Cheney’s handwritten notes on Wilson revealed.
By on May 13th, 2006 at 9:48 pm
Cheney’s handwritten notes on Wilson revealed.
Vice President Cheney’s handwritten notes, disclosed in a new court filing by Patrick Fitzgerald, show that he was “acutely focused” on smearing Joseph Wilson. Among the questions Cheney jotted in the margins of Wilson’s op-ed: “[D]id his wife send him on a junket?” PDF available here.
UPDATE: TalkLeft has the May 5th hearing transcript. Firedoglake breaks it down.
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“The force is strong with this one. We must crush him.”
May 13th, 2006 at 9:56 pm— Darth Cheney
Libby’s getting off easy. Cheney on the other hand will be indicted for “outing a CIA agent”.
Good job Fitz.
Put em all in jail!
May 13th, 2006 at 9:58 pmCheney and Bush should swing from the public gallow. Traitors deserve no less.
May 13th, 2006 at 10:06 pmSh*t! The court filing mentions that the op-ed with Cheney’s notes is attached as Exhibit A, but the attachment is not there. I wanted to look at it.
Something else I noticed is that this filing was in response to a defense Motion to Compel Discovery, but that the defense has yet to provide any discovery itself. Maybe Fitz is filing this document in order to get the defense off its lazy ass.
Cheney may soon be resigning to spend more time with his puppy blood supplier.
May 13th, 2006 at 10:14 pmCheney’s fingerprints are all over the Plame Affair. They have been from the beginning and will continue to be. Bush can’t just un-classify a CIA leak for Cheney and make it work. This smells of cover-up and it is the president who is doing the covering. Don’t forget Bush is the “decider Ko-Ko-A-Cho.”
May 13th, 2006 at 10:18 pmJunket can refer to:
A a trip taken by a government official at public expense with dubious public benefit
B a form of bribery/corruption whereby entities offer services or privileges in the expectation of winning “hearts and minds”. Compare movie junket.
C a dessert made of flavoured, sweetened curds. Junket has been used this way since the fifteenth century.
D “Junket” is a brand name for rennet tablets, often called Junket tablets. Junket tablets are a common source of rennet for home cheese makers.
E in a gambling sense, a junket is a cheap or free trip to a casino or similar establishment on the guarantee that players will gamble for a specific period of time or wager a specific amount of money.
F a local alternative band in southern new york
Is the Answer?
May 13th, 2006 at 10:36 pmA; A Golf Trip to Nigeria
B; A Free trip to the Mooovies
C; O’ Sweet Curd
D; A Cheesy Affair
E; Those Damn Liberals!
Of course the Answer is;
F; The Dixie Chicks
All their Fault.
May 13th, 2006 at 10:38 pmCould somebody please tell me how and where in the hell Fitzgerald got a hold of this freakin’ thing? Did someone cough it up? Did they go through Cheney’s trash? Did Cheney hand it over? I mean, how did it escape getting stuffed in the shredder–or getting stuffed down Libby’s throat (”Swallow it you fool! Swallow it!! He’s in the next room!!”) Is the VP required to archive his marginalia? WTF.
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Could somebody please tell me how and where in the hell Fitzgerald got a hold of this freakin’ thing?
Libby’s saving his own ass. He’s ratting out Cheney.
Cheney will rat out Bubble boy.
Which leaves Rove without a bargaining chip.
Fitz is playing “tag” and We The People are the winners.
May 13th, 2006 at 11:05 pm#9 – Chainme Beatme Makeme write bad checks,
May 13th, 2006 at 11:11 pmAre you telling me that Bush and Cheney are about to serve?
Karl Rove Indicted on Charges of Perjury, Lying to Investigators
May 13th, 2006 at 11:15 pmhttp://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/051306W.shtml
no dick, his wife suggested he travel to Africa to answer a question you asked more information about. don’t you remember?
May 13th, 2006 at 11:27 pmoh, and how does going on his own dime = getting a junket? THE GUY PAID FOR HIS OWN TRIP.
May 13th, 2006 at 11:29 pm“Cheney will rat out Bubble boy.”
It was George HW Bush who said there was no greater treason then outing a CIA NOC. And it may well be that it was his Dimson who approved the plan to do it. Oh, the irony.
May 13th, 2006 at 11:30 pm#8 – Who knows why these people leave this crap laying around. They’re egomaniacs! But maybe Cheney didn’t leave it laying around. Someone close to Cheney may have scooped it up — just in case they needed to cover their own ass.
Somebody — someone other than Libby — ratted out Cheney. The reason I say this is Exhibit A, Cheney’s annotated copy of Wilson’s op-ed, was attached to a document filed by Fitz, which means somebody other than Libby provided it to him.
May 13th, 2006 at 11:34 pmTHE GUY PAID FOR HIS OWN TRIP.
Ummmm no,
http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0706-02.htm
Per his original article.
“While the C.I.A. paid my expenses (my time was offered pro bono), ”
Joe Wilson July 2003
It sort of explains why Darth would ask some of those questions though
Have they done this sort of thing before? Send an Amb. [sic] to answer a question?
May 13th, 2006 at 11:38 pmDo we ordinarily send people out pro bono to work for us? Or did his wife send him on a junket?”
Darth Cheney July 2003
Chewy is soooo screwed. i want to dance!! I want to sing. i feel almost giddy!!
May 13th, 2006 at 11:41 pm#12 Karl Rove Indicted on Charges of Perjury, Lying to Investigators
That must be why Bubble boy is going on national t.v. Monday night to address the nation about his immigration reform.
I hope Fitz addresses the nation on Monday morning. What a beautiful way to begin the work week.
May 13th, 2006 at 11:42 pmNo Tundra, it wouldn’t explain why Cheney asked these questions, because he already knew about it a month earlier. It’s all in the filings. These notes are Cheney looking for angles to take Wilson down. They didn’t of course, but they’ve made for one hell of a blue dress.
My God, conservatives must be so terribly anguished these days. I almost feel sorry for them–six years of deranged, unhinged triumphalism are all crashing down on them, practically at once. Ow, ow, and more ow.
May 13th, 2006 at 11:44 pm#12
May 13th, 2006 at 11:48 pmThanks for the heads up. Glad I checked in here before shutting down for the night.
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I looked through the filings before and didn’t find anything listed that would answer those questions. I realize Darth knew he went on the trip and was briefed etc. Knowing that there was an article about it he would have to cover talking points for the press.
I could see them asking if we normally send Ex Ambassadors to spy, He said it was Pro Bono, is that normally what the government does? The questions about his wife could simply be to know how to field the question “The CIA paid for the trip, why was this done” if he knew his wife sent him then he could deny/adjust the story as needed to keep her identity secret.
Have they done this sort of thing before? Send an Amb. [sic] to answer a question?
May 13th, 2006 at 11:54 pmDo we ordinarily send people out pro bono to work for us? Or did his wife send him on a junket?â€
They didn’t destroy this document for the same reason that Nixon didn’t destroy the tapes. They think they are above the law.
May 13th, 2006 at 11:55 pm#22 – Tundra, I believe you’re making a mistake in giving Cheney the benefit of the doubt.
May 13th, 2006 at 11:59 pmTUNDRA… you are hanging by a thread dude!! Cheney in his best retribution act is looking for a way to discredit Wilson! period! He had to! otherwise the whole WMD thing goes down the toilet.
May 14th, 2006 at 12:00 amAnd in the end nothing will be different. Bush and Cheney will complete their terms. You all will still be blogging about Bush the day AFTER election day 2008. For years you’ve been complaining and Bush keeps winning. ie: supreme court/NSA/War in Iraq. And if you click your heels together 3 times and say “Theres no place like home” you’ll still just be complaining. JEB BUSH/LYNN CHENEY in 08 HAHAHAHAHA. Gotta give you people a reason to get up in the morning.
May 14th, 2006 at 12:03 amTundra, I believe you’re making a mistake in giving Cheney the benefit of the doubt.
I very well could be. I just don’t consider Cheney a stupid person. Outing his wife seems like a dumber persons move. Cheney seems more calculating, having her sent to a hot zone, attacked and killed by thugs etc.
For discrediting the article it’s easy enough to say we gathered up information from numerous sources and came to a conclusion. “I did not feel the need to call a ex U.S Ambassador and explain this highly classified information with him.” “To be honest he did a lousy job of getting the information, other sources produced blah blah blah”
May 14th, 2006 at 12:05 amTom Morrow:
May 14th, 2006 at 12:07 amIf you mean by winning, breaking the law, I guess Bush is winning. I would expect nothing less from a 29 percenter, backwash, troll.
Leahy’s totally getting the last laugh here–Cheney told him to go f*ck himself (on the senate floor no less–now there’s a class act) but who has totally f*cked himself with these notes?
God, to be a conservative these days must be so. utterly. depressing.
May 14th, 2006 at 12:09 amToday might be 29% but in nov.2004 it was 52% that was winning. Next win Hayden gets confirmed HAHAHAHA
May 14th, 2006 at 12:13 amCheney will need ANOTHER heart procedure before this is finished. Ooops.. I forgot. He doesn’t have a heart.
t-mac
May 14th, 2006 at 12:16 amLets Dream together. Breyer and Ginsburg retire. you people would have a aneurysm. hahahahahaha
May 14th, 2006 at 12:16 amTOM MORROW… dont think so dude. you can wish though. I can see the landslide coming from here !! can you say BACKLASH???????
May 14th, 2006 at 12:17 ampdf copy at:
http://thenexthurrah.typepad.com/the_next_hurrah/files/articles_3.pdf
May 14th, 2006 at 12:17 amHI Sonny!!!
May 14th, 2006 at 12:18 amTom Marrow,
Do you believe in a one party system? You Know, like China and the former USSR?
t-mac
May 14th, 2006 at 12:21 amT-MAC… check out the FIREDOGLAKE link. or if you want to read the whole proceeding the Talkleft link has it. i read through. its fascinating. Fitzgerald is so right on!!
May 14th, 2006 at 12:21 ammeg the heartland is still conservative. People might not like Bush but they sure aint gonna like anyone the Dem party puts up more. stuff you blog about only makes those who hate Bush, hate him more. It doesnt make people change their CORE VALUES. Disappointment in a politician just makes conservatives try to find a candidate thats closer to what they values and beliefs. So the more Bush screws up the more conservative the next Pres. will be. your stuck in a Catch 22 fornext 2 generations. just how voting trends go. sorry
May 14th, 2006 at 12:26 amI got to go pick on some other lib blog site ,I’ll see you all tom morrow.
May 14th, 2006 at 12:29 amTOM MORROW… well maybe you can explain the 29 percent appproval rating. and its
May 14th, 2006 at 12:33 ama different world now. Dems who were conflicted in the last election and voted for Bush will come back to the light. Blacks who voted for him and saw how Katrina victims were treated are back to light. Hispanics who voted for him will come back to the light. so now all you have is the evangelicals who if they have a soul will come back to the light because the boy is a liar and a murderer!!
coward!!!
May 14th, 2006 at 12:34 amMother,
I think we chased Tom outa’ here. Go team!
t-mac
May 14th, 2006 at 12:35 ammeg the heartland is still conservative. People might not like Bush but they sure aint gonna like anyone the Dem party puts up more. stuff you blog about only makes those who hate Bush, hate him more. It doesnt make people change their CORE VALUES. Disappointment in a politician just makes conservatives try to find a candidate thats closer to what they values and beliefs. So the more Bush screws up the more conservative the next Pres. will be. your stuck in a Catch 22 fornext 2 generations. just how voting trends go. sorry
Comment by TOM MORROW
I am saving this one… I like showing this stuff later … predictions predictions .. soo many fools.
May 14th, 2006 at 12:39 amYAY!! TEAM_MAC *high-five*….
May 14th, 2006 at 12:45 am#34
thank you for the .pdf link…
#4
Something else I noticed is that this filing was in response to a defense Motion to Compel Discovery, but that the defense has yet to provide any discovery itself. Maybe Fitz is filing this document in order to get the defense off its lazy ass.
i think the last full paragraph on page 8 is interesting in that fitzgerald seems to have other annotated articles of the hersch article that he is more or less ‘threatening’ to use, depending on the defense… what i am guessing fitz’ intention with this 10-page filing is to a) alert cheney that libby–or someone else in the ovp–gave this to fitz; and/or b) this one nyt article with annotations is not the only annotated material he has–so, either libby/rove/or cheney have to be wondering exactly what fitz has… a great technique to get all the criminals wondering who has what and who is giving what to whom…
with any luck, cheney will be indicted for violation of the underlying statute. and if so, they can drag his rotten corrosive carcass off at the federal pen with tom delay, mr foggo, and nine-fingers for a card game in orange jumpsuits!!!!
YIPPEEEEEE!!!!!!
May 14th, 2006 at 1:09 amBush and Cheney told Rove and Libby to out Valerie Plame Wilson in the press! They lied from the very beginning on this whole sordid affair! Fitzgerald must indict Dubya and Dicky!
May 14th, 2006 at 1:09 amJAY… if there is a GOD!! Fitz would be the man to do it I believe. He is one smooth cookie!
May 14th, 2006 at 1:56 amAl Gore’s SNL opening skit is up for video on a site now if you guys want.
Al Gore, Saturday Night Live
It’s funny as hell!
May 14th, 2006 at 3:32 amNow we get to see how a real attorney who knows law at work. Fitzgerald should be our Attorney General because the one we have is as dumb as a door knob. Fitz worked hard and let these guys ly their way to jail. Look this Administration as been lying for 5 years so it made since they would lie to the investigators and grand jury. They knew the American people brought their lies for 5 years why not the courts. Bush will resign from office as Rove will not go down alone. Cheney will leave with that sex/ heart/shooting/stealing problem. It worked for Spiro Agnew so why not Cheney. I feel bad for all the military families that trusted Bush as their children died for the lies and corruption by our govenment. The media is no better. Chris Matthews aka tweety bird is now not going to have that second income from the GOP to lie/spin/blame the Dems for all this mess. I have only one question that even Fitzgerald can’t answer.
May 14th, 2006 at 4:12 amThat is was Porter Goss having sex with a boy or girl while at the Watergate poker sex party? I know Governor Arnie was doing the wild thing with some woman and Maria should get a medical check up again. Is Pelosi in the back pocket of the GOP as she talks good but stops short of doing anything. She wants to investigate Bush who has done 750 illegal acts, torture prisoners, stole taxpayers money, drunk on the job, gave reporter classified information and leaked the CIA’s name and God knows what else. I notice that the only crime a President can get impeached for in the United States is having an affair. What other so called honest elected officials names will be released as criminals? Orange is a nice color for this Administration maybe Cheney will have a cell next to Abramoff or Tom DeLay. Libby will be someones girlfriend in jail. Rove will lose weight and have visits from Mary Cary.
There is something fishy about all this. It all seems to easy considering the people we are dealing with. For all we know, this all might just be part of
May 14th, 2006 at 6:59 amsome Reich-Wing ruse to throw the American people off of the trail of those who use bastards like Cheney and Bush to do their dirty work. For some odd reason, I am feeling very suspicious about all of this. There are probobly other forces at work here that none of us are aware of. With these Radical Right dittoheads, you can never be to sure.
The only plausible explanation to this whole debacle, to me, is that Valerie Plame was outted as revenge for her husband speaking out against the Bush Regime. Cheney and Bush are vindictive people who think they are monarchy not to be questioned. Of course they masterminded this. And the fact that the puzzle pieces are starting to form that very picture isn’t surprising. But what is surprising is that we actually have a competent attorney investigating this crime. Why don’t people like Joe Wilson and Patrick Fitzgerald want to run our country? Why always the megalomanical?
May 14th, 2006 at 7:16 amCheney’s approval ratings are what – 11%? After this, I think he’ll be lucky to stay in the double digits at all. Ouch!
Even CNN is running this story…
http://www.cnn.com/
May 14th, 2006 at 7:32 amRepublicans seem incapable of going 3 months without having some scandal breaking about them.
If it isn’t shooting someone in the face
It’s getting tied to a huge fraud case
Outright treason in the oval office
Lying to the members of congress
Pedophilia in the ranks
As their rating surely tanks
Everyone now wants impeachment
Changes in the government
Lies their only answer
A stress that causes cancer
The Democrats are every bit as bad
The Republicans think they are the lad
That you should blame
But who outed Valerie Plame?
Sorry for the lousy poetry, but I ain’t that good when irritated.
May 14th, 2006 at 7:39 amPlunger, I think the NSA defense will be they did not track the CONVERSATION, just the numbers and every degree of seperation accordingly. Yes it’s a weasle clause but that’s the way law has been used. When I try to determine whether a crime has been commited I look for intent. Now if what the NY Times says is true about the VP ordering domestic alls to be monitored without a warrant when the NSA attorneys spoke out against it I’d have to wonder what was the VP’s intent in going around the FISA court. The big ticket to me seems to be Did any of this surveillance occur BEFORE 911?
May 14th, 2006 at 8:37 amPlunger here is a note on her. It’s Sibel, BTW. Thanks for the reminder.
May 14th, 2006 at 8:52 amhttp://rising-hegemon.blogspot.com/2004/07/let-sibel-edmunds-speak.html
Halliburton’s stock is sixty dollars higher per share than it was in January of 2002, the corporate executives are selling their shares and collecting big bucks by doing so, so what does it matter if Dick Cheney writes some words down on a piece of paper?
The war is paying good money. Dick Cheney knows a good thing when he sees it.
The new US embassy in Baghdad is on schedule too. Things are going swimmingly for big oil.
Complain all you want about Dick Cheney, he could care less what you say. That ticker of his keeps up the pace, he doesn’t care how popular he is. Another bottle of Johnny Walker blue for him on Mother’s Day.
Happy Mother’s Day, you mothers.
It’s just another day of killing, that’s all.
May 14th, 2006 at 9:14 amOn an unrelated note, Frank Rich has been pissing a lot of people off. lately. Well, if he’s “shrill”, then at least he’s being truthful. I’d rather have a shrill MSM than a sheepish one.
May 14th, 2006 at 11:59 amI will bring Dick Cheney to his knees!
May 14th, 2006 at 2:36 pmSmack #3 —–Beautifully said.
“Did his wife send him on a junket?” Doesn’t your blood run cold?
May 14th, 2006 at 10:37 pmAs plunger ably points out, Cheney, Hayden & Rove care only about spying on Americans. After all, that’s where their enemies are! The threats to their power, the common sense of the common man which they’ve tried to confuse with propaganda and misinformation, a free press, cripipled as it is by their desperate attacks, the truth. The truth is their enemy.
Cracks House
I can not agree with you in 100% regarding some thoughts, but you got good point of view
April 10th, 2008 at 8:25 am