Mark Steyn: How a serial liar suckered Dems and the media

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 07/18/04 | Mark Steyn

[Cultural Jihad]

I hope Mark Steyn's talents are used in the next administration! We are always looking for the best and brightest!

[Bernard Marx]

Bookmark bump.

[RightWingMama]

Brilliant, as usual. Unfortunately, the people who watch the alphabet news probably won't be reading it.

[MeekOneGOP]

BUSH LIED!! Not.

BLAIR LIED!!! Not.

But it turns out JOE WILSON LIED! PEOPLE DIED. Of embarrassment mostly. At least I'm assuming that's why the New York Times, MSNBC's Chris Matthews, PBS drone Bill Moyers and all the other media bigwigs Joseph C. Wilson IV suckered have fallen silent on the subject of the white knight of integrity they've previously given the hold-the-front-page treatment, too.

These rascals in the media. The 'RATS best friends. G-r-r-r-r !

Also see:

Associated Press: One sided platform for Kerry

[M Kehoe]

In the fwiw department, I like your tag line.

5.56mm

[tioga]

Joe Wilson lied about whether Iraq was attempting to buy yellow-cake uranium .......and about everything else concerning the whole mess I would imagine....Joe Wilson, THE liar, along with the ever compliant johnfkerry and the whole media establishment were all accusing Bush of being a liar -- now that the Senate report is out and wilson is outed it's not worth printing in headlines on every front page in America???? YOU had better get up to speed 'cause your local paper will not be spreading the truth.

[bray]

The Propaganda Wing of the DNC would gladly trade 1 million dead Americans to get rid of GW!! They have crossed the line to Criminals over this fabrication. They are as much an enemy as Al Queda for their treachery. Fortunately we have the same sources for the truth.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[hershey]

Wilson didn't get the respect and promotion he wanted. So he settled for revenge and RAT money.

[US admirer]

He also is supposed to appear on The Newshour with Lehrer on Monday, opposite someone who will debate him.

[McGavin999]

What is particularly stunning is how the media boosted him without even giving the matter a second glance. This means that either the media is as evil as Wilson, or so thoroughly incompetent they should all be dismissed. Of course, they won't be because the people who own the media are corrupt.

Too bad there isn't some way to assure that if we are struck by the terrorist again, only the idiots will die. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. You and I will die along with them.

[hershey]

Wilson also claimed that someone high up in the Bush admin, and he fingered Karl Rove, had leaked his wife's name to Bob Novak as a CIA operative. Turns out HE, himself, was the one who told Novak his wife was in the CIA.

[1066AD]

Comments to

restorehonesty@johnkerry.com

[Brian Allen]

<< I hope Mark Steyn is on President Bush's ping list. >>

I pray President Bush is on Pokey's!

[Thanks for the ping, Pokes]

BUMPping

[Texas Eagle]

Did I get that whole ping list thing backwards?

[McGavin999]

This Sunday on the morning news shows, why doesn't every Republican guest directly ask the host why Joe Wilson isn't on to explain himself and why no nightly newscast except for NBC has mentioned Wilson's lies? I'll tell you why...because Republicans are suckers, stuck on defense when they should be on offence.

No, it's because they know that these shows are pre-taped and any comment they make will just be edited out. You don't really believe that the media was suckered do you?

[tioga]

OH, yeah. I liked the lie that said his wife didn't arrange his trip, when in fact she did in a memo that has now come out..............joewilson, the liar said she had nothing to do with his trip. LOL, he lied over and over again....

[chiller]

To summarize: Bush claimed in the State of Union speech that British intelligence showed Saddam was seeking yellowcake. His 16 words created the furor because Wilson stepped up to say HE was the man sent there to verify this fact and in fact Bush lied to buffer his agenda.

We now see who actually was lieing to buffer whose agenda, and it was not Bush....as 6 independant intelligence reports verify. Case closed. Wilson is a son of a bitch (if Steyn can write it, so can I) So are the Democrats in Washington. So is the prostitute old media. Despicable. The incident would be very sad if it weren't so serious.

[Common Tator]

Wilson isn't on to explain himself and why no nightly newscast except for NBC has mentioned Wilson's lies? I'll tell you why...because Republicans are suckers, stuck on defense when they should be on offence.

The media controls what is aired. And morning shows are recorded. That is why they air at different times in different cities. If someone says something the media doesn't like they don't air it.

They don't attack like Democrats because the media won't air it!!!!

[mass55th]

Two things...

First, I'm wondering if Wilson can be indicted for intentionally creating an intelligence failure when there wasn't one. Afterall, his claiming that Iraq's attempts to buy uranium were false put everyone's life in jeopardy. By spreading lies that Saddam hadn't tried to gain "yellowcake," it helped create a false sense of security in the country. It also put President Bush's life even more in jeopardy because the President was painted as a liar and a deceiver to the whole world. Frankly, I think there might be some law on the books that would apply to Mr. Wilson. The guy is a security risk run amok. Like Saddam, he's his own WMD.

Second, I went to the Wilson website (http://restorehonesty.com/) and sent the following email to Joe:

Thanks Joe! For the ball-faced lies. For selling a bill of goods that turned out to be false. For creating an intelligence failure when there wasn't one. For being a superb rip-off artist. You'll go down in history with the Times' Jayson Blair and the famous P.T. Barnum. I'm sure your wife enjoys going to work everyday, and having people point fingers at her saying: "She's the one married to that snake oil salesman." Hope you've got some money stashed for a rainy day, because although I'm no meteorologist, I can see some stormy days ahead for you son. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Maybe Teresa Heinz-Kerry could hire you as an investigator for her 57 overseas Heinz factories.

I signed it in full, but have left my name off to post here.

[cookcounty]

" He also is supposed to appear on The Newshour with Lehrer on Monday, opposite someone who will debate him."

Excellent! Let's hope they don't select a "Republican" like David Gergen who is obsessed with being liked by the press.