Open Thread...
TGIT
posted by Patrick J. Fitzgerald at 5/16/2006
May 16, 2006
About Me
- Name: Patrick J. Fitzgerald
- Location: U.S. Attorney On Assignment - WDC, Illinois, United States
Think Globally Prosecute Locally - I grew up in Flatbush, kept my nose clean, went to law school. Now that I am in Chicago and D.C. I have found that the rampant graft and corruption to be a travesty - a travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a travesty of two mockeries of a sham. ---Favorite quote --- "Conditional love is an oxymoron." - Yours truly
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56 Comments:
Nothing like a good cup of java and a soft, just baked, donut to get the day going in the right direction.
Good on ya. God Speed today for the PJF Team!
The markets are already edgy on potential inflation [uhm, seems to me a small issue of big oil companies, and big contrivance for a war to steal big oil, and corrupt former execs from Enron and nonetheless hugemongous profits from said big oil companies on the backs of soldiers and the Americans] ..the inflation will spur lower interest rates long term and renew growth once you rid us of this despicable sham of a White House administration.
All 23 WHIGs .. if a deal is to be made PLEASE take away their ability to supposedly "SERVE" in public office.
They only serve themselves.
Why is BellSouth so long in denying the "USAToday" charges about giving NSA their customer info? Sounds fishy.
Is today the day?
Or will the country continue to be left in limbo-forcing us to listen to the squatter-in-thief tell us about problems which he neither has the authority or intellect to fix?
Come on Fitz, I'm all for the rule of law prevailing- but that is not happening and the country is suffering greatly because of this.
Perhaps it will not prevail after all-which will call for Plan B. I just hope someone has a plan B!
I keep hearing the GJ is met Friday-no, now its this Wed. We hear Jason is full of it-Jason knows what he is talking about.
I know they spin-but an indictment cannot be spun! This wait is very disheartening...I fear at times "the wait" is just a way to put off those who insist the rule of law be followed.
Psuedo-Fitz, Your making yourself look bad and bogus for your posts
that continually lead your loyal bloggers on. My advice: don't post anyting until you are absolutley
sure of your info.
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Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening folks.
Happy Tuesday!
Well, I read an email last night from Jason Leopold himself about his story on Saturday regarding Karl Rove being indicted.. I told him that he is a great journalist and I believe he backed up his information well with sources. And I knew that Rove and his attorney would deny and discredit his story. Here is his email to me last night:
leopoldjason@sbcglobal.net
Karl Rove's spokesman's denials in the past have turned out to be BS and was more about media control. READ THIS
"There has been no talk of resignation. The Republican Conference is
solidly behind the Louisiana Republican."--Mark Corallo - December 17,
1998
http://www.courttv.com/archive/casefiles/clintoncrisis/121798_ctv.html
Two days later...
Bob Livingston bows out of the speakership - He makes a stunning
announcement on House floor--December 19, 1998
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/12/19/livingston.quits
And there you have it!!! Corallo will eat his words what he said about Jason.....
SPB,
Your hard work is greatly appreciated!
May we pls dispense w/the tiresome and boarish ...
is this the real Fitz and associated piffle.
SPB: Jason is DA MAN.
Fitz is DA RING LEADER!
from ABC:
FBI Acknowledges: Journalists Phone Records are Fair Game
"Officials say the FBI makes extensive use of a new provision of the Patriot Act which allows agents to seek information with what are called National Security The FBI acknowledged late Monday that it is increasingly seeking reporters' phone records in leak investigations.
'It used to be very hard and complicated to do this, but it no longer is in the Bush administration' said a senior federal official.
Officials say the FBI makes extensive use of a new provision of the Patriot Act which allows agents to seek information with what are called National Security Letters (NSL).
The NSLs are a version of an administrative subpoena and are not signed by a judge. Under the law, a phone company receiving a NSL for phone records must provide them and may not divulge to the customer that the records have been given to the government."
Well, there goes our Free Press...not that the MSM has been covering anything worthwhile on the criminal actions of this evil administration in the past 5 years anyway. But it is going to make it even harder for them to do their jobs.
Dear Fitzie,
We need your help now! We cannot wait any longer for this administration to be held accountable for its lies, its manipulation of the American people and its crimes. Please Fitzie give us justice!!!
Charles, your wisdom is refreshing.
Patrick Fitzgerald is an All-American Hero. He rescued our Democracy from total annihilation and proved that tenacity and genius will always triumph.
T and 6 miles:
Thanks for the compliment!!!
There has been a lot of negative talk about whether Rove has been indicted or not. Jason has received backlashes from Luskin and Rove's spokesperson, Mark Corallo.. Of course, you have to expect that Fitzgerald will receive negative backlashes from bloggers and the media. Fitzgerald did warned all of us that there will be negative talks from the media about this case.. I know that everyone wants the answer. But, if you remember Fitzgerald's press conference on October 28, 2005, he wanted to keep the case a secret but for good reasons.. We are talking about bringing down top WH officials on corruption.. Personally, I know that Jason Leopold is telling the truth from his story on Saturday and all of his stories in the past. I have communicated with Jason on several occasions via email. But, he is true to his word and he wouldn't write a story without a backup of sources.... So, folks, please be patient.. Fitzgerald will make announcement of when he will hold his press conference...
Hey All,
I have been very busy and out of the loop now for a few days.
I have to go back and read everything but from these comments today it sounds like we are getting close to seeing Fitz's press conference?
I was just looking through the archives and on April 22, Media Matters, Mr Fitzgerald did warn that their would be a lot of misinformation coming from other sources. So just let whatever happens happen. Karl Rove will get what he deserves.
from Bloomberg News:
"Bushes' Assets May Top $20 Million; Cheneys', $94 Million"
Jimmy Olsen says: "Shucks Lois, I guess crime does pay!!!"
More in the news:
1. Rep. William Jefferson knows that he will be indicted.
Jefferson: Indictment Won't Stop Me
By Paul Kiel - May 15, 2006, 5:19 PM
"Reading back through Rep. William Jefferson's (D-LA) statement this afternoon, it's apparent that he has resigned himself to the fact that he will be indicted. And rather than wait around until the U.S. Attorney's Office actually does it, he's decided to make his big speech beforehand."
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/000657.php
From thinkprogress.org
More on Condi:
"About 20 percent of Boston College’s faculty signed a letter opposing the school’s plan to award Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice an honorary degree when she addresses this year’s graduates, saying it is morally wrong to praise a leader whose efforts promote an “unjust war.”
More on Guantanamo Bay:
"Nearly four years after it opened the detention center in Cuba, the Bush administration gave the AP the first list of everyone who has been held at Guantanamo Bay. While the list contained 201 names that had never been disclosed, “none of the most notorious terrorist suspects were included, raising questions about where America’s most dangerous prisoners are being held.”
The quote of the day:
“We’re doing a heck of a job” — Karl Rove on Bush’s immigration policy.
Tick toc,Tick toc,Tick toc.
Rove Indictment Report Denied
By Staff Reporter of the Sun
May 15, 2006
A spokesman for a top White House aide under scrutiny in a criminal leak probe, Karl Rove, yesterday vigorously denied an Internet report that the political adviser to President Bush was told that he had been indicted on charges of perjury and lying to investigators.
"The story is a complete fabrication," the spokesman for Mr. Rove, Mark Corallo, told The New York Sun. "It is both malicious and disgraceful."
A liberal Web site, Truthout.org, carried a report authored by Jason Leopold, alleging that Mr. Rove's attorney, Robert Luskin, was given the indictment during a marathon, 15-hour meeting in Washington Friday with the special prosecutor handling the inquiry, Patrick Fitzgerald. The site also reported that Mr. Rove had advised senior White House officials that he would be indicted.
Mr. Corallo said there was no such meeting Friday, Mr. Luskin was not in his office that morning, and Mr. Fitzgerald was in Chicago. The spokesman said there was no indication that Mr. Fitzgerald has made a decision about whether to seek charges against Mr. Rove in the inquiry.
In response to a query from the Sun yesterday, Mr. Leopold defended the report. "This was a story that we had more than two sources on," he said.
I am not the only one "spinning!" ;)
If you make the same predictions each week and one or two come true eventually does that make you an insider? So far predictions emanating from this site the past few weeks have been bogus. You would think the real Patrick Fitzgerald could get it right since he is the ultimate insider.
You did get that one right Pat. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
anon 11:03 = Karl is cracking
Hey Fitz:
What color tie are you going to wear for the press conference? :)
The great thing about Fitzgerald is he'll just do what comes naturally and it will be brilliant. For the rest of us mortals, such info processing would require talents beyond our abilities. But not him. He is the personification of Ethics Meets Competence. In Fitz We (can)Trust.
For those who have BellSouth a long distance carrier:
BellSouth Says It Did Not Give Records To NSA
"May 16, 2006 12:00 a.m. EST
Denise Royal - All Headline News Staff Writer
Atlanta, GA (AHN) – BellSouth says it did not give records to the National Security Agency. The company says it has thoroughly reviewed its records and found no evidence that anything was given over to the government.
A report last week by USA Today identified BellSouth, along with AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., as companies that had complied with an NSA request to turn over millions of customer phone records after the 2001 terror attacks.
The USA Today report, which quoted anonymous sources with direct knowledge of the program, followed earlier revelations of wiretapping on overseas calls without a court order and sparked a
renewed national debate over government intrusion into Americans' civil liberties in the fight against terrorism.
Phone companies have been widely criticized for complying with the NSA surveillance request, while other groups say they approved of compromising privacy for national security."
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7003586352
Hope today's the day SPB...
SPB and All:
What a shame the trolls have arrived.
Most of us have come here for a reason - whether we "believe" it's a real FITZ blog or not, this site provides us witn an opportunity to discuss almost exclusively, the legal issues facing this administration. There is not a lot of fluff here.
So - if this is not your cup of tea - or you're happily forwarding the blog to the DOJ - you really should get over yourself.
I have asked questions and learned a lot about our judicial system - and the grand jury process.
The rest is in the hands of PJF and his "men in white" - I have always believed that "right" will win - there have been big mistakes made by these administration bozos and obviously, it's catching up with them.
Rather than damn everyone and trash Jason Leopold, I'd suggest we wait and see just WHO is right here. It's obvious to anyone who can read that the MSM is not running anything that reflects poorly on Bozo and Team. The ONLY MSM that carried Delay's resignation was the AP - the rest of them are all toady boys and their credibility is in the tank.
It's funny watching the WH Press Corps try and act like men and ask hard questions - I guess they think the American people don't see how they've sold everyone down the river by slanting the news.
Thank heavens for ALL the blogs - whether they are 100% accurate or not, they have people talking and speculating. They have people discussing things openly - so far free speech is still partially intact.
Whether or not someone approves of the phone companies giving the NSA phone records, the fact is, it is an ILLEGAL act. I smell really BIG lawsuits. Someone filed a $50 million lawsuit against Verizon yesterday - hopefully everyone will jump on the bandwagon. They broke the law.
Oh yeah, only Bozo and Team can do that.
I am hoping so, E....This annoucement of Rove's indictment will be huge awakening to the media and to the American people and puts the spotlight once again on the Gerbil Administration....
CrossPosted from HuffPo:
Enjoy everyone - credit given at bottom of song (to the tune of I'm so Lonesome I could cry) - if you want to hear the song, go to www.huffingtonpost.com)!!
I'M SO LOATHSOME I COULD SPY
You call your sweetie on the phone
There's breathing on the line
Don't worry, that's the NSA
I'm so loathsome I could spy
Don't bother me with FISA courts
I haven't got the time
I bend the law until it breaks
I'm so loathsome I could spy
Why can't people trust in me
I'm such a stand up guy
Just ask Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson
I'm so loathsome I could spy
Verizon, Bell South and AT&T
Know the enemy is nigh
Tens of millions of Americans
I'm so loathsome I could spy
To doubt my intentions is un-American
And to question me is a lie
Haven't I won your trust so far?
I'm so loathsome I could spy
c Paul Hipp 2006
Bozo snd team... I had to laugh at your comment.. I think this blog has turned into Patrick J. Fitzgerald blog and the "Jon Stewart" bloggers... I'ts a good thing..Again, expect some people to make negative comments about this case, Fitz, Jason Leopold, etc.. Both people stand behind their stories.. Just keep the faith and ignore the negative antics, the blah, blah, blah, or what you call the "trolls." Nothing will shake the feather of the faithful bloggers....
Roger,
Thank you for informing me.. I did checked my email...
from Network World 4/6/2006:
"Senator Patrick Leahy, of Vermont, blasted the DOJ and its Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) division for a recent five-year, US$12 million contract for ChoicePoint to provide investigative analysis software to the FBI. In February 2005, ChoicePoint announced a data breach after criminals set up fake businesses that purchased private information from the data broker.
"What in heaven's name are we doing allowing someone as careless as ChoicePoint to be in control of our data?" Leahy said at a subcommittee hearing on the DOJ's 2007 budget. "I consider them the poster child for lax security protection.""
Roger,
Isn't this the same company involved in voter fraud?
That's simply ChimpCoulter - the inmates are now, officially, running our asylum.
Face it, if there is a buck to be made, or a payoff to be gotten - these guys will lead the pack.
And that dear friends is why they are all worth gazillions of dollars as announced today.
If mainstream news had 1% the integrity of Truthout, our country wouldn't be in the hell it is today.
I can only imagine how Pinky's deal-making defense team is on their knees, klinging and begging for a plea bargain, and protracting the inevitable.
This would have little to do with the truths Leopold delivered and everything to do with Rove's desperation and fear. Until the press conference, Pinky will appear unfettered.
Look, while I totally agree, the fact is, SOMETHING is going to come of this GJ. PJF has a stellar reputation (unlike Ken Starr, Muckraker) and will definitely pursue this case the RIGHT way.
Dotting i's and crossing t's is very important - for myself, I would rather he take care of things in an airtight way - so that all of these corrupt neocons will have no wiggle room.
Bush killed himself last night with his speech - even the GOP hates him. Daily KOS has an article from BlueState that says Bush is under 50% in 47 STATES!!! This IS having an impact - he's circling the drain.
Good things happen to those who wait friends.
Sorry
Here is the link to the story on Bush's "approval" in the States.
http://www.mydd.com/story/2006/5/15/202917/008
Annchimpcoulter- the F.B.I. is confused. It now looks like they're as polarized as the C.I.A. due to infiltration by Pentagon neocons. The resulting attack on the Constitution is not something Americans will tolerate.
This is the oath Mr. Mueller took:
I will support and defend the Constitution of the
United States against all enemies, foreign and
domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to
the same; that I take this obligation freely, without
any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that
I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the
office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
So, what is it about domestic enemies-subversives-that Mr. Mueller doesn't understand? Who does he work for?
Last year, I sent this to the F.B.I.-
http://www.light-to-dark.com/prism.html
Its time to resend the message.
Mr. Mueller could have said, "No!" to crime and the powerful neocons, but instead went ahead and violated the Fourth Amendment anyway by wiretapping true patriots without a warrant.
After years of mergers, the mainstream media is now under corporate leadership. Independent journalist has become an oxymoron, except for blogs, which have picked up the void. Of course there will be attempts to discredit them, what other choice do these lawbreakers have?
Most of us are here because we support the efforts of PJF and all those like him, who believe we are a nation of law and democracy.
There is no bigger threat to this Admininstration than free thinkers.
Great poker game going on here.Ok KARL I raise you xxx your bluffing --oh yeah Pat we will see --i'll see you and raise you xxxx
Luskin,Media you in or folding?
Here are excerpts of the closing arguments for the defense side of the Enron Trial. From WSJ:
Petrocelli Tells Jurors Witnesses
Were 'Robbed of Their Free Will'
Associated Press
"Speaking softly, Mr. Petrocelli told the jurors that he was somewhat nervous because he had had "Jeff's life in my hands" for two years and would soon turn it over to the jury, which is expected to begin deliberations on Wednesday. "Look into his eyes. Look into his soul. See if you see a criminal. See if you see a man with criminal intent," Mr. Petrocelli said of his client.
The defense lawyer also suggested prosecutors had rewritten history in the courtroom: "You can say fraud to your heart's content. No matter how many times you say fraud, it does not make it true. There have to be facts, folks."
I like the way Petrocelli says that Lay and Skillings were robbed when these same crooks robbed their employees and investors!!! And look into Skilling's eyes... And what do I see personally? A CROOK WHO SHOULD GO TO PRISON!
Thanks for the info Roger.
Stephen -- I agree -- I don't think there is an agency of our government that has not been infiltrated by the neocons and their slippery operations.
And sadly the media is more sheepish than ever as their balls are being squeezed daily in the vice of corporate obedience and NSA wiretaps.
Those of us who truly believe in truth, democracy and freedom must keep up the fight!
We must never shut up!!!
Wishing you the best this week, Fitzie! Can't wait to hear your beautiful, brave and wise voice on tv soon.
From Wayne Madsen Report:
"May 16, 2006 -- Media manipulation continues under Rove direction. During a time when Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald is wrapping up his investigation of Karl Rove in the CIA Leakgate scandal, there has been a flurry of news reports on the case that lack veracity and appear intended to provide a smoke screen similar to the tactics that landed reporters Judith Miller, Matt Cooper, Viveca Novak, Tim Russert, Chris Matthews, and Robert Novak in legal hot water. WMR will not play Mr. Rove's all-too-familiar game. While I cannot speak for my journalist colleagues who have been the latest targets of Rove's special brand of manipulation, this editor will steadfastly refuse to comment on or report on stories that are emanating from sources "close to Rove," which, according to information obtained by WMR, include his spokespeople (White House and personal), legal team, and friendly neo-con journalists. Unlike many journalists in this town, this editor has been on to Rove's schtick since 2001. Texas journalists have been on to his shenanigans even longer. But all that is going to soon catch up with "Bush's brain" in short order."
"Nice try Karl, but no cigar! The cigars are for those of us who will be smoking them to celebrate your imminent indictment."
And indeed they are right....
http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/
R.R.- If I were in Mueller's position, there would have been no dispute, confusion, or war on the Constitution. Mueller endorsed warrantless wiretapping and facilitated it's application. Pretty bold fascism for a patriotic mole.
The Constitution is not some grey area, and whatever Mueller's intent was, he stopped defending it.
Now, if you've got some information related to a fake news conference wherein Negroponti, Goss, and Mueller publically endorse warrantless wiretapping, Please, share it. KABC tv would also be acutely interested in Muellers' innocence.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/05/fbi_acknowledge.html
I hope I'm wrong, but what my eyes see don't point in that direction.
Looks like rawstory crashed and they are getting it back up?????????
The cartoon of the day: Gerbilears
http://www.truthdig.com/cartoon/item/20060512_luckovich_presidential_ears/
found a Jason Leopold radio appearance that's available online. It's a show on a pbs or npr station on the west coast -- Monday, May 15th on kpfa). Leopold's interview starts a little before halfway through. Sounds like a total straight shooter to me. Doesn't sound like a drunk or a drug addict or anything like that. What he's saying adds up.
This is an appearance during a public radio fundraiser, so you'll hear some fundraising talk. To me, it was worth listening to the fundraising part just to get the kind of talk that I haven't heard anywhere else.
I hope that this link will come across ok for everyone, and hope that it's ok that I post it.
"JasonLeopold
interview"
Best to everyone. Looking forward to the day when "our long national nightmare is over."
Mavourneen
Oh Look, during his Press Conference today, Tony Snowjob used the "TARBABY" term!!!
About halfway down and here is the link:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/05/20060516-4.html
http://www.counterpunch.org/
madsen1101.html
old article on Rove from 2001 to remind all how ruthless the man is..and how morals are not even apart of his or associates...
Jackie, SPB, and ALL just heard what out little angle was doing today..Luskin and Libby met with Judge Walton today fighting to get reporters notes...
Although our little angel did not speak he was there on the front row "feverishly scribbling notes" john kenioness -situation room wolf blitzer..
Fitz's Assistant was also "feverishly scribbling notes..
don't it just warm your heart..
working working
for truth ,justice, and the American Way..
Jack Cafferty e-mail
Karl Rove should just look in the mirror..there he will see George W. Bush's biggest problem
PJF - I have faith that you will "spin" it for the right purpose.
D
SPB--NICE--Pic-Gerbilears---its GerbiliciousSo you like Gerbileers:))
When he gets out of office--he can have a show--a little house on the praire thingy--or Ponredosa
Paaw would be Daddy Bush--Hoss we could give to Rove...Cheney could be Ben --Bush 43 could be little Joe the teenager with temper tantrums who never grew up................
To the Special Counsel,
It is I, the whistleblower "whizkid" aka Jeff Fisher
the one everybody is afraid of because the
Mossad and friends have been after me for
2+ years.
I am here to tell you that I am presently in Los
Angeles, California. I am not doing well right now,
and I most likely am not going to be heard from
for a while soon.
I have taken the greatest stabbing in the back
just for standing up for this country, and people's
right to vote. But for me it was worth it. I am
going to tell you one simple thing.
I have a disk with hard evidence files
& screenshots regarding the election fraud,
Dr. Cole and Dr. Blass. It proves how they
discussed doing the 2000 project and then
continued it on into 2004 to keep going.
I know nobody likes John Kerry. I originally
handed evidence including this to a Kerry's
Staffer in Boca Raton in 2004 and she
thought it was cool, and then I never heard
a word back again. Kerry did not have a
care in the world about the election fraud.
Al Gore is our true president and I have proof, as
well as further information that will come out and
I will make sure its given so someone can do something
with it.
I wanted to thank you however for at least having
someone watch over my well being until I got to
Michigan. I wish I could have stayed longer,
as I then would have gotten the evidence to Gore.
But I can not stay at all and must get to a
safehouse right away and then I'm going
to be gone. At least though your agent,
or whoever can meet me possibly today
can know the truth and know I was telling
the truth.
I am one of the last remaining patriots and I never
asked for anything in return. I just want my life
back and want to go marry my wife overseas. I
do not know what will happen over here, but I
pray the election fraud is stopped. I know who
is responsible and this will all come out.
Maybe destiny has led me to where I am
now I just do not know, and can not know,
but what I do know is if I had to do it over,
I'd do it all over again.
Thank you for all you've done and pray for me,
Signed
American Patriot & Whistleblower
Jeff Fisher "
"Those who cast their votes decide nothing,
those who count the votes decide everything."
"It's all over except for the counting...And
we'll take care of the counting."
R. King, Washington in 2003
Democracy will never falter
to the fascist rule of law.
Anon at 5:50 pm,
I was laughing when I saw that picture of the Gerbil and those ears. I have seen other political cartoons with the Gerbil and his ears. But, this one took the cake since he wants to hear everyone's conversation with his big ears.. Of course, we don't want to know his business because his business is still the same: the Gerbil yearns for the bottle!!!
Basheet,
I read the article of that Tony Snow job use of the word: "Tar baby." That is a derrogatory remark. I am pretty sure that he will offend different races with that remark...Well, this is showing the public a very ignorant, unqualified, unskilled, and unprofessional new WH secretary. This is whom the Gerbil felt can do a better job than the little buckaroo McFelon... Heckuvajob Snow job is doing???
Jeff Fisher, take your meds and a hike.
Expect the trolls, Roger. When the house of cards of the Gerbil and company start crumbling, the trolls will be like roaches and run off....
Hello world! I'm from Latvia, I now have a computer and Internet! It's so interesting here! But on some forums I see strange posts, they offer to buy some pills or something and they look very stupid. It is robots posting? I thought moderators should delete such posts. Maybe somebody will explain me what's going on? But at all it is very interesting to speak to all you people!
Kisses! :)
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