Ok, I'm nervous. Why has there been no coverage of Rove indictment

[cantstandbush]

on the major news outlets? No, not one!! have we been duped?

[rpgamerd00d]

1. "What you mean 'we', white man?" - Tonto

[KeepItReal]

11. ROTFLMAO

:spray:

[Bluebear]

38. OK, that is hilarious!

:rofl:

[BrklynLiberal]

2. I believe it has not be officially announced yet...AND it is the weekend.

NOTHING is reported over the weekend. That is why they have those Friday afternoon news dumps.

[Julius Civitatus]

99. And the media critters are SCARED SHITLESS of Rove

They are waiting to see how this one develops before making any move. They are SCARED SHITLESS of the wrath of the pudgy Machiavelli.

I saw Hardball a few days ago, and Chris Matthews asked his panel if Rove was going to be indicted. All of the panelists looked very uncomfortable, and tried to weasel their way out of that question. David Ignatius (WaPo) even said (in so many words) that he was very uncomfortable with this topic, that he thought there was "nothing there," and that he would rather "not comment." All of this while looking awfully distressed, sweaty and worried. He definitely didn't want to be on the record saying anything bad about Rove, and he looked quite scared on camera.

That tells you why the weasels are not touching this one.

[Minnesota Libra]

3. It's called controlling the media!! This WH does it regularly. nt

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

26. rather like shotgun cheneys' story

It went to a small local Texas newspaper, yet the AP did Not pick it up. Why? Never explained.

[SmokingJacket]

4. If I had some idea who Leopold's sources are, I could make sense of it.

But I don't. Apparently the story, if true, is not supposed to be out yet.

[treestar]

5. Does it have to be so now? I would think it would have to be

Monday. The government is not open for business on the weekend.

[uppityperson]

6. PATIENCE, it will be announced when it is.

patience.

[MrModerate]

7. Fingers crossed, what's on truthout is a leak . . .

Which hasn't spread yet.

I have the champagne on ice, but I'm not opening the bottle until Brit Hume announces it.

[riderinthestorm]

12. I thought the article said that Rove had 24 hours to get his affairs

in order (that would mean that he would be perp-walked this Sat afternoon right?)

I'm not understanding the timeline in the article. Has this been cleared up??

[Gabi Hayes]

21. if he's arrested, it will be on the newswires almost instantaneously

that's how Woodstein broke the first Watergate story....police blotter stuff, based, IIRC, on a telephone tip



AP, Watergate arrests, June 17, 1972
http://www.chron.com/content/interactive/special/watergate/firststory.html

[riderinthestorm]

33. Oh absolutely. So just to clarify, Leopold is saying the perpwalk is today

And that's what we're waiting for?

If the MSM announces it, it will be because Rove is at the police station?

[Robbien]

30. Actually yes, he has 24 hours from the end of yesterday's meeting

Since yesterday's meeting lasted 14 hours, I expect the 24 hours will be up late this evening.

Work day starts at 9am, plus 14 hours, it will make it around 11pm that yesterday's meeting ended. Unless I read it wrong.

[riderinthestorm]

39. Ok, I really hope you are right!! Thanks! nt

[babylonsister]

56. And he'll crawl into custody in the dead of night. Wouldn't surprise me nt

[rodeodance]

32. I read it like you do. But maybe means 'business days" (excludes week

ends, holidays)----just a thought.

[riderinthestorm]

36. Oh man, I really hope it's not business days! I really want it today!!

[rodeodance]

48. ~~you can't always get what you wannnt~--recall those lyrics? I do

not know the artist, nor the song. just that jingle.

[riderinthestorm]

54. The Stones

I love that song.

[cally]

69. but if you try sometimes, you just might find youget what you need!

(The rest of the phrase ;-)) I need this!

[bdamomma]

83. maybe rove will try to get away like OJ tried to do!!!!

just kidding.

[marions ghost]

98. LOL he'll need a helicopter

in beltway traffic he wouldn't get very far...

[Viva_La_Revolution]

8. It hasn't been announced yet....

patience.

(Okay, I take that back, I'm madly flipping channels toooooo!)

:bounce:

[speedoo]

9. It's the weekend. I don't expect anything from the MSM until Monday.

If we have not heard anything by Monday, without some explanation from Leopold, I'll start worrying.

[Poll_Blind]

16. Same here. n/t

PB

[Bumblebee]

23. This story is big enough to erupt, like a volcano in Indonesia, regardless

of what day it is. Let's not kid ourselves. I can assure you that Isikoff and David Shuster would not take a day off and are probably fervently checking all their sources. They also, obviously, do not want to go public with it until they are 100% sure. That's our best hope. Or, we have been excited and exercised once again for no good reason -- so far...

[rodeodance]

34. I think you are right.

[Justice Is Comin]

46. And it's hard to

figure out--since Patrick didn't meet with the jury Friday, when he would have had the true bill indictment signed. It has to be signed.

If they haven't, I don't know if he could call them to session on Monday or not.

[riderinthestorm]

51. That's what I'm trying to figure out

Why would Fitz tell Rove on Friday that he had 24 hours to get his affairs in order? That seems to indicate that he's getting booked today??

That would mean the indictment came down when?

I feel like I am the only confused here - everyone else is celebrating!

[speedoo]

62. I think 24 hours means "business hours", or "court hours".

Which means Monday, or maybe Tuesday, depending on what time Friday that notice was given.

[Scout1071]

93. I agree.

That's what they did for David Safavian when he was indicted.

The thing that bothers me about Jason's story is that Rove has not yet resigned. If indictment had been served, I think he would have resigned immediately because we know that the WH and media are fond of referring to people like Karl as "former Presidential advisor was indicted" rather than "Presidential advisor indicted." No matter that it was a matter of hours like Foggo this week, they still referred to him as "Ex-CIA office raided."

[speedoo]

100. We don't know whether he's resigned yet or not.

We only know his resignation has not been announced, yet. Leopold has also said he was informed that Rove has told * that he will resign immediately if indicted. The optics of that are not that much worse than if he resigned before the indictment, IMO.

From a practical point of view, if Rove resigns before the indictment is announced, everyone will know why he resigned. So it's no big deal, don't you think?

[Bumblebee]

53. Do we know for a fact that he didn't?

[Justice Is Comin]

75. I'm pretty sure he didn't.

I just can't imagine the media not showing non stop coverage of him going into the building. Unless he came and left through a secret entrance.

[speedoo]

52. Shuster, Isikoff and every other MSM'er remembers Dan Rather.

They know what Rove is capable of, and while I don't believe this indictment business is a Rove trick, they will be extremely careful to get the story verified and have someone who's willing to speak on the record before they break it.

[rusty_parts2001]

10. Because we have......

Duke players who may have raped a stripper
An aligator that ate a women
Some missing blonde bimbos who Rita Cosby is making a career on
And lots more important stories that MSM is preoccupied with.

[GrumpyGreg]

18. Blonde bimbos? That's kind of mean.

[yellerpup]

19. Just because you're blonde

doesn't mean you're a bimbo!

[blonndee]

64. Thanks yellerpup! I am blonde, and I am a bimbo, but not

because I'm blonde.

JK-not a bimbo. :-)

[yellerpup]

91. Are you sure you are a bimbo?

Or do you just play one for fun sometimes? ;)

[blonndee]

102. LOL, yeah, that's kinda what I had in mind

;-)

[havocmom]

73. Didn't think poster was saying all blonds are bimbos

but the ones who consume copious amounts of booze prior to disappearing do seem to be not overly bright.

And, yes, I'm of the blond persuasion my self ;)

[yellerpup]

92. Copious amounts of booze can make anyone look stoopid.

I used to be a blonde before my hair turned white. (I blame this on Reagan and the crackhead who broke into my apartment in 1984) Could be because I'm old...I dunno...
:hi:

[Fleshdancer]

13. My guess is that an official announcement will be made on Monday

but I bet the Sunday talk shows will be buzzing about it.

[rodeodance]

22. bzzzzzzzz

[Roland99]

14. Fuck the M$M! We're plowing the Fourth Estate under!

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

15. Op-ed News and TPM now have the story!!!!!!!!!

The Rove Salute

[Bumblebee]

35. It's Isikoff's Cheney story -- that's legit and not the same...

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/

[Cooley Hurd]

37. Josh Marshall is extrememy cautious...

...and it's breaking on TPM:

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/008454.php

The shit's hitting the fan, my friends!!!!:woohoo:

[Bumblebee]

43. But again -- it's NOT the Rove Indictment story; it's Cheney

You don't have to be cautious when it appears in Newsweek. Have you noticed that neither The Raw Story nor the Huffington Post (or Buzzflash, for that matter) have posted it? Time to take another deep breath. Have been there before...

[Cooley Hurd]

47. But the Cheney story dovetails into the Rove story...

They're all TOAST!

[Bumblebee]

50. No, it dovetails into Libby's story. It's all about the VP office.

If we follow the logic and not our excitement at the moment.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

94. I went to TPM and nothing abour Rove. It's about Cheney's notes re Wilson.

[Autumn]

17. I'm excited but scared

I hope those bastards didn't do a Dan Rather on truthout. Sorry That is what I meant. I didn't make myself clear

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. Umm... Dan Rather didn't do a "Dan Rather."

Dan got swiftboated...

[MrModerate]

44. Self-inflicted wounds, ne'ertheless . . . n/t

[Media_Lies_Daily]

59. "Self-inflicted wounds"? No, the information was correct....

...but the MSM chose to run Rather into the ground instead of following up on the information themselves.

[MrModerate]

77. If by "the information" you mean . . .

Schimpanski's duty-dodging, yes, you're quite right. If by "the information" you mean the documents Rather cited to prove Georgie's crimes, those were (at least last I heard) faked. Rather walked into a trap laid by Rovian apparatchiks.

Am I getting this wrong?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

95. Yes...the docs were later proven to be the real deal. The "trap"....

...Rather "walked into" was the intense pressure placed on CBS by the NeoCon Junta to force Rather to apologize and to fire him from the network. CBS backed down based on a false report carried by all of the other MSM outlets that the docs were fake.

[Dinger]

67. By The Way, What Has Dan Been Up To Lately?

Remember that he was going to "continue on 60 Minutes II, which by the way isn't on any more?!?!

Just asking.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

96. Why don't you find out and let the rest of us know? Sound okay to you?

[kster]

20. Whats this "we" you got a mouse in your pocket

:rofl:

[rodeodance]

24. well, ABC opens its evening news with the DUKE DNA!!

[rodeodance]

29. and nbc is about Hayden

[doni_georgia]

27. Tweety said on Imus Friday that the indictment could "come today"

no worries, announcement is coming.

[ninkasi]

28. We know that one reason this administration has been able to get away

with so many things is the LACK of reporting by the major news outlets. We have discussed this countless times, so it comes as absolutely no surprise to me that they are not speaking out. I have always considered Truthout, Will Pitt, and Jason Leopold to be reputable. If we consider the lack of coverage on major issues so far, then the MSM are only following their all-too-predictable pattern.

[leesa]

31. Cool it! There are rampaging alligators about, according to CNN...

Get yer priorities straight, will ya?

[rodeodance]

41. what would that be? Farwell and McCain? te he

[Kajsa]

45. ROFL !

I sure needed that.

This " when in the hell are they gonna get Karl and make it stick?"
thing is a real stresser.

Will they or won't they? When, When? WHEN?

Hell, I'll take the rampaging alligators for right now.
The gators are a lot more honest and honorable.

:D

[karlrschneider]

40. It wouldn't be the first (or the last) time.

:eyes:

[WilliamPitt]

57. For what?

[riderinthestorm]

72. Will, can you clarify what Jason means in the article

when he states that Rove had 24 hours to get his affairs in order?

Does that mean the perpwalk is today?

I'm not sure if I can open the champagne yet. Help!

[WilliamPitt]

78. If something happens before Monday, I'll be shocked.

[Bumblebee]

81. Will you be shocked if it's leaked to more outlets before Monday?

[WilliamPitt]

88. It's out, so no

But in terms of Rove's disposition, the courts are not open on the weekends.

[riderinthestorm]

82. Ok

Thanks for the clarification!



(dammit, I really wanted that champagne....)

...walks off grumbling.

[Clark2008]

101. Go ahead and drink it.

You can always buy more tomorrow.

:7

[Media_Lies_Daily]

65. No, comments like yours usually get posted much more quickly.

[w8liftinglady]

42. it hasn't been posted on the DOJ website yet...

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/osc/index.html

[IChing]

60. It is Saturday sweetie don't worry it will be upgraded by Monday

They don't touch the site on the weekends.
GREAT NEWS FOR YOU, ME AND YOUR SON AS WELL.
ALL MY BEST TO YOU AND YOURS.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

66. Rove has 24 hours to resond, remember?

[Maddy McCall]

89. Who didn't read the article? You're wrong. The article said...

that he has 24 hours to get his affairs in order, whatever that means. Doesn't look like will's going to answer that question either, when he was specifically asked about it.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

97. How can I be wrong when that's exactly what I stated? Are you....

...being deliberately obtuse or just argumentative?

[Ksec]

49. The same reason all I ever see on TV is Repukes

Because the media is a biased bitch.

[Dinger]

74. Yeah, The Sunday Talk Shows Look LIke Shit

Last I looked, it looked like there were a lot of repukes. Sorry, I don't have a link though.

[Patsy Stone]

55. It's not news until Fitz or Rove say it.

One of them has to say something, or be questioned by someone who asks them about it.

[deadparrot]

58. Read the article. The news won't officially break

until sometime this week.

[havocmom]

61. Not done drawing straws to see who has to tell DimSon

And MSM won't go with it until rove/bolten tell them to.

[Ksec]

63. Its the weekend

Theyre golfing

[Ksec]

70. Im serial

Does anyone work weekends in media anymore?

[Bush_MUST_Go]

71. It would be a wonderful Mother's Day present for millions of women.

[Ksec]

79. and early birthday presents /Christmas/ Thanksgiving/ New Years/

Memorial Day/ Labor Day/ armistice/

Its the gift Ive wanted most in the past year. Im happy.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

68. Not Officially Announced Yet. Will Take Place Next Week, With A Press

conference.

Don't worry, you'll get the coverage you desire. There's nothing to fear.

(And for the record, don't think for a second that Mr. Pitt and Truthout would ever dupe us. They are one of the most reliable outlets for breaking scoops there is, period.)

[Ksec]

76. Dats true

They must have someone on the inside to get these scoops/

[otohara]

87. Yeah, If It Were The White House - Friday is Always

bad news day, so we all can forget about it over the weekend

[robbedvoter]

80. The indictment is sealed. Only on dems rumors are enough (Kennedy?)

[Ksec]

84. huh? I didnt get that last sentence RV

[robbedvoter]

85. They reported Patrick kennedy totalled his car - but on Rove -

they need confirmation from the decider. On Kennedy, opinion of cop who wasn't there was good enough.

[Ksec]

86. oh ok. Thnks.. And the double standard is sickening

[LibertyorDeath]

90. Sealed Indictment

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1180868