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McCarthy in Denial -- DNC May Set Up McCarthy Legal Defense Fund
The American Spectator ^ | April 26, 2006 | The Prowler

Posted on 04/26/2006 10:55:39 AM PDT by Sam Hill

McCarthy in Denial

By The Prowler
4/26/2006 12:08:54 AM

Outed CIA analyst Mary McCarthy is denying through her lawyers that she was the source for the Washington Post's Dana Priest in revealing the secret prisons that housed terrorists overseas. McCarthy's lawyers, though, aren't throwing cold water on the notion that McCarthy may have had political inclinations and agendas that came into play with what even they termed unauthorized or undisclosed contacts with journalists.

Perhaps that's why the Howard Dean and others at the Democrat National Committee are looking to some of their donors to set up a legal defense fund for McCarthy.

"If Scooter Libby can have a legal defense fund and website, then McCarthy should have one too," says a DNC staffer. "The DNC wouldn't set it up, we'd have some of our donors do it on the outside. There are plenty of consultants willing to help on this one, we think." ...

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KEYWORDS: cialeak; denial; leaks; marymccarthy; tas
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Good thing we have the famously unbiased Los Angeles Times to reassure us that McCarthy is not political:

Fired CIA Officer Likely Won't Face Charges Over Leak

Former colleagues described her as cautious and respected. "I thought she was a competent, quiet, good intelligence officer," said Richard J. Kerr, a former deputy CIA director who worked with McCarthy. "She was certainly someone you had respect for and saw not as an ideologue or someone who would end up putting herself in this position."

I'd hate to see what would have happened if she was political.

1 posted on 04/26/2006 10:55:41 AM PDT by Sam Hill
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To: Howlin; Deb; kcvl; Mo1; Enchante; nopardons; veronica; KJC1; stocksthatgoup; mewzilla; backhoe; ...

A "McCarthy is not political" ping.


2 posted on 04/26/2006 10:57:46 AM PDT by Sam Hill
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To: Sam Hill
"If Scooter Libby can have a legal defense fund and website, then McCarthy should have one too," says a DNC staffer. "The DNC wouldn't set it up, we'd have some of our donors do it on the outside. There are plenty of consultants willing to help on this one, we think." ...

The DNC will be supporting someone being charged (possibly) with leaking state secrets involving our war against terrorists.

DNC--PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEEASE DO THIS!

3 posted on 04/26/2006 10:58:12 AM PDT by Darkwolf377 (What part of 'If you don't vote Republican, DemRats will control our country' don't you understand?)
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To: Sam Hill

Let the DNC use their funds for McCarthy. The GOP can let the legal system bankrupt them...save our funds for 2008


4 posted on 04/26/2006 10:58:38 AM PDT by TommyDale (They would debate ethics in North Carolina, but no one has any.)
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To: Sam Hill

Justice is dead...


5 posted on 04/26/2006 10:58:42 AM PDT by Edgerunner (Proud to be an infidel)
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To: Sam Hill

Scooter's site isn't put up by the RNC.


6 posted on 04/26/2006 10:59:03 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: Sam Hill
Perhaps that's why the Howard Dean and others at the Democrat National Committee are looking to some of their donors to set up a legal defense fund for McCarthy

Go for it Dean

Wrap your slimy little arms around this traitor

7 posted on 04/26/2006 11:00:23 AM PDT by Mo1 (DEMOCRATS: A CULTURE OF TREASON)
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To: Sam Hill

Here's, perhaps, why they will do this and more: http://macsmind.blogspot.com/



8 posted on 04/26/2006 11:01:10 AM PDT by eureka! (Heaven forbid the Rats get control of Congress and/or the Presidency any time soon....)
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To: Sam Hill

Curious, WHY are the Democrats all rushing to Mary's defense?


9 posted on 04/26/2006 11:01:33 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (The Democrat Party : A Culture of Treason)
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To: Sam Hill
why is anyone surprised?
I bet there are some low key, big$$$ donors that are tripping over themselves to support a traitor.
The trial lawyer associations are in their pockets so they should have no problem finding some useful idiot to do this pro bono.
After all she did give the Dems a lot of money over the last few years.
10 posted on 04/26/2006 11:01:45 AM PDT by newnhdad (All your government branches are belong to us!! not for long if this cr@p keeps up.)
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To: Sam Hill

My, it is so interesting that the DNC immediately assumes..... i.e., KNOWS, that she is on "their team" and they must arrange her legal defense fund (with as few fingerprints as possible, naturally). This supposedly non-partisan professional (HA HA) is instantly embraced by the DNC......... how revealing is THAT?


11 posted on 04/26/2006 11:03:13 AM PDT by Enchante (Mary McCarthy & Richard Clarke: Al Qaeda and Iraq helped to produce VX in Sudan!!!)
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To: Enchante
This supposedly non-partisan professional (HA HA) is instantly embraced by the DNC......... how revealing is THAT?

VERY revealing !

12 posted on 04/26/2006 11:04:02 AM PDT by Mo1 (DEMOCRATS: A CULTURE OF TREASON)
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To: Darkwolf377

Just exchanged email with a liberal friend who defended her with the usual "speaking truth to power" arguments. He was glad she "spoke out" about torture in secret prisons. Because I objected to her law-breaking, I was, ergo in favor of torture. And that THIS administration needs to learn how to deal with dissent. I feel like I was tortured.


13 posted on 04/26/2006 11:05:40 AM PDT by rhombus
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To: Sam Hill
The DNC/MSM political Party, already have their defense fund running.

It's called not reporting, speculating, discussing, running film footage of Mary, not taking polls, no interviews of "experts" in treason laws, no calling her guilty before a trial, ect.

THIS is over, what more proof do we need that we are NOT winning,
14 posted on 04/26/2006 11:06:16 AM PDT by roses of sharon
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To: Sam Hill
Former colleagues described her as cautious and respected. "I thought she was a competent, quiet, good intelligence officer," said Richard J. Kerr, a former deputy CIA director who worked with McCarthy. "She was certainly someone you had respect for and saw not as an ideologue or someone who would end up putting herself in this position."

Sort of sounds like the neighbors talking about the really quiet, friendly guy next door after a dozen bodies are found buried in his basement.

Hint: Moles, spies and saboteurs always do their best to "blend in" and look normal.

15 posted on 04/26/2006 11:08:08 AM PDT by Ditto (People who fail to secure jobs as fenceposts go into journalism.)
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To: Sam Hill
Related thread:

Flowchart For McCarthy-Priest-Goodfellow-Et Alia

 

 

16 posted on 04/26/2006 11:14:28 AM PDT by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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To: MNJohnnie
"Curious, WHY are the Democrats all rushing to Mary's defense? "

See link at #8. Makes a lot of sense, no?

17 posted on 04/26/2006 11:21:13 AM PDT by eureka! (Heaven forbid the Rats get control of Congress and/or the Presidency any time soon....)
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To: Sam Hill

Two big differences tootz. Libby's defense fund was not spearheaded by Ken Mehlman and "set up" by the RNC. Secondly, Libby's position was, by definition, political whereas McCarthy's is necessarily NOT.


18 posted on 04/26/2006 11:22:06 AM PDT by traderrob6
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To: Sam Hill

She did great damage. Why would anyone defend her?


19 posted on 04/26/2006 11:22:48 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: eureka!

Intresting, thank you.


20 posted on 04/26/2006 11:23:23 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (The Democrat Party : A Culture of Treason)
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To: MNJohnnie

Isn't it? Most welcome. I've kind of been spamming these threads with it as it does make sense. See you around (gotta get some work done)..


21 posted on 04/26/2006 11:25:19 AM PDT by eureka! (Heaven forbid the Rats get control of Congress and/or the Presidency any time soon....)
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To: Sam Hill
DNC May Set Up McCarthy Legal Defense Fund

Without further comment, this is totally appropriate --- freedom of speech, and all that.

Just as is the organization of a McCarthy prosecution fund...

22 posted on 04/26/2006 11:25:27 AM PDT by Publius6961 (Multiculturalism is the white flag of a dying country)
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To: Sam Hill
"She was certainly someone you ... saw not as ... someone who would end up putting herself in this position." - Richard J. Kerr

Doesn't say much for his predictive or analytic abilities, does it?

23 posted on 04/26/2006 11:26:00 AM PDT by talleyman (Kerry & the Surrender-Donkey Treasoncrats - trashing the troops for 40 years.)
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To: Sam Hill

DNC.....MAKE MY DAY......defend the CIA leaker!


24 posted on 04/26/2006 11:27:02 AM PDT by OldFriend (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag.....and My Heart to the Soldier Who Protects It.)
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To: Sam Hill

"Outed CIA analyst Mary McCarthy..."



The media loves that term "outed."


25 posted on 04/26/2006 11:27:42 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: rhombus

Liberals run on feelings... Laws and facts are of no use to them.


26 posted on 04/26/2006 11:29:26 AM PDT by fhlh (Polls are for Strippers.)
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To: Darkwolf377

YES. PLEASE do it and remove any doubt that McCarthy was a DNC operative trying to destroy Bush and his foreign policy (ie, sedition).


27 posted on 04/26/2006 11:32:10 AM PDT by bpjam (Now accepting liberal apologies.....)
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To: MNJohnnie
Curious, WHY are the Democrats all rushing to Mary's defense?

Is that a trick question?


28 posted on 04/26/2006 11:32:49 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Brilliant
An outed 'whistle-blower'?

LOL

29 posted on 04/26/2006 11:38:43 AM PDT by eric_da_grate
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To: eric_da_grate

They want her to be the victim.


30 posted on 04/26/2006 11:40:16 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Brilliant

"She did great damage. Why would anyone defend her?"

Because they revel in that great damage?


31 posted on 04/26/2006 11:40:33 AM PDT by kenth
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To: Sam Hill
It is a criminal case. A major felony case. Of course the evil b*tch is denying her proven guilt. I am sure the DNC has lined up a top legal team for her girl Mary's defense.

Just part of the traitorous democrat party organized crime gang.


32 posted on 04/26/2006 11:41:47 AM PDT by FormerACLUmember (No program, no ideas, no clue: The democrats!)
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To: dead

My all time favorite image!


33 posted on 04/26/2006 11:42:33 AM PDT by FormerACLUmember (No program, no ideas, no clue: The democrats!)
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To: eureka!

I will bet anyone a crisp clean $100.00 bill that if investigated thoroughly, this will trace back to the Kerry campaign. Look how many of the players were involved in his campaign, and were probably promised appointments if he would have won.

Kerry is in this up to his neck.


34 posted on 04/26/2006 11:45:08 AM PDT by steve7
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To: fhlh

"Liberals run on feelings... Laws and facts are of no use to them."

Bingo! I'd love to see them set up a defense fund for her. They'll look like idiots, trying to defend their position.


35 posted on 04/26/2006 11:51:14 AM PDT by virginiaspook
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To: rhombus
He was glad she "spoke out" about torture in secret prisons.

Tell your liberal friend that has not been established, just speculation by talking heads, that McCarthy leaked the "secret overseas prisons" where alleged torture was conducted.

Furthermore, It has not been confirmed by the CIA that secret prisons ever existed. The EU Intelligence office, investigated, and could not find any evidence that any secret prison existed.

The CIA claims McCarthy leaked classified info. and made unauthorized contacts with reporters. The CIA moreover claim she even admitted to releasing classified while being interrogated, after failing polygraph test(s).

36 posted on 04/26/2006 11:56:54 AM PDT by demlosers
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To: dead

That's a great graphic. LoL!


37 posted on 04/26/2006 12:04:14 PM PDT by demlosers
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To: Incorrigible

Beautiful Chart. My head hurt when I was plowing through that stuff. I'm assuming you have the Tides Foundation tie to the Center for International Policy and Terreza and the rest of the rats nest.


38 posted on 04/26/2006 12:06:37 PM PDT by NAVY84 (The path of least resistance for Democrats is TREASON!)
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To: NAVY84

Click the link. It will take you to a thread where the original poster is working on something more extensive.


39 posted on 04/26/2006 12:08:38 PM PDT by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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To: dead

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! Someone has to post this over at the DUmpster. All 10 of them will stroke out on the spot!


40 posted on 04/26/2006 12:10:38 PM PDT by NAVY84 (The path of least resistance for Democrats is TREASON!)
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To: demlosers

Just heard the CIA may not prosecute because they don't want to discuss what was leaked in open court. :-(


41 posted on 04/26/2006 12:10:40 PM PDT by rhombus
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To: Sam Hill

"McCarthy's lawyers..." doesn't name them. Could they be the same lawyers that are defending the other traitors, the Clintons?


42 posted on 04/26/2006 12:11:27 PM PDT by Fruit of the Spirit (With the threat of amnesty comes the threat of revolution.)
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To: rhombus
Just heard the CIA may not prosecute because they don't want to discuss what was leaked in open court. :-(

Anyone who advances this argument doesn't have the brainpower to work in intelligence, and should be fired immediately.

By definition, the traitor has already leaked all of it to God knows who, so it's a moot --- and very dumb --- point.

D'OH!

43 posted on 04/26/2006 12:23:32 PM PDT by Publius6961 (Multiculturalism is the white flag of a dying country)
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To: Publius6961

Isn't this a similar problem as with Padilla?


44 posted on 04/26/2006 12:25:45 PM PDT by rhombus
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To: MNJohnnie
Curious, WHY are the Democrats all rushing to Mary's defense?

She knows where the bodies are buried.

45 posted on 04/26/2006 12:28:22 PM PDT by subterfuge (Call me a Jingoist, I don't care...)
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To: steve7

Re#34 I wouldn't take that bet. Heck, Joe Wilson was on staff. Thank heavens they didn't win...


46 posted on 04/26/2006 12:29:07 PM PDT by eureka! (Heaven forbid the Rats get control of Congress and/or the Presidency any time soon....)
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To: Darkwolf377

Democrats = Culture of Treason.

Pass it on.


47 posted on 04/26/2006 1:17:37 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Democrats = The Culture of Treason)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

hehe... type "culture of treason" in your favorite search engine...


48 posted on 04/26/2006 2:03:13 PM PDT by fhlh (Polls are for Strippers.)
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To: All
Larry Johnson always goes out of his way to claim he is a registered Republican and that he has contributed heavily to the GOP in the past.

Oddly enough, the FEC has no records of any contributions from him to the GOP. They do, however list these:

JOHNSON, LARRY
BETHESDA, MD 20817

DEAN, HOWARD
VIA DEAN FOR AMERICA
12/27/2003 311.00 24990407496

JOHNSON, LARRY C
BETHESDA, MD 20817
BERG AND ASSOCIATES/MANAGING MEMB

MARCINKOWSKI, JAMES
VIA MARCINKOWSKI FOR CONGRESS
12/19/2005 2000.00 26980097211

The second one is definitely from our boy, Larry. It is for a Democrat who trained with Johnson and Plame at the CIA.

And he is almost as rabid as Larry about the (non-leak) leak of her (non-covert) desk jockey job at CIA.

Marcinkowski for Congress
http://www.marcinkowskiforcongress.com/index.asp

To be fair, the Dean contribution could be from some other Larry Johnson in that zip code. But what are the odds?

49 posted on 04/26/2006 2:05:48 PM PDT by Sam Hill
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To: Enchante; Mo1
That just needs to be said a little LOUDER:





This supposedly non-partisan professional (HA HA) is instantly embraced by the DNC......... how revealing is THAT?

50 posted on 04/26/2006 2:13:57 PM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance (SAVE THE BRAINFOREST! Boycott the RED Dead Tree Media & NUKE the DNC Class Action Temper Tantrum!)
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