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In all the verbiage that has gushed over the Libby indictment, has ANYONE been able to find out why a grown man and the right hand of the second in command of the most powerful nation on the only inhabited planet in the solar system goes by...<br><br>"Scooter"?<br><br>I find it odd to the point of eerie body-snatchers level creepiness that not one of the articles I've read, and I've read quite a few, asks why he continued past, oh, kindergarten to go by a demeaning nickname like that, and why the President on international television instead of saying "Mr. Libby" or "Lewis" said "Scooter has been blahblahblahbunchoflies" and no one said "PUUUUKE!!!!"<br><br>Somehow I think if Tony Blair went on teevee to defend Sir Thomas Buffington-Jones IV as "Beanie", or Gerhard Schroeder Gustave Schmidt as "Schmutzi", there would be much cringing in their nations.<br><br>Wait, we're dealing with a guy who calls Vladimir Putin "Pooty Poot" and says "Brownie you're doing a helluva job."<br><br>Cancel the part about Junior, but I still want to know how I. (for Ignatz?) Lewis Libby got nicknamed "Scooter" and why at a half century plus old he still goes by it.<br><br>Thank you for your assistance. <p></p><i></i>

His first name is Irving, I think.<br><br>Here's the novel he wrote:<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312284535/qid=1130728967/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-9110432-1995961?v=glance&s=books&n=507846">www.amazon.com/exec/obido...s&n=507846</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br> <p></p><i></i>

Didn't I read somewhere that he was nicknamed "Scooter" because he scooted around in his crib? <p></p><i></i>

<br><br>For unexplained reasons, Libby has offered differing accounts of how he acquired his nickname. On some occasions Libby has claimed that his nickname, "Scooter", was due to a childhood comparison to "the Scooter" Phil Rizzuto and on other occasions he has claimed that it was given to him by his father who, upon seeing him move quickly across his crib, apparently described him as "a scooter."<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooter_Libby">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scooter_Libby</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br>"His most famous client was Marc Rich, the fugitive financier and alleged tax evader who was pardoned by President Clinton during the last hours of his administration. Clinton's pardon, which at the time drew heavy criticism from Republicans, was largely the result of legal arguments Libby had been making for 15 years."<br><br>"He has also been active in the Defense Policy Board of the Pentagon while it was chaired by Richard Perle."<br><br>"Libby was a founding member of the Project for the New American Century. He joined Paul Wolfowitz, William Kristol, Robert Kagan, and others in writing its 2000 report entitled, "Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategy, Forces, and Resources for a New Century."<br><br>"Libby is apparently unwilling to disclose what the "I" stands for in his name. USA Today reported "Irve", other news sources had "Irving", while public databases, according to the Washington Post, have "Irv".<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

Scooter for scooting 'across the crib'?<br><br>What about scooting the carpet, like dogs do when their anal glands are acting up? When dogs have been through a traumatic experience particularly, their anal glands become impacted and they scoot on the carpet to relieve the pressure.<br><br>but....moving right along....<br><br>Let's look at the mysterious 'I' that Scooter Libby has as a first initial and apparently won't explain what it means. I have a suggestion. I once new a Jewish fellow whose first name was Igor. It was a family name. <br><br>He changed his name some years later...when I heard he had changed his name I thought 'Oh, he finally got rid of the 'Igor'. Not so...he had changed his name from Igor Mellonberg to Igor Mellon. This is a true story except I've disguised the last name slightly.<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

...but no one refers to me, at least in my hearing, as "Diaper-shitter."<br><br>I still think it's a creepy nickname for a grown man, and pretty well nails down the mental age of these neocons. <p></p><i></i>

Eeewwww, greencrow0, I've seen dogs do that and now you have indelibly burned it into my brain. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rollin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>"If convicted Libby could face the following penalties: Obstruction of justice: 10 years in prison. Making false statements: 5 years. Perjury: 4 years. Going to jail with the name Scooter: Priceless."<br>---Tina Fey* on Saturday Night Live<br><br>*no relation, I'm named after a stuffed toy ferret<br><br><br><br> <p></p><i></i>

I wondered the same thing myself about an adult male still carrying around an adolescent nickname.<br><br>Scooter is a great name for a small parrot or cute little lap dog....wait...maybe he is a lap dog, parroting what his master wants him to say. <p></p><i></i>

I am not making this up.<br><br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/051107ta_talk_collins">www.newyorker.com/talk/co...lk_collins</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> <p></p><i></i>

...did not take from Winnie the Pooh anything like what the rest of us did.<br><br>Or, maybe it was Yogi Bear who crept into his masturbatory fantasies.<br><br>"Hey Boo Boo!"<br><br>These Republican perverts make me want to puke. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :x --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/sick.gif ALT=":x"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

...in the thread title intentionally. In fact I just noticed it. <p></p><i></i>