Jeez, where to start.
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Originally Posted by Irate
undoubtedly the recent partial commuting of scooter libby's sentence will provoke a lot of passion on this board and elsewhere. can someone explain to me what all the mania is about?
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The mania is about two counts of perjury, one count obstruction of justice, and two counts of making false statements when interviewed by federal investigators. Not only that, but the misinformation he provided, of which he was found guilty, are about his relationship to the Plame case specifically distancing himself from his wrongdoing. He lied about his involvement. The mania is that this particular situation is suspected of having strong ties to the office of the Vice President, and how quick the president was to excuse a man who lied to probably protect those in higher office who should have been brought to justice. The mania is about how justice doesn't apply to those who ally themselves with the current administration.
Maybe you'd like to explain how 'years of scorn' can compare to 0 months in federal prison. Did we widdle liberals make Scooter cwy? Boo-fucking-hoo. The man should be in prison, as he was legally sentenced.
BTW, I really enjoyed how quickly the name 'Clinton' came up when Bush was suddenly the issue, Recon. It's a massive red herring, and everyone knows it. Instead of trying to defend the indefensible —I say indefensible because you clearly wouldn't need a massive red herring if you could defend Bush or Scooter—you run away and pull out your slick willie t-shirt.