds like Richard Clarke to me.
To: Former Military Chick
Russert has to be among the dumbest looking talking heads on fading network news.
To: Former Military Chick
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posted on
08/09/2004 3:19:29 PM PDT
by
cyncooper
("We will fear no evil...And we will prevail")
To: Dog
NBC said in its statement that Russert told Fitzgerald in the interview that he did not know Plame's name or her identity as a CIA officer, and that he did not provide that information to Libby. The statement said that Libby had told the FBI about his conversation with Russert and requested that it be disclosed. So. Let's mull over why Russert did not want to talk after Libby waived any confidentiality. Later I'm going to look up the Wilson appearances on MTP and see if Tim let Wilson make charges about Libby unchallenged.
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posted on
08/09/2004 3:22:26 PM PDT
by
cyncooper
("We will fear no evil...And we will prevail")
To: Former Military Chick
To: Former Military Chick
Forgive me for apparantly being out of the loop, but what does all this have to do with Rusert and this other guy? I thought the leak went to Novak.
I would appreciate a clarification/explanation.
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posted on
08/09/2004 3:22:33 PM PDT
by
1L
To: Shermy
Glad to see you found this.
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posted on
08/09/2004 3:24:01 PM PDT
by
cyncooper
("We will fear no evil...And we will prevail")
To: Former Military Chick
Uhh....
This report leads the reader to believe that Cheney's office "leaked" Plame's name, but near the end of the piece there's this little switcheroo....
NBC said in its statement that Russert told Fitzgerald in the interview that he did not know Plame's name or her identity as a CIA officer, and that he did not provide that information to Libby. The statement said that Libby had told the FBI about his conversation with Russert and requested that it be disclosed.
So rather than Cheney's office leaking to Russert, it appears that Russert called Cheney's office (perhaps seeking a confirmation?) and ended up leaking something to them.
This is weird.
To: Former Military Chick
Joe Wilson outed his own wife just to stir up controversy. Knowing damn well the media and their democrat colleagues would take the bait and run with it to damage the Bush administration. This is a phony trap and if Cooper is forced to testify he will reveal the dems were behind the whole thing and he will no longer be invited to all the liberal dinner parties.
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posted on
08/09/2004 3:25:30 PM PDT
by
Ron in Acreage
(Kerry is a threat to national security)
To: Dog
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posted on
08/09/2004 3:26:49 PM PDT
by
Howlin
(Saving Private Hamster)
To: 1L
Forgive me for apparantly being out of the loop, but what does all this have to do with Rusert and this other guy? I thought the leak went to Novak. I would appreciate a clarification/explanation.
Some of us long ago discarded that notion. But I will say that Wilson *claimed* that the "leak" was "shopped" to 6 different reporters (I don't have time to type out all the problems with his allegation, but please feel free to search FR) and that Novak was the one to run with it.
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posted on
08/09/2004 3:27:14 PM PDT
by
cyncooper
("We will fear no evil...And we will prevail")
To: Former Military Chick
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posted on
08/09/2004 3:27:32 PM PDT
by
GOP_1900AD
(Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Right makes right!)
To: Steven W.
Looks like Cheney's staff is more than willing for these RAT journalists to spill their guts in the Grand Jury as they have nothing to hide and it appears Mandy Grunwald's husband may, indeed, have something to hide.Yep.
This is looking more and more like your classic sting operation.
That scumbag Cooper would have sung like a canary by now if there was anything damaging to Bush or Cheney to be told.
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