Alleged D.C. madam tosses out a name

[danarhea]

Deborah Jeanne Palfrey, charged with being the DC Madam, and who is defending herself by threatening to release he list of clients to the public, gave out a morsel today, in a shot across the bow of the prosecution - The name of one of her clients. It is none other than Harlan K. Ullman, the Bushnevik strategist who coined the term "shock and awe" to describe the initial stages of the Iraq war plan. She has hundreds of more names of clients, and the release of those is going to be very interesting. The court issued a restraining order for her not to release her phone records and client list, which weigh 45 pounds, to the public, but she was able to give them to ABC News before the court order took effect. ABC is going to be running a story about this case on their 20/20 news magazine program next month. Get ready for a bombshell. Actually, get ready for quite a few bombshells. Get ready for some "shock and awe".

Article is here.

 

[rathi]

This is good news, but the actions of the court are unacceptable. Why is our legal system bending over backwards to protect the identity of the Johns? Each of these clients are possibly guilty of soliciting prostitution. They may or may not be innocent, but why should their names be protected?

 

[RightinNYC]

Deborah Jeanne Palfrey, charged with being the DC Madam, and who is defending herself by threatening to release he list of clients to the public, gave out a morsel today, in a shot across the bow of the prosecution - The name of one of her clients. It is none other than Harlan K. Ullman, the Bushnevik strategist who coined the term "shock and awe" to describe the initial stages of the Iraq war plan. She has hundreds of more names of clients, and the release of those is going to be very interesting. The court issued a restraining order for her not to release her phone records and client list, which weigh 45 pounds, to the public, but she was able to give them to ABC News before the court order took effect. ABC is going to be running a story about this case on their 20/20 news magazine program next month. Get ready for a bombshell. Actually, get ready for quite a few bombshells. Get ready for some "shock and awe".

Article is here.

Jesus dana, do 15 seconds of research before you make these claims. The guy who you label a "Bushnevik" actually never worked for the administration. He simply created a military strategy of "shock and awe" back in 1996. What's more, he was Colin Powell's mentor, a decorated war vet, and a well respected non-partisan strategist.

 

[RightinNYC]

This is good news, but the actions of the court are unacceptable. Why is our legal system bending over backwards to protect the identity of the Johns? Each of these clients are possibly guilty of soliciting prostitution. They may or may not be innocent, but why should their names be protected?

The reason the court ordered the injunction isn't to protect their names from being published, its to prevent this woman from using them unethically as leverage to avoid prosecution and get off scott-free like she's trying to do.

 

[1069]

Does anyone really care if politicians patronize sex workers?
I mean, this is great news, if it will further damage the already collapsing Bush Admin, but really? Why would anyone be surprised, or even interested?
Then again, I didn't really care about Clinton's blowjob, either.
I really don't care to know what sorts of perverse antics George and Laura- or Dick and Lynn, or Condi and herself- get up to in the privacy of their bedrooms.

What is the relevance of any of it?
How does it effect me, or anyone else?

I guess prostitution is illegal in DC, so patronizing prostitutes- even high-class escorty ones- is technically "criminal" behavior.
But it doesn't really hurt anyone, and seems laughably silly, harmless, and benign- laughably human and forgivable- when compared to all the dreadful things that the power structure in Washington is responsible for: things which aren't technically "crimes" but are nevertheless awful.

 

[danarhea]

Jesus dana, do 15 seconds of research before you make these claims. The guy who you label a "Bushnevik" actually never worked for the administration. He simply created a military strategy of "shock and awe" back in 1996. What's more, he was Colin Powell's mentor, a decorated war vet, and a well respected non-partisan strategist.

Actually, I did. Ullman is a senior member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, which is a Neocon think tank. It was also his rapid mobilization plan which was championed by the Neocons in the run up to the Iraq war, and ultimately used. Yes, he is a Bushnevik.

 

[1069]

Hey, didn't RivrRat used to work DC? Said she'd been to the White House? :shock:
I wonder if she knows these people.

RR, come give us your take on this.
You know this Deborah Jeanne Palfrey?

 

[RightinNYC]

Actually, I did. Ullman is a senior member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, which is a Neocon think tank. It was also his rapid mobilization plan which was championed by the Neocons in the run up to the Iraq war, and ultimately used. Yes, he is a Bushnevik.

Yea, he definitely sounds like he salivates over Bush. I mean, its not like he was saying that the Iraq War was being carried out badly by April 1, 2003, long before people like Hillary or Reid decided that it was a bad idea.

Meet Mr. "Shock and Awe." - By Timothy Noah - Slate Magazine

Or did the fact that his only political donations ever were $2000 to John McCain and $1000 to a Democrat Swift Boat Vet who was a fervent defender of John Kerry give away his secret love for Bush?

Simply because someones work is taken, modified, and championed by someone else doesn't mean that they are part of that latter group. Not everyone fits into your narrowly framed worldview.

 

[Kandahar]

Who the hell cares? Why must every piece of DC gossip wind up in the "Breaking News" forum?

 

[danarhea]

Yea, he definitely sounds like he salivates over Bush. I mean, its not like he was saying that the Iraq War was being carried out badly by April 1, 2003, long before people like Hillary or Reid decided that it was a bad idea.

Meet Mr. "Shock and Awe." - By Timothy Noah - Slate Magazine

Or did the fact that his only political donations ever were $2000 to John McCain and $1000 to a Democrat Swift Boat Vet who was a fervent defender of John Kerry give away his secret love for Bush?

Simply because someones work is taken, modified, and championed by someone else doesn't mean that they are part of that latter group. Not everyone fits into your narrowly framed worldview.

So what? Francis Fvckiyama also calls Bush a failure. Doesnt mean he is no longer a Neocon.

 

[RightinNYC]

So what? Francis Fvckiyama also calls Bush a failure. Doesnt mean he is no longer a Neocon.

Come on dana...please explain to me how someone who has never supported bush, never donated money to him, never worked for him, and was one of the first people to say that the Iraq War was playing out badly is somehow a "Bushevik."

You sound like mccarthy. Everyone who is in any convoluted way associated with anyone who dealt with Bush is now supposedly a "Bushevik" (which is a hilarious term in and of itself).