Ben Affleck: Bush Can Be Hung for 'Leaks' in Plamegate

National Ledger ^ | April 9, 2006 | Josh Hart

[Darkwolf377]

I wish I were that washed up as a writer.

[Darkwolf377]

Gary Sinise is an excellent actor too. He was in a small production movie version of Of Mice And Men, which was excellent.

He also directed it.

[jaydubya2]

I haven't been able to watch "Pearl Harbor", cause I was so disappointed in his performance in "Sum of all Fears".
Hey Ben, how's that acting career going?

[dfwgator]

He can be 'Hung'?

[hgro]

These movie types who because they can pretend to be someone else, continually pretend they have brains.

Any investigation would reveal that is acting too.

[hosepipe]

[ Actor Ben Affleck suggested this weekend on 'Real Time with Bill Maher' that President Bush “probably leaked” Valerie Plame's name and so “if he did, you can be hung for that! That's treason!” ]

Affleck and Maher.. discussing domestic politics?..
Maher evidently jumped the Goldfish.. Pity..

[gopwinsin04]

What you said, lol!

[Cruising Speed]

Bush certainly is hung--big brass ones judging by the clanging noise when he walks.

[InterceptPoint]

Actor Ben Affleck suggested this weekend on 'Real Time with Bill Maher' that President Bush “probably leaked” Valerie Plame's name and so “if he did, you can be hung for that! That's treason!”

This is so typical of the Far Left. They speculate on what might have happened, repeat it over and over, discuss it at length in their own group and pretty soon it takes on a life of it's own - it becomes a de facto truth. You see this phenomenon all the time on the left wing blogs.

The problem is that for many people in this country it does become "the truth". Take for example the "Bush Lied To Us About the WMDs". That would probably get a 40% Yes Vote in a legitimate poll. But think for a minute what you have read that is actual evidence for this position. As far as I know there is none. It is simply based on the speculation that he must have had intelligence that he withheld from Congress AND that intelligence concluded that the WMDs were either destroyed or moved. If there is any more to it than that I would be very, very interested in hearing about it.

[SupplySider]

Good grief! Who cares a flip what this guy thinks.

Unfortunately, millions of voters who get their "news" from Bill Maher and Jon Stewart. It's frightening.

[SupplySider]

If he wasn't named Ben Affleck, he'd merit the same attention as the guy in the next booth at the diner discussing political issues with his fried eggs.

Less. I think most diner patrons would have more common sense. A better analogy might be the guy in the next chair at a Las Vegas coke and hooker party.

[Rockitz]

What a bonehead! Remind me never to pay a cent to see anything he does.

[MHT]

Ben AFLAC--You know him. He's the bird on that insurance commercial.

[gopwinsin04]

Im going to make sure I avoid him like the plague.

[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic is from 04/09/2006. Thanks gopwinsin04.

The panel guests were Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) who was quite humorous as he let loose with some funny four-quotes. Bill Sammon of the Washington Examiner was on as well.