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The Washington scandal that wasn't
National Post ^ | 2006-09-02 | David Frum

Posted on 09/02/2006 5:19:23 AM PDT by Clive

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1 posted on 09/02/2006 5:19:24 AM PDT by Clive
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To: Alberta's Child; albertabound; AntiKev; backhoe; Byron_the_Aussie; Cannoneer No. 4; ...

David Frum ping


2 posted on 09/02/2006 5:19:46 AM PDT by Clive
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What's going to happen to Plame's book now that the truth is out? If I were either her or Wilson I would change my name and move else where. I think they should do that anyway. How pathetic these two are, only surpassed by the media types who so desperately wanted this to be A Bush scandal.
3 posted on 09/02/2006 5:26:13 AM PDT by asp1
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To: Clive

Whole thing makes me want to throw up. Armitage is a yellow belly.


4 posted on 09/02/2006 5:28:36 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys-Reagan and Bush)
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To: asp1
All things are not as they appear! Ignore the man behind the curtain!
5 posted on 09/02/2006 5:29:25 AM PDT by stocksthatgoup ("Is it real? Or is it Reuters?")
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To: asp1

I think Patrick Fitzsimons has some 'splaning to do also.


6 posted on 09/02/2006 5:29:28 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Clive

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7 posted on 09/02/2006 5:30:42 AM PDT by pettifogger
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To: stocksthatgoup; Zuben Elgenubi

Can you imagine the outrage and "investigations to follow" had Ken Starr come up with nothing and knew that there was nothing to find almost from the get go of his investigations? This is one thing that I hate about this administration and that is its total refusal to fight back.


8 posted on 09/02/2006 5:33:16 AM PDT by asp1
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" it was former deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage who had leaked the name of the non- agent Valerie Plame.

There was nothing to "leak". I don't know why they keep forgetting that little part. Plus, it was Wilson who "outed" his wife. It was on his homepage long before this media conspiracy became a fabricated "scandal".

9 posted on 09/02/2006 5:34:00 AM PDT by Nathan Zachary
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The next chapter of this saga will probably the Plame/Wilson divorce.


10 posted on 09/02/2006 5:34:35 AM PDT by GBA
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Yep ole honest straight-shooter Fritz knew a long time ago the leak was a non-issue, but he continued down the path very carefully wording stuff so he could continue his non-investigation hoping something else may turn up all while collecting big fat government checks.


11 posted on 09/02/2006 5:35:21 AM PDT by Always Right
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To: Clive; Tailback

So let me see if I understand this...

There was nothing to this whole story, the MSM new it the whole time, and the President did not lie.

Is that basically correct?

Raymond


12 posted on 09/02/2006 5:35:24 AM PDT by Captain Ray
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Why isn't the Old Media camped out on Armitage's streetcorner attempting to get a statement?

They share greatly in Armitage's shame.


13 posted on 09/02/2006 5:35:42 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: Clive
Fitzmas

David must be a FReeper.

14 posted on 09/02/2006 5:35:42 AM PDT by mware (Americans in armchairs doing the job of the media.)
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To: GBA

Followed by the Plame appearance in Playboy.


15 posted on 09/02/2006 5:36:20 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: asp1

"Pathetic"??? My arse. These two (the Joe and Val Show) are saboteurs, nothing less. And another thing- isn't it kinda lame to do the old "imagine if the shoe were on the other foot" routine??? We all know the liberal biased media ain't gonna uncover their own bias or their misplaced loyalties. That's up to the New Media, to shout it from the rooftops, and not be "gentlemanly" about it. Shout it, and beat it to death, incessantly, then run "polls" about it and scream them out (how disappointed, shocked and outraged people are by the NYT, Wash Post, Fitzpatrick, Conyers, Schuman, et al, are). This needs to be screamed out, or a lot of people won't notice and certainly the likes of NYT/Wash Post won't "feel the shame".


16 posted on 09/02/2006 5:36:45 AM PDT by Anselma (Visualize whirled peas.)
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To: Clive

Now I think it time for a special prosecutor to investigate Patrick Fitzgerald and his ham handed, expensive and thoroughly wrong-headed investigation. Let's start with an audit of the money spent and the people hired.


17 posted on 09/02/2006 5:37:31 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: asp1; Always Right; pookie18
There's a concurrent post by pookie18 that links Mark Levin Program comments on Chuck Schumer
18 posted on 09/02/2006 5:38:21 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Clive

The real disgrace here is Patrick Fitzgerald who evidently knew the truth of the matter on day one, but decided that he'd spend tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to put a few people through hell for a few years all to the purpose of advancing his own career.

They ought to lock the bum up and throw away the key.


19 posted on 09/02/2006 5:38:37 AM PDT by vetsvette (Bring Him Back)
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To: Anselma

Sorry that I have offended you with my "lameness."


20 posted on 09/02/2006 5:39:20 AM PDT by asp1
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