Comments on: Rove Recollecting http://donklephant.com/2005/12/14/rove-recollecting/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: john http://donklephant.com/2005/12/14/rove-recollecting/comment-page-1/#comment-4585 john Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:08:47 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=1553#comment-4585 I think that anyone would remember who they spoke to about a campaign to discredit a person viewed to be a political foe. Clearly Rove and Libby split up which reporters would be told, or we would have seen overlap. It's stated like it was just a 2 min conversation. when would a conversation be sufficiently long enough to remember. Coincidentally he had this conversation close to the same time he had the conversation with Novak, adding to the importance of this talk. And why did he not tell Scott McClellan when he spoke to him regarding this situation, he did not remember that he had spoke to Novak either? Sounds like Rove is suffering from selective memory syndrome. I think that anyone would remember who they spoke to about a campaign to discredit a person viewed to be a political foe. Clearly Rove and Libby split up which reporters would be told, or we would have seen overlap. It’s stated like it was just a 2 min conversation. when would a conversation be sufficiently long enough to remember. Coincidentally he had this conversation close to the same time he had the conversation with Novak, adding to the importance of this talk. And why did he not tell Scott McClellan when he spoke to him regarding this situation, he did not remember that he had spoke to Novak either? Sounds like Rove is suffering from selective memory syndrome.

]]> By: debsay http://donklephant.com/2005/12/14/rove-recollecting/comment-page-1/#comment-4579 debsay Thu, 15 Dec 2005 18:20:57 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=1553#comment-4579 thutmosis. That would be assuming something that is not in evidence... you are already assuming that it was a 'angry at and smearing somebody trying to expose the lies and half truths of the administration’s case for war" without out showing any evidence of this. I don't find it a bit surprising that Rove didn't mention Cooper's conversation for a couple of reasons... Rove told Fitzgerald about talking to Novak (which was how this whole thing started), the conversation with Cooper was a short one before going on vacation and the fact that Cooper didn't write anything on this story could very conceivably put him out of Rove's memory. When Rove found the e-mail he took it to Fitzgerald and testified again... this isn't the action of someone trying to hide something. You don't take your evidence to the police if you are the one breaking the law... that doesn't make sense. Rob, I haven't heard that at all... You would think that if the news had any inkling of this being credible that it would have been splashed in the news by now. It also isn't very consistant with Rove taking the e-mail and contacting Fitzgerald, bringing it to his attention that he had missed a conversation with Cooper. Cooper isn't the one that wrote a story about Plame, Novak is, Rove told them about Novak up front - what would be the reason for keeping quiet on Cooper? I don't get it. thutmosis.

That would be assuming something that is not in evidence… you are already assuming that it was a ‘angry at and smearing somebody trying to expose the lies and half truths of the administration’s case for war” without out showing any evidence of this.

I don’t find it a bit surprising that Rove didn’t mention Cooper’s conversation for a couple of reasons… Rove told Fitzgerald about talking to Novak (which was how this whole thing started), the conversation with Cooper was a short one before going on vacation and the fact that Cooper didn’t write anything on this story could very conceivably put him out of Rove’s memory. When Rove found the e-mail he took it to Fitzgerald and testified again… this isn’t the action of someone trying to hide something. You don’t take your evidence to the police if you are the one breaking the law… that doesn’t make sense.

Rob,

I haven’t heard that at all… You would think that if the news had any inkling of this being credible that it would have been splashed in the news by now. It also isn’t very consistant with Rove taking the e-mail and contacting Fitzgerald, bringing it to his attention that he had missed a conversation with Cooper. Cooper isn’t the one that wrote a story about Plame, Novak is, Rove told them about Novak up front – what would be the reason for keeping quiet on Cooper? I don’t get it.

]]> By: rob http://donklephant.com/2005/12/14/rove-recollecting/comment-page-1/#comment-4574 rob Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:08:25 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=1553#comment-4574 And speaking of gossip, I read somewhere that he asked his secretary to remove the phone log of the call. That would make it hard to forget. And speaking of gossip, I read somewhere that he asked his secretary to remove the phone log of the call. That would make it hard to forget.

]]> By: The English Guy » Rove To Be Indicted? http://donklephant.com/2005/12/14/rove-recollecting/comment-page-1/#comment-4573 The English Guy » Rove To Be Indicted? Thu, 15 Dec 2005 13:52:28 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=1553#comment-4573 [...] Donklephant asks the questions - how many of us would remember a two minute conversation before you left for vacation? I’m not sure if they’re being facetious or not. [...] [...] Donklephant asks the questions – how many of us would remember a two minute conversation before you left for vacation? I’m not sure if they’re being facetious or not. [...]

]]> By: thutmosis http://donklephant.com/2005/12/14/rove-recollecting/comment-page-1/#comment-4562 thutmosis Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:18:02 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=1553#comment-4562 Events and circumstances that are important to a person are always remembered. Being angry at and smearing somebody trying to expose the lies and half truths of the administration's case for war would be something not easily forgotten by the perpetrator. Many non important details about conversations will be forgotten if one is asked to recall them months later. For these guys, angry at Wilson, their smear campaign was very important and difficult to forget, even months after. Rove is lying and hopefully will get what is coming to him. Indictment(s) for perjury and/or making false statements. Events and circumstances that are important to a person are always remembered.
Being angry at and smearing somebody trying to expose the lies and half truths of the administration’s case for war would be something not easily forgotten by the perpetrator.
Many non important details about conversations will be forgotten if one is asked to recall them months later.
For these guys, angry at Wilson, their smear campaign was very important and difficult to forget, even months after. Rove is lying and hopefully will get what is coming to him. Indictment(s) for perjury and/or making false statements.

]]> By: Blue Neponset http://donklephant.com/2005/12/14/rove-recollecting/comment-page-1/#comment-4557 Blue Neponset Wed, 14 Dec 2005 19:24:44 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=1553#comment-4557 If Rove lied to Scott McClellen about his conversation with Novak and/or Cooper why is it so hard to believe he lied to the FBI about it? If Rove lied to Scott McClellen about his conversation with Novak and/or Cooper why is it so hard to believe he lied to the FBI about it?

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