Thursday, March 08, 2007
Boot Scootin' Libby
When we were growing up my parents always told us that it was important to listen to both sides of an issue in order to be able to form an opinion and to stay informed, and difficult as that is sometimes, I still follow that advice.
This leads to occasionally tuning in to the 'Faux News' channel, which has to be taken in small doses. (Side effects may include nausea and vomiting)
Last night the integrity of Olberman was offset by the ramblings of O'Really, who couldn't get over the fact that Libby was found guilty of perjury: "I still don't know why he was even hauled in!" "Why was Libby convicted? The fact of whether or not she was a covert agent wasn't even proved!" "Fitzgerald knew he had no one to prosecute unless he caught someone in a lie...if there was no crime, why bother with a grand jury at all?"
And on and on...of course, it was different back in the day...
"This is about honesty and cruelty. For Mr. Clinton, it was about undermining the justice system."
Of course, Libby never did that...
This leads to occasionally tuning in to the 'Faux News' channel, which has to be taken in small doses. (Side effects may include nausea and vomiting)
Last night the integrity of Olberman was offset by the ramblings of O'Really, who couldn't get over the fact that Libby was found guilty of perjury: "I still don't know why he was even hauled in!" "Why was Libby convicted? The fact of whether or not she was a covert agent wasn't even proved!" "Fitzgerald knew he had no one to prosecute unless he caught someone in a lie...if there was no crime, why bother with a grand jury at all?"
And on and on...of course, it was different back in the day...
"This is about honesty and cruelty. For Mr. Clinton, it was about undermining the justice system."
Of course, Libby never did that...