Posted on 02/23/2005 5:43:48 AM PST by Doctor Raoul
Back in October of 2003, I offered a $100 RuthsChris Steakhouse gift certificate to the first journalist who would tell the public whether Val Plame was or was not a "Covert Agent" according to the law in question. YO' MEDIA, FREE MEAL OFFER: Is Joe Wilson's Wife a "Covert Agent" Under That Law? abner and jimfree added $100 each, bringing the bounty to $300. It went up 10/5/03 and after almost EIGHT months, I recided the offer on 5/31/04 due to lack of response, even though we had faxed the offer to numerous Washington newsrooms and bureaus. By that time, I figured either the prosecutor or a non-journalist would answer the question first and we'd be paying out for stenography, not investigative journalism. Though the offer has expired, the DC Chapter of FreeRepublic.com is mailing Bruce and Victoria each a $25 Gift Card to TGI Fridays for their Washington Post op-ed which answered the question. TGI Friday's is located at Reagan National Airport so we hope to make their next airport delay a little more pleasant. Funny how the Washington Post had to rely on NewsMax to get the word out. Perhaps these two could start a class action lawsuit against Joe Wilson, the DNC and the liberal media to recover the costs of an unwarranted investigation, or at least have Joe Wilson "frog marched out of Foxhall for fibbing". In the words of Dennis The Menace, "Jeepers Mister Wilson, you lied."
Finally Ping....
Bears repeating.
Nuttin here, move on??????????? ;^)
Ah, the good doctor comes through again! Thank you, sir.
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BTW, pardon my ignorance, but what does "frog marched" mean anyway? (I refrained from posting the dumb comment about the French that came to mind.)
Sounds like something the French would do after they surrender though...
Not to be too picky, but you should correct the spelling of Ms. Toensing's name in the headline.
And, do you have a link to the op-ed?
Is this in the WaPost's online edition? Can't find it.
thanks for keeping life interesting.
Nice work.
In Joe Wilson's case, it would have to be "Fraud Marched" as no self respecting frog would be caught dead with him, even in a French restaurant, in Niger... on the menu, with all that mint tea.
According to the CIA's own description of covert agency. Valerie Plame was not a covert agent.
Do you have a link to the Tensing article in the WAPO?
Thank you, sir, for the lesson, but I am still a little confused. I am trying to visualize this, but I don't see the connection with the frog. One person grabs your legs and one grabs your arms? Or is it that each of the people apprehending you grabs an arm and a leg? Sorry to be so dense.
I always took it as meaning that the person is wearing handcuffs in front with a chain that connected them to ankle shackles. The prisoner has to shuffle or hop. Then again, as has happened numerous times past, I could be totally wrong...
See reply #17
We could have paid them sooner.
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