Yes, that's what they said. I swear I'm not making this up! The transcript, featuring the comedic stylings of White House flak Scott Stanzel:
Q Scott, is Scooter Libby getting more than equal justice under the law? Is he getting special treatment?
MR. STANZEL: Well, I guess I don't know what you mean by "equal justice under the law."
Well, there you have it!
But this is a unique case, there's no doubt about that.
No, it isn't. There are plenty of people who have been convicted of perjury, and nobody's ever been pardoned without expressing remorse or doing some time.
Q So that this case shouldn't be setting any kind of standard for, say, someone who has already asked for commutation of sentence for, like, 33 months in jail for perjury and obstruction of justice, just as Scooter Libby was charged with those?
MR. STANZEL: I think every case is different, and it's important to evaluate every case on its merits.
Tell that to the 57 people Gonzales and Bush had executed with the Texas Death Penalty Memos. "Evaluate each case" my Sweet Aunt Fanny.
Maybe we should all call the White House tomorrow and find out if anybody knows what "equal justice under the law means." Heck, we've got the phone numbers, so we might as well put them to good use....
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Obviously some animals are more equal than others.
At least that's what Vice-Preznit Napoleon is saying these days
No Hell below us
Above us, only sky
No Hell below us
Above us, only sky
Ummm
Wow...and I thought the Bush administration couldn't show they were any more clueless.
LIBBY SCOOTS FREE!
Scott Stanzel, you are a pompous, arrogant self -aggrandizing moron if you believe game playing with the concept of 'equal treatment under the law' is a ready source of humor. You have absolutely no idea how many people have utter contempt for you as a result of your stupid remark...even some you would dare call 'friend'.
They just keep lowering the bar, okinawa!
They just keep surprising me by sinking to new lows. I say to myself, "That's it. Nothing worse is possible!" and in days, at most weeks... they've defined deviancy down again.
No authoritarians were tortured in the writing of this post.
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Mahatma Gandhi
They''ll Just Say Anything:
More Bushist coup Laida; epitomizing their Manifest Insanity!
Dang
When are things going to change in this country??