White House aide praises Libby on eve of leak case (Stephen Hadley)

[sabra]

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1274937

White House aide praises Libby on eve of leak case
Reuters

Nov 2, 2005 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior adviser to President George W. Bush on Wednesday praised ex-White House aide Lewis Libby on the eve of his arraignment on charges of obstructing justice, perjury and lying in the CIA leak investigation.

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Both Cheney and Bush have also praised Libby though Bush also said he takes the leak investigation seriously.

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"Scooter Libby is a fine person. And he served the president and the vice president well," White House National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley said at a news briefing.

"I will miss him as a colleague and as a friend," he added.

[UpInArms]

1. maybe you won't have to "miss him" Hadley - perhaps the

cell right next to his will be available for you.

[Bob3]

2. Don't cry too much Mr Hadley

maybe you'll be able to get adjoining cells at Club Fed.

D'oh just a little late - great minds think alike.

[mandomom]

3. Be nice to Libby or he may roll over on you guys. That's all this is about

[beingthere]

4. They really liked his novel, too.

[daleo]

5. I wonder how Scooter interpreted that:

""I will miss him as a colleague and as a friend," he added."

It sounds rather ominous.

[jobycom]

9. No kidding! Sounds like something Michael Corleone would say!

"The Aspens are turning, and they are at their most glorious when they die, in silence. One dies, to protect the others, because they are connected by their roots, and the disease of one must be prevented from spreading to the others. Time to sleep, my friend, and smile at the lives of those you love."

I'd be trembling if I were Libby!

[daleo]

17. Trembling aspens! n/t

[jobycom]

18. Oh god, that evokes Libby's sex writing.

The aspen stood erect, trembling, quivering, at the sight of the bear. "Take me, bear," though the Aspen, as only Aspens can think. The bear sniffed at the Aspen, and it trembled more, if that were possible. "That's it. Nuzzle my bark with hot flesh of your..."

Alright, I'm too disgusted to continue.

[Straight Shooter]

6. This is the bush administration version of circling the wagons.

Do not address the crime, which is the central issue. Simply talk about "what a fine person" Libby is.

Does a bear sh*t in the woods? Not if there's a little girl there.

[spindrifter]

7. Guess you give up your friendships

when you find out your "friends" have been indicted and may be feeling a song coming on.

[SpiralHawk]

8. Oh yeah, well he was supposed to serve America, not just

fat cat BushCo Masterminds of the Culture of Corruption.

That's what these Bozo's don't get. Their job is to serve America, not themselves.

throw the bums out.

[cassiepriam]

14. Serving America. What a concept. Especially since we are paying

their salaries, you would think they would have that in mind every now and then.

[Gelliebeans]

10. Keep defending him

so everyone can see your true colors Hadley (it will be easier to round you all up for your mugshots :)

[jobycom]

11. Can you remember another case of a leader praising a traitor and

sounding like the traitor was the victim?

This is what sickens me about the media, not just BushCo. There is no question now that Libby is a traitor to the US, that he leaked information that was protecting us from REAL WMDs, and that every single American citizen is in infinitely more danger now because of this leak.

For the same type of crime, the Rosenburgs were executed. And the president and his staff PRAISE Libby, and the media doesn't even point it out. If BushCo didn't completely support Libby's leak, they would be screaming about being betrayed. THEY would be Libby's harshest critics. And now they are acting as though a loyal supporter is going to jail?

Who still doubts that the mainstream media in this nation are every bit as traitorous as BushCo?

[Burried News]

12. Yeah and Al Capone was a great fan of baseball.

And all that Jazz.

[shadowknows69]

13. Well he didn't serve the country well

and that's who all of them are supposed to be working for. maybe if they remembered that more often there would be less of them getting indicted.

[Mithras61]

15. Should have asked Hadley...

how his buddies at SISMI are doing, and if they "promised" him that they wouldn't flip...

[The Stranger]

16. All the Chimpanzee's Men.

(with apologies to all chimpanzees in the world).