A Day of Questioning, More Questioning and . . . No Questions
By Dana Milbank
Saturday, October 15, 2005; A05
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/14/AR2005101401855_pf.htmlAlmost three hours after Karl Rove entered the grand jury chambers yesterday morning, special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald walked hurriedly from the room and toward the waiting reporters.
"Just going to the men's room," he announced, continuing past the media pack. "Don't want to create any buzz."
The first part of what Fitzgerald said was true. But not wanting to "create any buzz"? It's a bit late for that.
When you call the president's closest adviser for a fourth grand jury appearance, and grill him for 4 1/2 hours with no guarantee he won't be prosecuted, you're pretty much guaranteed buzz. In addition to the 15 journalists lurking outside the grand jury room on the third floor of the Prettyman courthouse -- the same chambers graced by Monica Lewinsky seven years ago -- there were TV cameras encamped at each of the four exits to the building and media spotters stationed in the lobby.
While Rove testified, three women dressed as condoms, and a fourth with a stocking over her head, distributed "Karl Rove Brand" prophylactics in front of the courthouse. The nine demonstrators, coordinated by the antiwar group Code Pink, chanted "Some things should never leak! Fire Karl Rove!"
The hot-pink condoms, with a smiling photo of Rove on the wrapper and the same "Some Things Should Never Leak" message, promised to be effective against pregnancy, AIDS and STDs.
"Any of the condoms want to say something to the microphones?" one of the camera operators asked. But the latex-clad demonstrators had nothing to add.
The president's chief political strategist was no more forthcoming, at least in public.
Rove, arriving well before the Code Pink crowd, entered the courthouse at 8:45 a.m. with his lawyer, Robert Luskin. He said nothing when one of the reporters asked, "Any comment, sir?" Pete Yost of the Associated Press tried again. "Karl," he said, "If it came down to a root canal or a couple of hours with Fitzgerald, what would you do?" This caused Rove to turn back and look, but he remained silent.
NOW... HERE'S MORE DETAILS:
http://www.democracycellproject.net/blog/archives/2005/10/rove_as_neocond.html#commentsGotta go there since I haven't learned how to post pictures here yet. But well worth the extra click!
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