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Joe Wilson Hints at Impeachment
Newsmax ^ | Nov. 28, 2005

Posted on 11/28/2005 11:38:14 AM PST by Hadean

Leakgate accuser Joe Wilson hinted at the prospect of impeachment Monday morning while discussing the "betrayal of national security" entailed by the outing of his CIA employee-wife, saying that he hoped the case wouldn't result in "a constitutional crisis."

Asked if he thought the leaking of his wife's name by Cheney chief of staff Lewis Libby was sanctioned by White House higher-ups, Wilson told WABC Radio's "Curtis & Kuby":

"It is clear that Mr. Libby and Mr. Rove were acting - but whether they were acting independently or not is something for [Leakgate prosecutor Patrick] Fitzgerald to determine."

Wilson then explained: "It does strike me that, normally in an organization, the chief of staff does not act completely separate from his principal."

Adopting a tone of mock regret, the aggrieved ex-diplomat declared: "Now I would hope, of course, that this tawdry political act of illegality and betrayal of national security does not become a constitutional crisis."

Asked what actual damage his wife had suffered since she was not undercover at the time of her outing, Wilson declined to respond directly, saying only:

"[Bush officials] decided that they were going to use the enormous power of the White House communications office to try to destroy us. I have had no choice but to defend myself."


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: asshat; cialeak; dramaqueen; plame; traitor; wilson
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To: Patriot from Philly

Chrissy's grown soft & fat from all the Kool Aid. I swear, he spits every time he says Karl Rove's name! He should have become an embarassment to NBC (like Andrea Mitchell & Tim Russert...LOL!)


121 posted on 11/28/2005 6:16:25 PM PST by Timeout (I hate MediaCrats!)
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To: TeddyCon

Limber up that neck Joe.  You keep working

on impeachment and we'll get ready for

impairment and impalement.

 

122 posted on 11/28/2005 6:17:57 PM PST by MilleniumBug
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To: Patriot from Philly

"Did you notice how sad Matthews looked last week and now he's happy again."

Sorry, but I don't have time to watch losers, not even bipolar losers. LOL at Chrissy!


123 posted on 11/28/2005 6:25:10 PM PST by LibSnubber (Liberal democrats are domestic terrorists)
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To: Timeout
"Over breakfast the next morning with Kristof and his wife, Wilson told about his trip . . . "

It's not clear to me whose wife is being referred to, Kristof's or Wilson's.
124 posted on 11/28/2005 6:54:00 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: Hadean
I wish Joe would get over the "Valerie is the most important person in the universe" crap. She's just what Novak implied....An operative....A DEM operative.

When you don't sign a disclosure form at the CIA, it's because "You're the Secret".

When you go "Pro Bono" to Niger leaving no trail, "You're the Secret".

When you do not issue "a written report", You're the Secret".

When your wife gets you the job, obviously via Dem Operatives, it's "WHY YOU'RE THE SECRET".

You missed the boat Joe! You didn't know that the secret of Valerie and Joe had been written up in the "Classified", not once....but twice.

Berger didn't burn everything did he!! Funny that the Kerry campaign fired you within days of Berger.....In 2004.

But Berger's first heist (I believe) was June 28, 2003.....a week before your article.

125 posted on 11/28/2005 6:56:26 PM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Miss Marple

I have a hard time believing Wilson would be stupid enough to put himself in the position of having to testify under oath in open court. Unless, of course, he's gotten to the point where he actually believes his own lies, and is confident that the media are totally on his side and will continue to spin everything in his favor, as they've done throughout this whole farce.


126 posted on 11/28/2005 6:59:43 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: Alberta's Child

He's milking it ad infinitum, isn't he? I hope people greet this news with the same enthusiasm as they did during Cindy Sheehan's book signing. ;-)


127 posted on 11/28/2005 7:12:14 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Steve_Seattle
Joe has to prove that he has "lost" something in a lawsuit. I'm absolutely certain he's not going to open his private business records.

The only thing that Joe will lose in all this is his THIRD wife, Valerie. She can't be that stupid?? My best guess is that she's been passing classified info to Joe and he's been passing it to the Dems. He certainly has easy access to her. It's not like he has to send emails or show up at the CIA. He just has to get her under the covers and she sings like a canary. People don't change...

128 posted on 11/28/2005 7:15:08 PM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Hadean

You can bet the farm that if the Democrats win control of Congress President Bush will be impeached.


129 posted on 11/28/2005 7:17:00 PM PST by sport
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To: Victoria Delsoul

We need one of those "Minute #16" graphics that someone posted on a Cindy Sheehan thread -- indicating that his 15 minutes of fame are over. LOL.


130 posted on 11/28/2005 7:25:01 PM PST by Alberta's Child (What it all boils down to is that no one's really got it figured out just yet.)
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To: Baynative

You can't get more "liberal" than a low rent bureaucrat hack, former drug user, hippie carpenter with no accomplishments to show except making the beltway cocktail circuit "A"-list by virtue of marriage, wanting to impeach the President of the United States.""

WELL SAID. Wilson needs to sit down with a serious prosecutor and a lie detector specialist. I think that would bring the whole thing to a screeching halt. HE is the leak, IMO.


131 posted on 11/28/2005 7:25:05 PM PST by ridesthemiles (ridesthemiles)
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To: Alberta's Child
indicating that his 15 minutes of fame are over.

LOL, from your lips to God's ear.

132 posted on 11/28/2005 7:26:48 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Steely Tom

He won't live long enough to get a job in a democratic administration ... it won't be happening.


133 posted on 11/28/2005 7:33:00 PM PST by altura
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To: roses of sharon
Don't worry, we will just impeach their next President!

Easier said than done. If they impeach, that sort of implies that they won control of the House (2006). Therefore their president (2008) will have to be impeached by a "RAT" controlled House? Or was your plan that Repub take back the House in 2008? I think not, just like they cannot impeach now or they would have accomplished it already. They are banking on taking the House in 2006 and they will drive to that goal above all else - GET BUSH OUT BEFORE 2008. But first they want Cheney out of the way, or at a minimum take them out simultaneously. I agree with you it is a huge issue, but many Repubs just slough it off and call it a RAT dream.

134 posted on 11/28/2005 7:40:24 PM PST by p23185 (Why isn't attempting to take down a sitting Pres & his Admin considered Sedition?)
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To: altura

Joe is no longer an asset to the Dems. His source (Valerie) has dried up. You don't think for a minute that Goss would entrust her with any info, do you??


135 posted on 11/28/2005 7:40:52 PM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Mo1
Many of us have wondered where he gets his money .. because he's been living like the Rich and Famous long before he wrote that NY article

I would put money on a link somewhere to MoveOn.org or Soros - his only goal in life is to get the conservatives the hell out of Government.

136 posted on 11/28/2005 7:41:52 PM PST by p23185 (Why isn't attempting to take down a sitting Pres & his Admin considered Sedition?)
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To: Hadean
GWB and the Evil Puppetmaster Karl Rove are feeding this clown rope.

Joe Wilson...The Liberal gift that keeps on giving.

137 posted on 11/28/2005 7:55:42 PM PST by HP8753 (My cat is an NTSB Standard,The Naval Observatory calls me for time corrections.)
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To: HitmanNY
"Polls do matter in that public perception impacts leadership."

If you took a poll here on FR Bush might get 50% approval. But he's a hell of a lot better than the alternative. Oh, yea, he's not running for reelection....
138 posted on 11/28/2005 8:18:43 PM PST by saleman
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To: beyond the sea; kcvl; Fedora; Mo1; Peach; Lancey Howard; Enchante; Howlin; Miss Marple; MJY1288
Did we miss THIS?? Haven't seen it anywhere:

"The Post meanwhile reported Monday that Plame would retire from the CIA, where she has been recently working on non-covert matters, on December 9."

Hmmm .. the bucks are either pouring into JW's pockets or Porter Goss finally had enough.

139 posted on 11/28/2005 10:18:21 PM PST by STARWISE (The liberals and terrorists belong to the same club: THE HATE AND DESTROY AMERICA CLUB.)
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To: STARWISE
LOL, Joe Wilson really needs... is some couch time in a shrinks office.

What part of "HIS WIFE WAS NOT COVERT" doesn't he understand?

140 posted on 11/28/2005 10:32:10 PM PST by MJY1288 (THE DEMOCRATS OFFER NOTHING FOR THE FUTURE AND THEY LIE ABOUT THE PAST)
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