Legal team still searching for hypnotist.
By on Feb 28th, 2006 at 5:18 pm
Legal team still searching for hypnotist.
Scooter Libby “has hired a renowned memory-loss expert to assist him with his legal defense. Harvard psychology professor Daniel L. Schacter tells NBC News he has been retained by Libby as a consultant.” Libby’s lawyers have suggested that memory loss will be one of the “central themes” of Libby’s defense.
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February 28th, 2006 at 5:20 pmI bet Libby has trouble finding his keys...
February 28th, 2006 at 5:21 pmMaybe he should take some Ginko Bilibby
February 28th, 2006 at 5:22 pmMemories, light a corner of my mind...
February 28th, 2006 at 5:22 pmThis is taking "I forgot" to the greatest heights!
February 28th, 2006 at 5:28 pmEqual justice for all.......is that how the slogan goes?
Ha!
Another case of republican alzheimer's, this must be contagious, reagan had it, bush has it, it is spreading to anyone who knew abrarmoff, quarentine them before it spreads faster than the bird flu....
February 28th, 2006 at 5:29 pmthose that use the "I forgot" excuse should be held to a higher standard than those that admit to guilt or innocence...these mf's running the country have tiny ass brains and CHOOSE TO USE IT AS THEIR EXCUSE, but we don't have to accept it
February 28th, 2006 at 5:32 pmYou know what makes me really mad about this?
I mean really, really mad? So mad I just want to scream at the top of my lungs and take a baseball bat into a crystal shop and knock everything off all of the shelves?
I'll tell you what makes me really, really mad!!!
Umm....
I, uh... well. Hmm. I forgot.
February 28th, 2006 at 5:34 pmWould a long prison sentence be considered cruel and unusual if the convict can't remember how long he's been in?
February 28th, 2006 at 5:35 pmWhat a circus. There are places where a subject's testimony is no good, or at least suspect, if that person has been hypnotized. Scooter didn't forget. Is Scooter's defense team prepared to show a pattern of forgetfulness, or has he just begun forgetting recently? I don't accept that from my kids, and I certainly won't accept that from him.
February 28th, 2006 at 5:40 pmHey Mr Libby get some of your neo-con friends, the one that Lie alot, the Fakers, the Khazars, the Shamanists, perhaps they can sprinkle some pixie dust on you and make all your bad dreams go away.
Wait that wont work, they created the Bad dream Scooter is living in.
Looks like your SOL Scooter.
February 28th, 2006 at 5:42 pmWhat a circus.
You get that impression, too? Sometimes these articles on Bush, his cronies, the overall administration, and the GOP in general are much more fun to read if you hum some circus music along in your head as read them.
Daa daa dadada da da daaa da, da da daaa da, da da daaa da....
February 28th, 2006 at 5:44 pmThis is just as good as Nancy Reagan consulting an astrologist.
Gads! These ReichWingNuts are nuttier than a bowl of Captain Crunch.
February 28th, 2006 at 5:44 pmI was out of the loop.
February 28th, 2006 at 5:45 pmI was Drunk at some Ranch
Read My Lips
I didnt Have sex with,,,
What is is?
I was blackmailed.
I fell and hit my head, that pretzel...
I slept since then
I wrote it on some paper that I lost...
O.J. Simpson, what have ye wrought?
Next up: Johnny Cochran's worm-riddled corpse, which they'll use in a grisly Kabuki dance to intimidate Fitz.
February 28th, 2006 at 5:46 pm"Why would he leak a CIA agent's name to reporters? It doesn't make sense - and so if there is no reason, there is no treason!"
"I was on crutches and my circulation was restricted under my armpits and cut off oxygen to my brain"
February 28th, 2006 at 5:49 pmThank god the culture of personal responsibility is taking hold under the Republicans.
February 28th, 2006 at 5:52 pmThat's what too much kool-aid does to folks.
February 28th, 2006 at 5:53 pmThis is like Bush hiring a specialist on creationism to prove that he is not truly a Chimp-Tard.
February 28th, 2006 at 5:58 pmSo, Scooter Libby is searching for an expert to prove he is dumb as a rock. Now that is classic.
February 28th, 2006 at 5:58 pmPlease Choose:
Cheney's main defense for losing e-mails
1) Dog ate 'em.
February 28th, 2006 at 6:01 pm2) I shot 'em
3) Go Fu*k yourself
pm, I gave them to a lawyer a he ue them for body amo.
February 28th, 2006 at 6:05 pmMaybe we can hypnotise him and find those repressed memories, after all people often try to forget lies they told.
February 28th, 2006 at 6:17 pm"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, your honor, our nextr witness for I Lewis Libby. The Amazing Kreskin."
-GSD
February 28th, 2006 at 6:18 pmCan Scotter remember the last time he had any experience getting poked by bears in cells?
February 28th, 2006 at 6:26 pmI didn't realize Scooter had Mad Cow Disease!
Next he can hire Dionne Warwick at the Psychic Network.
February 28th, 2006 at 6:29 pmAre we for real?!?
February 28th, 2006 at 6:33 pmMemory loss excuse?
I'm afraid this defense probably will fly in our courts now.
I can only imagine all the kids using this as an example when give excuse to their parents.
"Your, ladies and gentlemen of the jury. I submit my next star witness in the defense of I. Lewis Scooter Libby."
"Please bring Ms. Cleo to the stand, bailiff."
-GSD
February 28th, 2006 at 6:39 pmWell, given the studies that show marajuana reduces your ability to remember things, every pot head in the world needs to start using this defense.
"Your honor, I don't remember smoking that joint in the park. I can prove it. I am a pot head."
: )
February 28th, 2006 at 6:40 pmIt's the "Reagan Defense".
February 28th, 2006 at 7:01 pmExcept Reagan had a real excuse.
Or is it the "Out of the Loop" defense?
I can't remember which one.
ditto Spudge, I remember reagan saying 'Well...I don't recall"...one zillion times in court. Was it real?..or a way to get out of everything...we'll never know,because he really doesn't know now. Ollie North used it to...
February 28th, 2006 at 7:27 pmTomorrow in the news: "David Copperfield helped Saddam to hide WMD"
February 28th, 2006 at 7:28 pmWhat is he claiming he is forgetting?
February 28th, 2006 at 7:31 pmHow about a little truth serum (sodium pentathol)?
February 28th, 2006 at 7:42 pmMemory loss as a legal defense? That's rich. Too much! They have no shame, these republicans. I say keep it coming. They more outrageous their behavior and actions, the more they fly in the face of the American people and essentially give all of the us the finger, the better. This is what it will take to wake up those who are in the deepest comas, the 35% or so who for some strange reason still believe in this administration. Keep it coming republicans -- we need you and your antics more now than ever so we can wake America up and vote each and every one of your criminals out of office once and for all.
February 28th, 2006 at 7:58 pmOlbermann is suggesting they might call in Carnac (the old Johnny Carson character).
February 28th, 2006 at 8:01 pmI believe that memory medicine is Geeko Biloriley.
This kind of reminds me of those mobsters who got off by sitting in a wheel chair, drooling and mumbling while their lawyers exhorted, "See! My client could not possibly have committed these crimes! Please find him not guilty." And they would.
February 28th, 2006 at 8:23 pmWell, it's like they say...memory is the second thing to go...
February 28th, 2006 at 8:24 pmMaybe all the Republicans in Washington, could get hypnotized into start telling the truth, for a change.
February 28th, 2006 at 8:28 pmIt’s the “Reagan Defenseâ€.
Before Reagan it was the Steve Martin Defense.
Maybe we can hypnotise him and find those repressed memories
Probably something involving a bear in a cage.
February 28th, 2006 at 9:40 pmThese guys are my heroes. I'm never going to "remember" anything, ever again!
February 28th, 2006 at 10:00 pmann said on February 28, 2006 @ 6:29 pm I didn’t realize Scooter had Mad Cow Disease!
Next he can hire Dionne Warwick at the Psychic Network.
Annie, you got it backwards - Mad Cows have Scooter's Disease.
February 28th, 2006 at 10:03 pm#34- Ms. Marie ! You beat me to it ! You are absolutely RIGHT !! And I second that thought ! People under hypnosis are soooo vulnerable to "suggestions", you couldn't be certain of the "truthiness" of what they claim to have "recalled". If "memory loss' is a major part of their defense, they are REALLY in trouble, and they know it. Good.
February 28th, 2006 at 10:38 pmHold on, folks, this person is a Harvard professor with an impeccable resume. I have read his book on the Seven Sins of Memory. There is much scientific evidence on the reliability (or unreliability) of memory and Dr. Schacter is an expert in this area. He might be impressive to a jury. I think it actually might be an inventive move on Libby's part. Criminal intent is an element on the perjury charge. If defense counsel can negate it, Libby walks. ...Uh, what was I talking about?, I forgot...
February 28th, 2006 at 11:39 pmMaybe he needs a little ghost detainee memory recollection treatment at one of our special facilities in Poland.
February 28th, 2006 at 11:54 pmLibby; I cant remember
Doc; Why not?
Libby; I forgot
Doc; What did you forget?
Libby; To remember.
Doc; Remember what?
Libby; I cant remember
Doc; Why not?
Libby; I forgot.
~~~~~~~
Years later
News; Scooter Libbys book made the Best Sellers list today and has been described as very detailed chock full of facts and insider information from his days as Cheneys Adviser.
News; Heckuva Job Scooter.
Libby; Thanks. It took me awhile to remember all the details for this book.....and well. I.. I want to thank the Good Doctor from my Perjury trial for helping me to remember what I couldn't remember back then.
March 1st, 2006 at 1:32 amWho's libby? I can't seem to remember him.
March 1st, 2006 at 2:01 amThis indicates how unqualified Libby must have been for his job. The whole administration seems to suffer from the same memory loss, their main speciality being "moving on."
March 1st, 2006 at 3:17 amLet's hope Addington is popping memory pills.
No No No No
March 1st, 2006 at 5:58 amIran-Contra Syndrome rears its ugly head once again...
March 1st, 2006 at 9:19 amAnother desperate ploy by pastyfaced Libby.
March 1st, 2006 at 10:41 amIt will never work. If it wasn't so pathetic, it would be laughable. Wait, it is laughable!
Dream on Libby...
Wait a moment! Why not use those "enhanced interrogation techniques" on him? They are so effective... and the interrogated one doesn't suffers harm, at least not to the level of severe organ failure. Let's inaugure the mnemonic section in Guantánamo!
March 1st, 2006 at 12:46 pmLiberals who live in glass houses should throw stones! Read just a sample of responses by then President Bill Clinton and the number of times he said it. You guys are going after Libby, who will be vindicated of the charges he is under long before next January.
FROM THE WASHINGTON TIMES: In the portions of President Clinton's Jan. 17 deposition that have been made public in the Paula Jones case, his memory failed him 267 times. This is a list of his answers and how many times he gave each one.
I don't remember - 71
March 1st, 2006 at 3:50 pmI don't know - 62
I'm not sure - 17
I have no idea - 10
I don't believe so - 9
I don't recall - 8
I don't think so - 8
I don't have any specific recollection - 6
I have no recollection - 4
Not to my knowledge - 4
I just don't remember - 4
I don't believe - 4
I have no specific recollection - 3
I might have - 3
I don't have any recollection of that - 2 I don't have a specific memory - 2
I don't have any memory of that - 2
I just can't say - 2
I have no direct knowledge of that - 2
I don't have any idea - 2
Not that I recall - 2
I don't believe I did - 2
I can't remember - 2
I can't say - 2
I do not remember doing so - 2
Not that I remember - 2
I'm not aware - 1
I honestly don't know - 1
I don't believe that I did - 1
I'm fairly sure - 1
I have no other recollection - 1
I'm not positive - 1
I certainly don't think so - 1
I don't really remember - 1
I would have no way of remembering that - 1
That's what I believe happened - 1
To my knowledge, no - 1
To the best of my knowledge - 1
To the best of my memory - 1
I honestly don't recall - 1
I honestly don't remember - 1
That's all I know - 1
I don't have an independent recollection of that - 1
I don't actually have an independent memory of that - 1
As far as I know - 1
I don't believe I ever did that - 1
That's all I know about that - 1
I'm just not sure - 1
Nothing that I remember - 1
I simply don't know - 1
I would have no idea - 1
I don't know anything about that - 1
I don't have any direct knowledge of that - 1
I just don't know - 1
I really don't know - 1
I can't deny that, I just -- I have no memory of that at all - 1
LOL.
"I really don't remember killing that man..... C'mon, you guys, cut me some slack. You know how it is."
Cheers,
March 1st, 2006 at 4:26 pmBTW, the real skunk in the parlor is Douglas Feith. Read Bamford's latest book "A Pretext for War". Feith should be charged with treason. Along with Cheney, who at the very least allowed it all to happen.
Cheers,
March 1st, 2006 at 4:29 pm#53,
March 1st, 2006 at 10:08 pmWhen giving testimony, if a person cannot remember, they are admonished by attorneys to say they cannot remember.
If, however, a person concocts a story and then later says he can't remember, it doesn't look good.
If a person contrives a story, he had to give it thought, so he can't say later, that he can't remember, because he did remember enough to make up his story.
Therein lies the problem for Libby.
Can the american people sue congress for not doing their job? Or can we sue for them not acting as a seperate but equal branch of government? Is there rules in place stating that the Executive office can NOT lobby or influence congress?
As long as the Excutive branch is allowed to twist arms and and turn our democracy into a bribery fest I’m afraid that the laws wont matter anymore.
November 20th, 2006 at 6:50 am