DeLay's New Defense: 'I Mispoke'

[RSchewe]

TalkLeft:

DeLay's New Defense: 'I Mispoke'

Tom DeLay may have the best lawyer around, but he's shooting himself in the foot. He needs to stay off the airwaves. The latest:

In his radio comments on Tuesday, Mr. DeLay offered a new insight on the case, saying he made a mistake in a voluntary interview with the prosecutor's office a few weeks ago that helped prompt the indictments.

He would not discuss his mistake in detail, but it apparently concerned the $190,000 check that is central to the case. Mr. Earle charges that the money, which included money from corporate interests in Texas, was turned over to the Republican National Committee with instructions to return $190,000 to designated candidates for the Texas Legislature. The accusation is that the transaction was intended to circumvent a prohibition on the use of corporate money in state races.

"I misspoke one sentence, and they have based all of this on one sentence," Mr. DeLay told Mr. Limbaugh. "They think that before the check was cut and sent to the national committee that I approved this check. I didn't know this went on until well after it happened."

DeLay had his pre-DeGeurin lawyer with him when he went in for his voluntary interview. If DeLay mis-spoke, wouldn't his lawyer have interjected and either asked him if he was sure about that answer or asked for a break to speak to his client - or even contradicted his client and told him he misspoke? Every lawyer I know who's been through a debriefing would have done that.

Clearly, DeLay's lawyer didn't go into the interview not knowing DeLay's position on the very matter at issue.

Advice for Mr. DeLay: You have a great lawyer. Let him speak for you. That's part of why you're paying him the big bucks.

(emphasis added)

http://talkleft.com/new_archives/012622.html

[wicket]

1. Wow, he's getting more pathetic by the day!

n/t

[atommom]

2. Must be a new definition of the word "misspoke" that we were

previously unaware of!

He just keeps digging the hole deeper...

[TankLV]

26. Hey - bunker "mispeaks" all the time.

They just never use the word "lie" unless it's a DEMOCRAT!

It's just a synonym for "lie".

Same thing.

[electropop]

3. One little $190,000 lie, and they're all over him.

Sucks to be you, Bugboy.

[bryant69]

4. I Misspoke?

Interesting defense. I wonder if it's applicable in other settings.

"Your honor, I'm afraid I Mispoke. When I said "Yeah, I killed him. ANd I'd do it again," to the undercover cop, I really meant to say something else."

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[itzamirakul]

32. What about all the drug addicts who can say...

"Sorry...I mis-smoked. I thought it was a Marlboro."

[Hobarticus]

5. His ego's writing checks that his lawyer can't cash...

He'll sink himself.

[Kber]

9. tee hee!

[rocktivity]

25. Or, as we used to say in the old neighborhood

"DeLay's MOUTH is writing checks that his ASS can't cash!"

:headbang:
rocknation

[graywarrior]

6. Translation: "I mislied."

[bballny]

7. Martha probably

misspoke and oops she landed in jail. May you have a long and delightful stay in a maximum security prison.

[marions ghost]

8. As DA Ron Earle said,

"when they're guilty, they object the loudest..."

[JuniperLea]

10. ha!

misspoke=i accidentally told the truth and i've thought of a better answer.

[JohnnyCougar]

29. Touche!

[Gman]

11. Classic Prisoners' Dilema scenario

and Delay's singing like a bird to save his own ass. He's basicly saying, "They did it and I had nothing to do with it."

[bluedawg12]

27. Smart lawyers can be hired by dumb liars. n/t

[Walt Starr]

12. He's gonna spend a LOOOOONG time behind bars

Money laundering can carry a life sentence in Texas.

DeLay is going down.

[Hubert Flottz]

13. Ein Tom

Ein Court Case Case, Ein Sentence...

Have you ever noticed how many criminals claim they "never did it"?

[tanyev]

14. It all depends on what the definition of "approved" is!

[underpants]

15. Hmmm didn't Clinton mispeak that once

yeah, that decade long multimillion dollar (YOUR money) witchhunt and one mispeaking and POOF we have ourselves lots of self indulgent rhetoric

WHAT WILL WE TELL THE CHILDREN!?!??!

I don't know- YOU brought it up

[QuettaKid]

16. ok, sure....whatev......

[unrepuke]

21. frankly, Scarlett, I LIKE the gif.

:thumbsup:

[RSchewe]

17. Think Progress has a post on the same issue.

http://thinkprogress.org/2005/10/05/delay-misspoke/

[converted_democrat]

18. Put a fork in Delay, he's done........n/t

[kahleefornia]

19. This is part of an ongoing investigation

so I'm glad he's not commenting on it.


;)

[spanone]

20. So DeLay IS admitting he knew about it??? Just later?

So isn't that COVERING UP A CRIME??????

[rocktivity]

22. DON'T tell RoachBoy to shut up!

The more he runs his mouth, the harder the prosecuter can slam dunk him!

But when RoachBoy says, "I didn't know this went on until well after it happened," what did he do when he DID found out it had happened--return the money and punish the guilty? Or by "well after it happened," does he mean "after I found out there would BE an investigation?"

At any rate, keep ailenating those moderates, Tom! Go, RoachBoy, go! RAH RAH RAH!


rocknation

[mzteris]

23. Question about RNC

If they knowingly entered into this charade - the moneylaundering scheme - and surely someone DID - why they heck isn't someone there being indicted?

[texpatriot2004]

24. I think they will be. It's just a matter of time. 1st things 1st n/t

[alcibiades_mystery]

30. I'll betcha the RNC side is the canary on this one

Whoever approved and executed this charade at RNC is singing a goddamn opera to avoid indictment. How else ya think they got the note with the specific disbursements for evidence?

[cynatnite]

28. I thought it was that 'evil' Earle who wants to destroy all repukes...

I guess not. :rofl:

[LynnTheDem]

31. " I didn't know this went on until well after it happened." CONCEALED

a felony then, delay? Ya really should shut the fuck up.