After the verdict, Libby's wife said to him, with a furious look, "We're gonna (expletive) 'em."

[DeepModem Mom]

I would advise Ms. Grant to carefully consider, if she is interested in keeping her husband out of jail, to (expletive) those who set Scooter up as the fall guy, and not those who prosecuted him. (Or is it possible that it was in the direction of the White House her fury was aimed?)

Quote is from WP, "Free-Fall for the Fall Guy"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/06/AR2007030601998.html

[MADem]

1. I gotta ask--when Scooter looks through the cold lens of justice,

who, precisely, is

'em???'

It could be a surprise, that answer....

Sing, Scooter, Sing!

[bumblebee1]

10. Scooter,

sing more than my cockatiel, Max.

[merh]

2. They may not have any loyalties to "'em"

but they better not go hunting or take small planes or go anywhere without body guards or ever be alone or eat food before it's been tested or open packages they aren't expecting or walk across a street, or ...

this is a scarey, evil bunch with a great deal at stake. :scared:

[fooj]

4. Yep.

WOUNDED and DANGEROUS! Lethal combo...

:nuke:

[radfringe]

18. which " 'EM " is she refering to?

"'EM" as in White House? or prosecution? Wilson/Plame?

[merh]

21. I'm thinking it's the WH "'em"

the Wilson's didn't cause this, they are victims of it.

[bdamomma]

23. yes that is what I think also, if Libby goes down maybe

all of them should go down too, go ahead Scooter's wife take that revenge on Cheney and Bush also.

[babylonsister]

3. Her comment makes me wonder if she knows something we don't know.

Like...a deal has been made, which is a definite no-no?
That was a good column imo, coming from the acerbic (which is why I usually don't like him) Milbanks.

[DeepModem Mom]

6. It took me a minute to read (possibly) more into what she said than...

I assumed at first glance. Libby has gone through hell already to protect Cheney (and Bush) and probably will continue to do so. But hasn't his wife worked for Democrats? If I were married to him, my fury would go to the people who set him up, not to the authorities charged with enforcing the law.

[kansasblue]

5. "We're gonna [expletive] 'em." Who is she talking about?

"We're gonna .expletive. 'em."

Harriet Grant went over to hug her husband with a furious look on her face. Three reporters heard her say what sounded like, "We're gonna .expletive. 'em."

[DeepModem Mom]

7. My head tells me she's talking about Fitz and his team, but my heart hopes...

she's talking about Rove, Cheney and Bush.

[orleans]

12. i don't think she is talking about fitz. i think she's talking about cheney

who let her precious scooter become a convicted felon just to cover cheney's ass.

"we're gonna fuck em" is (imo) in reference to cheney and rove. not to fitz. you don't shoot the messenger--and fitz was just doing his job. you fuck the asshole that put you up to the crap you got convicted on--the one who wouldn't come to your defense--and the sob that never took a hit (rove)

i say "have at it harriet! fuck em as hard as you can!"

[POAS]

13. Wow she looks hard, calculating and

not someone I would want to cross.

[PhilipShore]

14. Libby is a patsy - n/t

[WinkyDink]

17. No, he's just not the top player.

[rman]

37. Which makes him a good patsy

How would it be that not being the top player makes him not a patsy?

[tavalon]

40. Patsy usually means someone who was unwittingly set up

Scooter Libby knew full well what he was doing and how this might come down. He's falling on the sword purposefully. This wasn't a set up, it was a cover up.

[rman]

42. Ok, how about "fallguy"?

I think you're right about the definition of "patsy". Oswald was a patsy and he didn't know until it was to late. Libby is different.
But there's got to be a word for someone who willingly (though not necessarily entirely on his/her own initiative) sacrifices him/her self to cover up what the higher-ups have done.

[tavalon]

46. Fallguy

works for me.

[Carni]

41. That woman is Libby's wife?

Geez-- hide the Dalmation puppies :(

I assumed yesterday when I saw that woman that she was one of his legal reps.

I don't know who "EM" is but I'm glad it's not me--she looks a little scary lol

[PhilipShore]

9. The warmongers

"We're gonna 'em." Who is she talking about?

Jack Abramoff and Libby are just the tip of the iceberg. The military-industrial-complex (PNAC) that Libby is a member of created Libby. She is talking about the "secret government" that has been running this country, for over 50 years.

[Colobo]

8. This is getting interesting

It seems like a jailbird will sing soon... :)

[TankLV]

11. My bet is on a couple of "surprising" and "unexpected" tragedies concerning these two...

They better have good protection - I won't be surprised by what the BFEE will do...

[POAS]

15. Now that the investigation is over

(per fitz's public statements) perhaps he will be invited to resign.

[emulatorloo]

34. not over -- inactive -- Fitz qualified the statement -- no new charges unless they receive new info

I am "inactive" right now, but if the doorbell rings I am gonna hop up.

Personally I am not surprised that Fitz talks like a lawyer -- very carefully. But then again, I am not looking for a cloud in every silver lining.

Fitz additionally said

"If (Libby's) counsel or he wish to pursue any options, they can contact us."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x353668

So who knows what might happen. Certainly not you or me.

It is kinda sounding like Mrs. Scooter may have had enough of her husband protecting Cheney.

My guess is that Cheney is going to come under some serious pressure politically. And I am not so sure Bush will pardon Libby. Why should he? Cheney is dead weight on the Bush admin now.

And then there is the Wilson's Civil case. . . wonder if any new information will come from that?

[POAS]

43. Your correct

A distinction worth noting.

[notadmblnd]

47. I was thinking that about the wife.

I can practically see the headline.. Harriet Grant found dead, friends say she was despondent over Husbands conviction. Let's hope we don't ever read it.

[hang a left]

16. I just don't know....

I read the whole article, and have followed along during the entire process. I just don't think she would make that kind of statement in the courtroom with everyone watching and listening.

Attributed to (on edit...UN-named)journos in the courtroom thinking that is what they overheard. I don't think I can believe it. If I were to say something like that to my husband in a situation like this it would have been when we were safely in the car.

[Disturbed]

19. "Now that the investigation is over."

A real Investigation should start with Congress regarding Bush, Cheney, Rove and the rest of the Cabal that committed Treason!

[B Calm]

20. Well it sure as hell can't be Valerie Plame and her husband, they already

did that! She must be talking about Bush and Cheney.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

22. She must be more pissed now after one of the jury members publicly declared

in so many words that Libby was the fall guy!

[Coexist]

24. she is a graduate from the Karl Rove School of Politics

never stop viciously attacking, even when they are defeated.

Ugly, ugly.

Can't wait for their Lee Atwater moment.

[DeepModem Mom]

26. See my post #25. Interestingly, she's a Democrat. That doesn't determine, of course...

the political methods she might be likely to advocate.

[Coexist]

27. Is she still a Dem?

People sometimes change for love!

[DeepModem Mom]

29. I thought the same thing, and posted that she's "described" as a Dem.

There's no way of knowing what she's thinking now. Her comment is really intriguing, though.

[DeepModem Mom]

25. Just FYI: I Googled HARRIET GRANT; she is described as a "Democratic lawyer."

She's described as that when she met Libby at a law firm, when she was involved as a lawyer in the Clarence Thomas hearings, and when she was a staff lawyer on the Senate Judiciary Committee. She quit legal work when she had her children.

[Beausoir]

28. Very interesting. Wonder what the pucker factor at the White House is right now?

[peekaloo]

30. sucking seat cushions, I hope.

;-)

[dkofos]

39. They will have to replace all the seat cushions at the WH.

All those sphincter bite marks you know!!

[conscious evolution]

44. Needle and Jackhammer

[Cameron27]

31. They'll probably dangle the pardon over her

to shut her up. It could get interesting though, since Bush may not want to pardon him right away.

[DeepModem Mom]

33. When I Googled "Harriet Grant," I found an article about their going to trial...

instead of accepting a deal that would have meant jail time for Libby. It sounds like Libby's desire to stay out of jail at all costs, if that is his goal, would weigh in on their decision on what to do next. I'll bet Cheney and Bush, as you say, are considering the pardon options as we speak.

[TroglodyteScholar]

45. I bet they're considering pardoning him...

...pardoning him from this mortal coil, that is.

[npincus]

32. she's a Dem... I hope that's a declaration of war

against the LIARS he's protecting.

[DeepModem Mom]

35. See this post about David Boies on Hannity --

He's hitting the Libby verdict hard. Does Harriet know him from his days in Washington, working with the Judiciary Committee, as she did? Is she going to bring David, "Al Gore's former counsel," on board to defend Libby?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x359475

[tinfoilinfor2005]

36. I guess we'll find out soon enough who means more to Libby;

His wife and kids, or the Evil Lord, Darth Cheney. If the Mrs. has any info on her own and is waiting on a pardon deal, I would advise her to put it in a safe deposit box along with a note stating, "In the case of my sudden death, the contents of this envelope are to be given to Mr. Fitzpatrick."

[The Doctor.]

38. She was most likely referring to the Bush Cabal....

However, the outburst was apparently impulsive and emotional.

They will talk, review their options, receive assurances, and do nothing.

[in_cog_ni_to]

48. One little phone call to KKKRove or the psycho-in-chief will take care of Libby's problem.

All he has to do is threaten to talk, spill the beans, sing everything he knows.

Easy...peasy. Pardon.

[riverdeep]

49. One can only hope

she was referring to the administration. But...people have described this administration as a mafia-I disagree, they're more like the Aryan Brotherhood-just ruthless beyond belief. There were some things even the mafia wouldn't do-the Brotherhood will.

Someone mentioned Cheney is a dead weight on this Bush administration. Cheney IS this administration. Open up junior's head and you'd find something like an asthmatic hamster on a rusty wheel.