David Boise/Gore 2000 Lawyer said Libby Plea less "injurious for Nation."

(This article would be a good, short read to e-mail my Repug friends if it wasn't for the last paragraph, here: :eyes: Where is Boies coming from?)

Beneath spy `outing' lies story of lies about Iraq, says Linda McQuaig

The indictment brought down last month doesn't deal with any of this. It simply charges Libby with lying to a grand jury about his apparent attempts to discredit Wilson, by outing his CIA agent wife. But lurking beneath the outing-the-agent story lies the much bigger story — easily a match for Watergate — of how a small cabal in the vice-president's office falsified the case for a war that has already killed tens of thousands. Whether that bigger story, and the role played by Cheney, emerges depends partly on the media and the Democrats, which is not encouraging. In a TV interview, top Democrat lawyer David Boies told CNN's Lou Dobbs that he'd like to see a deal worked out because if the Libby case goes to trial "a lot comes out" and "it damages America." Responded Dobbs: "I'm like you. I would like to see this resolved so that it is less injurious to the nation."Richard Nixon would have dreamed of such an opposition.


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just like surgery to remove a tumor damages some healthy tissue, this is needed. No deals.

It'll hurt, to be sure, but sweeping it under the rug would be much worse.

If it damages anyone it will be gw*dipshit and his people like it should.

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are supposed to be so plentiful in the Republican Party?

:rofl:

:hi:

Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. ;)

:D

over a period of a few minutes. It may have been drunk.

Like your life is spinning out of control?

They should put heavier bars on those cells....

And your president has hardly been pro-gun. The NRA's endorsement of him was rather tepid, and they did much less groundwork for him in 2004. Bush has:

-said he supports the so-called "assualt weapons" ban
-supported legislation requiring people to be 21 to buy a gun
-banned guns in FEMA controlled housing for New Orleans/Mississippi evacuees (can't let them Negroes have guns, can we?)

Look at this sig line:

i hate liberal,democarts, and any muther fucker who dosnt own a gun

Should have included a dictionary.

:rofl:

True to form, no?

;) I'm a good democart damet!

:shrug:

not! It's an opportunity for the world to watch our justice system and democracy at work. Indeed, it is a victory for the nation.

I don't consider Dobbs part of the Bush opposition team however. ;)

in front of the Supreme Court. It may have given them the confidence to toss the election to w.

He had no idea what he was doing

did such a good job for Gore.
The facts must come out, the nation has to know exactly how dangerous this whole neocon movement is to the health of democracy so it doesn't come back. Nixon being pardoned and not suffering the consequences is what allowed the repukes to regroup. Look what that gave us--8 yrs of Reagan, 4 yrs of daddy *, attacks on Clinton then the Dimson. Squash it like a cockroach.

Protecting the damage to Bush is more important than saving the lives of our troops in Iraq?

We need to expose it fully to everyone before MORE damage is done. This man is not a Democrat.

Wasn't Boise advising Al Gore when Al Gore decided to be "statesmanlike" and not fight as he had promised he would do?

Was it Boise who urged Gore to turn his back on all the members of the Congressional Black Caucus as they pleaded with him one after another to refuse to accept the vote tally from Florida?

Arghhh! Another traitor to democracy!

I remember him having some problems relating to that.

This administration is a malignant cancer on the nation. Libby going down is like the begining of a chemo process.

It's not pretty. In fact it's a painful process for everyone, but in many cases, it does help destroy (at the minimum reduce the impact) the disease.

I guess you think it was BETTER somehow for the nation that the recount got stopped before your team could help us prove that Gore actually won that election in 2000.

>In a TV interview, top Democrat lawyer David Boies told CNN's Lou Dobbs that he'd like to see a deal worked out because if the Libby case goes to trial "a lot comes out" and "it damages America." Responded Dobbs: "I'm like you. I would like to see this resolved so that it is less injurious to the nation."Richard Nixon would have dreamed of such an opposition.<

Oh, my sides hurt!
You're killing me here!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Giggle, giggle, giggle. So, let me get this straight: It's damaging to the country if our elected officials go into court and are compelled to tell the truth under oath about a criminal matter?

This would be hysterical if it weren't so damn pathetic.

Julie

It will be too damaging to the troops, the war, the American people for the truth to come out. This is the newest Repug talking point, mark my words. And it is possible the Dems will buy it lock stock and barrel.

...he'd resign now and save the American people from the damage.

(Pass it on...)

NGU.

A trial may heal her.

Geez - what a wimp Boies is.

I don't think he did his best in 2000.

why is he acting so restrained?

Was the "fight" in 2000 only for show?

anything about him until very recently. He could have been the best lawyer in history and not won the case in 2000. That being said I thought he did an OK job but I was not blown away by his skills in the courtroom. He did seem to have a razor sharp mind and I do remember a little blurb about his finding out about the decision while he was in a restaurant. Apparently he jumped to his feet and said "what equal protection?" very loudly. I don't know if that was true or not but if it was it sounds like he was at least trying to win.

I can't remember the exact circumstances but I remember thinking "huh?" over something he said...made me take notice, anyway, and wonder about him.

and he had no time to prepare. Boies is supposed to be maybe the best lawyer of his generation, but Gore probably should have stuck with Tribe, who has considerable experience before the Supreme Court. That said, you're right. That case was not going to be won by our side, no matter the lawyer.

My guess about Boies is that his livelihood, and that of his large firm, is dependent on his not getting overly political. The firm works on both sides of the corporate fence.

I wish he would speak out more boldly. His is a voice we could use.

could recieve equal protection and not the other. What is so equal about that?

After the YEARS we had to listen to the Clinton crotch-sniffing clowns, they'd better be ready to give a serious matter their full attention for a Good Long While.

they are the Nation. The "little people" don't count. It's the same in the UK. So when they talk about its being "injurious for the Nation"..... It seems like a universal and immemorial feature of the least deserving among the rich.