PARTISAN ATTACKS ON KARL ROVE RESEARCH AND TALKING POINTS

E-Mail forwarded by Texas GOP National Committeewoman, Denise McNamara | 7/12/05 | Scott Jennings

[SouthMountainBilly]

Rove Didn’t Know Wilson’s Wife Name; Rove Didn’t Say Her Name:

Who cares if he used her name? This does not matter and it's a really important point. What matters is that someone connected the name Plame with her being a covert agent. Just saying "Valerie Plame works for the CIA" is not a crime, is not wrong, is just a statement of fact. It's like saying that George Tenet worked for the CIA, or Porter Goss works for the CIA - no crime.

What we need to determine is; who is the first one that indicated that Plame was at one time a covert agent? Regardless of how long ago she served, we need to know who connected her name to her past status. That's what matters, not that her name was mentioned.

[Montfort]

"The press is milking it for headlines so that it can influence the opinions of the ignorant people who only read headlines."

Yes. And this business of leaving general impression with the ill-informed used to work much better than it does now. Some of the people who used to read headlines (as I sometimes do, I must admit) or rely on network news now get the rest of the story on talk radio.

Unless you like country (which I do), you are just about out of luck in some markets. There is rap and more rap and some ancient pop, and perhaps some whiny or weird alternative stuff. I think that many people are not that interested in the FM offerings now, and flee to AM radio (among other things like IPods and sat radio). Also, people sometimes want the mental stimulation that talk radio offers. The result is that many people are getting our side of the story now.

A UPS deliverymen with Rush blaring from the truck as he makes his deliveries, or an African-American USPS mailman listening to Rush every time you see him. These are heartening signs that the truth is getting out to people who might not have heard the Republican side of the debates 20 years ago.

[coconutt2000]

I stopped listening to pop radio stations years ago. Though country is not my thing, talk radio is a daily must.

[anymouse]

What we need to determine is; who is the first one that indicated that Plame was at one time a covert agent?

From what has came to light it likely was Joe Wilson or Valerie Plame herself that linked herself to a covert status.

Filing out a 2000 Presidential campaign donation report form with your cover name and your CIA front company name is a good way to out yourself as a covert agent, since Federal campaign donation reporting information is not only public record, but readily available on the Internet.