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Bob Novak, Tarnished Legacy [Updated] »

By Larry Johnson on Aug 18, 2009 in Current Affairs | 51 Comments

There was a time when Bob Novak was a decent journalist. But he died today discredited and shamed. His tawdry deed was his role in exposing the identity of a covert CIA officer, Valerie Plame Wilson. I knew Bob Novak on a personal basis. I appeared several times on CrossFire, the [...]

About That Whitey Tape »

By Larry Johnson on May 17, 2009 in Larry Johnson, Michelle Obama, No Quarter Blog, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. | 139 Comments

Since an attention-starved “journalist” named David Wiegel wote an article Saturday that memorializes my post a year ago on the so-called “whitey tape” — purported to show Michelle Obama using the term “whitey” — I’ve decided to re-post the two articles I wrote last year to refute any and all rumors. (See more articles [...]

Progressive Bloggers Get a Depressingly Heavy Dose of Reality »

By SusanUnPC on Jun 20, 2008 in Bamboozling, Barack Obama, Commander in Chief, FISA, Hillary Clinton, Hoodwinking | 301 Comments

Obama to us:
“Nice little bloggers! Aren’t you cute! After you demanded accountability we gave you piggy lipstick and fig leaves and told you it was time to move on while we important Senators told you–in polite terms–to fuck off.”
– FireDogLake’s Emptywheel aka Marcy Wheeler, who covered the Valerie Plame Wilson story and Scooter Libby [...]

An Update on the Michelle Obama Rant »

By Larry Johnson on Jun 7, 2008 in Current Affairs | 616 Comments

The recording that shows Michelle Obama saying disparaging things about white folks is for real. It is not part of some elaborate dirty trick. The people who have seen her comments describe it as “stunning” or “devastating.” I have not spoken directly with the people who have seen the tape, but I [...]

How Kumbayah! Obama’s Top Attorney Wants to Pardon Scooter Libby! »

By SusanUnPC on Jan 8, 2008 in Joseph Wilson, Obama, Plamegate, Valerie Plame Wilson | 28 Comments

Those are big smooches landing smack on Scooter’s “other cheek.” I did not know this. But, Jane Hampsher at FireDogLake, who covered the Scooter Libby trial like no other blogger, had plenty to say: “Pardoning Scooter — Still A Bad Idea, Senator Obama.” Here’s the scoop from The Hill about Obama’s top general counsel:

More Injustice for Valerie Plame »

By Larry Johnson on Aug 3, 2007 in Current Affairs | 47 Comments

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Larry C Johnson
We are now officially in crazyland. Alice’s rabbit hole is open and we are in freefall. There is no other explanation for the illogical, bizarre decision issued today by Judge Barbara Jones of the Southern District of New York, whose opinion divorced facts from the law. Her decision upholds the [...]

Show Me McClanahan »

By Larry Johnson on Jul 10, 2007 in Current Affairs | 9 Comments

byLarry C Johnson
UPDATE:  See Below
Talk about a big fish in a small pond, E. Thomas McClanahan is vying to become the David Brooks of the midwest.  As one who was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri metro area I am entitled to make snide comments about guys like McClanahan.  He is an incompetent wannabee.
One [...]

Bobo’s Mailbox »

By Larry Johnson on Jul 6, 2007 in Current Affairs | 137 Comments

byLarry C Johnson
David Brooks’ appearance tonight on the Jim Lehrer Newshour dashed all hope that the man would recover his integrity.  As some may recall I sent Mr. Brooks a letter on Wednesday chiding him for intellectual dishonesty for insisting there was no harm and no issue with respect to the outing of CIA covert [...]

Bush Has Commuted Libby’s Prison Sentence »

By SusanUnPC on Jul 2, 2007 in Current Affairs | 50 Comments

UPDATE: ThinkProgress: “Fitzgerald to continue with appeals process for Libby. The Next Hurrah has a statement from special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald’s spokesperson:”
It is fundamental to the rule of law that all citizens stand before the bar of justice as equals. … Although the President’s decision eliminates Mr. Libby’s sentence of imprisonment, Mr. Libby [...]

Toensing Doesn’t Know Dick About Val »

By Larry Johnson on Mar 31, 2007 in Current Affairs | 32 Comments

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Brent Budowsky
[NOTE from Larry C Johnson: I have been pressing Brent to write on this issue for several weeks and he has kindly obliged. The actual title of his article is: The CIA Leak Case And The Truth That Keeps Us Free.  Much more professional and high-minded, which is typical of Brent. Hopefully this will [...]

Novak’s Rude Awakening »

By Larry Johnson on Mar 22, 2007 in Current Affairs | 47 Comments

byLarry C Johnson
Boy, is that the best he can do?  I refer of course to Bob "the Colostomy Bag" Novak’s column today in which he demonstrates that he still does not understand the basics of CIA cover.  I am working out of town this week on a terrorism exercise (I get the night shift) and [...]

Undercover, Covert, and Classified (Also Hush Hush) »

By Larry Johnson on Mar 17, 2007 in Current Affairs | 160 Comments

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Larry C Johnson
America got a terrific look at a classy lady yesterday when Valerie Plame testified before Henry Waxman’s Government Reform and Oversight Committee about the events surrounding her betrayal by the Bush Administration.  And America got a disturbing look at a Republican party devoid of reason and just plain common sense when Georgia Congressman [...]

The Hearing’s Revelations — Why They Matter »

By SusanUnPC on Mar 16, 2007 in Current Affairs | 57 Comments

UPDATE: Larry Johnson just told me that he will be a guest on Countdown with Keith Olbermann tonight to discuss the hearing. And, Howie In Seattle sent me a link to the video of the full session, at YouTube.
By SusanUnPC … These are among the key revelations and facts that came out of today’s [...]

Safeguarding Her Identity: Valerie Plame Wilson To Testify »

By SusanUnPC on Mar 15, 2007 in Current Affairs | 15 Comments

Valerie Plame Wilson leads a list of four five witnesses — including Victoria Toensing — who will testify tomorrow, starting at 10 a.m. ET before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The hearing will seek to determine “whether White House officials followed appropriate procedures for safeguarding the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson.” [...]

Is Tim Russert a Journalist? »

By SusanUnPC on Mar 12, 2007 in Current Affairs | 11 Comments

Atrios says he’s not:
If you’d gone through Digby’s post last night you would’ve seen it, but in any case you should read Colin McEnroe’s little spanking of Tim Russert.
Tim Russert’s admission that he inverts standard practices and assumes all conversations with the powerful are off the record has been undercovered by the media, as was [...]

Plamegate Chroniclers Corn and Waas »

By SusanUnPC on Mar 8, 2007 in Current Affairs | 7 Comments

Murray Waas, a noted writer on Plamegate and the Libby trial for the National Journal — you saw him on the CIA Leak panel at last summer’s YearlyKos Convention that featured Joe Wilson, Larry Johnson and moderator Jane Hamsher (video at Fora.TV) — will prepare and write The United States v. I. Lewis Libby, which [...]

The Jurors Need A Sit-Down With Larry »

By SusanUnPC on Mar 7, 2007 in Current Affairs | 37 Comments

UPDATE: Send an e-mail to President Bush asking him not to pardon Scooter Libby. (Not that Bush cares what we think, but it just takes a minute, and numbers add up.)
If you caught MSNBC’s Hardball today, you saw a kindly, bright Libby juror, Ann Redington, saying things like “I don’t want him to go to [...]

Larry Discusses Libby on NPR »

By SusanUnPC on Mar 7, 2007 in Current Affairs | 23 Comments

This morning, Larry Johnson appeared on National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” (Audio/Story) to discuss the dangerous precedent set by the outing of Valerie Plame:
Among intelligence insiders, there’s concern that nearly four years after the CIA called for an investigation into the leak of Plame’s name to reporters, no one has been charged for what they [...]

Next Steps in Plamegate »

By Larry Johnson on Mar 6, 2007 in Current Affairs | 35 Comments

byLarry C Johnson
Guilty!  Four out of five.  Now what?  Let’s see.  Will Scooter Libby be a hot date on Sadie Hawkins day once he’s in the pen?  He took such delight in screwing political foes, perceived and real, that he is about to discover an ancient Indian truth–Karma can be a bitch. 
Then there is [...]

Majority Leader Reid Is Right: No Libby Pardon »

By SusanUnPC on Mar 6, 2007 in Current Affairs | 14 Comments

BY BRENT BUDOWSKY
Note: I worked in the core group writing the original CIA Identities Law with Senator Lloyd Bentsen, its original sponsor.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is 100% right: the President should immediately and publicly state that there will be no pardon in the Scooter Libby case.
The jury has spoken: powerfully, decisively, and authoritatively.
This is [...]

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