Scooter Libby Launches a New Website - Raise Money For Legal Defense Fund

[sabra]

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/21/libby-using-cheney/

Libby Using Cheney To Raise Money For Legal Defense Fund

Today, Scooter Libby launched a new website – scooterlibby.org — to raise money for his legal defense. Here is the banner that runs across the top:



Of course Cheney wouldn’t have any problem with Libby disclosing classified information to reporters. He was the one who ordered Libby to do it.

The site also contains endorsements by President Bush, Paul Wolfowitz and Brit Hume. Make sure to sign up for e-mail updates.

:rofl:

[Deep13]

1. Sure was reprehensible the way Bill Clinton raised money to defend...

...against a groundless witch hunt, huh?

[tanyev]

2. "Scooter Libby is one of the most capable and talented

individuals I have ever known."--Vice-President Dick Cheney.

So was Harry Whittington. Watch out, Scooter!

[Bozita]

3. How much would it cost them to process a $1 donation?

[tanyev]

9. Tape a few pennies to a sheet of paper and send it in.

[gratuitous]

4. I predict dozens of dollars will pour in

Almost enough to pay for the attorney to account for the money.

[H2O Man]

20. Actually

the fund has collected a large amount of contributions already.

[gratuitous]

21. Well, there is an old saying

But what baffles me most is how fools ever got together with their money in the first place.

[H2O Man]

25. Likely money

that has been stolen from the working class to begin with.

[Rose Siding]

5. Won't dittoheads just tell him to grab his own bootstraps?

No handouts, right?

[Mandate My Ass]

6. Got his hand out, huh?

Some of his supporters' endorsements are too effin' funny. Like this one:

Former Bush Legislative Affairs Director, Nick Calio: "There are a lot of things that I don’t remember. I go through notes sometimes now and say I don’t even remember being in the meeting, let alone, you know, having said what I said." (CNN's "Saturday Morning News," 10/29/05) :rofl:

[Me.]

7. What?!!!

Can't Comstock and his pals raise enough money for him?

[WinkyDink]

8. I'll be right there.

To POOP on it!

[NRaleighLiberal]

10. Do they accept nicely packaged dog turds?

My three labs would love to contribute.

[NanceGreggs]

11. Cheney, the guy who GOT Libby into this mess in the first place ...

... has the financial wherewithal to cover ALL of Libby's legal expenses, and it wouldn't even put a dent in his bank account.

But instead, he sends his 'good friend' out in the public square, hat-in-hand, to beg for bucks.

So the old adage proves to be false: There is NO honour amongst thieves.

[npincus]

12. How to Contribute:

http://www.scooterlibby.com/about/

If you would like to contribute by check, please make checks payable to Libby Legal Defense Trust and mail them to:

Libby Legal Defense Trust
2100 M Street, NW, Suite 170-362
Washington, DC 20037-1233
There are no contribution limits and contributions are not tax deductible. Contributors to the Trust should consult their own tax advisors regarding any potential gift tax consequences.

Trustee: G. Michael Green, Esq.
Email: [e-mail]

Fundraising Coordinator: Margaret Alexander Parker
The Alexander Company
4881 Potomac Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20007

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. I would NEVER send Monopoly money to that address. Nope.

Would never do that. I also wouldn't send 911 fake money to that address either. Nope....not me. I wish we had someone who could make up some VALERIE PLAME bills! Ooooooh, would THAT be fun! Any DUers out there who can make the fake $$$$$?

[npincus]

14. Send him this:

and this:

[in_cog_ni_to]

16. Yeah! Some newly printed Valerie Plame dollar bills would be SWEET.

I'd LOVE to rub their faces in this.

[Catherine Vincent]

15. Isn't he rich already?

[Deep13]

17. Looks like his buddies have thrown him under the bus.

They don't want a trial. They want him to shut up and take it.

[H2O Man]

18. Brit Hume

should become targeted in the rest of the corporate media.

[Nutmegger]

19. What else are these people going to do with their tax-cuts???

God forbid if they actually..... Oh never mind.:eyes:

[Mandate My Ass]

22. I wish him the same luck with this as DeLay has enjoyed

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3626670.html

DeLay's defense fund in red


WASHINGTON - Embattled U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay raised more money for his legal defense in 2005 than ever before but still owes hundreds of thousands of dollars to lawyers, according to documents released Tuesday.

DeLay, fighting an indictment in Texas on charges of illegal fundraising while facing scrutiny by federal prosecutors in Washington for his ties to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, raised $181,851 between Oct. 1 and the end of the year. That amount brought the total raised for his legal defense fund in 2005 to $590,520 — significantly more than the $439,550 recorded in 2004....

Lobbyists are not allowed to contribute to the fund.

Perry noted that federal law restricts people, businesses and political committees to donating $5,000 each a year. Publicity about DeLay's legal troubles during the third quarter of the year prompted many of his friends and political allies to give the maximum contribution earlier in 2005, Perry said.

But Public Citizen, a Washington watchdog group that monitors money in politics, saw signs that Republican lawmakers were less supportive of DeLay than in the past.

[Emit]

23. Advisory Committee Members include

I had to look to see who was with this group. I see Fukuyama is still standing firmly behind Scooter, even though he wrote that oped in the NYT a day or so ago where he wrote: "Neoconservatism, as both a political symbol and a body of thought, has evolved into something I can no longer support."

http://www.scooterlibby.com/committee/

Advisory Committee Members

Ambassador Mel Sembler, Chairman
Mel Sembler is the Chairman of the Board of the Sembler Company, a real estate and shopping center development company. He served as United States Ambassador to Italy under President George W. Bush from 2001 through the summer of 2005.


The Honorable Spencer Abraham
Spencer Abraham is Chairman and CEO of The Abraham Group, an international strategic consulting firm based in Washington, DC. After being nominated by President-elect George W. Bush, Spencer Abraham was sworn in as the tenth Secretary of Energy in United States history on January 20, 2001


Mr. Lawrence E. Bathgate II
Mr. Bathgate is the senior partner at Bathgate, Wegener and Wolf, attorneys-at-law, Lakewood, NJ. The firm represents many domestic and multi-national corporations in a variety of business-related matters.


The Honorable Wayne Berman
Wayne Berman is a Principal at the Federalist Group. He also was the founder of Berman Enterprises, a business development consultancy that merged with the Federalist Group in January 2004.


Ambassador Stuart Bernstein
Stuart Bernstein was sworn in as Ambassador to Denmark on August 16, 2001 and served through January 2005. As Chairman of the Bernstein Companies, Stuart Bernstein was a recognized leader in real estate development, investment and management in the Mid-Atlantic region, with the focus of his business efforts centered in Washington, DC.


Ambassador Richard Carlson
Richard Carlson is Vice Chairman of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a policy institute focusing on terrorism. He has experience in journalism and diplomacy and is a former United States Ambassador.


Mr. David Flaum
Mr. Flaum is a leading real estate developer in upstate New York and is the founder and CEO of Flaum Management Company, Inc. of Rochester, New York.


Mr. Steve Forbes
Forbes is Editor-in-chief of business magazine Forbes as well as president and chief executive officer of its publisher, Forbes Inc. Forbes was a candidate in the U.S. Presidential Republican primaries in 1996 and 2000.


Mr. Sam Fox
Sam Fox is chairman, chief executive officer, and founder of Harbour Group, Ltd., a privately owned company with a remarkable record of success in acquiring and building high-quality companies.


Professor Francis Fukuyama
Francis Fukuyama is Bernard L. Schwartz Professor of International Political Economy at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University, and the director of SAIS’ International Development program.


Mr. Shelly Kamins
Mr. Kamins is a Washington area real estate developer, venture capital investor and a long-time Republican activist.


The Honorable Jack Kemp
Former Vice-Presidential candidate, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Congressman from New York, Jack Kemp has been one of the nation’s leading advocates for strong economic growth, free markets and lower tax rates.


The Honorable Jeane Kirkpatrick
Former United Nations Ambassador Kirkpatrick was called “a giant among the diplomats of the world” by former President Ronald Reagan.


Ambassador Howard Leach
Howard Leach was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to France on July 16, 2001. He arrived in Paris on July 17, 2001, and presented his credentials to President Chirac on September 4, 2001.


Professor Bernard Lewis
Professor Lewis is the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies Emeritus at Princeton University and the author of The Middle East: A Brief History of the Last 2,000 Years, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist; The Emergence of Modern Turkey; The Arabs in History; and What Went Wrong?: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response, among other books.


Ms. Mary Matalin
Mary Matalin served as assistant to President George W. Bush and counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney from January 2001 through January 2003, and was the first White House official to hold that double title.


Frederic V. Malek
Fred Malek is Chairman of Thayer Capital Partners, a Washington D.C. based merchant bank. Mr. Malek formed Thayer Capital Partners in 1993 to acquire operating companies of divisions of larger companies.


The Honorable Bill Paxon
A member of Congress from 1989 to 1999, Bill Paxon played a key role as chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee in electing and re-electing the first House Republican majorities since the 1920s.


Ambassador Mercer Reynolds
Ambassador Mercer Reynolds III is the co-chairman of Cincinnati-based investment firm Reynolds, DeWitt & Co., and Chairman and CEO of Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia.


Ambassador Dennis B. Ross
Ambassador Dennis B. Ross served as Special Middle East Coordinator, from 1988-2000, playing the leading role in shaping U.S. involvement in the Middle East peace process and in dealing directly with the negotiations.


The Honorable Alan Simpson
Alan K. Simpson served as a Senator from Wyoming from 1979 to 1997. From 1985 to 1995 he was Republican Whip in the Senate and also served as Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee.


Mr. Allan Tessler
With a specialization in the area of turnaround financing, Mr. Tessler combines extensive management experience with proficiency in corporate and securities legal matters.


The Honorable Fred Thompson
A former United States Senator from Tennessee (1994-2002), former prosecutor and accomplished film and television actor, Thompson currently appears in the Emmy Award-winning drama series “Law & Order” as the District Attorney.


The Honorable R. James Woolsey
Former CIA Director, R. James Woolsey joined booz Allen Hamilton in July 2002, as a Vice President and officer in the firm's Global Assurance practice located in McLean, Virginia.


Mr. Michael Green, Trustee
Michael Green is a partner in the Washington, DC office of the law firm Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP.

[H2O Man]

24. This information

should be sent to Hardball and Countdown, too.

[HsiKang]

26. 9/11 and The Children

From the Libby Legal Defense Trust website:

Invoke 9/11 - "Since September 11, 2001, Lewis "Scooter" Libby has been one of the unsung heroes in fighting the war on terror..."

Think of the Children - "But good lawyers are very expensive. And Scooter and his family already have made many sacrifices during Scooter’s ten years of dedicated public service. Now they need our help to win this fight."