From TalkLeft: “Another Internet Report of Karl Rove Indictment”:
Wayne Madsen, whom I have not read previously, is reporting there will be an announcement of Karl Rove’s indictment Friday. His story somewhat tracks Jason’s Leopold’s article, except he says the meeting at Luskin’s office Friday was not for 15 hours, Rove wasn’t given 24 hours to get his affairs in order and he adds that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales met with the grand jury on May 12 and was advised by them that Rove would be indicted.
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Madsen says that some of Jason’s information may have emanated from within the Rove camp as a means of deflection.
Is there nothing this puppetmaster can’t do?
Doubtful. Still, Jeralyn asks the right question:
Madsen reported the Gonzales-grand jury meeting rergarding Libby on his website in October, 2005 but then he said the date was October 19, not October 21.
Is this inside information, or putting two and two together that an Indictment will be announced Friday? Has he just tweaked Jason’s article to remove the points receiving the most skepticism: (1) the meeting was 15 hours, (2) Rove was given 24 hours to get his affairs in order and (3) the grand jury had already returned the Indictment and Fitzgerald handed it to Luskin and Rove?
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Has any other media source reported that Gonzales met with the Libby grand jury on October 21 or with the Rove grand jury on May 12?
Madsen also fingers a lawyer at Patton Boggs as a source—although not his direct source.
WMR was told by a credible source that a Patton and Boggs attorney confirmed that Fitzgerald paid a visit to the law firm to inform Rove attorney Robert Luskin and Rove that an indictment would be returned by the Grand Jury against Rove.
So it’s hearsay….A lawyer told a source of Madsen’s who told Madsen. Wouldn’t this lawyer be discovered, fired and face disciplinary action for leaking privileged information about a client of the firm?
If this lawyer-rat does exist, it sounds like he or she may also be one of Jason’s sources, in which case, he or she gave different informaton to Jason than to Madsen’s source. Considering that Madsen is a former NSA officer, and former CIA Analyst Larry Johnson and Joseph Wilson reportedly have received similar information, it’s beginning to sound like a close-knit group of sources.
I guess we’ll know tomorrow.
For what it’s worth, Tom Maguire predicted a May 19th indictment of Rove. He has more here. And, to add to the intrigue, Maguire posts today on Steve Clemons’ report, via BobbyRay Inman, that the man in Fitzgerald’s crosshairs is actually Richard Armitage.
So, you know—you figure it out.
Me, I’m still trying to figure out if Valerie Plame was a covert op “outed” by…er, someone or other. And how and why this was a bad thing.
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update: NRO’s Byron York throws a bit of cold water on this story (thanks to Capt Joe in the comments):
Madsen’s report has raised the hopes of Rove indictment fans who have become somewhat dispirited after Leopold’s “24 business hours” passed without action against Rove. But it appears that they might again be destined for disappointment, because the details of Madsen’s account are, if anything, even more farfetched than Leopold’s.
First, a Justice Department source, speaking on background, says that Alberto Gonzales did not go to the courthouse on Friday, May 12.
Second, Gonzales, like his predecessor John Ashcroft, has recused himself from the CIA leak investigation. Gonzales, as White House counsel, had taken part in the White House’s response to the Justice Department in the early days of the probe. When he became attorney general, there was no doubt that he would have to recuse himself from the matter.
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Finally, it simply defies common sense to think that Fitzgerald and the grand jury would give the attorney general a preview of an indictment in the CIA leak matter. “Gonzales would not be given that kind of information,” says one insider. “The reason one is recused from the case is so that one cannot make decisions that would affect the case  like he might tell the White House.”
And one more note. Madsen also reported that Fitzgerald told Rove lawyer Robert Luskin that he, Luskin, is now a “subject” in the probe because Fitzgerald is investigating whether Luskin “may have violated laws on obstruction of justice.” I asked Rove spokesman Mark Corallo whether Fitzgerald has informed Luskin that he, Luskin, is a subject of the investigation. “No,” was Corallo’s answer. And Corallo repeated his earlier denials about the purported meeting last Friday at Patton Boggs. It simply did not happen, Corallo said.
Let me get this straight: The Left lays in wait, wishing, begging, yearning, going sleepless for criminal behavior—any criminal behavior—in a half-decade effort to finally, possibly, maybe conform reality to vague preconception and moonbat stereotype.
And this means they’re civil, reasoned, objective protectors of principle, reason, and the American Way.
Because having to clean house once in a while but doing it quietly and somberly out of constitutional duty would be what? Less desirable than weekly risking making a public ass out of yourself by habitually making partisan lunatic shit up?
Jeff should start a betting pool on which lefty’s head will explode first if Rove isn’t indicted. Kos? Marshall? Ygelsias? Fatboy Willis? Femboy Hamsher? Who will it be!
This is the wierdest story since the Chicago Alderman was convicted of accepting a bribe that a Chicago gangster was aquitted of paying…
SB: feed
me!
That Madsen fellow strikes me as an Art Bell for terrestrials
Irritate leftists with this :
Why the US will still be the only superpower in 2030.
Or irritate rightists with link whoring.
My money is on a hybrid. Mona/Greenwald.
Bryon York at NRO talks some air out of this story.
Wayne Madsen is regularly quoted on DU as an “authoritative source” (i.e. complete freakin’ retarded moonbat).
Wayne Madsen was one of the people pushing the TANG story the hardest. Here read what he says here:
Here is another moonbat article by madsen where he spins a story that United 93 was shot down and the story of the passengers takingover was for propaganda value.
If you know who madsen is and actually read his shit then his reporting on it would remove and not add credibility to the story.
Byron York also points out that Gonzales has already recused himself from this mess so there is no way that he would have met with Fitzgerald.
I’ve been running a Fitzmas Fizzle indictment clock since Monday.
Maybe someone needs to photoshop “Rove Indicted!” over “Dewey Defeats Truman!”
Another good betting pool would be which of Leopolds’s blog enablers will be the first to admit he was just making shit up.
And that Joe Wilson and Larry Johnson gossip more than Gladys Kravitz.
Okay, I’m starting to put this together. We are dealing with plausible deniability. So many people are claiming that it will happen or has happened that if it ever really does happen, nobody will believe it anyway.
Then, after the fact, it will simply be a made up story. I know it’s the reverse way around, but then the denials will be plausible. So, my head hurts, it’s hard to make up new moonbat theories y’know.
By the way, if it happened tomorrow, I’d deny ever having any doubt that it would happen…
It’s the Little Indictment That Could.
Or, maybe in the end, it can’t.
tw: This time it’s personal.
…I know I can….I know i can…. I know I can….
(Fitz was in chicago)
– Oh.
Personally, I see Rove and Bush, sitting in the family quarters late at night, saying “I know — we’ll tell them it’s really going to be the 19th. Tee hee hee. I want to see the look on their faces!”
Goldstein, if you end up the Grinch that stole Fitzmas…
::::spit::::
Thanks…thanks a lot
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*sigh*
These people have the vote, and their votes count for as much as a sane person’s. More, probably—they’re Democrats, and probably “vote early and vote often”.
For tips on to avoid inditement, Karl need only read Jeff*s greatest hits near the top of the list. [main – top right]
**My brief conversations with inmates who object to real-time emperical observations on the need to serve full sentences.** TG
– Wait!…. wait!…. Stop the Press’s!!!…..it wasn’t about Rove at all….
– It was about a remarkable discovery by the Hilldebeast!…
– Yes folks its really true. The Redoubtable Hillery Rodham has discovered the true reason for runaway abortion…..
(Drum rolllllllllllllllllllllllllllll)
– CONSERVATIVES! Tttiiiisssssssshhhhhhhhhh…….
Even Jeralyn knows better than to treat this story seriously. In the odd chance that Rove is indicted, these guys will claim credit but it is obvious that they do not have any real sources.
And when you consider that Ray McGovern, Larry Johnson, Valerie Plame and Wayne Madsen were probably regular members of the inteligence community (wow is that ever an oxy-“moron” or what) then is it any wonder that 911 happened. What a frigging bunch of losers!!
Sigh, when do we turf the whole CIA out on their dang asses.
Hmmmm.
I wish they’d get this shit down, either way. I’ve got $50 riding on this stuff and this endless cycle of nonsense is irritating.
Indict the bastard now or state for the record he’s not going to be indicted. Or something.
I want to collect dammit!
“Former member of the intelligence community” should immediately bring to the fore the question:
“Why?”
word: least. “Make up one of your own.”
Shit! They’re onto us. I hope this doesn’t neutralize the Roe Effect…
Why would he give Rove 24 hours to get his affairs in order. If indicted, he will simply smile for a picture and be back on the street, that is unless Baby “the retard” Fitz is indicting him for the murder of Hoffa, Lincoln, JFK and RFK. As evidenced by the DA vs Rush, the DA vs the Duke students, and the DA in Tx. vs Tom, a democrat is likely to do anything that doesn’t make sense to anyone in the world. I hope they all remember this when the democrats are in power and thousand of Republicans file charges for thousands of made up offenses against every democratic office holder. Anyone can swear out a warrent against anyone and we’ll use that procedure to keep em all in court, win or lose. Most of the charges won’t have to be made up, just charge them with any sort of sexual deviate action, including child rape and it’ll be true.
Weren’t they digging up Jimmy Hoffa today so they could indict him? Why isn’t Byron York on top of that?
Word: Speak truthy to power.
OK, so that’s not the word. So sue me.
My word is car. What the fuck am I supposed to do with that?
I’m going to report that John Bolton’s mustache is being indicted. Let’s see if that one has legs.
Madsen is a f’n loon. I had some fun pointing out his and Joseph Cannon’s post-2004 elections crap over at my old site.
My old stories are here and here. I’d forgotten it involved a Nigerian e-mail scam.
The RIF (Rove Indictment Fans) must be twitching like someone with a bad case of Tourettes.
10 AM D.C. time.
Anything yet?
11 AM D.C. time.
Dude, where’s my indictment?
Mebbe Fitz is giving him the weekend to finish his laundry?
Well, it’s 11:20.
n.. n.. n.. nothing. Nice.
J
better not let Leoplod see that. That might form the basis of his next story
09:17AM Pacific time.
Anyone?
Hmm, nothing on the newswire yet…
tic-toc
tic-toc
tic-toc
Anyone? Beuller?
12:33PM EDT.
The anticipation is killing me.
Can’t…maintain…erection…much…longer…feeling…lightheaded…
If we don’t see a Rove indictment today, that ‘dillo had better fucking dance tonight. Like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in a pornographic remake of The Gay Divorcee in full color, with the main theme sung by Barbara Streisand.
‘Cuz if I don’t get some sort of personal satisfaction today, that little pseudo-rodent party animal had better go to ground with his rifle locked and loaded, and wearing full camo over his IBA before I land at the airport. Which is when things will get really interesting.
Which recipe is the most onerous?
May 19/06 National Post:- http://tinyurl.com/ez6t3
1938 Black armband*s recipe:Ger
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[1] First you mark *em.
[2] Then it*s roundup in cattle cars.
[3] Then you gas *em
2006 Black Headband*s recipe:Iran
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[1] First you mark *em
[2] Then . . .
[3]
We are not going to sit and watch this again!
TG
Well, it’s almost a quarter after one D.C. time, and Order 66 still has not gone out to exterminate the Jedi, so…
Hmmmm.
Since absolutely nothing is going on with Rove’s indictment …
How about that Nintendo “Wii”?
Stupid name but an interesting controller.
I have it on ultra double secret probation background that Fitz flew out to Hawaii for the day so he could make his announcement from the beach…so I’m sure there’s plenty of time due to timezones and whatnot.
This is very sad for the moonbats. They’ve been waiting sooooo very long for Karl to be “frog-marched” in cuffs . . .
. . . tsk, tsk, tsk . . . looks like another “hard candy Fitzmas” for them . . .
“Can’t…maintain…erection…much…longer…feeling…lightheaded… “
If it lasts for over 4 hours, seek medical attention (channeling Cialis)
J
What’s the remedy for erections lasting over three years?
– Pointing and boisterous laughter?
Photo layout in Vanity Fair?