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Title: It's falling apart. Rove aide Griffin resigns when documents supoenaed
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truthout.com
URL Source: http://www.truthout.com
Published: Jun 1, 2007
Author: Greg Palast
Post Date: 2007-06-01 14:29:52 by Mekons4
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Views: 792
Comments: 19
Tim Griffin, formerly right hand man to Karl Rove, resigned Thursday as US Attorney for Arkansas hours after BBC Television ‘Newsnight’ reported that Congressman John Conyers requested the network’s evidence on Griffin’s involvement in ‘caging voters.’ Greg Palast, reporting for BBC Newsnight, obtained a series of confidential emails from the 2004 Bush-Cheney campaign. In these emails, Griffin, then the GOP Deputy Communications Director, transmitted so-called ‘caging lists’ of voters to state party leaders. Experts have concluded the caging lists were designed for a mass challenge of voters’ right to cast ballots. The caging lists were heavily weighted with minority voters including homeless individuals, students and soldiers sent overseas. Conyers, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee investigating the firing of US Attorneys, met Thursday evening in New York with Palast. After reviewing key documents, Conyers stated that, despite Griffin’s resignation, “We’re not through with him by any means.” Conyers indicated to the BBC that he thought it unlikely that Griffin could carry out this massive ‘caging’ operation without the knowledge of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Rove. Griffin has not responded to requests by BBC to explain this 'caging' operation. However, in emails subpoenaed by Conyers' committee, Griffin complains to Monica Goodling, an assistant to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, about the BBC reporter's reproduction of caging lists in Palast's book, "Armed Madhouse." In the email dated February 5 of this year, Griffin stated that the purpose of 'caging' was to identify "fraudulent" voters. This contradicts one explanation of the Bush campaign to BBC that the lists were of potential donors and not in any way created to challenge voters. Griffin confidentially wrote: "The real story is this: There were thousands of reported illegal/fake voter registrations around the country, so some of the Republican State Parties mailed letters welcoming new voters to the newly registered voters. … The Republican State Parties ultimately wanted to show that thousands of fraudulent registrations had been completed." Last Wednesday, Goodling testified under a grant of immunity before the House Judiciary Committee that Gonzales' Deputy Paul McNulty, "failed to disclose that he had some knowledge of allegations that Tim Griffin had been involved in vote 'caging' during his work on the President's 2004 campaign." Goodling's testimony prompted Conyers' request to the BBC for the Griffin emails. Last night Palast showed Conyers a Griffin email from August 2004 indicating that Griffin not only knew of 'caging,' but directed the operation.
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#1. To: Mekons4 (#0)
Palast should get a Pulitzer for this.
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Griffin's career was already toast --even the GOP in Arkansas hates the punk-- but this is just humiliating. And of course, he's involved in the whole Gonzo mess. This is starting to look like Watergate, only even better.
Valerie Plame did not have her dog vaccinated on schedule back in 1992. Any allegation that she did is a distortion of fact by the liberal MSM. Therefore, Conyers is innocent and simply the victim of a liberal witch hunt.
I wonder how much longer before Cheney tries to declare Bush incompetent and take control? Bush is very nearly a slathering imbecile now from the booze. How much longer until they try to put him in a rubber room?
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Griffin seems to be getting into the Fred Thompson campaign http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003728982_thompson31.html But there is considerable mystery about who will fill Thompson's fledgling campaign staff. Tim Griffin, a Karl Rove protégé who was appointed by President Bush to replace the ousted U.S. attorney in Arkansas, declined to comment on reports that he is talking to the campaign about a top-level post. The Justice Department announced late Wednesday that he will be resigning his current position Friday. Griffin served as research director for the Republican National Committee in 2004.
"We shall have world government whether or not you like it - by conquest or consent." - International financier and CFR member James Warburg Feb. 7, 1950
That would be a way to sabotage Thompson's campaign since Griffin is soon to be on the hot seat in Congressional hearings.
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Isn't Fred Thompson the guy who made his millions in the healthcare industry?
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
On the fundraising call Tuesday, donors were instructed to begin submitting checks dated June 4 to the campaign. Each was asked to collect $4,600 from 10 couples — $2,300 per person is the maximum allowed under federal law. The call was first reported by the Weekly Standard's Web site. The fact that Kristol's Weekly Standard picked up on this first tells me the Zionist fix may be in.
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
I think you're thinking of Frist, whose family owns HCA.
"Be just and if you can't be just, be arbitrary." - William S Burroughs
oh, and who also enjoyed doing vivisection on neighborhood cats. :)
"Be just and if you can't be just, be arbitrary." - William S Burroughs
Yeah, that's it. Too many names floating around out there, and too many crooks among them.
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Frist is it.
If Griffin is in on the Thompson campaign, it's obvious that Rove is supporting the guy. Not that I would vote for the creep anyway, but that seals the deal. I'll never vote for another Repuke again. Ever. Unless they leave the party. It's too corrupt and enslaved by the ruling class. It cracks me up that fundies vote for these guys, who consider them a joke. Which they are. Take your pick in the Bible; either its evil side or its heavenly side, but don't try to claim the other once you've chosen. And most of the fundies have chosen the evil path.
as Lily Tomlin is credited with saying..."no matter how cynical I get, I just can't keep up"
Huh? Am I stupid or are you? This makes no sense to me.
"Be just and if you can't be just, be arbitrary." - William S Burroughs
The wingnuts are getting desperate.
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Congressman John Conyers deserves an award too. He worked hard on impeachment when no one was listening.
"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." ~George Washington
Someone told me that "BAC" was a parodying imitation of the shill.
"First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. Then they fight you. Then you win." --Mahatma Gandhi
#2. To: BTP Holdings (#1)
#3. To: Mekons4 (#0)
#4. To: Mekons4 (#2)
This is starting to look like Watergate, only even better.
#5. To: Mekons4, BTP Holdings (#2)
#6. To: j.sulli (#5)
Griffin seems to be getting into the Fred Thompson campaign
#7. To: All (#6)
#8. To: j.sulli, Eoghan (#5)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003728982_thompson31.html
#9. To: BTP Holdings (#7)
#10. To: BTP Holdings, robin (#7)
#11. To: Dakmar (#9)
you're thinking of Frist, whose family owns HCA.
#12. To: BTP Holdings (#7)
Fred Thompson the guy who made his millions in the healthcare industry?
"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men" Plato
#13. To: j.sulli (#5)
#14. To: BTP Holdings (#11)
Too many names floating around out there, and too many crooks among them.
#15. To: BAC (#3)
Valerie Plame did not have her dog vaccinated on schedule back in 1992. Any allegation that she did is a distortion of fact by the liberal MSM. Therefore, Conyers is innocent and simply the victim of a liberal witch hunt.
#16. To: BAC (#3)
#17. To: Mekons4 (#15)
Huh? Am I stupid or are you? This makes no sense to me.
#18. To: BTP Holdings (#1)
#19. To: ... (#17)
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