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November 01, 2005

Steve Martin, Attorney At Law

So, now we know what Scooter Libby's defense is going to be:

Libby, who was charged with five felonies, is putting the finishing touches on a new legal and public relations team. It will argue in court and in public that he is guilty of nothing more than having a foggy memory...

Clearly one of the people Libby's hired is Steve Martin:

Two simple words. Two simple words in the English language: "I forgot!" How many times do we let ourselves get into terrible situations because we don't say "I forgot"? Let's say you're on trial for armed robbery. You say to the judge, "I forgot armed robbery was illegal."

Posted at November 1, 2005 11:47 AM | TrackBack
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Wow, that's really going to be some impressive spin. The incredibly detail-oriented Libby, one of the architects of the war, is senile and therefore innocent.

I look forward to Karl Rove's "I'm just fat and stupid" defense in the near future.

Posted by: Ted at November 1, 2005 01:05 PM

Yes. It's amazing how often they tell us with a straight face that they are incredible morons.

"You have to understand—I never read the memo with the title 'Bin Laden Determined to Strike U.S.' But that's not the only thing I never read. I'm illiterate."

Posted by: Jonathan Schwarz at November 1, 2005 02:12 PM

Or, how about... I forgot to defend the hospitals from looters. That museum and the Ministry of Information too? Man! I forgot that I forgot that!

Or, I forgot that there were a bunch of people living in New Orleans. I thought they said they all went to visit relatives or something...

didn't they?

Posted by: Jonathan Versen at November 1, 2005 02:36 PM

After Scooter gives his "I forgot" defense, surely there will follow from his thin, bloodless lips a sincere and humble "Excuuuuuuse me!"

Posted by: cavjam at November 1, 2005 06:47 PM