Live Thread - House Oversight and Government Reform Cmte. hearing (Valerie Plame Wilson Testifies)

Cspan ^ | March 16, 2007

[Mo1]

ON CAPITOL HILL Valerie Wilson Testifies

Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) chairs a House Oversight and Government Reform Ctme. hearing on the disclosure of CIA Agent Valerie Plame Wilson's identity. The hearing will look into whether White House officials followed appropriate procedures for safeguarding the identity of Ms. Wilson.

FRIDAY, C-SPAN AT 10AM ET

[mass55th]

Hi Howlin. Do you have any idea how many Republicans have questioned Plame yet? I was watching Fox and only saw one...Davis. Fox cut away from the hearings and I've now been watching on C-Span, and I've yet to see a Republican question her. Ahhh. Finally a Republican...Lynn Westmoreland.

On another note, Sarbanes just said that he's grateful for the passion Val brought with her to her job. Hmmm. I wonder if he means revealing her CIA status to Joe Wilson after a heavy necking session on their third date.

[lawdude]

"If the republicans on this committee ask her the same kind of softball questions that the dems are, I'm going to lose my mind!!!"

The reason is, as I have said before, Papa Bush had some dirty dealings in Mena, AR when he was CIA. GWB has bent over every time to keep the details from coming out.

It is called extortion.

[mnehring]

Did Waxman just say We've gone back and forth?...BS.. There was no back and forth, there was a bunch of D's grandstanding and feeding her questions w/ no chance for R's to counter question.

[woofie]

She is now saying someone else told her to write up that email

Part of her secretarial duties?

[Howlin]

I don't even know who you are and don't recall ever having a single discussion with you.

[JerseyDvl]

I apprecite your honesty and respect you opinion. You are not alone in being "perturbed" with the tripe being bandied about today.

[Txsleuth]

YES..I was, pinz.

But, if you are following this hearing...reality has little to do with what is being said.

[pax_et_bonum]

What a condescending little smile... I think it's pretty safe to say that Valerie doesn't like Westmoreland.

[Williams]

She's not that dopey or unattractive. She is however a total left wing democrat who intends to have a position in Hilary's administration. And I swear to you IF I were on that committee I'd say it to her. But they won't.

[popdonnelly]

If Hillary had been in the White House, she would have sent her goons out to blast Plame. In a heartbeat. Plame would have been "trailer trash".

[kabar]

The Reps are boycotting the hearing. That is why it is mostly Dems are asking most of the questions.

[Howlin]

before I had to mute this for my mental health

Right with you, friend!

[mnehring]

She just contradicted herself again.. now she says she did ask him to come in on the 'mission'.. before it was some 'unnamed' person..

[Mo1]

Westmoreland is doing a good job .. Val is contradicting herself .. yet again

[Howlin]

I've only seen two R's, mass!

[mass55th]

Does anyone know who that guy on the right with glasses is? He seems to be shaking his head yes and no as Plame is speaking, and at times, he's shaking his head no when she's supposedly making a factual statement.

[popdonnelly]

"Did she just say there is no bias in the CIA??"

Only in her office. She discovered bias last week, when she met with Hillary.

I wonder what Cabinet office Plame thinks she's going to get?

[jaycee]

BET IT RAINS IN HIS NOSE!!!! LOL~~~~~

[Williams]

You are 100% right, remember Kathleen Willey was a total Clinton supporter, that's why she was able to see him in the oval office. They terrorized her AND said she was crazy when she complained about it.

[maica]

Is this Sen. Paul Sarbanes' son?

He would be the perfect Democrat to rebut charges of nepotism in the CIA.


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Ben Cardin was my congressman - ugh!
Senator Paul Sarbanes retired and Ben Cardin ran for the seat and won.
Paul Sarbanes ran for Cardin's congressional seat and won.

Nepotism????? Not if you are a democrat!