Rove-Protege Tim Griffin Dismisses Caging: ‘I Didn’t Cage Animals, I’m Not A Zookeeper’

[kpete]

Rove-Protege Tim Griffin Dismisses Caging: ‘I Didn’t Cage Animals, I’m Not A Zookeeper’

Karl Rove-protege Tim Griffin recently stepped down as U.S. attorney in Arkansas, realizing that his nomination would almost certainly be rejected by the Senate.

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At a speech at the University of Arkansas this week, a teary-eyed Tim Griffin defended his record. Like former Justice official Monica Goodling — who called caging just “a direct-mail term — Griffin attempted to dismiss the allegations. He laid the blame on the “Internet stuff” and made jokes comparing caging to tending zoo animals:

Obviously, I’ve seen the Internet stuff about caging. First of all, the allegations that are on the Internet and have spread through the tabloids are completely and absolutely false, number one. And ridiculous. Caging, as you may know, I had it looked up, is a direct-mail term for basically organizing returned mail. … And I’ll just say that it’s so untrue. … This is all made up and faux pas. I didn’t cage votes, I didn’t cage mail, I didn’t cage animals, I’m not a zookeeper.

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/15/griffin-caging-zoo/

[Robbien]

1. Now he is labeling voters from low income areas animals?

He caged return mail from low income/working poor areas and dumped responses thus invalidating their voting status.

Now he is saying he did not cage ANIMALS? He is not a ZOO KEEPER?

[bryant69]

2. Hmmmm. Clearly Griffin must be a zookeeper

I mean given the Bush Teams record for honesty, you have to assume. I wonder what sorts of animals he cares for.

Bryant
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[yardwork]

3. Reminds me of chimpy asking, "Wanna buy some wood?"

during the debate with Kerry. Typical Rove trick. Mock the truth so that you don't have to answer the question.

[Hissyspit]

4. Well, someone is lying then.

And NEITHER OF THEM should be lying. They work for ME.

[BOSSHOG]

5. A fucking teary eyed constitution hater. My fucking heart bleeds

And griffin stay the fuck off my campus! UA is a bastion of liberalism in the Land of Opportunity.

[glitch]

6. Do all idiots assume everybody else is an idiot too? Just curious. nt