Posted on 08/31/2006 10:08:00 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Edited on 09/01/2006 5:56:51 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
WE'RE RELUCTANT to return to the subject of former CIA employee Valerie Plame because of our oft-stated belief that far too much attention and debate in Washington has been devoted to her story and that of her husband, former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, over the past three years. But all those who have opined on this affair ought to take note of the not-so-surprising disclosure that the primary source of the newspaper column in which Ms. Plame's cover as an agent was purportedly blown in 2003 was former deputy secretary of state Richard L. Armitage.
Mr. Armitage was one of the Bush administration officials who supported the invasion of Iraq only reluctantly. He was a political rival of the White House and Pentagon officials who championed the war and whom Mr. Wilson accused of twisting intelligence about Iraq and then plotting to destroy him. Unaware that Ms. Plame's identity was classified information, Mr. Armitage reportedly passed it along to columnist Robert D. Novak "in an offhand manner, virtually as gossip," according to a story this week by the Post's R. Jeffrey
Smith, who quoted a former colleague of Mr. Armitage.
It follows that one of the most sensational charges leveled against the Bush White House -- that it orchestrated the leak of Ms. Plame's identity to ruin her career and thus punish Mr. Wilson -- is untrue......
Nevertheless, it now appears that the person most responsible for the end of Ms. Plame's CIA career is Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson chose to go public with an explosive charge, claiming -- falsely, as it turned out -- that he had debunked reports of Iraqi uranium-shopping in Niger and that his report had circulated to senior administration officials. He ought to have expected that both those officials and journalists such as Mr. Novak would ask why a retired ambassador would have been sent on such a mission and that the answer would point to his wife. He diverted responsibility from himself and his false charges by claiming that President Bush's closest aides had engaged in an illegal conspiracy. It's unfortunate that so many people took him seriously.
Does this mean Valerie won't be taking it all off for Playboy?
There was a Wall Street Journal editorial during the week that highlighted Colin Powell's involvement in this infuriating affair. The WSJ editorial scorched Powell as being disloyal to the President...I would add a backstabbing SOB and the most over-rated person in America. Powell has reinforced my already low opinion of him.
I think Wilson thought he could be responsible for bringing down a sitting president and jumped at the opportunity. He obviously isn't the brightest person and failded to realize the whole affair was made up and would never fly.
I wonder what the level of coversation is at the Plame/Wilson dinner table now that even the WaPo says that the person most responsible for ending Plame's mediocre CIA career was her darling hubby? LOL!!
I posted yesterday my guess the marriage has less than six months. Val isn't going to give him credibility anymore, and she's probably quickly realizing she's married to an unemployed moonbat.
Most of them are in the fruit cellar and at home except when they come out for a soak in the executive gay hot tubs.
"Does this mean Valerie won't be taking it all off for Playboy?"
The vile letch, who owns Penthouse will welcome her with open arms.
They will move to seperate bedrooms, then one of them will sneak out to an appt. while the other files for divorce.
1-2 years max for this marriage made in liberal hell.
Nick, Nora, and Asta will just have to fade away.
Just E-Mailed Chris-Subject - The African Connection, and in the letter portion put only NIGERGATE???????? Got an E-Mail right back asking me to take a survey. Eager to express my opinion, I hit the highlighted title only to be told the site was currently full. Wonder how many nasty E-Mails they will get? Will try again later to take their survey.
Translation? Chris Matthews = Laughingstock, currently in hiding, mourning the loss of his White House whipping boys.
LOL. I'm going to keep trying if it takes a week.
This email from Joe Wilson to the loathsome William Pitt is important far beyond its puerile content, for it confirms that Joe Wilson has a warm relationship with some of the lefty blogs and smear merchants who have fanned the flames on this nonsense.
Think about all the secretive "scoops" and "tips" and "confirmations" from unnamed sources that people like Wm. Pitt and Jason Leopold have claimed on this matter. Now we know beyond any speculation that Joe Wilson considers Wm. Pitt and associates to be close "fighting" allies to whom Wilson channels talking points, etc. Wilson may have revealed more than he meant to - I think this is the most open affirmation I have seen that lyin' Joe has been pulling strings behind the scenes, funneling info to lefty bloggers, etc.
We should re-read all of Jason Leopold's output with this in mind..... I always thought that Wilson and his close associates were pulling Leopold's strings on Karl Rove, etc.
re: MSM as dinosaurs
Good point, it would be way too complacent of us to think that just because WE can see and discuss all of the MSM frauds, lies, and biases that their influence is broken. Most of the time 70-90% of the public is completely unaware of each MSM "scandal" or "jihad" against conservatives that has been debunked, refuted, or has simply fizzled out from lack of substance.
Even when a Rush Limbaugh can reach 15-20 million or (sometimes) there is something "fair and balanced" on FoxNews that reaches maybe 2 million viewers, that leaves far more than 150 million US adults who will never hear about it, not even 2nd-hand.
We can be encouraged that the complete monopoloy of the left-liberal MSM has been broken, but they still dominate NBC-CBS-ABC-CNN-PBS-NPR and the 25 largest metro newspapers. They are dinosaurs in intellectual terms, but they are very far from extinction in terms of political and cultural influence.
Thanks for the e-mail posting. One thing it shows us...Joe Wilson READ the Post's editorial and he is in damage control mode. HA!
And this is why Rush calls them the drive-by media. Hit and run. Story turns out to be untrue? No problem. We're looking at another story now.
The way the liberal press destroys reputations is criminal, and no amount of later retractions can undo the damage caused by their lies and distortions.
Thats what I call slumming
Whoa, Pied Piper Pitt resurfaces on DU to carry Joe Wilson's water. He's been in hiding over there just about continuously, ever since Jason Leopold's "Sealed vs. Sealed" indictment against Karl Rove never materialized at the end of the promised 48 "business hours" back in May. He just can't resist any opportunity to name-drop, risking even the continued scorn of his erstwhile followers over at DUmmieland.
What predictable hubris ... I really hope we see these two lowlifes grovel in shame for the rest of their lives.
Joe Wilson is a war profiteer, inventing lies that hurt his nation in wartime so he can make money off books and lecture appearances, and should be treated accordingly. Any man who values the spotlight over the truth is truly a disgraceful punk.
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