[ReignOfError]

Yeah, that phrase "double super secret background" is very strange and doesn't sound like something a real journalist would actually use in an email.

Real journalists are -- you might want to sit down for this -- capable of making a joke. The terms "background" and "off the record" cover a lot of ground, and "double super secret background" effectively communicates that this is info offered on the deepest level of background.

[ScreamingFist]

Real journalists are -- you might want to sit down for this -- capable of making a joke.

92 posts before someone finally said it. I agree.

[defenderSD]

I agree. Upon further reflection, the phrase "double super secret background" is very likely a joke. The odd thing about this email is this: it seems unlikely that Rove would say "I didn't leak her name" if he had acually told Cooper that Wilson's trip was approved by "Wilson's wife." Rove's statement of denial appears to be inconsistent with Cooper's email, and I'm more inclined to believe Rove. I'm very interested in whether Rove will verify this entire email story from Newsweek.