No.
That was someone else in another Administration.
Posted on 07/11/2005 12:26:45 PM PDT by NathanBookman
Contention reigns today at the White House press briefings. After many rounds of questions re: Rove, David Gregory said that Scott McClellan's stonewalling was "ridiculous."
For anyone who is following the Plame story closely, particularly this weekend's developments with Karl Rove, Dan Froomkin's White House Briefing is a must-read today. He pulls together a lot of varied information, and lays out some questions for his fellow journalists:
* For those covering the latest developments: How does it matter whether Rove literally used Plame's name or not?
* Why, as the Think Progress blog has been asking, did no one in the White House press corps ask McClellan even one question about Rove's involvement last week as the story was starting to unfold?
* Has Karl Rove routinely hidden behind confidentiality to spread damaging information about the White House's enemies?
* Should there maybe be a new category of "I'll-go-to-jail-for-you" on background reserved exclusively for whistle-blowers?
* Will any of you ever grant Karl Rove confidentiality again?
Howard Kurtz's chat today is almost entirely about Plame/Miller/Cooper/Rove too.
That's really the end of story. Some folks didn't like what Wilson wrote, so their response was to go after the wife. "Fair game." I don't care whether it is a violation of the statute or not - it is low class.
This account has been banned or suspended.
It's obvious the media is now a de facto arm of the DNC.
This crazy story is all upside down. Perhaps the Wilson's broke the law with the "unofficial" trip to Niger. Perhaps Joe Wilson didn't have a security clearnance at the time nor was qualified for the trip. Maybe his only qualifications were being a DNC operative.
This story smells as much as the media revising our 15 year involvement with Iraq.
Let's see:
Economy ------- A-ok
Unemployment -- A-ok
Afghanistan --- Liberated,Free Elections
Iraq ---------- Liberated,Free Elections
Terrorist ----- No US attacks outside Iraq & Afghanistan It must suck to be a democrat.
No.
That was someone else in another Administration.
Again if you actually knew what you are speaking about you would know this.
Cooper had called Rove about Wilson's claim that the White House was lying about Saddam having tried to buy yellow cake from Africa. Rove told Cooper that Wilson's report did indeed confirm Saddam had tried to by yellow cake (which is true) but that also there were other sources that showed the same thing (which is also true).
When asked why Wilson was sent in the first place Karl Rove stated that his wife had lobbied for and won his appointment (which coincidently is against the law).
That is what transpired and Karl Rove neither lied or broke the law.
Well, they are investigating it now and we'll see what happens.
Rove did not lie. He always admitted that he talked to people, and said that he did not out her. The only thing that's changed is that Time Magazine now abandons its "sacred honor" and reports that Rove was its "source."
But its source for what? Rove never told them that Plame was covert. Apparently, the only thing Rove told them was that it was Plame's idea to send Wilson to Niger. So what?
I don't know what the believe, both sides are spinning this so much. I'll wait for the investigation and see what happens.
I disagree. If Rove was a Democrat there would be no story and no one would make a big deal about it. I really don't get why anyone cares.
I feel the same way. It's worthless. ESPECIALLY the "news" shows. That goes for Fox too. It's all infotainment.
There is a investigation right now because the democrats and the MSM demanded one. The investigation should have been shut down a long time ago. But what happens when you get a special prosecutor is that they get carried away. There seems to be nothing on Novac and Rove. So now Fitzgerald is going after the other reporters who are either not cooperating or telling the truth. I think everyone that is going around half cocked should wait for Fitzgerald to finish his witch hunt before mouthing off what to what Rove did or didn't do.
I am not aware of Rove lying to the press about this matter. What are you referring to?
Suppose, for instance, Luskin said that "Rove never revealed the name of CIA covert operative Valerie Plame to Cooper." That could be technically true, even if he Rove did talk to Cooper about Joe Wilson's wife. If Plame is not a CIA covert operative, it is true. If Rove revealed she was Wilson's wife, that does not mean he revealed her name. If Cooper asked him about Plame, and he did not reveal that she was a covert CIA operative, the statement is still true.
Like it or not, lawyers talk this way, particularly in prepared statements. So paraphrasing them is useless at best, and probably deceptive as well.
Miller is protecting a source other than Karl Rove. And I'm willing to bet it's...drum roll please...Joe Wilson. Or possibly Tenet or even Miller herself.
The biggest joke here is Wilson characterization of the comment's as "retaliation" that put his Emma Peel super-spy wife in danger. Rove was answering an obvious question. Why would the Bush admin send an anti-Bush ass clown like Joe Wilson on a mission of this sort.
Joe lied about his wife's role himself because he knew it made his story less credible.
This entire affair is soooo lame. Since when do the media go after government leakers. It's their lifeblood. I wish they were as eager to prosecute Mark Felt.
Speculate all you want, Kerry still lost. I wonder what your rant will be about next week? By the way Ohio turned out and DSM is going, I'm not too worried.
You are absolutely right.
Rove state a fact about Joe Wilson's wife. Wilson was the one peddling nonsense.
The last I heard she was NOT a CIA agent but merely an analyse.
Remember when Kerry stated the name of a real CIA covert agent during the hearings over John Bolton?
I do and he was not the only one
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