Clarke is a consultant to ABC News. He has been since at least August. Two links were posted earlier (#73 and #83) showing this.
Howlin's point was that ABC had hired him now as a result of his recent accusations. This is not true.
And it certainly isn't Breaking News now that he was hired in August or earlier.
I still think it is important for people to know since most are unaware of his affiliation with ABC.
Perhpas the order is reversed as respects his comments and the hiring, but I think we are still seeing an organized effort to attack the President and his policies as regards 911 and the War on Terror and that it is being done for political and monetary gain. Either way, IMHO, his recent testimony, his position with ABC, his book deal, etc are all tired together in that effort.
Just my opinion.
I was watching the ABC program tonight on Donald Rumsfeld at 8 P.M. EST.
Right in the middle of the show, here appears Richard Clarke, and down in the corner is the little ABC logo with the words ABC (SOMETHING) CONSULTANT. (Not sure what TYPE of consultant, but definitely CONSULTANT.
Dear Mitchell,
Howlin did not say when Clarke became a consultant, only that it was news to her. She was asking fellow Freepers if anyone else had seen what she had seen. Because O'Reilly was unsufferable, I happened to channel surf to pass by Friends, and a basketball game, to land on ABC just in time to see Clarke onscreen AND the logo in the corner. I was shocked and appalled, especially since, after reading a 2000+ thread and a 3000+ thread on this week's hearings, I had no idea that Clarke was working for ANY TV company.
I believe that Howlin had the same reaction to his image on ABC Primetime "Rumsfeld ... War" that I had.
SHOCK, fear and revulsion!
Exactly where did I say that?
And it certainly isn't Breaking News now that he was hired in August or earlier.
And as I said, I didn't put it in Breaking News.......and it's damn news to a lot of people on this site.
Talking about JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS.