# "Scooter" hates "the Turdblossom"? (Libby trial)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooter-hates-the-turdblossom-libby-trial/389133>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 23, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooter-hates-the-turdblossom-libby-trial/389133 "2007-01-23T19:05:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooter-hates-the-turdblossom-libby-trial/389133/1 "2007-01-23T19:05:14Z")

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[http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/23/cialeaktrial.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/23/cialeaktrial.ap/index.html)

Wow! News to me. Although I suspect it will end in an acquittal, looks like the trial just might give us an interesting look behind the curtains at the White House. How much of this stuff is just tactical by Libby’s lawyers? If they’re going to be calling the Vice President as a defense witness, how confident can they be that he’ll back up their theory of the case? Rove might almost wish he _had_ been indicted by the time this is over…

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**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooter-hates-the-turdblossom-libby-trial/389133/2 "2007-01-23T23:27:16Z")

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> When the FBI wanted to talk to Ari, he pled the fifth, refused to testify unless he was immunized. After being immunized he said he had this conversation with Libby.

[here](http://www.talkleft.com/story/2007/1/23/15858/9246)

So someone on the right obviously thinks there was a crime committed here.

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**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2007, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooter-hates-the-turdblossom-libby-trial/389133/3 "2007-01-24T05:51:33Z")

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Chris Matthews said that Cheney is beginning to sound like “an unindicted co-conspirator.” For those who don’t remember Watergate, that is exactly the label that was given to Nixon.

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**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooter-hates-the-turdblossom-libby-trial/389133/4 "2007-01-24T12:18:28Z")

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The opening statements were an amazing contrast in styles.