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Plame's hubby joins Hil's team
NY Daily News ^ | 7/17/2007 | James Gordon Meek

Posted on 07/17/2007 10:17:45 AM PDT by Utah Girl

Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson signed on with Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign yesterday, saying "it's entirely possible" his ex-spy wife will hit the trail with her, too.

Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, was outed as a covert CIA operations officer by President Bush's advisers in 2003 as they sought to discredit her Iraq war critic husband. She's writing a memoir due in the fall.

"I would expect her to be engaged [politically] probably after the book tour," Wilson told the Daily News after Clinton announced his endorsement.

Wilson said his wife shunned politics during her two decades as a covert spy. But now that she's retired, "I don't think you'll find her politics are much different than mine," Wilson said from his home in Santa Fe, N.M.

At a House hearing after Vice President Cheney's top aide Lewis (Scooter) Libby was convicted of perjury in the leak probe, Plame said she was a Democrat. The couple recently dined with one of Washington's most notable moderates, Republican Sen. Arlen Specter, who urged her to run for office as a centrist, sources said.

Clinton praised Wilson's endorsement because he "stood up to this administration" by challenging Bush's reasons for invading Iraq.

"I'm so pleased that we share the goal of ending this war so that we can begin bringing our troops home safely," she said.

Wilson said Clinton had reached out to the couple in their "darkest hours."

"I want somebody who's going to fight for me," he said.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cialeak; clinton; hillaryclinton; joewilson; libby; liberalcia; partisanpolitics; plame; scooterlibby; valerieplame; wilson
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Well, isn't that special.
1 posted on 07/17/2007 10:17:47 AM PDT by Utah Girl
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To: Utah Girl

Gee I am shocked. You mean Joe Wilson was a leftwing liberal all along.


2 posted on 07/17/2007 10:18:54 AM PDT by Always Right
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To: Utah Girl
Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, was outed as a covert CIA operations officer by President Bush's advisers in 2003 as they sought to discredit her Iraq war critic husband.
3 posted on 07/17/2007 10:20:30 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (A man who will not defend himself does not deserve to be defended by others.)
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To: Utah Girl

He’s trying so hard to use his wife’s career to make himself important. As I said, Mr. Plame reminds me of a fat, gray tick on a dog [Valerie being said dog].


4 posted on 07/17/2007 10:21:09 AM PDT by Clara Lou (Thompson-Hunter '08-- imwithfred.com)
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To: Always Right

I guess that means that Boy Bill is hitting on Plame.


5 posted on 07/17/2007 10:21:18 AM PDT by juliej (vote gop)
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To: Utah Girl
Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, was outed as a covert CIA operations officer by President Bush's advisers in 2003 as they sought to discredit her Iraq war critic husband.

GRRRRRRRRR That's as far as I read.

6 posted on 07/17/2007 10:22:25 AM PDT by OSHA (Liberals will lick the boot on their necks if they think the other boot is on yours and mine.)
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We should start a pool.....

“Guess the month in which Bill Clinton makes the moves on Valerie Plame”

Part of Clinton’s “No Hottie Left Behind” program


7 posted on 07/17/2007 10:23:07 AM PDT by UCFRoadWarrior (Colt Brennan For Heisman)
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To: Utah Girl

O’Reilly should be all over this one tonight and of course Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews will find NOTHING wrong with this...nope...nothing stinks here..lmao.


8 posted on 07/17/2007 10:24:06 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache (No one gets to their heaven without a fight)
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To: Utah Girl

bump


9 posted on 07/17/2007 10:25:50 AM PDT by lowbridge (If YouÂ’re Gonna Burn Our Flag, Wrap Yourself in It First /No Oil for Pacifists)
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Suprise! [not]

"I want somebody who's going to fight lie for me," he said.

There, fixed it.

10 posted on 07/17/2007 10:26:01 AM PDT by colorcountry (To pursue union at the expense of truth is treason to the Lord Jesus. - Charles Haddon Spurgeon -)
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To: Utah Girl

Yep, that CIA is a non-partisan, objective organization.

Yeah, right...
(/extreme sarc)


11 posted on 07/17/2007 10:26:45 AM PDT by VOA
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We should start a pool.....

“Guess the month in which Bill Clinton makes the moves on Valerie Plame”

I guess OCTOBER 2004!! November, December, January 2005......

12 posted on 07/17/2007 10:27:31 AM PDT by bikerMD (Beware, the light at the end of the tunnel may be a muzzle flash.)
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To: Always Right

Liberal. Liar. Pretty much the same thing.


13 posted on 07/17/2007 10:28:31 AM PDT by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: Utah Girl

http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2007/07/a-plame-day.html


14 posted on 07/17/2007 10:28:39 AM PDT by the Real fifi
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“Valerie Plame, was outed as a covert CIA operations officer.” I once knew a covert CIA officer, and you Mrs. Plame are no covert officer by a long shot. You don’t pick someone who draws attention to themselves as a covert operative. Its all MSM hype in her case.
15 posted on 07/17/2007 10:29:56 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Impeach Hillary 08')
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To: Utah Girl

The couple recently dined with one of Washington’s most notable moderates, Republican Sen. Arlen Specter, who urged her to run for office as a centrist, sources said.

Is it just me or is that incredible.


16 posted on 07/17/2007 10:30:16 AM PDT by NeilGus
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Yeah, absolutely incredible. And President Bush campaigned for Spectre.


17 posted on 07/17/2007 10:32:33 AM PDT by Utah Girl
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To: Jeff Chandler

This is an outright lie. She was outed by Richard Armitage, a career State Depeartment hack/gossip. If Bush’s advisers had outed her they’d have been charged and in jail by now. Typical Joseph Goebels propaganda....repeat a lie often enough and it become truth.


18 posted on 07/17/2007 10:33:54 AM PDT by vigilence
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To: Utah Girl

I just want these two to go away.


19 posted on 07/17/2007 10:34:07 AM PDT by JRjr (hMMM?)
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To: Bringbackthedraft

If you’re working at Langley, your covert days are behind you.


20 posted on 07/17/2007 10:34:16 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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