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Lawyer: Cooper “Burned” Karl Rove
NRO ^ | 7/12/05 | Byron York

Posted on 07/12/2005 1:36:26 PM PDT by Steven W.

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To: Steven W.
"After that — which represented no change from the situation that had existed for 18 months — Cooper made a dramatic public announcement and agreed to testify."

Byron goes soft on Cooper in describing his last minute public announcement, merely "dramatic". I'd call it totally self-serving and intentionally deceptive.

Get a load of Cooper's soap opera statement: "Mr. Cooper told the judge that he had been prepared to go to jail until shortly before the hearing. "Last night I hugged my son good-bye and told him it might be a long time before I see him again," Mr. Cooper said. But just before today's hearing, he had received "in somewhat dramatic fashion" a direct personal communication from his source freeing him from his commitment to keep the source's identity secret. "It's with a bit of surprise and no small amount of relief that I will comply with the subpoena," he told the judge."

What a bunch of horse pucky!

61 posted on 07/12/2005 2:41:57 PM PDT by YaYa123 (@What Did Andrea Mitchell And Tim Russert Tell The Grand Jury?com)
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To: ravingnutter

Miller's imprisonment is not about Plame. I think it is about somebody tipping of a terrorist charity about a raid through the NY Times. Here's hoping the SP has the goods without her testimony...


62 posted on 07/12/2005 2:42:38 PM PDT by eureka! (It will not be safe to vote Democrat for a long, long, time...)
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To: mac_truck

Firing squad your preference?


63 posted on 07/12/2005 2:42:40 PM PDT by thoughtomator (For all you love to survive, Islam must be destroyed.)
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To: YaYa123
Byron goes soft on Cooper in describing his last minute public announcement, merely "dramatic". I'd call it totally self-serving and intentionally deceptive.

Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner!!!!

More MSM Dan Rather journalism - ho hum.

64 posted on 07/12/2005 2:45:20 PM PDT by pbear8 (Navigatrix, Tomas Torquemada Gentleman's Club - Ladies Auxiliary)
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To: Patriot from Philly
I thought Rove was too smart for this and I suspect he'll have to go.

If you think that, then you don't think too much, do you?

Rove ain't going nowhere.

65 posted on 07/12/2005 2:46:00 PM PDT by processing please hold (Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
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To: andyk
Do they just make this stuff up? I'll talk to you, but only on quadruple extra-spiffy background.

That's real , and it's really really cool to say it at a wisper at 2 am in a dark ally ;-/

66 posted on 07/12/2005 2:46:04 PM PDT by Deetes (God Bless the Troops and their Family's)
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To: eureka!
Miller's imprisonment is not about Plame.

Where did you hear that? I haven't seen anything other than she was jailed by the SP for not releasing her source.

67 posted on 07/12/2005 2:46:23 PM PDT by ravingnutter
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To: ravingnutter

She (and another NY Times reporter) appear to be implicated in a tipoff to an Islamic terroris.., er, "Charity" that was to be raided by the Feds. This Rove thing is a diversion from that matter...


68 posted on 07/12/2005 2:49:39 PM PDT by eureka! (It will not be safe to vote Democrat for a long, long, time...)
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To: ravingnutter

Oh, and her 'source' has released her. She just says it was under duress. Thus, the SP knows who her 'source' was. Notwithstanding, he still wants her under oath before the GJ. Hmmmm. Inquiring minds....


69 posted on 07/12/2005 2:51:09 PM PDT by eureka! (It will not be safe to vote Democrat for a long, long, time...)
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To: eureka!
Miller's imprisonment is not about Plame. I think it is about somebody tipping of a terrorist charity about a raid through the NY Times. Here's hoping the SP has the goods without her testimony

Where is this coming from? If true great, and it would make sense, but is there anything to back that statement up?

70 posted on 07/12/2005 2:55:56 PM PDT by normy (Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.)
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To: normy

This investigation appears to have expanded beyond Plame, in a big way. I looked and looked for the original post that talked about Miller and the tipoff and the best I could find right now is Reply #136 on this thread (lest you think I'm making things up): http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1440992/posts?q=1&&page=101


71 posted on 07/12/2005 3:06:02 PM PDT by eureka! (It will not be safe to vote Democrat for a long, long, time...)
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To: Steven W.
Luskin points out that on the evening of July 11, 2003, just hours after the Rove-Cooper conversation, then-CIA Director George Tenet released a statement that undermined some of Wilson's public assertions about his report. "Karl knew that that [Tenet] statement was in gestation," says Luskin. "I think a fair reading of the e-mail was that he was trying to warn Cooper off from going out on a limb on [Wilson's] allegations."

I have posted Tenet's Statement many times over the last two years.

Getting this bit of information that Rove was aware by this Cooper conversation that he knew the gist of some of what Tenet would say makes sense--obviously Tenet and others (reporters and adminiistration officials) were trying to figure out why the hell Wilson had been sent to Niger and why was he making these bizarre charges.

Cooper becomes more despicable with each revelation (not surprising). What is surprising is that Fox news took on Cooper as a pundit recently, evidently due to his new-found notoriety. I find that disgusting. He is unethical and deceitful.

72 posted on 07/12/2005 3:11:13 PM PDT by cyncooper
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To: eureka!
(lest you think I'm making things up):

No no, just need the info to put this story together.

73 posted on 07/12/2005 3:12:35 PM PDT by normy (Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.)
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To: r9etb

You are right. Those morons Matthews and Gregory don't even realize they are sticking the blade in their own hearts!!! Boy, they sure must have a low opinion of us common folk!!!


74 posted on 07/12/2005 3:13:36 PM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX
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To: normy

Understood, and no offense intended. I really hope the full story comes out in the end...


75 posted on 07/12/2005 3:14:28 PM PDT by eureka! (It will not be safe to vote Democrat for a long, long, time...)
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To: Terabitten

Very good point. We need to remember that these guys work at manipulating words for a living.


76 posted on 07/12/2005 3:15:02 PM PDT by watchin (Facts irritate liberals)
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To: Dog

I am only surprised that evidently "the source" that Cooper was claiming released him (and he most certainly hinted "finally released him"--the lying sack of &%$#) was indeed apparently Rove.

I thought it wouldn't have been since we knew Rove had released him long ago.

Obviously what happened is Cooper made his public vow to not testify and chickened out at the end so had his lawyer go through this charade of calling Luskin and then the capper was that dramatic performance Cooper put on about getting a dramatic call.

What a complete creep.


77 posted on 07/12/2005 3:16:39 PM PDT by cyncooper
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To: Shermy

And Cooper flat out LIED on the steps of that courthouse when he claimed his "source" had released him just that morning by phone before he left for court.

Cooper did NOT speak to Luskin OR Rove that day.


78 posted on 07/12/2005 3:17:14 PM PDT by Howlin (Who is Judith Miller covering up for?)
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To: Stand W

I wonder if Rove made Cooper "spit shake?"


79 posted on 07/12/2005 3:18:02 PM PDT by Howlin (Who is Judith Miller covering up for?)
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To: Texas Songwriter
If Cooper is Mandy Grundwalds soulmate, the deception believably contrived and left agenda driven.

Oh, he is, believe it. They've even pro-created and like the person he admires in this story---Joe Wilson---he isn't above using his kid to engender sympathy.

When he was telling his big lie about getting a dramatic phone call releasing him from his source's confidentiality, he shared with us that he had only that morning told his small son goodbye and he didn't know when he'd see him again.

Imagine the tyke's delight to find dear old dad at home that night.

Wretch

80 posted on 07/12/2005 3:20:22 PM PDT by cyncooper
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