Bush calls CIA leak case 'very serious'

[sabra]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/24/AR2005102401029.html

Bush calls CIA leak case 'very serious'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Monday the investigation into the outing of a covert CIA operative was "very serious," even as Republican allies started casting aspersions on the prosecutor and the possibility of perjury charges.

The mixed signals came as special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald appeared close to indicting top White House officials in the nearly two-year investigation, lawyers involved in the case said.

...

After a Cabinet meeting, Bush was asked whether he agreed with Republican suggestions that Fitzgerald may be overzealous and that possible perjury charges would be little more than legal technicalities.

"This is a very serious investigation," Bush said. Rove sat behind the president in the Cabinet room; across the room sat Libby.




President Bush declines to answer questions regarding the CIA leak investigation involving his adviser Karl Rove and Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby during a Cabinet meeting where he was giving an update on Hurricane Wilma and the war on terror, at the White House, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 24, 2005. From left to right are Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Bush, and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (J. Scott Applewhite - AP)

[Nickster]

1. Gee, ya think? First thing Dubya ever said that I agreed with.

[fjc]

26. Give me a break.

He's only saying it so he can escape the implications of what's being said by Republican minions. It's called deniability.

[dchill]

30. I believe he did once say...

something about cheeseburgers that I can't quibble with. Other than that, I agree with you.

[understandinglife]

44. You mean when he told Andy Card to fetch some cheeseburgers ....

:rofl:


Peace.

[dchill]

48. OK, that would be another one...

I agree with him about Card's qualifications, too. But now I'm done.

[MsKandice01]

2. Well at least he's got something right..

For once.

[Amonester]

62. ** told the truth twice (the thing he said about part of his job was

to "catapult the propaganda, over and over" and when he acknowledged the fact that Iraq's invasion was to "control the oil" so all else were/are a pack of lies.

Justice must prevail one of these days... this week?!

:smallcandlesmily:

[nookiemonster]

3. Yeah, well his surrogates are out in full force.

Granted, they're a bunch of damn fools.

Merry Fitzmas everyone!

:rofl:

[stopbush]

4. They're setting up the Sgt Schultz defense.

[yellowcanine]

41. You mean the "Poppy Bush Iran contra out of the loop" defense?

[willing dwarf]

5. Someone tell Fitz to watch his back

Is it just me, or do Bush's words raise fears in others that Bushco might be planning to off him?

[DoYouEverWonder]

37. Too late

Fitzgerald's done his job. Now it's up to the Grand Jury, so Bush would have to off all of them.

[JokingClown]

60. Its too late to off him, because..

Besides what the previous reply said, this late in the game, if hes killed conspiracy theorists would be all over it, even if the wasnt a single shred of evidence. but there would be some evidence (always will be) so half the nation would be all over it.

[Straight Shooter]

6. Are they sure he said it's very serious?

Or did he say, "It's HUGH!!!111!! It's very SERIES!!"

[nookiemonster]

17. LOL. I love FReeperese.

It speaks volumes about your morels.

:)

[Straight Shooter]

35. As the fweepers at fweerepubwik would put it:

Its hard werk speaking Fweeper, its really hard werk!

I tell you, nookie, what's hard is remembering not to put in apostrophes, butchering the grammar, and misspelling all the words they misspell. We should create a fweeper dictionary :D

[nookiemonster]

40. LOL!

I admit, I double and triple check my posts. God forbid if I had to use a semicolon! I'm not a grammar and punctuation star.

Granted, we all make mistakes. Ours are simple oversights. It happens.

It's just so much more fun to draw the parallels of the FReeps grammar, punctuation, and lack of spelling skills along with their blind ignorance. It just goes to show that they are the stupidest fuckers on the planet.

BTW, your dictionary has merit. It could really be HUGH!!!!111. Really.

:)

[Tight_rope]

58. "Stupidity is the same as evil if you judge by the results."

"Stupidity is the same as evil if you judge by the results." — Margaret Atwood

"There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion." — Lord Acton

[ninkasi]

59. It is also, according to freeper types...

nothing but a WHICH hunt. I love their creative spelling.

[underpants]

7. MSM covers for W-he really said "This is SERIES!"

:bounce:

[soleft]

8. how awkward

Rove sat behind the president in the Cabinet room; across the room sat Libby.

[dchill]

32. Right...

So how "serious" can it be? Ehhhh... not so much.

[Straight Shooter]

65. Sounds like a treason sandwich, doesn't it?

Two pieces of white bread and dogmeat in between.

[malaise]

9. Would someone please tell

the morans.

Come on Fitzy!!

[skypilot]

10. Suddenly...

...it's not mere "background noise" and "chatter".

[sabra]

13. lol - thinking the same thing :-)

who thinks that some one got served today?

[faithnotgreed]

28. if he ever makes sense i know that means something bad

if we ever agree i know theres a despicable reason for it

it was speculated that today the administration would be notified of indictments
perhaps this (coupled with bush saying cheney has been overly involved in intelligence matters) means cheney or cheneys staff is being thrown over

[willing dwarf]

11. I think they plan to quash it by claiming to take it so seriously

that it can't be trusted in the hands of a mere mortal like Fitz.

[Loonman]

12. Really? I thought it was just "background noise"

Dumbass.

[displacedtexan]

14. More News from the Land of DUH. (n/t)

[natrat]

15. fuck him-he's a criminal just like them

president my ass---scumbag,belongs in the gutter

[Gregorian]

16. Go ask daddy. He seems to think it's TREASON.

That is serious.

[Chiyo-chichi]

18. They are sending "mexed missages." n/t

[Joe Chi Minh]

19. Surely, he's doing his best to distance himself

from Cheney and Libby? "I was always out of the loop!"

He knows they're toast. Or so it seems to me.

[brentspeak]

20. But Sean Inanity says "Valerie Plame wasn't a covert agent"

How is Sean going to reconcile his bit of misinformation with what his hero is now saying?

[nookiemonster]

46. Shithead's gotta used car lot with his name all over it.

Good riddance..

[deadparrot]

21. Thank you, Cap'n Obvious. nt

[cobaindrain]

22. hopefully serious enough that it will cost you your job

And I think Bush's nervousness and emotional breakdown (yelling maniacally) at staffers reflects this.

Bush is toast

this time he's really really toast

[shanti]

23. his body language is very closed

"i'm pinching my mouth and hands together so you can't make me talk!"

[Walt Starr]

24. This actually tells me a lot

He's thinking that there was no way Fitzgerald could trakc it all back to him, so his hands will come out clean on this one. He is now pre-emptively distancing himself from those he believes will eb indicted.

[alfredo]

25. Translation:

I don't think (hope) I will be indicted.

[Metta]

27. He's a slogan with a haircut.

In a stuffed shirt.

[alcibiades_mystery]

29. Usual Bush strategy

Sic the attack dogs on the one hand, play choir boy on the other.

Nothing new here.

[Catrina]

31. He didn't say the crime was serious

He said the 'investigation' was serious. And it is, for them.

Bush is just as quilty as the rest of them. I wonder how they will all feel when they realize that he is going to get off the hook while they face the music, for getting him the war he wanted so badly??

He also said today that Cheney was 'too involved in the intelligence gathering in the run-up to the war'.

This is quite a flip-flop from 'it's all background noise'.

I think it means that Cheney and Libby may have received their notices this morning, and whoever else is be indicted. So, Bush is now trying to act like he's above it all, and will make a speech about how he wishes he had had the time, in between 'terror fighting' and '9/11 and Iraq' etc. to pay more attention to what they were all doing.

[TheCowsCameHome]

33. Not half as serious as what it's going to do to the GOP, my friend

[Ready4Change]

34. Flippity-Flop.

Wasn't this investigation something Bush referred to last week as "background noise?"

Now it's "very serious"?

[janx]

36. That pic is quite revealing.

Do you have any more?

[sabra]

38. check out this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5150887&mesg_id=5150887

[still_one]

39. they are playing good cop, bad cop

it is the right answer, but we need to see just how much involvement he had

[PhilipShore]

42. Republican bloggers: Karl Rove and Scooter Libby Should Resign

RedState.org, VA
10/24/2005

http://reddstaty.redstate.org/story/2005/10/24/155617/66

Karl Rove and Scooter Libby should both resign immediately. In fact, they should have both resigned as soon as the identity of Plame passed from their lips to the reporters they were speaking to.

[NanceGreggs]

43. HHmmmmm ...

DeLay is shopping for a new judge, and now the Admin's surrogates are preparing to Swift-boat St. Patrick.

For INNOCENT people, they sure are actin' GUILTY AS SIN!

Memo to White House: Isn't attempting to smear someone personally because they were attempting to tell the truth to the American public WHAT GOT YOU IN THIS F**KIN' MESS IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!!!

[peterh]

45. I think that picture is showing the twit….

With a rare moment of clairty….he knows he’s fucked…

[maximovich]

47. Now That's Some Food for Thought

Duh!

[BeHereNow]

49. Understatement of the century, Georgie.

However, I will give you the fact that it
is the first cohesive sentence you have
uttered in your presidency.
BHN

[lovuian]

50. Ya Serious thats an understatement!!! Serious for Bush!!!

:bounce:

[Arkana]

51. Is that why Dubya is using his 'serious' face in that picture?

[PatriotGames]

52. Yeah, very seriously in trouble! Heh. n/t

[YDogg]

53. He must not have understood the question.

Otherwise - if he has decided to answer truthfully - he might have responded, "I'm fucked."

[pinniped]

54. Sure, very serious.

How do they explain this headline?

White House allies prepare for indictments
Expected strategy is to portray charges as technical quibbles

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/10/24/MNG2BFD3M01.DTL

This is nothing more than a technical squibble.:eyes:

[damntexdem]

55. Well, we know that Dubya doesn't like to read.

Now he's not reading the talking points. LOL!

[Initech]

56. Duh, gee George! When do we get to see the rabbits?

Of course Bush is going to say that!

I bet he launches a probe that will find absolutely nothing of value (or they will find something of value, but those pages will be left mysteriously blank), just like the 9/11 commission.

[goforit]

57. Ahhhh hell.....Just step down Bush. Ya had you're fun and kicks!!!

[natrat]

61. oh yea now it's serious cuz your caught

you petty piece of shit.

[twaddler01]

63. Duh!

:eyes:

[FlyByNight]

64. He certainly has a knack for the obvious, eh?

This whole matter was serious 2 years ago.

:banghead: