Out of curiosity, did any of the naysayers actually see Fitzgerald on TV

[mtnsnake]

when he did his thing on live television last Friday?

I really can't understand how you'd be pessimistic if you had seen the way he handled that press conference. It's so much different seeing and hearing him than it is just reading the transcript of it. The guy was amazing, and the written transcript just doesn't do him the same justice as watching him live.

I'm just wondering that if you're one of the pessimistic ones (as to the Plame Case) and whether or not you saw the whole thing unfold on TV last Friday. If you didn't see the live coverage, I think you would've felt much better about the whole thing if you had.

[vickie]

1. I couldn't agree more. He was stellar. Simply stellar.

It was like watching the hero of a 1940's movie. This son of a doorman (as the press likes to dub him), is going to clean the filth out of the White House. He's not going to do it overnight, but he's going to do it.

[applegrove]

16. Yes - it was straight. And that is why it is so dangerous and the

freepers have to shoot him down.

[Spazito]

2. I can only think they took a page out of Janet Paschall's book and

didn't remove their fingers until after it was over, lol.

[mucifer]

3. totally blew the "Plame wasn't a secret agent idea" out of the water

AND he mentioned he won't look into whether this case is about why we went to war. Yet, he said it in such a way as to make us look like we are not a bunch of wingnuts. If someone in the press would get on the ball with this it would be helpful

[emulatorloo]

4. kicking kuz I am kurious n/t

[shugh514]

5. I watched the whole press conference

The one thing that caused me to be pessimistic is his baseball analogy of the wild pitch. He made it quite clear that even if he could determine who revealed the name, he would also have to determine "criminal intent" in order to indict.

[Arkansas Granny]

6. I, for one, was very impressed by his demeanor.

[spanone]

7. It was so refreshing to see someone embracing the TRUTH again.

I believe in this man and his mission.

[DearAbby]

8. I can see the reasons why they are pessimistic

this administration has been like teflon, nothing seems to stick. But they have really cooked that pan with this, and the teflon is old and cracked. This will stick. I did not hear Fitz say that the investigation was over. I heard that the bulk of it is over. Now comes the time to shift through all the facts, and put it all together. This is where the meat is going to be found. It isn't over till Fitz says it's over.

[NNN0LHI]

9. He said the bulk of the investigation was over which could mean 51%

People don't think about that.

Don

[DearAbby]

17. True that....or it could mean that Libby even with all his stonewalling

did not fool the Fritz-ster...just pissed him off. He now after indicting the liar and obstructionist, can now settle into the case and do his job.

[mtnsnake]

10. Hoping to hear from more of the pessimists. I'm not trying to be uppity

Just wondering if you pessimists (again, not trying to be uppity or condescending) saw Fitzgerald on TV speak for well over an hour. I don't think I could've had the same positive affect, had I not actually seen and heard him. He was marvelous to watch, right from the way he handled the press to all of his personal mannerisms.

[H2O Man]

11. Reading some of the

eather curious "concerns" expressed by fellow DUers convinces me that they probably watch far to much tv. TV makes people think Karl Rove is more important than Libby; surely in the Plame case, anyone who is even mildly well-informed knows this simply isn't true. But even more than that, over-exposure to tv makes people passive, with an external locus of control. They see themselves as incapable of taking care of business; set up heroes in their tv-activated imaginations, who can never meet their needs in real life; and are generally the weak link when it comes to democratic actions.

[mtnsnake]

12. I watch little TV, but I watched last Friday & Fitz DID become my hero

I'm not sure what your point is, H2O Man. I don't think that if a DUer watches too much TV it has a bearing on whether or not he or she sets himself up for hero worship. In the case of Fitzgerald, I am so glad I stayed home that afternoon from work and got to see it. I might not feel as positive about our chances if I hadn't.

[enigmatic]

13. They want Fitzgerald to slay The Boogeyman

And to them, Rove is The Boogeyman.

Although I suspect Rove will be getting indicted himself before long, it's Libby who is/has been more dangerous, if only w/ his ties to Cheney and the whole Iraq gang. He'll lead to the big fish.

[lovuian]

14. Oh Ya dick on the stand under oath its coming folks!!!

I don't think people relaized when Scooter said he heard it from Cheney what that all meant!!!

[funflower]

15. My ticket for 08 if Fitzgerald/Jet Blue Pilot. Whaddya think?

[mandyky]

18. I think the disappoinment is only one indictment

But I agree with you, Fitz was awesome in the press conference. Not only that he showed a clear contrast with WH press briefings. Today when I was watching Scotty McClellan with the press and thought back to Fitz - Fitz gave credible reasons why he coouldn't answer questions, while Scotty's excuses were oh so lame...