David Corn Confronts Rove On Lying About Plame Leak

[kpete]

VIDEO:http://images1.americanprogress.org/il80web20037/ThinkProgress/2006/rove2.320.240.mov

David Corn Confronts Rove On Lying About Plame Leak
This morning, Karl Rove gave a speech at the American Enterprise Institute. During the question and answer session, David Corn of the Nation Magazine asked him why he fed White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan misinformation about his involvement in leaking Valerie Plame’s identity. (Rove told McClellan that he was “not involved.”) Rove refused to answer. Watch it:



Full transcript:

CORN: David Corn from “The Nation Magazine” on a different subject. Scott McClellan told the White House press corps, many who are here today, that he had spoken to you and you were not involved in the CIA leak. Can you explain why the American public, almost two and a half years later, hasn’t been given an explanation and don’t you think it deserves one for that misinformation because it does seem you were to some degree, though maybe disputed, involved in that leak?

ROVE: My attorney Mr. Luskin made a statement on April 26th. I refer to you that statement. I have nothing more to add to it. Nice try, though.

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/05/15/corn-rove/

[Sparkle]

1. Is that Karl Rove?

Where did all his fat go?

[Tummler]

2. It was all lipo'd out

Plans are in place for the resulting pile of fat, blood, and goo to take Rove's place as Bush's chief puppetmaster. Another brilliant Rove stratagem!

[MADem]

5. I go for the "too sick at heart to eat" explanation

It may not be the case, but I like it!

[tridim]

3. Oxycontin?

Then again, massive stress can speed up the metabolism too.

[reichstag911]

8. What? Eh? Oxywhat?

:rofl: Oh, I kill myself!

[Javaman]

4. He wants to look his best for jail so he can be someones

bitch. :evilgrin:

[fearthem]

6. Nerves will do that!

[Divernan]

7. It was posted on DU that he had cancelled that speech.

Don't have the link, but that was one of the "facts" that convinced me he was going to be indicted today. As Emily Litella would say, "Oh, never mind."

[tridim]

9. He gave the speech to get a reaction exactly like yours..

It's called F.U.D. (Fear, uncertainty, doubt).

[garybeck]

10. So who has the 4/26 statement on hand?

what exactly did Luskin say on the 26th?