[chambley1]

Nicholas F. Benton

Owner/Editor-In-Chief

E-Mail: nfbenton@fcnp.com

[samtheman]

Novak was one of six journalists, according to reports, who were leaked the name of the agent by a revenge-driven White House source, but he was the only one unscrupulous enough, sharing the source's passion for revenge, to actually publish the name, full-well knowing its consequences for both the agent and her sensitive operation.

This sentence contains a lot of truth but is only 1/2 correct.

The fundamental truth is this: "he was the only one unscrupulous enough ... to actually publish the name"

But the 1/2 incorrect:

"sharing the source's passion for revenge" assumes that it was the CIA employee who was the target of the leak. She was not. It was the Bush administration that Novak (and possibly the leaker) was attacking.

Novak is a worthless hack who pretends to be a conservative but regularly has his feelings hurt because he's totally (and justifiably) ignored.

Novak's criminal involvement in this leaking business was an irrational lashing out, on his part, at his own non-entity stature in Washington

Novak is a disgusting creep. When I see his turtle-face on the screen I change the channel.

[samtheman]

Rush, on the other hand, is a great American. And the writer of this piece is too mentally defective to understand that fact.

[xsmommy]

hometown liberal rag ping... ; )

[donmeaker]

Acutally, Plame was outed by her husband, on his website.

At the time of her disclosure, she was not a "Covert Operative serving outside the US during the most recent 5 years" in the meaning of the law, so the notion that revealing her role was a crime is simply false.

Now we must understand what the author intends by his use of falsehood.

[dyed_in_the_wool]

We're talking about putting a U.S. intelligence agent's life in danger and dismantling a major U.S. covert anti-terror effort that took years and countless dollars to set up.

This dude should put down the memo he got from Terry McAuliffe and find out what the FACTS are.
I daresay he risks sounding like an idiot.

[Born Conservative]

But, of course, he's claiming journalistic privilege, and I'm not suggesting he doesn't have a right to it. Still, we're talking about a crime here, not your usual Washington, D.C., insider leak.

Oh, I forgot; journalistic privlege only counts when the journalist is a lib...

[Born Conservative]

Limbaugh made his career by a relentless, unyielding attack on President Clinton, day-in day-out, based not on Clinton's policies, but on the basis of his personal weaknesses.

Another Rush critic who obviously never listened to the show.

[Mr.Atos]

This man is so wrong on SO many topics, I am amazed that an idiot of his totality could get a job reporting any place... even Falls Church?

Novak...blew the agent's cover and scuttled a major CIA anti-terrorism operation.

1. What anti-terrorism operation was Plame involved in and what cover was there to be blown?

2. Novak explained his story quite adequately for everyone. This guy just didn't hear what he wanted.

Democrats...demanded the appointment of an independent counsel to find the culprit

3. Democrats called for a 'Special' Council. This is an important differentiation since they do not support the appointment of Independent Councils... like Ken Starr.

RE: Limbaugh:...except to note his being fired by ESPN for a disgusting racial remark.

4. Rush Resigned!

5. Limbaugh's analysis of the media's reaction to McNabb as a function of race were: A. Not about McNabb nor race, but rather the Media. and B. does not contain a single "disgusting racial remark."

Rush Limbaugh...a penchant for scathing, anger-filled invective against his political adversaries.

6. Does he have Rush confused with someone? Angry?! Passionate, maybe, but I'd hardly say he ever surrendered to the kind of irrational fits of profanity-laden, emotional outbursts that most Leftists callers demostrated

Limbaugh made his career by a relentless, unyielding attack on President Clinton, day-in day-out, based not on Clinton's policies, but on the basis of his personal weaknesses.

6. Limbaugh ONLY challenged Clinton on policy. Bill's personal... ahem! shortcomings were merely the subject of analysis concerning that President's JUDGMENT. And yet, Rush was around long before Clinton, and will be long after, thus disqualifying the notion that Limbaugh built his career 'bashing' the Clintons.

And this...It's a capacity for expressing hate that hate-filled people have that routinely trumps the other side if only because the other side isn't as hateful.

7. Really! Who hates whom here? Just go to any search engine and type the words 'I Hate George Bush.' Try it right here on FR, in fact.

And finally, RE: Clinton...the rumors and allegations of personal sexual misconduct.

8. Is he referring to 'rumors' and 'allegations' that have since been confirmed as facts that confirm sexual, personal, and professional misconduct? ... or is he discussing to Anita Broderick, Vince Foster, Ron Brown, etc., etc., etc.

This writer is a clown.

[dighton]

[Randjuke]

Limbaugh did not build his reputation on Bill Clinton and would have been successful regardless of who was in the White House. His alleged crimes are a different matter, though. If he did break the law to obtain narcotics (which has yet to be proven) he deserves to lose some of his credibility and some of his audience.

I am a Rush 24/7 subscriber, not just a casual listener. While the claims that Rush frequently criticizes people who take drugs are overblown, he has consistently said that the laws of the land should be followed. If it is found he broke the law pursuing his addiction, he deserves to face the consequences, not just legally but also as it affects his reputation.