Chart of Excuses for Libby

[Sparkly]

Follow the arrows around -- this is how they argue about it.

[MADem]

1. Jesus that is clever...a K and an R for ya! nt

[Sparkly]

3. Thanks, but I'm thinking it was Karl's idea.

Maybe he's sent around a blast fax that looks something like this.

[Patsy Stone]

2. Love it!

But it's funny because it's true. :(

[Sparkly]

4. Thanks! Did I miss any?

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

5. Clinton did it too.

That's just a saftey net, though. It looks like you got every last lame one of them. :hi:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

7. Safety net?! Au contraire, I've seen it on SEVERAL LTTE's already. FOX News is doing its job well.

"Clinton/Marc Rich!"

"Clinton/Marc Rich!"

"Clinton/Marc Rich!"

[Kingshakabobo]

6. k&r

[JTG of the PRB]

8. Very nice! K & R!

[emulatorloo]

9. They usually throw in "Joe Wilson is a known liar!" and "It was a political prosecution"

The lie claim is usually that "Joe Wilson claimed Cheney sent him" -- no Joe Wilson said the CIA sent him in response to questions they had received from Cheney

"It was a political prosecution!" -- Well the CIA asked for the investigation. And after Ashcroft recused himself, Comey who is a Republican appointed Fitzgerald (registered Independent) to continue the investigation. And Judge Walton, who is a Republican and a George Bush appointee, sentenced Libby.

[skids]

10. That is one ingenious visualization...

...media watchdog groups should take note and include such a graph whenever they analyze punditry.